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Chapter 11 Counterattack is invalid

In less than five days, Contini's "voice-ban period" was over. The Roman police no longer rushed to the printing factory, nor set up roadblocks to check newspapers transported from other places.

The small movements during this period put Glendini under a lot of pressure, but since he had done this and Mussolini expressed his approval, he could only grit his teeth and hold on and walk all the way to the dark. This pressure was completely unaware of Young Master Poji - without the old man behind him, he had been eaten by others with his little movements. Fortunately, Contini only required 5 days, and Glendini took various methods to force it down.

It is enough after Youth Daily builds up the situation. The subsequent struggle is already a big deal. Contini will not get involved. The left-wing newspapers and other parliamentary groups have not regarded the students of the Youth League as opponents. They always believe that these were carried out under the instigation of Mussolini and Fascisti, and the parties involved are naturally too lazy to argue this view.

Mussolini clearly and unmistakably telegraphed the provincial governors of the new government and also issued a very tough telegram: "Under the trust of the king, I have taken office as the Prime Minister of the Government and guided the overall work. I hope that all officials from the highest and even the lowest can understand the importance of their respective responsibilities and completely seek the highest interests of the country. I am willing to set an example! The House of Commons will be held on November 16 to announce the new government's policy program in public."

The newspapers were ready to fight back at Mussolini's policy program and then questioned the logic of "being rich and strong, not being free". However, when they had seen Mussolini's performance at the meeting, everyone was stunned.

Mussolini gave the members a warning at the beginning: "This venue could have become a slaughterhouse full of corpses; this time Congress could have been the field of one-party patents, creating a one-party dictatorship government. But I don't do all this, at least not at present. It's not because I'm afraid or incapable of ability, but I want to keep it so that you can see my abilities, my construction, my success!"

The MPs sitting under the roster were shocked when they heard this harsh voice. Mussolini looked around and said arrogantly: "I am not going to the stage like the previous cabinet, as it was the first time I came to power, because it was a piece of paper and would not help. I asserted that I must do it according to my will, so as not to delay actions due to useless empty talk. In foreign policy, I will always pursue the policy of 'dignity and national interests'..."

The members of the parliament remembered that Fascisti had assembled more than 300,000 black-shirted troops in Rome. Although the order for dissolution had been issued, these people did not retreat and were still stationed in the suburbs. As long as Mussolini had an order, not to mention bloody parliament, even bloody baptism of Rome would be sufficient.

When they thought of this, the MPs were very scared. As soon as Mussolini finished speaking, 52 MPs asked to speak, wanting to express their "loyalty to the leader", agree with the values ​​of "being prosperous and strong, not being free", and willing to work hard for the country under the leadership of the Blackshirt Party. Before they could speak, Mussolini waved his hand and refused: "There are too many people who want to speak. Don't speak vernacularly, the most important thing is to look at actions. I don't want to leave you the impression that my government is against Congress. But I must say another word, and I will never allow my enemies - whether it is the past, present or future, to cultivate fantasy in this venue, and that stupid and childish noise must be eliminated!"

This move shocked the members of the parliamentarians who were good at talking and playing with rhetoric. As soon as the meeting ended, the politicians who were good at speculation also followed the black-shirt party and shouted: "Long live Italy! Long live fascist! Long live the leader!"

This fierce episode immediately brought the focus of the contradiction. Those left-wing newspapers who were originally ready to oppose the view that "be prosperous and strong, not freedom" and oppose Mussolini's policy program immediately put the fire on the parliament and even prepared to organize demonstrations to protest the new government.

But these protests were all shattered by Mussolini's iron fist: he announced the order to ban rallies and marches, and the anti-government march was strangled by the police and the blackshirts during the organization stage. As for the newspapers that published opposition and protested articles, they were attacked by tens of thousands of blackshirts and police that night. Contini and Podie only dared to seize newspapers and detain workers, which was very peaceful, but Mussolini's orders were very straightforward and neat - "As long as you don't beat people to death, you can do anything!"

That night, hundreds of left-wing journalists, editors and newspaper employees were beaten. The more famous they were, the more severe they were. More than a dozen left-wing journalists and editors were all broken and were thrown by people on the street like dogs. The disobedient newspaper was smashed to pieces. The newspaper "Qianjin Newspaper", which had the most resolute opposition and the strongest appeal, was lit up by a fire and burned to white ground overnight.

Even Mr. Boji, who had always been bold and arrogant, was frightened. At the league party the next day, he couldn't help but ask Contini quietly: "What if those people are disobedient?"

Contini said in a low voice: "If you don't obey, corpses will often appear on the streets of Rome in the future, and people will continue to disappear... You don't know the leader's temper, but I know. He could tolerate the formation of the cabinet two days ago. Now that the formation of the cabinet has been completed, the government will have to put it into normal operation. How could he tolerate these opposition voices?"

"Damn it, it's terrible to do politics...but it seems to be quite pleasant." At this time, the playboy, Boji, finally understood why his father had already made a lot of money but still refused to retreat. It was not that he didn't want to, but that the taste of power was so unforgettable.

"There is no need to sympathize with them." Contini smiled coldly. "In the past, the Socialist Party and the Liberal Party did this a lot when they were in power, but the leaders were more fierce and straightforward than them... This is a life-and-death political struggle, not a artful campus debate."

"Can the leader settle them?"

"You look at the price of exchange bonds and the exchange rate of lira will know if it can be settled..."

Bo Ji was still thinking about what logic was here. Oliver, who was in charge of speculative business, had come excitedly: "Good news! Good news! Today, the price of government bonds has risen across the board, and the exchange rate is also recovering rapidly..."

“How much has it rebounded?”

"Treasury bonds have rebounded by 17% from their lowest point, and the exchange rate has rebounded by about 11-12%.

Podie asked quickly: "Oliver, can you tell me why the leaders will rebound in government bonds and exchange rates after doing this?"

Oliver explained: "It's actually very simple to put it bluntly. The leader not only succeeded in forming a cabinet, but also showed that he can effectively control the government and have strong power. This can boost market confidence. Investors believe that the government will operate effectively and will not let government bonds waste, and the same is true for the rise in exchange rates."

Contini added: "Businessmen, capitalists, and speculators will support the leaders more because of this wave of rise and will firmly stand on the side of the new government, so the voices of supporting leaders will become stronger and stronger until other changes or episodes occur..."

"I understand."

"Boji, if you have money, you can buy a little more today. It will definitely rise again next Monday, but don't be greedy. If you rise another 10-15%, you can almost leave."

"Okay, I'll ask my family for money right away!"

The market trend was indeed as Contini expected. Because of the "strong" measures of the new government and the oversold in the early stage, it quickly rebounded. By November 23, the price of government bonds had risen by 32% from the lowest point and the exchange rate rebounded by nearly 21%. Now it is almost $1 to 20.6 lira. He asked Oliver to complete the settlement and finally counted it. This round of speculation used 200,000 lira as its principal, used 15 times the leverage, and finally recovered 714,000 lira, with a profit level of nearly 257%.

Oliver felt a little embarrassed: at the beginning he was not optimistic about Contini's strategy of entering the entire position, and he only dared to invest in batches, so the total profit was compressed. If Contini implemented according to Contini's strategy, the investment could make at least 300%. However, Contini didn't care at all, but thought that Oliver's prudence was right - who can guarantee that there was no accident?

"A celebration party will be held in the evening, and all the fees will be paid out here. All members of the newspaper will be invited to participate. We have worked hard during this period and need to relax... By the way, my father was invited by the leader to visit everyone! The special commissioner will also meet you."

"Yeah!" Everyone cheered.
Chapter completed!
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