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Chapter 44 Equipment (1)

After the New Year, Contini put Mussolini's instructions and 5 million preferred shares to the Army Secretary Diaz, and the rest was much simpler. The smiley party not only handed over the prepared personnel and equipment list to the Ministry of Aviation, but also "kindly reminded" Contini: "There is a suburban warehouse in the Army Department full of garbage left by the war. If it is convenient, please help me deal with it. It would be better to clear it. The Army Department can store other things."

When he arrived at the scene, he stuffed Diaz's hand in the hand of the major in charge of the warehouse. The other party's eyes lit up and he immediately handed over the agreed guns and ammunition. Then he immediately remembered the above special explanation and immediately pulled Contini to the "garbage" warehouse: on the surface there were piles of scrap copper and iron parts, but after really clearing the periphery, more than ten boxes of weapons in the corner were exposed. When he opened it, he found that it was all neatly tidy G98 rifles - wrapped in oil paper, baked blue, and it was simply a brand new and unused product. Contini took a rough look and found that there were at least 200 branches and supporting ammunition.

There is also a box full of pistols. Although it is not as well-sealed as a rifle, it can be seen that it is also a good product. Contini saw the Mauser M1912 pistol and the Balabellu pistol, and even the extended Balabellu pistol - it was improved on the standard type with a long barrel and adjustable door. It is generally distributed to the artillery and cavalry of the support force. The German Navy also has equipment, which is obviously only collected after the armistice.

He asked, "What is the minister meant to let me clear the garbage?"

"Yes, you can clear them all." The other party deliberately emphasized the tone of the word "all".

Contini was very satisfied. While signaling the workers to clear all the things and carry them onto the truck, he took out a cigarette from his briefcase and handed it over: "I came in a hurry, and there is no New Year gift preparation. Please smoke some French cigarettes..."

When the other party saw that the seal had already been opened, they immediately understood it. Sure enough, after taking out the first pack, the second pack was a neat stack of 50,000 liras - equivalent to a major general's salary for a year. While sharing the cigarettes to everyone, the other party quickly put the lira into the drawer, then smiled all over his face, pretending to hold another cigarette in his mouth and said, "French cigarettes, it seems to be quite good, everyone will try it..."

Before leaving, the major who had collected the benefits quietly grabbed Contini: "This, and the warehouse are also a little garbage. I wonder if you will collect it?"

"Check! Why don't you collect it!" When Contini heard "garbage", he naturally shone with his eyes.

"It's almost time to get off work, please come here in the evening?"

"Okay, please give me a message. Since you like it so much, I'll bring another cigarette tonight."

As soon as he heard of the cigarette, the other party understood and nodded understandingly.

In the evening, there were no one else except the guards. Contini took out a pile of green notes from his briefcase and handed them over - $10,000, and he was too lazy to disguise the cigarettes. The other party smiled and took the person to a hidden warehouse, asking them to take away several piles of "garbage". Due to the hasty time and the other party kept saying "faster", Contini didn't have time to look at it for a while, and just asked the workers to take them away. After returning to the station to count, he took a breath of air conditioning: more than 140 German MP-18 submachine guns were piled in two boxes. Although there were signs of use, the overall quality was very reasonable. More importantly, the Army Department originally only had less than 30,000 rounds of various ammunition, but when the guy released the water at night, he sent out 200,000 ammunition directly.

If you only follow the purchase price, this batch of arms is only 20,000 US dollars, but if you have money, you may not be able to get things openly. Contini can still calculate the debt.

On the third day, he called to express his gratitude and said, "Notify me if there is any garbage to be cleared in the future. United Airlines promises to be on call..." He was going to talk a few more words, but the other party interrupted directly: "Your Excellency, I'm sorry, the archive room caught fire yesterday. We are organizing safety education to improve our awareness of prevention. I'm about to have a meeting..."

Contini's face stiffened and immediately reacted: What kind of archives fire happened? It was clearly the kid who burned the recorded files with fire. The seized materials were not strictly controlled. In addition, they had been stored for several years. What else could they check if there was no file? Naturally, there was no evidence to die. This was much better than some grain warehouses burning warehouses. The other party said this to remind himself that he had no idea what, and it was given by Diaz.

"Okay, next time I will donate some of your latest fire extinguishers, which will be useful if there is a fire again."

The other party was stunned after hearing this, and then realized that the young man was not satisfied with his feelings. Although he was a little worried, when he thought of the green bill, he became brave and angry, and suddenly became energetic.

Mussolini approved the establishment of 240 people. Diaz gave a full battalion of weapons and equipment. Contini obtained half of the battalion's weapons and ammunition by cleaning up garbage. However, there was a point that was strictly adhered to and did not provide heavy weapons. The machine gun was not given, and the grenades or grenades were not on the issuance line. This was in line with the guard's appearance. If something happened in the future, it would be easy to make excuses. Contini was very satisfied with this. Now that he had a friendship with the Kuguan, it would be much more convenient to move some "garbage". There was no need to ask Diaz to go up to the head of the bus. Buying Diaz and buying the Kuguan were two price numbers.

During the New Year, other equipment purchased by United Airlines also arrived at the Rome military airport one after another. Now it has been changed to United Airlines Rome Airport. In addition to the original architectural layout, Contini has started construction and built many new ancillary facilities: including office spaces, dormitories, sports halls, shooting ranges, swimming pools, libraries, catering centers, and commercial areas are all preparing to build a large-scale construction. In Contini's words, the biggest difference between civil aviation and military aviation is that the former airport is a community and consumption center, full of vitality, while the latter is a cold internal organization.

United Airlines ate all the bombers that the army was idle and didn't want in one breath, and then the fighter and reconnaissance planes also brought back a batch of fighters and reconnaissance planes, basically all of them from other countries outside Italy, such as British camels, French Newport, and German Folk - either they were given to Italy by Britain and France, or Italy was pulled from the victories after the armistice of Germany, Austro-Hungary, and only a few Maki 5 seaplanes were made in Italy - it seems that the Army Department doesn't want seaplanes very much.

There are also some fragmented spare parts coming with this batch of aircraft, which are neither systematic nor lack classification and division. The person in charge of escorting them: It’s here, you can do it. As for pilots, mechanics, ground crew members who have retired from the Army and allocated to United Airlines, they will gradually be in place from next week, and the procedures are currently being processed one after another.

Because Contini was generous, the other party took the money and told him in a low voice: "These people are not easy to manage. You must be mentally prepared. Your Excellency the Minister apologizes for this..."

As for why it is difficult to manage, he could guess with a little guess: the pilots and other supporting personnel who were cleared by the army this time were equivalent to withdrawing from the army. To be better, it would be to give them a brand new channel for making a living. To put it bluntly, it would be to sweep them out of the army. Any soldier who encounters this situation will be three points of anger, let alone the arrogant aviation force?

Of course, Contini believed that the people here would not have much idleness. The idle and panicked nobles or rich second generations must have found a way out. There were only two types of people who came to United Airlines: First, they were indeed older and were unable to withdraw from the army. I guess there would not be too many of them; Second, they had some ability, some skills but no one could do it. This time, they were stuck out by various troops as thorns. Since they were going to disarmament, the commander of the troops must have laid off people they didn't like. As for whether they had the ability, they didn't fight now, and they didn't have to rely on these old men. No one was responsible for raising subordinates who made them unhappy all day long to cause trouble for themselves.

He nodded, handed over the "cigarette" quietly, and said, "Please find a way to send me a copy of their files first, and then delay the reporting time as long as possible, and don't be in place at once..."

The other party immediately realized: after reporting, United Airlines will start paying these people. Now the company's horoscope is not yet a single word, which means it is a complete net loss. Of course, it can be delayed by some. Although this young man seems to be ignorant at a young age, he is actually very smart in business - this capitation fee is quite a expense.

Contini knew that the other party was not thinking, so he didn't say it out loud, and he laughed and went over.
Chapter completed!
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