The sea breeze is gentle,

Jiang Hao smeared oil paint randomly on the drawing board, and a painting of sea and sky appeared on the paper.

Suddenly, he saw a figure coming from a distance. Malena came out. It was ten o'clock in the morning. She might have gone to the employment agency to ask about her work status.

She always lowers her head and looks towards the ground, never looking around or looking at anyone.

"Marlena."

Just as Malena walked past Jiang Hao, Jiang Hao called out. Malena raised her head in surprise, "Mr. Bernardo, what's the matter?"

"Marlena, are you still looking for a job recently?" Jiang Hao asked with concern.

Marlena hesitated and said, "Yes, I'm still looking for a job."

Looking at the slightly reserved woman, Jiang Hao said: "Marlena, consider my previous proposal. Be my model. The compensation I will pay you will be enough to support your life."

"Don't pay attention to the rumors and slander, because even if you don't make any mistakes, even if they make up lies, they will pour slanderous words on you."

"It's not that you did anything wrong, it's because they are jealous."

Marlena was a little dazed when she heard this. She had only heard two voices in the past, flattery from men and slander from women. This was the first time someone said this to her.

She suddenly felt that Mr. Bernardo understood her very well.

A pair of beautiful eyes roamed around Jiang Hao's face, "Thank you, Mr. Bernardo, but I have to leave."

After nodding slightly, the woman left.

She is still so sensitive, she protects herself carefully, but has no ability to resist. In this world, beautiful women have only two endings: to be protected by a powerful man, or to be destroyed.

In the afternoon, David and Luca came over. Luca said: "Boss, we have almost completed the tasks you gave us. We have found a total of 20 subordinates."

A few days ago, Jiang Hao issued an order to his men. The manpower in their organization is still too small. If they want to do big things, they must have enough manpower. However, Jiang Hao's requirements are also very strict. They must be men of the right age and dare to fight.

Dare to fight but still keep your mouth shut.

All nine of them can be recommended, and as long as they are suitable, they can be absorbed into the organization.

"Twenty people, yes. I will go over in the evening and accept their oath. Dawei, are you ready with the gun I asked you to prepare?" Jiang Hao said.

"Yes, boss, I have acquired a batch of guns in the past few days. Now each person in the organization has a pistol and a submachine gun as a backup weapon," David said.

"How are the supplies prepared?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Only half. We in Syracuse are still too small. The 300,000 lire goods can't be collected in a while. I guess it will be almost enough in four or five days." Luca said.

"You can prepare more wine this time," Jiang Hao said.

"Okay, I will find a way to fill the cabin." If there is not enough food and drinks, no matter what, the main thing is food, which can be sold at a high price.

Five days passed, and the materials were fully prepared. This time they changed to a 50-ton fishing boat that could carry more cargo. Taking advantage of the darkness, Jiang Hao set sail again.

Jiang Hao did not let Dawei go this time, but Luka took his group of people. Luka would be mainly responsible for smuggling and running ships in the future. Jiang Hao had already arranged other tasks for Dawei.

Syracuse is still too small. If he wants to raise more supplies, he needs to expand the scope. Jiang Hao considers inserting his hands into the black markets of several other towns.

After sailing all night, they did not encounter any Italian warships and arrived in Monastir smoothly. Adi came to pick them up and moved the goods directly into a house and hid them.

Now Adi has more than 20 people in his hands. This time Jiang Hao came and brought them weapons.

Then comes the payment of wages,

Jiang Hao didn't give them any cash because it was useless in Tunisia. The best thing now is food. When there was a pile of food piled around everyone, these guys were all smiling.

Jiang Hao said to Adi: "The full boatload of food I brought this time is worth about 400,000 lire. If sold here, it should be sold for 1.2 million lire."

Adi spread his hands and frowned and said: "Boss, we should be able to sell more. The price of grain on the black market is now more expensive. This batch of goods is estimated to be sold for 1.6 million lire."

Jiang Hao looked at Adi, "The food is more expensive and we can earn more. Why are you looking like that?"

"Because food is more expensive, our life has become more difficult," Adi said.

Jiang Hao patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I can't control other people, but as long as you follow me, I guarantee you won't go hungry."

"Thank you very much boss."

However, Jiang Hao considered another problem. If all the 1.6 million lire were exchanged for Tunisian tobacco, it would be a very large pile that his ship could not hold at all. Although it is now a 50-ton ship, it can only be loaded with at most

Three hundred thousand lire of tobacco.

"What should we do, boss?" Adi asked.

"Then change it to gold jewelry." Jiang Hao said firmly.

The Tunisian franc is now useless paper. If you want it, it will be useless. When Italy is defeated in two years and the Italian economy collapses, the lira will also become waste paper. Gold and jewelry are safer.

certainly,

Jiang Hao also had to consider how to spend the money he spent selling tobacco in Sicily.

When I go back this time, I bring 300,000 lire of tobacco, which can be sold for 1.5 million lire. I only need to keep a few hundred thousand to run it. The rest should be spent as soon as possible and replaced with something that will maintain its value after the war.

Maybe in the future, Jiang Hao will not worry about making money, but worry about spending money.

Luca and Adi already have complete sales channels. Jiang Hao doesn't need to worry about these. He only needs to wait a few days. Jiang Hao said to Luca: "Leave me some chocolate, coffee beans, ham, sausages, and red wine."

, give me 20 boxes left.”

"Boss, what do you want to do?" Luka asked.

"I want to visit the Germans." Jiang Hao said.

Adi next to him was startled and immediately said: "Boss, the Germans are very cruel and difficult to deal with. I suggest you stay away from them."

Jiang Hao shook his head, "Adi, what will happen if you are caught by the Germans?"

Adi was stunned and said in a deep voice: "He will be put in jail or shot directly."

"Yes, this is how they treat smugglers, but I don't want you to be caught, let alone shot, so I have to go see the Germans. If I succeed, your safety will be guaranteed, and our cause will be improved.

will flourish." Jiang Hao said.

Adi looked at Jiang Hao with gratitude in his heart: "Thank you, boss."

Of course, Jiang Hao would not go directly to the military camp to meet the Germans. It would be too dangerous. He asked Adi to pay attention to see if the German officer would attend any cocktail parties. He felt that it would be easier to communicate if they met on such an occasion.

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Chapter completed!