"Your Majesty, there is no need to send any more."
"Okay then, goodbye Mr. Pedersen."
"Goodbye, Your Majesty."
After waving to the Minister of Transport who boarded the carriage, Carlo returned to the palace under the sunset.
"Captain of the guard, go and do your work."
"As you command, Your Majesty."
Carlo returned to the office, and after sending everyone away, he sat tiredly on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.
He has seen too many people these days. When talking to these old foxes, he must be very alert to deal with it. He can still handle it in one or two games, but too many people will naturally make Carlo physically and mentally exhausted. After all, people are
Energy is limited.
Suddenly, a pair of jade hands gently pressed on Carlo's forehead. Smelling the familiar fragrance, Carlo knew who it was without opening his eyes.
"Nia, why are you here?"
Nia, who was becoming more and more radiant, looked at him with love. "I see that you are very busy these days, so I care about you."
The concern from Nia made Carlo look energetic, hugging him in front of him and looking at him.
"Thank you, my Nia, for your concern. As a king, this is what I should do."
"By the way, I see so many people coming here these days. What's the reason?"
Seeing Nia with a curious face, Carlo decided to satisfy her curiosity.
"Isn't this the capture of the colony of Kalimantan? These ministers who smell something are eager to get involved."
Carlo did not finish speaking, because there is another reason, that is, he is about to reach adulthood and his power will be greatly increased. Many ministers also know this, so except for a few, everyone else is trying to express goodwill.
Of course, it is also reasonable to seek some benefits for the forces behind you, because the decision-making power of Italy's first Governor of Borneo currently lies in Carlo's hands.
Of course, these people had no intention of choosing the governor, because they also knew that this position would definitely be filled by someone from the king's faction. They were more competing for various departments of the colonial government.
Don't underestimate these departments. As overseas colonies, the profits of these departments are bound to be much richer. With the power in your hands, just a little tilt in a certain direction can be a huge wealth.
You must know that these are the first batch of officials, and the profits involved are extremely huge.
According to estimates by the Italian government, the value of various minerals and cash crops in Lanfang is as high as more than one billion lire. If coupled with the seizure of a large colony from the Netherlands, the value will be even more astonishing. Although such a large amount of wealth is occupied by local Chinese
Although the profit was still astonishing, Lanfang's territory had been invaded until only a small piece of territory in the lower reaches of Kunjiang River was left, and the rest was withdrawn by the Dutch.
Such a large territory naturally has various mineral and plantation industries. Although there are currently owners of these places, I believe these people are also mentally prepared to sell off these industries.
And Italy's domestic capital can't wait to become a buyer, which is why so many people visit His Majesty the King Carlo. After all, he is the object of allegiance to the army. At present, this Italian colony is still under the jurisdiction of the army.
You need to wait for the government officials to receive it.
However, these are not problems for Carlo. His bigger problem is that he has difficulties in selecting the first governor.
That's right, although Carlo currently has the right to choose the first governor, it is simply difficult to choose the people he brings along.
Let's put it this way, Carlo didn't have many people to choose from who were qualified for the position of governor, and their abilities still needed to be improved. Let's put it this way, because of the victory in the previous Sino-French war, some high-level government officials moved closer to him.
, it was not until the Dutch colonies were captured this time that officials began to gravitate toward their monarch. However, among those who fell in love with them, it was really not easy to choose someone who met their expectations.
The reason is simple. Carlo has very high requirements for this position. First of all, as Italy's first colony (it is said that the Somali book club can retreat), he needs to be able to mediate the relationship between the local indigenous Chinese and the Italians, because this area
Colonial Italy was founded on the idea of exploiting and making money, so it cannot be cleaned up first like other countries, which will reduce its income in a few years.
Of course, large-scale cleanup is not possible, but small-scale killing of chickens to scare monkeys is still possible.
But in addition to these, the region also needs to undertake the task of a transfer station from Italy to the Far East, which is also urgent. Because the first batch of goods from Italy to the Qing Dynasty has arrived at its destination and lacks its own maintenance base, the British in the region
People's docks and other facilities have caused businessmen who were originally not very profitable to lose some expenses. This is okay in the short term, but it will be uncomfortable in the long run.
In addition, we must also prepare to infiltrate the remaining Dutch colonies in Borneo. You must know that Italy only guaranteed not to invade other Dutch islands, but it did not say that it would not make small moves against Borneo. Of course, considering that the ink on the treaty was not dry, it sent people to investigate first.
Infiltration is still possible. After all, the remaining Dutch colonies in Borneo are vast and sparsely populated. It is not easy at all to catch these roving expeditions.
You see, so many tasks require high capabilities, including coordinating ethnic disputes, developing the economy, building port transfer stations, penetrating the Dutch colonies, and, by the way, dealing with the former Lanfang.
In terms of official relations, this is like a trumpet prime minister.
At present, Carlo knows that there are no more than five people with this ability, and they are all ministers in charge of at least one department. This makes Carlo find out where to find one.
Moreover, these people had nothing to say to a maid, so Carlo could only smile and speak to Nia.
"Don't worry, I will take care of these things."
"I know this. His Majesty Carlo is the most powerful. Nothing can trouble you."
Looking at Nia who looked at him with admiration, Carlo became playful for a moment and said with a straight face, "No, there is one thing that is difficult for me."
The little maid who didn't know the truth asked curiously, "What can trouble your Majesty?"
"I can't give birth to a child."
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, you are so funny."
As Nia spoke, she couldn't help but quietly touched her smooth and flat belly with her hand.
Why is there no movement at all?
Not noticing Nia's little movements, Carlo hugged Nia and kissed her several times.
"Okay, Nia, please go back first and come back to see you in the evening, okay?"
"Well, I'll give you a surprise then."
After sending Nia away, Carlo cheered up and prepared to continue considering the candidate for governor.
