(Wait a minute, just fifteen minutes, I haven’t finished writing yet.-)
Antonio has seen the city of Rome, which is full of humanities and history, many times. But this time, he felt comfortable no matter how he saw it.
"Roel, how do you feel about Rome?"
Antonio asked the accompanying secretary.
"Your Excellency, it is very spectacular. You can completely see the glory of our ancestors in the ancient Roman era."
As Ortonio's secretary, Rolle naturally has to like him, so this Secretary Rolle is also a person with a similar temperament to him.
"Yes, compared with our ancestors, we really don't live up to expectations. We need to take warning from this."
Facing Antonio's words, the secretary nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Sir, we are going to the palace."
The secretary looked out the window and reminded Antonio.
"Then let's get ready."
Although he was already very well, Antonio still checked himself carefully, including his shoes, clothes, and hair.
Because he also has friends who know the purpose of the king's summons.
Secretary Rohr showed a hint of reluctance at this time. "Sir, we really can't bear to have you leave Sicily."
Facing the secretary's true feelings, Antonio looked at him and said. "You also need to go outside more. Staying in Sicily will limit your ideas, so let me be the leader. In addition, we will open up colonies for the kingdom.
Benefiting more people is also the way to strengthen the country."
After saying this, Antonio opened the door of the stopped carriage and walked out.
"Is it Mr. Antonio?"
"It's me."
"Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time. Please come with me."
"It's time to work."
After being informed all the way, Antonio felt a little nervous when he arrived in front of Carlo's office. Don't get me wrong, he was not nervous because he wanted to see Carlo, but because he was nervous about his ideals. Although the king before
His remarks were very appealing to him, but he would not be able to confirm whether they were true until later in the conversation.
But no matter what he thought, the attendant's announcement had already come in, so he could only watch it for a while.
Following the guidance of the attendant, Antonio stepped into the room that represented the highest authority in Italy. Without even taking a closer look at the room layout, Antonio saw a young man standing next to a sofa. He knew without thinking that this
That is His Majesty Carlo.
"See Your Majesty."
Facing Antonio who was bowing respectfully in front of him, Carlo supported him with both hands. "No need to be too polite."
"Antonio, do you know why I summoned you this time?"
Facing Carlo's inquiry, Antonio, who had already received the news from his friend, replied, "Your Majesty, it should be a problem in East Africa."
Facing Antonio's answer, Carlo nodded and said, "Yes, I came to you this time just to hear your views on East Africa."
Carlo's words let Antonio know that his exam had begun. After all, he had done some homework in East Africa on the way, and he knew a lot about these places. Antonio said.
"I have learned a lot about our country's colonies in East Africa. The people currently living there are mainly indigenous peoples, and they are divided into two categories: local indigenous people and indigenous people from Arabia. However, although they are divided in this way, the dividing line between the two sides is not the same.
It's not clear. There are very frequent exchanges between people on both sides.
For our country at present, the most important task is to prevent these indigenous people from developing nationality, so we should also keep them ignorant in education. Therefore, we need to strengthen the contact with the local tribal leaders, because this is important to them.
It’s also beneficial.”
Antonio gave an unexpected idea as soon as he came up, and even Carlo was a little surprised.
But when I think about it carefully, it does make sense. Although the local indigenous people who have learned advanced European culture can also become helpers to the colonial government, they will more spread the idea of ethnicity.
Nationalism is a double-edged sword to Europeans, but it is completely poison to colonial governments. Even if this person is close to the mother country, once he becomes attached to nationalism, he will use what he has learned to spread the word.
Therefore, although opening schools in the colonies can make the colonies more convenient to manage, the harm it brings is not small. Of course, if schools are not opened, nationalism will gradually spread, but the speed will be much slower. The pros and cons of this
, you need to measure it yourself.
After talking about the indigenous people, Antonio continued to talk about other parts. "But this is not the most important thing at the moment. For the East African colonies, the most important thing at the moment is to turn losses into profits quickly so that the government has funds to develop the local area. I think that at the moment
East Africa can actually take a ride on the Far East's trade routes.
I have seen the production of East Africa, which is mainly livestock and a small amount of crops. This is not reasonable at all. I think the livestock industry in East Africa needs to be reformed. First of all, it is necessary to increase the amount of sheep raised locally. The government has spent so much money to win over East Africa. It is to become my country's raw material base, so this area must also become my country's wool production base. In addition, in southern Somalia, some tropical fruits can be produced here, and it should also become a tropical fruit base for supplying my country.
Of course, what is more important is the need to protect the safety of the Far East trade routes, which requires dredging the ports and vigorously building supporting warehouses and docks. Only in this way can ships be guaranteed to pass through the Indian Ocean and go to Lanfang Colony and the Far East for trade.
"
Antonio said a lot in one breath, and Carlo nodded in agreement. After all, there are too few high-quality colonies like Lanfang, and Italy only got one by chance. Generally, for poorer colonies like East Africa, they can only change
local industry, adapting it to Italian needs.
So he agreed with Antonio's words.
But there is a more important test. He has not yet said it. Carlo is waiting for him to say something about Abyssinian foreign policy.
As if he knew what Carlo was thinking, the Sicilian governor continued. "Your Majesty, as for the Abyssinians, I think they should be supported in continuing to fight against the Sudanese, and even have the opportunity to encourage them to fight against the Sudan. I have said before
After checking the information on the Abyssinians, I think this long-term
The country that occupies the hegemony of East Africa, even if its current surrender is true, will become more and more unwilling as time goes by, so we need this country to continue fighting. Of course, there needs to be a degree of restraint in this. When its strength exceeds its defense
When necessary, we must let it fight against surrounding forces."
Antonio has seen the city of Rome, which is full of humanities and history, many times. But this time, he felt comfortable no matter how he looked at it. "Roel, how do you feel about Rome?"
Antonio asked the accompanying secretary.
"Your Excellency, it is very spectacular. You can completely see the glory of our ancestors in the ancient Roman era."
As Ortonio's secretary, Rolle naturally has to like him, so this Secretary Rolle is also a person with a similar temperament to him.
"Yes, compared with our ancestors, we really don't live up to expectations. We need to take warning from this."
Facing Antonio's words, the secretary nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Sir, we are going to the palace."
The secretary looked out the window and reminded Antonio.
"Then let's get ready."
Although he was already very well, Antonio still checked himself carefully, including his shoes, clothes, and hair.
Because he also has friends who know the purpose of the king's summons.
