(Please wait for an hour, the steamed buns haven’t been finished yet.)
As the announcement came, everyone present immediately lined up in a neat queue to welcome Carlo's arrival.
After greeting the important ministers present one by one, Carlo took his seat, which also meant that the meeting officially began.
"I think everyone should have some guesses about today's meeting, but before that, I need to announce a discipline. Today's meeting is top secret. No notes can be taken or any paper taken away. In addition, the meeting minutes will also be recorded by the chief of guard.
Come and do it.”
As Carlo announced the first order, everyone present became serious. Because the king's words had already stated the importance of the following meeting.
Bismarck agreed to the demands of the two countries and the results of this negotiation were basically implemented. However, the final signing by the three parties was still delayed until ten days later because many disputes over details lengthened the negotiation time. But no matter what, when this
When the New Alliance Treaty appeared in front of Carlo, he was sincerely pleased. This negotiation was so difficult that it almost angered Germany. Even if it cost Italy two colonial naval bases. Of course, this
It's worth the effort, at least it gives Italy support from its allies.
"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Bacona."
After signing his name on the treaty, Carlo thanked Bacona who stood in front of him.
"Your Majesty, I am so ashamed of myself."
Bacona, who knew his own affairs well, felt that he had made little contribution to this negotiation and could not bear the praise from the king.
"It's okay. As long as we achieve our goal, Bakona, there is no need to worry about it."
Carlo, who knew what his foreign minister was thinking, casually tried to persuade him. "Besides, Bismarck is very familiar with you. Sometimes, if something unexpected happens suddenly, we might be able to achieve our goal. Isn't that how we achieved it!"
Well, Carlo's persuasion is still very effective, and the Foreign Secretary is no longer obsessed with this matter.
After the two exchanged a few words, Bacona left with the document signed by Carlo.
After the Foreign Minister left, the captain of the bodyguard came in holding a large document.
"Your Majesty, this is the information you asked the intelligence department to collect."
"Put it here first."
Facing Carlo's instructions, Felici placed all the information on Carlo's desk. The towering information completely covered Carlo's entire body.
"Your Majesty, this is all information collected by the intelligence department in the past ten years. In addition to military information such as garrisons, transportation, military depots, and supply points, there is also social information such as the population, products, and ethnic conflicts in each region. In addition, the climate
, Hydrology and other information also occupy a part.”
After listening to what Felimic said, Carlo picked up an intelligence document and read it. There were only a few words on the cover, a summary of intelligence in the Albanian region.
Picking up another book again, this is a summary of intelligence on Crete. Next, intelligence summaries on Macedonia, Thrace, and Libya appeared in Carlo's eyes.
Seeing the king picking up the intelligence materials and looking at the cover one after another, Felici Mickey, the captain of the bodyguard, said, "Your Majesty, this is specially compiled by the intelligence department. The main reason is that the original information is too cumbersome and affects reading."
Ferrimich's explanation made Carlo smile and say, "I'm determined."
After feeling that it was about the same, the captain of the guard quietly withdrew, leaving Carlo alone to flip through the information in his hand.
This situation lasted until the lights came on, and Carlo, who felt his eyes were dull after watching for a long time, stood up from his chair.
It was okay not to stand up, but as soon as he stood up he felt dizzy.
"Oops, I'm a little tired."
But there is a saying that the ignorant are fearless. Although Carlo set his next target on the Ottoman Empire, after carefully studying the situation, he found that the Ottoman Empire was not weak.
Although it was beaten one after another by the Russians, it also brought an army with rich combat experience to the Ottoman Empire. Its equipment closely followed Europe. Its troops stationed in Europe were generally equipped with breech-loading guns.
However, the Ottomans relied more on their huge army, with a standing army of 400,000 to 500,000, making them the key to suppressing local separatism.
Of course, the Ottomans' numerous ethnic groups, backward political system, and backward military organization were also the main reasons that restricted the combat effectiveness of their army.
For Italy, it is still somewhat difficult to completely defeat the Ottomans militarily. The main reason is that Italy's economy cannot prolong the war for too long, and the combat effectiveness of the Italian army makes it difficult for Carlo to feel relieved.
But looking around Italy, apart from the Ottomans, Carlo really couldn't think of anyone to attack. Don't think about other European countries. Spain is completely unable to move. Greece also has the United Kingdom behind it. As for the two neighbors, they won't fight.
Just fine.
It seems that apart from Osman, there is no choice.
But this is the first step in Italy's rise. Carlo will win it no matter what, even if it drags down the economy. I didn't realize that it would cost so much, and it would be unjustifiable if I didn't take action.
However, if he wanted to fight the Ottomans, Carlo still needed to prepare in advance, so he had already thought of a way.
The weather over the weekend was very good, with bright sunshine and clear skies. It was a good time to travel.
But today's palace is a little different, because there are several carriages parked at the entrance of the palace. The guards who are familiar with these carriages are whispering about what kind of meeting the king is convening, and he actually invites the prime minister, foreign minister, finance minister and maritime affairs minister.
The Secretary of State for War is to be summoned.
But as the guards guarding the door, they have no right to know this.
In fact, except for the captain of the guard who knew something, no one else knew. In the conference hall, the important ministers were chatting among themselves before waiting for the king to arrive.
However, their chat was still very clear. The ministers on the government side were just chatting among themselves and did not care about the military side at all.
"These civil servants are really hateful."
As the Minister of War, General Saragat naturally went to the Minister of Navy, General Gorek, to complain.
"What's the matter, Saragate?"
Faced with the sudden words from the Minister of War, General Golek asked.
"What else could it be? Didn't our army hold a drill last month? At that time, some local residents' crops were crushed, and these civil servants refused to let go. Didn't we lose money? What else do they want from us?"
General Gorek also knew what General Saragat was talking about, but it was not as simple as crushing a few crops. One of the troops in the exercise at that time misread the map and built fortifications on the cultivated land. One after another
They trampled on the place and stored various military supplies, which completely ruined the place.
The head of the household came forward to argue, but was beaten up. This happened to be seen by a reporter who came to interview, so the Army was left in a state of disgrace and embarrassment. For this reason, General Golek was still on his own
In the office, we laughed at each other for a long time.
However, the Minister of War is currently here, and General Golek will certainly not expose the other party. "Yes, these civilian officials have indeed written it, and they should not hold on to it."
Faced with the words of understanding from the Minister of the Navy, when Admiral Saraget was about to say something, the door suddenly opened.
Immediately afterwards, an announcement came. "His Majesty, King Carlo, has arrived."
