The news of Governor Cairoli's death was simply bad news for Carlo and the Italian government.
It doesn’t matter that the former Prime Minister seems to be working in Borneo because he is far away from home and there is no news. In fact, the Borneo colony is very important to Italy at present. I only need to tell you one fact and I believe everyone will understand it. The request from Borneo
Rome basically never refused.
In addition, data can also show this. Last year, Borneo paid 72.1 million lire in fiscal revenue to Rome. If you add in the trade with the Qing Dynasty and other government gains in Borneo, this colony has brought great benefits to the Italian government.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue came.
Borneo has such a rapidly growing income, and the high output from tropical economic plants such as pepper and rubber is the key to the huge increase in income.
Industrious Chinese and Italian immigrants, driven by the government, have opened up a large number of fields and planted economic plants. In the world, the rubber of the Italian Borneo colony is of the best quality. Currently, the area under rubber cultivation has reached
Nearly 80,000 acres, most of which are already producing rubber, with an annual output of more than 5,000 tons of rubber. According to the current price of rubber in London of 1.62 shillings per pound, the rubber alone brings 40 million lire in revenue.
Driven by the Italian colonies, a large number of rubber plantations began to appear in other parts of Southeast Asia, but their scale and output were still too low, not even a fraction of those of the Italian colonies.
With more than 70 million in fiscal revenue, Borneo has become the most important fiscal and tax place in Italy. For Borneo to perform like this, the role of Cairoli, the former prime minister, is crucial.
You must know that among the colonies in Southeast Asia, the colonial government recognized as the cleanest and most efficient is the Italian Borneo government. (Yes, in the Southeast Asian colonies where corruption is serious, Italian Borneo officials receive less money and do less work.
Deli is famous)
Regarding the virtues of these officials, who among Carlo and the top government officials could not know that the performance of local government officials was naturally inseparable from the guidance of Cairoli, the clever governor.
Now his sudden death is a serious problem for Italy.
"Check to see if what the telegram says is true. Also, find the Prime Minister. I need to discuss it with the Prime Minister."
Although Carlo was very surprised when he heard the news, he quickly gave a few orders after serving as king for many years.
The first thing is to find out whether what the telegram says is true. If it is true, it can only be regarded as an unexpected loss for Italy. But if there is something unclear in the telegram, it will be a serious loss for the Borneo officials.
, would be a disaster.
As for discussing with the Prime Minister, this is understandable. After all, the successor to such an important financial and taxation power must be cautious.
The captain of the guard, Felimich, also knew the importance of the matter and immediately walked out of the office and hurried to carry out the order.
But within two minutes, he came back. "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has arrived."
It seems that Depretis also knew the importance of this matter and hurriedly came to discuss it with Carlo.
"Your Majesty, I and all my colleagues in the government are deeply saddened by the death of Governor Kairoli. However, since Governor Kairoli has left, I don't know whether your Majesty has a suitable candidate for his successor."
It was obvious that the Prime Minister was very worried about the successor. He had just received the news and came to the palace to inquire.
Facing the Prime Minister's inquiry, Carlo asked, "Do you have any good candidates in your government?"
Carlo's rhetorical question was that the Governor of Borneo was too important, and the incident came too suddenly, so he didn't have a suitable candidate for the time being.
Faced with Carlo's inquiry, Depretis, as Prime Minister, immediately replied, "The government has just had an urgent discussion and listed three candidates."
Carlo was a little surprised when he heard the government's three choices. It was too fast. In fact, it would have been too fast to come up with the candidates as soon as they got the news. But unfortunately, this was not the case. The three candidates proposed by the Prime Minister
, are all plans made by the government before.
After all, everything is possible, and the Borneo colony is currently Italy's favorite thing, so there are still some preventive measures. This is not a big deal. The government has also made conflicts with Spain, the Netherlands, Britain and France because of conflicts in the colony.
Compared with these plans, Governor Cairoli's plan is considered child's play.
As for Prime Minister Despretis, he also picked up the plan as soon as he received the news.
"Then let's talk about the candidates selected by your government."
After receiving Carlo's response, Prime Minister Depretis immediately spoke. "The first person we selected is the Minister of Commerce and Trade, His Excellency Kranz Rivera. Due to the characteristics of the Borneo colony, we believe that
Expanding the colonial economy and trade and obtaining more benefits is the top priority. Mr. Rivera has served as the Minister of Commerce and Trade in the cabinet for many years and has sufficient experience in business and trade, so he should be qualified for this position."
Although the Prime Minister praised the Minister of Commerce and Trade with all kinds of flowers, Carlo is no stranger to this person. Although this person does have these advantages, he has a fatal flaw, that is, this Rivera has always been
He had been working around Rome and had never done anything anywhere else. Carlo was not at all reassured that this important place of wealth was handed over to him rashly.
So he didn't give the Prime Minister any response at all, but continued to ask, "Where are the other two?"
As soon as he heard that the king did not ask the Minister of Commerce and Trade, Depretis, who had been dealing with Carlo for many years, knew that this man was out of business. Without even asking, it seemed that he wanted to jump to a higher stage through Borneo.
The idea can be extinguished.
Yes, in the current Italian political arena, many people regard the Governor of Borneo as the fourth position in the Italian government, after the Prime Minister, Speaker, and Foreign Minister. Because of his distance, the Governor is in charge of Italy in the Far East.
The diplomacy, military politics, etc. completely give people the feeling of a trumpet prime minister.
"The second is the Governor of Sicily, His Excellency Cabrera. Under his governance, Sicily's economy has developed well, and he is also a good hand in handling local affairs."
Seeing that Carlo was still listening, Depretis simply named the last candidate. "In addition, His Excellency Antonio, the Governor of East Africa, is also one of the candidates. This man is a good hand in dealing with ethnic issues.
In addition, it can also strengthen our rule in Borneo. However, in terms of economic means, it does not perform very well, which is why it is ranked third."
Yes, from the government's point of view, the second-ranked East African governor does not have an advantage when it comes to the candidate for the governor of Borneo. Because Borneo needs more candidates with excellent economic capabilities, and Antonio did not show this advantage.
Fortunately, it is not the government that decides on the governor of Borneo, but Carlo, as the king, chooses the person.
After listening to the Prime Minister's introduction, Carlo thought for a while and replied. "As for the question of candidates, let me think about it first and I will give you an answer in three days."
Prime Minister Despretis, who knew that the matter was not decided so quickly, after hearing Carlo's words, knew that the next step would depend on the king's choice. Of course, he was not looking for the king just to choose the governor.
There are many other things too.
"Your Majesty, there are some things I need to report to you."
