Amid the noise of the Boer War, the nineteenth century was coming to an end. The media in various countries were enthusiastic about the cross-century and expressed their expectations for the arrival of the new century.
At this time, many newspapers also published their outlook on the new century, among which The Times's publication was the most interesting. Because it looked forward to the life that mankind should have at the end of the next century.
"People in the future will definitely live in high-rise buildings and go out every day to work or play in their own aircraft. In addition, if you don't want to fly your own aircraft, you can also use public aircraft, which use unmanned pilots to fly fixedly to several locations.
In addition, unmanned tillage machines will also be used in farmland, which only require workers to watch. In life, various
Various automatic instruments will help people live a better life. For example, an automatic cooking machine can bring you whatever you want to eat at night, with the required vegetables, meat and condiments. It only takes ten minutes, and the fragrant food will be prepared directly.
Deliver it to yourself. The same is true for haircuts. The barber profession will be more responsible for watching the machine and preventing it from malfunctioning..."
The Times's imaginary picture of a better life for mankind a hundred years from now also ignites people who are about to enter the new century to look forward to the future.
Of course, the outlook for the future is definitely good, and the same is true for Italy. However, for the Italian government, the summary statistics of 1899, the last year of the late nineteenth century, are equally important.
According to Italian official statistics, at the end of 1899, the total population of Italy reached 36.47 million. Please note that this statistics is based on the addition of 3.57 million people in Libya and Albania.
Because the two places are rich in mineral resources, and the local replacement policy has long been implemented, it is only a matter of time before they are regarded as locals, and this census can be regarded as a precursor. The government is already considering changing the two places’ governorship system to
Regional system. However, because there are many things to consider, progress has been slow before, but now it is almost time to change it to a local system.
In addition to demographics, the Italian government's fiscal revenue this year has also hit new highs. This year, Italy's total fiscal revenue reached 1.947 billion lire, the highest in history. It has completely overcome the impact of the drought on Italy. You must know that in 1897
, Italy’s fiscal revenue was only 1.752 billion lire, which was 5.3% lower than in 1896. After two years of recovery, Italy’s fiscal revenue finally returned to normal.
Of the total revenue of 1.947 billion lire, 427 million lire came from tariffs, which are also the largest tax category in Italy.
The second largest category of fiscal revenue is still salt and tobacco monopoly taxes, which amounted to 341 million lire. Followed by consumption tax, property tax, business tax, land-related taxes and stamp taxes on securities transactions, etc.
Italy has set a new high in taxation, but if you compare its expenditures, you will find that it still cannot keep up with the pace of expenditures. In 1899, Italian fiscal expenditures reached 2.013 billion lire. National defense, public security, education and health, science and technology, transportation
, social security, debt interest payments, etc., all this money is wasted.
Among them, defense expenditure is the largest category of expenditure. The navy and army spent a total of 387 million lire in 1899. In addition to military expenditure, education expenditure occupies the second largest category of expenditure. In 1899, 319 million lire was paid for education.
.The second is transportation, social security, debt interest payments, public safety, etc.
Of course, the reason why the Italian government's expenditure is so huge is naturally because of Italy's rapid development. This year, Italy's total steel production reached 4.18 million tons, a record high. The rapid growth of Italian steel is partly driven by the construction of Italian cities.
Everyone knows that real estate has promoted various industries. The previous economic development in Italy has allowed many people to achieve financial freedom.
Now that they have money, some people want to have a safe home, and some people are targeting this market, so real estate is also booming against this background.
As soon as the real estate boomed, it immediately showed its power. The construction materials industry such as steel bars, cement, glass, and bricks and tiles immediately became prosperous, and construction machinery, furniture, and even banks were fully developed.
No wonder real estate will become a pillar industry in later generations. However, if real estate wants to become a pillar industry in Italy, there is still a problem. That is how to mobilize people's enthusiasm for buying houses.
Of course, Italian real estate is still in its infancy and is not yet very mature.
At present, Italy is best in the world in the shipbuilding and textile industries. Yes, Italy still needs the textile industry to absorb the huge unemployed population. As for shipyards, they are also labor-intensive technology industries and require a lot of manpower.
Industry. Italy's dominance in Europe depends on lower construction costs than others. Where the cost comes from, naturally wages account for a large part.
Of course, in addition to the current industry, the petrochemical industry is developing rapidly in Italy. In view of the increasing scale of oil discoveries in Libya, Italian oil companies have received direct capital injections from the Ministry of Finance to develop Italy's petrochemical industry. In addition to Naples
In addition to the refinery, Italian oil company is already considering whether to build a refinery in the north.
If the discovery of oil in Libya is a gift from God, it can be considered a reward for resource-poor Italy.
Then the development of the automobile industry is an unexpected gain for Italy. Fiat has become famous all over the world with its cheap Type A cars.
In the past year, Fiat sold a total of more than 40,000 Model A cars. 30,000 of them were sold abroad, and more than 8,000 were sold in the United States as far away as North America. Last year, Fiat Automobile Company produced
95% of the cars in the world and 95% of the cars sold.
Nowadays, no one who manufactures cars in the world knows the name Fiat.
Of course, Fiat is so famous in the world because countries are still in the workshop production stage and were caught off guard by the sudden large-scale industrialized automobile industry.
Of course, how can all countries let Italy have exclusive access to the automobile market? Capitalists in various countries have taken a fancy to the automobile industry, so they are secretly planning in their own countries to develop their own countries' automobile industries.
Of course, for Fiat's top executives, represented by Giovanni Agnelli, the idea of being prepared for danger in times of peace has always existed. Since the sales of the Type A car, Giovanni Agnelli has said that Fiat's Type A
The success of the car in selling is all due to other competitors seizing the opportunity before they realize it.
No one knows when this advantage will end, so everyone needs to work hard to let Fiat accumulate more technology and be ready to update its models at any time.
Of course, the Fiat matter can come to an end. Italy's industrial development also needs to be improved in the new century.
