After the request for grain reserves was forcibly suppressed by the Prime Minister and the King, government departments began to operate. Of course, the preliminary work required a lot of preparation. After all, a new department needed to be established to manage these grain reserves.
Moreover, such a large amount of grain reserves also tests the capabilities of the new department. The first is the selection of sites. According to the actual situation in Italy, the government found that the six to seven large grain reserves it had previously considered may not be suitable, so around
The government has added three medium-sized grain reserves.
Of course, the location of the grain reserve is very important. First of all, it needs to have convenient transportation, and secondly it needs to be spacious and close to water sources. In addition to site selection, the grain reserve system also needs to be fully considered, first of all, fire prevention and theft prevention.
In addition, daily inspections, transportation, renovation, etc. need to be carefully considered. After all, a grain depot is worth at least tens of millions of lire of grain. If this is lost, it will be troublesome.
For this reason, the government certainly did not dare to slack off and devoted itself wholeheartedly to the matter of food reserves. Even Prime Minister Antonio left early and came home late during this period to be very busy.
The lights in Rome are brilliant at night, and the use of electricity in the Second Industrial Revolution has already blossomed all over Italy.
The Prime Minister, who had been busy all day, returned home in his own carriage, escorted by guards.
Antonio's current residence is at No. 11 Via Numpomele, which is the most famous residence of the powerful in Rome. It is not far from the Prime Minister's Palace and the Royal Palace, and it only takes more than 20 minutes by horse-drawn carriage.
"Sir, we have a visitor."
As soon as Antonio got off the carriage, he heard the butler's report.
"Who's visiting?"
"It's Senator Salandra."
"How did he come back?"
Of course Antonio knows this Salandra MP, who is considered a figure in the parliament. He has interacted with many people and is ranked fourth or fifth in the parliament. Antonio has met him several times.
, let alone close acquaintance is not considered a close acquaintance.
The housekeeper, who was familiar with his lord's temperament, immediately understood what he meant. "The Salandra Councilor said that there is something very important that requires a meeting with you, your lord, so I can only ask him to wait in the living room."
The butler's approach was very prudent. After all, he came to visit and claimed to have an important meeting, so it was impossible to leave the other party outside the door.
Antonio cheered up, put on a smiling face, and walked into the living room.
"Congressman Salandra, I've kept you waiting for a long time."
Seeing His Excellency the Prime Minister coming in, the Sarandra MP put down his tea cup and said, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I hope you don't mind the intrusion this time."
"How come? Your Excellency is so eager to see me. You must have something to tell me."
After Antonio finished speaking, he picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. He blew it gently while looking at the visiting Congressman Salandra. His intention was self-evident.
Faced with Prime Minister Antonio's attitude, Congressman Salandra, who was already troubled, did not hide it and said directly, "Prime Minister, I came here this time to tell you a very important news."
This was because Congressman Salandra's words made Antonio unhappy. He just told himself when he had something to say. This kind of pretentious gesture made him dissatisfied. So he picked up the tea cup and blew on the hot tea, took a sip and said, "Oh,
you say."
The Prime Minister's performance, the Salandra MP, saw it in his eyes, and a surge of anger surged in his heart, but he suppressed it.
"Prime Minister, I have received news that His Majesty the King has the idea of ​​supporting right-wing parties in the general election. In particular, the National Socialist Party, which has developed well in recent years, I heard that there is also the shadow of the royal family behind it."
"Member Salandra, criticizing the monarch behind his back is not what a qualified member should do."
At this time, the Prime Minister became very disgusted with the Salandra MP. Does this guy know what he is talking about? Does he think he is a fool for criticizing the monarch in front of him? Moreover, his provocative language is too bad.
Do you really think he is a useless politician who only knows partisanship?
Facing Antonio's anger, Salandra had a serious look on his face. He looked at the Prime Minister calmly, but continued to speak arrogant words.
"Prime Minister, don't be angry. How can I be regarded as criticism? This is just free speech. This is not the Middle Ages, and I can't be burned at the stake. But I am much better than those lawless anarchists."
"If these are your only words, then I think I have heard enough, and you can go back."
It was obvious that Antonio had not done much in cultivating his character over the years, and he no longer wanted to continue talking with this arrogant Congressman Salandra.
"Well, it seems that the Prime Minister is angry with me, so I will leave now. But before I leave, I still want to say that this is not a rumor but a fact. Our respected Majesty really wants to change the Prime Minister.
Already."
"Okay, Representative Salandra, thank you for bringing these unpleasant news. I am very busy, so I will not apologize to you."
Fortunately, Antonio kept a little sense and did not lose even the basic etiquette of seeing off guests. I believe that he will not want to see the Salandra Senator again in the future.
As for the Salandra MP, after being driven out of the Prime Minister's house in despair, he could only leave in his own carriage.
"How was the talk?"
In the compartment of the carriage, in addition to the Congressman Salandra who was driven out in despair, there was another person sitting opposite him. At this time, Congressman Salandra did not look a little depressed. Instead, he picked up the
They were smoking expensive Cuban cigars and looking at each other.
"It's not bad. The Prime Minister listened to my information carefully. According to my observation, he should have listened to some of it. By the way, how are your preparations over there?"
Facing Salandra's words, the figure hiding in the darkness spoke. "We are preparing. We have contacted many people so far. It will definitely surprise everyone by then."
"That's good. If you need anything, you can contact me."
"Don't worry, I will definitely ask for your help." At this point, the man sighed. "Actually, our Majesty is really wise and powerful, and has gained a lot of benefits for Italy. If he didn't want to take away our power, I would
I believe we can live in peace, but now we can only hope that the power we show can make His Majesty retreat. In fact, I am not optimistic about this. What should we do then?"
"Don't ask, you actually know it very well."
The conspiracy on the carriage continued, and after the Prime Minister drove away the Salandra MP, Antonio came to the study alone after having dinner with his family as usual.
"Sir, I didn't know that Senator Salandra could be so rude."
In the study, the housekeeper admitted his mistake.
"I don't blame you. This matter is directed at me. These powerful people in these places really think highly of me. They want me to pull chestnuts out of the fire for them. It's really wishful thinking."
"Sir, I know what to do next, and I won't let it happen again."
After the butler left, Antonio showed a thoughtful expression. Yes, he knew the identity of the Salandra councilor from the moment he opened his mouth. These local powerful people are really crazy. In order to protect their power from being taken away,
Go, actually want to negotiate terms with him.
How is this possible? You must know that he was also the main promoter of converting districts into provinces. This kind of behavior can increase the power of Rome, which national political party is not willing to see.
These local forces cannot even think about relying on their power to resist the orders of the central government.
But for some reason, the words said by the disgusting Salandra Councilor came to his mind again. Does the king really want to replace himself and let a right-wing party come to power?
