The bill to convert regions into provinces was implemented in each major region with the support of the government on the surface and the National Socialist Party and other political parties secretly. Of course, this kind of implementation was also accompanied by invisible swords and swords.
Brescia, the second largest city in Lombardy, felt the power of this sword.
"Hello, Mayor Carlo, we are from the Investigation Section of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. We hope the mayor can come with us."
Several officers from the Ministry of Interior stormed into the mayor's office aggressively and showed the mayor in front of them an arrest warrant signed by the Minister of the Interior.
Facing the unkind person from the Ministry of Interior, Carlo carefully looked at the signature of the arrest warrant issued, and then said with a smile. "I heard that your new Minister Cruz's handwriting is not very good. I always thought that this
It’s nonsense. But now, it’s really true!”
"take away."
Carlo's words made several people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs look bad, and their attitude of treating them as if they were nothing angered them. However, considering the influence of Mayor Carlo, they could only hold their temper and punish this mayor.
Take it back and talk about it later.
Of course, in Brescia, the Ministry of Interior must have taken other actions besides taking away Mayor Carlo.
"Hello, Director Fritz, we are from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, please come with us."
"Director Reeves, we from the Ministry of Internal Affairs want to find out about the situation from you."
The Ministry of Interior's actions in Brescia were also just the beginning. Then things like this happened all over the country. Someone from the Ministry of Interior suddenly appeared in front of you, announced that you were under investigation for some reason, and then was taken away.
For a time, the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was simply as famous as a thunder in the local governments. Which official would be as holy as a piece of white paper, and there would be more or less illegal behaviors, but this kind of behavior is everyone's fault.
By default. And now that the Ministry of the Interior breaks everyone's tacit understanding of the investigation, of course some people will be dissatisfied.
But only fools would stop the Ministry of Interior from doing its work at this time, because everyone knows why the Ministry of Interior is doing this, isn't it to kick out those who oppose it.
Faced with this approach of the Ministry of Interior, many local officials called on the Ministry of Interior to stop this practice of taking people away, because this practice did not notify their families, which is very inhumane.
Faced with the appeal of these officials, the Ministry of Interior agreed and therefore will leave a letter to his family during the subsequent investigation.
Faced with the Ministry of Interior's policy of not allowing oil and salt to enter, many local officials have backed down. After all, the matter of taking away power is not a big deal if you think about it carefully. Isn't it just that the power is a little smaller? As long as you have power, just be smaller.
Maybe you can regain more power in the team.
There are still many people who defect to Rome with this mentality, so in many large regions, there are a large number of officials who defect to Rome. After all, it is the lesser of the two evils, and it will be over if you tolerate it.
Although some people can endure it and get over it, there are many people who cannot endure it because they are the leaders and it is extremely difficult to escape Rome's attack. Therefore, the actions of the Ministry of Interior are even more...
deepened their connection.
The Bellrin Manor, located on the outskirts of Naples, is famous locally because it houses the most powerful nobleman in Naples, His Excellency the Earl of Berwick.
This earl is very famous in the south, because as early as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, his ancestors had received many rewards from the Bourbon royal family. During the Italian Unification War, his father, the old Earl of Berwick, sized up the situation and turned to Savoy.
The Voy dynasty became one of the few nobles of the original Two Sicilies to benefit from the unification war.
The Earl of Berwick's family has survived in Naples for so many years. It is precisely because of their superb vision that they have grown step by step, and now they have become one of the few large landed aristocrats in the south. And this time the bill to convert the district into a province is
It is a serious violation of the interests of Earl Berwick, so this time
Only the Earl of Berwick would become one of the leading opponents in the Campania region. You must know that among the large landowners in southern Italy, the Earl of Berwick is among the best. The farmland, vineyards, olive groves, etc. under his name reach
There are tens of thousands of hectares, and there are nearly 10,000 farmers working for it alone.
In addition to land, Earl of Berwick also operates several factories in the Campania region, and there are as many as two to three thousand people working for them. With such a size, Earl of Berwick,
He was a very powerful figure throughout the South.
The bill promulgated by Rome to convert districts into provinces naturally violated his interests, so in this alliance of local forces, the Earl of Berwick was one of the leaders.
In a meeting at the manor, local forces from various regions gathered here to discuss policies in response to Rome's conversion of regions into provinces.
"Everyone, the current actions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, despite their aggressiveness, are just pretentious as far as I know. Because many of the people they arrested cannot be judged, they deliberately did not send out any information to create endless associations.
Just wait, some people will be released within a while."
The person who opened his mouth to cheer everyone up was Olivier, the former Speaker of the Campania Region. This Mr. Olivier can be said to be the group of victims who suffered the most from this change of region to province. Because the region
After it is changed to a province, there will be no parliament, and district councilors like them can go home and eat their own food.
"But we know this kind of thing, but those local government officials don't. Just in our Puglia region, many people have been deterred by the actions of the Ministry of Interior and have changed their attitudes. Especially in that country
The Socialist Party has become a lackey of Rome. Many things cannot be hidden from the National Socialist Party, which makes it very difficult for us to handle!"
The person who spoke was Viscount Du Belle from Puglia. This man was also a powerful figure in Puglia, but now faced with the pressure from Rome, he lacked confidence.
Facing Viscount Belle's words, some people were dissatisfied. "What can we do now? Surrender to Rome obediently, and then hope that Rome will be magnanimous and let us people go. Belle, don't you expect Rome to just let it go?"
The speaker is Viscount Solanas of Sicily. This is a big landowner in Sicily. He is a bit ruthless, so the mafia in Sicily basically does things for him. Some time ago, the National Socialist Party and the mafia
In the confrontation between the parties, the Viscount Solanas suffered a lot of losses, and as a result, he encountered the bill to convert the district into a province, so this is the group of people with the most determined attitude.
"How can I expect the magnanimity of Rome? But we have little chance of winning with this kind of hard support, so let's discuss a solution together. Why are you so thorny?"
Of course, Pele did not respond to Solanas' accusations.
"Isn't it true? You are just scared inside."
"I'll be afraid if you say it again."
"Crack!"
Seeing that the two men were about to gored the ox, the Earl of Berwick, who was presiding over the meeting, immediately slammed the table.
"Okay, I know it's uncomfortable for both of you. I also feel uncomfortable facing Rome's bill that deprives us of many benefits, but this is not the time for us to have internal strife."
Earl Berwick's words made the two of them quiet down. After all, this man's face must be sold.
Seeing that both of them were silent, Earl Berwick felt a headache. These people were hopeless, and they were still in a state of internal strife at this time.
"Now, the most important thing for us is unity, and other things can be put aside first. Only by unity can we be qualified to resist the pressure of Rome. Otherwise, like now, only the mad dog of the National Socialist Party can deal with us.
"
Earl Berwick, who felt much better after venting, then said earnestly. "Next, we will continue to fight with Rome. We want to change the region into a province. If it cannot meet our interests, we cannot let it succeed. Before that, everyone must maintain
Unanimous, no one can escape.”
Facing Berwick's words, someone immediately agreed. "Earl Berwick is right, we must unite as one."
"Then what should we do with our damaged interests, especially the mad dog National Socialist Party? You have to know the virtues of the National Socialist Party. You won't be unclear about it, right?" Someone put forward their own opinion.
Faced with this question, Earl Berwick replied. "The National Society is indeed a trouble, so find something to do for them. Solanas, you find some mafia to come back and specifically cause trouble for the National Society, so that they have no time to deal with it."
All eyes are on us.”
Faced with Earl Berrick's words, Solanas immediately replied. "This is not a big problem, but the price for daring to come back to fight the mafia will be much higher now."
"Give it to them. We can all raise the money at will. I will give a quarter, and you can divide the rest."
Facing Earl Berwick, other people also knew that the cost of such a thing could not be paid by one person, so you contributed some and I contributed some, and enough money was quickly raised.
Afterwards, the discussion continued with everyone cheering each other up. After the discussion was over, everyone left in their cars.
After Solanas got on the car, he looked at the beautiful manor in front of him through the car window, showing a mocking expression. He turned to a man in black sitting opposite and said, "This is the Earl of Berwick.
What a waste, I don’t dare to do anything at this time. I just keep calling for unity and expect a group of people who are obsessed with profit to unite. What a joke.”
"That's why we came to see your Excellency, Viscount Solanas. I believe you must have a different opinion."
Facing the words of the man in black, Viscount Solanas replied proudly. "Of course, as long as you can guarantee to transport the first batch of five thousand rifles and bullets to Catania, then I can show you
My strength. A riot that swept across Sicily was enough for the young king to think clearly about what can be achieved with these people."
To the arrogant Viscount, the man in black immediately replied, "Of course there is no problem. Thousands of rifles will be shipped next Friday. In addition, I will give you the check for one million francs you mentioned on the day of the riot."
"I really look down on you French guys, you are not happy at all. Drive, Dole."
As for the manor, Earl Berwick watched the people from other local forces leave, and at this time the housekeeper came to him quietly. "Count, the French are here to visit again."
"These French guys are still determined to give up, I know."
