In May 1902, a piece of news shocked the whole of Italy and even Europe.
The Italian government has just defeated an attempted armed rebellion. The heroic Italian military police arrested 82 people, including the Earl of Berwick, the Viscount of Fiorella, and the Baron of Carboni. Among them, 5 people including the Viscount of Belle are still at large.
major political events.
For such breaking news, in addition to Italian domestic media, foreign media also rushed to report on it. Facing the swarming media, the Ministry of the Interior produced a lot of evidence, such as seized guns and artillery and other weapons, as well as the confessions of criminals
etc. Faced with the evidence presented by the Ministry of Interior, the domestic media naturally had nothing to say. Of course, they kept praising the Ministry of Interior for its courage in catching all the local nobles who were preparing to launch a rebellion in one fell swoop.
As for the foreign media, they are not so easy to talk to. Many media claimed that this was just a coup by the Italian government because the local nobles were dissatisfied with Rome's takeover of power.
Okay, these many wild guesses have really revealed the truth, but is it useful?
For the Kingdom of Italy, as long as the people accept what they say, it will be fine. The media of other countries can just say that the other country is spreading rumors to cause trouble, because the other country cannot provide evidence. Since there is no evidence, it is just a barking dog, so just ignore it.
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The arrest of dozens of local powerful figures who resisted Rome's takeover of power has caused an even greater shock to the Italian political scene. These officials are very sensitive to politics. Don't worry about the charges of these local powerful figures who were arrested. Just look at Rome.
The government's actions will tell that whoever dares to resist Rome's move to take power will end up worse than these big shots.
So after these big shots were arrested, Italy's pace of converting regions into provinces suddenly accelerated. Officials who had complained before immediately praised the bill, saying that it was the beginning of Italy's strength, the right way to open up the country's chess game, etc. Anyway,
I am not the one who complained before. I am a member of the Pro-Rome team. I will be in trouble for anyone who opposes this bill.
The huge change in the attitude of the officials also shows the strength of the Italian central government. I believe that after this experience, the officials will be more complimentary to Rome and will work harder in executing Rome's orders.
Faced with the big change in the attitude of local officials, everyone in Rome felt very relieved that it was not worth spending such a high price.
However, after arresting these local opposition figures, there is still a problem that needs to be solved. This is not only a matter of great concern to the government, but also to Carlo.
"Your Majesty, this is the property we seized from criminals who conspired to rebel."
Interior Secretary Cruz placed a detailed list of assets in front of Carlo.
Cruz is now very ambitious. As soon as he took office, he led the Ministry of Interior to handle such a major case, clearing the way for Rome to take over power. For him and the National Socialist Party, it was a good start.
Carlo took a very serious look at the list handed over by Cruz. There were many assets listed on it, such as land, factories, plantations, manors, and a series of other things that could be counted as property. Moreover, this list also
He is very careful and lists the prices of various items at the back, which makes it very neat and standardized at first glance.
Of course, at the end of the list, the asset valuation of 710-830 million liras is also the reason why the government has been reluctant to make its own decision.
"Your Majesty, I wonder what you think about the distribution of these assets."
But it's still coming, and Prime Minister Antonio has sounded the clarion call for asset distribution.
"Your Majesty, our army has been short of funds in recent years, and the total strength of the army has been declining again and again. Your Majesty, please consider our army."
General Simeone, the Army Chief of Staff, took the lead by virtue of being one step ahead. In this meeting, Army Minister Field Marshal Cadorna was in poor health, so only General Simeone participated in the meeting. However, even so, Simeone served as the Army's
You must try your best to seize your due share.
Of course, Carlo knew what Simeone said, and he also knew that he had treated the Army somewhat poorly over the years, resulting in the Army's size shrinking again and again. Its size was already at the bottom among the European powers. This was all for the sake of the Army's new technology research and development.
As well as the use of new equipment, it is a last resort choice.
"Your Majesty, our prime ministers have also insufficiently invested in the navy in recent years. The number of main warships in the navy has dropped to the lowest level in history."
Admiral Yagier, the Minister of the Navy, was not a fuel-efficient lamp either. After seeing Carlo's expression a little relaxed, he quickly added: Because with his years of experience in seizing military expenditures, His Majesty has a proportional share of the share allocated to their military.
, if the army is too large, then it will definitely have to be supplemented by the navy. He can't let this happen.
Besides, what he said is true. The total tonnage of the main battleships currently in service and under construction of the Navy is indeed the lowest in recent years. The reason is very simple, that is, the Navy has just decommissioned the two Durio-class battleships (Dulio
and Dandoro), freeing up more funds to build new ships for upgrading.
Of course, the three Durio-class battleships will also be retired from active service within three years (Lepanto, Morosini and Italia). Although these five 10,000-ton battleships are all old battleships from the 1980s
, and has not experienced much war, but as the main battleship of the navy, it has also made contributions to the Italian Navy.
"Your Majesty, the government is also in great need of capital investment. At present, our country's public infrastructure construction funding gap is quite large, and infrastructure investment also needs to be increased. Therefore, Your Majesty, the government's funding is also in urgent need."
The prime minister took the lead, and several other cabinet ministers followed suit.
"Your Majesty, our health department plans to continue to promote primary medical care."
"Your Majesty, our education department plans to increase investment in higher education."
"His Majesty………"
"Okay." Carlo felt a little dissatisfied with all the chatter. These guys are so poor that they don't care about money when they see it. Well, Italy is not financially rich, but it is really poor.
But we can't be so disrespectful of dignity just for the sake of a small proportion of funding.
"As for the distribution of funds after the sale of these properties, I think the government can get 65%. As for the remaining 35%, the army and navy should split it in half."
Carlo didn't give them a chance to continue talking, and directly divided the funds into proportions.
Carlo's words left both the government and the military speechless. After all, the king had already divided the territory. Who dared to make trouble at this time?
"Prime Minister, what are your plans for these confiscated lands?"
After Carlo divided the confiscated property, he inquired about the land.
Antonio naturally knew the king's thoughts, and he immediately replied. "Your Majesty, for the confiscated land, we will give priority to selling it to those tenants. Of course, if it is land that has been completed for industrial farming, it will be given priority as an asset."
sell."
The Prime Minister's words are also the result of the government's comprehensive consideration. Those large farms that have completed industrial farming will definitely be better and can be sold at a higher price.
As for the land that has not been converted into large farms, of course, priority will be given to tenants who have been farming on the land.
Faced with the Prime Minister's answer, Carlo nodded and accepted the government's arrangement. Nothing can be done without money.
This royal meeting didn't last long, and the Prime Minister and others left after a while. After all, this trip was to discuss the distribution of the confiscated property. Now that the distribution is over, what else can be done for senior military and political officials to gather together?
Discussed together?
After everyone else left, Carlo took a look at the detailed list of properties in front of him and sighed deeply.
Because things were done a bit harshly this time, the nobles had serious opinions about it. Although there were charges of treason and armed rebellion, so many nobles had their property confiscated, which also made other nobles feel frightened. It can be said that before this, the nobles were against the country.
If the royal family is in awe, then only fear will remain.
For the sake of the kingdom's centralization and financial problems, Carlo was poaching himself to make up for the big tree of Italy.
For Italy, Carlo can be considered as giving all his efforts.
