After arranging Maxim to the Beretta Arms Company in Brescia, Carlo happily planned to continue his efforts and find several famous figures to bring him to Italy.
However, his poor knowledge reserve limited Carlo's performance. After racking his brains, he remembered all the world-famous great scientists. Now these people are the treasures of their respective countries, and their research is basically theoretical, which has no influence on Italy.
It was of little use, so in the end he chose to give up. After all, he didn’t have Baidu with him, so he could find whatever he wanted. Talents like Maxim and Tesla were too famous and were still in their infancy.
It's too rare and too rare.
Now that he has given up the idea of collecting scientists, Carlo can only continue to go to school. Yes, Carlo is still a student, and he is having a wonderful time in school. Although there are several teachers, he is the only student.
In addition to going to school, Carlo would hold hands with the maid when he had time, hug and feel the fragrance of the girl's body, and then go to Marino to see Tesla who was so busy and Maxim who quickly got into work, living a happy life
And boring.
However, compared with Carlo's carefree boredom, Depretis is much more tired as Prime Minister. As Prime Minister, he is now busier than before. On the one hand, after the signing of the Three-Nation Military Alliance, more capital came from Germany.
Already.
In addition, as one of the terms, Germany will provide some military technology to Italy. Although some of this needs to be taken over by the military, he always needs to take care of it, so the people in the Prime Minister's Office are now running fast and busy with their own work.
"How is it accepted by the military?"
Prime Minister Despretis, who had just finished processing a document, looked up and saw his secretary standing next to him and immediately asked.
"The Secretary of the Army, General Saragat, sent a message that many of the military technologies provided by Germany are outdated, and the military is somewhat dissatisfied with this."
After hearing the news, the Prime Minister rubbed his swollen temples with his hands and said, "Tell General Saraget to choose something that can be used, and don't complain. We all need to build trust first.
"
"OK."
"If there's anything else, just tell me."
"The other thing is that the National Railway Company sent a telegram. They said that the construction of the railway from Palermo to Messina is more difficult than expected due to the terrain, and the budget is estimated to be insufficient. They hope that the government can allocate another 6 million lire to their construction funds.
Secretary Usopp, who was glanced at by the Prime Minister, secretly cursed the railway company before continuing. "According to the railway company's report, there is a section of railway that passes through the collapse zone, which they did not expect before, so they need to
The roadbed and mountain in this section will be reinforced.”
As he spoke, he took out another document. "This is the railway company's additional budget list."
Depretis took the list, read it carefully, and signed it. "Give it to the Ministry of Finance and let them allocate funds, but someone needs to be sent to supervise the use of this money."
"clear."
After answering, Secretary Usopp turned around and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute."
The secretary who was stopped by the Prime Minister immediately asked, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, is there anything else you can do?"
"What has Your Majesty been doing recently?"
The Prime Minister's topic made the secretary tremble inwardly, but he still answered truthfully. "According to what I know, His Majesty has been running to Marino and Brescia recently when he is not in class."
"It seems that our Majesty attaches great importance to the two people he has recruited."
At this time, Secretary Usopp only hated himself for having ears, but fortunately, the Prime Minister let him go, and the secretary disappeared like a rabbit with a swishing sound.
Seeing the frightened secretary who ran away, the Prime Minister smiled and said nothing. His secretary was good at everything, but he was too timid. But it was precisely because he was timid that he chose him.
Of course, when he asked the king about Carlo's movements, he didn't have any thoughts. It was just a normal inquiry. After all, he was the prime minister and he always needed to know about the king's movements.
Carlo, who was inquired about by the Prime Minister, had just returned to Rome from his trip to Brescia. However, as soon as he arrived in Rome, his attention was immediately attracted by a piece of intelligence from the Far East.
This information was sent by the Italian Minister to the Qing Dynasty. Although the Minister did not know why His Majesty was so concerned about the information from the Far East, he still continued to send back to the country what happened in the Far East conscientiously, so much so that the Embassy in the Qing Dynasty was just for the purpose of conveying information.
The news cost more than 100,000 lire in additional funds.
This telegram stated that China and France had negotiated terms for Vietnam. There were three main clauses: First, Vietnam would pay tribute to China, China would withdraw its troops, and France declared that it had no intention of invading Vietnamese land or damaging Vietnam's sovereignty; second, Vietnam would open up to ensure victory (
Black Flag Army base area); third, China and Vietnam use the Red River as the boundary and allow navigation on the Red River.
This information surprised Carlo. He remembered that the Sino-French war started two years later because of Vietnam, but what happened to this clause? It was obvious that they had reached an agreement. You must know that he was making a bet in advance.
Two ships were prepared for the cruise, intending to surprise the French. Now the surprise is gone, but the shock has arrived.
Yes, Carlo plans to intervene in the upcoming Sino-French war. This is not because he has feelings for the Qing Dynasty. He has hated pigtail drama since he was a child. The genius has feelings for the Qing Dynasty. He covets the market of the Qing Dynasty.
But it is a pity that Italy is not strong enough and has no place to stay in the Far East, so Italy cannot achieve the gunboat diplomacy of Britain and France.
Since you can't be tough, you need to be soft. If you want to be soft, you must have enough goodwill towards Italy. Unlike Germany, which established its reputation as Europe's number one army with the Franco-Prussian War, Italy has
A natural advantage.
Then the upcoming Sino-French war is what Carlo thinks is an opportunity. This is the most beautiful war fought by the Qing Dynasty. As long as Italy plays a sufficient role in it, the bosses who follow the strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians will definitely not let it go.
My friend suffered a loss. When the time comes, we will take the opportunity to open up the market and rely on the Westernization Movement to find a way for Italian products.
In the end, Carlo had everything ready, but Dongfeng said it wouldn't come. Isn't this funny?
"There must be something wrong."
Faced with this sudden information from the Far East, Carlo was at a loss for a long time.
"Don't be impatient. There will definitely be a way. You can wait and see."
Carlo was very patient and planned to observe first before speaking. But the next news made him heartbroken. The French government did not approve this clause and withdrew Bao Hai, the minister to the Qing Dynasty.
It seemed that the Sino-French war was unavoidable, and Carlo was relieved.
