In the Prime Minister's Office, the confidant Home Secretary Sabot was complaining to the Prime Minister.
"Now that domestic anti-French demonstrations are being encouraged again, this is placing a heavy burden on the Ministry of Interior. There is enough evidence to prove that this wave of anti-French demonstrations has the support of our Majesty. Is it possible that His Majesty is so iron-clad?"
Are you determined to have a fight with France?"
As a Prime Minister, Sabote naturally has more or less pro-French attributes. Although the diplomatic relations between Italy and France are currently deteriorating, there is still some hope. It is hoped that the relationship between Italy and France will be improved in the future. Of course, this
This kind of thinking will not affect his daily work, nor will it provide convenience to France.
Of course, what he said in front of the Prime Minister was not to represent his opposition to the anti-French demonstrations, but to remind the Prime Minister to pay attention to His Majesty's actions.
You must know that during this period, due to the support of the military, the king's momentum increased greatly. Many young officials were provoked by his highly nationalistic remarks, which caused twists and turns in the diplomatic relations between Italy and France.
According to the report of the ambassador to France, French Prime Minister Jouferry specially summoned him to raise concerns about the anti-French demonstrations in Italy and gave him a private warning that if Italy continued to be hostile to France, then France would need to comprehensively consider its relationship with Italy.
This incident made His Excellency the Prime Minister, who was already troubled by the military's intervention, even more energetic. But His Majesty was still uneasy and praised these anti-French marching teams everywhere, calling them the Italian nation.
spine.
Are those who oppose the law the backbone of the nation, and those who are busy putting out fires in the government are traitors?
Therefore, people from the Depretis group were resentful and did not want His Majesty to continue talking nonsense. Of course, they had not thought of any drastic move. Italy needed stability, and whether the Kingdom's remarks were out of line, let alone accusations
His patriotic fervor.
However, although there are no other measures, it does not mean that there is no way. Sabot was elected by everyone to discuss with the Prime Minister whether to use other methods to let the king calm down for a while. For example, he can schedule his courses to a full schedule, euphemistically called "enriching His Majesty"
knowledge or something.
Faced with the words of his confidant, the Secretary of the Interior, Depretis said calmly, "You are excited, Sabot."
"But, Prime Minister..."
"alright."
Waving his hand to stop the Interior Minister from continuing to speak, Depretis raised his head and glanced at him before saying, "I will handle this matter. If I think the military can make me bow my head, then I need to come up with corresponding measures."
cost."
Prime Minister Depretis' words made the Interior Minister in front of him shine. He stopped talking. The Prime Minister already had an idea.
A few days later, it was time for Carlo to study government affairs again.
This time is different from usual. In addition to the Prime Minister, Speaker and several cabinet ministers, there are also several other people, the most conspicuous of which are the two Ministers of Navy and Army.
Such an obviously different situation made several people feel that today's situation was unusual, and they made up their minds not to speak except for matters related to their own departments, and to just be spectators.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, why are there so many people today?"
As the master, Carlo immediately asked after seeing that the situation was obviously different this time.
"It's nothing, because there are many things going on today, that's why we called so many people."
Carlo accepted Prime Minister Depretis's answer. However, seeing that there must be a battle next, he had to cheer up.
"Your Majesty, shall we start now?"
"It's time to start."
After receiving a response, the Prime Minister took out a proposal and said, "This is about the railway construction plan from Cagliari to Sassari in Sardinia. Mr. Pedersen, please come out and explain it."
The person who was stopped by the Prime Minister was Transportation Minister Sten Pedersen. This person has worked in the transportation department for many years and has very good abilities. He can always build the maximum railway mileage with the minimum cost, which is rare in Italian railway construction.
Manage talent.
As the Prime Minister finished speaking, a dark-skinned middle-aged man wearing single-rimmed glasses and slightly fatter came out.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister."
I saw him making a slight gesture to Carlo and the Prime Minister before speaking. "Currently, there is no railway built in Sardinia, which is very detrimental to the development of Sardinia. You must know that Sardinia is home to nearly 800,000 people. If
The lack of railways will affect the economic development of Sardinia, so our Ministry of Transportation also decided to build a railway for Sardinia after serious consideration.
For this reason, we sent five exploration teams to conduct geological exploration. Finally, after comprehensive consideration, we chose to build a railway from Cagliari to Sassari. The reason why we considered these two cities is that they are the top two cities in Sardinia.
The city is conducive to the transportation of goods and people.
According to the line plan, the total mileage of our planned railway in Sardinia is 261 kilometers, with a total of 17 stations, the construction time is 37 months, and the estimated construction cost is 39.7 million lire."
After listening to the speech by Transportation Secretary Pedersen, Carlo was the first to speak. "Prime Minister, can the government come up with this money?"
"More than one million lire per month, the government can still come up with it despite the squeeze."
Faced with Carlo's question, the Prime Minister answered without thinking.
"So is the construction of the railway considered a certainty?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Then the Prime Minister put forward several other proposals and dealt with them one by one. Some of them were rejected and some were passed. Carlo was also among them. Did you ask? Everything seemed to be the same as before. But then
As the thickness of the proposal became thinner and thinner, the atmosphere gradually became more solemn.
Many people feel that this is the coming storm.
Sure enough, the Prime Minister then picked up a proposal and said, "This is the Ministry of Interior's regulations on strengthening the management of large-scale gatherings and demonstrations. Sabot, please stand up and explain it to everyone."
"Okay, Prime Minister."
The former mayor of Rome stood up and said, "Currently, there are demonstrations taking place in various cities in Italy. Although most of these demonstrations are peaceful and orderly, there are still some cases of vandalism, smashing, and looting.
This behavior has greatly endangered public safety and also made people feel at risk."
"So in order to avoid such a situation, our Ministry of Interior must control these demonstrations. First of all, in view of the different circumstances of the parade, the approval was changed from the municipal government to the Ministry of Interior, because we have more experience in distinguishing which games are controllable.
It is uncontrollable. And then we should..."
Sabote Linlin Zongzong said so much, many people muttered something in their hearts.
Because no one is stupid, everyone knows who this proposal to strengthen demonstrations is directed at.
Carlo looked a little unhappy when he heard this proposal, because he knew that it was directed at him. Since there was a showdown, let's do it.
