Facing the young king's inquiry, His Excellency the Minister of the Interior was obviously well prepared. He smiled and said to Carlo. "Since your Majesty did not understand, I will say it again."
Facing Sabot's words of pretending to be stupid, Carlo was furious. He had no choice now. None of these people were his, so he had no choice but to go into battle naked. "Your Excellency, Minister of the Interior, maybe you don't understand what I mean. I
What I am talking about is the reason why we need to strengthen the supervision of parades. I feel a little... how should I put it? I don’t quite understand it. These people are basically people with strong patriotic enthusiasm. If their parades are restricted, it will make people think that the Kingdom is tolerant of France.
It’s not conducive to unity.”
"But Your Majesty, there are some saboteurs in these marches, and they are disrupting the peaceful life of the people."
"The police can be put in charge of supervision. As long as someone commits acts of destruction, they will be arrested immediately."
"Your Majesty, this will occupy police resources and reduce the police's energy and time to deal with other matters. It will also have the effect of reducing public security."
"Then can't we recruit more police officers?"
"Your Majesty, this requires time and money, and a qualified police officer needs several months of training."
"In that case, General Saraguet, maybe you can send the military police to help the Minister of the Interior for a while, and then return after the new batch of police officers are trained."
Faced with Carlo suddenly pulling the army into it, Sabot, as the Minister of the Interior, was caught off guard and was stunned on the spot. However, the Minister of the Interior was confused, which did not mean that Carlo's idea would come true. Prime Minister Depreti saw
Si stood up.
"Your Majesty, regarding the parade, we can handle it. We don't need to bother the troops to take action."
It is a taboo for the military to interfere in local affairs. No government official wants to see such a scene, so other ministers then came up with suggestions. "Your Majesty, our Ministry of Finance can allocate enough funds to use
for police training.”
"Our Ministry of Education can also contribute."
"The same goes for the Ministry of Health."
Facing the ministers who were all talking about their suggestions, Carlo watched everything happening in front of him happily. He had long expected that this scene would happen when he talked about military help.
After seeing that Carlo stopped talking, the suggestions gradually subsided. However, the atmosphere at the scene became more and more weird. Many people kept looking at Sabot and Carlo with their eyes. It was obvious that they had just behaved
, the interior minister was completely defeated, and the rhythm was completely controlled by the young monarch.
Since his closest confidants were defeated, only the Prime Minister took action in person. He waited until everyone calmed down, then immediately stepped forward and spoke.
"Your Majesty, the parade was caused by the dispute between our country and France. If it continues, it will bring huge losses to both our countries. Not to mention, the total value of goods exported to France has reached 912 million lire.
These are basically agricultural products such as wine, livestock, and livestock, which involve millions of families, and we need to carefully consider our relationship with France."
It is obvious that the Prime Minister no longer uses the parade as an excuse, but directly speaks out about the core interests, and he is talking about Italy's most critical economy.
The Prime Minister's words made many people at the scene think deeply. After all, it has so much to do with France, and it would not be a good thing for Italy if it angered France.
Facing the Prime Minister's use of economic interests as a weapon, Carlo was obviously well prepared. He said, "Prime Minister, the economy is indeed a very important issue for the kingdom."
Carlo said this and immediately changed the subject. "But this is not the reason why we can surrender to France. You must know France's attitude towards our country. Tunisia did not discuss it with our country at all and just occupied it directly. If we do it because of this
Because of that and other reasons, if France acquiesces to its actions, what should Italy do with its national self-confidence?
You must know that before Germany won the Franco-Prussian War, it was basically divided. If it was all because of the need to consider this and that, then how could they fight France. So in my opinion, if Italy can use its lack of strength to surrender to France, it can also use this
If we have no reason to surrender to other countries, by then, we Italians will have no place in Europe."
In the view of Carlo, whose soul comes from the great Eastern countries of later generations, Italy can die standing, but it must not yield to the pressure of other countries. A gentleman's constant self-improvement is what Italy urgently needs. As for the economy, it can be solved after Italy builds its national self-confidence.
.As the old people of later generations said, we can rebuild the broken bottles and jars at home. If we succumb to the pressure of other countries, how can we talk about the rise of the nation.
Carlo's speech surprised many people at the scene. They didn't expect this monarch to have such a bloody side, but considering his age, it makes sense. However, the two military generals, for Carlo
His speech was full of interest, but of course now was not a good time to interrupt.
Carlo's speech made the Prime Minister angry, and he said, "I can understand His Majesty's mood, but we must take into account the strength of Italy. There is a slang in my hometown, how big the appetite is, how much bread you eat."
"
Obviously, the Prime Minister was saying that Carlo was speaking too loudly and did not consider the actual situation in Italy at all.
Faced with the Prime Minister's sarcasm, Carlo was not to be outdone. "What a coincidence, there is a slang saying in my hometown that everything depends on man's efforts, and man will conquer nature."
Although no one had heard of the slang in Carlo's mouth, everyone understood the meaning of his words. At this time, many people had playful expressions on their faces.
As for the old man and the young man in front of them, they all stared at each other like fighting cocks. The atmosphere gradually became a little subtle, and it was about to form a duel. It was urgent for someone to step forward and mediate the atmosphere.
The only qualified people at the scene were only three people, two from the military, and Speaker Leslie. At this time, the normally unassuming Speaker walked up to the two of them and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister,
I think what both of them said is reasonable. They are all considering Italy, but they are just in different directions."
As Leslie spoke, their attitudes softened, and others immediately echoed the speaker's words. "Yes, the speaker is right, it's just a different direction."
"That's right."
Although the two were separated, they could both feel that each other's attitudes would never change. Carlo said at this time, "Although our country is too deeply involved economically with France, they still cannot ignore Italy's attitude.
"
Obviously, Carlo was declaring that he would not waver.
Carlo's words clearly angered the Prime Minister. Despretis pushed away the people around him, walked quickly to Carlo, and looked at the monarch in front of him. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure, and I won't waver."
The scene in front of them made many officials hold their breath, fearing that the two would fight, and the two military bosses also hurried forward, ready to see the situation and separate them.
However, the Prime Minister did not do what they thought, but said with a smile, "Then, I hope your Majesty can get what he wishes."
After walking, he left without looking back.
Soon the news about the dispute between the king and the prime minister spread throughout Rome. Some said that his majesty neglected the prime minister, which made him angry. Others said that the prime minister angered his majesty, so the two had a quarrel. However, regardless of these news
However, a huge rift between the prime minister and the king is inevitable.
As a party involved, Carlo knew very well the meaning of the last words spoken by the Prime Minister. If he failed, he would have to bear the consequences himself and had nothing to do with the Prime Minister.
If Carlo was not familiar with history, of course he would not dare to gamble, because if he failed, his reputation would take a huge hit. A reputation for misbehavior cannot escape. Of course, if he succeeds, his reputation as a wise and far-sighted person will also accompany him.
So what are you waiting for? Carlo is betting everything.
