My Italian

Facing Carlo's astonishing words, even the unflappable head of Alejad showed a pale expression.

"Your Majesty, are you sure?"

It's no wonder that Alejad asked this question, because it is not uncommon in Europe to want to sell land and property, but most of them are forced to sell when they encounter difficulties.

The act of voluntarily selling land is very rare among the nobles. And like Carlo, there is no such thing as a monarch who wants to sell land on a large scale without financial difficulties.

It's no wonder that Alejad would ask this question. Of course, there is a layer of meaning in his words.

Carlo, of course, understood the words of Director Alejad. Selling the land is a big deal. Although Carlo is the patriarch of the Savoy family, he cannot decide such a major event alone. Although Carlo is king, the opinions of other members of the royal family also need to be considered.

"I haven't told other people about this idea yet, but the income from land is too low, and it is not in the economic interest to keep a lot of money on the land."

Carlo stated the reason for his consideration, but of course he didn't say a word. Italy's ongoing industrialization will create the growth of the bourgeoisie, and the ruling foundation of the kingdom will also be transformed from a commoner-noble-king to a commoner-capitalist-king.

Although this time may be long or short (depending on the speed of industrialization), it cannot change this fact. And when the bourgeoisie grows, what should the Savoy family do as the Italian royal family?

It is determined by the characteristics of the bourgeoisie. They are not interested in royal power. So Carlo needs to make the bourgeoisie under his control or influence from the beginning, and that requires enough money.

According to Carlo's estimate, at least 1 billion lire is needed to have an effect (note that it is only effective), and although the Savoy family is rich, if they want to get one billion lire out, they basically need to hold more than half of their property. In this case, if you don't sell the land with the lowest income, what else can you sell.

It's just that Carlo underestimated the nobility's dedication to land in this era.

"No, this is absolutely not possible."

In the evening, after Carlo expressed his thoughts, his mother, Queen Mother Margherita, changed her attitude of unlimited support and immediately opposed her with a serious expression.

Facing a mother who I don't want to hear from you, although Carlo had considered being rejected before, he didn't expect to be so determined. But no matter how determined Carlo is, he has to convince his mother, otherwise how can he convince other royal family members in the future.

"Your Excellency Mother, I know you have different opinions on selling the land, but you must also take into account the current situation of the family. Although we don't need to worry about funds at the moment, but you can also see that the output of the land accounts for the royal family's management. The ratio is getting lower and lower.”

Suddenly, mother suddenly said something. "But it's about stability."

Facing her mother's words, Carlo naturally couldn't say the opposite. "Yes, yes. The output of this land is better than stability, but although the land owned by our family is not bad, is this kind of output too low?"

"So what, at least it can add 6.5 million lire to us every year."

It seems that my mother is also clear about the profitability of the royal family's industry.

In this case, Carlo can only use another method. "Yes, what my mother said is right. As long as there are no natural or man-made disasters, there will always be benefits. But my son needs a lot of money. At present, only land can meet my needs in the family industry."

"What do you need, you actually want to sell the land?"

Mother asked why Carlo needs such a huge amount of money, which attracted her interest.

Facing her mother's question, Carlo breathed a sigh of relief. Then he spoke out about his worries about the growing domestic bourgeoisie.

"No way. Those factory owners and businessmen dare to make such excessive demands. Are they not afraid of the suppression of the army?"

Well, in the face of his mother's thoughts still in the 18th century, Carlo continued to explain painstakingly that if Italy is to be strong, it must rely on the bourgeoisie, and the government cannot ignore their demands.

"Isn't this similar to the French Huguenots?"

Well, my mother finally found an unreliable prototype from history. Carlo also recognized it, so he followed the words. "But these people are harder to deal with than the Huguenots, and it's also much harder to deal with, but it's not impossible to control them."

"Then what is your job?"

"The weakness of these bourgeoisie is also obvious. Their weakness is money. Although they disagree with Marx's heresy in Das Kapital, there is one sentence he said. As long as there are enough profits, the capitalists can sell and hang themselves. rope."

Carlo's words silenced the mother, it seems that she was persuaded by her son's words.

"That would allow other nobles to join in, so as to share some financial pressure on the royal family."

The mother's words made Carlo annoyed. After all, he still needed some land left.

"Mother, the fewer people know about this kind of thing, the better, otherwise we will be very passive. You must know that we are still the leaders of the nobles' allegiance."

Her son's words made Queen Margherita feel that she had come up with a bad idea.

As a remedy, Queen Margherita couldn't help saying. "But it's not enough for me to agree. It also needs the consent of the rest of the family."

I need your words.

Facing his mother's words, Carlo took it up without hesitation. "As long as you agree, mother, then the matter is half done. As long as you support me, I have confidence."

In the face of Carlo's assurance, the Queen Mother Margherita was a little skeptical. But in the end, blood is thicker than water, and I don't believe who my son can trust~www.wuxiaspot.com~ So under Carlo's explanation, Queen Mother Margarita reluctantly agreed.

For Carlo, convincing his mother is half the battle. How many people are there in the royal family. Uncle Amedio is easy to deal with, and this **** only needs to mention his annuity up, and he will not fall short of ten.

As for the troublesome point, it is the uncle, the Duke of Genoa, which is far from it. Although this is the oldest member of the family. But as long as the uncle can agree, then the uncle will be alone.

Then Carlo's next target was his uncle who was far away in Turin. After finding an excuse, Carlo went to Turin to meet his uncle in person.

The result was not what he expected. After Carlo promised to privately increase his annuity from 350,000 to 450,000 liras per month, the **** didn't say anything, and his ancestors fought **** battles.

As for the coming-of-age brother and two younger sisters, they are represented by Carlo.

After gaining most of the support, Carlo convened a meeting of the Savoy family.

At the meeting, Carlo put forward a plan to sell the land in exchange for funds to invest in industry. Unexpectedly, the uncle held an objection, but after seeing that everyone else supported Carlo's plan, the old uncle was very aware of the current affairs and no longer opposed.

So the idea that Carlo wanted to achieve can finally be realized.

Of course, Carlo is not in a hurry to sell the land. After all, there is still some gold in the temple, so he is not in a hurry at the moment. Carlo gave Alajjad 4 years to gradually sell at least 80% of the land in the hands of the royal family.

And the proceeds of these sales, Carlo will gradually invest in the industrialization of Italy. Of course, you have to believe that Carlo's investment will never lose, after all, he knows the historical trend.

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