My Italy

The news of Governor Cairoli's death was simply bad news for Carlo and the Italian government.

It doesn’t matter that the former Prime Minister seems to be far away from home and has been serving in Borneo with little news. In fact, the Borneo colony is very important to the current Italy. I only need to tell you one fact and I believe everyone will know it. Rome has basically never refused requests from Borneo.

In addition, data can also show this. Last year, Borneo handed over 72.1 million lire in fiscal revenue to Rome. If you add in the Qing Dynasty trade and other government gains in Borneo, this colony has brought great benefits to the Italian government. Hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue came.

Borneo has such a rapidly growing income, and the high output from tropical economic plants such as pepper and rubber is the key to the huge increase in income.

Industrious Chinese and Italian immigrants, driven by the government, reclaimed a large number of fields and planted economic plants. In the world, the rubber from the Italian Borneo colony is of the best quality. At present, the area under rubber cultivation has reached nearly 80,000 acres, most of which have already produced rubber, with an annual rubber output of more than 5,000 tons. According to the current price of rubber in London of 1.62 shillings per pound, the rubber alone brings him 40 million lire in revenue.

Driven by the Italian colonies, a large number of rubber plantations began to appear in other parts of Southeast Asia, but their scale and output were still too low, not even a fraction of those of the Italian colonies.

With more than 70 million in fiscal revenue, Borneo has become the most important fiscal and tax place in Italy. For Borneo to perform like this, the role of Kairoli, the former prime minister, is crucial.

You must know that among the colonies in Southeast Asia, the colonial government recognized as the most honest and efficient is the Italian Borneo government. (Yes, in the Southeast Asian colonies where corruption is serious, Italian Borneo officials earned a reputation for being able to do things efficiently despite receiving little money)

As for the virtues of these officials, who among Carlo and the top government officials could not know that the performance of local government officials was naturally inseparable from the guidance of Cairoli, the clever governor.

Now his sudden death is a serious problem for Italy.

"Check to see if what the telegram says is true. Also, find the Prime Minister. I need to discuss it with the Prime Minister."

Although Carlo was very surprised when he heard the news, he quickly gave a few orders after serving as king for many years.

The first one is naturally to find out whether what the telegram says is true. If it is true, it can only be regarded as an unexpected loss to Italy. But it would have been a disaster for the Borneo officials if the telegram contained any inaccurate information.

As for discussing with the Prime Minister, this is understandable. After all, the successor to such an important financial and taxation power must be cautious.

The captain of the guard, Felimich, also knew the importance of the matter and immediately walked out of the office and hurried to carry out the order.

But within two minutes, he was back again. "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has arrived."

It seemed that Depretis also knew the importance of this matter and hurriedly came to discuss it with Carlo.

"Your Majesty, I and all my colleagues in the government are deeply saddened by the death of Governor Kairoli. However, since Governor Kairoli has left, I don't know whether your Majesty has a suitable candidate for his successor."

It was obvious that the Prime Minister was very worried about the successor. He had just received the news and came to the palace to inquire.

Faced with the Prime Minister's inquiry, Carlo asked rhetorically. "Do you have any good candidates in the government?"

Carlo's rhetorical question was that the Governor of Borneo was too important. In addition, the matter came too suddenly, and he did not have a suitable candidate for the time being.

Faced with Carlo's question, Depretis, as Prime Minister, immediately answered. "The government has just had urgent discussions and listed three candidates."

Carlo was a little surprised when he heard the government's three options. It was too fast. In fact, it would be too fast to come up with candidates as soon as the news is received, but unfortunately this is not the case. The three candidates proposed by the Prime Minister are all plans made by the government before.

After all, everything is possible, and the Borneo colony is currently Italy's favorite thing, so there are still some preventive measures. That's not all. The government has also made plans for conflicts with Spain, the Netherlands, Britain, France and other countries because of the colony. Compared with these plans, Governor Cairoli's plan is considered child's play.

As for Prime Minister Despretis, he also picked up the plan as soon as he received the news.

"Then let's talk about the candidates chosen by your government."

After getting Carlo's response, Prime Minister Despretis immediately spoke. "The first person we selected is the Minister of Commerce and Trade, His Excellency Kranz Rivera. Due to the characteristics of the Borneo colony, we believe that expanding the colonial economy and trade and obtaining more benefits is the first priority. And Rivera Your Excellency, you have served as Minister of Commerce and Trade in the Cabinet for many years and have sufficient experience in business and trade, so you should be qualified for this position.”

Although the Prime Minister praised the Minister of Commerce and Trade with all kinds of flowers, Carlo is no stranger to this person. Although this person does have these advantages, he has a fatal flaw, that is, this Rivera has always been Wandering around in Rome, I had never done it anywhere. Carlo was not at all relieved to have this important place of wealth handed over to him rashly.

So he didn't give the Prime Minister any response at all, but continued to ask. "Where are the other two?"

As soon as he heard that the king did not ask the Minister of Commerce and Commerce, Despretis, who had been dealing with Carlo for many years, knew that this man was out of luck. Without even asking, it seems that its desire to jump to a higher stage through Borneo can be extinguished.

Yes, in the current Italian political arena, many people regard the Governor of Borneo as the fourth position in the Italian government, after the Prime Minister, Speaker, and Foreign Secretary. Because of his distance, the governor-general is in charge of Italy's diplomacy, military and politics in the Far East, giving people the feeling of a trumpet prime minister.

"The second is the Governor of Sicily, His Excellency Cabrera. Under his governance, Sicily's economy has developed well, and he is also a good hand in handling local affairs."

Seeing that Carlo was still listening, Depretis simply named the last candidate. "In addition, His Excellency Antonio, the Governor of East Africa, is also one of the candidates. He is a good hand in dealing with ethnic issues, and can also strengthen our rule in Borneo. However, his performance in economic means is not very good, which is why Reasons why I would put it third.”

It is true that from the government's perspective, the second-ranked Governor of East Africa does not have an advantage when it comes to selecting the Governor of Borneo. Because Borneo is more in need of candidates with excellent financial ability, Antonio did not show this advantage.

Fortunately, it was not the government that decided on the governor of Borneo, but Carlo, the king, who chose the person.

After listening to the Prime Minister's introduction, Carlo thought for a while and replied. "As for the question of candidates, let me consider it first and give you an answer in three days."

Prime Minister Despretis, who knew that the matter was not decided so quickly, after hearing Carlo's words, knew that the next step would depend on the king's choice. Of course, his visit to the king this time was not just for the selection of the governor, but also for many other things.

"Your Majesty, there are some things I need to report to you."