My Italy

Count Garland's visit to Austria was destined to be in vain. The Austrians were not enthusiastic about the visit from Italy, and were even very cold.

Austria only signed an alliance treaty with Germany two years ago. After removing the threat from the north, the Austrians had the confidence to face the threat from Italy. Although they were in competition with Russia on the Balkan issue, under the mediation of Prime Minister Bismarck , relations between the two countries have not fallen out.

It is not the time for Russia to form an alliance with France. He is still full of expectations for Germany's friendship and is trying to maintain the Three Emperors Alliance system through Germany as a mediator.

That's right, before the Three Emperors system collapsed, the conflict between Russia and Austria-Hungary did not expand. Therefore, when Austria-Hungary was not burdened with enemies, the olive branch extended by Italy was not very attractive to Vienna, so this was destined to be fruitless in the visit to Austria.

After a round of selling, the Italian government finally discovered that it would be difficult to find strong allies without diplomatic changes in Europe. This made the Italian government very embarrassed and worried.

"So, Prime Minister Despretis' diplomatic efforts failed this time."

"Yes, Your Majesty. The government is currently discussing countermeasures to deal with possible situations against Italy in the future."

After hearing what the captain of the guard said, Carlo stood up, looked at the scenery outside the window, and said. "Don't worry about the government. The crisis in Tunisia has frightened them to the point of paranoia."

When faced with Carlo's complaints about the government, Baron Felicius, the captain of the bodyguard, lowered his head and pretended not to hear.

Although the captain of the guard pretended not to hear, the words continued to fall in his ears.

"Everyone knows that rushing is not a business, and only trying to remedy the situation after a mistake has been made. These officials are really bad."

In Carlo's view, the government should now focus more on developing domestic affairs. Although Italy's natural conditions are not good and resources are insufficient, industrialization cannot be left behind. The first part is not the important point, the important point is that the last sentence is what Carlo wants to say.

In Carlo's view, Italy should not reach out if it is not strong enough in Europe. It is best to target other regions. For example, the Ottoman Empire, which is in decline, is a good choice.

I didn’t realize that Russia also started to bully the Ottomans and gradually gained confidence before it could compete with other countries in Europe. Italy can definitely learn from Ottoman's example and regain its confidence.

This is not because Carlo has taken a fancy to the current Libya. Apart from the desert and the herdsmen, the current Libya is of no use to Italy. It is unwise to invest precious funds in the current Libya. Although there is oil in Libya, the distance it is buried cannot be mined with current technology. Therefore, taking Libya now is of no use except eating sand.

Carlo targeted Ottoman territories in Europe.

At present, the Ottoman territory in Europe is quite large. Macedonia, Albania, Thrace, Epirus, etc. are all its territories. In addition, many islands such as Crete in the Mediterranean are under the jurisdiction of the Ottomans. Such a vast territory is enough for Italy to claim part of it.

Carlo's goal is very clear. He is not willing to go too deep into the Balkan Peninsula and arouse the hostility of Russia and Austria-Hungary. He only needs to get Albania (including Kosovo). This would allow Italy to put a nail in the Balkans while also gaining access to the Adriatic.

Although the Austro-Hungarian navy is currently not strong, for Carlo, ensuring Italy's advantage in the Mediterranean is an inevitable choice in the future.

Of course, all of this requires Italy to have strength. With Italy's current strength, it is still unknown who will lose and who will win in a war with the Ottoman Empire. However, Carlo estimated that in all likelihood it was going to be a bad fight. The Ottomans had the advantage on land, while Italy had the advantage on the sea.

In this case, he would naturally not show interest in Osman now, but would hide it and not expose it at all. This thought can only be his future outlook, but no one can say it now.

Now for Carlo, strengthening Italy's strength is the key. At present, he divides this hope into two parts, one is the electrical research center in Marino, and the other is the two Venice-class armored cruisers that are under construction.

But it sounds a bit annoying. I wonder if he has changed Tesla's trajectory. The AC power he has been looking forward to has not yet come to fruition.

There are other small inventions, such as more accurate electricity meters, electric drills, hair dryers, etc. Although these inventions are good, they can only be regarded as daily necessities. He cannot make Italy rich with these gadgets like the novels he read in his previous life. First of all, there is a question, how many people can afford this thing.

You must know that these gadgets all need to be driven by electricity. Although electricity in Europe is developing well at present, the only lights that can enter the home are lighting lamps. One more thing, in this era, electric lights were basically installed in wealthy homes and factories. If it is installed in a factory, it is because it needs to earn profits for capital. But if it is installed in a wealthy family, the price of the light is not low, and the electricity bill is not cheap at all.

There is currently a lack of efficient high-power generators, which prevents the price of electricity from being lowered, so Carlo asked Tesla to prioritize research in this area in an attempt to reduce the cost of power generation and allow electricity to be used on a larger scale.

Of course, this is also Carlo's desire to make his own small contribution to promoting social development. Of course, allowing Italy to board the electrification express is a small requirement in his contribution.

But now Tesla's research on high-power motors has not yielded results, which makes Carlo a little anxious. If he hadn't learned electricity in his previous life, Carlo would have wanted to go into battle on his own. As for asking what Carlo learned in his previous life, you feel a bit ashamed. Less than three years after leaving school, all the knowledge he learned was given back to the teacher, except that he became increasingly slippery at playing the keyboard.

I'm really ashamed, ashamed, ashamed of the title of time traveler.

While Carlo was anxious about Tesla's lack of research results, the person he was obsessed with was conducting a new round of experiments at the Electrical Research Center.

"Preparing for experiment ninety-two."

Tesla, whose hair was as messy as a bird's nest, was wearing a smelly shirt and a pair of panda eyes, and was giving orders to many of his assistants.

And his eyes were staring at a motor without a casing, ready for experiments. This motor looks like it is handmade, and there are hammer marks on it.

But this is not important at all to Tesla. He has been unable to develop the results he wanted, and his inner anxiety is almost written on his face.

This time is his new experiment, I hope it will succeed.