My Italy

After the request for food reserves was forcibly suppressed by the Prime Minister and the King, government departments began to operate. Of course, the preliminary work required a lot of preparation. After all, a new department needed to be established to manage these food reserves.

Moreover, such a large amount of grain reserves also tests the capabilities of the new department. The first is the selection of sites. According to the actual situation in Italy, the government found that the six to seven large grain reserves it had previously considered may not be suitable, so one After much consideration, the government added three medium-sized grain reserves.

Of course, the location of the grain reserve is very important. Firstly, it needs to have convenient transportation, secondly, it must be spacious, and thirdly, it must be close to water sources. In addition to site selection, the grain reserve system also needs to be fully considered. The first is fire prevention and theft prevention. In addition, daily inspections, transportation, renovation, etc. all need to be carefully considered. After all, a grain depot is worth at least tens of millions of lire of food. If this is lost, it will be troublesome.

For this reason, the government certainly did not dare to slack off and devoted itself wholeheartedly to the matter of food reserves. Even Prime Minister Antonio left early and came home late during this period to be very busy.

The lights in Rome are brilliant at night, and the use of electricity in the Second Industrial Revolution has already blossomed all over Italy.

The Prime Minister, who had been busy all day, returned home in his own carriage, escorted by guards.

Antonio's current residence is at No. 11 Via Numpomele, which is the most famous residence of the powerful in Rome. It is not far from the Prime Minister's Palace and the Royal Palace, and it only takes more than 20 minutes by carriage.

"Sir, we have a visitor."

As soon as Antonio got off the carriage, he heard the butler's report.

"Who's visiting?"

"It's Senator Salandra."

"How did he come back?"

Of course Antonio knows this Salandra MP, who is considered a figure in the parliament. He has interacted with many people and is ranked fourth or fifth in the parliament. And Antonio has met him several times, let alone a close acquaintance.

The housekeeper, who was familiar with his master's temperament, immediately understood what he meant. "The Salandra Councilor said that there is something very important that needs to be met with you, sir, so I can only ask him to wait in the living room."

The butler's approach was very prudent. After all, he came to visit and claimed to meet on important matters, so it was impossible to leave the other party outside the door.

Antonio cheered up, put on a smile, and walked into the living room.

"Congressman Salandra, I've kept you waiting."

Seeing His Excellency the Prime Minister coming in, the Sarandra MP put down his tea cup and said. "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I hope you don't mind this intrusion."

"How come? Your Excellency is so eager to see me. You must have something to tell me."

After Antonio finished speaking, he picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. While blowing it gently, he looked at the visiting Senator Salandra. His intention was self-evident.

Faced with Prime Minister Antonio's attitude, Senator Salandra, who was already troubled, did not hide it and said directly, "Prime Minister, I came here this time to tell you a very important news."

Antonio didn't like what Congressman Salandra said. He just told himself when he had something to say. This kind of pretentious attitude made him dissatisfied. So he picked up the teacup, blew on the hot tea, took a sip and said. "Oh, you say."

The Prime Minister's performance, the Salandra MP, saw it in his eyes, and a surge of anger surged in his heart, but he suppressed it.

"Prime Minister, I have received news that His Majesty the King has the idea of ​​supporting right-wing parties in the general election. In particular, the National Socialist Party, which has developed well in recent years, I heard that there is also the shadow of the royal family behind it."

"Member Salandra, criticizing the monarch behind his back is not what a qualified member should do."

The Prime Minister was now very disgusted with the Salandra MP. Does this guy know what he is talking about? If you criticize the monarch in front of him, do you think he is a fool? Moreover, his provocative language is too bad. Do you really think he is a useless politician who only knows partisanship?

Facing Antonio's anger, Salandra had a serious look on his face. He looked at the Prime Minister calmly, but continued to speak arrogant words.

"Prime Minister, don't be angry. How can this be considered criticism? This is just free speech. This is not the Middle Ages, and I can't go to the stake, but I am much better than those lawless anarchists."

"If these are your only words, then I think I have heard enough. You can go back."

It was obvious that Antonio had not improved his moral character over the years, and he no longer wanted to continue talking with the arrogant Salandra Senator.

"Well, the Prime Minister seems to be angry with me, so I'll leave now. But before I leave, I still want to say that this is not a rumor but a fact. Our respected Majesty really wants to change the Prime Minister. ”

"Okay, Representative Salandra, thank you for bringing these unpleasant news. I am very busy, so I will not apologize to you."

Fortunately, Antonio managed to maintain some sense and did not lose even the basic etiquette of seeing off guests. I believe that he will not want to see the Salandra MP again in the future.

As for the Salandra MP, after being driven out of the Prime Minister's house in despair, he could only leave in his own carriage.

"How was the talk?"

In the compartment of the carriage, apart from the member Salandra who was driven out in despair, there was another person sitting opposite him. At this time, Congressman Salandra didn't look a little depressed. Instead, he picked up the expensive cigar from Cuba and smoked it while looking at the other party.

"It's not bad. The Prime Minister listened to my information carefully. According to my observation, he should have listened to some of it. By the way, how are your preparations over there?"

Facing Salandra's words, the figure hidden in the darkness spoke. "We are preparing. We have contacted many people so far. It will definitely surprise everyone when the time comes."

"That's good. If you need anything, you can contact me."

"Don't worry, I will definitely ask for your help." At this point, the man sighed. "Actually, our Majesty is really wise and powerful, and has obtained a lot of benefits for Italy. If he didn't want to take away our power, I believe we can live in peace. Now we can only hope that the power we show can make his Majesty retreat. Well. Actually, I’m not optimistic about this. What should we do then?”

"Don't ask, you actually know it very well."

The conspiracy on the carriage continued, and after the Prime Minister drove away the Salandra MP, Antonio came to the study alone after having dinner with his family as usual.

"Sir, I didn't know that Senator Salandra could be so rude."

In the study, the housekeeper admitted his mistake.

"I don't blame you. This matter is coming to me. These local powerful people really think highly of me. They want me to pull chestnuts from the fire for them. It's really wishful thinking."

"Sir, I know what to do next, and I won't let it happen again."

After the butler left, Antonio showed a thoughtful expression. That's right, he knew the identity of the Salandra representative from the moment he opened his mouth. These local powerful people are really crazy. In order to protect their power from being taken away, they actually want to negotiate terms with him.

How is this possible? You must know that he was also the main promoter of changing districts into provinces. This kind of behavior can increase the power of Rome, which national political party is not willing to see.

These local forces cannot even think about relying on their power to resist the orders of the central government.

But for some reason, the words said by the disgusting Salandra MP came to his mind again. Does the king really want to replace himself and let a right-wing party come to power?