My Italy

1881 was a very frustrating year for the Italians.

In this year, Italy not only suffered from internal drought, but also lost the opportunity to colonize Tunisia externally.

So when faced with 1881, many people don't want to recall it because it was all bad news.

At the end of the year, it is necessary to summarize the year, but the results are not optimistic.

Although Carlo does not hold great power, the data collected by the government will not be concealed from him, so Carlo can understand all the data in Italy.

First of all, don't count on Italy's economic growth this year. Two things at home and abroad have caused Italy to lose so much. It is unrealistic to expect economic growth.

Therefore, in 1881, Italy's economic growth rate was 0.11%. Taking into account inflation, it was actually still growing at a negative rate.

Such economic data makes the Italian government lose face. Although everyone knows what caused it, in the final analysis, the government's leadership is incompetent. Although it was mainly caused by the previous government, it still needs to bear the blame.

In addition, in terms of import and export, Italy's import volume has increased significantly, reaching a share of 1.771 billion lire. The largest increase in import volume was grain imported from Russia and Romania. This year, Italy imported 2.87 million tons of various grains, resulting in widespread grain prices in Europe this year. up 5%.

Exports fell slightly to 1.564 billion lira due to internal and external factors. The number one export is still textiles, followed by other products such as fur, furniture, alcohol, tobacco, etc.

If you look at Italy's foreign exports, you will know the type of economy it has.

This year, Italy's trade deficit is 207 million lire, which makes Finance Minister Sabot and Economy and Trade Minister Mark Leder almost lose their hair (in order to prevent Mark Leder from becoming too powerful in the Ministry of Agriculture, the Prime Minister, in the name of raising merit, He was transferred to the position of Minister of Economy and Trade, and the former Minister of Economy and Trade Gulites also changed positions, and the trio were all moved).

Of course, there is no good news, that is, despite the economic downturn in Italy this year, the people have not expressed dissatisfaction with the Depretis government, because everyone knows that this is not his problem.

Of course, the people are not always patient. If the economy does not develop next year, then the Prime Minister will need to say something.

Of course, government issues do not affect Carlo. This can be regarded as a major benefit of losing power, although this is not what Carlo wants to see.

Of course, the new year requires new atmosphere, so Carlo also carefully prepares the annual New Year's speech.

Because of this speech, Carlo didn't even have a good Christmas, which made the two little princesses very unhappy. Afterwards, Carlo said many good words and promised many unequal treaties to make them angry.

On New Year's Day, January 1st, Roman residents poured into the streets to participate in the New Year's parade. During the popular parade, the guards outside the Quirinale Palace were busy preparing fireworks, while Carlo was watching for the last time in his small room. Speech.

Although this was Carlo's second New Year's speech, he was still a little nervous. Carlo didn't want to recall last year's speech, which was a complete disaster. He didn't even remember going back to the room.

In fact, from the first speech, Carlo felt that he was no different from other people. He was neither calm nor general-like. He felt like he was in elementary school for the first time on stage to receive a certificate, and he was at a loss.

So this time, in order to avoid the last dilemma, Carlo locked himself in a room and forced himself to study hard to deepen his memory. It’s just that this method doesn’t seem to be of much use. The harder I study, the less I feel I can remember it.

Just as Carlo was struggling with his New Year's speech, a pair of jade hands quietly opened the door, and a beautiful woman looked at Carlo's back and walked slowly over.

"Hey, it's you, Nia."

Carlo, whose thoughts were interrupted, turned to look at Li Ying behind him and exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, please let go."

Nia, who had her hand caught, opened her teeth with a red face, trying to get Carlo to let go of her hand. She tapped Carlo's shoulder just now, and just as she was about to speak, her hand was grabbed.

"Nia, what do you want from me?"

Facing Nia's words, Carlo began to talk about him, and he grabbed the little maid with his greedy hands and refused to let go.

Nia, who was being questioned by Carlo, was distracted by the topic at this time and spoke without thinking. "I heard that His Majesty locked himself in the room for several hours and did not come out. I was a little worried, so I came to take a look."

The little maid blushed more and more as she spoke, and it almost spread to her neck, especially after Carlo grabbed her hand and felt the strength of her hand, her face was like a fragrant red apple, making Carlo want to take a bite.

Well, I have to admit that Carlo's straight man's hard-core pick-up tactics finally paid off. Thinking about it, you know that in the palace, there are very few boys and girls of Carlo and Nia's age, and no one in the palace knows what Carlo thinks about the little maid. Since this person is His Majesty's favorite, no matter how beautiful and charming the little maid is, no one dares to have any thoughts about her, or even pay attention to what she says.

So when Nia was in the palace, apart from chatting with the maids, the only man who could chat more was Carlo.

Therefore, there are many opportunities for the two to come into contact. However, although there are many opportunities, Carlo's methods are so rough that it is impossible to see.

Opportunities came to him like raindrops, but he blocked them all one by one. However, after nearly two years of training, Carlo finally learned a little bit about coaxing girls. This finally has some results, at least Nia won't hide away from her (ignoring the reason why her hand was caught, this is still a good start).

"Your Majesty, are you worried about the speech?"

Although Nia is a maid, she has stayed in the palace for so long, so she knows something about it.

"How can I worry about this if it doesn't happen?"

In front of Nia, how could Carlo show that he was worried about the speech? He couldn't embarrass himself in front of the little maid.

"Really?"

Nia looked at him with disbelief.

"What, you don't believe it?"

When the girl looked at him in disbelief, Carlo's masculinity exploded and he planned to prove himself.

The little maid didn't say anything, just looked at him, her eyes clearly showing disbelief.

Being looked down upon by Nia made the boy Carlo furious, but as soon as he rolled his eyes, he thought of a way. "Well, if you don't believe it, how about we make a bet?"

Facing Carlo's proposal, the little maid was obviously a little bit taken aback. "What bet?"

"Let's do this. If my speech is successful, then I will win. You have to agree to a condition."

"What conditions?"

"You can only say it if you promise."

"I won't agree if you don't tell me."

Seeing that the little maid didn't fall into the trap, Carlo had no choice but to whisper. "Well, if I win, you kiss me. If I lose, I'll kiss you."

"not good."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Faced with Carlo's insistence on taking advantage, Nia decided to fight back. "If you lose, then kiss Lu Lu."

"ah……"

Carlo knew that Lulu was a small spotted pig who was kept as a pet by several maids.

The king of Italy kissed a pig's mouth. This was big news. Carlo immediately wanted to shake his head and refuse, but when he saw the little maid looking at him expectantly, he thought about it for a while and became fierce. He tried hard. It was just a speech. What was he afraid of? If he succeeded, he would kiss the little maid, but if he failed, he would kiss the pig. , I made a profit no matter what.

"Okay, that's what we've settled on."

"Well, no regrets."

After the two agreed, Carlo was very motivated. At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of the captain of the guard came from outside the door. "Your Majesty, it's time to prepare a New Year's speech."

"Okay, I understand, I'll come right away."

Carlo glanced at Nia next to him, and was ready to give a speech with great momentum. Now he was not afraid at all, and he only wanted to show the little maid how he punished her.

Sorry, I have a lot of work these days and there are a few updates. I hope everyone can understand this. Mantou is a part-time author, and I will try to resume the speed of two updates after these few days pass. Finally, Mantou would like to say, readers who like this book, please give me a recommendation vote.