My Italy

The continuous introduction of new Italian technologies and machines shows the good situation of Italy's booming economy.

Some economists once asserted that if Italy continues to develop like this, it will surpass France within ten years and become the third largest economy in Europe.

However, for Prime Minister Cruz, who has just left the palace, Italy's booming economy is no longer the focus of the next stage.

Because the matter that the king talked to him about today was too important, which made him feel uneasy.

Because today, the king informed him that he plans to spend 40% of Italy's fiscal revenue on the military. Having been prime minister for so long, Cruz certainly knows what spending 40% of his income on the military means.

Although the arms race among various countries is currently in full swing, its highest military expenditure is only 36.7% of Germany's. Moreover, Germany had to compete with France in the army and Britain in the navy to reach this level. As for other countries, it will only be lower than Germany.

In the past, Italy's military expenditure accounted for about 30% of fiscal revenue, but now it suddenly rises to 40%. How can the government accept this?

And this is why Carlo approached Cruz. If he wanted to get the government to agree, it would not be enough for Carlo to impose force as a monarch. He needed to convince them. Carlo's method of dealing with it was very simple, that is, to persuade the Prime Minister, and then the Prime Minister would talk to the heads of various government departments.

Of course, how to talk about it depends on the Prime Minister's ability.

For Cruz, let him accept this challenge. In addition to the responsibilities of its prime minister, there is also a way out for Italy itself.

Regardless of whether the Italian economy is currently booming or not, this is just a first-mover advantage. Countries have responded and begun to support their own companies in shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, petrochemical and other industries. According to government surveys, Italy's share of these strong industries has been slowly decreasing. And because the scale of these industries continues to grow, it seems that Italy's exports are still strong. But it is not without worries. The biggest worry at the moment is Italy's largest overseas market, and a revolution has broken out in the Far East.

Nationalists from a large country in the Far East raised the flag against the ruling Manchus in a city called Wuchang.

However, due to conflicts with his old Italian friend Yuan Xiangcheng, the top leaders of the government did not send troops in time, which plunged the entire south into an uprising. The chaotic situation in the Far East has seriously affected Italy's local interests. After more than 20 years of intensive cultivation, Italy's annual trade with it has reached a scale of 800 million lire.

This also resulted in the trade between Italy and the Far Eastern powers shrinking by 50% of the same period in the past two months after the uprising broke out. This can be related to many traders and factories, which is quite unfavorable news for the Italian economy.

His government had previously made a mysterious operation and asked if Italian troops could be hired to counter the rebellion. This was obviously a decision made out of frustration by the Xungui Group after the confrontation with Yuan Xiangcheng was not going well.

This request was directly rejected by the Ambassador to the Far East. If Italy is involved, wouldn't this destroy the image it has maintained in the Far East for many years?

Since there are so many uncertainties in the Italian economy, the most important thing next is to find a market for Italy.

That’s right, it’s about finding the market. At present, because of Europe's early development and the gathering of major countries, the market has long been divided. It is not easy for Italy to move a small piece of it, and it might even trigger a war. At present, the only area that is relatively easy to get started is the Balkan Peninsula which was previously occupied by the Ottomans.

However, although this place is easy to get started, there are many people watching. The Austrians and Russians are the two countries that care most about it. It is very difficult for Italy to intervene.

Europe is difficult, so we can look globally. At present, the North American market is the most dynamic, but this is the territory of the United States. Even the powerful British Empire can only rely on Canada for scraps.

South America is the sphere of influence of the United Kingdom, the United States and France. Italy can only rely on its good relations with Argentina to share some water. If it wants to expand, it will definitely be suppressed by the three companies. (As an aside, the biggest impact of World War I on the United States in history was to drive the British and French forces out of the Americas, making the entire America the back garden of the United States, so the United States did not get nothing)

It's impossible in America, so how about changing somewhere.

Africa?

A very good raw material base, forget about the market. If Africa's black uncles want to become a market, it will take at least a hundred years of cultivation.

As for Asia, it is currently dominated by Britain and France. It is a gift from God that Italy can open up a large market in the Far East.

So looking ahead, if Italy wants to win new markets, it must compete for them from other countries. Or break the current pattern and give Italy an opportunity to take advantage. Germany, which is also a rising star, is also planning for this, so Germany is Italy's best ally now, at least for now.

This is why Italy is very satisfied with the Triple Alliance.

Now Italy wants more markets to meet the needs of its own people.

You must know that Italy's current population is 14 million more than in history. This is the result of Italy's rapid economic growth in recent years. These extra Italians who grew up needed work or land to support themselves and their families.

However, the cultivated land in Italy is not enough, and the land capacity captured in North Africa and the Balkans is not large, so it can only vigorously develop industry to accommodate the larger population. However, Italy cannot consume all the industrially produced goods at all and needs more markets to accommodate them.

Otherwise, there will be no outlet for goods and people will be unemployed on a large scale. When these people without income break out, it will definitely be a big bomb that can blow Carlo and the Italian government to pieces.

Therefore, for their own safety and the safety of the Kingdom of Italy, they must find ways to seize the market, and force is also considered.

Since it wants to seize the market, Italy needs to show greater strength in the upcoming war. After all, in this era, those with hard fists have more say.

And Italy has no extra accumulation, so it must explode with greater power than others. Therefore, it is definitely not suitable for Italy to follow the step-by-step approach like other countries. It needs to prepare in advance.

Therefore, raising military spending to a higher level has become an inevitable option for Italy. Since you are going to end the game, prepare in advance.

Of course, if you want to seize the market, you also need to be strategic. For the current Italy, there is still a trump card that can be used, and that is the Roman Empire.

As long as you have an understanding of European history, you will know that the Roman Empire had a great influence on European countries. Although it has been dead for so long, basically every country with ambitions will use it as their own sign.

Italy is definitely the most suitable successor to the Roman Empire. After all, Rome is the capital of the kingdom.

The slogan of restoring the glory of ancient Rome will definitely make most Italians proud.

For example, Prime Minister Cruz's National Socialist Party relies on this to become bigger and stronger.

So for the prime minister, when Carlo proposed that increased military spending be used to restore the glory of the Roman Empire and make Italy greater, he could only choose to accept it.

After all, this is also the unanimous pursuit of the National Socialist Party, and it is impossible for him, the party leader, to go against the will of the entire party.

Now that he has accepted the king's philosophy, Cruz needs to consider how to achieve his goal next.

After thinking for a long time in the car, Cruz spoke. "I'll call Zarg, Caleb, Andri... later and tell them to come to my house for a party tonight and they have something important to discuss."

The names mentioned by Cruz are all ministers belonging to the National Socialist Party in the cabinet. Priority should be given to negotiating with ministers within the National Socialist Party before negotiating with other ministers.

After all, this requires cutting off the budgets of many departments, and this kind of thing is not easy at all.

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