My Italy

"What does His Majesty the King want to do?"

In the Prime Minister's Office, the confidant Home Secretary Sabot was complaining to the Prime Minister.

"Now that domestic anti-French demonstrations are being encouraged again, this is increasing the burden on the internal affairs department. There is enough evidence to prove that this wave of anti-French demonstrations has the support of our Majesty. Is it possible that His Majesty, Iron Man Are you determined to have a fight with France?"

As a Prime Minister, Sabot is naturally more or less pro-French. Although the diplomatic relations between Italy and France are currently deteriorating, there is still some hope. He hopes that the relationship between Italy and France will improve in the future. Of course, this mentality will not affect his daily work, nor will it provide convenience to France.

Of course, what he said in front of the Prime Minister was not to represent his opposition to the anti-French demonstrations, but to remind the Prime Minister to pay attention to His Majesty's actions.

You must know that during this period, due to the support of the military, the king's momentum increased greatly. Many young officials were provoked by his highly nationalistic remarks, which caused twists and turns in the diplomatic relations between Italy and France.

According to the report of the ambassador to France, French Prime Minister Jouferry specially summoned him to raise concerns about the anti-French demonstrations in Italy and gave him a private warning that if Italy continued to be hostile to France, France would need to comprehensively consider its relationship with Italy.

This incident made His Excellency the Prime Minister, who was already troubled by the military's intervention, even more angry. But His Majesty is still uneasy and praises these anti-French marchers everywhere, calling them the national backbone of Italy.

Are those who oppose the law the backbone of the nation, while those who are busy putting out fires in the government are traitors?

Therefore, everyone in the Despretis group felt resentful and did not want His Majesty to continue talking nonsense. Of course, they have not thought of any drastic action. Italy needs stability, and whether the Kingdom's remarks are out of line, let alone criticizing its patriotic enthusiasm.

However, although there are no other measures, it does not mean that there is no way, and Sabot was elected by everyone to discuss with the Prime Minister whether to use other methods to calm the king for a while. For example, you can arrange a full schedule of courses to enrich His Majesty's knowledge.

Faced with the words of his confidant, the Home Secretary, Depretis said calmly. "You're excited, Sabote."

"But, Prime Minister..."

"alright."

After waving his hand to stop the Home Secretary from continuing to speak, Depretis looked up at him and spoke. "I will handle this matter. If I think the military can make me bow my head, then I need to pay a corresponding price."

Prime Minister Depretis' words made the Interior Minister in front of him light up. He stopped talking. The Prime Minister already had an idea.

A few days later, it was time for Carlo to study government affairs again.

This time is different from usual. In addition to the Prime Minister, Speaker and several cabinet ministers, there are also several other people, the most conspicuous of which are the two Ministers of Navy and Army.

Such an obviously different situation made several people feel that today's situation was unusual, and they made up their minds not to speak except for matters related to their own departments, and to just be spectators.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, why are there so many people today?"

As the master, Carlo immediately asked after seeing that the situation was obviously different this time.

"It's nothing, because there are many things going on today, that's why we called so many people."

Carlo accepted Prime Minister Depretis' answer. But looking at the formation, there must be a battle next, so he had to keep his spirits up.

"Your Majesty, shall we start now?"

"It's time to start."

After receiving the response, the Prime Minister took out a proposal and spoke. "This is about the railway construction plan from Cagliari to Sassari in Sardinia. Mr. Pedersen, please come out and explain it."

The person who was stopped by the Prime Minister was Transportation Secretary Sten Pedersen. This person has worked in the transportation department for many years and has very good abilities. He can always build the maximum railway mileage with the minimum cost, which is rare in Italian railway construction. Manage talent.

As the Prime Minister finished speaking, a swarthy middle-aged man wearing single-rimmed glasses and slightly fatter came out.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister."

I saw him speaking slightly to Carlo and the Prime Minister before speaking. "Currently, there is no railway built in Sardinia, which is very detrimental to the development of Sardinia. You must know that Sardinia is home to nearly 800,000 people. If there is no railway, it will affect the economic development of Sardinia, so we have transportation After careful consideration, the Ministry decided to build a railway to Sardinia.

To this end, we have sent five exploration teams to conduct geological exploration. Finally, after comprehensive consideration, it was chosen to build a railway from Cagliari to Sassari. The reason why these two cities are considered is that they are the top two cities in Sardinia and are conducive to the transportation of goods and people.

According to the line plan, our planned railway mileage in Sardinia is 261 kilometers in total, with a total of 17 stations. The construction time is 37 months, and the estimated construction cost is 39.7 million lire. "

After listening to Transportation Secretary Pedersen’s speech, Carlo spoke first. "Prime Minister, can the government come up with this money?"

"More than one million lire per month, the government can still come up with it despite the squeeze."

Faced with Carlo's question, the Prime Minister answered without thinking.

"So is the construction of the railway considered a certainty?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Subsequently, the Prime Minister put forward several other proposals, all of which were dealt with one by one. Some of them were rejected and some were adopted. And Carlo is also among them. Do you want to ask? Everything seems to be the same as before. However, as the thickness of the proposal became thinner and thinner, the atmosphere gradually became more solemn.

Many people feel that this is the coming storm.

Sure enough, the Prime Minister then picked up a proposal and spoke. "This is the Ministry of Interior's regulations on strengthening the management of large-scale gatherings and demonstrations. Sabot, please stand up and explain to everyone."

"Okay, Prime Minister."

The former mayor of Rome stood up and spoke. “Currently, there have been demonstrations in various cities in Italy. Although most of these demonstrations were peaceful and orderly, there were still a small number of cases of vandalism, smashing and looting, which greatly endangered public safety. At the same time, It also makes people feel the danger.”

"So in order to avoid such a situation from happening, our Ministry of Interior must control these demonstrations. First of all, in view of the different circumstances of the parade, the approval was changed from the city government to the Ministry of Interior, because we have more experience in distinguishing which games are controllable. It's uncontrollable. And then we should..."

Sabot Linlin Zongzong said so much, many people murmured in their hearts.

Everyone present is a smart person, and everyone knows who this proposal to strengthen supervision of parades is directed at.

Carlo looked a little unhappy when he heard this proposal, because he knew that it was directed at him. Since there's a showdown, let's do it.