Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

As for the Ministry of Education, after these years of arrangements, the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Salamanca, as well as the University of Granada and the University of Barcelona, ​​have become the cradle of the empire.

In particular, the Complutense University of Madrid has become an international presence, with mechanics, physics and political science becoming leaders in the country.

The University of Barcelona focuses most on art, philosophy, language, geography and history, as well as nursing, economics, sociology, etc.

The University of Salamanca focuses most on civil engineering, industrial technology, surveying and mapping engineering, and social sciences.

The University of Granada is best known for its literature, medical care, chemistry, pharmacy, biochemistry, experimentation and health. It is also a partner of Felix Life; correspondingly, the Complutense University of Madrid is Audi A partner of automobile companies; the University of Barcelona has been working with the government to study social management methods; and the University of Salamanca is now a partner of Imperial Oil Company. Specializes in oil exploration and mine surveying and terrain mapping.

These four ancient public universities are all the objects that Alfonso has concentrated on reorganizing in this decade. The cabinet of the prime minister of the country is dealing with it, and of course his own opinions are included. The army has its own confidant, Defense Minister Lexton. (55 years old), Chief of General Staff Jack Stern (50 years old), Field Marshal Compos (40 years old) and Navy Marshal Cervera (38 years old), with the four of them, the Spanish army has no worries.

Industry Minister Miguel was originally the president of the University of Salamanca, a 45-year-old man. It was because of my request that he became Minister of Industry of the Spanish Empire. Economy and Finance Minister Chavez also graduated from this school. He is only 40 years old this year and in his prime.

Interior Minister José is the former president of the Complutense University of Madrid. He is 46 years old. Although he looks simple and honest, his sensitivity to politics is definitely not ordinary. The 43-year-old Foreign Minister Trini is also of this age. He is from the school, but he was already working in the government as early as Alfonso XII.

The 35-year-old Minister of Regional Policy and Social Public Administration Elena is a graduate of the University of Granada.

The Minister of Education is Rais from the University of Barcelona. A very beautiful and attractive woman who has just turned 40.

Coupled with Prime Minister Eugene who is only 50 years old today, a large number of younger government officials and Ministry of National Defense officials have been formed.

These are the real team members of Alfonso XIII, all the teams commanded by him directly behind the scenes. Only now can he really use Spain as a right-hand man without being restricted and unable to use his strength. The previous Pa Although Rashides and Antonio are also very loyal to him, they are all his father's old subordinates, and they are not very comfortable to use. The people now are all selected by him with one hand, as if they can use his own arms freely.

Coupled with the development of the economy and the general harmony of society, the Spanish Empire has now truly gained a firm foothold. I just don't know how much the economic growth rate will be this year. I will wait and see the choices I will face after reading this year's report. Perhaps, Spain's vision should now turn from the inside to the outside.

History always turns today into tomorrow rather than turning tomorrow into today. The changes in Spain in the past ten years have been very fast, which can even be described as rapid.

Looking at my group of subordinates, I feel a sense of pride and accomplishment in my heart. Everyone among them is a top figure in all walks of life who has gone through colleges and universities. They are either principals or highly educated people in higher education. By. As a famous Spanish CSGB university group in the West, although it is not as famous as the British Three Musketeers of Cambridge University, University of London, and Oxford University, and is not as popular as the American Ivy League, its existence cannot be underestimated, at least now it is comparable to Than the German University Association. The talents cultivated are not inferior to others. ….

As a person from his previous life, Alfonso certainly understands the importance of talents, especially since the world is still in the second industrial revolution. At this time, the revolution is developing most rapidly, and often every invention will be seen in people's daily lives in the future. The ancestors of these products, their patent rights can turn the same small store into a world-famous century-old store a hundred years later, and the patent fees can feed an army. Just look at the three great medicines of the century.

The rise of this university alliance will provide him with a steady stream of talents he needs, allowing the Spanish Empire to forcibly enter the ranks of the world's powerful nations.

"Prime Minister, please start." Since 1906, as the Prime Minister of the Spanish Empire and the current representative of the liberal faction, Eugene was Palacides' former capable subordinate. He has always adhered to Alfonso's principles. Acting on orders did not change because Spain implemented a constitutional monarchy. He knew many inside stories that others did not know, and the emergence of these inside stories made him understand his situation and at the same time feel how important his responsibility was.

Alfonso still feels that Eugene is loyal to him from the past few years of getting along with him, so he is still very satisfied with Eugene as a person. The Spanish Prime Minister's term is four years, and after every four years he rotates to another faction. Its political operation is actually similar to that of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party in the United States, that is, there are only two parties that can govern, namely the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party. The difference is , Spain rotates power automatically rather than through popular choice. As for the appointment of the prime minister, it only needs to be approved by the upper and lower houses and then approved by the king. Then there is the formation of the government, and during the formation of the government, the king can still arrange manpower. This is the treatment of kings in constitutional monarchies such as the Spanish Empire and the British Empire during this period, which is much better than that in later generations. Of course, the Japanese king has huge rights, not to mention explain.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, after these years of development, since 1897, at your request, the first five-year plan was formulated to reform the system, amend the constitution, expand colleges, recruit talents, lower taxes, etc., these have almost all been The implementation of the first Five-Year Plan was completed in 1902, the last year of the First Five-Year Plan, even if it was not completed. After these five years of development, our constitutional monarchy has won support from Europe, including a few autocratic countries such as Germany, including the United Kingdom and the United States. . And amending the constitution has made the people's sense of identity with the country skyrocket. According to a survey report by the famous European private media "International Connection" at the time, your public support rate has increased from 40% in early 1898 in the past five years. By 1902, it had increased to 65% in four years. People's satisfaction with you reached 70%."

Of course Alfonso knows this, but in fact what more people don't know is that the media "International Connection", which is headquartered in Davos, Switzerland, a permanently neutral country in Europe, is actually his private industry, and there are also people there. The giant international bank is also his industry, but it is kept secret so that others don't know about it. He believes that even the intelligence agencies of the United States and the United Kingdom will find it difficult to know this situation. Because these people are his confidants and one of the forces he has been secretly developing. They will be his trump cards in the future.

Seeing that the silent king had no desire to speak, Eugene could only continue: "The second five-year plan has been implemented in the past five years. The main goal of this five-year plan is to reduce government spending and increase social People's livelihood goals such as economic development, increasing people's employment, and maximizing income increase, as well as industrial development, consolidation of colonial rule, etc. As for the specific situation, I think each department has more accurate data."

Alfonso nodded.

"The second five-year plan of our internal government is mainly to continue to develop the strategy of reducing useless fiscal consumption and continue to expand the people's small government. After five years, we have implemented this goal slowly and firmly. Now it is the best "Guaranteed implementation," Jose looked around and said, "Before the strategy was formulated and implemented, there would be a large number of officials present at every meeting, but now the presence of only these few people is of course the final result. ….

"Economic development will grow at a rate of more than 15% every year. Now our total GDP is 5 billion US dollars in conversion. During the same period, the United States was 17 billion, Germany was 9 billion, the United Kingdom was 8 billion, Russia was 5.5 billion, and France was 50 billion. billion, higher than the 4.5 billion of Austria-Hungary and the 2 billion of Italy and Japan. It ranks fifth with France, accounting for 6.5% of the world." Economy and Finance Minister Chavez took over.

"The empire's industry has developed rapidly in recent years. If calculated based on domestic GDP, by the end of 1907, the total domestic industrial output value had already accounted for 5.5% of the world's total. If we add in overseas territories such as Western Sahara, , Spanish Guinea, Western Australia, New Zealand and other overseas territories, then our industrial output value has reached 7% of the world's total industrial value, exceeding France's 6.3%. In the same period, the United States 28%, Germany 13%, and the United Kingdom It is 12.5, 8% of the Russian Empire, 5% of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 3% of the Kingdom of Italy, and 1% of Japan.”

Industry Minister Miguel did not want to pass on the baton, but continued to look at the information and said: "Our department has done some research. The main reason why the empire is so different from countries with similar populations, such as Britain and Germany, is that It is related to two points. There are still fewer people engaged in industry in our country. The second is that compared with those two countries, our education system has not been truly perfected. Just compare the army of Italy with 35% and the Austro-Hungarian Empire with 24%. The illiteracy rate of 6.5% in France, 0.1% in the German Empire can be used to understand the industrial level of each country and the value of individual work. After ten years of development and the 9-year compulsory education proposed by His Majesty, the local industrial illiteracy rate has been less than 5%. , but with 30% of Spanish Guinea, 70% of Spanish Sahara and 15% of Western Australia and New Zealand, we were pulled up to 6.8%, 0.3 percentage points higher than France."

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