Rise of Empires: Spain

"What? Primo was assassinated?" After hearing Lauren's report, Carlo lost his sleep instantly and asked quickly: "

Prime Minister, is he okay? How is the situation? "

For the current Spain, it is completely unable to bear the loss of Prime Minister Primo.

It is no exaggeration to say that Primo was far more important to Spain at this time than Carlo was the king.

Carlo was too young to bring all the powers in Spain to heel.

Primo, who has only a military background and has great prestige in both military and political circles, is currently suppressing those forces with ulterior motives.

At this point, Serrano is also much worse.

Although Serrano also has a military background, he also has a certain reputation in the political arena.

But Serrano leans conservative and does not have the support of reformists and progressive parties.

Perhaps Serrano was more loyal to Carlo than Primo, but he was not suitable to be the Prime Minister of Spain and was more suitable for a military position such as Minister of War.

Primo and Serrano are the best configuration in Spain at present.

No matter what happens to anyone, Carlo doesn't want to see it.

"Prime Minister Primo was not injured, but when the guards went to hunt down the assassins, they only found two corpses." Butler Loren said with a strange expression.

"Two corpses?" Carlo was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "So this was someone who was silenced? Are there any specific clues?"

"Not yet." Butler Luo Lun shook his head and said helplessly: "The guys behind the scenes were obviously prepared. In addition to the bodies of two assassins whose identities could not be identified, even the weapons used for the assassination were picked up. ”

Carlo nodded. Since Prime Minister Primo is fine, the next thing will be easy to handle.

"Check it carefully for me. Every corner of Madrid must not be spared. I want to know who wants to assassinate our prime minister and who wants to destroy our reforms and Spain." Carlo said expressionlessly. .

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lauren nodded and went to convey Carlo's order.

Although there were no clues, Carlo had already had a rough idea of ​​the person who might assassinate Primo.

The reason for assassinating Primo was most likely because of his reforms. The current reforms are against the interests of factory owners, churches, and nobles. These are probably the only three forces that can send assassins to assassinate Prime Minister Primo.

But I think the factory owner class does not have this strength. Being able to dispatch killers and make plans to silence them means that you must have loyal enough subordinates.

At present, the factory owners in Madrid that have not been liquidated are basically small-scale factories. It is impossible for them to have the strength to cultivate die-hard killers.

This also means that the most likely force to assassinate Prime Minister Primo is one of the nobility and the church.

Although Carlo won the support of most nobles through the Royal Parliament, this does not mean that some nobles have no opinions on government reforms.

What's the best way to stop reform? Of course, we should directly kill the person who initiated the reform.

Whoever planned the assassination was a serious provocation to the current Spanish government. Whether it is a noble or a church, it is a good thing for Carlo.

As long as he can grasp certain evidence, Carlo can liquidate the nobles or the church in an open and honest manner.

If Carlo was worried that liquidating some nobles would lead to opposition from the entire aristocratic class, now that he has obtained the support of most nobles through the Royal Parliament, he can basically rest assured as long as he ensures that the interests of the nobles who support him are not lost. Deal with those nobles who oppose you.

Not to mention the church. The rights of the church were an obstacle to both Carlo and the Spanish government, and the sooner it was liquidated the better for Spain.

Carlo was also very greedy for the large amount of land controlled by the church. Whether it is renting it out to civilians at a low price, rewarding soldiers through military merit, or buying it to establish a large farm for the royal family, it is much better than continuing to be controlled by the church.

As a Catholic country, Spain has a huge influence of the church.

Only by controlling the entire church can Carlo's influence be effectively increased and Spain's stability improved.

The church's brainwashing ability is greater than that of the government. It is also one of Carlo's plans to use the church to massively promote the idea of ​​unifying Spain and let the civilians in Catalonia and Basque accept the concept of being Spanish.

Mission schools can also strengthen the promotion of Spanish. Currently, many newspapers and companies in Catalonia and the Basque Country still use local languages. This is also the reason why independent elements in the two regions continue to emerge.

Only by using the same language, Spanish, can we reduce the probability of the birth of independent elements in the two regions and assimilate them as much as possible.

Late at night, in a manor somewhere.

"What? The plan failed?" Duke Osuna looked at the man called Shadow in disbelief and asked in surprise.

"Primo's carriage is protected by steel plates. The weapons of the two killers are simply not strong enough for bullets to penetrate the steel plates." Shadow shook his head and said helplessly.

"Damn it, is this a thorough preparation?" Duke Osuna almost laughed out loud when he heard that the assassin only used two ordinary rifles.

If the butler had not been silenced long ago, Duke Osuna would have even planned to torture him with his own hands.

"How is it handled? Will it be discovered?" Duke Osuna looked at Shadow and asked hurriedly.

"It's all done. I dismantled the two rifles and scattered them. No one will find them." Shadow said.

"That's good. Damn Torres, he ruined my plan. It seems that Primo can only live for a while." Duke Osuna was still regretting that the assassination was not successful, and he had no sympathy for his butler.

In fact, this is normal. As one of the nobles with the most land, how could Duke Osuna have only one butler?

Torres was only the manager of some industries in Madrid, and he had only been the butler of this manor for a few years. Naturally, he had not yet gained the full trust of Duke Osuna.

Since there was no trust, it was natural that he was silenced after the assassination.

"The government should investigate this assassination soon. Your Highness, do you want to hide outside?" Shadow suggested.

The assassination of the Prime Minister is not a trivial matter, and the government's investigation should be very strong. Especially when Primo is safe and sound, it is estimated that the nobles and the church are in the screening process.

"Not necessary for the time being. Shadow, you have to believe in your ability to deal with the aftermath." Duke Osuna smiled, without any panic: "Let Primo check it out. Two Italians, what can he find out?

Oh, maybe when Primo finds out that the assassin is Italian, we will have a good show to watch.

Don't forget that the king above us is Italian. Will Primo suspect the king? It's really exciting, haha."

Duke Osuna made careful preparations for the assassination.

The two assassins were both Italians who entered Spain as laborers. Before the assassination, their information was just ordinary people.

And this manor is one of the many properties of Duke Osuna, and not many people know who the butler is.

Especially Torres became the butler of this manor only a few years ago, and the people who know about this are rare.

Perhaps Primo can't find any useful information even if he turns Madrid upside down. By then, will Carlo, who is also an Italian, really not be suspected by Primo?

Even if Primo cannot be assassinated successfully, at worst, the relationship between Carlo and Primo must be sown. This is the plan of Duke Osuna.

As long as the relationship between Carlo and Primo is destroyed, Carlo will not be able to strongly support Primo's reforms, because this will greatly improve Primo's personal reputation.

In this way, Duke Osuna's goal can also be achieved, that is, to prevent Primo's reforms from happening to ensure that his own interests will not suffer too much loss.

Even if all plans fail, Duke Osuna has no suspicion and can wait for another opportunity to assassinate Primo. This is the so-called foolproof plan.

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