Rise of Empires: Spain

To be honest, Carlo was also very curious about who was behind the assassination of Prime Minister Primo.

Having the courage to assassinate the Prime Minister proved that this person had been prepared and could not have acted on impulse.

You know, if the assassination fails, it is difficult for unprepared people to escape the government's strict screening.

Archbishop Pedro chose to give in in the face of the government's attack, which actually means that the church is most likely not the mastermind behind the assassination.

The only forces that may have planned the assassination are the nobles and the Republicans, which also means that the Royal Parliament established by Carlo may not be a solid block.

But this is also good news. When the government and the church jointly screen out the people behind the scenes, it will be time for Carlo to kick out the traitors who are not loyal to him in the Royal Parliament.

The Royal Parliament is one of Carlo's ways to control the Spanish aristocracy, and naturally does not allow rebels who are not loyal to him to sabotage it.

The investigation was left to Primo and Archbishop Pedro. Carlo had no time to pay attention to these things, and only needed to wait for the final result.

For Carlo, the most important thing is still about his own industry. After all, having money in hand is the truth.

On May 17, 1870, on this seemingly ordinary day, the mysterious organization that Carlo gave to the public was officially established and was named the Spanish Royal Security Intelligence Bureau.

As the name suggests, this is a new organization specializing in intelligence and espionage departments, and it trains professional intelligence personnel, that is, the so-called agents.

Carlo was quite embarrassed about the director of the Intelligence Bureau. As the head of an important organization for Carlo to obtain domestic and foreign intelligence, the director of the Intelligence Bureau must have good ability and high loyalty.

In the end, it was the butler Loren who recommended a candidate to Carlo, who was also one of the subordinates given to Carlo by his father Vittorio Emanuele II, Cardinal Bruno.

Vittorio Emanuele II would definitely not harm Carlo. The subordinates he selected for Carlo were also loyal to the Italian royal family, and naturally they were loyal to Carlo.

At least in Spain, a foreign country, Cardil Bruno is already a person that Carlo can trust and is worth using.

At least temporarily, he is qualified as the director of the Intelligence Bureau. After Carlo has cultivated his first batch of trusted subordinates in Spain by helping orphans, it will not be too late to consider other candidates.

After personally meeting Cardil Bruno, Carlo finally understood why Butler Loren recommended him.

Cardil Bruno looks tall and thin and very ordinary, but through a few brief questions, Carlo determined that he is a good seedling for intelligence work.

"Cardil, I have a difficult task for you to complete. Do you have confidence?" Carlo looked at Cardil, whom he met for the first time, and asked aloud.

"Please order, Your Majesty." Cardil Bruno responded immediately after hearing Carlo's inquiry without any hesitation.

"Very good." Carlo nodded with satisfaction. As a leader, Carlo certainly doesn't want to see his subordinates hesitate when he assigns tasks, and they don't even have the confidence to complete the tasks.

"I need you to set up an intelligence organization to help me get important intelligence at home and abroad. I need to know all the major events that happen in Spain in a timely manner. Nobles, factory owners, churches, and even officials and parties are all within the scope of intelligence.

Can you do it?" Carlo asked with a smile.

"As long as your majesty gives me enough manpower, I will find out for you even what vegetables Prime Minister Primo had for dinner." Cardil Bruno said immediately.

"The target is certainly not Prime Minister Primo." Carlo continued to smile and was not angry at Cardinal Bruno's words: "However, Prime Minister Primo is loyal, who can guarantee that the next prime minister will continue to be loyal?

Your target is all officials, parties and powerful forces in Spain, and I need to know their every move.

As for the manpower you want, you can choose the Guards, and you can also find suitable talents among the people. I will give you one year, and I hope that the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau will be effective in one year."

"Yes, Your Majesty. If the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau cannot play a role after one year, I am willing to accept any punishment." Cardinal Bruno promised.

He understood that this was not only a task given to him by Carlo, but also an opportunity for him, an opportunity to truly become Carlo's confidant and have great power.

Although the so-called Royal Security Intelligence Bureau is nominally just to inquire about the intelligence of officials and forces, who can guarantee that the Intelligence Bureau will not have the right to dispose?

When Cardiel Bruno heard his mission, he understood that the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau was an important means for Carlo to understand the outside world, and he was Carlo's eyes hidden in the dark.

Eyes can also become a butcher's knife at any time, swinging at those disloyal officials and forces when necessary.

The establishment of the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau was silent, and even Primo didn't know what Carlo was doing.

Carlo gave Cardiel Bruno 500,000 pesetas of funds and allowed him to pick people at will in the Guards, but he didn't give Cardiel Bruno any help.

Cardiel Bruno's mission was to initially form the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau within this year and start the work of gathering intelligence on domestic officials and forces.

One year later, it was time to test the results. If Cardil Bruno's Royal Security Intelligence Bureau was successfully established and could play a role, he would become Carlo's confidant and enter the core of power in Spain.

But if the establishment of the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau failed, Cardil Bruno would not only lose this precious opportunity, but also lose Carlo's trust.

Because of the special nature of the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau, as long as the intelligence personnel joined the intelligence bureau, their welfare benefits were top-notch.

The salary was much higher than that of Spanish soldiers and royal guards. If they died because of intelligence work, the family of the intelligence personnel would receive compensation to ensure that his family could live.

If Cardil Bruno could not train a group of qualified intelligence personnel even though he was paid, then it was time to doubt whether there was something wrong with his ability.

Carlo also doubted whether Cardil Bruno could get the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau on the right track within a year at first.

But after hearing Cardil Bruno's selection conditions for intelligence personnel a few days later, Carlo dispelled his doubts.

The entire Royal Guards has about 2,500 people. After Cardil Bruno's strict screening and selection, only less than 50 people are qualified to join the Intelligence Bureau. On average, only two out of every 100 Guards soldiers passed the screening and selection.

Even with such strict screening conditions, it is enough to ensure that the intelligence personnel after screening have good capabilities.

After all, Carlo's Guards have all been strictly selected in the army and the civilians before they can enter. If we only talk about combat effectiveness, they are really no worse than the regular Spanish army.

If intelligence personnel are all carefully selected in this way, Carlo has begun to look forward to the role that the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau can play in a year.

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