The Sun Never Sets In Spain

Leo's behavior is not alone.

Constrained by traditional ideas, it is obviously good for improving lives, but the common people are opposed to it.

The civilians who should be least opposed are like this, others can imagine.

Many nobles dared not say to the face that the Governor or Alfonso did something wrong.

They set up a lot of salons and banquets by themselves, and started to point out the current ills by starting a topic at random.

He whispered that the government was doing something wrong, and deliberately let it reach Campos and Alfonso's ears.

Although it would not be directly nicknamed like Campos guessed, there is really no good thing.

In addition to the influence of public opinion, many nobles themselves were factory owners. They issued a statement saying that their factories would never accept female workers, which won a lot of applause.

It is the freedom of the factory owners to recruit people, and the government cannot interfere.

It is a pity that if the powerful government of later generations directly stipulates that the proportion of women must be higher than that.

To be honest, the social reaction was more violent than Alfonso had imagined. This is Catalonia, which has a higher average education level.

If the scope extends to the whole of Spain, the opposition will be even harder to imagine.

But it is precisely this that strengthened Alfonso's determination. It is easier to change the mindset of 3 million people than to change the mindset of 16 million people.

However, the voices in the society cannot be ignored. His rule is not reliable, and it can even be said that the rule has not been established yet.

"Governor, do you think this matter should go on?"

In the office, Alfonso specifically found Campos and asked the other side for his opinion. The army is the most stable guarantee. If he doesn't even support Campos, he will have to find another way.

Campos hesitated. If Alfonso asked him this question a week ago, he would answer quickly and stop advancing.

But this week he has seen the benefits of female workers, and apart from anything else, the official development team is on the right track.

The wages that are slightly higher than those of the factory have successfully attracted many former workers to participate, and the reclamation business is proceeding in full swing.

The job vacancies they left were replaced by female workers. What if the female workers were suspended? Either the factory shuts down, or the wasteland reclamation stops.

In addition, the government's changes to the government's orders and regulations are also extremely harmful to the prestige. This time we made concessions because of public opinion. Next time, if there is any undesirable government order, can it be implemented smoothly?

As a nobleman, he naturally wanted to maintain the tradition.

But he is also an excellent governor, otherwise he won't be able to settle down in just a few years, and he will also incorporate an army.

In the end, after a long time of thinking, rationality prevailed. He said with difficulty: "Go ahead, you are right, we can't waste female labor."

Alfonso smiled with satisfaction. As long as the Governor stands firmly on his side, no matter how bad the society is, there will be no unbearable consequences.

Campos is also a decisive person. Since he has decided to support it, he has no reservations.

He thought for a while and said: "I have several factories in my private, all of which are textile factories, and they work lightly.

I can lay off some people, vacate the positions, and open up the recruitment of female workers, so that they can top up.

The workers who were laid off let them join the pioneering group. "

"No, relying on this kind of slow guidance, it will take too long. Since you have already decided, it is better to be tough on this matter, so let’s legislate! Legislation stipulates that men and women have the same rights in certain industries. Can it be done?"

Alfonso asked, as far as he knows Spain also has a parliament, and laws are not created by the head of government.

"Legislation..." Campos frowned: "It's not easy to do. Spain is a bicameral system. It's better in the Commonwealth, but the Noble House is probably difficult."

Without waiting for Alfonso to speak again, Campos continued: "I will try my best. I control many of these seats, plus the seats controlled by the Progressive Party members.

It's not that there is no chance, you can try, but I can't guarantee you the result. "

"Well, try it, this time it won't work, let's talk about it next time." Alfonso didn't plan to do it all at once. The women's movement lasted for a century or two to win the status of women in later generations.

In addition to legislation, Alfonso also has some opinions on the arrangement of laid-off workers: "Soon factory owners will find that the output of men and women in certain positions is similar, but the cost of women is much cheaper.

After all, factory owners who stick to the tradition are a minority, and there will definitely be many male workers who are forced to be laid off. Are so many people all arranged to farm? It is irreversible industrialization. "

Campos felt that Alfonso made sense. The jobs these years were just those: farming, working, serving as an officer, and serving as a soldier."

If the first three are excluded, only the option of being a soldier is left.

The two looked at each other, and they knew that they wanted to go together.

"But to be a soldier... to be a soldier requires money, and it only pays but does not yield. If we absorb all of them to be a soldier, we will definitely have financial problems." Campos said bitterly.

Catalan originally had a good economic situation, and he, the governor, rarely worries about money.

But since Alfonso came, he put forward many plans, which he thought were all very good, but they were also a top burn.

"Since Catalan has decided to support me, it will definitely go to war in the future. No amount of money is useless without force."

As for the money issue, Alfonso said there is no need to worry: "My 300,000 pounds have been paid into the account one after another, and I can borrow a sum from the Queen later. The money is sufficient for the time being.

Moreover, it doesn't cost much. Because of the special circumstances now, the original soldiers, no matter how good or bad they are, are temporarily serving as professional soldiers, and their service life is increased to seven years by an exception.

But those over 32 years old, no matter how long they have been in the military, let them retire now.

It is estimated that among these 36,000 people, at least 8,000 will retire.

We recruit an additional 20,000 people as conscripts, and the total number is only 48,000, which is not too much.

Because war may come in a short period of time, it is not appropriate to adopt the three-year military service system for the time being.

The service time of the 20,000 people is set at 4 months, with a round of 4 months. Two years later, we will have 120,000 reserve people who have received basic military training.

Using the old and new method, professional soldiers and conscripts share the same designation, so that all troops are usually not full, but they can be quickly mobilized to form combat effectiveness in wartime.

As long as 150,000 to 200,000 troops can be mobilized in two years, we have a great chance to defeat other forces in Spain. "

Campos nodded admiringly. He also knew the Prussian military system, but few people could explain it so easily and adapt to local conditions.