The Sun Never Sets In Spain

Catalonia has long been an autonomous state, and they can function well without a king.

After arranging matters and future development directions, Alfonso left Cathay by boat.

He first went to Biarritz. Isabella was very pleased with his success. She revealed in her words that she wanted to abdicate and let her be a virtuous person, but was rejected by Alfonso.

After spending a week with the Queen, he took the train back to Paris.

Alfonso did not receive a grand welcome when he got off the train. Only Nasi and his guards came to the station to greet him.

"Ah, long time no see." Taking four to cover up the inadequate excitement, who had been away from him for nearly two months, leaped forward and arched in his arms.

When I first saw him, I took four and was taller than Alfonso, but now he is half a head shorter.

Alfonso patted the other side comfortingly on the shoulder: "Long time no see."

In the carriage, he was a little curious: "I control Catalonia, and thought the government would send at least a few officials to pick me up."

Hearing this, Nasi smiled bitterly: "They are too busy. My father only sleeps 4 hours a day these days."

Facing Alfonso’s puzzled eyes, he explained: “The parliamentary elections are going on recently, and the situation is very unfavorable for the empire.”

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It was not until Alfonso arrived at the Elysee Palace and looked at recent information that he knew how unfavorable the situation was.

After investigation, the approval rate of the Liberal and Republican parties in many electoral districts remains high.

The former seeks to weaken the imperial power, while the latter directly seeks to establish a republic.

Of course, Nasan didn't allow them to sit big, and the entire government was mobilized to exert every possible influence on voters and increase the seats of conservatives.

But the election date is getting closer, and the current situation is still not optimistic.

Nasi accompanied him to finish reading the information, and said anxiously: "The empire will not be defeated by any external forces, but it is possible to be disintegrated from the inside by the insurgents..."

The drop in the approval rating for Nathaniel is mainly due to economic issues and the situation in the European Union.

Let alone the economy, what is more important is that the people are deeply dissatisfied with the Prussian-Austro-Prussian war and France standing by.

But every Frenchman does not want a strong and unified regime to appear in the German region.

In their view, the establishment of the North German Confederation was just a three-pointer, and people were stunned, which dragged France's back.

"If I weren't the French crown prince, would you still like me?" looked at Alfonso with all eyes.

He was a little helpless, and said casually: "Yes, yes, I like Eugene the most."

Although seeing the other party's perfunctory, Nasi was still deeply satisfied, in fact, from the bottom of his heart, he didn't think Bonaparte would be overthrown.

As long as Prussia is beaten, all problems can be solved.

Alfonso stayed in the Elysee Palace for two hours, originally waiting for the emperor to meet him and talk to him about Spain.

But after a while, the waiter ran to him and told him that the emperor had a temporary meeting with party leaders, and that it could only be another day.

Alfonso is a bit dissatisfied. I am the leader of 3 million people anyway, so you don't take me seriously.

Although the Bonaparte family has a good relationship with him, he is now the de facto monarch of Catalonia and is likely to be crowned the king of Spain in the future.

This kind of attitude, to be small, take him as a junior, not a foreign leader.

To say it big, that would be contempt for Spain.

A little depressed, Alfonso could only switch to Wal-Mart.

In the supermarket's office, Zana is dealing with documents seriously.

At present, the Champs Elysees supermarket has stabilized. During non-holidays and non-event periods, the daily turnover is 20,000 to 30,000 pounds, and the profit margin is about 8%.

After all, the technology is not perfect these years, the types of goods are relatively small, and it is normal for the profit rate to be lower.

Calculated in this way, the average daily profit is almost two thousand pounds, and it can make about 800,000 pounds in a year.

This is just a supermarket, and it is no exaggeration to call it a hen laying golden eggs.

The government has repeatedly proposed to increase taxes on some commodities in supermarkets, and many people support it.

Fortunately, I have been busy with elections recently, and this matter has only been temporarily shelved.

But it can't be delayed any longer, and the matter of getting big shots into shares must be done as soon as possible.

"Hi, Zana, long time no see!" With a physical fitness beyond ordinary people, Alfonso walked behind the opponent and reminded him, and the opponent reacted.

"His Royal Highness!" Zana was very surprised, and quickly stood up, shaking his belly that had been reduced a bit recently, but still a big belly, and saluted Alfonso respectfully.

With the support of Catalonia, Alfonso's identity changed, from the exiled prince to the candidate for the king of Spain.

His subordinates also respect him more and more.

"How are you doing? I heard that another supermarket in Paris is about to open?" Alfonso motioned to Zana to sit down and asked about the development of the supermarket.

"The development is good. We plan to open two more small supermarkets in some areas outside the city. The scale will not be very large, but it is mainly a strategic supplement.

After all, not everyone is willing to spend time and travel expenses to shop in the Champs Elysees. With these two supermarkets, our service scope will cover some farmers around Paris.

The two supermarkets are expected to open within one month. "

Zana talked eloquently, mentioning this, he was very confident that the development of the supermarket went smoothly. Since the last parade, no one has come to ask for trouble.

The big shots are thinking about buying shares, and they don't have the intention of running their own supermarkets yet.

The current competitors are the supermarkets jointly established by small businessmen. The scale is not large, and due to cost and experience issues, they may not be able to open even if they are given three more months.

Alfonso chuckled and did not continue to ask for the details. Zana wrote a letter to report when he was in Catalonia, and he was still clear about the situation.

"It's okay, so be it. Now that I'm back, you can find time to meet with representatives of all parties these days to discuss financing matters."

"Yeah." Zana just agreed, and he heard Alfonso say: "Also, if you want to expand to Champagne and other areas, it's fine. Let's talk about the financing, and it's best to expand south."

"Huh?" Zana was puzzled: "But the people in northern France are rich."

Alfonso is speechless. Wouldn't these people consider the possibility of France losing?

"French popularization is about to go to war. Doing business in a war zone is not a wise choice."

Zana shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness, you may not understand when you just returned to France. Now France is becoming more and more militant, and it is impossible for France to be defeated with one mind.

Moreover, the recent speeches of the South German states are also biased towards France. I guess the battlefield should be in the borders of South Germany and Prussia..."

Before the other party could finish talking, Alfonso interrupted: "We are not here to discuss the war. In short, we will temporarily stop the expansion to the north, and start from the south to expand the scale. The poorer will be poorer."

Zana smacked his lips: "Okay."