My Italian Chapter 110

After solving the problem of Governor Lanfang, Carlo felt much better. After all, this is related to the trade with the Qing Kingdom, and this may be the only profitable colony in Italy in the past ten years.

In addition to Lanfang Colony, Carlo was also concerned about Italian colonial activities in Somalia.

I don't know, I'm shocked when I know it. At present, Italy has few major strongholds in the entire East Africa, mainly in coastal port cities, and the inland has not been developed much. For example, Italy currently controls Massawa in Eritrea, Beijing. In a few areas such as Da and Zaan, the vast inland has not been occupied, but in other places, such as Djibouti, which was taken over from France, and Berbera, Mogadishu and other places in Somalia. At present, there are still deep inland, all in the coastal areas.

"That's not possible, we need to speed up."

After learning about the Italian colonial activities in East Africa, Carlo was not very satisfied. Of course, he also knows that operating in East Africa was not given much attention before, because Italy was mainly focused on Tunisia at that time. It was only after Tunisia suffered setbacks that it began to increase investment, but limited by the national strength of Italy, the increase in investment was limited.

"Head of the Guard, invite the Prime Minister over and say I have something to discuss."

Carlo asked the captain of the bodyguard to invite the prime minister. Of course, the colonization could not lack the support of the military, so the Minister of the Army and Navy was also invited.

The military is the most active when it comes to colonizing colonies. The two generals rushed over before the Prime Minister arrived.

So when the Prime Minister arrived, he realized that the two military bosses were already waiting for him.

"I'm sorry, I'm late."

In the face of the Prime Minister's words, the two generals who were already present said that they had only arrived.

Seeing that the military and political leaders had arrived, Carlo began to express his purpose for gathering everyone. "As we all know, my country's colonial activities are basically in East Africa. Many of them are funded by private expeditions, which is too slow. Our country needs to speed up. I think the government should lead it."

"I think it's feasible."

"I think so too."

Carlo's words immediately attracted the support of the two military bosses. Although the funding for colonial activities is low in private expenses, the efficiency is too slow, and if the government is involved, the efficiency is much higher than that of private individuals. More importantly, when the government is on the field, the military needs to be used, which is of course a good thing for the military.

Facing the support of the two military bosses, DePretis, the prime minister, gave them a cold look. "I'm not against it either, but the government has no extra money to pay for the colonization."

The Prime Minister's words made the two military bosses get stuck. How can they send troops without money, and how can they develop colonies without money?

"I remember that the government prepared 80 million lire to compete with the Dutch for Lanfang, but it only spent less than 50 million lire. Why is there no more?"

The counterattack from General Gorek, the Minister of War, revealed without hesitation that the Army knew all about government funding.

In the face of the Minister of War's pointing out, Prime Minister Depretis smiled slightly. "It seems that the military is very concerned about the government."

"It's just the military's innate sensitivity to funding."

In the face of the Prime Minister's words, Admiral Lake still gave an explanation, but his momentum was obviously much lower than before.

"Then do you know that these remaining costs have been included in the development costs of Lanfang."

"Ah~"

The Prime Minister's words made the two military generals look surprised. The government was moving too fast.

Seeing that the military was not the prime minister's opponent, Carlo had to go out in person. "If there is a lack of funds from the government, then the royal family can take part. Of course, this requires the government to return the money to the royal family in next year's budget."

Carlo's words made the prime minister's excuse for using funds as an excuse to be untenable. Everyone knows the wealth of the royal family. Although it cannot be said that a few hundred million lire can be taken casually (this requires the sale of the royal family's property in various places), but the royal family can still take out tens of millions of lire. In particular, the Prime Minister also knows that this His Majesty has taken a lot of benefits from the temples of India.

"Thanks to Your Majesty for your generosity, but although the government has no money, the development of colonies in East Africa is also very important to Italy, so let me think about where to move some funds first when I go back."

This is the Prime Minister's soft service. Compared with before, after the addition of a large royal family sponsor, the military can completely lead the colonization activities. This is what he does not allow. Colonization can only be under the leadership of the government. This is why the government lost just now. the reason for the money.

It's just that he didn't expect that His Majesty could make such a big decision.

Now that the Prime Minister has been subdued, Carlo will of course not embarrass the Prime Minister. "Since the government is considering misappropriating funds from other places, this is not a good idea. If it does not issue bonds, the royal family can serve as an example and buy a batch."

"Then I would like to thank the royal family for their generosity."

Facing the steps given by the king, the headmaster immediately took it.

Next, the topic of developing colonies can continue.

"According to our intelligence ~www.mtlnovel.com~ the current situation in East Africa is the most favorable moment for us. Among them, my country's main competitor, the United Kingdom, has just been driven out of Sudan by the Mahdi. According to their habits, they will not give up Sudan. Invading, so our country only needs to face the indigenous people in East Africa. Another point to note is that in Abyssinia, Johnnes IV, the black emperor, has unified the chaotic Abyssinia. Our country's colonial activities in Eritrea had better be cautious."

After the captain of the bodyguard disclosed the current information on East Africa, the Minister of the Army and Navy had already made his own judgment. Of course, they already knew the information, but there was no harm in listening to it again.

"Our army can send 5,000 people for colonization in Somalia."

"Our navy can be responsible for protecting the waters while providing necessary assistance."

Yes, the army and navy believe that in the colonial activities of East Africa, the Somali region can be given priority.

Facing the idea of ​​​​the navy and army, Carlo also agrees. Although Eritrea is closer, it is really not suitable for conflict with Abyssinia, a powerful East African country, and its domestic plateau terrain is very unfavorable to Italy. Besides, there are no resources for Italy to covet except poverty.

As for your Excellency the Prime Minister, he also has some understanding of the situation in East Africa, and also believes that it is more appropriate to give priority to soft persimmons, so he also agrees with the military's suggestion.

However, for the purpose of saving money, he still gave priority to setting a boundary for the military. "This time the government can only provide 30 million liras of funds. Two generals, you need to consider the scale."

"Rest assured, Your Excellency Prime Minister, we will not exceed the funding limit."

In the face of the Prime Minister's words, the two generals patted their chests to assure.

Chapter end