My Italian Chapter 518

Rome, a historical city, is also a famous political and economic city. For many Italians, it has always been their wish to come and see Rome.

The wish of ordinary people, for the big man, this is nothing. The delegation, which had just returned from Germany, dragged its exhausted body and walked off the special train. At this time, it was the beginning of the lanterns, and most of the returning delegation members were also returning home. But there are exceptions, such as Prime Minister Antonio is in no hurry to go home at this time.

"Go to the Home Secretary's house."

For the Prime Minister's order, the driver did not dare to intervene and drove directly to the home of Home Secretary Cruz.

The Pilt neighborhood, next to the Seven Hills, is an upscale neighborhood in Rome. Those who can live here are either rich or expensive, and the interior secretary, Cruz, lives here.

At this moment, a car drove to its door, and Prime Minister Antonio stepped out of the car. This is a relatively delicate three-story building, and the flowers blooming in the yard give it a sense of leisure, but it is extremely ordinary in this neighborhood.

"Prime Minister, I'll knock on the door."

"No, I'll do it myself."

Refused to help the driver, Antonio came to the door himself and knocked on the door.

There was a crisp knock on the door, and soon the door opened.

"Excuse me... it's the Prime Minister, please come in!"

"thanks!"

Although the housekeeper had never met Antonio before, as the housekeeper of the interior secretary, how could he not know him? Newspapers, photos, public gatherings, etc. are all channels that can be known.

"Prime Minister, welcome to your visit."

Cruz, as the interior secretary, immediately greeted him after hearing the housekeeper's words. Although in his heart he was surprised that the Prime Minister came to his house, but at this time his face was filled with a smile like seeing an old friend. He fully demonstrated the basic qualities of a political figure.

"Excuse you, Cruz, I took the liberty to visit here when I passed by."

"Hahaha, if the Prime Minister can come to me, it will be full of brilliance!"

Those who don't know must think that these two are old friends getting together every day. Who knows that there is not much interaction between the two. This is the first time the Prime Minister has come to the home secretary's home.

After a brief introduction to his family, Cruz took the visiting prime minister to his study, while the housekeeper waited outside and prohibited anyone from approaching.

Handing the Prime Minister a glass of red wine, Cruz poured it for himself. "Taste wines from my hometown."

Antonio took a sip and felt that the taste was very general and a little astringent. "not bad."

"Hahaha, Prime Minister, you are also the first person to say that my red wine is good. Many people don't like this kind of slightly bitter red wine. But I like it very much, because the sweetness left after the bitterness will make it more appealing. People cherish."

Whether Cruz was talking about wine or himself, Antonio didn't know.

At this point, Cruz suddenly changed the conversation. "Prime Minister, wouldn't this surprise visit be to **** wine bar?"

In the face of Cruz's somewhat wary words, Antonio smiled. "Of course not. I came to visit this time, and I do have something to discuss with you."

For the Prime Minister's words, Cruz did not speak, obviously he was waiting for the Prime Minister to continue to speak.

"I intend to have the cabinet chief resign and start the election early."

Antonio didn't hide it, and directly reported the purpose of this.

"Pfft! Cough...cough...cough!"

In the face of such shocking content, all the red wine Cruz had not swallowed was wasted.

"Prime Minister, are you kidding me?"

No wonder Cruz was shocked, because the news is so exciting, the Prime Minister is planning to hold an early election, there must be some attempt or problem. Because the government is running well at present, there is no major fault, and no major crisis has been experienced. Everything is so calm and peaceful. Cruz really doesn't understand why the Prime Minister suddenly set off a huge wave by himself.

Facing Cruz's vigilant eyes, Antonio burst into a wry smile. Although he was not too familiar with the Minister of the Interior, he could basically guess what the other party was thinking because of the surprise in his eyes. Speaking of which, if Antonio had been killed three months ago, he would not have thought that he would talk to the National Socialist Party so soon, but there are some things that he must resolve as soon as possible.

It was the Three Kingdoms Alliance that had just been negotiated that made Antonio unable to retreat. As a fairly good politician, Antonio certainly knew what this renewal was about. It can be said that the signing of the renewal of the alliance represents a closer alliance between Germany, Italy and Austria, and what they need to confront is the three countries of Britain, France and Russia that have gradually formed.

Obviously, this kind of country-to-country confrontation will be more dangerous, and according to what he knows about His Majesty, since Italy has already participated, it will definitely go all out. And the current healthy Italian finances will immediately become beyond their means.

That's right, Italy's finances are very healthy at the moment, and it is second only to the UK among European powers. At present, Italy's military expenditure accounts for only 25.8% of its finances, which is only 0.7% higher than that of the British Empire.

In addition to Britain and Italy, the other four countries have reached more than 30%. Among them, the highest proportion of military expenditure is ally Germany, whose military expenditure accounts for an astonishing 41.2% of total fiscal revenue. This also shows Germany's current situation. It has to compete with France and Russia on land and compete with Britain on the sea. This costs a lot of money, and it also needs the help of allies to share the pressure.

However, with the end of the trip to Germany, Italy, which signed a new contract, has inevitably joined it~www.mtlnovel.com~ Then the large investment in the army is inevitable, and the large investment in military expenditure is bound to increase Big government spending. A substantial increase in military spending will inevitably lead to the government's need to cut a lot of spending, and this is not necessarily enough, not necessarily enough.

According to Antonio's judgment, if the government wants to support Italy's large-scale military expansion, it must find a way, and the only way that can be thought of is to raise taxes other than borrowing money. And it is very likely that the government will use both methods at the same time.

Cutting welfare expenditures, borrowing heavily, and increasing taxes, any of these three methods is difficult for Antonio to do, let alone the three to be done together. The left-wing party he leads must not fall into chaos, and the division of the party will also be a problem. inevitable.

But this must be done, because this is the current mainstream desire in the country. The people who have been mobilized with national self-confidence and the monarch hope that Italy can play a key role in the future.

As the leader of a left-wing party, Antonio needs to consider his own governing base and cannot deviate from his support base. Know that he's a left-to-right, not a right-to-left.

Rather than being ousted from power in a chaotic manner when the time comes, let's make a deal at this time. At present, only the far-right National Socialist Party led by Interior Secretary Cruz is the only one who can make a deal or replace the left-wing party, and this is the main reason why Antonio appeared in Cruz's house.

Looking at Antonio's eyes, Cruz realized it wasn't a joke, it was serious.

At this moment, Cruz immediately felt his heart beating violently, and an unbelievable feeling rushed to his heart.

"Lord Antonio, what do you or your party want?"

Chapter end