Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 12 The wall fell and everyone pushed it
Although the evolution of various political systems seems complicated, it is ultimately caused by the people's dissatisfaction with those in power.

This actually means that there is no difference between monarchy and parliamentary republic.

The most fundamental issue is whether the people's needs can be met, which will evolve into Europeans' dissatisfaction with those in power and the government, and is also the real reason for the revolution.

If the Spanish government had paid attention to the current situation of the people and introduced some policies to improve people's lives as much as possible, perhaps such a revolution would not have happened and the Spanish monarchy would have continued to exist.

This also means that Spain’s problems were actually very serious. The people were already starving and could no longer survive, so the revolution broke out.

The reports published by Carlo in the newspaper went deep into the Spanish problem itself, which is the most fundamental demand of the Spanish people, which is to improve the quality of life.

Eating bread and drinking milk, although this seems to be a very normal requirement, it was very difficult in 100 more than 1868 years ago.

Even if it is simplified two levels to the simplest level of being well fed and well watered, the Spanish Royal Government cannot satisfy it.

All Carlo had to do was to put all the blame on Queen Isabelle and the Bourbon dynasty and whitewash the monarchy as much as possible.

A little later, on November 1868, 11, in Madrid, Spain.

"General, there is a report from Italy that I need your review."

After a busy day, Primo was about to finish his busy work, but was interrupted by a word from his subordinate.

"A report? From Italy?" Primo was a little surprised and asked, "What wind can blow the Italian report to Spain?"

"It's a report about the monarchy and the republic, General." The subordinate handed over a newspaper with a clear headline printed in the middle: "We need bread, not a republic."

"Interesting." Primo had not intended to take the newspaper, but after seeing the headline on it, he took it and opened it to read.

This report was reprinted by a tabloid in Madrid, and translated from Italian into Spanish so that Spanish people could understand it.

"How is this report spread in other places?" After Primo finished reading the entire report, he suddenly asked a strange question.

"In addition to the small-scale spread in Madrid, there has also been small-scale spread in Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Valladolid, and the newspapers have reported such news."

Primo smiled, with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes, and said jokingly: "It seems that someone deliberately put this report on my desk."

“General, I…” Just as the subordinate was about to explain, Primo interrupted him and said with a smile: “Okay, of course I believe in your loyalty.

What I mean is that someone might have already set their sights on Spain. The fact that a report from Italy could be widely circulated in so many cities in a short period of time proves that the enemy is definitely well prepared.

It would be fine if this revolution happened by coincidence, but it would be really worrying if our revolution was predicted by the guys behind this. "

Looking at his subordinate who was worried, Primo patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Okay, I don't have any doubts about you. Now I will give you a task. Go to Italy to investigate the source of this report, and then find out all the people in the newspaper."

Although he was wondering what exactly this report was trying to accomplish, it was still very useful to Primo at the moment.

The simplest example given is completely unrefutable because the powerful European countries at that time were all monarchies.

This will also help Primo to extend the new government towards a constitutional monarchy and realize his ideal reforms of Spain by concentrating power in the national government.

Why was Primo against the republic?

Because the republican system proposed by the farmers and workers is a loose Spanish federation, which will not only set off waves of independence in various regions of Spain that already have the intention of independence, but also cause the Spanish government to lose control over various regions.

The reformists wanted a stable government that could implement reforms, not a decentralized and chaotic government, which is why Primo ultimately chose a constitutional monarchy.

As one of the most powerful people in the Spanish revolutionary ranks, Primo's opinion played a great influence. The Spanish provisional government did not stop the spread of this report, and even the big capitalists helped spread this report to more Spanish cities.

Thanks to the heated discussion sparked by this report, Spaniards also began to discuss the pros and cons of the monarchy and the responsibility of the overthrown Queen Isabella II.

It is impossible to save the country in a time of crisis, but the capitalists are very good at shifting the blame and shirking their responsibilities.

Since Queen Isabella has lost the throne, and the interim government has no intention of welcoming back Queen Isabella or Prince Alfonso.

So why not add insult to injury now? Would he have to wait until others shifted all the responsibility onto himself and that damn queen?

For their own interests, capitalists will not show any mercy.

From December onwards, the weather in Madrid becomes even colder, at least for Bourbonnais.

Isabella II's reputation could no longer be described as bad, because it was already quite bad before.

The people's anger was transferred to Queen Isabella by the capitalists and some nobles with ulterior motives. The factory owners and nobles who once frantically exploited the Spaniards at least no longer had to worry about being shot in the back.

But this was not a good thing for Queen Isabella who was far away in France, because she was still thinking about finding an opportunity to restore the throne.

However, not all nobles were happy at this time. The Carlos family, who were from the same family as Queen Isabel, were not in a very good mood at this time.

Queen Isabella's bad reputation affected the Bourbon dynasty. As a member of the Bourbon dynasty, "Carlos VII" had no less troubles than Queen Isabella at this time.

More importantly, after many generations of inheritance, the Carlos sect is no longer recognized by most people.

Especially after the Second Carlist War, "Carlos VI" came to power and became the ruling Carlos Party.

But within a few years, the self-proclaimed King of Spain was arrested by government forces, and "Carlos VI" was forced to give up his right to the throne.

Juan, the younger brother of "Carlos VI", took advantage of the situation and became "Juan III", the King of Spain declared by the Carlists without any preparation.

But the Carlists did not support the "king" who picked up the crown. In addition, "Carlos VI" was released soon after being forced to give up his right to the throne, so the Carlists had a situation of two kings coexisting.

The king was originally a self-entertaining king who was not recognized by the majority, and there was a situation of two kings coexisting, and the support for the Carlists continued to decline.

Although "Carlos VI" died soon after without any offspring, "Juan III", the so-called claimant to the throne, still did not receive strong support from the Carlists, which led to the fact that the Carlosists were completely unable to stop the Spanish Revolution and had no power to put "Juan III" on the throne.

Since starting his public opinion campaign, Carlo has always focused on the situation in Spain.

Carlo finally breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the report was widely reprinted and circulated throughout Spain.

But soon, Carlo began to have new worries.

Such an action was completely inconsistent with history, and it was certainly not just Carlo who contributed to the widespread dissemination of the report in Spain.

It would be fine if it had a good effect, but if it had an impact on the situation in Spain and made Spain move towards a republic, Carlo would regret it to death.

But Carlo doesn't have any better solution now. He can only pray that General Primo, who has historically supported the monarchy, can be as powerful as in history and win a majority of seats in the Spanish parliamentary elections. He can then become the Prime Minister of the Spanish government and take control of the entire Spanish government.

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