Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 31 Undercurrent surging
With Carlo's full support, Primo was full of confidence and worked overtime that night to change his reform plan.

Since capitalists and the church are destined to be enemies of the Spanish government, there is no need to consider their opinions when carrying out reforms.

On January 1870, 1, the Spanish government applied to Parliament for additional military expenses, which was approved by Parliament and Carlo.

At this time, Primo still held the majority of seats in parliament, and this process was really just a simple formality.

After receiving the additional military funds, Primo immediately sent a diplomatic team abroad to purchase weapons, equipment and cannons.

In Primo's plan, the Krupp cannon, which had experienced the tests of the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War, was the first choice of the Spanish army.

However, considering that Prussia was going through a war with France, Primo also had a backup plan, that is, Austria-Hungary or Italy.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Italian Army is not very good, Italy still has certain research and development capabilities in weapons and equipment.

If it is impossible to purchase the most advanced cannons from Krupp, purchasing a batch of substitutes from Italy will be enough.

On January 1870, 1, the Spanish Sun reported a news story about a factory that exploited workers' labor for long periods of time and withheld their wages.

Such reports are very common in today's Spanish society and did not attract the attention of the Spaniards at first.

But soon after, a large number of newspapers in Madrid also published similar news, and most of the reports came from the original factory.

Soon, the series of reports attracted the attention of the citizens of Madrid.

The workers who have been severely affected have also begun to speak out, demanding that the government ensure that all Spanish workers' salaries are paid on time.

After successfully attracting the attention of the Spanish people, on January 1, a member of the House of Representatives from the Liberal Party submitted a document entitled "Draft Spanish Labor Law" to the Parliament, asking the Parliament to enact relevant legal bills to ensure that workers can receive the salary and treatment they deserve.

This document caused a huge stir and immediately sparked intense discussion in parliament.

Of course, because Primo controlled the majority of seats in parliament, the "Draft Spanish Labor Law" ultimately received a majority of votes in favor.

On January 1870, 1, the Spanish government issued a document on the "Spanish Enterprise Management Regulations", announcing the implementation of preliminary control over all enterprises and factories in Spain in accordance with labor laws.

The decree was cheered by all the workers and contractors around Madrid, which also showed that the government took their opinions seriously.

But it is not so good for factory owners and capitalists in Madrid and even in Spain. According to the decree issued by the government, they must pay the wages of workers and laborers on a weekly basis, and those who fail to pay wages will be punished by the Spanish government.

This has never happened in Spain before. Although paying full salaries will not cause these companies and factories to lose money, for capitalists, it is definitely better to earn more than less. Isn't this government decree just taking money out of their pockets? Or giving money to those useless workers.

The capitalists, whose financial resources were blocked, were fed up and attempted to incite the workers to launch a demonstration, demanding that the government cancel the decree it had just issued.

But the workers are not stupid. The government's decree is clearly for their benefit, so how could they stand up against the government that supports them?
Seeing that they could not encourage the workers to march, the capitalists finally panicked. They gathered one after another and tried to save the situation by other means.

January 1, inside a factory in Madrid.

"Daniel, what should I do? If I really pay salary once a week as the government said, my factory will go bankrupt, right?" The factory owner Gillen was sitting in his office with a painful look on his face, next to him was his good friend Daniel, who was also a factory owner.

"Don't worry, buddy. It's not just you and me who have to pay salaries." Daniel smiled and didn't seem panicked at all.

"Damn, do you have any good ideas, Daniel? I don't want to pay those damn workers every week. That's my money, my money!" Gillen looked at his good friend, who usually has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

"I told you not to worry, man." Daniel's smile did not fade at all, and he looked confident: "Think about it, do we just need to pay salaries? No, we need to pay all the factory owners in Spain. How many people does that mean?

You don't want to pay wages, and I don't want to pay wages, so are they willing to pay wages for those workers?
Watch carefully, if our Majesty Carlo forgets who put him on the throne, we don't mind changing the master of Spain. "

"Oh, damn, so your way is to rebel?" Gillen was stunned for a moment and looked at Daniel in disbelief.

"Why not, my friend? If we can get Isabel off the throne, we can also get Carlo off the throne. Spain should be controlled by capital, and we are the masters of this country, aren't we?" Daniel smiled and nodded, not caring about his friend's surprised look at all.

"Damn it, that's it." When Gillen thought about how he had to pay the workers' salaries every week, his rational mind went completely crazy. He nodded and agreed with Daniel, then said angrily: "Whoever wants to take my money from my wallet will be my enemy, and God is no exception."

“Good job, man.” Daniel’s laughter became even louder. “Just watch, Primo and Carlo will regret it because they have offended the real master of this country.”

It's not just Madrid that is in turmoil, but also Catalonia and the Basque Country.

The Carlists, who have troubled Spain for decades, are hiding in Catalonia, ready to march into Madrid and ascend the Spanish throne at any time.

The current ruler of the Carlists, "Carlos VII", who claims to be the King of Spain, smiled and looked a little impatient: "Thank God, I finally got the chance. The damn Primo gave up supporting Bourbon, he and the fake king Carlo should be sent to the guillotine!"

"Your Majesty, the Catalan army is willing to go to Madrid for you at any time. There is only one king of Spain, and that is King Carlos VII of the great Bourbon family!" The subordinates next to him also flattered him and said to "Carlos VII" with a flattering look on their faces.

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