Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 32 Capitalist Unrest

"Very good." Carlos VII nodded with great satisfaction. His eyes were filled with impatience: "Now we just have to wait for those dissatisfied factory owners to come out and deal a fatal blow to Primo, the guy who disrespects the Bourbon dynasty.

Only the Bourbons are the masters of Spain, and the Savoys should stay in Italy. They have no right to touch Iberia. "

The situation in Spain is now very clear. Everyone believes that the capitalists who value money above all else will never give up resistance and will do whatever it takes to keep their money.

This is indeed the case.

The counterattack from factory owners and capitalists soon came.

On January 1870, 1, the Madrid Workers' Daily reported an article denouncing the government.

The report did not mention the purpose of the labor law to guarantee workers' income, but instead condemned the government for blindly requiring factories and enterprises to bear additional expenses without regard to their income.

At the end of this report, it was also mentioned that if the government does not cancel such erroneous decrees in time, it is likely that a large number of factories and companies across Spain will go bankrupt, resulting in a large number of workers being unemployed, thus affecting workers' income.

The report seems reasonable, but it does not stand up to scrutiny at all.

The extra expenses of factories and enterprises mentioned in the report are actually the wages they should have paid to their workers.

If paying workers the wages they deserve will cause factories and businesses to go bankrupt, then what is the point of such factories and businesses existing?
Before Carlo could fight back with his public opinion, the capitalists' second move came.

On January 1, the popular Spanish newspaper Sol was attacked.

The attackers first smashed the windows of the newspaper office with stones and other hard objects, then climbed into the office and destroyed some equipment used to print newspapers.

Carlo was somewhat annoyed by the capitalists' fearlessness towards the government and the royal power, and he was determined to exclude big capital from the ruling class of Spain.

On January 1, the Spanish government quickly passed the Spanish Labor Law and announced that it would strictly enforce the labor law from that day on, requiring all factories and enterprises in Spain to pay workers' wages on a weekly or monthly basis. Those who default will be fined ten times the amount, and in serious cases the factory or enterprise will be closed down.

Once such a decree was announced, it immediately caused an uproar among the capitalist class.

The capitalists originally thought that Primo and Carlo would give in, but unexpectedly they chose to firmly oppose capitalism.

In order to protect their wallets, the capitalists chose to unite. They wanted to emulate Primo before and re-promote the revolution in the Kingdom of Spain.

On January 1, factory owners and business owners around Madrid united and incited some workers and radical republicans, and a large-scale demonstration broke out on the streets of Madrid.

It has to be admitted that the brainwashing of the capitalists on the workers is still effective. After hearing in the newspaper that the factory would go bankrupt due to the extra expenses, some workers began to worry about whether they would lose their jobs.

Although most workers are rational, there is still a small number of workers who choose to stand with the capitalists due to such concerns.

After the march broke out, Primo ordered the army to suppress the march while secretly mobilizing the army to maintain order in Madrid.

The purpose of these capitalists is definitely not just the parade, and Primo's attention cannot be completely attracted by these parades. For Primo, who is proficient in military affairs, these small actions of the capitalists cannot be hidden from his eyes.

As expected, at the same time as the march was suppressed, another smaller marching team, carrying a variety of weapons and equipment, marched towards the Madrid Palace and Parliament.

In the eyes of these capitalists who had participated in the Spanish Revolution, the revolution was still very simple. All they had to do was take over the Spanish royal palace and government during the chaos, and the king and government officials would surrender.

They don't even need to take the initiative, the palace guards and the Spanish army will voluntarily join them.

When these people approached the palace in a mighty manner, they were completely dumbfounded.

The palace was not in chaos like the previous revolution, and they were not greeted by surrendering Spanish troops.

Looking at the palace guards standing ready in the distance, many people in the rioting group swallowed their saliva, as if they had seen the situation clearly.

"By order of His Majesty, if you lay down your weapons and surrender now, His Majesty will only hold accountable those who started the rebellion. If anyone dares to take a step forward, it will be regarded as a rebellion against His Majesty and Spain and will be executed on the spot!" Captain Giotti of the Palace Guard, riding a black horse, holding an Italian-made spear in his hand, shouted at the rebel team not far ahead.

"Don't be fooled by him. No one will forgive us, not even God. Our only choice is to attack the royal palace and make Spain a true republic. God will bless us!" Seeing that the situation was not good, the leader of the rebel team hurriedly incited the emotions of the crowd to save the morale that was about to collapse.

"The purpose of labor laws is to protect your interests. Those greedy factory owners will not go bankrupt just because they cannot pay your wages. Wake up, my people, and look behind you. Those greedy capitalists are the enemies of all Spaniards!

I assure you in the name of God and in the name of the King of Spain that you will not lose your job or be held accountable for what happened today.

You are blinded, blinded by the evil capitalists. But now is not the time to confess to God, we need to defeat all the enemies of Spain, the greedy capitalists, and then talk about other things.

Please believe me, for the sake of Spain, please put down your weapons. " Seeing that the morale of the rebels was somewhat broken, Carlo would not miss this good opportunity and shouted to the distance.

Hearing Carlo's cry, many of the rebels were moved.

There were not many people in the rebel ranks who were willing to work for the capitalists. The workers were worried about whether they would lose their jobs. If their jobs were guaranteed, why would they stand up against the government and the king?

As for those radical republicans, they certainly would not turn against their allies just because of Carlo's words.

But this is a good thing for Carlo. Those who don't lay down their weapons should be sent to see God immediately.

After thinking carefully for a moment, many workers were still willing to trust their king. After all, the few things the new king had done since taking office were good for them. Wasn't he more trustworthy than those capitalists who withheld their wages?

With this idea in mind, many deceived workers laid down their weapons and involuntarily stood a distance from the capitalists' running dogs and radical republicans.

"Very good, my people. Those who have laid down their weapons may come over. I swear to God that you will still be citizens of Spain, and this matter has nothing to do with you." Seeing that many people on the opposite side had laid down their weapons, Carlo nodded with satisfaction and said to the crowd on the opposite side with a smile.

Hearing Carlo's words, the workers on the opposite side hurriedly walked towards the palace guards. Some of the capitalists' lackeys also gave up their weapons because they saw no chance of winning, and surrendered to the palace guards disguised as ordinary workers.

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