Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 33: The Carlist Rebellion
The rebellion instigated by the capitalists ended in such an anticlimactic way.

Although the whole process was somewhat unexpected, it seemed natural when you think about it carefully.

Even such incidents often occur in later generations. The marches that seem to be composed entirely of workers may not be initiated voluntarily by the workers, but may be initiated by the factory owners behind the scenes to oppress, brainwash and threaten the workers.

Because groups like capitalists are a minority in any country, they can only rely on majority groups like workers and farmers to achieve their goals.

But in today's Spain, it is not so easy for capitalists to incite large numbers of workers and peasants.

Peasants are the most supportive of autocracy and monarchy, and this is true for peasants in any country, because their demands are very low, and as long as they have enough food to eat and are not hungry, they will be satisfied with their existing lives.

The agricultural tax reduction policy promulgated by Spain is the best way to win over farmers. For farmers who already support the monarchy, they are of course willing to obey the orders of Carlo and the Spanish government.

Compared to farmers, the composition of factory workers is more complex. Workers' demonstrations are an important means for capitalists to achieve their goals, and capitalists will naturally not let go of oppression and brainwashing of workers.

This is also the reason why a considerable number of workers are in the ranks of the capitalist rebels, because not everyone can see the domestic situation clearly, and not everyone can ignore the capitalists' sugar-coated bullets and intimidation tactics.

However, such large-scale demonstrations and rebellions no longer threaten Carlos and the Spanish government. For Carlos, the biggest threat within Spain is not the capital of Spain, but the independence forces in Catalonia and the Basque Country, as well as the Carlos faction that has won the support of Catalan independence activists.

Although the march and rebellion were easily resolved, the army under the control of the Spanish government still entrenched around Madrid, waiting for news from Catalonia and the Basque region at any time.

For Carlo, he hopes that the Carlists and those regional independence factions can take advantage of this opportunity to jump out and stir up some trouble.

Only if they take the initiative to jump out will Carlo have a chance to solve the problem once and for all.

Otherwise, if these opposition factions continue to develop quietly in Catalonia and the Basque Country, it will only continue to exacerbate the sense of division between the two regions and Spain.

This is also the reason why Catalonia and the Basque region have been clamoring for independence in later generations.

The Catalan parliament even held an independence referendum and declared independence from Spain based on the voting results. If the Spanish government had not determined that the regional referendum in Catalonia violated the Spanish Constitution and strongly suppressed it, I am afraid that there would be another country on the world map.

The Basque region is no exception. Although it has not reached the point of a direct referendum to declare independence, the independence sentiment in the Basque region is more radical than that in Catalonia.

After the death of Spanish dictator Franco, a terrorist organization called ETA was born in the Basque region and even attempted to assassinate the Spanish king several times.

If the issue of independence of these two regions cannot be resolved once and for all, the future of Spain is doomed to be unstable, and more opposition parties will oppose the Spanish government by supporting the independence of Catalonia and the Basque region.

The good news is that the population of Catalonia and the Basque Country is not yet large enough to threaten Spain.

Spain has a population of about 1660 million, of which the majority are Spanish. Catalonia has a population of only about 130 million, and the Basque Country has a population of just over 30.

The combined population of the two regions was only 160 million, less than one-tenth of the total population of Spain, which is why Carlo was confident that he could solve the independence struggle of the two regions once and for all. The Carlists did not disappoint Carlo in the end.

On January 1870, 1, Carlos VII, who considered himself to be a man of great talent and strategy, decided to take the initiative while the Madrid government was still in chaos.

The Carlists published a large amount of news through Barcelona newspapers, saying that Carlos VII was the legitimate king of Spain, and stated that the policies enacted by the current Spanish government would seriously damage Barcelona's economy and cause Barcelona's economy to regress by at least 20 years.

The Carlos faction also greatly exaggerated in the news the harm that the labor law would cause to factories and businesses in Catalonia, even saying that it would cause Spain to lose all its industries and factories and that all workers in Catalonia would lose their jobs.

Under the influence of widespread news, many Catalans believed it to be true and expressed their willingness to join the legitimate government of Carlos VII to resist the rule of the Spanish government.

After organizing an army of tens of thousands in just a few days, Carlos VII gave a public speech in Barcelona, ​​stating that he would expel King Carlo and resume the rule of the Bourbon dynasty.

In the midst of chaos, the new Kalos War officially broke out.

Although the participant in the war had changed from Queen Isabel to Carlo, the goal of the Carlists was the same, which was to allow the Carlist ruler Carlos VII to ascend the throne of Spain.

When Carlo heard the news of the outbreak of war, he was relieved in Madrid.

When Carlo heard that Catalonia had organized an army of tens of thousands, he was not at all panicked. Instead, he looked down upon the so-called Carlos VII even more.

why?

Although the independence of Catalonia has always been one of Spain's most troublesome issues, at least for now, most Catalans still recognize Spain.

And more importantly, the current Prime Minister Primo is a Catalan, and even the last revolution was launched by Prime Minister Primo in Catalonia.

There are many Catalan soldiers in the current Spanish army. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Carlos VII to form an army of tens of thousands of people.

Considering that Catalonia is one of the most economically and industrially developed regions in Spain, it has a large number of workers.

Perhaps the Carlists and Catalan independence supporters have formed such a so-called army of tens of thousands of people by coercing these brainwashed and threatened workers.

This is why Carlo wanted to laugh. The Carlists kept saying that Primo's reforms had caused Catalan workers to lose their jobs, but weren't they also causing these workers to lose their jobs by what they were doing now?

Without counting these workers, the Carlos faction had no more than 10,000 troops. To rely on these 10,000 troops to attack Madrid, did they treat Carlo like Queen Isabel two years ago?

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