Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 73 Visit to Italy

After confirming that the power laboratory and the engine research room were operating in an orderly manner, Carlo finally breathed a sigh of relief and decided to go abroad in person to attract some talents to join Spain.

By the way, since Carlo became the King of Spain, he has never left Spain until now.

The situation in Spain has now stabilized, and with two big bosses, Primo and Serrano, in charge of the country, there is no need to worry about any accidents happening in Spain.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Carlo decided to return to Italy. On the one hand, he would make a diplomatic visit to the Italian government, and on the other hand, he would take the opportunity to attract a group of Italian technical talents and scientists to Spain.

The reason for choosing to go to Italy is that King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy is Carlo's father, which will help Carlo's talent attraction plan to a certain extent.

Although Italy's overall illiteracy rate was high, most of the people who pulled it down were farmers in southern Italy.

If we only look at the industry, economy and education in northern Italy, we can only say that the original reforms of the Kingdom of Sardinia were very successful, which is why the Kingdom of Sardinia eventually unified Italy.

Compared with the corrupt and autocratic Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the more enlightened and powerful Kingdom of Sardinia also received more support from those who supported the unification of Italy, including Garibaldi, the real god of war in Italy.

Yes, another purpose of Carlo's trip to Italy was to recruit some more military talents from Garibaldi.

At present, Jyoti has been promoted to the commander of the Royal Guards, and his military abilities make Carlo very satisfied.

In fact, there were quite a few talented people among the Red Army formed by Garibaldi. Many of them later became parliamentarians or even cabinet ministers in Italy, and some even became prime ministers.

If Carlo could attract a few talented people to be loyal to him, he would have more available people at his disposal.

Considering the successful reforms of the Kingdom of Sardinia, when Primo heard that Carlo was going to visit Italy, he not only did not refuse, but also asked Carlo to take some officials with him to learn Italy's advanced experience in reform.

Italy is a powerful country after all, so there must be something that Spain can learn from. Moreover, Italy is not weak in industry and economy, but its per capita output has been lowered after integration.

Even Italy is still quite strong in the military industry. The Italian Navy's research and development and manufacturing capabilities are also first-class in Europe, much better than Spain at present.

In this way, Carlo's original visiting group quickly expanded from less than 200 people to more than 500 people.

In order to protect the safety of Carlo and the entire visiting delegation, the original number of accompanying troops was increased from a hundred-man guards to an army of more than 300 people.

After all, it was the king who was making an official diplomatic visit with a large group of officials, and the Spanish government attached great importance to it.

Most of Spain's navy, which was originally small, was dispatched to escort the cruise ship carrying the king and a large number of officials.

On the other side of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II also received news of Carlo's request for a diplomatic visit.

There was no reason to refuse such a request. Vittorio Emanuele II decisively asked the government to agree to Spain's diplomatic request and ordered the government to prepare for Carlo's reception.

Carlo was originally a prince of Italy and is now the king of Spain, so the etiquette for receiving Carlo must not be low.

Looking at the King’s smile when he heard the news of a diplomatic visit from Spain, the current Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Lanza immediately understood the etiquette of receiving Carlo.

Is there any need to ask? Everything is done according to the highest standards. It was another familiar and uncomfortable sea journey. The speed of ships in this era was not slow, and the feeling of the turbulence and shaking on the sea made Carlo a little irritated.

The good news is that Spain and Italy are not far apart, so this uncomfortable sea journey doesn’t take long.

Rome.

The port of Rome was bustling with activity that day. Italian Prime Minister Giovanni and Crown Prince Umberto were waiting for Carlo’s arrival at the port, showing Carlo and Spain their respect.

Watching a cruise ship slowly approaching the port under the escort of Spanish warships, Crown Prince Umberto felt a little complicated.

He didn't expect that his younger brother, who had been sick since childhood, would become king earlier than him, and he didn't know how long he would have to wait before he could become king.

However, as the eldest son and crown prince, Umberto's future throne is still quite stable. Although his feelings are complicated, he is not too jealous of Carlo.

After the cruise ship stopped, the Royal Guards were the first to get off the ship and stood in line waiting for Carlo.

Under the gaze of everyone, Carlo slowly boarded the port, followed by several Spanish officials.

Prime Minister Giovanni and Crown Prince Umberto walked forward quickly, showing the courtesy of being the host: "Your Majesty Carlo!" "Carlo!"

"Brother Umberto! Prime Minister Giovanni!" Carlo also walked forward with a smile and started greeting the two of them.

"Prime Minister Giovanni, there's no need to be so formal. For me, returning to Italy is like going home." Carlo said with a smile.

The many Italian officials following Prime Minister Giovanni proved that the Italian government attached great importance to Carlo, which made Carlo quite happy.

If I attract some talents in Italy, I think the Italian government won't care too much, right?
After all, Italy has a much larger population than Spain, and the education situation in northern Italy is much better than in Spain, so some ordinary talents should not take it too seriously.

What's more, in addition to being the King of Spain, Carlo is also the noble Duke of Chablais in Italy.

This is also a characteristic of European aristocracy. Although the title of king is far greater than that of duke, the king can also serve as duke at the same time.

Before Spain completed its reforms, the title of the King of Spain was also quite complicated.

Carlo's predecessor, Queen Isabel, had an extremely long list of noble titles, including not only the titles of King of Castile, León, Aragon, but also many titles of duke and count.

However, since Queen Isabella, the ruler of Spain has only the title of King of Spain, and all other titles have been integrated into it.

Prime Minister Giovanni did not admit that he had prepared the grand welcome ceremony, but instead attributed all the credit to King Emanuele and Crown Prince Umberto: "This was all ordered by His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I just did it on their behalf.

But I still want to say, Your Majesty, welcome back to Italy."

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