Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 78 Meeting Garibaldi (Subscribe!)
While Carlo and Vittorio Emanuele II were enjoying their royal leisure life, the Spanish officials who came to Italy also began to get busy.

The diplomatic visit is not for sightseeing, but to actually solve the problems currently faced by the Spanish government.

What are the biggest problems facing the Spanish government right now? First, there is no money, and second, there is not enough foreign capital involved.

The development of a country is not that simple. Effective growth cannot be achieved by simply throwing money at it.

For example, in terms of industry, industrial growth requires all kinds of factories to spring up all over Spain, which is impossible to achieve relying solely on domestic capital.

Although the royal family has invested heavily in steel and other industries, it still needs the help of Spanish private capital and some foreign capital to achieve comprehensive growth and expansion.

So in addition to negotiating a low-interest loan with the Italian government, Prime Minister Primo also issued another order to the diplomatic delegation, which was to attract as much Italian capital as possible to invest in Spain, including bidding for the construction of Spanish railways.

The kings of both sides tacitly chose not to pay attention to the discussions between the two governments and let the government officials negotiate on their own.

After all, the interests of the royal family do not represent the interests of the country. Although the royal families of the two countries are one family, this does not mean that Spain and Italy are one family.

Although World War I was known as a war among European royal families, it was actually a conflict among countries due to different interests.

The royal families did not have much say and were not qualified to stop the war. No matter who interfered with the negotiations between the two governments, it would cause unnecessary trouble. It would be better to wait for the two governments to negotiate a result.

Anyway, as long as it does not affect the interests of the two royal families, it doesn’t matter which country the outcome of the negotiation benefits.

Carlo spent a relatively relaxing and enjoyable few days with Vittorio Emanuele II, and then decided to meet with the famous Italian figure Garibaldi under the guidance of Giotti.

Carlo personally admired Garibaldi very much. If Garibaldi had any selfish motives, it would not have been so easy for Vittorio Emanuele II to become the King of Italy.

As one of the heroes who unified Italy, Garibaldi still needed relief from the Italian government in his later years, which proves his selflessness.

Of course, the world is different now.

Because Garibaldi had already serialized his articles in the Sun, a newspaper founded by Carlo, the royalties he earned were enough to support his family.

Garibaldi did not mention any words in support of the republic or against the monarchy in the stories he wrote, which made King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy very relieved and relaxed the restrictions on Garibaldi.

However, due to his age, Garibaldi still chose to live in seclusion on the Island of Caprera, enjoying his leisurely later life.

Carlo's purpose of going to Caprera Island to meet Garibaldi was not only to see this famous Italian figure with his own eyes, but also to recruit a few more talents from Garibaldi.

Garibaldi had three children, including two sons. In addition to his second son, Giotti, Garibaldi's eldest son, Menotti, was also Garibaldi's right-hand man during his military service.

When it comes to talent, Carlo’s attitude has always been that you can never have too much.

It would be a great thing if we could recruit some of the talents from the Red Army previously commanded by Garibaldi to go to Spain to work for us.

With his own purpose in mind, Carlo, under the leadership of Giotti and the protection of a guard, bid farewell to his father, Vittorio Emanuele II, and headed for Caprera Island. "Giootti, how long have you not been back?" Carlo looked at Giotti beside him, looking at the outline of the island that had already appeared in front of him.

"About two and a half years, Your Majesty." Jyoti thought carefully for a while and found that he couldn't remember when he came back.

"I allow you to stay on Caprera Island for a few more days and spend more time with Mr. Garibaldi." Carlo was quite emotional. After returning to Spain this time, he might not come to Italy again in the next few years.

“No, Your Majesty.” Jyoti shook his head and said, “My duty is to protect Your Majesty. Your Majesty’s safety is the most important thing.

Besides, my father probably wouldn’t let me stay. If you leave me alone on Caprera Island, I’ll probably end up sleeping on the beach.”

Garibaldi's life was full of twists and turns, and his two sons also experienced a lot with him since childhood.

Including the previous Thousand Man Expedition and the Italian Unification Movement, Giotti was Garibaldi's right-hand man and had already matured a lot.

Besides, Jyoti also knew his duties as the commander of the Royal Guards. If he really stayed alone on Caprera Island, the first person to be unhappy would probably be Garibaldi himself.

In Garibaldi's very simple residence, Carlo finally met this famous Italian figure.

At Carlo's special instruction, this visit to Garibaldi was not announced in advance.

This also made Carlo see Garibaldi wearing a simple robe, leaning on a cane in his right hand, looking like an ordinary Italian farmer.

Next to Garibaldi is his wife, or rather, Giotti's mother, because at this time the two had not yet held a marriage, but were just living together as husband and wife.

"Father." Jyoti spoke first.

Carlo's status was noble, so it was impossible for him to be the first to greet him. Jyoti could only remind his father quietly to interrupt Garibaldi's thoughts.

Hearing someone calling him from behind, Garibaldi turned around and immediately saw Carlo and Jyoti beside him.

"Jioti? This is? His Majesty Carlo?" Garibaldi was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses immediately and walked forward with his crutches. He looked a little excited and seemed a little surprised: "His Majesty Carlo, when did you come here?"

"Mr. Garibaldi, it's my honor to meet you." Carlo smiled, walked up to Garibaldi, shook his hand and greeted him.

"Little Carlo, oh no, Your Majesty Carlo, it is my honor to meet you." Garibaldi was a little surprised that the young king who had grown up in front of him was still as polite as he was when he was a child.

"Have you seen me before?" Carlo was not angry at the other party's unintentional address to him. Instead, he was a little curious whether he had seen Garibaldi before.

"Yes, Your Majesty. When I met His Majesty Emanuele, he was also so approachable." Garibaldi said with some emotion.

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