Chapter 116 Military Chaos

Of course, Carlo could not see the intrigues of the diplomatic representatives of various countries at the banquet. As the protagonist of this wedding, Carlo hurriedly left halfway through the dinner, and Duke Primo and Archduke Serrano were responsible for entertaining foreign guests.

As for Carlo, he naturally went to enjoy a night of spring. Archduchess Sophie, who was carefully dressed up, looked even more beautiful and charming. Since she had become his wife, Carlo would naturally not be polite.

For a qualified king, the most important thing is to expand the royal family. Other things, including the development of the country, can be ranked second, and only the reproduction of offspring is the most important.

Why? Because the royal family needs someone to inherit. If the throne falls to someone else because of the extinction of the heir, no matter how big the foundation is, it will always be in vain.

As the king of Spain, Carlo naturally would not use any contraceptive measures. First, sheep intestines are not comfortable to use, and second, the royal family is currently in need of importing more children.

After a long night, Carlo woke up early the next morning. After washing and dressing with the help of the maid, Carlo told the maid to take care of Archduchess Sophie and then walked out of the room.

Of course, Archduchess Sophie now has another official identity, that is, the hostess of the Royal Palace of Madrid, Carlo's queen.

Bathed in the warm sunshine outside the room, Carlo's mood became extremely comfortable. There is nothing more comfortable than sleeping in, not to mention that there is a very cooperative beautiful princess by his side.

"What is the arrangement today?" Carlo looked at the butler Loren next to him and asked with a smile.

"Prime Minister Primo needs to report to you on the government's diplomatic issues. The time is set at 2 o'clock in the afternoon after lunch. There will also be a farewell dinner for foreign guests and nobles in the afternoon. So far, there are only these two things." Hearing Carlo's inquiry, Butler Loren blurted out immediately.

As the butler of the palace, Butler Loren is quite busy. In addition to being responsible for some of the royal family's property, he also needs to contact government officials on behalf of Carlo to facilitate planning Carlo's schedule.

But generally speaking, Carlo can do less in a day, most of the time he is at banquets and meetings. In addition, he occasionally goes out hunting, sees the scenery and other leisure activities.

This can't blame Carlo for doing nothing all day. In fact, most of the government affairs are handled by Prime Minister Primo, and Carlo doesn't need to worry too much about reform or national development.

At present, the progress of reform and national development is very smooth, and Carlo will naturally not interfere.

For Carlo, the most important thing at present is to infiltrate the Spanish army. Only by gradually controlling the military power of Spain can he continue to consolidate his power and exert influence on the government.

Regarding Prime Minister Primo's report on diplomatic affairs, it is actually about discussing the alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The royal families of the two countries have already married, which has created the prerequisite for the alliance between the two countries. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is currently in urgent need of a few allies to bluff. In addition to the Germans they have been in contact with, the most promising alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire should be Spain.

"How are the graduates of the Royal Military Academy doing now?" Carlo seemed to have remembered something and asked hurriedly.

The first batch of graduates from the Royal Military Academy has graduated successfully for more than half a year. Logically, they should have successfully joined the army and started their real military career.

However, except for the few graduates who went to the Guards, Carlo didn't know much about the current situation of others.

After all, I have been preparing for the wedding for more than half a year, plus some government meetings, and I have been busy and busy and forgot about this matter.

"It is going relatively smoothly at present, Your Majesty." Butler Loren replied: "Among the more than 400 graduates of the Royal Military Academy, except for a few who went to the Guards, the rest have all joined the Royal Army and have been dispersed to various troops.

But because the current Royal Army does not have so many officer positions, many people are currently serving as deputy positions such as deputy platoon leaders. It is estimated that it will take a long time for them to become full-time positions."

Hearing Butler Loren's answer, Carlo was stunned for a moment, then thought of the current situation of the Spanish army, and nodded again.

The Spanish army was originally small in size, and the number of people has always remained at around 100,000. If we only count the troops stationed in the mainland, the number is only 70,000 to 80,000.

The military ranks of these military academy graduates are basically around lieutenants, and theoretically they can serve as low-level officers from platoon leaders to deputy company commanders.

But there are not so many vacancies for officers in the existing Spanish army for them to take up positions. It is already a very good result to be able to create some empty positions of deputy platoon leaders.

You should know that the term of service for soldiers in this era is far different from that in later generations. Conscripts in later generations basically only need to serve for two years, but the service time of soldiers in this era is generally more than ten years.

But the problem comes again. The current Spanish army is still based on the revolutionary army, and the military level of officers is not that high.

If the current status of the army is not changed, not only will Carlo's deployment at the Royal Military Academy be completely invalid, but the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the Spanish army will not change at all.

After all, the Spanish army also needs a reform. This reform will eliminate those soldiers and officers whose comprehensive level does not meet the standards, streamline part of the army, and give the vacant officer positions to these outstanding students who graduated from regular military academies.

Thinking of this, Carlo nodded and told Butler Loren: "It seems that this matter still needs to be discussed with Prime Minister Primo.

Arrive at lunch time in advance, and tell Prime Minister Primo that I am waiting for him at the palace."

Time passed quickly, and Prime Minister Primo also arrived at the palace on time, waiting respectfully in the small restaurant where lunch had been prepared.

While enjoying a delicious lunch, Carlo casually mentioned the current situation of military academy graduates and asked Prime Minister Primo's attitude.

Prime Minister Primo knew the current situation of these military academy graduates. In fact, it was Prime Minister Primo who proposed to let these military academy graduates serve as temporary positions such as deputy platoon leaders.

There is no way, you can't let these military academy graduates be ordinary soldiers. But if they are allowed to be officers, there are not so many vacancies for officers, so this is the only option.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Prime Minister Primo asked his question and waited for Carlo to express his thoughts.

In fact, Prime Minister Primo also has the idea of ​​reforming the army. But reforming the army is of great importance and may even affect the stability of the government.

After all, most of the soldiers in this army participated in the last revolution. It is precisely because of the support of these people in the army that Primo and Serrano can become the two pillars of the current Spanish government.

If you act rashly against the army, you may lose the support of these soldiers, and Prime Minister Primo's biggest reliance on promoting reform will disappear.

But the problem is that the current problems of the army are already here, and if you leave it alone, it is not in line with Prime Minister Primo's style.

The first is the problem of the low level of officers in the army, which will greatly affect the combat effectiveness of the Spanish army. Such an army composed of revolutionary armies and the royal government army that surrendered to the revolutionary army is too chaotic in terms of organization and internal forces.

"Prime Minister Primo, I think we need to promote a reform to improve the combat effectiveness of the Spanish army." The combat effectiveness of the army is extremely important, and the strength of Spain also depends on the strength of the army.

So for Carlo, military reform must happen, and the sooner the better.

Hearing Carlo's words, Prime Minister Primo did not rush to express his opinion, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

Although reform is indeed very important, it is also necessary to consider the pros and cons. If the military reform is promoted, the biggest beneficiary will definitely be Carlo.

Who let Carlo control the Madrid Military Academy and the Zaragoza Military Academy? Just more than 400 military academy graduates each year have ensured that Carlo can control most of the lower-level officers in the Spanish army.

If these lower-level officers are allowed to climb up step by step, perhaps in ten years, the middle and lower levels of the army will all be decided by Carlo.

For an army, the most important thing is actually these middle and lower-level officers. The orders of senior officers must also be sent to the middle-level troops for execution, and the combat effectiveness of the army is also determined by these lower-level troops.

This is also a point that Prime Minister Primo considered. If the reform is promoted, it will inevitably speed up Carlo's coming to power.

Although Prime Minister Primo doesn't mind this, will this affect Spain's reform? And some problems that may occur after promoting military reforms, Prime Minister Primo can't help but ponder.

Of course, Carlo understands what Prime Minister Primo is hesitating about. At this time, reforming the army is like performing an operation on Prime Minister Primo.

If the operation is successful, it will be fine, and recuperation will not affect anything. But if the operation fails, it may cause infection and inflammation at the least, or it may be fatal at the worst.

"Prime Minister Primo, our army's combat effectiveness is far behind that of the three top European countries of Germany, France and Austria. If our goal is to compete with these countries, I think this military reform is very necessary.

Only by carrying out comprehensive reforms in the country can Spain have the hope of regaining the glory of the British Empire. And as a promoter of reform, you are destined to be remembered in Spanish history and become a hero of all Spaniards." Carlo reiterated his attitude of supporting reform and hinted that he would portray Prime Minister Primo as a hero who promoted Spanish reform, trying to get Prime Minister Primo to support this military reform.

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