Chapter 193 Dissolve Parliament and Abolish the Cabinet (Additional Update)

At the same moment when the Toledo army arrived in Madrid, Archduke Serrano, who was staying in the barracks, finally appeared in public and brought a new order from King Carlo, that is, a nationwide martial law.

Because Prime Minister Primo was seriously injured and unconscious and the wrong decision of Acting Prime Minister Ruiz led to a huge conflict between the police and the workers' march, Carlo, as the King of Spain, announced in accordance with the constitution that the Spanish Parliament would be dissolved, the Spanish Cabinet Government would be abolished, and the Spanish Provisional Military Government would be established. Field Marshal Serrano would serve as the Commander-in-Chief of the Provisional Military Government, and Minister of Industry Canovas would serve as the Governor of Madrid of the Provisional Military Government.

At the same time as the order was issued, the Spanish army entered the city in a mighty manner and launched an extremely cruel suppression of the rebels who besieged the Parliament Building and the Government Building.

At this point, things will definitely cause unnecessary casualties to the workers who are marching. But there is no way. If you want to completely mobilize these rebellious nobles, some helpless sacrifices are inevitable.

However, Carlo will not hold these workers who are marching accountable. After all, they are also coerced by the rebellious nobles. Although their march caused huge losses to the Spanish government, it also facilitated Carlo's coming to power.

With Prime Minister Primo seriously injured and unconscious, and the reputation of Ruiz, the second-in-command of the Progressive Party, seriously damaged, Carlo's power has grown infinitely.

Even as long as he can control the army, Carlo can establish a monarchy at any time and turn the entire Kingdom of Spain into his own one-man show.

But being too autocratic is not a good thing. Even if Carlo can control the direction of Spain with the experience and lessons of history, he can only ensure that there will be no problems during his reign.

If the children who inherit the throne make mistakes in their choices, the monarchy is likely to push the rule of the Savoy family in Spain into the abyss.

Speaking of the monarchical systems of European countries, Carlo actually wants to emulate the British monarchical system.

Although the British king usually has no power, as long as the king steadily cultivates his reputation and stays in power for a longer time, he can still gain a lot of power in the middle and late stages.

This system can ensure that capable kings get the power they deserve, and incapable kings can be mascots, at least to ensure that the throne will not be lost in his hands.

Of course, this political system must be promoted step by step. In the early stage of Carlo's rule, Carlo would not give all power to the government and parliament.

When the final net was announced, Carlo had already left the South Moroccan colony and led a group of followers back to Madrid.

This inspection of the South Moroccan colony was originally to lure the snake out of the hole. Since the original purpose was achieved, the inspection of the South Moroccan colony should naturally end.

The whole fishing process was relatively smooth, although some accidents occurred in the middle. Carlo did not expect that Prime Minister Primo would fall into a coma due to serious injuries. Carlo had repeatedly suggested Prime Minister Primo to strengthen his defense force before, but he did not expect that the enemy would still take advantage of it.

The good news is that although Prime Minister Primo was seriously injured and unconscious, at least his life was not in danger. However, it is still uncertain when he will wake up and how damaged his body will be after waking up.

Perhaps Prime Minister Primo's retirement time will be advanced with this assassination, but this may be a good thing for Carlo, because no one can stop him from taking power. The only threatening Ruiz also jumped out in this action and dug a hole for himself.

Under the suppression of the army, the rebellion of the nobles was quickly quelled, and the government regained control of the government building and the parliament building.

The workers' march that threatened Madrid for several days was also resolved with the personal promise of Archduke Serrano.

After all, the workers' initial purpose was just to protect their own interests. They did not think about opposing the government, but just followed the crowd with an attitude of hatred for capitalists.

Although Archduke Serrano's prestige among the Spanish people is not as high as Prime Minister Primo, he represents King Carlo of Spain.

With the promise from the king and the personal appearance of Archduke Serrano, and the fact that the rebellious nobles had been executed, the workers' march was naturally easily resolved.

When Carlo returned to Spain, it was already the evening of the second day.

As soon as they returned to the Royal Palace of Madrid, Archduke Serrano and Canovas brought a list of nobles who participated in the rebellion and a list of officials who secretly surrendered to the Bourbon family.

It was quite shocking to say that these nobles and high-ranking officials who were connected with the Bourbon family added up to hundreds of people, including 14 dukes, 4 marquises, 32 earls and more than 50 barons.

The number of nobles who rebelled alone was close to 100, and the land owned by 14 dukes and 4 marquises was several times that of the Spanish royal family.

"It's really eye-opening!" Carlo looked at the list of nobles who participated in the rebellion in his hand, and the coldness in his eyes made Archduke Serrano a little afraid.

Compared with these nobles, the officials related to the rebellion were not important. Except for a small number of parliamentarians, the remaining officials were not of high rank and were not qualified to be on par with the nobles.

"Let Kadir come over." Carlo's voice was very cold and said without a trace of emotion.

The director of the Royal Security Intelligence Agency, Kadir, walked over with his head held high, his eyes full of loyalty and fanaticism. He saluted Carlo respectfully and then listened quietly to his instructions.

It was the first time that Carlo showed his trump card in front of others. The Royal Security Intelligence Bureau had not been made public before, and Prime Minister Primo only knew that Carlo had such an organization.

"Check these people carefully for me, don't let any of them go." Carlo had a sneer on his face and had sentenced these people to death: "Check their families, check their friends.

Anyone who has a connection with the Bourbon remnants will be arrested in the prison of the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau. Also, I don't want this to happen again. As for the culprit in France, I believe you know what to do."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Kadir nodded. He certainly knew what Carlo meant.

Since the Bourbon family planned the assassination of Prime Minister Primo, it is natural for Spain to assassinate back.

Although the Bourbon family was once the royal family of Spain, it does not mean that they are qualified to point fingers at Spain under Carlo's rule.

Since they have the courage to participate in Spain's internal affairs and the courage to plan a subversion and rebellion against the Spanish government, they should also have the courage to bear all the consequences.

Carlo is not a hesitant person. Since the Bourbon family has become his enemy, the best solution is to eliminate the Bourbon family.

Hearing the naked meaning in Carlo's words, Archduke Serrano swallowed his saliva, but did not dare to refute it at all.

Canovas on the side did not dare to have any expression, and listened quietly to Carlo's further instructions.

After watching Kadir leave, Carlo turned his gaze to Archduke Serrano and Canovas who were quietly waiting on the side, and continued with a smile: "

You two, although the situation in Madrid has stabilized, Prime Minister Primo is still seriously injured. May God bless Prime Minister Primo to recover soon, but the most important issue for us now is to get the Spanish government back to work and end the recent chaos.

The acting prime minister elected by the parliament handled this crisis very poorly, so I abolished the Spanish Parliament. In order to ensure the smooth operation of the government, I decided to reorganize the interim military government into an interim cabinet, with Archduke Serrano as the prime minister of the interim cabinet, and Canovas, you will serve as the deputy prime minister of the interim cabinet. What do you think?"

Archduke Serrano did not expect that the prime minister's throne would return to his hands after many years, and naturally he would not have any objection to this.

Although Canovas served as the newly established position of deputy prime minister, it was at least related to the prime minister, and he was definitely promoted compared to the previous Minister of Industry.

Seeing that neither of them objected, Carlo nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered: "In this case, the job of keeping the government running will be handed over to you.

The parliament has been dissolved, and the appointment of the two of you only needs to be announced in the name of the government. It will not be too late to discuss the formation of the parliament and the election of the cabinet after Prime Minister Primo recovers from his injuries."

Let Archduke Serrano serve as the prime minister of the interim cabinet. This is the choice Carlo made after consideration. Although Canovas can also be directly promoted to become the prime minister of the interim cabinet, it is a bit deliberate, and Canovas does not have enough prestige to suppress the government and army after the chaos.

Let Archduke Serrano become the transition person between power exchanges is the best choice. He has enough prestige and status to maintain the stability of the government and the army, and because of his old age, it will not affect the subsequent power change.

If Prime Minister Primo, who was born in 1814, is about to retire, then Archduke Serrano, who is four years older than Prime Minister Primo, is already 65 years old at this time.

This is actually the reason why Carlo was confident in letting Archduke Serrano become the interim prime minister. After all, this is not the future, and 65 years old is already quite old.

On the morning of November 7, 1875, the Spanish government officially announced Carlo's order, that is, Spain will be reorganized from an interim military government to an interim cabinet government, Archduke Serrano will serve as the prime minister of the cabinet, and Canovas will serve as the deputy prime minister of the cabinet, that is, the position of the minister of state.

In addition to the newly added deputy prime minister position of the minister of state, the interim cabinet positions in Spain have also undergone a lot of changes.

There are no changes in the ten major departments of national defense, finance, industry, agriculture, people's livelihood, transportation, public security, medical care, education, and foreign affairs. In addition, three positions have been added: Minister of Royal Affairs, Minister of Colonial Affairs, and Minister of Justice.

Including the prime minister and deputy prime minister, there are a total of 15 important positions in the Spanish cabinet. However, the deputy prime minister usually also serves as the minister of a certain department, so there are generally 14 cabinet members.

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