Chapter 2 Fatherly Love is as Wealthy as a Mountain

If you want to control your destiny in your own hands, you can only keep climbing up, become the person in power in the country, and become the object of trust and obedience of the people.

In a country like Italy, there is only one way, and that is to become the King of Italy.

But it was obvious that it was basically impossible for Carlo, who had two older brothers, to become the king of Italy.

But that doesn't mean there's no chance at all. Because according to the direction of history, a revolution is about to break out in Spain, and the Italian Savoy dynasty is about to obtain the Spanish crown.

Although this crown only lasted for three years, this was Carlo's closest opportunity to the crown.

Carlo only needs to compete with his brother, Prince Amadeo, to win the crown of Spain and become the king of the Kingdom of Spain.

But this is just a plan after all, and it is very difficult to realize it.

But in any case, in order to plan and prepare in advance, it is still necessary to reserve a certain amount of talent and wealth.

After all, to put it bluntly, without start-up capital, all plans are just empty talk.

If we talk about property, the land and castle under Carlo's name are worth at least two to three million lire (about 25 lire for 1 pound, almost 7.33 grams of gold), which is quite valuable in this era when the currency has not depreciated.

Unfortunately, much of the land and castles are not for sale as the property comes from the Crown.

The only property that Carlo can truly control independently is the royal family annuity he receives every year, which averages about 260,000 lire per year.

However, because Carlo was still underage, this fund had been kept by his father Vittorio Emanuele II. It is estimated that it was at least close to three million lire.

Carlo's goal is also the annuity of 2.6 million lire. If he could obtain the right to freely control his property, this amount of money would be enough for Carlo to do many things.

The good news is that, judging by the level of concern his father, Vittorio Emanuele II, has for him, it should be easy for Carlo to gain control of his property.

After all, Carlo's mother, Archduchess Adelheide, had passed away more than ten years ago, and Carlo had no obstacles to obtaining the right to dispose of his property.

Although Carlo was still underage, this happened to allow Carlo to obtain a relatively reliable subordinate from Vittorio Emanuele II.

After all, Carlo's property belongs to Carlo personally. Vittorio Emanuele II may be able to keep it for Carlo until he reaches adulthood, but it is impossible to keep it for Carlo's whole life.

Now if Carlo wants to properly handle and manage his property, he must have more capable assistants, such as palace stewards.

In European courts, royal stewards are very important. The butler is not only a noble's most capable and loyal assistant, but also lives and dies with the entire noble family.

And most of the time, positions like housekeepers tend to become an alternative hereditary system. For example, Bellis Burne, the steward of Vittorio Emanuele II, his father was the steward of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia, and his son is also likely to become The butler of Crown Prince Umberto, the Italian royal family has great trust in him. This is a truly trustworthy subordinate.

If there was a steward who was loyal and capable enough to help Carlo manage his property, I believe Vittorio Emanuele II would be assured that Carlo would have the right to dispose of his own property.

And where did this loyal and capable steward come from? Of course, Vittorio Emanuele II chose among his trusted subordinates.

A few days later, in the office of the King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II looked at his son Carlo in surprise and asked curiously: "Little Carlo, may I know how you exercise your property?" What is the purpose of the right of disposal?”

It’s not that Vittorio Emanuele II is unwilling to part with the property of more than two million lire, but it is a huge property after all, and Vittorio Emanuele II is not willing to part with it. Seeing your children corrupted by money.

"Invest in some companies." Carlo looked like he was telling the truth and answered in detail: "This way, when brother Umberto and brother Amadeo get married, I will have money to give them gifts."

After hearing Carlo's answer, Vittorio Emanuele II touched Carlo's head lovingly and said with a dumbfounded look: "You already have enough money to give them gifts, Carlo.

More than two million lire can build a warship. You can't think of giving them a fleet, kid. "

Carlo shook his head and seemed quite serious: "That's not my money, father. I want to use real money to give them gifts, so that I can feel happy."

"Okay, kid, you've convinced me." Vittorio Emanuele II smiled and nodded, and said helplessly: "What other reason do I have to refuse? This should be the best in the world. The reason is right.”

"However, Carlo, I still have to remind you. Before you reach adulthood, you need a capable and loyal steward to help you manage your property.

Of course, you have the final say on how to spend it, but you must at least have someone who can figure out what these two million liras of property are, right? "Vittorio Emanuele II then reminded.

The value of Italian lira and French franc is not much different, and more than two million francs is definitely not a small amount in this era.

Even if converted into the most valuable precious metal gold, it is more than 700 kilograms, close to one ton.

This is also the reason why Vittorio Emanuele II mentioned that Carlo must have a sufficiently loyal and capable steward to help manage the property, because the money is too much.

Of course, Carlo is happy with this, after all, the talent reserve of the Italian royal family is still relatively sufficient.

Although the Kingdom of Italy was established not long ago, the predecessor of the Kingdom of Italy was the Kingdom of Sardinia. Although the Kingdom of Sardinia has little presence in the whole of Europe, there are still many talents who are loyal to the royal family and have certain abilities.

Seeing that Carlo did not reject sending a loyal person to help him manage his property, Vittorio Emanuele II also breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to show his fatherly love, Vittorio Emanuele II then said: "To show my support for you, Carlo, I will give you a round sum of three million lire, you can come to me anytime to collect it."

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