Chapter 21 Cabinet Selection

The next morning, Carlo, under the watchful eyes of Spanish officials, held up the Spanish Constitution and announced his coronation as the King of Spain, called King Carlo I of Spain.

Afterwards, Primo led the government officials to swear allegiance to Carlo, and the framework of the Kingdom of Spain was formally established.

According to the current Spanish Constitution, the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Royal Government have three powers, representing legislative power, judicial power and executive power respectively.

As the King of Spain, Carlo nominally has the right to appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister and senior officials, open or dissolve the House of Representatives, mobilize the army, promulgate or abolish laws, listen to state affairs and hold cabinet meetings.

But in fact, the power that Carlo can currently use is to listen to state affairs and hold cabinet meetings.

These two things can be combined into one thing, that is, Carlo can understand the current situation and policy development of Spain through cabinet meetings, that's all.

Although Carlo can also put forward his own opinions, it is not certain whether the cabinet government headed by Primo will listen.

However, this situation is not absolute, and the nominal King of Spain still has a lot of power. Once Carlo has cultivated enough reputation for himself and won the trust of the people and some officials, he can still influence the government through his power and achieve the policies or laws he wants to make.

Before he has enough reputation and status, Carlo can be at ease as a king without much power, at least the responsibility will not fall on his head.

Carlo's coronation ceremony was scheduled for November, which is about two and a half months later.

This arrangement is still very beneficial. The Spanish government can have enough time to prepare for the coronation ceremony, and foreign guests can have enough time to come to Spain.

Of course, Spain is only a second-rate country in Europe after all, and the king's coronation ceremony may not attract the attention of those powerful countries, except for neighboring countries such as Italy and France.

However, considering that Prussia and France are still at war, these two countries are probably unlikely to send representatives to attend.

Later, in the meeting room of the Royal Palace of Madrid.

"Prime Minister Primo, is the list of the cabinet government ready?" Carlo sat in the main seat and asked Primo, who came in a dusty manner, with a smile.

"It's ready, Your Majesty." Primo nodded and handed over a list respectfully.

"Since Your Majesty has taken the oath of office under the constitution, it is not appropriate for Mr. Serrano to continue to serve as regent. Your Majesty, do you have any arrangements for Mr. Serrano?" Primo asked.

The reason why Serrano became regent was entirely because the Spanish throne was unresolved at the time, which led to the position of regent.

Since Carlo has come to Spain and been crowned, it would be disrespectful to Carlo to continue to be involved in politics.

In history, Serrano became the Prime Minister of Spain after Amadeo was crowned, but that was because Primo was assassinated.

Now that Primo is still alive and well, the position of Prime Minister is naturally not suitable for Serrano.

Considering that there is no position in the cabinet government that is more suitable for Serrano except the Minister of Defense, this question actually has an answer from the beginning.

"Let Duke Serrano be the Minister of Defense." Carlo said, "He will also serve as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army. I feel relieved to hand over the army to a general like Duke Serrano."

Serrano's resume is still very luxurious. He joined the army at the age of 12 and participated in more than ten wars of varying sizes. At the age of 46, he was awarded the rank of marshal and was also conferred the title of Duke de la Torre for his contribution to the occupation of the Dominican Republic.

So many large and small merits are not something that an ordinary person can obtain, which in some ways also proves that Serrano himself has excellent military command capabilities.

Hearing what Carlo said, Primo also nodded and expressed his agreement.

Although there is only one position suitable for Serrano in the government at present, Primo did not directly write Serrano's name in the column of Minister of Defense, but symbolically asked Carlo for his opinion.

After all, Carlo has become the King of Spain, and at least he should be given enough attention in terms of face.

Carlo also understands this and is very pleased with Primo's superficial attention. This also means that Primo himself is not opposed to the monarchy. Like Serrano, he opposes those monarchs who have no ability but want to monopolize power.

After signing the list of the Spanish government's cabinet, Carlo looked back at Primo and asked the question he was most concerned about: "Prime Minister Primo, when can the next cabinet meeting be held?"

"According to the progress of holding a cabinet meeting once a week, the next meeting should be in three days, Your Majesty." Primo replied.

Primo didn't care about Carlo's desire to attend the cabinet meeting. After all, this was Carlo's right. But if Carlo wanted to express his opinions in the cabinet meeting as soon as he arrived in Spain, Primo would pretend not to hear it.

After all, no matter how talented a person is, he must first understand the situation in Spain, right? If you express your opinions without understanding any situation, what use will these opinions be to Spain?

"I will attend the cabinet meeting in three days, Prime Minister Primo." Hearing that the cabinet meeting would be held in three days, Carlo said straight to the point: "I hope to see detailed information about Spain during this period and understand what level our country is at.

Please rest assured that I will not interfere with Spain's policies before I have sufficient understanding. Prime Minister Primo, you can start your reform preparations. I will support you unconditionally and I will express my position at the meeting."

Primo nodded. With Carlo's unconditional support for reform, he didn't care about Carlo's possible suggestions at the cabinet meeting.

After all, suggestions are just suggestions. It depends on Primo himself whether to listen or not.

And Carlo's firm support for reform can actually help Primo, which is very helpful to improve the current situation in Spain.

It is ironic that Primo and Serrano, who overthrew Queen Isabel II of Spain, can actually be classified as royalists.

Although Primo's loyalty to Spain is higher than the king, as long as the king does not harm the interests of Spain, Primo is still loyal to the king.

Even if it is just for the unification of Spain, Primo will not sideline the king. Because only when Carlo's reputation and status become higher and higher, the various regions of Spain will obey the king's rule and obey the government's management.

If all regions are unwilling to obey the king's rule, Spain will become more and more chaotic, and the regions will seek autonomy or even independence, which is also fatal to Spain.

There is also such a reason why Primo supports the monarchy. The current loose republic cannot save Spain at all, but will push Spain into the abyss of division and regional autonomy.

Only a unified and highly centralized royal government can help Spain get out of the abyss of division and autonomy and reshape a unified and powerful Spanish kingdom.

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