Chapter 30 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish

Why are things in Spain always so bad?

Carlo faces a very difficult choice, and it is very likely to affect the future fate of Carlo and the Kingdom of Spain.

Once Primo's deepening reform is fully successful and the church and capitalists who may oppose it are resolved, Spain's comprehensive national strength will flourish, and it is not impossible to return to the seat of the great powers.

But if this reform arouses opposition from the church and capitalists, and allows the Republicans and the Carlists to take the opportunity to launch a major rebellion, the situation Carlo will face will not be much better than Queen Isabel a year and a half ago.

Although Carlo still has the final retreat of returning to Italy, the church and capitalists that Carlo has offended may not be willing to let Carlo return to Spain.

And if he returns to Italy in such an embarrassing way, it will definitely be a heavy blow to Carlo, who has finally won the throne of Spain.

Bet or not? How to bet? This is Carlo's most headache at the moment.

"We may face the church, capitalists, or the Carlos and Republicans. But Your Majesty, if our reforms are successfully implemented and supported by the people, we will have the support of 16 million Spaniards, which is also the basis for my reforms.

I plan to promote military reforms starting this year and equip the army with more artillery. Our enemies certainly can't imagine that we will be so determined to promote reforms and will not hesitate to fight them.

As long as the people choose to stand on our side, victory will be in our pocket." Primo laid out his plan in full and tried to win Carlo's support.

No matter what Carlo was before he became king, when he was crowned King of Spain, he had a certain reputation and status in Spain.

There are a large number of farmers in Spain, most of whom support the monarchy. If Carlo can support his comprehensive reforms, the success rate of the reforms will undoubtedly be much greater.

Of course, Primo also knows how difficult this reform is and how powerful the enemies he has to face are.

He is ready to fight alone, even if it is just for a glimmer of hope that Spain can revive, he will never give up.

"How is Minister Serrano doing in Cuba?" Carlo did not immediately agree with Primo's plan, but asked a seemingly irrelevant question.

"Minister Serrano arrived in Cuba two and a half months ago and immediately launched a campaign to eliminate the Cuban rebel army. If nothing unexpected happens, we may hear the news of Cuba's recovery in a few months." Primo said with a smile.

Serrano is worthy of being one of the most influential figures in the Spanish army at present, and his military talent is still worthy of recognition.

More importantly, Serrano himself served as the Governor of Cuba a few years ago and has a better understanding of the situation in Cuba.

Historically, Spain has been unable to suppress the rebellion in Cuba in the past few years, and it was not until Alfonso XII that it regained control of Cuba at a great cost.

But at that time, the Cuban independence forces had already formed a climate, which is why Spain spent a full ten years and 700 million pesetas to suppress the Cuban rebellion.

This is a full 27 million pounds, which was enough to build ten main battleships in the era of dreadnoughts, not to mention the era before dreadnoughts.

Primo's reforms have not cost so much money so far. If all the money used to suppress the rebellion in Cuba is used to reform Spain, Spain's comprehensive national strength can at least rise a small step.

"Very good, Prime Minister Primo." Hearing that Cuba can be pacified within a few months, Carlo is still in a good mood.

After thinking carefully for a moment, Carlo said to Primo: "Prime Minister Primo, I support your reforms. But I also hope that you can be prepared for the possible rebellion. We must eliminate any enemy who may stand on the opposite side of the Spanish reform."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Please rest assured that the Spanish army will fight for Your Majesty and Spain at any time, and we will not be afraid of any enemy who stands on the opposite side of Spain.

Before promoting comprehensive reforms, I will approve a part of the funds to help the army purchase weapons and cannons. If those Carlos and Republicans want to block the reform of Spain, then I will send them to see God and let God reason with them." Hearing that Carlo supports his reforms, Primo stood up instantly and assured Carlo very firmly and seriously.

"Great, Prime Minister Primo. I'm glad that Spain has ministers like you and Serrano. After we wipe out these enemies that block Spain's progress, I will personally reward you and celebrate your success!" After getting Primo's guarantee, Carlo nodded with satisfaction and painted a big cake for Primo.

In this gamble, Carlo still chose to stand on Primo's side. The reason is that the big capitalists and republicans who opposed Primo could not stand on Carlo's side.

To put it bluntly, Carlo and Primo are in a state of prosperity and loss.

If Primo fails in the reform and loses power and status, it will not be a good thing for Carlo either.

After all, Carlo was supported by Primo, and Carlo's initial status also came from Primo's support.

If these enemies that block Spain's path forward are not resolved, how can Spain achieve revival?

If Carlo just wanted to be a noble who enjoyed life, he could do it in Italy. But if he wanted to realize his ambition and wanted to upgrade Spain from the second-rate in Europe to the first-rate in Europe or even the level of a great power, he must not be afraid of some domestic opposition.

What about the Carlos Party? Queen Isabel was able to defeat the Carlos Party twice in a row. Carlo did not believe that he could lose to the Carlos Party, a rebel party that had experienced many failures, with the full support of Serrano and Primo.

As the saying goes, the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish. Although it seems very risky to implement comprehensive reforms in Spain today, the rewards once successful will definitely not be small.

The support of the people and the improvement of Spain's comprehensive national strength are only part of it. Carlo can also take the opportunity to solve the problems of the church and the Carlos Party that have plagued Spain for many years, and make the Spanish people hate the republic.

In this way, the problems in Spain will be solved, and the independence elements in various places that have not formed a climate will disappear because of the growing strength of Spain.

Thinking of this, Carlo became very relaxed. Whether it was the Carlos faction or the church, they were just some clowns who had lost their power.

If he didn't even have the courage to defeat these forces, then Carlo's ambition could have been dispelled earlier.

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