Chapter 51 Assassination

The establishment of the German Empire is a good thing for Carlo.

The Franco-Prussian War had already started a year in advance, which made Carlo worried. If the situation in Europe changed because of Carlo's arrival, it would likely affect Carlo's judgment of the future.

Although the time is different now, the situation is still moving slowly along the wheel of history, which means that Carlo's natural advantage as a time traveler still exists.

Although the unified German Empire has become one of the most powerful countries on the European continent, Carlo does not intend to get close to the Germans at this time.

Although Germany has received a large amount of compensation from France, the Germans also need a lot of funds to develop their own country, and may not be able to come up with funds that satisfy Carlo to support Spain.

In addition, Spain's extremely important geographical location determines that it cannot easily stand in line, otherwise it will inevitably cause fear and hostility from other powerful countries.

If Spain clearly becomes an ally of the German Empire, it will really become a common enemy of Britain and France.

France does not want to be attacked by German forces from the north and south, and Britain does not want to see the western gate of the Mediterranean being influenced or even controlled by other countries.

Before Spain becomes really strong and can decide its own destiny, the best way is to blur its position and waver between several powers.

As long as Spain does not make its position clear, there is no need to worry about the invasion of Spain by powerful countries.

Because no matter which country has ideas about Spain's homeland, other powers will not allow this power to occupy Spanish land.

If France wants to invade Spain, the Germans will make trouble. If Britain wants to invade Spain, France and Germany will make trouble. Needless to say, the Germans will not have any ideas about Spain's homeland at such a distance.

Only by temporarily wavering can Spain ensure its safety in the early stage and obtain relatively stable economic and industrial development.

If it really stands in a clear line, it may soon be sanctioned by other powers, such as raising tariffs, restricting imports and exports, etc.

This is also the sadness of small countries. Sometimes they really cannot dominate their own destiny. It seems to be wavering between two powers, but in fact it is just to avoid offending either and survive in the cracks.

However, the strategy of wavering is not always applicable. If the powerful countries have reached the point of life and death, the strategy of wavering will make itself more conspicuous.

No country likes a younger brother who is not firm in his position. If the wavering before the decisive battle does not have the strength to be taken seriously, it is likely to be targeted by both sides and become the one who dies the fastest.

Carlo's expectation for Spain is that the initial reform will be successful in the next ten years and it will have the strength of the great powers, which is almost like Italy now.

In the next 20 years, it will be able to squeeze into the middle power and gain the right to control its own destiny. At that time, it will not have to survive in the cracks between the powerful countries.

As for the First World War that broke out more than 40 years later in history, Spain's reform may have been completely successful at that time, and Spain could jump from a chess piece on the chessboard to a chess player, or be a bystander and watch the development of the European situation.

Anyway, no matter which choice is made, there must be a premise, that is, Spain itself has a certain strength that can be taken seriously by those great powers.

In Carlo's plan for Spain, military reform and economic and industrial reform are equally important, and both are indispensable.

Economic and industrial reforms can greatly enhance Spain's comprehensive national strength and return to the throne of the great powers.

The reform of military strength is the only way to ensure that one's wallet is not damaged. Without sufficient military strength, the huge economy and industry will become the fat meat in the mouths of the great powers.

That is, the United States and Europe are separated by the Atlantic Ocean. If the United States is on the European continent, I am afraid that its development will not be so smooth.

The only good news now is that it is still early. In 1870, there were still more than 40 years before World War I, and Spain had enough time to carry out long and stable reforms in these 40 years.

Reforms cannot be fast, but must be stable. Too fast reforms will cause a lot of domestic opposition forces to be indignant, which is not a good thing for Spain, which has just put down the rebellion.

In May 1870, in a luxurious manor in Madrid, Spain.

This is one of the manors of the famous Spanish noble Duke of Osuna. As a top Spanish noble who is as famous as the Duke of Alba, the Duke of Osuna's family owns dozens of castles and manors in various parts of Spain, as well as a large amount of property, including countless land.

Of course, one of the reasons why the Duke of Osuna became famous is the famous painting "The Duke of Osuna and His Family" painted by the famous Spanish painter Goya in 1788.

As one of the top nobles in Spain, the Duke of Osuna should have enjoyed his luxurious life.

But at this time, the Duke's face did not show any relaxed smile, but was gloomy and looked unhappy.

Dong Dong Dong!

There was a sound of leather boots stepping on the floor, and then a middle-aged man in butler's clothes walked in and said to the Duke of Osuna respectfully: "It's ready, Your Highness, you can start at any time."

The wine glass in the Duke of Osuna's hand was gently shaken, and the deep red wine surged in the glass, and then gradually calmed down.

"Can you ensure the smooth implementation of the plan? You know, I don't want any accidents to happen. This plan can only succeed, not fail." Duke Osuna looked at his butler and put down the wine glass in his hand.

"It will go smoothly, Your Highness. This plan has been carefully prepared. The two assassins who participated in the plan will be killed after the success to ensure that no more people will know our plan." The butler nodded confidently, quite confident in his deployment.

"I hope so." Duke Osuna smiled, but it didn't look so simple. He glanced at his butler, and then left quickly.

"Go, I hope you can bring me good news, God bless you." Duke Osuna waved his hand, and the butler also left.

About half an hour later, a strong man in a black robe walked in and saluted Duke Osuna respectfully: "Your Highness."

"Shadow, the aftermath is left to you." Duke Osuna's face really smiled at this time, and said without a beginning or an end.

"As you command, Your Majesty." The man called Shadow never revealed his true face, but nodded respectfully, and then left without making any sound.

After Shadow walked out of his room, Duke Osuna picked up the wine glass again, glanced at the valuable paintings hanging in his room, laughed, and said to himself: "King? Prime Minister? Haha, why can an Italian become the king of Spain? If he doesn't even know simple rules, how can he get the support of the nobles?"

That night, the Royal Palace of Madrid.

Primo walked out of the palace with a tired face.

Just now, he met with Carlo to report on the government's recent work and submitted a plan to Carlo for the plan of Spanish military reform.

Carlo said that he would grant Primo the title of Duke in the near future and hold a celebration banquet to celebrate the end of the civil unrest in Spain.

Because it was in the name of celebrating the end of the civil unrest, Primo couldn't refuse, so he could only repeatedly ask to reduce the scale of the banquet as much as possible and use more money for government reform.

It took several hours to discuss this back and forth, and it was already past 11 o'clock in the evening when the talks ended.

As the prime minister, Primo was used to working until the early morning every night. He got on the carriage and told his subordinates to go to his mansion.

On the way back, he was drowsy, and the shaking of the carriage made Primo drowsy.

Bang!

A sudden gunshot was extremely obvious, and Primo woke up, and the carriage slowed down at the same time.

"Damn, what's going on? Why are there gunshots in Madrid?" Primo asked.

"I'm afraid it's aimed at us, protect the prime minister!" The subordinates driving the car were actually guards that Primo nodded in agreement after Carlo's repeated requests. They were all carefully selected soldiers from the Spanish army and would carry weapons with them.

Although it seemed that there was only one person driving the carriage outside, Primo would be accompanied and protected by secret guards when he traveled, and there were at least ten guards.

Although Primo's carriage is not as unique as the royal carriage, it is also protected by iron sheets on the outside, and there are steel plates on the windows that can be dropped.

Hearing that the gunshots might be directed at him, Primo pulled down the steel plate on the window and picked up the weapons that had been prepared in the carriage, without any panic in his eyes.

As a general who has personally led troops to fight, would Primo be afraid of a small assassination? No.

And there are also guards around him. Unless the enemy is a well-trained army of a hundred people, or the opponent's shooting is very accurate and Primo can be solved with a few shots, otherwise the assassination is likely to fail.

Such obvious gunshots and battles will quickly attract the police and army of Madrid. This place is not far from the royal palace, and the guards can also arrive in a short time.

Bang! Bang!

The collision of several bullets and steel plates shocked the assassin and completely alarmed the guards who were secretly protecting Primo.

The assassins had no other choice but to try to aim at other parts of the carriage, hoping that the bullets would pass through the carriage and hit Primo inside.

As for whether Primo could be killed, there was no guarantee now. Who would have thought that a carriage that looked very ordinary would have something like a steel plate?

Originally, the bullets could easily pass through the wooden carriage and hit the people inside the carriage, but if the entire carriage was protected by steel plates or iron sheets, the lethality would definitely be greatly reduced.

"Damn, a bunch of rubbish!"

The butler hiding in the dark looked at the two assassins and cursed, but the most important thing now was to cut the grass and eradicate it.

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