Chapter 71 Preparations for the division of Africa

Since factories like steel mills are basically in a state of stable profit, what else can we say? Of course, we should vigorously build steel mills.

The continuous expansion of the scale of steel mills will also help improve the overall industrial level of Spain, which is beneficial to both the royal family and the government.

It can also provide more jobs for the Spaniards and speed up the development of the Spanish economy. It is a win-win situation.

Without any hesitation, Carlo immediately ordered Butler Loren: "The next focus will be on the expansion of banks and steel mills. Other industries can be postponed for a while."

There is no way. If Spain wants to catch up with the train of the Second Industrial Revolution, it must attract a large number of relevant talents from other countries.

If you want to attract enough talents from other countries, money is necessary first.

Money can move people's hearts. No matter how great the achievements of those researchers are, they are ordinary people and have certain needs for materials.

Even if they don't have much demand for materials, they will have families, and their families will have related needs.

So the easiest way to attract a talent is to let him and his family have enough money and provide them with the materials and life of the upper class of a country.

Let a scientist who was originally poor and even nearly broke up enjoy the life of a high-ranking official in the country instantly, with endless money and endless material enjoyment, this scientist will definitely be tempted.

Although throwing money seems to be a more rustic way, at a time when most European civilians are living in poverty or even hell, throwing money is really the most effective way.

Of course, in fact, no matter which era, the lives of the lower-class people are destined to be not very good.

It is nothing more than that more advanced technology has raised the bottom line to a certain extent, but any country will definitely have the bottom of society.

As long as there are poor groups, there will be people who bow down for money. What Carlo has to do now is to use money to attract these people to join, and then cultivate more talents for Spain based on these talents.

"How much money can be embezzled from the bank at most?" Carlo thought carefully for a while and asked out loud.

"We need at least 5 million pesetas to build our branch, and we need to leave enough cash for the existing bank. We should be able to embezzle about 25 million pesetas at present, and there should be no problem using it within a year." Butler Loren thought for a while and gave a more pertinent answer.

The current Royal Bank has a big problem, that is, most of the deposits come from nobles.

But this is also good news, because these nobles originally made large deposits for Carlo's sake, and it is unlikely that they will unite to run on the bank.

This also allows the Royal Bank to have enough funds to embezzle, and with the backing of other royal enterprises, it can calmly deal with small-scale runs.

"All of these 25 million pesetas will be invested in steel, chemical industry, machinery, steam turbines and military industry, which is also our main goal in the near future.

We can also invest in these existing factories in Spain. After all, we cannot promote the development of Spain's industry by ourselves." Carlo ordered.

These industries are in short supply in Spain. Considering the needs of Spain's future development, these industries will be a steady profit for some time to come.

The Royal Bank currently has a small amount of capital, so it is impossible to miss the opportunity to invest in these industries.

After all, Spain is in a state of disrepair in these aspects. Once the investment is successful, the future harvest may be the industrial giant of Spain.

In addition to earning income and developing Spain's industry, Carlo wants to invest in these industries to win over the working class, which has already risen.

Capitalists can incite workers to march to threaten the government, so why can't the royal family?

When Carlo controls tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of workers through a large number of industries, he only needs to compare the treatment of workers by the royal industry with the treatment of workers by other capitalists. These workers will naturally understand who to follow to live a better life.

Carlo, who holds the power of workers in his hands, naturally does not have to worry about the threat of the next government. No matter who the next Spanish Prime Minister is after Primo, Carlo's influence in the government and the people must be taken into account.

This is also the benefit that the afterglow of the monarchy in this era brings to Carlo. The stage when Carlo first came to Spain was the lowest influence and the most likely time to be sidelined.

Once Carlo has passed this low period and has a stable royal power, no one should underestimate the influence of the royal power.

After giving instructions about domestic industrial construction, Carlo thought for a while and then said: "Prepare 2 million pesetas of additional funds for funds. I may use it in a while."

Hearing Carlo's instructions, Butler Loren nodded quickly without asking any reasons.

As a qualified and loyal servant, it is best to follow the instructions of your master and not ask too many questions.

If it is something you should know, the master will definitely tell you. If it is not something you should know, how can you have a good impression if you ask rashly?

Butler Loren understands this point, so he resolutely does not ask questions that he should not ask.

Carlo was also quite satisfied with the attitude of Butler Loren. The role of this fund is not a big secret. Carlo smiled and said: "It is too difficult for Spain to achieve revival by relying on its own land.

At present, Africa has not been divided up by the great powers. We can still find our own land outside the colonial strongholds of the great powers.

The purpose of this fund is to hire foreign explorers to find more land for Spain. Only with enough land can Spain achieve revival by its own strength, rather than by exploiting the domestic people.

While preparing funds, you can also help me find which explorers at home and abroad can be contacted. At least in the early stage of the action, I hope that the actions of our expedition team can be kept secret for the time being."

The great powers generally advocate whoever occupies the colonies first. After all, the relationship between the great powers is also chaotic and complicated. In some cases, it is not possible to directly rely on force to compete for colonies.

As long as Spain can establish strongholds in some important colonies in advance and plant the Spanish flag, even if there are conflicts in the colonies in the future, Spain will occupy the moral position.

And it was only 1870 at this time, and Africa had not been divided up by the great powers. Even countries like Portugal and Belgium can get a piece of the pie in the division of Africa, so why can't Spain, which is even more powerful, do the same?

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