Chapter 73 Visit to Italy

After confirming that the power laboratory and the engine research room were running in an orderly manner, Carlo finally breathed a sigh of relief and decided to go abroad in person to attract some talents to join Spain.

Speaking of which, since Carlo became the King of Spain, he has not left Spain until now.

At present, the situation in Spain has stabilized, and there are two big men, Primo and Serrano, in the country, so there is no need to worry about any accidents in Spain.

Taking this opportunity, Carlo decided to return to Italy. On the one hand, he made a diplomatic visit to the Italian government, and on the other hand, he took the opportunity to attract a group of Italian technical talents and scientists to Spain.

The reason for choosing to go to Italy is that the King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II, is Carlo's father, which will help Carlo's talent attraction plan to a certain extent.

Although the overall illiteracy rate in Italy is very high, most of the people who lower the level are farmers in southern Italy.

If we only look at the industrial, economic and educational conditions in northern Italy, we can only say that the original reform of the Kingdom of Sardinia was very successful, which is why the Kingdom of Sardinia finally unified Italy.

Compared with the corrupt and authoritarian Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the more enlightened and powerful Kingdom of Sardinia has also received more support from those who support the unification of Italy, including Garibaldi, the real god of war in Italy.

Yes, another purpose of Carlo's trip to Italy is to get some more military talents from Garibaldi.

At present, Jyoti has been promoted to the head of the Royal Guards, and his military ability also makes Carlo very satisfied.

In fact, there are many talents in the Red Army formed by Garibaldi, and many of them have become high positions as parliamentarians or even cabinet ministers in Italy, and some have even become prime ministers.

If a few talents can be attracted to be loyal to Carlo, Carlo will have more available people.

Considering the successful reform of the Kingdom of Sardinia, when Primo heard that Carlo was going to visit Italy, he not only did not refuse, but also asked Carlo to take some officials with him to learn the advanced experience of Italian reform.

Italy is a powerful country after all, and there must be something worth learning from Spain. Moreover, Italy is not weak in industry and economy, but its per capita strength has been lowered after integration.

Italy is even quite strong in military industry, and the research and development and manufacturing capabilities of the Italian Navy are also first-class in Europe, much better than the current Spain.

In this way, Carlo's original delegation quickly expanded from less than 200 people to more than 500 people.

In order to protect the safety of Carlo and the entire delegation, the number of accompanying troops was changed from a hundred-man guard to more than 300 troops.

After all, the king brought a large group of officials for a formal diplomatic visit, and the Spanish government also attached great importance to it.

Most of the Spanish navy, which was originally small in size, was dispatched to escort the cruise ship carrying the king and a large number of officials.

On the other side of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II also received the news that Carlo requested a diplomatic visit.

There was no reason to refuse such a request. Vittorio Emanuele II decisively asked the government to agree to Spain's diplomatic request and ordered the government to prepare for Carlo's reception.

Carlo was originally a prince of Italy, and now he is still the king of Spain, so the etiquette for receiving Carlo cannot be low.

Looking at the king's smile when he heard the news that Spain was going to come for a diplomatic visit, the current Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Lanza immediately understood the etiquette for receiving Carlo.

Need I ask? Everything is done according to the highest standards.

It was another familiar and uncomfortable sea journey. The sailing speed of ships in this era was not slow, and the feeling of the bumps and shakes on the sea made Carlo a little irritated.

The good news is that Spain and Italy are not far apart, so this uncomfortable sea journey will not take long.

Rome.

The port of Rome was very lively on this day. Italian Prime Minister Giovanni and Crown Prince Umberto personally waited for Carlo's arrival at the port, giving Carlo and Spain enough respect.

Watching a cruise ship slowly approaching the port under the escort of a Spanish warship, Crown Prince Umberto felt a little complicated.

I didn't expect that my sickly brother would become king earlier than me, and I don't know how long I have to wait to become king.

However, as the eldest son and crown prince, Umberto's future throne is still quite stable. Although his mood is complicated, he is not too jealous of Carlo.

After the cruise ship stopped, the Royal Guards took the lead in getting off the cruise ship and lined up to wait for Carlo.

Carlo also slowly boarded the port under the gaze of everyone, followed by many Spanish officials.

Prime Minister Giovanni and Crown Prince Umberto walked forward quickly, showing the etiquette of being the host: "Your Majesty Carlo!" "Carlo!"

"Brother Umberto! Prime Minister Giovanni!" Carlo also smiled and walked forward and greeted the two.

"Prime Minister Giovanni, you don't have to be so formal. For me, returning to Italy is like going home." Carlo said with a smile.

The many Italian officials following Prime Minister Giovanni proved that the Italian government attaches great importance to Carlo, and Carlo was quite happy about this.

If I attract some talents in Italy, I think the Italian government won't care too much, right?

After all, Italy has a much larger population than Spain, and the education in northern Italy is much better than that in Spain, so some ordinary talents should not be taken too seriously.

What's more, in addition to being the King of Spain, Carlo is also the distinguished Duke of Chablais in Italy.

This is also a feature of European aristocrats. Although the title of the king is much greater than that of the duke, the king can also serve as a duke at the same time.

Before Spain completed the reform, the title of the King of Spain was also quite complicated.

Carlo's predecessor, Queen Isabel, had an extremely long noble title. It not only includes the titles of King of Castile, Leon, Aragon, etc., but also many titles of duke and earl.

However, since Queen Isabel, the ruler of Spain has only the title of King of Spain, and all other titles have been integrated into it.

Prime Minister Giovanni did not admit that he prepared the grand welcome ceremony, but instead pushed all the credit to King Emanuele and Crown Prince Umberto: "This was all ordered by His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I just did it for them.

But I still want to say, respected Majesty Carlo, welcome back to Italy."

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