Leo's behavior is not unique.

Constrained by traditional beliefs, it is clearly good for the improvement of life, but the common people have an attitude of opposition.

This is the case with the civilians who should not be objected to, and others can imagine it.

Many nobles did not dare to say to their faces that the Doge or Alfonso had done something wrong.

They set up a lot of salons and banquets by themselves, and they began to discuss the disadvantages of the times when they started a random topic.

It was said that the government was problematic in doing so, and that it was deliberately allowed to reach the ears of Campos and Alfonso.

Although it is not as directly nicknamed as Campos guessed, there is really nothing good to say.

In addition to the influence of public opinion, many aristocrats were themselves factory owners, and they issued a statement that their factories would not accept female workers, which won a lot of applause.

It is the freedom of the factory owners to recruit who they want, and the government cannot interfere with it.

Unfortunately, if a strong government in the future could have directly stipulated the number of women who must have reached a higher percentage.

To be honest, the social reaction was a bit more drastic than Alfonso thought, and this is again Catalonia, which has a higher average level of education.

If the scope were to extend to the whole of Spain, the opposition would be unimaginable.

But it is precisely this that strengthens Alfonso's determination that it is much easier to change the mindset of 3 million people than it is to change the mindset of 16 million, and the more it drags on, the more difficult it becomes.

However, the voice of society cannot be ignored, his rule is not secure, and it can even be said that he has not yet established his rule.

"Governor, do you think this matter should be pushed forward?"

In the office, Alfonso specifically approached Campos and asked the other party for his opinion, the army is the most stable guarantee, and if even Campos does not support it, he will have to find another way.

Campos hesitated, if Alfonso had asked him this question a week earlier, he would have replied briskly not further.

But this week he had already seen the benefits of the female workers, and among other things, the official pioneer group was on the right track.

The higher wages than the factory successfully attracted many former workers to participate, and the reclamation project was in full swing.

And the vacancies they left behind were replaced by female workers, and if female workers were stopped, what would happen to these jobs? Either the factory stops working, or the land reclamation stops.

In addition, the government's sudden change of orders is also a great harm to prestige, this time because of public opinion to give in, next time there are any undesirable decrees, can it be implemented smoothly?

The Governor is at war with heaven and man, and as a nobleman, he naturally wants to keep the tradition alive.

But he was also an excellent governor, otherwise he would not have been able to hold his position in just a few years, and he had also incorporated an army.

Eventually, after a long period of reflection, reason prevailed, and he spoke with difficulty: "Go ahead, you're right, we can't waste women's labor." ”

Alfonso smiled with satisfaction, as long as the governor was firmly on his side, no matter how bad the social disturbance was, there would be no unbearable consequences.

Campos is also a decisive man, and since he has decided to support it, he has no reservations.

He thought for a while and said, "I have a few factories privately, all of which are textile factories, and I do light physical work.

I can lay off some people, make positions vacant, and open up the recruitment of female workers for them to take over.

The workers who were laid off were asked to join the pioneer group. ”

"No, it will take too long to rely on this slow guidance, and since you have already decided, it is better to be tough on this matter, so be it, legislate! Is it possible to legislate that men and women have the same rights in certain professions? ”

Alfonso asked, as far as he knew, Spain also had a parliament, and the law was not something that the head of government could come up with.

"Legislative...... Campos frowned: "It's not easy to do, Spain has a bicameral system, and the House of Commons is better, but the House of Nobles is probably difficult." ”

Without waiting for Alfonso to speak, Campos continued: "I will do my best, I control a lot of the seats, plus the seats that the Progressive Party members control.

It's not all without a chance, you can try, but I can't guarantee you the results. ”

"Well, let's try it, not this time, next time." Alfonso didn't plan to do it all at once, the women's movement lasted for one or two hundred years to win the status of women in later generations, and the meal had to be eaten in one bite.

In addition to the legislation, Alfonso also had some problems with the arrangements for laid-off workers: "Soon the factory owners will find out that in some jobs the output of men and women is about the same, but the cost for women is much cheaper."

After all, the factory owners who stick to tradition are in the minority, and there will certainly be many male workers who are forced to lay off. It can't be reversed industrialization. ”

Campos felt that Alfonso had a point, and that there were only a few kinds of jobs these days: farming, working, being an official, and being a soldier."

If the first three are excluded, only the option of being a soldier remains.

The two looked at each other and understood that they wanted to go together.

"But being a soldier... Being a soldier requires money, and it only pays but does not produce, and if all of them are absorbed to become soldiers, there will definitely be problems with our finances. Campos said with a bitter face.

Catalan was in good financial condition, and he, the governor, rarely worried about money.

But since Alfonso came, he put forward many plans, which he thought were all good, but they were also a top money-burner.

"Now that Catalan has decided to support me, there will definitely be a war in the future, and no amount of money without force is useless."

As for the money, Alfonso said he didn't have to worry: "My £300,000 has already arrived, and I can borrow a sum from the queen later, and the money is enough for the time being."

Moreover, it does not cost much money, and since it is a special situation now, the original soldiers, whether good or bad, are temporarily regarded as professional soldiers, and the length of service is increased to seven years on an exception.

But among them, over 32 years old, no matter how long they have served, let them retire now.

Of the 36,000, at least 8,000 are expected to retire.

We will recruit an additional 20,000 conscripts, and the total number will only be 48,000, which is not much.

Because war may come in a short period of time, it is not appropriate to adopt a three-year military service system for the time being.

The service period of these 20,000 people is set at four months, and after two years, we will have 120,000 reserve manpower with basic military training.

In the way of bringing the old with the new, professional soldiers and compulsory soldiers share the same number, so that all troops are not satisfied with their strength in peacetime, but can quickly mobilize to form combat effectiveness in wartime.

As long as we can mobilize between 150,000 and 200,000 troops in two years' time, we will have a good chance of defeating the rest of Spain. ”

Campos nodded in admiration, he also knew the Prussian military system, but few people could say it so easily and according to local conditions.