The news of the partition of the administrative region of Sicily is not taken seriously, as it usually does not have a substantial impact on the lives of the population.

More attention is paid to where Spain will place Sicily.

Since Carlos III handed over Spain and the Two Sicilies to his two sons, they became two separate states.

Moreover, Sicily is definitely one of the most popular regions in Europe, and it is a ruthless character that can give birth to the mafia in the future.

If Spanish rule is unpopular, there will be no shortage of uprisings and revolts.

The reason why the Sicilians did not hinder the Spanish advance was simply because Spain had cooperated with them fairly well in the past few hundred years in the defense against the Ottomans and the French.

But that was more than 100 years ago, and Spain's long rule over Sicily for more than 300 years has long since disappeared into the dust of history along with the Knights of Malta.

Alfonso certainly did not disappoint them, and in addition to the two strategies of mass migration and humanitarian destruction, a policy of moderation was necessary to assimilate a region in Europe.

To put it simply, it is to respect the local living habits, and then use time to grind until the two languages and cultures converge.

During this period, whether there is an unsatisfactory rule or a weakened state, it may fall short.

But differentiation does not mean that it cannot be governed, as long as the country can remain strong, even if the degree of assimilation is not high, it can maintain stability.

The best example is the US imperialism, because it has always been strong, there are not too many calls for independence everywhere.

In order to implement benevolent governance with European characteristics, one of the first things Alfonso did when he took over Sicily was to repeal the local law on low-cost crops.

Although it stands to reason that after the defeat of the original ruler, everything in politics should be rebuilt, and there is no such thing as abolition or abolition.

Until then, however, Spain had taken over the entire structure of the two islands, including the decrees that were already in force.

One of them is the bill to levy crops at low prices.

Sicily is an important grain region in Italy, producing not only a large amount of wheat, but also a large amount of beef, mutton and seafood.

Under the blockade situation, Italy, which was short of food and money, naturally squeezed hard, and the price was much lower than the market price, and the money saved in the middle was used to subsidize the factories in Northern Italy.

It has made the Sicilian grain-producing areas hover on the subsistence line.

However, after Spain took over Sicily, this decree was superficially implemented and actually stopped, after all, the grain could not be delivered, so why should it be levied so much.

Now Alfonso has announced the repeal of the decree in a formal setting, which is a matter of no expense.

This was followed by a special allocation of £850,000 to rebuild and upgrade the port of Palermo, which had been damaged in the previous war.

The largest port in Sicily was destroyed in the first round of raids by the decoy fleet, and I didn't expect to have to repair it myself.

How happy I was when I fired the gun, and how painful it is when I pay for it now.

But there is no way, the port of Palermo must be repaired, although Sicily is an island with no shortage of coastline, but there are not many such excellent deep-water ports.

As soon as these two news came out, the Sicilian people suddenly settled down a lot, at least they were not treated as colonies.

In addition to winning the hearts and minds of the people by giving favors, Alfonso also approached his cousin, Francesco II, in the hope that he would transfer his rule over Sicily.

After Alfonso occupied Sicily, he did not return it to his cousin, but directly set up an autonomous region, which was quite taboo, and there were many complaints about it within the Bourbon family.

Francesco II's throne was inherited from Carlos III in the open, and the orthodox could no longer be orthodox.

Outsiders can take it seriously, but Bourbon himself must take it seriously, after all, this is the source of his own legitimacy.

In any case, the crown of the two Sicilies is not on Alfonso.

It is true that there are often wars between relatives in Europe, but that is only a little blood relationship.

It is rare for the same family to have a civil war, or to annex each other's territory.

In today's situation, the normal thing to do is to rebuild an independent kingdom of Sicily and become an ally.

Again, Francesco II was demoted to Archduke of Sicily, and then incorporated into the Kingdom of Spain.

If you don't play with your cousin like this, it is difficult to get any good reviews in European aristocratic circles.

In order to prevent people from speaking ill of him in the future, Alfonso decided to get his cousin first.

As far as he knew, his cousin was now living in Rome, which was Spain's own territory. In the whole city of Rome, Alfonso was the second best speaker.

Without much effort, Andrew found Francesco II, who was living in seclusion on the edge of the city of Rome.

The other party did not welcome Andrew's arrival, and after the signing of the contract with Spain and Italy a few days ago, he even said: "My brother is more sad to me than the Naples mob." ”

However, Andrew didn't come alone, he also brought a lot of money. A lot.

Now my cousin's financial situation is quite bad, and not only is his flight more hasty than that of Isabella II, but the Two Sicilies themselves are far less rich than Spain.

The reason why it took so quickly was because after coming to Rome, he generously donated money, hoping to use some mercenaries and adventurers to help him restore his country.

Unfortunately, most of the people he met were liars, and the best one was only a gathering of more than 400 people, less than a battalion.

Francesco II was very happy, especially when he saw the uprising in his name, which gave him hope, and he turned around and formed a more active Restoration Army, ready to help his supporters.

He borrowed heavily for this, and in just one week, he owed a huge sum of £250,000.

The reason why people were willing to lend him so much money was because Spain was winning on the battlefield and everyone thought that he would return to the throne.

After the Spanish-Italian peace treaty came out, everyone was stupid.

It just so happened that the mercenary leader who organized more than 400 people before also took 200,000 pounds to buy weapons and disappeared.

My cousin, who has no money and no one, is now hiding from debt on the edge of the suburbs.

For Andrew's offer to help pay off the loan and pay an additional £150,000, for a total of £400,000 in sky-high purchase fees, Francesco II shamefully accepted.

After all, Alfonso only bought the crown of Sicily, and the crown of Naples was still on him.

He still has a chance to be king, and there is no need to dwell on something that is destined to be lost.

Not to mention Alfonso's generous promise to provide shelter to the Kingdom of Naples if it could be rebuilt, and to help it withstand Italian harassment.