The nascent kingdom of Naples was in shambles, and the population of Naples had fallen from 5.6 million before the war to 3.5 million amid wars.

Even Venesia and Lombardy, which faced the Austro-Hungarian Empire, did not suffer such serious losses.

Compared to such a horrific population loss, the loss of Abruzzo is nothing.

The newly-born Kingdom of Naples, in terms of strength, is still inferior to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

Of course, Napoli's territory is much larger than that of Tuscany after all, and as long as you recuperate later, it is not difficult to surpass the other party.

To achieve this, the first thing is to find a good thigh to hug.

lest the Kingdom of Piedmont or the Papal States suddenly one day rise up again the idea of dominating the world, and go south to unify them.

Surrounded by powerful countries, only Spain, whether it is royal kinship, national strength, or geographical location, is the best choice for the thigh.

However, Francesco himself had already completed his enthronement and coronation, and now he lost a crown, which is really not something to celebrate.

In addition, the people's livelihood in the country withered, so he did not make a big deal, but only invited the people and ambassadors in the city of Naples to watch the ceremony, even if it was announced the birth of the Kingdom of Naples.

As for the Spanish side, it was King Francesco himself who went to Madrid with gifts to show his loyalty.

At the end of March, Alfonso met his cheap cousin.

Unfortunately, because there have been no major Bourbon gatherings in the past few years, he has not been able to meet each other, and even the Sicilian crown deal has been completed through his subordinates.

I saw it a few times when I was a child, but that was only the memory of the original owner.

Now it's the first time I met in a sense, but there is no inexplicable intimacy, but I feel that the other party is older than the information shows.

People in their 30s look like they are in their 40s.

Because of their pampering, most aristocrats are not very old, and Francesco is undoubtedly a special example.

Speaking of which, Frances is also very miserable, he was born without his mother, his stepmother treated him badly, he lost his father in his 20s, and he has no children until now, so he can only support each other with his stepbrothers.

In his political career, he was pinned down by the left, not only lost 1/2 of the crown, but also owed a large amount of debt.

Not to mention a king, even an ordinary nobleman, at the age of 36, he should not be mixed like this.

Francesco didn't know that Alfonso already had some sympathy for him, and after a brief pleasantry, he thanked them for their recent help.

"If it weren't for your generosity, Naples would still be at war, and I would like to thank you for both my kingdom and the people of Naples......"

Frances said this sincerely, but Alfonso looked a little embarrassed, and just glanced at Isabella who was smiling on the side.

Francesco was able to unify Naples so quickly, and Isabella II was the first to take the lead, giving him nearly 400,000 pounds before and after.

Even if she is notoriously rich, she has been a little tight during this time.

Francesco promised to repay some of it, but not all of it, after all, a considerable part of the money was nominally a gift to Alfonso's eldest sister.

In any case, this favor is truly owed.

Therefore, when Alfonso mentioned that Napoli should be included in the Spanish currency, he immediately responded without thinking about it, without haggling like the other countries in Tuscany.

Alfonso couldn't help but feel a little satisfied.

But there is one thing he must say, his own brother still settles accounts, let alone two independent countries.

"One more thing, cousin, is that Italy promised that Spain would enjoy tariff negotiations, population movements, and commercial concessions......

These privileges were settled at the time of the peace agreement, and the small Italian states were inherited as they were, even the kingdoms of Lunwei and Romagna, which were annexed by Austria-Hungary.

Bourbon is like a family, and I have the heart to forgive you this debt, but the international impact has to be ......"

Alfonso said euphemistically.

Of course, he still values this money very much in his heart, although the Kingdom of Naples is in ruins, at most it is an IOU of millions of pounds, which is not a lot of money for Spain.

But you need to know that you can't go a thousand miles without accumulating steps......

Francesco's expression remained unchanged when he heard this, and he said: "Your Majesty Alfonso, I have thought that Naples will not be exempted from this privilege. ”

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There was silence.

That is, Alfonso reacts quickly, otherwise a sentence of "what! I'm afraid I've blurted it out.

The treaties between Italy and Spain were quite harsh, and once accepted, they were no different from those of semi-colonies.

If Italy is unified, it can maintain considerable autonomy by relying on its own size advantage, but Naples is only a small state, and Spain can go deeper and gradually turn it into its own puppet state.

Seeing this, Francesco explained: "First, they can't come up with the money, and now that everything is withering in the country, how can I bear to let them bear a heavy debt."

The second is because of those damn liberals. ”

Speaking of this, anger appeared on his face, and he did not hide it, and said:

"The Liberals have confined all my power to the little palace of the palace, and these tariff-setting powers, commercial privileges, have nothing to do with me in themselves.

Instead of handing it over to those guys to form a party for personal gain, it's better for our own family to divide him. ”

"I see."

Seeing that Francesco's expression was sincere and not fake, Alfonso smiled "haha" and immediately promised:

"As long as Napoli cooperates with Spain's policy, I will help you deal with them in the future!"

Later, the group discussed some details of cooperation, including the change to the peseta currency, including the diplomatic alignment with Spain, and the allocation of industrial capacity under Spain's arrangement.

Francesco agreed, and in any case, a large part of the power was in the hands of the Liberal Party, and there was no hesitation to be generous to others.

To be honest, Alfonso never expected the other party to be so cooperative before the meeting, and he did not send troops to participate in the Naples civil war.

I didn't expect to behave more obediently than the Papal States, and I have to say that it was an unexpected joy.

In this case, Spain will soon be able to take control of the whole of Naples and pocket most of its revenues, without having to give them the same kind of poverty as they did in the field annexation.

At this point, Spain easily won Napoli.

All in all, there are more than 15 million Italians in the Spanish economic circle.

In this partition of Italy, on the surface, Austria-Hungary took the lion's lead, but in fact Spain was the biggest beneficiary.

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