Having become the king of Italy, Carlo still did not escape the fate of having to attend classes, and not only that, but he also had to take more classes. This makes Carlo, who wants to make a big difference, can only bury his head in a lot of homework.

However, he is not without benefits, that is, he can now read all kinds of Italian materials casually, which also gives him a clear understanding of Italy.

But I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it. Graphically, the situation in Italy is not good at all, it can even be said to be very bad.

First of all, Italy's domestic population reached 28.21 million, which is not as large as that of Germany and France, but higher than the 25.7 million in the United Kingdom.

However, compared to the United Kingdom, which is dominated by industrial finance, Italy's population is more involved in agriculture, which is known to have the lowest output value. The proportion of Italian agriculture has always been greater than 50%, and this proportion is also among the best in Europe, so you can imagine how dependent the Italian economy is on agriculture.

(By the way, it wasn't until 1900 that Italy's domestic agricultural share fell below 50, which shows that Italy's domestic industrialization was not promoted at all during these two decades.) ）

But the key point is that Italy is so dependent on agriculture, but the Italian terrain is not suitable for agricultural production. The topography of Italy is mainly mountainous and hilly, with only small plains along the coast.

It is precisely because of this that the Italian economy is heavily dependent on the cities of Turin, Milan, Genoa, Venice and other cities in the northern plains.

At the same time, the gap between the rich and the poor in the north and south of Italy has also caused a confrontation in the emotions of the people in the two places. Of course, economic reasons alone could not cause such a big antagonism, and there were also religions, languages, cultures, customs, etc., which were serious tests for the Italian government and him.

Of course, this is also the reason why Italy has been divided for too long, and although its national thinking has been recognized by the people, it is difficult to change the habits of many years.

Of course, if only the Italian problem were really that simple. In fact, Italy's problems are much more serious, first of all, although the reunification of Italy gives people a feeling of sudden luck, it also causes a lot of problems.

First of all, that is, Italy's finances are not rich, and Italy, which mainly relies on agricultural taxes, actually does not have much fiscal revenue, its annual fiscal is only 1.2 billion lira, and France in the same period is 2.95 billion francs (1 franc for 1 lira), from which it can be seen that France's fiscal revenue is 2.45 times that of Italy.

If there is more fiscal revenue, more can be done, and if there is less fiscal revenue, there will be fewer things that can be done.

However, the most urgent thing in Italy now is to connect the whole country, so the construction of the railway is a priority.

In recent years, many railway lines have been built in Italy, such as the railway from Rome to Milan, the railway from Turin to Milan to Venice, and so on. Of course, these railways are also gold-eating beasts, which are extremely difficult for Italy, which has low fiscal revenues. Italy's fiscal data, which Carlo has seen so far, shows that the current fiscal deficit is 300 million lira a year.

Then large-scale borrowing becomes the only option.

Fortunately, Italy's debt situation is still good, so Italian government bonds are not cold in the bond market, and if it is like Spain, it is estimated that the interest rate of one or two cents will not be recognized.

However, Carlo is worried that the current increase in the national debt by a quarter of the fiscal revenue every year will overburden Italy's debt, and it will not be able to borrow to pay interest like Spain.

Although Carlo is worried about this, there is nothing he can do now, although he is the king, but the current wielding the power of the king is his uncle, Amedeo, the Duke of Aosta, but now he needs to be called regent.

However, unlike his father, the regent did not worry about the kingdom as much as his father, and he did not spend as much time dealing with government affairs as he did at the ball. This made Carlo look very painful, but there was nothing he could do. Because according to European practice, it is impossible for one to hold power before he reaches adulthood.

Despite this, he still has an oriental mind in his heart, and he still understands the situation in Italy.

At present, there are fewer workers in Italy, and their wages are at low levels in Europe. This also has a lot to do with the excessive number of unemployed people in the country. According to government statistics, the number of unemployed people in Italy is currently around 6%, but Carlo believes that this figure is incorrect, because more than 100,000 Italian immigrants are emigrated every year.

At present, Italy is the second largest foreign migration country in Europe, after the United Kingdom, but compared with the British immigrants who mainly emigrate to their own colonies, Italy's foreign immigrants are more likely to live and want to emigrate. It should be pointed out here that Germany, the country of origin of immigrants, which has always been well-known to Italy, is now rapidly decreasing in the number of immigrants, from 200,000 to about 100,000 per year, and the number of immigrants has plummeted. And it is clear that German immigration will be tightened, because the current economic situation in Germany is much better than that of Italy.

When it comes to the economy, Italy really has nothing to say, compared with the current development of industrialization in other countries, the country is still dominated by handicrafts, and the only good areas are a few areas in the north such as Milan and Turin.

However, its industrial scale is not enough compared to Britain, France, Germany and other countries. Not to mention the fact that large companies employ more than 500 people are even more pitiful. Guess what these situations make Carlo think?

That's right, it's the Celestial Empire in the Far East, and Carlo's first reaction is that Italy is really similar to the Celestial Empire. All are agrarian countries, all are overcrowded (shameful Italy), all are not enough domestic finances, and the scale of industry is not strong. Of course, one thing that Italy is stronger than the Celestial Empire is that it knows that industrialization is the only way out.

But compared to the vast Celestial Empire, Italy's resources were not suitable for industrialization. How can the famous marble and clay be industrialized and rich in geothermal resources, so that people can come to the hot springs to get rich?

It can be said that the more Carlo looks at it, the more he feels that Italy's poor performance in modern times is completely limited by resources. Look at how much the Ruhr coal mines, which were occupied by Germany, contributed to industrialization.

And Italy, even in later generations when the exploration technology was so advanced, was still a resource-poor country.

For this reason, Carlo felt that he was under a lot of pressure, and if he wanted the Italian economy and industry to develop, he had to catch the shuttle bus of the second industrial revolution.

For this reason, he plans to talk to his uncle and the prime minister.