Chapter 16: Dark Clouds Surge
Not to mention the fact that Carlo started a new business and built his own electrical R&D center.
At the moment in Rome, if you want to ask who is the most proud, it has to be Prime Minister Cairoli. The prime minister had a rough and tumble experience, having participated in the Italian independence movement with four brothers in his early years, and he was the only one who survived to see the reunification of Italy.
In addition, Cairoli took part in Garibaldi's expedition of a thousand men and later played a role in the capture of Palermo.
However, he later parted ways with Garibaldi, ran for parliamentary elections, successfully became a parliamentarian, and served as prime minister for a while, only to resign because he failed to win back South Tyrol.
This is his second time as prime minister, but this time he was lucky. After only one year as prime minister, the king died in an assassination, and the regent Amedeo, who represented the royal family, had a reputation for his amorous affairs throughout Rome in less than three months.
As for the other Speaker, His Excellency, it is even less worth mentioning.
So now, Prime Minister Cairoli is arguably the most powerful man in Italy. In this case, the prime minister's office, where he is located, is naturally crowded with many people who are trying to share part of the power. This also caused a traffic jam in front of the Prime Minister's Palace, and a large number of people who wanted to see him could line up from the door to Caesars Square.
However, there are not many people who want to be in the eyes of the prime minister, so even those who can be received by him are also eye-catching. There were even rumors that His Excellency the Prime Minister was harder to see than the King.
And Kairolli didn't care about that, he didn't care what the outside said about him, because he had more important things to do.
Inside the room, Cairoli was busy checking in on the work at hand. The beautifully decorated alarm clock in one corner ticks the hands and makes the quiet prime minister's room look special.
After reading a document, Cairoli rang the alarm, and immediately someone came over.
"Doss, have this document returned to the transport department and inform them that the railway project from Palermo to Messina needs to be redone. What are they doing, a short 240-kilometer railway line actually costs 40 million lire, do they think the government has too much money? ”
Seeing the angry prime minister, Doss, as a secretary, did not dare to come out, and hurriedly took the document that was knocked back and immediately sent it to the public works department.
After seeing his secretary go out, Cairoli rubbed his swollen temples to calm the anger in his heart. At present, he is experiencing the thrill of being in power, and naturally he is also enjoying its pain.
At present, he has to make up his mind about big and small matters, and the huge workload makes his temper more and more bad, and he gets angry and reprimands people at every turn, which makes the staff in the Prime Minister's Office cautious.
But despite the Prime Minister's growing temper, no one wants to leave. Originally, the Prime Minister's Office was high enough to hold a high position, but as long as you say that you work in the Prime Minister's Office, then everyone will look up to you. Even the ministers have been so kind to them lately that a fool would give up his future for such a trivial matter.
After being busy for a while, Caliroli felt a little lacking in energy, and he rang the alarm and called the secretary.
"Doss, pour me a cup of coffee."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
After the sweet and bitter coffee, Kajroli was in a much better mood.
However, he did not continue to work, but sat on the sofa to rest, and Doss, as secretary, of course, stood by and waited for his orders.
"By the way, Doss, how many of the people I invited to my party tonight agreed?"
Cairoli drank his coffee and casually asked about other things.
Although Cajroli asked casually, Doss paid attention.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, most of the guests on the current list have promised to come on time, only the Secretary of State for Commerce and Trade, Gullitus, and the Minister of Agriculture, Marcled, politely declined on the grounds that they were not feeling well. In addition, His Excellency de Pretis refused on the grounds that he did not want to participate. ”
Doss's words made Kairoli, who was drinking coffee, pause, and the prime minister's secretary, who sensed something, immediately held his breath. For a moment, all that remained in the room was the ticking of a pendulum.
It seemed to be a long time before His Excellency the Prime Minister put down his coffee and said a word.
"DePretis doesn't want to participate, so it's better not to participate."
In the face of the Prime Minister's words, Doss, as a secretary, did not dare to take it at all.
These two are big guys, and if they are not careful, they will make his little shrimp go up in smoke.
Even the prime minister can't talk about Depretis, who he can't do, and that's a long story.
This full name is Agostino de Pretis, and he graduated from law school in Pavia. A former journalist, he embraced Mazzini's republican ideas in his early years and joined the Young Italian Party.
However, in 1848, he was elected to the Pimont Parliament, abandoning his republican views and began to publish the newspaper Justice, which promoted the idea of a constitutional monarchy.
In 1859 he was appointed Governor of Resia.
In 1860 he went to Sicily, where he assisted Garibaldi in his work, maneuvering between the Christians and the Cavour liberals, and trying to carry out the Cavour line, which led to the union of Sicily with the Kingdom of Pimont (much better than that of Cairoli).
He joined the Cabinet twice in 1862 and 1866, serving as Minister of Public Works, Minister of the Admiralty and Minister of the Exchequer.
From 1873 onwards he became the leader of the left wing representing the interests of the financial, industrial, bourgeoisie and large landowners.
And De Pretis has served two terms as prime minister and is Cairoli's biggest rival.
It can be described as a more hateful heresy than the infidels.
In addition, at present, the active politicians in Italy have basically participated in Garibaldi's expedition to Sicily, and it stands to reason that they should all be considered comrades-in-arms, but the power is too tempting to resist the temptation of comrades-in-arms.
Prime Minister Kairoli then stopped talking, only quietly drinking the coffee in front of him.
However, as a secretary, Doss felt that the current prime minister was very scary, but his duties as a secretary told him that he had to continue to wait.
Finally waiting for the coffee to be drunk, Cajroli suddenly asked Doss, who was cleaning up.
"By the way, how is our Majesty doing?"
In response to the inquiry, Doss cleaned up the table again and again, answering as he spoke. "At present, in addition to attending classes, Your Majesty is busy with the experimental center built by Marino."
"I heard that this experimental center will cost 20 million lire, and after completion, it will support 300 people to conduct scientific research and development."
"Very well, it is also good to let His Majesty find something to do."
After Kairoli finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh. "The royal family is really rich!"