The year 1881 was very frustrating for Italians.

In that year, Italy not only suffered from an internal drought, but also lost the opportunity to colonize Tunisia externally.

So in the face of 1881, many people don't want to reminisce because it's all bad news.

At the end of the year, it was necessary to summarize the year, but the results were not encouraging.

Although Carlo did not have much power, the data collected by the government did not hide from him, so Carlo knew all the data in Italy.

First of all, don't count on Italy's economic growth this year, two things at home and abroad have made Italy lose so much, and it is unrealistic to want economic growth.

So in 1881, the Italian economy grew at 0.11%, and after taking into account inflation, it was actually still negative.

Such economic data has made the Italian government lose face, although everyone knows what caused it, but in the final analysis, the government leadership is not in a way. Although it was mainly caused by the previous government, it is still to blame.

In addition, in terms of imports and exports, Italy's imports increased sharply, reaching a share of 1.771 billion lira, of which the largest increase in imports was grain imports from Russia and Romania, Italy imported 2.87 million tons of various grains this year, resulting in a general increase of 5% in European grain prices this year.

Exports, on the other hand, fell slightly due to internal and external factors, amounting to 1.564 billion lira. Textiles continue to be the top exporters, followed by other products such as furs, furniture, wine, tobacco, etc.

If you look at Italy's exports, you can see the type of economy.

And this year's Italian trade deficit is 207 million lira, which makes Chancellor of the Exchequer Sabot and Minister of Economy and Trade Marclyde almost run out of hair (in order to prevent Makerade from having too much influence in the Ministry of Agriculture, the Prime Minister transferred him to the position of Minister of Economy and Trade in the name of fundraising, and the former Minister of Economy and Trade Gulitus also changed positions, and the trio were all transferred).

Of course, there is no good news, and that is that, despite the economic downturn in Italy this year, the public has not expressed dissatisfaction with the Depretius government, because everyone knows that it is not his problem.

Of course, the people are not patient all the time, and if the economy does not develop next year, then Your Excellency the Prime Minister needs to speak.

Of course, the problems of the government did not affect Carlo for him. That's one of the great benefits of losing power, though it's not something Carlo wants to see.

Of course, the new year needs to have a new atmosphere, so the annual New Year's message Carlo is also carefully prepared.

For this speech, Carlo did not even have a good Christmas, which caused the two little princesses to be very unhappy, and Carlo said a lot of good things afterwards and promised a lot of unequal treaties to make them angry.

On New Year's Day, January 1, the inhabitants of Rome poured into the streets for the New Year's procession, while the guards outside the Quirinale Palace were busy preparing the fireworks, while Carlo was in his small room to read the speech one last time.

Although this is Carlo's second New Year's address, he is still a little nervous, and Carlo doesn't want to recall last year's message, which is a complete disaster. He didn't remember anything back to the room.

In fact, from the first speech, Carlo felt that he was no different from other people, neither calm and moderate, nor general's demeanor, feeling like he was at a loss for the first time in elementary school to receive an award.

So this time, in order to avoid the dilemma of the last time, Carlo locked himself in his room and forcibly read hard to deepen his memory. It's just that this method doesn't seem to be useful, and the harder I read, the more I can't remember.

Just as Carlo was struggling for the New Year's speech, a pair of jade hands quietly pushed open the door, and a beautiful shadow looked at Carlo's back and walked over slowly.

"Hey, it's you, Nia."

Carlo, who was interrupted from his train of thought, turned his head to look at the Shadow behind him, and exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, please let go."

Nia, who was caught with her jade hand, opened her teeth with a flushed face, trying to make Carlo let go of her hand. She tapped Carlo on the shoulder just now, and was grabbed by the hand just as she wanted to speak.

"Nia, what's the matter with me?"

In the face of Nia's words, Carlo began to talk about him left and right, and his salty pig hand grabbed the little maid and did not let go.

Nia, who was questioned by Carlo, was distracted by the topic at this time, and spoke without thinking about it. "I heard that His Majesty locked himself in the room for several hours and didn't come out, so I was a little worried, so I came to take a look."

The more the little maid spoke, the more blushing she became, and it was almost on her neck, especially after Carlo grabbed her hand and felt the strength of her hand, her face was like a fragrant red apple, which made Carlo want to take a bite.

Well, I have to admit that Carlo's straight-man hardcore pickle girl tactics have finally worked. Thinking about it, I also know that in the palace, there are few teenagers and girls of the age of Carlo and Nia, and no one in the palace knows Carlo's thoughts about the little maid. Since this is His Majesty's favorite, no matter how beautiful and moving the little maid is, no one dares to have any thoughts about it, and even pay attention to it if she says a few more words.

So in the palace, the only man who could talk more than the maids was Carlo.

So I want to let the two of them get in touch with each other, but although there are many opportunities, I can't see Carlo's rough technique.

Opportunities came to him like raindrops, but he blocked them one by one. However, after almost two years of training, Carlo finally learned a little bit of coaxing girls. It's finally paying off, at least Nia won't be dodging herself (ignoring the reason for her hand being caught, which is a good start).

"Your Majesty, are you worried about the speech?"

Although Nia was a maid, she knew something about staying in the palace for so long.

"No, how can I worry about this."

In front of Nia, how could Carlo show that he was worried about the speech, and he couldn't lose face in front of the little maid.

"Really?"

Nia looked at him in disbelief.

"What, you don't believe it?"

Looking at herself in disbelief by the girl, Carlo's masculinity exploded, intending to prove herself,

The little maid did not speak, but looked at him like this, her eyes clearly showing disbelief.

Being looked down upon by Nia made Carlo boy's mentality explode, but as soon as his eyes rolled he thought of a solution. "Well, if you don't believe me, then let's make a bet, how about it?"

In the face of Carlo's proposal, the little maid was obviously a little trapped. "What bet?"

"Well, if I succeed in my speech, then even if I win, you have to promise me one condition."

"On what terms?"

"You can only say yes."

"If you don't say it, I won't agree."

Seeing that the little maid didn't enter the set, Carlo had no choice but to whisper. "That's it, I win, you kiss me, I'm going to lose, I'll kiss you."

"Not good."

"So what do you say?"

Faced with Carlo's bent on taking advantage, Nia decided to fight back. "If you lose, then kiss and purr."

"Ah......h

Carlo knew that Lulu was a little flower pig who was kept as a pet by several maids.

The dignified Italian king went to kiss the pig's mouth, which is big news. Carlo immediately wanted to shake his head and refuse, but when he saw the little maid looking at him expectantly, after thinking about it, he was ruthless, and he fought hard, isn't it just a speech, what are you afraid of, if you succeed in kissing the little maid, if you don't succeed in kissing the pig, you will make money.

"Alright, we're done."

"Well, don't go back."

After the two agreed, Carlo was full of energy, and at this moment, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of the chief of the guard came from outside the door. "Your Majesty, the time has come, and I am about to prepare for the New Year's speech."

"Okay, I got it, right away."

Carlo glanced at Nia beside him, and was ready to give a speech with great momentum, but now he was not afraid at all, and only wanted the little maid to see how he punished her.