"Your Majesty, at present, we have counted that this batch of treasures has 33.421 tons of gold, including 341 kilograms of various gemstones, 241 kilograms of diamonds, the largest of which is 67 carats, and we have also cleared out a lot of agate and Buddha statues......"

Carlo listened to the palace governor Alejad count the specific data of this batch of wealth, and its long list was very imposing at first glance. "Tell me about the total value of this wealth."

"According to our estimates, the total value of this wealth is 672 million lira, but there are too many religious symbols in it, and the direct sale is 391 million lira, and the rest can only be sold slowly."

Carlo understood what the court governor meant, and that this wealth could only be used for 391 million lire, and that it would take at least a few years to get the full 672 million lira, especially for gold items with Hindu logos. Now because of the bloodbath of the Padmanaba Swami Temple, the whole of India is in turmoil, and the British are trying their best to track down the murderer in order to appease these people, and at this time a large number of various gold and silver objects with Hindu logos have appeared, which does not indicate who the murderer is.

Unless he melted down the gold items with religious symbols and turned them back into nuggets, he couldn't do it all, but the consequence of doing so was that the value of the treasure would be greatly reduced, and Carlo was reluctant to do so.

In that case, then he can only use 391 million lira at present. However, Carlo does not plan to use this wealth now, you must know that he can know about this temple, thanks to the blessing of the Internet, there was a lot of noise at that time, and the treasure of the Padmanaba Swamy Temple is known as the first treasure of the temple. Of course, Carlo, like most people, only remembers the first, and doesn't know who the second and third are, let alone the others.

He didn't know that he would encounter this matter of crossing over, and if he knew, he would directly memorize the famous treasures of the world like taking notes before an exam, wouldn't there be a large amount of wealth that would make all countries in the world jealous.

But there are no ifs in everything, so for windfalls, Carlo also knows this one. Since there is only this windfall, then Carlo must make the most of it, not only for Italy, but also for him.

And Carlo currently seems that only the alternating current system that Tesla is working on is eligible for him to use the money. So he is not in a hurry at all, he still needs to wait for good news from Tesla.

Although Carlo is willing to wait, there is someone who does not want to wait, and this person who does not want to wait is Prime Minister De Pretis.

Not long after listening to the report of the chief administrator, Alejad, before Carlo could come out of this excitement, a guard came to report. "Your Majesty, Prime Minister de Pretis is here."

"Please."

Although Carlo does not know the purpose of the Prime Minister's arrival, he still needs to give enough respect to His Excellency the Prime Minister, who is in power.

It's just that Carlo, after hearing the Prime Minister's words, intends to take back the respect he has given.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Guards have just been dispatched to protect a number of properties to Rome."

As for the Prime Minister's words, Carlo does not intend to deny them, because it is impossible to hide them.

"Yes, because the family made a business abroad with a lot of money, I asked the guards to protect it."

It's impossible to hide it, but Carlo wouldn't be stupid enough to admit that he got a windfall and blame it on the family business, which is a good idea.

In the face of Carlo's explanation, Prime Minister De Pretis stopped asking. Instead, he immediately picked up his words and said. "Your Majesty, you are also very familiar with the Italian finances at present, because in order to reach an alliance with Germany, we made huge concessions on tariffs, so the financial situation is very bad."

What Prime Minister de Pretis said, and Carlo is also aware, last year due to the reduction of tariffs, which led to a 3% reduction in Italy's total tariff revenue.

Don't think that this is a small decrease, you must know that last year's Italian imports increased by 9.1% compared with the previous year, of which the largest increase was from Germany's goods, an increase of 17%, since the import from Germany exceeded the average, then it will inevitably squeeze the commodity market of other countries, of which the largest decrease is France, Italy reduced imports by 27% last year, and affected by the large increase in German imports, imports from the United Kingdom also decreased by 4.1%. Other countries have it

Moreover, behind the sharp increase in German imports, it is not only Britain and France that have suffered, but other countries have been more or less affected, but not as obvious as Britain and France.

In addition, there is another party that has also been affected, that is, Italian companies, which are now producing a large number of high-quality and low-cost German products, and Italian companies of the same kind that have previously received tariff protection have also suffered heavy losses. The number of companies that are currently failing in Italy is 3.7% higher than in previous years, which means that Italy has lost thousands of jobs, which has implications for all aspects of Italy. Although the Italian government can cope with this impact, if German goods continue to hit Italian domestic companies, it will be very difficult for the government to deal with it, and De Pretis is already a little sad about it.

Carlo thought that the prime minister had come with the royal grant, so he immediately spoke. "So Your Excellency the Prime Minister intends to postpone the appropriation of the royal family?"

At present, Italy's appropriation for the royal family is 15 million lira per year, although it is not as good as other rich countries, but it is already good for Italy, so Carlo will think that the prime minister has this idea.

"Your Majesty has been thinking too much, it is the responsibility of the government to support the royal family, how could I, as the prime minister, make such a decision."

De Pretis's words relieved Carlo, but he was still too happy too soon, only to see the prime minister continue. "Your Majesty, the government intends to issue a treasury bond to ease the financial pressure, and if the royal family can take the lead in setting an example, then everyone will surely feel His Majesty's kindness to the people."

After De Pretis finished speaking, he looked at Carlo expectantly. In the end, the skin is not as thick as the prime minister, and in the face of the prime minister who is staring at him, Carlo can't bear it and asks.

"So how big is the government going to issue this treasury bond?"

"Your Majesty, the government intends to issue 500 million lira of this national debt, and if Your Majesty can buy 100 million or 200 million, it will definitely be admired by the world."

One or two hundred million?

Carlo looked at the prime minister in front of him, who was shameless and considered for the royal family, and wanted to spit on his face.

You must know that the royal family has also bought national bonds before, and it is basically a few million lire to make a look, but I didn't expect Prime Minister De Pretis to open his mouth and ask for one or two hundred million lira, why didn't he grab it.

Although he couldn't say that, Carlo felt that his anger was a little unbearable, so he said coldly. "I'm sorry, to live up to the Prime Minister's expectations, the royal family can't come up with that much money at the moment, unless the royal family sells its property. But if you want to sell one or two hundred million lira, the prime minister may have to wait two or three years. ”

In the face of Carlo's cold refusal, Prime Minister De Pretis was not angry, only to see him shake his head and say. "Actually, Your Majesty doesn't have to be so troublesome, you only need to sell part of the treasure obtained from the temple, which is enough to raise one or two hundred million lira."

The Prime Minister's words made Carlo stare at him deadly. Faced with Carlo's gaze of wanting to eat people, Depreti accepted it, and the atmosphere in the room became more and more depressing.

Although Carlo stared at the prime minister, he kept thinking about which joint had gone wrong and let the prime minister know about it.

Although Carlo does not think that the prime minister has the courage to make this matter public, it is also a very troublesome thing after all. Think about it, you also know how much damage it would be to Carlo if the news of a monarch robbing a temple in India spread, and of course how much damage it would do to the image of Italy. It is not only Europe that is causing a sensation, but the whole world is expected to be a sensation. And this incident will definitely go down in history, and the damage to Carlo will be even more serious.

However, in consideration of the time constraints, Carlo gave up on the question of what went wrong, which can be discussed later, and now it is a priority to cover up the matter.

"The royal family can only come up with 80 million lira, which is the limit of what we can come up with."

"No, I think the royal family can afford to come up with 150 million lira."

Soon the two entered into a bargaining ease, and finally on the price of 110 million lira, the two reached an agreement.

DePretis left the palace with a satisfied expression, followed by an angry Carlo.

In fact, being discovered by the prime minister is also the proper meaning, as the most powerful person in Italy at present, he naturally needs to pay more attention to the monarch, not only on the surface but also in private, so it is not a big problem to develop a dark line from Carlo's attendants, but this dark line does not know the specific value of this batch of treasures, but only knows that there are many carts, which are basically gold and silverware.

Of course, this news is also known to De Pretis, and the prime minister, who is being overwhelmed by the fiscal deficit, feels that it is an opportunity, so he uses this news to deceive Carlo, and Carlo, who is not experienced enough, is unscrupulous and reveals the bottom at once.

In the end, it is still a loss of experience, but on the other hand, it is not nothing, at least the money is divided, then the prime minister is obliged to ensure that this news is not known.

This incident is a perfect cover for the past, and the only thing that has been damaged is the shrinkage of funds in Carlo's hands.