The early morning sun shone into the room, and the neatly dressed Carlo glanced at the little maid who was still sleeping, sighed, and gently closed the door and left.

When Carlo left, Nia opened her eyes, tears streaming from her eyes.

It was clear that Carlo's reassurance last night did not make her forget the pain.

The Queen Mother's words pierced her heart deeply like an awl, and the reality must be faced, Cinderella only appeared in a fairy tale after all.

All this, Carlo did not see, of course, his heart was as heavy at this time, as a king, he had to make a choice.

Next, Carlo drowns himself in his work, trying to relieve his emotions.

So during this time, everyone found that His Majesty was simply a workaholic, dealing with various affairs day and night.

No one could dissuade Carlo from facing the workaholic, only the Queen Mother Margae Rida came to persuade her once, and then she didn't come.

And Carlo continued this form until the end of the year, when all the Italian data was freshly released.

And Carlo looked at the data in front of him and showed a happy expression.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the government's work this year has been very good, and all indicators are moving towards good development."

In the face of Carlo's praise, Prime Minister De Pretis did not dare to take credit.

"Your Majesty's reputation is overrated, and this is the result of the efforts of all my colleagues, especially the two projects promoted by Your Majesty, which have made Italy taste the sweet fruit."

Although De Pretis did not say it explicitly, his attitude satisfied Carlo, because it was a gesture in which the prime minister acknowledged his own merits, and at the same time, there was a hint of bowing to himself in his words.

Although it was very vague, Carlo had been rolling around in this group of old foxes for so long, and he could hear it.

Since the prime minister is interested, then of course Carlo has to go down the stairs. "Although there are other colleagues and external reasons, after all, Your Excellency is the Prime Minister of Italy, and without your supervision and support behind the scenes, Italy would not have been able to achieve what it is today."

Well, after a few words of praise for each other, the prime minister left.

It was only after the prime minister left that Carlo took a closer look at the government's annual work report.

In this report, the most conspicuous thing is that the economic situation is very good, not a small good, but a big good.

Italy's total imports and exports this year reached 3.117 billion lira, of which the export growth was very impressive, reaching 1.541 billion lira. And in this export list, Germany has already replaced France as Italy's number one exporter, reaching 301 million lira. Of course, it is also the largest importer of Italy, which imports 404 million lira from Germany.

However, compared with Italy's main export of agricultural products, various raw materials and primary processed products, Germany mainly exports coal, iron ore and various industrial products.

That's right, the number one German export to Italy is coal. Most of the coal needed by Italian industry comes from Germany, France and Austria, but due to the trade agreement between Germany and Italy, Germany's coal share has been squeezed out of the other two countries.

Italy imports more than 7 million tons of coal from Germany, the value of which amounts to 171 million lira. At present, only Sardinia has one small and medium-sized coal mine in Italy, and the lignite mined in Italy can only be used as domestic coal, and its annual output is only about 1 million tons. In addition to this coal mine, the total number of other coal mines in Italy is less than 500,000 tons. Coal scarcity is the reality in Italy.

In addition, iron ore from Germany is also an important source for Italy. Of course, the German iron ore itself is not very rich, so not much is exported to Italy. But who made Italy's domestic iron ore also poor, so the Germans started a second-hand business, importing high-quality iron ore from Northern Europe and selling it to Italy.

One might ask why Italy doesn't import it from Northern Europe itself, but has to buy it from Germany. As long as you open the map, you can see that the distance between Italy and Northern Europe by sea is nearly seven times that of Italy through Germany and Austria. Although sea freight is cheaper than rail transport, it is more cost-effective to travel to Germany and Austria when the distance is increased so much.

Therefore, there are capable people who have started the business of exporting iron ore to Italy, although the profit is not high, but it cannot withstand the large amount, and there is still a considerable income.

Of course, Germany can only start with high-quality iron ore business, while Italy also imports iron ore from other countries, such as Austria-Hungary, Spain, Turkey and other nearby countries.

In fact, Italy not only imports minerals, Italy is also the second largest food importer in Europe, and it is also due to the climate, Italy's climate is not friendly to staple crops such as wheat and corn, so Italy has a big gap in this regard. On the other hand, more economical crops such as figs, olives, grapes, etc., Italy has an advantage.

Therefore, Italy exports economic agricultural products on the one hand, and imports grain from Eastern Europe to meet domestic demand on the other.

Therefore, Italy is not only a major exporter of agriculture, but also a major importer of grain. But in general, it's all mountainous and less populated (relatively), and the Italians have to make a choice.

Of course, this year, Italy exports a total of 349 million lires of various agricultural products and imports of 312 million lires of all kinds of grain. For Italy, agriculture is not only a way to make money, but also the key to making a living.

Of course, in addition to the traditional trading countries, the growth of trade with one country this year is very amazing, and that is the Qing State in the Far East. This year, the total trade between Italy and the Qing reached 361 million lira, of which Italy exported 147 million lire and imported 214 million lira.

Italy's exports are mainly arms, machinery and spare parts. After the end of the Sino-French War, Italy's munitions finally made the Qing people look at it a little, and artillery and rifles finally opened the door.

In addition, His Excellency Governor Zhang, who was in charge of Liangguang, purchased 9,000 rifles and 48 artillery pieces from Italy after the war, as well as the corresponding ammunition, and became the main user of Italian munitions.

As for the machines and parts, this is very clear, and it is also the benefit brought by the Sino-French war.

As for the rapid growth of Italy's imports from the Qing Dynasty, it is also good news. Because Italy mainly imported raw silk, tea, tung oil and other specialties from the Qing Dynasty, which was also a blessing from the Sino-French War, Italy was able to import these goods from the Qing Dynasty. You must know that this was the business of Britain, France, the United States and other countries before, and Italy was able to grab a certain share, and it was also with the help of the Qing government.

Although it is said that the business is in business, but the price is about the same, the hint from the government is enough to make those businessmen who are backed by adults have enough deviations.

Therefore, Italy was able to grab a lot of shares, and for this reason, its minister in China protested to the Italian minister and the Qing government more than once, condemning the favoritism of the two.

However, the Qing government has just won the battle, and now the spirit is high, and for the protest of the foreign minister, Tai Chi is a thief.

In the case of rapid export growth, Italy's economic momentum is very good, the most reflected is the government's fiscal revenue, this year's Italian fiscal revenue, reached a record high of 1.42 billion lira, which is a full proof of economic growth.

In addition, overseas immigration has also dropped a lot this year, to 161,000.

This also shows that the Italian economy allows more people to live at home without having to travel across the ocean to settle down abroad.

These statistics are also an affirmation of Carlo, and if it weren't for his push, Italy would not have been able to get a foot in the Far East.

In the face of this achievement, Carlo is not proud, because the key is to ensure the continuous growth of the Italian economy.

But before that, Carlo still has one more big thing to do, and that is to turn over the New Year's affair when he becomes an adult.