The day's work began again, and Carlo sat in his office looking at the mountain of papers in front of him and sighed.

This is all a consequence of pro-government, although his own power has increased greatly, but the number of documents that need to be approved by himself has also increased significantly.

Speaking of which, the workload has increased dramatically, which is also caused by Carlo, who asked him to take most of the work into his own hands.

But this is also a helpless thing, pro-government, you always need to understand the work of the government first, in order to be prepared. So during this time, officials at all levels of government could see Carlo's signature on the document.

Of course, Carlo's performance made many people dissatisfied, mainly because Carlo did not make adjustments to the government after he became pro-government.

However, these dissatisfied people are divided into two groups, one is the kind that wants to fish in troubled waters, and the other is the kind that served Carlo before. For those who want to fish in troubled waters, Carlo certainly won't bother.

As for those who have served before, Carlo also did not explain, and if they didn't even have this patience, they didn't deserve Carlo's attention.

And after seeing that Carlo has not moved, the wave has gradually subsided.

Italian politics has become calm again, but in a calm situation, various political giants are watching Carlo's every move, and they will not let go of the slightest clue to try to seize the opportunity in the future of politics.

Carlo didn't pay much attention to these people, because his status and power determined that everyone who was interested in attacking the prime minister's position must move closer to him and get his approval. This is the characteristic of a dual constitutional monarchy, which must be approved by the monarch in order to become prime minister.

Now Carlo is so focused on getting his hands done that he doesn't pay much attention to anything else. However, his wish was not fulfilled, and while he was trying to reduce the thickness of the documents on his desk, the guard took a pile of thick papers and placed them on his desk.

But the effort paid off, and after a morning's struggle, there were a third fewer papers on the desk.

Looking at the results of his morning's efforts with satisfaction, Carlo spoke to the chief of the guard who appeared in front of him. "Who are you eating with at noon?"

"His Excellency Stamm, Minister of Industry, has arrived, just waiting for Your Majesty."

"Then let's go, don't keep him waiting."

Arriving at the private diner, the Minister of Industry, Stamm, was already waiting here. The somewhat stocky Minister of Industry hastened to his feet when he saw Carlo coming. "Your Majesty."

"Your Excellency Stamm has been waiting for a long time, because he is busy with work and has forgotten the time, so he is late."

In the face of Carlo's explanation, how could Stam take it seriously.

"Your Majesty has a lot of opportunities, and it is my pleasure to have lunch with Your Majesty. Besides, I haven't been here for long, so I should wait for Your Majesty. ”

Carlo sat down with his ass after the attendant pulled out his chair. "Hehe, you, you're just too polite."

Faced with Carlo's words, Stam smiled in a triumph.

After both of them were seated, the food was quickly served.

The fragrant food whets Carlo's appetite with an empty stomach.

"Let's eat first."

"Okay."

For a while, there was only the sound of knives and forks and chewing in the restaurant, and the two of them ate differently, Carlo ate quickly, while Stam was more gentle.

After about a quarter of an hour, the well-fed Carlo put down his knife and fork, as did the Minister of Industry, Stamm. Both knew that this was the time to talk about things.

"Your Excellency Stam, what is your Ministry of Industry going to do about the promotion of electricity?"

Carlo invites a guest to dinner, and there will inevitably be something to discuss. At this point, Stam also expected it.

Yes, Carlo can't wait to put Italy on the fast track to electrification, which is not a big problem in this era of free trade, as long as there is no war. Of course, this hidden danger Carlo has not forgotten, but he still needs time to prepare.

"Your Majesty, this is the support plan that our department is preparing for electricity, please take a look at it."

Stam pulled a document out of his bag and handed it to Carlo.

Carlo took the document and immediately looked at it, and there were many clauses in the document, mainly in terms of taxes and other aspects to give exemptions and exemptions to factories that use electricity as power.

In response to the reduction clause of the Ministry of Industry, Carlo asked several questions about the reduction and exemption according to his own understanding, and Stam answered them one by one.

Carlo, who received a satisfactory reply, then praised. "Very good, this clause has a great role in promoting the application of electricity, and I very much recognize it."

In the face of Carlo's praise, Stam took the conversation with a smile. "This is all the credit of Your Majesty, if Your Majesty didn't help us make up our minds, this plan would not have been able to come up so quickly."

Stam was not wrong, this advance plan, if it weren't for Carlo's urging, the Ministry of Industry really wouldn't have been so determined. You must know that electricity is a new technology, and many people will choose to be cautious about new technologies.

And Carlo has memories of later generations, and of course he doesn't want Italy to waste time like this. Therefore, promoting the development of Italian electricity has become Carlo's top priority.

"Needless to say, it's the result of your efforts."

After getting the result, Carlo asked about another thing. "Your Excellency Stam, after the implementation of the power promotion plan, then the demand for electricity will increase significantly, so do you have any response plan?"

When asked by Carlo, Stam replied immediately, as Minister of Industry. "Your Majesty, for this, our department also considers. In view of the demand for electricity, we plan to use the method of combining public and private sectors to build a number of thermal power stations in our department to provide electricity for use nearby, and at the same time guide private capital to invest in power construction, so as to ensure the supply of electricity by means of public-private cooperation. ”

Faced with Stam's answer, Carlo shook his head and expressed dissatisfaction.

"This approach can be an emergency, but it is not the best approach."

Faced with Carlo's veto, Stam listened.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to correct me."

"I think that at the moment Italian electricity production is still in its infancy, but we must see that it is the result of no planning, which also results in the lack of a standard for electricity supply. This is not conducive to the promotion of the use of electricity, and the disorganized power supply should not continue like this, they need a standard. ”

Stam asked tentatively about Carlo's words. "Then Your Majesty thinks that a standard should be set first?"

"Yes, I think 220V is a reasonable number."

That's right, Carlo is directly taking the doctrine, and directly using the set of the Celestial Empire in the later world. Of course, he also knows that at present, even many industrial electricity consumption cannot meet this standard, so there is no mention of 380V industrial electricity. Not many factories can afford to use this thing at the moment, because the electricity bill is not affordable at all.

"Your Majesty's voltage is very reasonable."

Where the reasonableness is, Stam doesn't know. Carlo's direct answer was not refuted by Stam at all, because there are not many factories that currently use electricity, and it is not worth his objection to this.

"It's not enough to set standards, we need to build power stations on a large scale so that people can feel the change brought about by electricity and promote the use of electric lights."

When Carlo said this, he threw out a plan that he had prepared for a long time. "Therefore, this power construction plan promoted by the government and combined with private capital is not strong enough and needs to be reconsidered."

In the face of Carlo's words, Stam couldn't sit still. "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has limited funds and cannot support large-scale power construction at all, and how should we use the excess electricity produced by doing so?"

There is some truth in Stam's words, electricity is not like other products, it can be stacked and stored, and the electricity produced must be used.

Stam's inquiry, Carlo wasn't worried at all.

"This is easy to do, if the industry can't be used up, then we will give electricity to the people. At present, it is too inconvenient to use oil lamps in China, and it is easy to cause fires, so as long as the government guides a little, coupled with large-scale production, the cost will be reduced, and electricity will enter thousands of households. This is enough to keep the power plant running at full capacity. ”

Hearing the king's words, Stam tried to speak again, but before he could speak, Carlo spoke out his concerns.

"Of course, I also know that such a large-scale construction of power stations will put a lot of pressure on funds, so how much money can your Ministry of Industry come up with now?"

"Less than 30 million lira."

Hearing the words of the Minister of Industry, Carlo did feel a little less.

"Well, your department will find a way to scrape together 30 million lira, and if it is not enough, go to the prime minister to help you solve it. Then the royal family took out 70 million lira to jointly set up a company dedicated to the production, supply and maintenance of electricity. It is responsible for the construction, production and maintenance of electricity in Italy. ”

Carlo began to draw on the temple funds he had brought in from India, which he had planned from the beginning. For the electrification of Italy, he has to be part of it, and he has to be in charge and driven.

When Stam heard this, he was a little anxious. This is not that he disapproves of it, but he has already seen that such a company will inevitably monopolize the production and supply of electricity throughout the country, and the Ministry of Industry or the government will lose its control of such funds.

"Your Majesty, it's not appropriate to contribute money like this."

"I know, don't worry about Lord Stam."

After reassuring the Minister of Industry, Carlo continued. "Your Ministry of Industry will come up with 30 million lire first, and then 10 million lire a year for the next four years, so that we can get 50 percent of the shares."

Faced with the conditions given by Carlo, Stam thought about it and agreed. Such an enterprise destined to monopolize the country's electricity was born in the conversation between the two.

"Your Majesty, what should we call such a company?"

His Excellency, the Minister of Industry, who had discussed about the same, remembered that he had not yet chosen a name for the company.

"Then call it the State Grid Corporation."

When he thought of the world's largest power company, Carlo did not hesitate to say the name.