"How did I forget this?"

Carlo looked at the newspaper in front of him and muttered to himself with a look of remorse.

In front of him was a newspaper with a mimeographed picture of a middle-aged man smiling and posing with a strange car behind him.

Although the newspapers referred to it as an internal combustion engine autocar, Carlo knew that it had another name, the automobile.

Standing next to the car was Bentz, of course, now Benz did not receive praise, but on the contrary, the world's first car he built was ridiculed by many people and newspapers because it always broke down, and was ridiculed as a "monster that emits a smell".

So his figure did not appear on the front page of the newspaper or on the first and second pages, but on the four pages that made people laugh.

Carlo also saw this strange three-wheeled car by accident, and the memories in his mind were immediately stimulated.

Don't think about it, Carlo doesn't plan to start the car industry, the current car is still in the exploration stage, and he can give some support to the dreamers in Italy who think the same way. I dare not say that more than 100,200,000 lirah, Carlo consciousness can be generous.

Of course, this is not his limit, mainly because the car has not yet been industrialized, and it is not difficult for Carlo to make an industrialized automobile manufacturing industry by himself.

So at most, Carlo is keeping up with the development of automobiles and trying to keep the Italian car development from falling behind.

He paid more attention to the development of the internal combustion engine, which was the heart of the car.

This is a good thing, and if nothing else, it is a more transformative approach to Italy if it invests more in the development of better and more efficient internal combustion engines, which can improve the transportation in Italy.

For example, in mountainous areas where railways are difficult to connect, young people here who want to go out and see the world have to walk or ride donkeys to the larger towns nearby, then take a public carriage and spend another one or two or even three or four days to get to the nearby cities.

If he wants to go to other cities, it is easy to do it if there is a railway, but if there is no railway, then he can only take a boat or continue to take a horse-drawn carriage, and the cost and time will also increase greatly, which is enough to discourage an ordinary person.

This also increases the isolation of the countryside, which is not conducive to the exchange of culture and language, and it is not a good thing for a country to make the region closed.

In the same way, the cost and time of transporting goods can add a lot of costs, increase their selling prices, and hit both consumers and producers. Hindering the flow of goods will also hit production capacity and prevent the Italian economy from taking off completely.

In addition, the current domestic high-speed rail construction is also to strengthen the circulation of personnel, don't look at the serious loss of high-speed rail, but the economic benefits it brings are not at all comparable to that loss. That's why the high-speed rail of the Celestial Empire will not stop being built, which is a good way to speed up the flow of people.

Carlo knows that the internal combustion engine has this ability, which can greatly benefit Italy, not only because of the economic benefits brought by its exports, but also because of other benefits.

That's why Carlo regretted that he had only the effect of electricity in his mind, completely forgetting the role of the internal combustion engine in promoting society.

It was not too late to make amends, and Carlo decided to increase the research and development of internal combustion engines, striving to develop better and more efficient internal combustion engines, which can contribute to the construction of the Italian economy.

This goal is not too difficult for Carlo, because he has the ability to make money, although he cannot be called the richest royal family in the world, but investing in the research and development of internal combustion engines, throwing 10 or 20 million lira a year, is like playing.

The wealth of the Savoy family is still well-known. Not to mention, Carlo still has so much temple wealth left, if he doesn't take it out to do this, what are you waiting for.

Thinking of this, Carlo called the chief of the guard. "Baron, I need you to help me investigate who is doing research on internal combustion engines in China."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In the face of Carlo's request, the head of the guard, Felimic, did not hesitate to agree. A qualified guard cannot have too many doubts, just need to faithfully carry out the task, and in this regard, His Excellency the Baron is very qualified.

"Also, those well-known foreign researchers of internal combustion engines, also go to contact, if they are willing to come to Italy to work, try to recruit as many as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

With Carlo's orders, Felimich turned to leave.

"Wait."

Carlo called the chief of the guard again, and in the face of the successive interruptions, Felimich did not have the slightest impatience, he quietly looked at the young king, waiting for his majesty's next command. Although His Majesty looked distressed, as if he was constipated, he still waited patiently.

Carlo also knew that his expression was a little ugly, but he had forgotten about people, so what could he do, he could only search hard in his mind. He was not a historian, nor did he travel through an encyclopedia, everything depended on the memory in his head. After so many years, except for those who are too famous, the names of others have long been blurred.

The name that Carlo wants to think of is a large category of the internal combustion engine, the inventor of the diesel engine. All he knew was what Rudolf Cho was called.

Churchill, phew, cross out.

Qiu Chuji, get out.

Didir or Dipole, or Dissel?

After some hard searching, Carlo wrote down the three names on a piece of paper.

"Let people go to Germany and see if there is such a person who is developing a new engine."

After taking Carlo's note, the chief guard was a little troubled, these are three names, one person uses three names?

"I don't remember the name, so that's all I have to do first."

Faced with the suspicion of the chief of the guard, Carlo covered up the past with an embarrassed expression.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll arrange for someone to go to Germany to investigate."

After leaving these words, the chief guard left, and this time he was finally not stopped again.

In fact, Carlo didn't know that he asked the chief guard to find the inventor of the diesel engine, which was destined to be a useless effort. Because His Excellency Diesel is still in Paris, he has just resigned from his job as a refrigeration engineer to set up his own engine laboratory in Paris.

This doomed futile work can only be blamed on Carlo, who made him not have enough memory, only remembering that Diesel invented the diesel engine in Germany.

And Carlo, who didn't know anything about it, was a lot more relaxed after preparing to build an Italian internal combustion engine research and development center. He had to be busy with other work next, after all, as a diligent king, how could he leave the work for others to do it.

He probably did it himself, but Carlo didn't mind it at all, but it was a little tiring.