If Italy got the result it wanted, and Abyssinia stopped the loss in time, then the sultans who invaded Abyssinia had the feeling of a dog on the day.

The Sultan Caliph Abdullah, who was placed together, could only grit his teeth in the face of the betrayal of Italy and the Abyssinians who were crushed by the whole army.

In fact, he should have thought of it after the signing of the peace treaty between Italy and Abyssinia, because the Italians did not inform him of this situation at all. By the time he got the news, the Abyssinian army had already arrived.

In Azezo, on the north shore of Lake Tana, the soda caliph, his face was unusually bad.

"I actually believed the instigation of the infidels, and it was greed that blinded my eyes."

That's right, if it weren't for the fact that this Abdullah had ambitions for Abyssinian territory, how could he be caught in the middle of Abyssinia with Italy.

But now Italy had achieved its goal, leaving the Sudanese alone to face the Abyssinian counterattack.

However, although he faced the Abyssinians alone, Abdullah still had confidence, and gave him confidence that he had an army of 90,000 men. Because he knew that the Abyssinians had suffered heavy losses in previous battles with the Italians, with losses of fifty or sixty thousand people. Now, the Abyssinians will not have more troops in their hands than they do.

Abdullah was right, and there were only about 80,000 men in Menelik, who had arrived in Gondar with his army. However, although he was a little smaller, he had weapons backed by Italy, and even secret equipment. It was his cheque for 100,000 pounds that came into play that gave him this secret weapon.

Menelik had seen this equipment, and it was a testament to his confidence in catching the Sultan. It seems that a major war between the two countries is inevitable.

Let us now leave the battle between the two African countries and turn our attention to Europe.

The news of Abyssinia's surrender caused the city of Rome to cheer, and although many people did not even know where Abyssinian was, it did not prevent them from holding victory parades.

The victory of the Motherland has greatly increased the number of Italian colonies, and how can it not be happy.

As for the cheering parade of the Italians, Britain and France, as old colonial powers, have some fun of it.

The French newspapers described the war in Italy as a man who had gone mad with hunger, picked up a loaf of bread and stood on the street to show it off, having simply never seen the world.

The British Times reported that we don't want to comment too much on the war in the Italian colony. However, it drew a large number of troops, which cost nearly eight million pounds, and it was not known how Italy intended to make this money back from barren Abyssinia.

Well, the British report is more objective, and the French are only thick with ridicule.

Well, let's ignore the attitude of the French, the British are quite right about one thing. This time the cost in Italy is a bit too much.

For this reason, Prime Minister De Pretis found Carlo worriedly.

"Your Majesty, since the war is over, then the army should be withdrawn."

Seeing that the prime minister was unwilling to wait for a moment, Carlo let go of the joy in his heart and asked curiously. "What's wrong?"

"Look at this bill, it's all a list of the costs of this war."

Watching the Prime Minister hand a list to him, Carlo looked at it curiously. The various expenses listed above, Carlo directly saw that at the end, there were still 21.93 million lira left on it, which stimulated his eyes so much that he was stunned.

"How can there be only so much left?"

It's rare that Carlo cares about spending too much, and the prime minister said with an ugly face. "And that's not even including the cost of the withdrawal, and if I add that, I'll be satisfied with the 10 million lira left."

Well, the Prime Minister's words made Carlo look embarrassed, and he was to blame for being too big this time, but he didn't dare to be too big to fight the Abyssinians.

The report from Simeone made Carlo very glad that he did not follow the advice of the military, and if he really only sent 10,000 people, it would be a send-off. You must know that according to Simeone's report, the Italian army lost more than 4,000 people in this war against Abyssinia, although it also caused losses of 50,000 or 60,000 Abyssinians, but it also proves that this East African feudal country is brave and good at fighting.

Of course, for Carlo, it was worth the cost to be able to knock the Abyssinians to their stomachs. At least he avoided making Italy the laughing stock of Europe, which would have done great damage to the self-confidence of the Italian people, which money could not buy.

It's just that the large amount of money is very refreshing to use, and my heart hurts a little bit after being cool.

So in the face of the Prime Minister's questioning, Carlo could only talk about him left and right. "Let me think about the withdrawal of troops now."

"Your Majesty can't think about it anymore, now Simeone's army needs to consume a lot of supplies every day, which is all money. Besides, we have run out of money, and if the army is not withdrawn, His Excellency Tejela will go mad. ”

Faced with the Prime Minister's words, Carlo looked at him with a surprised expression. "It can't be."

"How is it impossible, Chancellor of the Exchequer Tejera told me yesterday that the money in the treasury has been lowered to the warning level, and if there are still large expenses, then you can only continue to borrow foreign debt. At present, China has borrowed several foreign debts in the securities market, and this has already consumed the confidence of enough investors. If we borrow any more, we may well become the next Spain. ”

The Prime Minister's words startled Carlo, Spain is not a good player in the stock market, and the country's foreign debt is completely like buying a lottery ticket, which is terrifying.

Carlo certainly did not want to see Italy become, like Spain, a country with huge foreign debts.

And at this time, Carlo couldn't help but ask. "How much foreign debt do we currently borrow?"

Before that, Carlo was not very clear about Italy's foreign debt, but since the prime minister has said so, it is necessary to understand what he says.

In response to Carlo's inquiry, the Prime Minister replied. "At present, the total amount of foreign debt borrowed by our country is 4.129 billion lira. In the last three years, we need to repay 873 million lira of external debt. Within five years, we need to repay 1.571 billion lire of external debt. Most of the remaining foreign debts need to be repaid within 10 years, so our country's financial pressure is very great, and we must save as much as possible. ”

Faced with the Prime Minister's words, Carlo was taken aback, he did not expect that Italy was burdened with so much foreign debt. This is covered by three years of revenue.

In the face of such a financial situation, what can Carlo say can only be said to the prime minister. "Well, I'll let the army withdraw as soon as possible after stabilizing the situation on the ground."

When the satisfied prime minister left, Carlo called an attendant. "Ask Mr. Alejad to come over, and I'll look for him."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Knowing the pressure on the government's finances, Carlo intended to invest more in industry, which alone could save Italy's finances. Electrification is the focus of this investment.

I'm in a good mood