Amid the noise of the Boer War, the nineteenth century was coming to an end. The media of various countries are full of enthusiasm for the cross-century and have expressed their expectations for the arrival of the new century.

At this time, many newspapers also published their outlook for the new century, among which the publication of the Times was the most interesting. Because he looks forward to the life that humanity will have at the end of the next century.

"In the future, people will definitely live in high-rise buildings, go out every day to ride their own aircraft, go to work or play, and if they don't want to take their own aircraft, they can also use public aircraft, which use unmanned fixed flights to several locations. In addition, the farmland will also use unmanned cultivators, and only workers will need to watch from the sidelines. And in life, all kinds of automatic instruments will help people live a better life. For example, if you want to eat something in the evening, it only takes 10 minutes to bring the vegetables, meat and condiments you need, and the fragrant food will be delivered directly to your eyes. The same goes for haircuts, and the profession of a barber will be more responsible for watching the machine and preventing it from malfunctioning............"

This The Times, a vision of a better life for mankind in a hundred years, has also ignited the vision of the future for people who are about to enter the new century.

Of course, the outlook for the future is certainly good, and the same is true for Italy. For the Italian government, however, the summary of 1899, the last year of the nineteenth century, was equally important.

According to official Italian statistics, at the end of 1899, the total population of Italy reached 36.47 million. Please note that this count is based on the addition of 3.57 million people in Libya and Albania.

Because the two places are rich in mineral resources, and the local substitution policy has long been implemented, it is only a matter of time before they are considered local, and this demographic can be regarded as a precursor. The Government is already considering changing the Governor-General's system to a regional system. However, because there are many things to consider, it has not been fast before, but now it is almost time to change to the soil.

In addition to demographics, the Italian government's fiscal revenue this year has also reached record highs. This year, Italy's total fiscal revenue reached 1.947 billion lira, the highest on record, and it has completely recovered from the impact of the drought on Italy. In 1897, Italy's fiscal revenue was only 1.752 billion lira. It was also 5.3 per cent lower than in 1896. After two years of recovery, Italy's finances are finally back to normal.

Of the total revenue of 1.947 billion lira, 427 million lira comes from customs duties, which are also the largest tax category in Italy.

The second largest category of revenue is still the monopoly tax on salt and tobacco, which amounted to 341 million lira. This is followed by consumption tax, property tax, business tax, land-related tax, and stamp duty on securities transactions.

Italy has hit a new high in taxes, but if you compare spending, you will find that it still can't keep up. In 1899, Italian fiscal expenditures amounted to 2,013 million lira. National defense, public safety, education and health, science and technology, transportation, social security, debt payments, etc., will be wasted.

Defense expenditure was the largest category of expenditure, with the navy and army spending a total of 387 million lire in 1899. In addition to military spending, education accounted for the second largest category of expenditure, and in 1899 319 million lire was paid for education. The second is transportation, social security, debt payment, public safety, etc.

Of course, the Italian government's spending is so large, and it is naturally because of the rapid development of Italy. This year, Italy's total steel production reached a record high of 4.18 million tonnes. The rapid growth of steel in Italy, on the one hand, is driven by the construction of Italian cities, and everyone knows that real estate has promoted various industries. Driven by Italy's previous economic development, many people have achieved financial freedom.

Since there is money, then some people want to have a nest of their own peace of mind, and some people are aiming at this market, so real estate is also booming in this background.

As soon as the real estate boom immediately showed its power, the building materials such as steel, cement, glass, bricks and tiles industry immediately boomed, and construction machinery, furniture, and even banks were fully developed.

It is no wonder that real estate will become a pillar industry in the future, but there is still a bit of a problem in Italy if real estate wants to become a pillar industry. That is how to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm to buy a house.

Of course, real estate in Italy is still in its infancy and is not yet very mature.

At present, Italy is the best in the world in the shipbuilding and textile industries, and yes, Italy still needs the textile industry to absorb the huge unemployed. As for shipyards, they are also labor-intensive technology industries, and they are all industries that require a lot of manpower. And Italy can dominate in Europe, relying on the cost of others, and where the cost comes from, the natural salary will account for a large part.

Of course, in addition to the current industry, the petrochemical industry is growing rapidly in Italy. In view of the growing scale of Libya's oil discoveries, Petroitalia received direct funding from the Ministry of Finance to develop the Italian petrochemical industry. In addition to the Naples refinery, Italian oil companies are already considering whether to build a refinery in the north as well.

If the discovery of oil from Libya was a gift from God, it was a reward for resource-poor Italy.

Then the development of the automobile industry can be regarded as an unexpected gain for Italy. Fiat has a worldwide reputation for its inexpensive Model A.

In the past year, Fiat has sold more than 40,000 Model A. Of these, 30,000 were sold abroad, while more than 8,000 were sold in the United States, as far away as North America. And last year Fiat Auto produced 95% of the world's cars and sold 95% of them.

Now the people who make cars all over the world, who do not know the name of Fiat.

Of course, Fiat is so beautiful in the world, but it is also that countries are still in the stage of workshop car production, and they were caught off guard by the sudden large-scale industrial automobile industry.

Of course, how can Italy be the exclusive owner of the automobile market, and the capitalists of various countries have taken a fancy to the fat of the automobile industry, so they are secretly planning in their own countries to prepare for the development of their own country's automobile industry.

Of course, for the Fiat top management, represented by Giovanni Agnelli, the idea of being prepared for danger in times of peace has always existed. From the beginning of the A-type car sales, Giovanni Agnelli said that the Fiat A-type car can sell well because other competitors have not yet noticed the opportunity.

And no one knows when this opportunity will end, so everyone needs to work hard to allow Fiat to accumulate more technology and be ready to update the model at any time.

Of course, the Fiat affair can be over. Italy's industrial development also needs to be improved in the new century.