After the requirement for grain reserves was forcibly suppressed by the prime minister and the king, the government began to operate, of course, the preliminary work required a lot of preparation, after all, a new department needed to be set up to manage these grain reserves.

And such a large amount of grain reserves, also a test of the ability of the new sector, first of all, the choice of site, according to the actual situation in Italy, the government found that the six or seven large grain reserves it had considered before may not be suitable, so after some consideration, the government added three more medium-sized grain reserves.

Of course, the location of the grain reserve is very important, first of all, it needs to be easily accessible, secondly, the place is wide, and then it must be close to the water source. In addition to site selection, the system of grain reserves also needs to be fully considered, first of all, fire prevention, anti-theft considerations, in addition to daily inspections, transportation, renovation, etc., all need to be carefully considered. After all, a grain depot has at least tens of millions of lires worth of grain, and if it is lost, it will be troublesome.

For this reason, the government of course did not dare to slack off, and devoted itself to the matter of food reserves, and even Prime Minister Antonio was not busy during this time.

Rome is lit up at night, and the use of electricity for the Second Industrial Revolution has long been in full bloom in Italy.

His Excellency, the Prime Minister, who had been busy all day, returned home in his carriage escorted by the guards.

Antonio's current residence is at 11 Via Nompmele, the most famous residence in Rome, not far from the Prime Minister's Palace and the Royal Palace, and only about 20 minutes by horse-drawn carriage.

"My lord, I have a visitor."

Antonio, who had just gotten out of the carriage, heard the butler's report.

"Who's visiting?"

"It's Councillor Sarandra."

"How did he get back?"

Of course, Antonio knew about this Salandra councilor, and he was also a figure in the council. He has intersected with many people and can be ranked fourth or fifth in the parliament. And Antonio has had several relationships with him, let alone deep friendship.

The butler, who was familiar with his lord's temperament, immediately understood what he meant. "That Councillor Sarandra said that there is something very important that needs to be met with you, so I can only ask him to wait in the living room."

The housekeeper's approach is very safe, after all, when he comes to visit and claims to have something important to meet, it is impossible to leave the other party outside the door.

Antonio put on a smiling face and stepped into the living room.

"Councilor Sarandra, I've kept you waiting."

Seeing His Excellency the Prime Minister coming in, the Sarandra parliamentarian put down his teacup and said. "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I hope you don't mind this time to take the liberty of disturbing."

"How could it be, Your Excellency is so eager to see me, there must be something to tell."

After Antonio finished speaking, he picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, blowing softly, while looking at the visiting Councillor Sarandra, whose intention was self-evident.

In the face of Prime Minister Antonio's attitude, Congressman Sarandra, who was already in trouble, did not hide it, and said directly, "Prime Minister, I have come this time to have very important news to inform Your Excellency. ”

This was the words of Councillor Sarandra that displeased Antonio, and he said something to himself, and this kind of pretentious gesture displeased him. So he picked up the teacup and blew on the hot tea, and took a sip. "Oh, you say."

The Prime Minister's performance, the Sarandra MP saw it in his eyes, and a wave of anger surged in his heart, but he was pressed down again.

"Prime Minister, I have received news that His Majesty the King has the idea of supporting the Right Party in the general election. In particular, the National Socialist National Party, which has developed well in recent years, has heard that there is also a shadow of the royal family behind it. ”

"Councilor Sarandra, criticizing the monarch behind his back, is not what a qualified councillor should do."

The Prime Minister was disgusted with the Sarandra MP at this time, does this guy know what he is talking about? Criticizing the monarch in front of him, is this taking him for a fool? And his provocative language is too bad, is he really a politician who only fights with the party?

In the face of Antonio's anger, this Sarandra had a straight face, he looked at the prime minister calmly, but continued to say arrogant words in his mouth.

"Don't be angry, Prime Minister, how can I be criticized, this is just free speech. It's not the Middle Ages, and I can't be burned at the stake, but I'm much better than the lawless anarchists. ”

"If that's all Your Excellency has to say, then I think I've heard almost enough, and Your Excellency can go back."

It is obvious that Antonio has not been at home all these years of self-cultivation, and he no longer wants to continue talking with the arrogant Salandra Councillor.

"Okay, the prime minister seems to be angry with me, so I'll leave. But before leaving, I still have to say that this is not a rumor but a fact, and our esteemed majesty really wants to change the prime minister. ”

"Alright, Councillor Sarandra, thank you for this unpleasant news, I'm busy, so I won't compensate Your Excellency."

Thankfully, Antonio kept a little sane and didn't lose even the basic send-off etiquette. I believe that in the next time, he will not want to see this Salandra Councillor again.

As for the Salandra MP, after being kicked out of the prime minister's house in the dust, he had to leave in his own carriage.

"How's it going?"

In the compartment of the carriage, in addition to the Senator Sarandra who had been driven out of the dust, there was another person sitting opposite him. At this time, Congressman Sarandra looked a little depressed, but picked up an expensive cigar from Cuba and looked at each other while smoking.

"It's not bad, the prime minister listened carefully to my information, and as far as I can see, he should have listened to some of it. By the way, how's your preparation going? ”

In response to Salandra's words, the figure hidden in the shadows spoke. "I'm preparing, I've already contacted a lot of people, and I'm sure I'll surprise everyone when the time comes."

"That's good, if you need anything, you can contact me."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely ask for your help." Speaking of which, the one sighed. "Actually, our majesty is really wise and powerful, and has sought a lot of benefits for Italy, if it were not for the desire to collect our power, I believe that we would definitely be able to live in peace, and now we can only hope that the strength we show will make that majesty back down. Actually, I'm not optimistic about this, what should we do then? ”

"Don't ask, you know it very well."

The conspiracy in the carriage continued, and after driving the Salandra Councillor away from the Prime Minister, Antonio, as usual, went to the study alone after having dinner with his family.

"My lord, I didn't know that Councilor Sarandra would be so rude."

In the study, the butler admitted the mistake.

"I don't blame you, this thing is coming at me, these local powerful people really look up to me. It's wishful thinking that they want me to make a fuss for them. ”

"My lord, I know what to do next, and I won't let it come again."

It wasn't until the butler left that Antonio looked thoughtful. That's right, from the moment the Senator Sarandra spoke, he knew the other party's identity. These local power figures are really crazy, and in order to protect their power from being taken away, they actually want to negotiate terms with him.

How is this possible, knowing that he was also the main promoter of the transformation of districts into provinces, which would increase the power of Rome, which no national party would want to see.

These local forces still want to use the power in their hands to resist the orders of the central government, so don't even think about it.

But I don't know why, at this time, the remark of the annoying Senator Sarandra came to his mind, did the king really want to replace himself and let the right-wing party govern?