The continuous introduction of new technologies and machines in Italy is a good indication of the booming Italian economy.

Some economists have asserted that if Italy continues to develop like this, it will overtake France and become the third largest economy in Europe within a decade.

But for Prime Minister Cruz, who has just left the palace, Italy's booming economy is no longer the focus of the next phase.

Because the matter that the king talked to him about today was so important that he was very disturbed.

For today, the king informed him that he was going to spend forty percent of Italy's revenues on the military. After being prime minister for so long, Cruz certainly knows what forty percent of his income means when he spends it on the military.

Despite the fact that the arms race is in full swing in various countries, its military spending is only 36.7% of Germany's. Moreover, Germany had to contend with France in the army and Britain in the navy, and it was only to this extent that Germany had to compete with Britain in the navy. As for the rest of the country, it will only be lower than Germany.

In the past, Italy's military spending accounted for about 30% of fiscal revenue, but now it suddenly has to be mentioned to 40%, how can this be acceptable to the government.

And this is also the reason why Carlo went to Cruz, if he wants the government to agree, it is not enough for Carlo to force him as a monarch, he needs to convince them. Carlo's method of dealing with it is very simple, that is, to persuade the prime minister, and then the prime minister will talk to the heads of various government departments.

Of course, how to talk about it, this needs to consider the ability of the prime minister.

For Cruz, it was a challenge to take on. In addition to its role as prime minister, there is also a way out for Italy itself.

Don't look at the current Italian economy, but this is just a first-mover advantage. Countries have responded and begun to support their own enterprises in shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, petrochemical and other industries. According to government surveys, Italy's share of these strong sectors has been slowly decreasing. And because these industries are getting bigger, it seems that Italy is still strong in exports. But it is not without its worries, and the biggest concern at the moment is that a revolution has broken out in the Far East, Italy's largest overseas market.

Nationalists from the great Far East raised the banner against the Manchus, the ruling class, in a city called Wuchang.

However, because of the conflict with his old Italian friend Yuan Xiangcheng, the high-level government did not send troops in time, and the entire south fell into an uprising. The chaotic situation in the Far East has seriously affected Italy's interests in the region, and after more than 20 years of intensive cultivation, Italy's annual trade with it has reached 800 million lire.

As a result, within two months of the uprising, Italy's trade with the Far Eastern powers shrank by 50% of what it had been in the same period. This concerns a lot of traders and factories, and it is quite bad news for the Italian economy.

Previously, the government had also done a trick to ask if it was possible to hire Italian troops to quell the rebellion. This is obviously a decision made by his Xungui group in a bad confrontation with Yuan Xiangcheng.

This request was directly rejected by the ambassador to the Far East. Isn't it a spoiler of the image that Italy has maintained in the Far East for many years?

Since there is so much uncertainty in the Italian economy, the next most important thing is to find a market for Italy.

That's right, it's to find a market. At present, because of the early development of Europe and the gathering of major countries, the market has long been divided. It is not easy for Italy to move a small piece, and if it is not done, it will lead to war. The only area that is relatively accessible is the Balkan Peninsula, which was previously occupied by the Ottomans.

However, although this place is easy to use, there are many people who are staring at it, Austrians and Russians are the two countries that are most concerned about them, and it is not easy for Italy to intervene.

It's hard in Europe, so we can look globally. It is currently the most dynamic market in North America, but this is the territory of the Americans, and even the powerful British Empire can only rely on Canada for some leftovers.

South America, which is the sphere of influence of Anglo-American France, Italy can only rely on good relations with Argentina to share some soup, and if it wants to expand its scale, it will definitely be suppressed by the three. (As an aside, the biggest effect of World War I on the United States in history was to drive the British and French forces out of the Americas and make the whole of America the backyard of the United States, so the United States did not get nothing)

It's impossible in the Americas, so how about a different place.

Africa?

Very good raw material base, forget about the market. Africa's black uncles, if they want to become a market, need at least a hundred years of cultivation.

Asia, which is currently dominated by Britain and France, is already a gift from God that Italy can open up a large market in the Far East.

So if Italy wants to win new markets, it has to compete with other countries. Or break the current pattern and give Italy a chance. And Germany, which is also a rising star at the moment, is also planning for this, so Germany is Italy's best ally now, at least for now.

This is also why Italy is very satisfied with the Triple Alliance.

And now Italy wants more markets to meet the needs of its own people.

You must know that the population of Italy is now 14 million more than in history, which is the result of the rapid growth of the Italian economy in recent years. These extra Italians who have grown up need work or land to support themselves and their families.

However, Italy's native arable land is insufficient, and the carrying capacity of the seized North African and Balkan lands is not large, so it can only vigorously develop industry to accommodate the excess population. The industrially produced goods cannot be consumed in Italy at all, and more markets are needed to accommodate it.

Otherwise, there will be no way out for the goods, and the people will be massively unemployed, and when these people without income break out, it will definitely be a big bomb, which can blow up Carlo and the Italian government.

Therefore, for the sake of their own safety and the safety of the Kingdom of Italy, they must find ways to seize the market, and force is also considered.

Since it wants to grab the market, then Italy needs to show more strength in the coming war. After all, in this era, hard fists have more right to speak.

And Italy has not yet accumulated superfluous, so it must burst out with more power than others. Therefore, it is absolutely not suitable for Italy to follow the steps of other countries, which need to be prepared in advance.

Therefore, the military expenditure was raised to a higher level, which became an inevitable option for Italy. Since you're going to play, prepare in advance.

Of course, if you want to grab the market, you also need to talk about strategy. For the current Italy, there is still a trump card that can be used, and that is the Roman Empire.

As long as you know a little about European history, you know that the Roman Empire has no small influence on European countries, although it has been around for so long, basically every ambitious country will use it as its own signboard.

And Italy is definitely the most suitable heir to the Roman Empire, after all, Rome is the capital of the kingdom.

The slogan of restoring the glory of ancient Rome is sure to make most Italians proud.

For example, Prime Minister Cruz's National Socialist Party relied on this to become bigger and stronger.

So for the prime minister, when Carlo proposed to increase military spending to restore the glory of the Roman Empire and make Italy greater, he had no choice but to accept it.

After all, this is also the unanimous pursuit of the National Socialist Party, and it is impossible for him, the party leader, to go against the will of the entire party.

Now that he has accepted the king's idea, Cruz needs to think about what to do next.

After pondering for a long time in the car, Cruz spoke. "A moment to Zarg, Caleb, Andre...... Call and tell them to come to my house in the evening for a party and have something important to talk about. ”

The names mentioned by Cruz are all ministers in the cabinet who belong to the National Socialist Party, and priority is given to the ministers of the National Socialist Party before they can be negotiated with other ministers.

After all, this requires cutting the budgets of many departments, which is not an easy thing at all.

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