Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia seemed to have opened the safety valve of Europe, and the countries that had long been overwhelmed by the pressure blew up one after another.

The day after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia announced the order for a general military mobilization, which was a strong reaction to Austria-Hungary's move of its own younger brother.

With the general military mobilization of Russia, Germany, which had already promised Austria-Hungary, also announced a general military mobilization. And the German reaction fell into the eyes of the French, so the French also carried out a general military mobilization.

The current situation has fallen into passivity as all countries have announced a general military mobilization, and everyone is playing a game of cowards, and no one dares to take a step back. Because of the surging public opinion, they have no way back.

As for Italy, as an ally of Germany and Austria, Italy also needs to fulfill its obligations as an ally after suffering the benefits for so many years. Besides, Austria-Hungary also offered the Tyrolean region as a benefit, and Italy was even more obliged.

So the day after Germany announced its general military mobilization, Italy was also preparing for a general military mobilization.

In his office, under the watchful eye of the prime minister and the military, Carlo signed his name to the military mobilization decree.

This Italian military mobilization order will allow Italy to conscript militia reserves into the army, and in addition, transportation and its means, military industry and various departments will be put under military control.

And after the conscription of a large number of reservists and militias, the Italian army will reach the size of 1 million in three months, and 1.5 million in six months.

Carlo then handed the signed decree to Prime Minister Cruz.

"Prime Minister Cruz, I now authorize a general military mobilization by Your Excellency."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

With everyone's attention, Prime Minister Cruz took over the bill.

All walks of life are full of expectations for this military mobilization decree.

Nationalists saw this as a sign of the rise of Italy, to which the Kingdom of Italy should give all Italian-speaking territories. Italy should also include the Mediterranean Sea under its jurisdiction, as the Roman Empire did.

The same is true for the business community, where the kingdom should occupy more territory and colonies, so that its own goods can be sold all over the world under the light of the kingdom.

And for ordinary people, under the conscious propaganda of the government these years, they have also linked their fate to the kingdom. For them, the kingdom will be stronger for its own days will be better, for the better days in the future, so they must have someone to stand up and make sacrifices for the kingdom, these sacrifices are great, to be praised by posterity, and to live in everyone's heart.

Isn't it familiar, that's right, this is someone, who has passed the essence of Confucianism to the public little by little through public opinion over the years. Of course, it is also in these years, the rapid development of Italy and the victory in several wars, with the help of these, that the people of the kingdom choose to accept it.

If it is replaced by repeated defeats and the economy is in a recession, you see whether the people believe what you say or not.

As for Cruz, he is also full of confidence in this game. However, unlike the people's blindness, his confidence is more reflected in the data.

Because of his position, Cruz knew how well the kingdom was prepared, and he thought that no country was better prepared than Italy. Italian reserve warehouses have long been filled with war materiel, and several years ago, Italy's military-industrial complex began to operate at full capacity.

He couldn't think of any reason why the kingdom could lose this war.

As for the military, not to mention. In addition to the equipment, training and morale of the army. They can also be very proud to say that their own reserves of weapons and ammunition alone are enough for the Italian army to expand to three million, and it can also meet half a year's combat reserve.

The battle is about logistics, and the Italian military has long understood this concept, and it is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Therefore, for the upcoming war, the military is also full of confidence, ready to show its strength in this big war and seize enough benefits for the Kingdom of Italy.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the government and public opinion have completed preparations for war, and in addition, various departments are already studying and negotiating plans for wartime economic control and the rationing of national materials, and it is expected that the results will be available in three months."

Cruz took the bill and told Carlo what the government needed to prepare next.

That's right, Cruz was talking about wartime economic control.

For every posterity, it is very natural that the war should be brought into wartime control.

At this time, in fact, countries also had wartime control, but it was very crude, and it could even be described as hindsight.

For Carlo, this kind of pediatric wartime control did not meet the needs of Italy, and although it was difficult to make Italy have the national wartime system of the Red State, it was still possible to learn the essence of it.

Therefore, in combination with Italy's own national conditions, the Italian version of the wartime system was gradually improved under the auspices of Carlo. Mainly focused on the loss of the crushing production stage, every ounce of Italian energy was devoted to the war. The core of this wartime system is the rationing of national materials, which simply means that the government controls the daily necessities of daily life, and the government must distribute how much food each person eats every day.

Some people may ask, isn't that why farmers can grow their own grain and sell it?

Yes, the farmer's grain can indeed be sold, but there can only be one buyer, and that is the government. Others bought directly from the peasants and were punished by decree, the most serious of which was to be sent to the battlefield to atone for their sins. Do the hardest and most tiring work, and you can't enjoy the treatment that a soldier deserves.

Of course, apart from food, Tawau was under the jurisdiction of the government at this time, and the original factory owner could become the management, but he had to follow the government's orders.

Of course, this system is not perfect, and there must be people who exploit loopholes, but as long as the vast majority of people can be guaranteed to comply with the requirements, and the punishment of those arrested for exploiting loopholes is publicized, then it is enough to ensure the implementation of the bill.

Now the government has not yet introduced the Italian version of wartime control, the reason is very simple, there are many things that officials have not figured out, and if you want people to enforce it, you have to make them understand whether it is or not.

"Prime Minister Cruz, this is hard work for you."

The chief guard walked in with a secret telegram and muttered something in Carlo's ear. "Your Majesty, both Germany and Austria-Hungary have agreed to hold an urgent negotiation in Munich to discuss the war movements of the three countries, and the time is set for tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay, I got it."

After replying to the chief of the guard, Carlo then spoke to the military and political officials present. "Ladies and gentlemen, Germany and Austria have agreed to our request for talks in Munich, but in view of the current situation, I will lead the team to negotiate with the two Ministers of the Navy and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, while the others will remain at home for the final preparations before the war."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

This emergency negotiation was initiated by Carlo, but it is also in the interests of the three countries, after all, there are some things that need to be negotiated before the start of the war. In particular, Italy's ambitious needs for the Mediterranean needed to be negotiated before the war. As for why we chose to talk about it close to war, it is a question of the opinions of the wise and the wise.

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I'm sorry everyone, because of my father-in-law's esophageal cancer in the past two days, everyone must not be able to enjoy reading one chapter of steamed buns a day. It's okay, three chapters will be restored tomorrow, and there will be no other surprises.