As a great power, the dramatic changes in Italy's government soon reached the ears of other countries.

Looking at the detailed information about Mussolini's ascension to power and the current situation of the Italian government, Arthur didn't know what to say for a while.

Growing from a newspaper reporter to the prime minister of Italy, Mussolini's ability is undoubted.

No matter what changes and influences Mussolini brought to Italy in history, it was the choice of the Italians themselves.

For Italians now, Mussolini's appointment is hopeful of ending Italy's political turmoil in recent years and getting Italy back on track.

For Mussolini, as the new prime minister, or the prime minister who took office by relatively special means, his first move is bound to attract the attention of many political parties and even the king, and the success of the action will also determine his subsequent political prestige.

How to quickly make certain achievements?

For a politician, the best evidence is naturally closely related to people's livelihood, and it is necessary for people to feel the tangible changes in their surrounding lives.

The current state of affairs in Italy is good news for Mussolini. Because the previous cabinet governments did not pay attention to the civil situation, the public security environment in Italy was simply terrible.

For Mussolini, as long as certain changes are made, it is easy for people to feel the difference in their surroundings.

After setting his goal, Mussolini quickly put it into action.

The first is to improve the public security environment. Mussolini adopted a policy of harsh repression against the mafia that could be found everywhere in Italy's large and small cities, using the Black Shirts to suppress it forcefully.

Compared with the sizable black shirts, the mafia is more dispersed and unstable.

These street bastards, who only know how to pick up swords and cut people, are destined to fight against armies with regular weapons, albeit private armies.

In some of Italy's big cities, the Black Shirts quickly purged the mafia. Mussolini also enacted a corresponding policy to arrest those involved in the mafia.

The Italian mafia has either fled abroad or into the countryside and more remote areas, and the gangs in the cities have all but disappeared.

It is worth mentioning that when Mussolini purged the mafia in history, a large number of mafia members absconded to the United States, and the murderers must be punished in the United States.

Although the mafia of this era also wanted to flee to other countries, except for the United States, which is relatively open to immigrants, other countries need to be strictly censored, and it is impossible to continue to show off their might.

Australasia, in particular, has very strict requirements for a public security environment, and it is impossible to condone the Italian mafia to commit crimes in Australasia.

In fact, there are really some mafia members who are not afraid of death, who have moved to some cities in Australasia under the guise of tourism and immigration.

Just as they wanted to make extra money through kidnapping and extortion, as they did in Italy, they were severely attacked by Australasian officials, far more than Mussolini's blackshirts, and they immediately began to flee in haste again.

In the end, most of the Italian mafia still fled to the United States, after all, the security environment in the United States at this time is not strict, and the mafia still has a certain space for survival in the United States.

In addition to quickly rectifying the law and order environment in Italy, Mussolini also did a major thing, that is, to improve the traffic environment in Italy.

Although the cost of investment is not much, after all, the previous environment in Italy was really bad, and the slightest change made the Italians grateful and more trusting Mussolini to be the one who really saved Italy.

It was in this environment that Mussolini established a large amount of authority in the government, and also won the support of a considerable part of the Italian people, and already had the basis of dictatorship.

In order to ensure that he could stay in the prime minister's position for a long time, Mussolini decided to amend Italy's electoral law to ensure that the Italian National Fascist Party would occupy at least two-thirds of the seats in the National Assembly.

Of course, the promulgation of the new electoral law also requires the consent of King Emmanuel III, after all, the king also has a lot of authority in Italy, and if he unites with other parties that oppose Mussolini, it will be a problem for Mussolini now.

As a self-proclaimed savior who saw the situation in Italy thoroughly, Mussolini was well aware of Italy's real shortcomings compared to other powers.

Although Italy's problems seem to be many, the population is insufficient, the economy is underdeveloped, the industry is not strong, the army is not highly combative, etc.

But in fact, the most fatal problem is the lack of large-scale coal and iron mining areas in Italy, which limits the development of Italy's heavy industry to a considerable extent, and also creates the reality that Italy's industry is not strong and the economy is underdeveloped.

If you look carefully at all the industrial powers in the world at present, whether it is Britain and France, the old powers that became famous early, or the emerging powers of the United States and Australasia, all have their own coal and iron production areas, and they are all very large.

According to the situation of various countries last year, the United States still ranks first in the world in coal production, with an annual coal production of 630 million tons.

The following are:

270.7 million tonnes in the UK

Germany 130.5 million tons

Russia 95.35 million tons

Australasia 60.77 million tons

Austria-Hungary 47.33 million tons

France 40.4 million tons

7.6 million tons for island countries

Italy 550,000 tons

Yes, you read that right. Even now, Italy's coal production is still not a fraction of that of the island nations, and even more so than that of other powers.

At a time when the top powers are producing more than 100 million tonnes of coal, Italy's coal production unit is not only 10,000 tonnes, but also the output figure has not exceeded three digits.

This kind of coal production means that Italy's industry will not be much stronger.

Because the current coal is very important for industry and is one of the irreplaceable energy sources for industrial development.

Coal and iron are the two major elements of industrial development, and Italy has none.

To make matters worse, the closest coal and iron ore production area to Italy was in the hands of Germany and Austria-Hungary.

Germany's Ruhr area naturally doesn't need to think too much, not to mention whether the Germans are so easy to defeat, even if the Germans are weak, and with Britain and France on the side, Italy will not have the opportunity to get a piece of the pie.

The Austro-Hungarian Czech Republic (Bohemia), although more likely to be acquired by the Italians, also had to penetrate the current Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was also a big challenge.

Not to mention whether other countries will intervene, judging from the performance in World War I, it is obvious that the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is not comparable to that of the Austro-Hungarian army.

In order to change this situation, and at the same time seek to give Italy access to coal and iron-producing areas, Mussolini decided to train a strong army and change the fact that the Italian army was weak.

For Mussolini, it was quite possible to increase the combat effectiveness of the army.

The Blackshirts have proven that an army of faith can be greatly improved in combat effectiveness.

Only by building a strong army could Italy seek greater expansion and change the reality of its own insufficient mineral resources.

To achieve his own ends, Mussolini even drew up a very detailed plan.

From the beginning of the creation of a strong army based on strong armaments and beliefs, to the search for favorable opportunities to choose a rather declared army power to fight, either victory or good results, to strengthen the confidence of the Italians in the country.

Only when Italians have a high level of self-confidence in the country can Mussolini's plan for the transformation of Italy continue, and Italy's strength will not be just a dream.

It will take at least 10 to 20 years for this plan to be realized in Mussolini's mind, and it may even be extended because of the waiting time.

But Mussolini is only 37 years old this year, and compared with the 50s or 60 years old of other government holders, Mussolini is definitely young among the leaders of many countries, and even the youth can be among the best.

Even if he waited twenty or thirty years, Mussolini's political age was still at his peak, and he was still able to realize his dream of seeing Italy's revival with his own eyes.

The powerful Mussolini quickly used his authority to get Congress to agree to the issue of army reform.

The new Italian Army will be modeled after the Blackshirts, reformed, and equipped with more powerful weapons.

Mussolini also decided to spend a lot of money on the tanks and planes that had shown his reputation in World War I, buying the finished first-generation military aircraft from Australasia to form the Italian air force first.

In normal times, the size of the Italian army was about 150,000, and with Mussolini's blackshirts, which had expanded to nearly 100,000, the size of the Italian armed forces was about 250,000.

Although he had seized the power of the government, Mussolini had no intention of disbanding the Blackshirts, but secretly expanded the Blackshirts, which threatened to make them fight against the Italian army.

Italy's military expansion was absolutely unique among the European powers, with the exception of the Russian Civil War, other countries chose to disarm after the war, after all, the government could not afford to have too large a military.

Apart from Russia, the largest army in Europe is France, which still has a total number of troops below 500,000.

The total number of British troops even plummeted to about 350,000, and the total number of troops returned to pre-World War I levels.

Compared to Britain and France, Italy's military expansion was extraordinary, but it did not attract much attention from the other powers.

After all, the combat effectiveness of the Italian Army in World War I has been verified, and in addition to the Italian Navy, the Italian Army, including Britain and France, does not attach much importance to it.

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