My Italy

The morning sun shone in the room. Carlo, who was fully dressed, glanced at the little maid who was still sleeping, sighed, closed the door gently and left.

After Carlo left, Nia opened her eyes, and tears flowed out of her eyes.

It was obvious that Carlo's comfort last night did not make her forget the pain.

The Queen Mother's words were like an awl, piercing her heart deeply. The reality must be faced. Cinderella only appeared in fairy tales after all.

Carlo didn't see all this. Of course, his heart was just as heavy at this time. As a king, he had to make choices.

Carlo then immersed himself in work, trying to ease his emotions.

So during this period, everyone found that His Majesty turned into a workaholic, dealing with various affairs day and night.

No one could dissuade Carlo from turning into a workaholic. Only Queen Mother Margarita came to persuade him once, and then stopped coming.

Carlo will continue this state until the end of the year, when all Italian data is freshly released.

Carlo looked at the data in front of him and showed an expression of joy.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the government has done a very good job this year, and all indicators are moving towards good development."

Faced with Carlo's praise, Prime Minister Despretis did not dare to take credit.

"Your Majesty is overly complimentary. This is the result of the efforts of all colleagues, especially the two projects promoted by His Majesty, which have allowed Italy to taste the sweet fruits."

Although Depretis did not say it explicitly, Carlo was satisfied with his attitude, because it was a gesture in which the prime minister acknowledged his contribution, and at the same time, there was a hint of bowing to himself in his words.

Although it was very obscure, Carlo could hear it after having been among these old foxes for so long.

Since the Prime Minister knows what he is interested in, Carlo will of course have to step down. "Although there are other colleagues and external reasons, after all, you are the Prime Minister of Italy. Without your supervision and support behind the scenes, Italy would not be able to achieve what it is today."

Well, after a few compliments were exchanged, the Prime Minister left.

After the Prime Minister left, Carlo carefully read the government's annual work report.

In this report, the most conspicuous thing is that the economic situation is very good. This is not a small good, but a great good.

Italy's total foreign import and export this year reached 3.117 billion lire, of which export growth was very impressive, reaching 1.541 billion lire. In this export list, Germany has replaced France as Italy's largest export country, reaching 301 million lire. Of course, it is also Italy's largest importer, with Italy's imports from Germany reaching 404 million lire.

However, compared with Italy, which mainly exports agricultural products and various raw materials and primary processed products, Germany mainly exports coal, iron ore and various industrial products.

That’s right, Germany’s number one export to Italy is coal. The coal needed by Italian industry basically comes from Germany, France and Austria. However, due to the trade agreement between Germany and Italy, Germany's coal has completely squeezed out the shares of the other two countries.

Italy imported more than 7 million tons of coal from Germany, with a value of 171 million lire. Currently, there is only one small and medium-sized coal mine in Sardinia in Italy. The lignite it mines can only be used as domestic coal, and its annual output is only about 1 million tons. Except for this coal mine, the other coal mines in Italy add up to less than 500,000 tons. Coal shortage is the current situation in Italy.

In addition, in terms of iron ore, iron ore from Germany is also an important source for Italy. Of course, German iron ore itself is not very rich, so not much is exported to Italy. But who made Italy's domestic iron ore poor, so the Germans started a second-hand business, importing high-quality iron ore from Northern Europe and then selling it to Italy.

Some people may ask, why does Italy not import its own products from Northern Europe? It has to go to Germany to buy them. Just open the map and you will know that the shipping distance between Italy and Northern Europe is nearly seven times longer than the distance to Italy via Germany and Austria. Although sea transportation is cheaper than rail transportation, when the distance increases so much, it is more cost-effective to go through Germany and Austria.

Therefore, some capable people started a business of exporting iron ore to Italy. Although the profits were not high, they could not withstand the large volume and still made considerable profits.

Of course, Germany can only deal with high-quality iron ore, while Italy also imports iron ore from other countries, such as Austria-Hungary, Spain, Turkey and other nearby countries.

In fact, Italy not only imports minerals, but also the second largest importer of grain in Europe. Speaking of which, it is also due to climate. Italy’s climate is not friendly to staple crops such as wheat and corn, so Italy has a huge gap in this area. On the other hand, Italy has an advantage in more economical crops such as figs, olives, and grapes.

Therefore, on the one hand, Italy exports economical agricultural products, and on the other hand, it imports grain from Eastern Europe to meet domestic demand.

Therefore, Italy is both a major agricultural exporter and a major food importer. But in general, this is more mountainous and less densely populated (relatively), and Italians have to make a choice.

Of course, this year, Italy exported various agricultural products with a total value of 349 million lire, and imported various grains with a total value of 312 million lire. For Italy, agriculture is not only a way to make money, but also the key to livelihood.

Of course, in addition to the traditional trading countries, the trade volume with one country has grown very alarmingly this year, and that is the Qing Dynasty in the Far East. This year, the total trade volume between Italy and the Qing Dynasty reached 361 million lire, of which Italian exports were 147 million lire and imports were 214 million lire.

Italy's exports are mainly arms, various machines and parts. After the Sino-French War, Italian arms finally caught the Qing's attention, and artillery and rifles finally opened the door.

One more thing, His Excellency Governor Zhang, who was in charge of Guangdong and Guangxi, purchased 9,000 rifles and 48 artillery pieces from Italy after the war, as well as corresponding ammunition, and became a major user of Italian arms.

As for the machines and parts, this is very clear, and it is also a benefit brought by the Sino-French War.

As for the rapid increase in Italy's imports from the Qing Dynasty, it is also good news. Because Italy mainly imported raw silk, tea, tung oil and other specialties from the Qing Dynasty, it was also thanks to the Sino-French War that Italy was able to import these commodities from the Qing Dynasty. You must know that this was a business of Britain, France, the United States and other countries before. Italy was able to grab a certain share with the help of the Qing government.

Although it is a business deal, when the prices are about the same, the hints from the government are enough to make those businessmen who rely on adults have enough psychological bias.

Therefore, this allowed Italy to grab a lot of shares. For this reason, its minister in China protested to the Italian minister and the Qing government more than once, condemning their partiality.

However, they had just won a victory over the Qing government, and now they were in high spirits. In response to the protests of the foreign ministers, Tai Chi was stunned.

With exports maintaining rapid growth, Italy's economic momentum is very good, which is most reflected in the government's fiscal revenue. This year, Italian fiscal revenue reached a record high of 1.42 billion lire, which is full proof of economic growth.

In addition, overseas immigration has also dropped significantly this year, to 161,000.

This also shows that the Italian economy allows more people to live in the country without having to travel across the ocean to settle abroad.

These data are also an affirmation of Carlo. Without his promotion, Italy would not be able to get a foothold in the Far East.

Faced with this achievement, Carlo is not proud, because the key is to ensure continued growth of the Italian economy.

But before that, Carlo still has one big thing to do, and that is to overturn the matter of his coming of age to take charge of the new year.

Yesterday, I missed a chapter, which disappointed everyone. I would like to apologize here. Due to something delayed, everyone has been waiting for a long time. In addition, this chapter is also for the same reason. The steamed buns will be filled in tomorrow.