Rise of Empires: Spain

"Your Majesty, have you really decided to do this?" In the Royal Palace of Madrid, Prime Minister Primo showed a surprised expression on his usually calm face, and looked at Carlo in disbelief.

"If you don't do this, these rats hiding in dark corners will not be exposed at all." Carlo had a faint smile on his face, as if he was not worried at all about his proposal just now: "

I don't want to let any mice go. This would be a great opportunity to catch them all. "

"However, it is too dangerous for you to do this." Prime Minister Primo was still a little worried. After all, Carlo's proposal was quite bold: "

What if an enemy assassinates you in southern Morocco? If anything happens to you, you can still disrupt the existing situation in Spain.

Your Majesty, you should stay in Madrid. The army will deal with any threats for you and will never let the enemy get close to Madrid. "

Carlo's proposal, which surprised Prime Minister Primo, was to go south to inspect southern Morocco at this cloudy time.

More than five years have passed since the establishment of the South Morocco Colony, and considerable results have been achieved in the construction of the colony.

At that time, Carlo and Prime Minister Primo had an exchange of political interests. Prime Minister Primo proposed the candidate for the first governor of the southern Moroccan colony, and Canovas ascended to the high position of Minister of Agriculture.

Now five years have passed, and the Southern Morocco Colony has also welcomed its second governor, Count Anthony, a seemingly ordinary Spanish nobleman.

After five years of development in the southern Moroccan colony, the number of Moroccans in the colony has declined sharply. When Spain first occupied this land, there were still millions of Moroccans living on this land.

But now, according to estimates by the colonial government of South Morocco, the number of Moroccans in South Morocco does not exceed 800,000.

Agadir is the largest city in the southern Moroccan colony and the capital of the colony. The reason why Carlo chose to inspect the South Morocco Colony at this time was not only to lure the snake out of its hole, but also because the development of the South Morocco Colony really needed to be inspected.

The development of Agadir port has been quite rapid since the establishment of South Morocco. Most of the materials produced in the colonies were gathered at the port of Agadir and shipped to mainland Spain by sea.

In the past five years, thousands of Moroccans have chosen to join the arms of Spain and become glorious Spaniards.

However, these people are only a very small part after all. Most Moroccans can only work as cheap labor in Spanish plantations, or earn a small amount of remuneration by serving Spanish colonists.

Although these Moroccans are also white, their treatment is only slightly better than that of the natives in other Spanish colonies.

Unless they willingly take Spanish citizenship and voluntarily convert to Catholicism, they and their children will remain cheap labor in Spain.

There are only two ways to become Spanish nationality. One is to marry Spanish soldiers stationed there. After becoming their wife, you can become Spanish nationality.

The second type is those who have made great contributions to the colonial government and can be nominated as Moroccan immigrants and join Spanish citizenship as immigrants.

But no matter which method is used, the average number of Moroccans who can join Spain every year is no more than 200, and everyone must pass a very strict political review.

It is basically impossible for the more extreme Muslims to join Spain. After all, Spain is a Catholic country. If there are too many pagans, it will cause damage to the stability of the country.

Talking about Carlo's proposal, although Prime Minister Primo did not want Carlo to risk his way to the southern Moroccan colony, Carlo obviously did not want to wait like this.

Only by luring the snake out of its hole and successfully sweeping away these rebellious nobles and other forces can Spain's future political environment achieve long-term stability.

Although traveling to southern Morocco carries certain risks, Carlo is not going alone. Not only will there be a Royal Guard of thousands of people accompanying him for protection, the Royal Security Intelligence Agency will also arrange for a large number of intelligence personnel to be dispersed along the journey to ensure that Carlo will not encounter any danger.

For the safety of Carlo's trip, no information will be disclosed about the inspection schedule along the way, and the Spanish naval fleet will also accompany him for protection to ensure the safety of the entire trip.

After confirming that he could no longer persuade Carlo to give up his mind, Prime Minister Primo finally nodded and said: "Your Majesty, I have nothing more to say. May God bless you and your trip go smoothly.

I will sit in Madrid for you. Whether it is Queen Isabel or the Carlists, they will eventually be swept into the trash can of history and become fertilizer for the development of Spain.

Spain will only continue to advance under your leadership. Your Majesty, please remember to return safely. "

Carlo nodded, his eyes full of solemnity: "Don't worry, Prime Minister Primo, I'm still waiting to witness the day when Spain realizes its great renaissance with you.

Before Spain reaches the top of the world, there is no way I will miss the date. What's more, I still have the protection of the Royal Guards. Even if the enemy has thousands of troops, what can he do to me? "

After the meeting, Carlo's plan to lure the snake out of the hole was successfully formulated.

For the safety of Queen Sophie and Prince Juan Fernando, the Guards will continue to be stationed outside Madrid to protect the political center of Spain.

The Royal Palace of Madrid will also strengthen its garrison. With the cooperation of the Guards, even a regular army cannot threaten the safety of the Royal Palace of Madrid.

After arranging all the garrison forces of the Royal Palace, Carlo, under the watchful eyes of Prime Minister Primo, the complicated eyes of many government officials, and the farewell of the Spanish people, boarded the fleet with a huge team of thousands of people and began his journey to the southern Moroccan colony.

In order to make his southern tour less abrupt, the Southern Moroccan colony had released news half a month ago that a large gold mine was discovered in the colony.

As for whether the news of the gold mine is true, it doesn't matter anymore. Carlo has left the Royal Palace of Madrid and went to the Southern Moroccan colony. This is the most important thing for Queen Isabel and the Carlos rebels.

The stability of the situation in Spain is inseparable from the efforts of three people, who are now the political triangle in Spain, Prime Minister Primo, Archduke Serrano and Carlo.

After Carlo left Madrid, only two old men, Primo and Archduke Serrano, were left to guard Madrid.

Although it is too difficult to overthrow the current Spanish government, this may be the best opportunity for Queen Isabel and the Carlos faction.

Even if Prime Minister Primo and Archduke Serrano can control Spanish politics together, they cannot control every corner of Spanish politics.

Although the overall direction of the Spanish government is under the leadership of Prime Minister Primo, some officials are still dissatisfied with the existing government system.

The official performance evaluation system introduced before is a fatal blow to some lazy officials. If you get a poor evaluation in the performance evaluation, not only will it be very difficult to re-elect your current position, but you don't have to think about going further.

The Spanish people also attach great importance to the official evaluation results announced by the government. Basically, as long as an official gets a poor score, he will no longer gain the trust and support of the people.

Since the promulgation of the performance evaluation system, most Spanish officials have absolutely completed their tasks with trepidation.

This feeling of having one's fate in the hands of others was like a sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of these officials, which could cost them their lives if they were not careful.

After everyone boarded the fleet, the fleet began to sail southward along the Mediterranean Sea, passing through the Strait of Gibraltar and entering the vast Atlantic Ocean.

Although it was possible to go south along the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean to the colony of South Morocco, Carlo was not in a hurry to go to South Morocco so early.

Carlo first ordered the fleet to go westward into the vast Atlantic Ocean, and then let the fleet aim at a certain hypothetical target and concentrate on firing to test the reaction ability and combat effectiveness of the warships.

After everything was done, Carlo ordered the fleet to sail southward to South Morocco.

Although Carlo arrived at the port of Agadir in South Morocco several hours later than expected, the colonial governor, Count Anthony, did not dare to have any dissatisfaction, and respectfully led the colonial officials and garrison officers to welcome Carlo's arrival at the port of Agadir.

After the fleet approached the port, thousands of soldiers in Royal Guards uniforms came down from the transport ship in a mighty manner. After standing in a neat line at the port, Carlo and his party landed from the warships in the fleet.

The officer leading this small-scale Guards was Alessandro Lev Varan, one of the first outstanding graduates of the Royal Military Academy. He was awarded the rank of captain on the day of graduation and was selected in the subsequent selection of officers for the Guards.

Because of his outstanding performance in the Guards and the expansion of the Guards, Alessandro Lev Varan, who was originally the company commander, was first promoted to the deputy battalion commander of the 7th Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Guards Infantry Regiment of the Guards Division, and then he was promoted to the battalion commander of the 14th Infantry Battalion of the 4th Infantry Regiment of the Guards Division.

Among the thousands of Guards soldiers responsible for protecting Carlo's safety this time, the majority was composed of Alessandro Lev Varan's 14th Infantry Battalion.

The main reason why Alessandro Lev Varang was able to achieve a rapid rise in the Guards was because of his excellent ability and his Spanish identity.

When Carlo first succeeded to the throne of the King of Spain, he was not sure who could be used, so he mainly used his subordinates brought from Italy.

But now, Carlo has cultivated some Spanish confidants through various means, and naturally he has to reuse these Spanish subordinates.

After all, this is Spain. A small number of Italians can rise to prominence with Carlo's favor, but most of the people Carlo reuses must be Spanish.

As Carlo set foot on the land of South Morocco, Count Anthony, the governor of the South Morocco colony, led a group of officials and officers of the colonial garrison and quickly stepped forward, and said to Carlo with a very respectful attitude: "Your Majesty, Anthony greets you on behalf of the officials and officers of the colonial garrison in the South Morocco colony!"

Carlo nodded and looked at the colonial governor in front of him.

Under the investigation of the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau, Count Anthony's family background and recent movements were clearly visible.

Although Count Anthony is not very capable, his loyalty can be guaranteed. His family was not reused during the reign of Queen Isabel. After all, they were just ordinary members of the huge Spanish aristocracy.

Before being appointed as the governor of the southern Moroccan colony, Count Anthony had been staying in his castle honestly. Apart from having a few lovers, he had no major stains.

This was nothing in this era. After all, some nobles even had dozens or hundreds of lovers, so many that they could not be counted.

As long as they were not forced into prostitution, Carlo did not care how many lovers his nobles and officials had.

After Count Anthony, a group of colonial officials and garrison officers saluted Carlo respectfully.

The number of people who saluted was actually not large. There were less than ten people at most. Although there were many colonial officials and garrison officers, only a few of them were qualified to meet Carlo and salute him in person.

Led by Count Anthony, Carlo and his party went to the Governor's Palace of the Colony in a mighty manner to learn about the current development of the South Morocco Colony.

Carlo chose the luxury carriage he brought from Spain as the means of transportation to the Governor's Palace.

Yes, Carlo also brought his customized luxury carriage.

There are several reasons. First, Carlo is used to sitting in this luxury carriage. This carriage is much larger than a normal carriage. Not only is the space larger, but the decoration is also quite luxurious.

The cost of such a carriage alone is as high as several thousand pesetas, which is more than a full kilogram of gold.

Such a larger carriage requires at least six strong horses to pull. Carlo brought eight white horses raised by the royal palace from Spain this time, which is enough to ensure that this huge carriage can travel smoothly on the land of South Morocco.

Although the exterior of the carriage looks wooden, the interior is inlaid with thick steel plates to withstand rifle shooting.

The carriage base is protected by several centimeters thick steel plates, which can ensure that the people in the carriage can survive safely even if they are hit by bomb waves.

Sitting in such a carriage, Carlo does not have to worry about his own safety. Carlo will not foolishly stick his head out and will not create space for possible assassins to assassinate him.

Many of the high-ranking officials and nobles who were assassinated in history were riding in convertibles, without too strict security forces, and walked in the public eye.

It is natural to be assassinated in this situation, and Carlo will not put himself in too dangerous a situation. This time when he came to southern Morocco, Carlo will of course appear in public.

But such public places must be searched in advance, and no one will approach Carlo.

After five years of construction, the port of Agadir has changed from a Moroccan-style city to a city with mixed styles.

Especially this street near the Governor's Palace, the buildings are all Spanish-style, and next to it is the barracks of the Spanish colonial army.

There is a colonial garrison stationed here, which can ensure the safety of the colonial governor's office to the greatest extent. Not far from the colonial governor's office is the location of the colonial government, which also makes this street almost the political center of the entire South Morocco colony, and basically no Moroccans can be seen.

Before coming to South Morocco, Carlo had heard of one thing, that is, colonial officials are proud to have a Moroccan maid.

But after coming to Morocco, perhaps because the colonial officials learned that Carlo was coming, Carlo did not find the so-called Moroccan maid.

The group arrived at the colonial governor's office in a mighty manner, and the guards quickly took over the defense of the governor's office.

For Carlo's safety, the guards will take over the defense of Carlo's location. Whether it is the colonial governor's office or the colonial government, of course, it is also within this range.

Under the leadership of Count Anthony, Carlo and several colonial officials and officers entered the meeting room of the governor's office and held a brief meeting.

Count Anthony first took out the information that had been prepared long ago and reported to Carlo on the development of the South Morocco colony so far.

Although the population of the colony dropped sharply by 200,000 within five years of the establishment of the South Morocco colony. However, many of these 200,000 people are relatively extreme Muslims. Because they are difficult to rule, they are either sent to mines and plantations as slaves to death, or driven directly to the Sahara Desert in the south by tough means.

With the sacrifice of these 200,000 people, the development of the South Morocco colony is also very rapid.

At present, the colony has built a factory-shaped railway from Agadir to Tata and from Agadir to Tantan. The total length of the railway is more than 500 kilometers, which is currently the most important transportation route in the colony.

It is precisely because of the existence of this railway that the Spanish army can easily reach any location in the South Morocco colony.

No matter where the Moroccan rebellion broke out, the Spanish army can arrive in the shortest time and complete the rebellion.

Since the establishment of the South Morocco colony, Moroccans have had many rebellious actions. But most of these rebellions were not large in scale, with less than 10,000 people participating in the largest number, and were quickly suppressed by the Spanish colonial army.

The number of Spaniards in the southern Moroccan colony has grown from a few scattered people at the beginning to thousands of people, and the number is still increasing.