Carlo hadn't expected that coming to Italy would solve most of the funding problems that had plagued him for so long.
With this fund, there was basically no need to worry about funding for the expansion of steel mills and other factories in the next few years.
The Spanish Government also had hope of borrowing a batch of loans from Italy bankers, and there would basically be no overly harsh additional conditions, which was already a pretty good result.
If those officials couldn't obtain loans from Italy bankers, then they basically couldn't count on other countries either.
The reason these bankers were willing to lend money abroad was that they could obtain enough interest as income through loans and also make a fortune through some additional conditions.
Here in Italy, thanks to Carlo's connections, Italy bankers shouldn't ask for exorbitant amounts, and Emanuele II would not allow those bankers to offer quite harsh conditions.
But in other countries, they wouldn't care about the fate of the Spanish Government. As long as capitalists could earn enough profit from lending, and as long as the Government could gain some benefits from it, who would care about the harm the Spanish Government suffered because of it?
That afternoon, Carlo appeared at a hunting ground outside Rome.
It was more than 30 kilometers away from the urban area of Rome, and after Italy's capital moved to Rome, it was designated as a Royal hunting area by the Italian Royal Family, provided for Royal Family members to hunt and play.
Carlo was dressed in casual clothes, following behind Victor, with Crown Prince Umberto and Duke Amadeo beside him.
In the dense forest, occasionally, some wild animals could be seen quickly flashing by.
Victor liked this kind of hunting ground very much. He took the hunting rifle from the guard's hand, patiently aimed at the target, and then pulled the trigger.
Bang!
A wild deer dozens of meters away fell down in response, its four hooves still kicking wildly, but it was already beyond help.
"You try too, Carlo. I hope more than a year as King hasn't made you forget how to hold a hunting rifle. I don't want my son to not even know how to use a firearm." Victor motioned for Carlo to take the hunting rifle and said with a smile.
With the development of firearms, the skilled use of existing firearms had long become a subject that European nobles needed to learn from a young age.
Traditional elite noble Education required learning a wide variety of subjects, which also contained the expectations of nobles for their children, hoping to cultivate their children into talented individuals.
Even in terms of language, in addition to French, which European nobles often used, English and German also needed to be capable of brief communication.
Carlo didn't waste words, took the hunting rifle from his Father's hand, and after loading the ammunition, began searching for his prey.
Bang!
After a gunshot, everyone looked over at the sound, and a gray-haired wild rabbit had already died.
"Haha, not bad, it seems you haven't forgotten this aspect of Education." Victor nodded in satisfaction and said to his child:
A hunting rifle can be temporarily unused, but it cannot be completely absent. Only by holding a hunting rifle in one's own hand can a hunter have the most basic sense of security.
"Carlo, you have done well in Spain, but not well enough. You need to know that at necessary times, you can only trust yourself, understand?
Being a King is not that easy. The Republican faction is trying every possible way to push you off the throne. The liberals seem easy to control, but in reality, what they want is a King who does nothing but knows how to have fun.
The current Spanish Government seems stable, but it's only on the surface. That guy Prim should be almost 60, right? How many more years can he last?
Child, you should make your own plans. Whether the throne is stable or not depends on you. External forces will eventually be lost, and you will ultimately have to face the Spanish Republican elements and liberal forces alone."
Speaking of which, Italy and Spain still have some similarities.
Both countries are troubled by the Republican faction, and the remaining forces of the Confederate States that were incorporated into Italy for various reasons are also seeking autonomy.
The difference is that the forces of Sardinia are still very loyal to Victor, and the honor of unifying the Kingdom of Italy is enough for Emanuele II to be remembered by all Italians.
Carlo naturally understood what Emanuele II was saying, and Carlo also understood the reasoning.
The saying 'political power grows out of the barrel of a gun' is not outdated in any era. If Carlo wanted to secure his throne, he must also control a sizable army.
The current Royal Guard only has a size of over 2,000 people, which is fine for guarding the Royal Palace, but wanting to maintain one's own regime is simply wishful thinking.
Only by expanding influence to the Spanish army and gaining the loyalty of most of the army can one's Royal power truly stabilize.
Carlo was also considering these matters and even taking action.
However, Carlo currently had too few available people, and with the two military heavyweights Prim and Serrano still present, it was not suitable to overtly promote confidantes in the army.
"I know, Father. It's just that I have too few talents in my hands. How about you transfer a few relevant talents from the Turin Military Academy for me to use?" Carlo said with a smile.
Regardless of how the Italian army performed in World War I and World War II, the graduates trained by the Turin Military Academy at this time still had some level of skill.
As for why the Italian army's combat effectiveness was not strong in the later period, it was likely related to low morale.
There was no cohesion among the soldiers, which naturally greatly affected the army's combat effectiveness.
Italian soldiers seemed to treat it just like an ordinary job; they lacked the courage to fight and die for their country, so it was naturally impossible for them to unleash strong will and combat power when facing the enemy.
Victor gave his son a helpless look, without the slightest hint of anger: "I don't even have enough outstanding graduates from the Turin Military Academy for myself, where would I find a batch of graduates for you to use?
Moreover, you are the Spanish King, how can you abandon using Spanish and heavily use Italian instead?"
Of course, Carlo wasn't thinking of heavily relying on officers trained by the Italy Royal Military Academy. Hearing his Father say this, Carlo immediately started complaining about being poor again:
Father, I also want to train Spanish officers. The problem is that Spain's military academy system is clearly lagging behind, lacking excellent military commanders to teach knowledge to Royal Military Academy cadets.
How about you lend me a few professors from the Turin Military Academy?"
Victor knew his son's thoughts perfectly well and said irritably, "The German Empire is the strongest Army in Europe. If you want to build an officer training system, you might as well cooperate with the Germans."
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