My Italy

This secret meeting between Carlo and Depretis was hidden from everyone, because there were very few people in contact this time. Apart from the two parties, there were only the old butler and the captain of the guard, so no one else in Italy knew that the two had already met. Met quietly.

As for the content of the conversation between the two, nothing has been revealed. Only the two of them know it. After this meeting, the two became even more secretive, and it was impossible to mention it to others.

However, their meeting is not the most urgent matter in Italy at the moment. Instead, the Tunisia problem and the drought in the south are the most urgent problems that Italy needs to solve.

Yes, the drought in the south has been mentioned on a par with the crisis in Tunisia. It seems that this is all to blame the French. Their invasion of Tunisia forced Italy to focus its main energy on dealing with Tunisia.

Italy's finances are not rich to begin with, but in order to deal with the crisis in Tunisia, it naturally needs to spend money. Actions such as military gathering and deployment, declaration of public opinion and so on, do not require spending money. This naturally drained all the money the government had in its pockets.

The drought, which lacks government assistance, is naturally getting worse. Several riots have broken out, and the hungry people have robbed several nobles. These robbed nobles rushed to the city to cry to the government, which made local officials very anxious.

Fortunately, the people affected by the disaster were still somewhat sensible and did not take any action to attack the government.

Of course, the local government cannot hide such a major event and can only report the problem, so this adds a lot of trouble to the justice of the court.

Of course, we cannot sit idly by and ignore this matter. We must find a way to solve it.

"The impact of the drought is too serious. In Sicily and southern Italy, the number of people affected has expanded to more than 5 million people. We cannot delay it any longer."

The person who was speaking in the venue was Interior Minister Sforza. I saw this important cabinet minister expressing his opinions impassionedly.

As Sforza spoke, the atmosphere in the venue became increasingly strange, with many people discussing in low voices, which made Prime Minister Cairoli, who presided over the meeting, secretly feel sad. Because he knows what the atmosphere in the venue means. To use an old Chinese saying, it means that people are scattered and it is difficult to lead the team.

For many days in a row, he didn't come up with a solution, which made many people confused. If there weren't too many problems to deal with now, maybe we would start questioning him publicly.

Of course, there are no public ones, but there must be some who express their doubts privately.

The reason is very simple. Everyone is at the same level. Although the Prime Minister is better informed, the ministers are not much different. As long as you inquire a little bit, no matter what secret operation it is, some clues will be revealed, which is very strange.

Let’s say it’s a matter of diplomacy. Foreign Minister Sforza shook his head and said that there was nothing unusual about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Let's say it's a military matter. The military representative, General Saraget, waved his hand and said that the military didn't find anything.

Therefore, a group of people have not discovered the Prime Minister's secret actions from various signs, which has to make people suspicious. Although he personally assured that the plan is very confidential, it is impossible that there is no movement at all. Although I don’t know what the plan is, it is nothing more than diplomatic and military.

This makes people feel very strange. They say they have a plan, but there is no movement at all. Many people are speculating whether the Prime Minister is greedy for power, so he finds an excuse to drag everyone down.

Of course, no one can say these speculations out loud. If they are wrong, they will not be accused of committing adultery. Even the famous pro-French leader and former Prime Minister Mr. Despretis has been shouting these days that he wants to compete with the French in Tunisia.

Of course, there are also people who believe deeply in His Excellency the Prime Minister, such as the Chancellor of the Exchequer who stood up to contradict him.

"Your Majesty Sforza, we all understand the situation you mentioned, but now the government has no money, what do you want us to use for disaster relief?"

What Jagali said changed the atmosphere in the venue.

"Don't you still have 80 million lire in government reserves?"

It was obvious that the Home Secretary came prepared this time, and immediately pointed out that there was still a sum of money in the government. However, his words made those present who understood financial operations shake their heads.

"Hahaha."

Sforza's words made Jagali laugh angrily. He looked at the Minister of the Interior with great contempt and said. "Do you know what the reserve fund is used for? Take out the reserve fund now. If another accident occurs, you will be responsible for it?"

Every government has a reserve fund, but these funds are the most difficult to use. This is set up by the government to prevent bankruptcy caused by uncontrollable financial reasons. It is obvious that the Home Secretary played the wrong card.

The Home Secretary, who was deprived of his momentum, stopped talking. It was obvious that he was defeated this time.

However, although the Home Secretary is not speaking, it does not mean that no one refutes the Finance Minister's words.

"Your Excellency Jagali, the Ministry of Finance currently has no money, so what will we do next to deal with the popular riots caused by the drought and the crisis in Tunisia?"

This time it was Minister of Commerce and Trade Gulites who spoke, and his words caused everyone present to whisper. Yes, since the Ministry of Finance has no money, Jagali, as the Minister of Finance, should come up with a solution.

Faced with the accountability from the Minister of Commerce and Trade, Jagali naturally had his own way of dealing with it. I saw him speak. "In this regard, we have approached Britain and Germany to discuss the loan, and the progress of the negotiations is pretty good."

However, although Jagali gave a solution, some people were still dissatisfied, and Agriculture Minister Mark Leder spoke. "As far as I know, the loan currently negotiated with Yingde is 5 million pounds. Although this amount of money seems to be a lot, I am afraid it is not enough to solve our current difficulties."

As the Minister of Agriculture spoke, the atmosphere at the venue became increasingly weird, and many people felt that a storm was gathering in the venue. It is obvious that someone is dissatisfied with the Prime Minister, otherwise how could he understand so thoroughly. So many neutral people began to look at their noses and hearts, and made up their minds to say nothing at this meeting.

However, as Prime Minister Kairoli who presided over the meeting, he did not have any fear of the scene before him. As an old politician, he can still be afraid when someone wants to cause trouble.

Without waiting for anyone else to speak, he slapped the table and stood up, looking at the other person with sharp eyes. "Then what should we do according to Lord MacLead's wishes?"

Facing the imposing Prime Minister, Mark Leide, as the Minister of Agriculture, cursed in his heart, "Why did it happen to me?" "I think……"

"Snapped!"

There was another sound of slamming on the table, and the Prime Minister loudly rebuked the other party. "I think, what I think is, do you have any solution? Just say yes or no."

Being continuously deprived of his momentum made Markleid feel like snow exposed to the sun. I wanted to speak, but after enduring it, there was no follow-up.

After defeating the Minister of Agriculture, Cairoli looked at the other two challengers, only to find that they were overwhelmed by the Prime Minister's momentum.

"Snapped!"

There was another sound of slamming on the table.

"Since there is no other way, just listen to what others say and don't think about making trouble."

With his years of majesty as prime minister, Cairoli, who was suppressed and submissive in the venue, sat down and prepared to continue the meeting.

After seeing with their own eyes that the three troublemakers were dealt with, other neutral people put away their thoughts and continued to prepare to listen to other people's speeches.

However, this meeting was destined to be unsustainable. There was a bang, the door was opened, and a panting official ran in. He ignored the murderous looks of the big guys present and went directly to Foreign Minister Sforza. "Your Excellency, this is an urgent diplomatic letter. Commissioner Maycon Essel wants me to come and deliver it to you immediately."

Upon hearing what this official said, Sforza didn't care about anything else and immediately opened it and read it. However, the more he looked at it, the worse his face became. After reading the diplomatic letter, he handed it to the official with an ugly expression. After meeting the Prime Minister, he fell down and sat down.

Facing the foreign minister who fell down next to him, Prime Minister Cairoli did not help him at all, because he was looking at the diplomatic letter intently. However, the more he looked at it, the redder his face became, and his eyes seemed to be trying to read the diplomatic letter. See through the general. But suddenly, Cairoli closed his eyes tightly, tilted his shoulders, and fell to the ground with a snap. Faced with this situation, the venue immediately became chaotic.

And in the diplomatic letter that fell on the carpet, there were clearly several bold French words, ultimatum.