Restart Spain Chapter 6

The military reform has come to an end, and the liberals are afraid Rashids has come with the report. Although the Prime Minister is held by the conservative Canovas, the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer is held by Rashids.

"Good day, Your Majesty, the financial report for 1874 has come out. Do you need me to report it to you?" Unlike Canovas, who seems to be very shrewd, Rashids looks more shrewd and slightly narrowed. The eyes look more cautious.

Alfonso nodded and motioned for him to continue.

"Our country's gross national product last year was 31 billion pesetas, fiscal revenue accounted for 8% of the gross national product, and the total revenue was 2.48 billion pesetas, of which 912 million pesetas were spent on maintaining government guarantee operations and government officials' salaries. Towers, army maintenance and military salaries cost a total of 600 million pesetas.

Among them, the military has been reduced by more than half, so next year's military expenditure may only be half of this year's.

Because of last year's war, such as public facilities, education, etc., there was no investment, so this year's fiscal surplus was unexpectedly.

Next year our available budget will be as much as 968 million. "

Afraid that Rashids looked at King Alfonso XIII after reporting the situation, to be honest, next year's financial situation was somewhat unexpected.

Alfonso was also a little surprised. There was more money available than expected, which was indeed a good thing.

"I'm afraid of Rashids, I hope our investment should be on heavy industry, education, scientific research, and infrastructure construction. What do you think?" Alfonso asked, although it was a question, but it was obvious that there was no doubt in his mouth .

Naturally, Parcyders would not be disrespectful at this time, and replied, "Everything is subject to His Majesty's arrangement."

"Our navy's ability to build itself is too poor now, so I hope to build four shipyards in Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Seville, and Bilbao that can provide warships for the navy.

Construction of four steel plants in the four cities of Zaragoza, Palencia, Granada and Córdoba,

Build three arsenals in three cities: Madrid, Burgos and Toledo. "

Since he has money, Alfonso will naturally not spend all of it politely. The money spent is money.

"The budget is initially set at 400 million pesos, and the budget will be increased later according to the situation."

"100 million pesos were allocated to the construction of primary and secondary schools and four universities, the University of Madrid, the University of Barcelona, ​​the University of Granada, and the University of Zaragoza, and the schools were allocated to recruit experts in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and geography in European countries."

As a person from later generations, Alfonso naturally knows the importance of education, and basic education should catch up.

The United States, Germany and other countries are in the period of the second industrial revolution, and Alfonso naturally wants to seize this opportunity to overtake in corners.

"The government allocated 10 million yuan to set up the Spanish national power company, and went to the United States to hire electric power experts such as Tesla and Edison. After the company's framework for generators and other companies was completed, it made a lot of money to go to Germany's Siemens to cooperate, so that Spain must be in the new industry. not lag behind other countries in the revolution.”

"Allocation of 5 million pesos to go to Germany to hire Karl Benz, Diesel and Daimler to set up a research laboratory for internal combustion engines. This must be an important invention."

"Communication with the German government shows that Spain intends to buy Krupp armored technology from them, and we are bound to acquire this technology."

"Allotted 10 million pesetas to set up a Spanish national communications company, and went to Boston to hire Scot Bell and German scientist Hertz."

"The government needs 5 million pesetas to set up the Royal Spanish newspaper. The government needs him to spread the message to the people."

...Alfonso said several times at once, making the clerk who was recording beside him scrambling.

You can't blame Alfonso for being so urgent. The second industrial revolution has quietly started in the United States and Germany, and various inventions and creations will blow out in the next ten years.

Internal combustion engines, generators, automobiles, communications, electrical appliances, these inventions that have penetrated into life in later generations are almost all created in this era.

And by spending so much money at one time, when various enterprises are born in Spain, they will also create hundreds of thousands or even millions of jobs for Spain.

When people have a job, they will have money in their hands. If they have money in their hands, they will naturally think about spending. Those who get opportunities at work are not lacking in people who go out and start their own businesses, which will also drive countless small and medium-sized enterprises to blowout. appeared on this land.

Spain had to move away from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy in order to gain a place in the rivalry of the great powers.

The disadvantage of vigorously developing industry is naturally that farmers leave the farmland and enter the factory. If the big nobles who own a lot of land do not want to be squeezed out of the market by foreign grains step by step, they will naturally seek more efficient planting methods.

Instead of tying farmers to the land by means of employment, the low labor cost only causes the great aristocrats to stop innovating, thus stagnating agricultural technology.

"Afraid of Rashids, in his own name, he contacted grain companies in the United States and Russia to prevent local grain shortages, and he could import their grain with a bottom line without lack of grain in the early stage."

This is also to prevent future troubles. Spending a little money can ensure the supply of food. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

"The people I named and hired above, quickly arranged people to contact them, and if they were willing to come to Spain, bring them to see me in Madrid. Each of them is a talent that I value, and they are the same as the previous Maxim and Vielli. "

Alfonso explained to Racides. On the one hand, he wanted to use his status as a monarch to attract their attention and improve the success rate of bringing them back to Spain. On the other hand, he wanted to communicate with the scientists who had agreed to return to China. experience from later generations.

Many of them are geniuses, such as Edison, Tesla, etc. Sometimes they just lack a flash of inspiration.

As modern people who have traveled back one hundred and fifty years later, they can naturally guide them to the right place.

Someone asked why he didn't do it himself, nonsense, if Alfonso remembers everything, it's science fiction rather than historical fiction...

"In addition, let Arsenio and Giorgos prepare to serve as ministers of the army and navy, and let them come to the palace to discuss with me the issue of military spending between the two armies in 1875."

Alfonso XIII told the liberal leader that after the war, these two positions were always vacant, and government ministers were almost unmanned.

"Then go to Canovas. The two of you go back to discuss the candidate for the vacant minister's position. Come to the palace the day after tomorrow and let me take a look."

Afraid that Rashids hurriedly agreed, he was already shocked by Alfonso in this short period of time.

Although he didn't know the talents mentioned by His Majesty, when Alfonso named these people by name, he knew that the king must have studied them carefully before.

Otherwise, how could you call out so many people from all over the world?

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