My Italian

The city of Rome, full of humanities and history, has been seen many times by Antonio. But this time, he felt comfortable no matter how he looked at it.

"Roel, how do you feel about Rome?"

Antonio asked the accompanying secretary.

"Your Excellency, it's very spectacular. You can fully see the glory of our ancestors in the ancient Roman era."

As Ortonio's secretary, Rolle naturally has to match his appetite, so this Secretary Rolle is also a person with a temperament similar to his.

"Yeah, compared with our ancestors, we are really unsatisfactory, and we need to take precautions."

Facing Antonio's words, the secretary nodded in agreement.

"Your Excellency, we are going to the palace."

The secretary looked out the window, reminding Antonio.

"Then let's prepare."

Although he was already very good, Antonio still carefully checked himself, shoes, clothes, and hair.

Because he also has friends and knows the purpose of the king's summons this time.

At this time, Secretary Rolle showed a reluctant expression. "Your Excellency, we really miss you leaving Sicily."

In the face of the secretary's revelation, Antonio looked at him and said. "You also need to go outside to see more. Always staying in Sicily will limit your thinking, so let me be a guide. In addition, it is also the road to a strong country to develop colonies for the kingdom and benefit more people."

After saying this, Antonio pushed open the door of the stationary carriage and walked down.

"Is it Your Excellency Antonio?"

"it's me."

"Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time, please come with me."

"It's work."

Following the announcement, Antonio felt a little nervous when he arrived in front of Carlo's office. Don't get me wrong, he wasn't nervous about meeting Carlo, he was nervous about his ideals. Although the king's remarks were very appetizing to him before, it will be confirmed after a later conversation whether it is true or not.

But no matter what he thinks, the notification sound of the attendant has already passed in, so I can only watch it for a while.

Following the guidance of the attendant, Antonio stepped into the room representing the highest authority in Italy. Before he could take a closer look at the room layout, Antonio saw a young man standing beside a sofa. You don't need to think about it, he also knows that this is His Majesty Carlo.

"See Your Majesty."

Facing Antonio, who was saluting respectfully in front of him, Carlo held his hands empty. "Don't be too polite."

"Antonio, do you know why I summoned you this time?"

In the face of Carlo's inquiry, Antonio, who had already received news from his friend, answered. "Your Majesty, it should be a problem in East Africa."

Facing Antonio's answer. Carlo nodded. "Yes, I came to you this time, just to hear your opinion on East Africa."

Carlo's words let Antonio know that his exam has begun. In the end, I still did my homework in East Africa on the way, and I still have some understanding of these places, I saw Antonio open his mouth.

"I have learned a little about our country's colonies in East Africa. Currently, the main people living there are indigenous peoples, and they are divided into two categories: local indigenous peoples and Arab indigenous peoples. Although they are divided in this way, the boundaries between the two sides are not the same. It is not clear that people on both sides have frequent exchanges.

For our country at present, the most important task is not to let these indigenous people develop nationality, so they should also be kept ignorant in education. So we need to strengthen our ties with the local tribal chiefs, because that's good for them as well. "

Antonio gave an unexpected idea as soon as he came up, and even Carlo was a little surprised.

But when you think about it, it does make sense. Those local indigenous people who have learned the advanced European culture can also become the helpers of the colonial government, but more will spread this thing about the nation.

Nationalism is a double-edged sword for Europeans, but it is completely poisonous to the colonial government. Even if this person is pro-sovereign, once he sticks to nationalism, he will spread it with what he has learned.

Therefore, opening a school in a colony can make the colony more convenient to manage, but the harm it brings is not small. Of course, without schools, nationalism will gradually spread, but at a much slower rate. The pros and cons of this need to be weighed by oneself.

And after talking about the natives, Antonio continued to talk about other parts. "But this is not the most important thing at the moment. For the East African colonies, the most important thing is to quickly turn losses into profits and let the government have the funds to develop the local area. I think the current trade route to the Far East, East Africa can actually take a ride. .

I've seen East African production, mostly livestock and to a lesser extent crops. This is simply unreasonable. I think the animal husbandry industry in East Africa needs to be reformed. First of all, it is necessary to increase the local sheep breeding volume. The government spent such a huge price to win East Africa to make it the raw material base of our country. Therefore, the region is also It must be the origin of wool in our country. In addition, in the southern part of Somalia, some tropical fruits can be produced here, and it should also become a tropical fruit base for my country.

Of course, it is more important to protect the safety of the trade routes in the Far East, which requires the dredging of ports and the construction of supporting warehouses and wharves. Only in this way can ships pass through the Indian Ocean and go to Lanfang Colony and the Far East for trade. "

Antonio said a lot in one breath, and Carlo nodded in agreement. After all, there are too few high-quality colonies like Lanfang, and it is only by chance that Italy can get one. Generally, for a relatively barren colony such as East Africa, we can only change the local industry to adapt it to the needs of Italy~www.wuxiamtl.com~ So he agrees with Antonio's words.

But there is a more important test, he has not yet said, Carlo is waiting for him to say about Abyssinian foreign policy.

As if he knew what Carlo was thinking, the Sicilian governor continued. "Your Majesty, for the Abyssinians, I think we should support them to continue to fight against the Sudanese, and even have the opportunity to encourage them to fight against the Sudan. I have checked the information on the Abyssinians before, and I think this long-term occupation The hegemonic country in East Africa, even if its current surrender is true, will become more and more unwilling as time goes on, so we need this country to continue to fight. Of course, there needs to be a degree in this, when its strength exceeds the defense needs When the time comes, it must be allowed to fight against the surrounding forces.”

Antonio's last words made Carlo nodded in satisfaction.

"Your Excellency Antonio, I believe you must be a very good East African governor. I hope that in your hands, I can see the prosperity of the East African colonies."

Carlo's words basically mean that Antonio's appointment as the Governor of East Africa is a foregone conclusion.

However, in the face of Carlo's assignment of the governor of East Africa, Antonio did not show a happy expression, and saw him speak. "Your Majesty, I have a question, can I tell you the truth?"

Carlo was a little surprised by Antonio's prominent question. These words are a bit bold, and they dare to ask their own monarch like this.

But considering the startling remarks that come out of this weekdays, he decided to listen to what he wanted to ask.

"Yes, as long as it's not a particularly secret matter."

Now that the king spoke, Antonio asked.

"Your Majesty, who do you think is the greatest threat to Italy?"