My Italy

The large-scale demonstrations in Brescia seemed to be a signal. Subsequently, illegal assemblies, sit-in petitions, riots, petitions and other large-scale gatherings of people occurred in various Italian cities.

In addition, local people generally report that public security is deteriorating and government inaction is increasing rapidly. Faced with this situation, Rome is not blind, and of course it knows what is causing it.

As the main promoters of this change of districts into provinces, the king and the prime minister are certainly aware of the difficulty of this time. It can be said that the difficulty of promoting the transformation of districts into provinces this time is much greater than the previous efforts to seize military power and change the prime minister.

The reason is simple, because this is to reclaim rights from local governments, which will naturally lead to unanimous opposition from local interest groups. These objections may not be as loud as the military or high-level government, but their deterrence is much higher than the first two. Because they are the cornerstone of the Italian government and the foundation of the power structure.

Think about it, Rome issued a decree, and although the local government expressed its approval, its execution was greatly reduced. Only God knows how effective this decree will be.

This soft-nail approach should not be too simple for veteran bureaucrats who are familiar with government operations.

As for the current situation in Italy, it is obvious that these old bureaucrats are using soft nails. Faced with this situation, the Prime Minister, as one of the promoters, had to convene a cabinet meeting to discuss how to deal with it. After all, it is not easy at all to crack such a soft nail.

"Everyone, everyone has seen the current situation in the local area. What do you think about this?"

Antonio sat in the chair and spoke out what was going to be discussed at this meeting, and the ministers present looked around a little, because it was not easy to answer at this time.

"Otherwise, we will push back the time to change the district into a province to give others a little buffering time."

The speaker was Home Affairs Minister Edlas, because local maladministration affects the operation of various government departments, among which the Ministry of Home Affairs has the greatest impact. In addition, the Ministry of Interior has the greatest jurisdiction over local governments, so this time the slack behavior of various local governments has made Edras, who used to have great power but now has the most responsibility, feel very uncomfortable.

As soon as he spoke, he immediately aroused opposition, and Finance Minister Tejela retorted. "How can this be done? If the time for announcing the conversion of a district into a province is postponed, wouldn't this encourage the arrogance of local forces? I think it should be accelerated. Only with a harsh attitude can local officials know that Rome's decision cannot be tolerated. Doubtful."

If we want to say which department supports the conversion of districts into provinces the most, it is the Ministry of Finance. Taking away the power to control local finances is simply a waste of money for the Ministry of Finance, so it is also the department that supports the policy the most.

And Tejela's words made Edras immediately furious, slamming the table and saying. "What you are doing will only intensify conflicts and pit the local government against the central government. Don't blame me for not warning you when the time comes."

As the Minister of the Interior, Edlas was usually very dignified, but his sudden slap on the table shocked the other ministers.

But at this time, Prime Minister Antonio knocked on the table and said. "Just be careful when talking about things."

The Prime Minister came forward and made everyone else quiet down. Even the two angry people calmed down.

Antonio felt that it was a mistake to hold a meeting on this matter, but since it was already held, it must be made clear.

"I need to remind you here that the policy of converting a district into a province will not be postponed or brought forward. This matter must be implemented. Even if the local government does not understand it, it still needs to be implemented. I will reject any voices that oppose the conversion of a district into a province. I don’t want to hear it. Your Ministry of Interior must strictly enforce this.”

Faced with the Prime Minister's roll call, what else could Edlas, as the Home Secretary, say, but he could only agree.

However, the Prime Minister's approach made other ministers understand. Later, others also put forward some opinions, but as for the most fundamental solution to the maladministration, no one touched it.

"These old foxes."

After the meeting, Antonio couldn't help but curse angrily when he returned to his office. Of course, he also knows what these people are planning, because it is very difficult to deal with these old fools who are slacking in government, because there must be a sufficient and sufficient reason to deal with them, otherwise it will be a mess.

As for using military means or other means, don't even think about it, not even the king. Because Italy is a country ruled by law, if you want to deal with a person, you must use the law. If the other party has not broken the law, even the king has no right to deal with him.

Of course, this is a rule on the surface. Who knows what it is like in private, but at least on the surface everyone must abide by it. If anyone is exposed, then the law must punish the offender.

And here's the problem. There are quite a few bureaucrats who are slacking off in their administration. It's just as difficult to change the official system as it is to use aircraft carriers as the core in the era of dreadnoughts. It's extremely difficult.

But before Antonio could sigh, he suddenly heard the phone ringing. When he looked carefully, it was the red phone on the desk, which was a dedicated line connected to the palace.

"Hello, I'm Antonio...Okay, tell your majesty that I'll be there in a minute."

After putting down the phone in his hand, Antonio opened the door and said to the secretary beside him. "Get the car ready, I'm going to the palace."

When Antonio arrived at the palace, he saw a man walking out of the palace gate and getting into an ordinary black carriage. .

Antonio moved in his heart and said to the secretary beside him. "Lores, find out who this person is."

"Okay Prime Minister."

Antonio then entered the palace and met the king who summoned him in the office.

"Prime Minister, what do you think of this local struggle?"

Before he could say hello, King Carlo spoke first.

Faced with this problem posed by the king, Antonio did not want to hide it and spoke directly. "This matter is not easy to handle because there are too many local officials involved. If there is a big fight, it will cause local chaos. But it is impossible not to push forward now. This will lead to the decline of Rome's authority."

The Prime Minister deserves to be the Prime Minister. He can see at a glance the biggest problem in converting a district into a province. Of course, once this kind of thing starts, it is impossible to stop because there is no way out.

"So what do you think is going to be done next?"

Faced with Carlo's question, Antonio thought for a while and said. "Although the struggle here seems a bit troublesome, as long as we are determined, in four to five years, local resistance will be eliminated."

The method mentioned by the Prime Minister is to take time to slowly compete with local forces and use the power of the central government to gradually replace those opposition parties.

Carlo also admitted that this method is not bad, but the only dissatisfaction is that the time span is too long and will affect Italy's economic development and all aspects of society.

"This speed is too slow and not very good."

Seeing that the king rejected his suggestion, Antonio was not discouraged, because he also knew that this method had too many shortcomings and was not suitable. But there is no way around it, so I tried it.

As if he had seen through the Prime Minister's heart, Carlo immediately spoke. "Actually, I have a way, which is to invite Cruz, the leader of the National Socialist Party, to join the cabinet and serve as interior minister."

"What……"