Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 116 Military Chaos
Of course, Carlo could not see the intrigues of the diplomatic representatives of various countries at the banquet. As the protagonist of this wedding, Carlo hurriedly left halfway through the dinner, and Duke Primo and Grand Duke Serrano were responsible for entertaining the foreign guests.

As for Carlo, he naturally went to enjoy a night of love. After being carefully dressed up, Archduchess Sophie looked even more beautiful and charming. Since she had become his wife, Carlo would not be polite.

For a qualified king, the most important thing is to expand the royal family. Other things, including developing the country, can be ranked second. Only the reproduction of offspring is the most important.

Why? Because the royal family needs someone to inherit it. If the throne falls to someone else due to the extinction of the heir, no matter how great the foundation is, it will all be in vain.

As the King of Spain, Carlo would not use any contraceptive measures. Firstly, sheep intestines are not comfortable to use, and secondly, the royal family is currently in need of an additional child.

After a long night, Carlo woke up early the next morning. He washed and dressed with the help of his maid. After Carlo told the maid to take care of Grand Duchess Sophie, he left the room.

Of course, Archduchess Sophie now has another official identity, that is, the hostess of the Royal Palace of Madrid and Carlo's Queen.

Bathed in the warm sunshine outside the room, Carlo's mood became extremely comfortable. There is nothing more comfortable than sleeping in, not to mention that there is a very cooperative beautiful princess by his side.

"What's the schedule for today?" Carlo looked at Butler Loren beside him and asked with a smile.

"Prime Minister Primo needs to report to you on the government's diplomatic issues. The time is set for 2 p.m. after lunch. There will also be a farewell dinner for foreign guests and nobles in the afternoon. So far, there are only these two things." Butler Loren blurted out when he heard Carlo's question.

As the palace steward, Butler Loren was quite busy. In addition to being responsible for some of the royal family's property, he also had to contact government officials on behalf of Carlo in order to plan Carlo's schedule.

But generally speaking, Carlo can do very little in a day. Most of the time he spends at banquets and meetings. Other than that, he occasionally goes out hunting, sightseeing and other leisure activities.

It's not Carlo's fault that he has nothing to do all day. Most of the government affairs are handled by Prime Minister Primo, and Carlo doesn't need to worry too much about reform or national development.

Currently, the progress of reform and national development is very smooth, so Carlo will naturally not interfere.

For Carlo, the most important thing at the moment is to infiltrate the Spanish army. Only by gradually controlling the Spanish military can he continue to consolidate his power and exert influence on the government.

Regarding the diplomatic matters that Prime Minister Primo wanted to report on, it was actually about discussing an alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The royal families of the two countries have already married, which has created the prerequisite for the alliance between the two countries. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is currently in urgent need of a few allies to bluff. In addition to the Germans they have been in contact with, the country with the greatest hope of forming an alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire should be Spain.

"How are the graduates of the Royal Military Academy doing now?" Carlo seemed to remember something and asked quickly.

The first batch of graduates from the Royal Military Academy have successfully graduated for more than half a year. Logically, they should have joined the army smoothly and started their real military career.

However, apart from the few military academy graduates who joined the Guards, Carlo didn't know much about the current situation of other people.

After all, I have been preparing for the wedding for the past six months, and coupled with some government meetings, I was so busy that I forgot about this matter a long time ago.

"It's going smoothly at the moment, Your Majesty." Butler Loren replied, "Among the more than 400 graduates of the Royal Military Academy, except for a small number of people who joined the Guards, the rest have all joined the Royal Army and have been dispersed to various units.

However, because the Royal Army does not have that many officer positions at present, many people are currently serving as deputy positions such as deputy platoon leaders. It is estimated that it will take a long time for them to be transferred to full-time positions. "

Hearing Butler Loren's answer, Carlo was stunned for a moment, then thought of the current situation of the Spanish army and nodded again.

The Spanish army was not large to begin with, with a strength of around 10 men. If only the troops stationed in the country were counted, the number was only 7 to 8 men.

The military ranks of these military academy graduates are basically around lieutenant, and theoretically they can serve as low-level officers from platoon leader to deputy company commander.

But the existing Spanish army does not have so many officer vacancies for them to take up. Being able to create some empty positions of deputy platoon leaders is already a very good result.

You have to know that the term of service for soldiers in this era is very different from that in later generations. Conscripts in later generations basically only need to serve for two years, but soldiers in this era generally serve for more than ten years.

But the problem arises again. The foundation of the current Spanish army is still the revolutionary army, and the military level of the officers is actually not that high.

If the current status of the army is not changed, not only will Carlo's deployment at the Royal Military Academy be completely ineffective, but the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the Spanish army will not change at all. In the final analysis, the Spanish army also needs a reform. This reform will eliminate those soldiers and officers who do not meet the comprehensive standards, streamline part of the army, and give the vacant officer positions to these outstanding students who graduated from regular military academies.

Thinking of this, Carlo nodded and instructed Butler Loren: "It seems that this matter needs to be discussed with Prime Minister Primo.

Come to lunch early and tell Prime Minister Primo that I am waiting for him at the palace."

Time passed quickly and Prime Minister Primo arrived at the palace on time, waiting respectfully in the small restaurant where lunch had already been prepared.

While enjoying a delicious lunch, Carlo casually mentioned the current situation of the military academy graduates and asked about Prime Minister Primo's attitude.

Prime Minister Primo knew the current situation of these military academy graduates. In fact, it was Prime Minister Primo who proposed to let these military academy graduates serve as temporary positions such as deputy platoon leaders.

There is no other way. We can't let these military academy graduates be ordinary soldiers. But if we let them be officers, there are not so many officer vacancies, so this is the only option.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Prime Minister Primo asked his question and waited for Carlo to express his thoughts.

In fact, Prime Minister Primo also has the idea of ​​reforming the army. But reforming the army is of great importance and may even affect the stability of the government.

After all, most of the people in this army participated in the last revolution. It is precisely because of the support of these people in the army that Primo and Serrano have become the two pillars of the current Spanish government.

If the army were to be attacked rashly, there would be a high probability of losing the support of these soldiers, thus destroying Prime Minister Primo's greatest reliance on promoting reforms.

But the problem is that the current military problems are already here, and leaving them alone would not be in line with Prime Minister Primo's style.

The first is the low level of officers in the army, which will greatly affect the combat effectiveness of the Spanish army. Such an army composed of revolutionary troops and the royal government troops that surrendered to the revolutionary troops is too chaotic both in terms of organization and internal forces.

"Prime Minister Primo, I think we need to promote a reform to improve the combat effectiveness of the Spanish army." The combat effectiveness of the army is extremely important, and the strength of Spain also depends on the strength of the army.

So for Carlo, military reform must happen, and the sooner the better.

After hearing Carlo's words, Prime Minister Primo did not rush to express his opinion, but a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

Although reform is indeed important, the pros and cons must also be considered. If military reform is promoted, Carlo will definitely be the biggest beneficiary.

Who let Carlo control the Madrid Military Academy and the Zaragoza Military Academy? The more than 400 military academy graduates each year alone ensured that Carlo could control most of the lower-level officers in the Spanish army.

If these low-level officers were allowed to climb up step by step, perhaps in ten years Carlo would have the final say over the middle and lower levels of the army.

For an army, the most important thing is actually these middle and lower-level officers. The orders of the senior officers must also be passed down to the middle-level troops for execution, and the combat effectiveness of the army is also determined by these lower-level troops.

This is also what Prime Minister Primo considered. If the reform is promoted, it will inevitably speed up Carlo's coming to power.

Although Prime Minister Primo did not mind this, he could not help but ponder whether this would affect Spain's reforms and the problems that might arise after promoting military reforms.

Carlo certainly understood what Prime Minister Primo was hesitating about. Reforming the army at this time was like performing an operation on Prime Minister Primo.

If the operation is successful, it will be fine, and recuperation will not affect anything. But if the operation fails, it may cause infection and inflammation at best, or even death at worst.

"Prime Minister Primo, our military's combat effectiveness is far behind that of the three top European countries of Germany, France and Austria. If our goal is to compete with these countries, I think this military reform is very necessary.

Only by carrying out comprehensive reforms in the country can Spain have hope of regaining the glory of the British Empire. And as a promoter of reform, you are destined to be remembered in Spanish history and become a hero of all Spaniards. "Carlo reiterated his support for reform and hinted that he would portray Prime Minister Primo as a hero who promoted Spanish reform, trying to get Prime Minister Primo to support the reform of the army.

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