Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 122 Inspection of Industrial Base
At the Seville Industrial Base, Carlo met with the head of the industrial base and the head of the royal industry in the Andalusia region.

Because the royal industry is so large, in addition to Butler Loren who is in charge of the overall situation in Madrid, each region in Spain is equipped with a main person in charge.

They will regularly report to Butler Loren on the expansion of the royal industries in each region, and the corresponding income and expenditure will be made into statements and reported once a month.

The head of the Andalusia region is José Isis Goras, a tall, thin middle-aged man.

José Isis Goras was an orthodox Spaniard who not only had a university degree but also worked as a bank manager.

However, after the establishment of the Royal United Bank, the bank where José Isis Goras worked soon went bankrupt. The entire bank was acquired by the royal family and converted into one of the branches of the Royal United Bank.

This is also the reason why Royal United Bank expanded so quickly. As large banks expanded, many small banks often went bankrupt due to customer losses.

The Royal United Bank would acquire these bankrupt banks and renovate them into new Royal United Bank branches.

As the manager of a previously bankrupt bank, José Isis Goras's abilities were recognized by Butler Loren, and he was eventually promoted step by step to become the head of the Andalusia region.

Of course, José Isis Goras was mainly responsible for managing the factories within the industrial base and the two Royal United Banks in the Andalusia region.

Other businesses are also managed by other persons in charge, and Butler Loren will not attach too much power to one person, as this is the easiest way to breed corruption.

Unlike José Isis Goras, who is tall and thin and looks like a cultured man, the person in charge of the construction of Seville's industrial base looks more like a military man.

But this is normal. The Seville Industrial Base is not only the first industrial base ordered to be built by Carlo since he became king, but also the first industrial base ordered to be started by Primo since he became prime minister.

The success of the Seville industrial base is very important. It is not only the first step in the large-scale construction of Spanish industry, but also the first step for Prime Minister Primo to promote reforms and for Carlo to start his own rule.

In order to supervise the construction of the entire industrial base, the head of the industrial base, Leando Alesso, was drawn from the army. The industrial base will also have a small-scale army to protect and supervise the construction.

Being in charge of the construction of the entire industrial base was also a great achievement for Leando Alesso. Although Leando Alesso was Prime Minister Primo's man, Carlo still encouraged him and said that the country and the royal family would not forget his contribution to the industrial base.

The encouragement from the king naturally made Leando Alesso very excited. Although Carlo was only a young king, no one could ignore Carlo's influence in Spain so far.

As the head of the industrial base, Leando Alesso certainly knew how grateful the workers in the royal factories in the industrial base were to the king.

But this is normal. If someone can provide jobs like the one provided by the king, with less working hours and more salary, I believe these workers will be grateful to him.

To put it bluntly, the reason these workers were grateful was not because of Carlo's identity as a king, but because of the welfare benefits he provided to these workers.

The overall scale of the Seville industrial base is not large, and Carlo basically visited the entire industrial base in just over an hour.

Of course, during the visit to the industrial base, a team of soldiers accompanied Carlo to protect him, and workers and other employees of the industrial base were not allowed to approach Carlo within 100 meters.

But this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the workers. Especially when they arrived at the Royal Factory, the workers had already gathered together, shouting words of gratitude to Carlo, and occasionally cheering: "Long live His Majesty the King!"

Carlo naturally responded with a smile and a wave, while being led by José Isis Goras and Leando Alezo to visit the entire industrial base.

Although he seemed calm on the surface, Carlo was actually quite satisfied and pleased with the workers' cheers.

At least this proves that Carlo's arrangements so far have not been in vain, and a considerable number of Spaniards have recognized him as a king.

What Carlo needs to do now is to change the number of people who support him from a minority to a majority, preferably an overwhelming majority.

As long as he can achieve such a grand goal, Carlo's layout in Spain will be completely completed, and he can easily lead the Spanish government and the Spanish people forward in the future. If he leads the Spaniards to recapture Gibraltar in the future, it goes without saying. Carlo will directly become one of the greatest monarchs in Spanish history, and his contribution to Spain is comparable to the merger of Castile and Aragon.

If this step of the plan can be completed, it is estimated that the Spanish people's recognition of the royal family will shift to the House of Savoy.

Only to that extent could Carlo completely eliminate the influence of the Bourbon family's rule in Spain for more than 100 years and make all Spaniards support the new royal family, that is, the rule of the Savoy family, from the inside out.

After visiting the Seville Industrial Base, Carlo also conducted an actual inspection of the transportation conditions of the Seville Industrial Base.

Because the industrial base is not near the sea and there is no river for sea transportation, a relatively complete railway environment must be built around the Seville Industrial Base to help the industrial base transport the required mineral resources and transport the manufactured industrial products for sale.

The good news is that Andalucia, as the southernmost region of Spain, its capital, Seville, is relatively close to the ocean.

This means that the transportation environment of the Seville Industrial Base is not that difficult. Industrial raw materials and industrial products only need to be transported to the seaside port by rail, and then they can be easily transported to various parts of Spain or even abroad by sea.

In addition, the current railway construction in Spain is not as bad as imagined. Although it is not as good as the tens of thousands of kilometers of railways in other countries, the current railway mileage of more than 5000 kilometers is enough for Spain.

As the capital city of Andalusia, Seville is naturally included in the planning of the Spanish railway loop. All it takes is to connect the railway line to the surrounding industrial bases, and various materials can be transported to various cities or ports on the railway loop.

In fact, there is nothing to check. The Seville Industrial Base is unlikely to have any problems. If even this industrial base, which has only been built for a few years, has problems, then the Spanish government will not have to talk about industrial construction.

Long before the construction of the industrial base began, the Spanish government invited a more professional team to plan the construction of the entire industrial base.

Anyway, the scale of the industrial base is not particularly large, and there is no need to worry about attracting the attention of other powerful countries. Such a small and medium-sized industrial base is quite common in other powerful countries, and they also have relatively complete construction experience, which can naturally be used by the Spanish government.

In fact, Europe does have such a construction team with considerable construction experience. The transportation of materials is one of the main considerations in the construction of industrial bases, and it is naturally taken into account when planning the industrial base.

Including the Barcelona Industrial Base, which is currently under construction, various conditions were also taken into consideration before construction.

However, the Barcelona industrial base is close to the sea, and the transportation of materials will be more convenient than the Seville industrial base.

Barcelona is also larger than Seville and closer to other European countries. Apart from being too close to France and being close to the sea, which makes it vulnerable to attacks from the sea fleet, it has no other flaws.

Of course, Madrid is also suitable for building an industrial base. Madrid is located in the center of Spain, and the transportation of materials here is relatively close to every region in Spain.

But considering the damage that current industry has caused to the natural environment, Carlo decided to locate the industrial base in Barcelona.

Madrid as the capital is also a strategic plan for Spain and cannot be changed in a short period of time.

If the natural environment of Madrid is damaged too badly, or even a fog city is created, then the Carlos who need to live around Madrid in the future will suffer.

Madrid has an advantage in road transportation. As a port city, Barcelona also has an advantage in sea transportation.

Carlo was quite satisfied with the inspection of the Seville base. This was not only a new starting point for Spanish industry, but also the first step in the rise of Spain under Carlo's rule.

At present, the construction of the industrial base is going very smoothly. The major factories within the industrial base have entered production, and several steel mills and other factories invested and built by the royal family have long been fully staffed and are working overtime.

Before the Barcelona Industrial Base is built, the Seville Industrial Base will serve as one of the few "large" bases for Spain's heavy industry, providing Spain with steel and other important materials needed for industrial development.

Finally, after encouraging Leando Alesso, the head of the industrial base, and José Isis Goras, the head of the royal industry in the Andalusia region, Carlo, along with Queen Sophie and many servants and soldiers, set out on the journey back to the capital, Madrid.

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