Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 193 Dissolve Parliament and Abolish the Cabinet
At the same moment when the Toledo army arrived in Madrid, Archduke Serrano, who had been staying in the military camp, finally appeared in public and brought a new order from King Carlo, which was to impose martial law throughout the country.

Because Prime Minister Primo was seriously injured and unconscious and the wrong decision of Acting Prime Minister Ruiz led to huge conflicts between the police and workers' marches, Carlo, as the King of Spain, announced in accordance with the Constitution to dissolve the Spanish Parliament, abolish the Spanish Cabinet Government, and establish the Spanish Provisional Military Government, with Army Marshal Serrano as the commander-in-chief of the provisional military government and Industry Minister Canovas as the Governor of Madrid of the provisional military government.

At the same time as the order was issued, the Spanish army marched into the city and launched an extremely brutal suppression of the rebels who were besieging the parliament and government buildings.

Things have come to this point, which will definitely cause unnecessary casualties to the workers who are marching. But there is no other way. If we want to completely mobilize these rebellious nobles, some helpless sacrifices are inevitable.

However, Carlo would not hold these workers accountable for the march, after all, they were also coerced by the rebellious nobles. Although their march caused huge losses to the Spanish government, it also facilitated Carlo's coming to power.

With Prime Minister Primo seriously injured and in a coma, and the reputation of Ruiz, the second-in-command of the Progressive Party, severely damaged, Carlo's power has grown infinitely.

As long as he could control the army, Carlo could establish an absolute monarchy at any time and turn the entire Spanish kingdom into his own one-man show.

But being too autocratic is not a good thing. Even if Carlo can control the direction of Spain with historical experience and lessons, he can only ensure that no problems will arise during his rule.

If the children who inherited the throne made a mistake in their choice, the absolute monarchy would likely push the Savoy family's rule in Spain into the abyss.

Speaking of the monarchical systems of European countries, Carlo actually wanted to emulate the British monarchy.

Although the King of England normally does not have much power, as long as the King steadily builds up his reputation and stays in power longer, he will still be able to gain a lot of power in the middle and late stages.

This system can ensure that a capable king obtains the power he deserves, while an incompetent king can just be a mascot, at least to ensure that the throne will not be lost in his hands.

Of course, this kind of political system must be promoted step by step. In the early days of Carlo's rule, Carlo would not give all power to the government and parliament.

When the final crackdown was announced, Carlo had already left the southern Moroccan colony and returned to Madrid with a large group of followers.

The original purpose of this inspection of the southern Moroccan colonies was to lure out the snakes. Now that the original purpose has been achieved, the inspection of the southern Moroccan colonies should naturally end.

The whole fishing process was relatively smooth, although there were some accidents along the way. Carlo did not expect that Prime Minister Primo would fall into a coma due to serious injuries. Carlo had suggested Prime Minister Primo to strengthen his defense force many times before, but he did not expect that the enemy would still take advantage of the loophole.

The good news is that although Prime Minister Primo is seriously injured and in a coma, at least his life is not in danger. However, it is still uncertain when he will wake up and what damage will happen to his body after waking up.

Perhaps Prime Minister Primo's retirement time will be brought forward with this assassination, but this may be a good thing for Carlo, because no one can stop him from taking power. The only threat, Ruiz, also jumped out in this operation and dug a hole for himself.

Under the suppression of the army, the rebellion of the nobles was quickly quelled, and the government regained control of the government buildings and parliament buildings.

The workers' demonstrations that had threatened Madrid for several days were resolved with the personal commitment of Archduke Serrano.

After all, the workers' initial goal was just to protect their own interests. They did not intend to oppose the government, but just followed the crowd with an attitude of hatred towards the capitalists.

Although Archduke Serrano's prestige among the Spanish people is not as high as that of Prime Minister Primo, he represents King Carlo of Spain.

With the promise from the king and the personal appearance of Archduke Serrano, and the fact that the rebellious nobles had already been executed, the workers' march was naturally easily resolved.

When Carlo returned to Spain, it was already the next evening.

As soon as they returned to the Royal Palace of Madrid, Archduke Serrano and Canovas brought with them a list of nobles who had participated in the rebellion and a list of officials who had secretly defected to the Bourbon family.

It is quite shocking to say that these noble officials who are related to the Bourbon family add up to hundreds of people, including 14 dukes, 4 marquises, 32 earls and more than 50 barons.

The number of rebellious nobles alone was close to a hundred, and the combined land owned by 14 dukes and 4 marquises was several times that of the Spanish royal family.

"It's really eye-opening!" Carlo looked at the list of nobles who participated in the rebellion in his hand. The coldness in his eyes made Grand Duke Serrano a little afraid.

Compared to these nobles, the officials who were related to the rebellion were not important. Except for a small number of parliamentarians, the remaining officials were not of high rank and were not qualified to be on par with the nobles.

"Let Kadir come over." Carlo's voice was very cold and emotionless. Kadir, the director of the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau, walked over with his head held high, his eyes full of loyalty and fanaticism. He saluted respectfully to Carlo and then listened quietly to his instructions.

It was the first time that Carlo showed his cards in front of others. The Royal Security Intelligence Agency had not been made public before, and Prime Minister Primo only knew that Carlo had such an organization.

"Investigate these people thoroughly, don't let any of them go." Carlo had a sneer on his face, and had already sentenced these people to death: "Investigate their families, investigate their friends.

Anyone who has any connection with the Bourbon remnants will be arrested and sent to the prison of the Royal Security Intelligence Service. Also, I don't want this to happen again. As for the culprits in France, I believe you know what to do. "

"Yes, Your Majesty." Kadier nodded. He certainly knew what Carlo meant.

Since the Bourbon family planned the assassination of Prime Minister Primo, it was only natural for the Spanish side to assassinate him back.

Although the Bourbon family was once the royal family of Spain, this does not mean that they have the right to interfere in Spain under Carlo's rule.

Since you have the courage to participate in Spain’s internal affairs and the courage to plan a rebellion against the Spanish government, you should also have the courage to bear all the consequences.

Carlo is not a hesitant person. Since the Bourbon family has become his enemy, the best solution is to eliminate the Bourbon family.

Hearing the naked meaning in Carlo's words, Archduke Serrano swallowed his saliva but did not dare to refute at all.

Canovas on the side did not dare to show any expression and listened quietly to Carlo's further instructions.

After watching Kadir leave, Carlo turned his gaze to Archduke Serrano and Canovas who were quietly waiting on the side, and continued with a smile: "

You two, although the situation in Madrid has stabilized, Prime Minister Primo is still seriously injured. May God bless Prime Minister Primo to recover soon, but the most important issue for us now is to get the Spanish government back to work and end the recent chaos.

The acting prime minister elected by the parliament handled this crisis very badly, so I abolished the Spanish parliament. In order to ensure the smooth operation of the government, I decided to reorganize the interim military government into an interim cabinet, with Archduke Serrano as the interim prime minister and Canovas as the deputy prime minister of the interim cabinet. What do you think? "

Archduke Serrano did not expect that the prime minister's throne would return to his hands after so many years, so naturally he would not have any objection to this.

Although Canovas holds the newly created position of Deputy Prime Minister, he is at least related to the Prime Minister, and is definitely a promotion compared to the previous Minister of Industry.

Seeing that neither of them objected, Carlo nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered: “In this case, the task of keeping the government running will be left to you.

The parliament has been dissolved, and the appointment of the two of you only needs to be announced in the name of the government. Once Prime Minister Primo recovers from his injuries, it won't be too late to discuss the formation of the parliament and the election of the cabinet."

Carlo made the decision to let Archduke Serrano serve as the Prime Minister of the interim cabinet after careful consideration. Although he could directly promote Canovas to be the Prime Minister of the interim cabinet, it would be a bit deliberate, and Canovas did not have enough prestige to suppress the government and army after the chaos.

It is the best choice to let Archduke Serrano be the transition person between power exchanges. He has enough prestige and status to maintain the stability of the government and the army, and his age will not affect the subsequent power transition.

If Prime Minister Primo, who was born in 1814, was almost at retirement age, then Archduke Serrano, who was four years older than Prime Minister Primo, was already 65 years old.

This is actually the reason why Carlo was confident in letting Archduke Serrano become the interim prime minister. After all, this is not the later times, and 65 years old is already a very old age.

On the morning of November 1875, 11, the Spanish government officially announced Carlo's order, which meant that Spain would be reorganized from a provisional military government to a provisional cabinet government, with Archduke Serrano as Prime Minister and Canovas as Deputy Prime Minister, which is the position of Secretary of State.

In addition to the addition of a new position of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State, Spain's interim cabinet positions have undergone a number of changes.

There were no changes in the ten major departments of defense, finance, industry, agriculture, people's livelihood, transportation, public security, health, education, and foreign affairs. In addition, three positions were added: Secretary of State for Royal Affairs, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Secretary of State for Justice.

Including the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister, the Spanish cabinet has a total of 15 important positions. However, the Deputy Prime Minister usually also serves as the Minister of a department, so the cabinet usually has 14 members.

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