Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 101 Influence
“Education is the foundation of a strong country, and industry is the basis of a strong country.

Since the Age of Discovery, Spain has experienced both prosperity and decline. It is time to unite and rediscover the light that belongs to Spain.

While European powers such as Britain, France, Germany and Austria-Hungary were constantly popularizing education and developing industry, Queen Isabella was living a life of luxury, debauchery and chaos in the Royal Palace of Madrid.

We finally drove away Queen Isabella and welcomed the rule of His Majesty Carlo and Prime Minister Primo, but we are now faced with the problem of Spain's illiteracy rate as high as 70%.

We call on Spaniards to voluntarily participate in free scanning education, which will not only improve their cultural level, but also effectively increase our own annual income.

According to the survey results of our newspaper, among the more than 80% illiterate people in Spain, only 42% have an annual income of more than 52 pesetas, and nearly % of illiterate people have an annual income below the national average.

Among the less than 80% of the non-illiterate population, 64% have an annual income of more than 36 pesetas, and only less than 80% have an income below pesetas, including many elderly people and children.

In order for Spain to become strong again, to increase our income, and for the future of our children, please actively participate in literacy education, make Spain's future brighter, and make Spain great again! "

Similar reports began to appear in newspapers in various cities starting from January 1871, 1, and became known to people through various channels.

If we just promote the idea of ​​a strong nation through education, it may not have a profound impact on the people. But if we directly point out the income difference between illiterate and literate people, it will naturally attract the attention of the people.

In fact, no matter which country or period, the most important issues for the lower-class people are only two: having enough food and clothing and passing on the family line.

As for who the king is, it is not that important to the people. As long as the lower class can survive, they will not oppose the government most of the time.

"Pablo, have you heard about today's news? It seems that starting from today, His Majesty the King will provide a dinner for those who have not participated in literacy education every day." In a factory on the outskirts of Madrid, two workers were chatting while working.

"Marbury, where did you get this news?" The middle-aged man named Pablo was a little surprised. Literacy education is free, but why is there also a free dinner? Is it really such a good thing?
"The news is already in the Spanish Sun, man." Marbury knew that his friends would question the news because he was also skeptical when he heard the news.

If the news had not been told by the newspaper owner himself, who also held up the Spanish Sun and swore that there was such news in the newspaper, Marbury would never have believed such news.

Because from the time he was born until now, through so many Spanish governments, he has never heard of any policy of free education or free dinner.

Seeing his friend Pablo's hesitation, Marbury began to persuade him: "Man, I know what you are thinking. We can be illiterate, but these kids have to learn something, right?

His Majesty the King has done a lot, hasn't he, by not only giving the children free education but also a free dinner?

Even if you don't consider us, you should think more about Patrick's future, right?

Today I heard from the newsstand owner that most of us illiterate people with no knowledge and no culture have an annual income of less than 80 pesetas, while most of those who are educated have an income of more than 80 pesetas.

Old friend, if you don't want Patrick to follow your old ways, you'd better let him learn something. It's better to be literate than illiterate."

In order to expand the impact of this report on the public, Carlo specifically instructed and hired some newspaper sellers to promote the free literacy education and free dinner policy.

There are various other news in the newspaper, which will not affect those who want to buy the newspaper anyway.

But for those who are reluctant to buy a newspaper, they can also get news from newspapers and spread it to more people.

Carlo's original intention was to influence as many people as possible. Perhaps among these Spaniards who have escaped from illiteracy, there might be a few people with some talent for learning?

The Spain in this world has attached much more importance to education at an earlier time, so it should not be as poor in high-end talents as the Spain in history.

Carlo's ambition is not big. If Spain can produce more than ten Nobel Prize-level talents in the next 30 years, it will meet Carlo's initial expectations for Spanish education.

Hearing the advice of his good friend Marbury, Pablo was a little hesitant. After thinking carefully, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll ask during the next day's break. If they really provide free dinner, Patrick will have to go and study for a while."

"Don't worry, man. His Majesty Carlo is different from previous kings. He is a good king who truly cares about the common people. It is fortunate that if Prime Minister Primo had not chosen His Majesty Carlo to become the King of Spain, how could we have such a good life?" Marbury said with a smile.

He and Pablo were both employees of a small factory under the royal industry. Although the income was not very high, the advantage was that the workers were not exploited that much.

They only work about 11 hours a day and have one day off every month, which is much better than workers in some other private factories.

Especially on Christmas and New Year's Day, the factory gave them a day off, which made Marbury and Pablo very happy for a long time, because on such important holidays, they also wanted to spend more time with their families.

Hearing his friend Marbury praising Carlo, Pablo not only did not object at all, but also had an expression of approval on his face: "That's right, Marbury. His Majesty Carlo and Prime Minister Primo have both provided free education and dinner, so what is there to hesitate about?

Don’t think too much about it. I’ll let Patrick go to the literacy center to ask tomorrow. If they still accept people, then I’ll go and study tomorrow.

I can take care of the family expenses. I don't believe that we can starve without someone earning money."

Hearing that his friend Pablo agreed to let his son Patrick go to a literacy center for education, Marbury nodded happily.

The two have been friends since childhood, so they naturally have a very good relationship. Marbury really didn't want to see his friend stop Patrick from studying because of such a small amount of income, and now that he has finally succeeded in persuading him, he can be considered relieved.

Such scenes took place in factories, farms and homes in Madrid and across Spain.

Whenever talking about the policies issued by the government, people are always grateful to Carlo and Prime Minister Primo.

Especially when they learned that the free dinner was jointly provided by the royal family and the government, the Spaniards finally began to have a favorable impression of the young king from Italy.

In fact, providing a free dinner is nothing, after all, even literacy education is free. The problem is that compared with Carlo's predecessor Queen Isabel, the Spaniards were surprised to find that the current King Carlo is even more saintly than a saint.

Think about the oppression of farmers by the Spanish government during the reign of Queen Isabel, and the government's continuous reduction of agricultural taxes during the reign of Carlo. There is a huge difference between the two.

No matter which country it is, public support is accumulated bit by bit.

It is impossible for the people to suddenly express strong love and support for someone. It is only under the subtle influence of a long period of time that they gradually change their attitude towards a person or a force.

Carlo did not expect the Spanish to love him fanatically in a short period of time. His short-term goal was to make Spain recognize him as a foreign king and be willing to accept and obey Carlo's rule.

The long-term goal is to win over the hearts of the people little by little through various policies and systems, so that the Spaniards will gradually change their attitude towards themselves under long-term influence.

Although the progress may be slow, by the time the Spaniards truly identify with him, neither the Bourbon dynasty nor other opposition forces will be able to affect his ruling position in Spain.

The future Savoy dynasty is also destined to leave a significant mark in Spain. Savoy and Spain will be tied together and become a legendary story along with the revival of Spain.

"Your Majesty, your propaganda is so effective." A few days after Carlo launched his public opinion offensive, Prime Minister Primo came to Carlo with a smile on his face and reported on the progress of the literacy campaign in the past few days.

"In the first ten days of this year, the number of people who signed up for free literacy education in various places has exceeded 10, and currently at least 30 people are receiving literacy education.

This figure has increased significantly compared to the same period last year. If all goes well, the number of people receiving literacy education this year may exceed 200 million. "Primo reported the number of people participating in literacy education, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"Two million people?" Carlo nodded. This number was still affordable. According to the previous estimate of one million people, the cost of providing free dinner would be at least 200 million pesetas.

If the number of people increases to 200 million, the cost of providing free dinners will be as high as 1000 million pesetas. However, since it is jointly funded by the royal family and the government, the royal family only needs to pay half, which is actually 500 million pesetas, which is a completely affordable expense for Carlo.

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