Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 2 Father's Love is Like a Mountain of Wealth
If you want to take your destiny into your own hands, you can only keep climbing up, become the one in power in the country, and become the object of trust and obedience of the people.

In a country like Italy, there is only one way, and that is to become the King of Italy.

But it is obvious that for Carlo, who has two older brothers, it is almost impossible to become the King of Italy.

But this does not mean that there is no chance at all, because according to the trend of history, a revolution is about to break out in Spain, and the Savoy dynasty of Italy is about to obtain the Spanish crown.

Although the crown was only worn by the Savoy dynasty for three years, it was Carlo's closest chance to the crown.

As long as he competes with his brother Prince Amadeo, Carlo will have the hope of winning the Spanish crown and becoming the king of the Kingdom of Spain.

But this is just a plan after all, and it is difficult to realize it.

But no matter what, in order to plan and prepare in advance, it is still necessary to reserve a certain amount of talent and wealth.

After all, to put it bluntly, without start-up capital, all plans are just empty talk.

In terms of property, the land and castle under Carlo's name are worth at least two or three million lire (1 pound is about 25 lire, which is about 7.33 grams of gold), which is quite valuable in this era when currency has not depreciated.

But unfortunately, most of the land and castles cannot be sold because they come from the royal family.

The only property Carlo could truly control was the annual pension he received as a member of the royal family, which averaged about 26 lire per year.

However, because Carlo was still a minor, the funds had been kept by his father, Vittorio Emanuele II, and it was estimated that at least close to three million lire was saved.

Carlo's goal was the 2.6 million lire annual pension. If he could obtain the right to freely dispose of his own property, this amount of money would be enough for Carlo to accomplish many things.

The good news is that given how much his father, Vittorio Emanuele II, cares for him, it should be easy for Carlo to gain control of his own property.

After all, Carlo's mother, Archduchess Adelheid, had died more than ten years ago, so there was no obstacle for Carlo to obtain the right to dispose of his own property.

Although Carlo was not yet an adult, this also allowed Carlo to obtain a relatively reliable subordinate from Vittorio Emanuele II.

After all, Carlo's property ultimately belongs to Carlo personally. Vittorio Emanuele II may be able to keep it for Carlo until he comes of age, but it is impossible for him to keep it for his entire life.

Now if Carlo wants to properly handle and manage his property, he must have more capable assistants, such as a court butler.

In the European courts, the royal butler is very important. The butler is not only the most capable and loyal assistant of a noble, but also lives and dies with the entire noble family.

Moreover, in most cases, positions such as butlers tend to become alternative hereditary systems. For example, Bellis Bohn, the butler of Vittorio Emanuele II, his father was the butler of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia, and his son is likely to become the butler of Crown Prince Umberto. The Italian royal family trusts him very much, and he is a truly trustworthy subordinate.

If there is a loyal and capable butler to help Carlo manage his property, I believe Vittorio Emanuele II will be assured that Carlo has the right to dispose of his own property. Where does this loyal and capable butler come from? Of course, Vittorio Emanuele II chose it from his trusted subordinates.

A few days later, in the Italian king's office, Vittorio Emanuele II looked at his son Carlo with surprise and asked curiously: "Little Carlo, may I know the purpose of your exercise of the right to dispose of your property?"

It’s not that Vittorio Emanuele II was reluctant to part with the two million lire of property, but it was a huge fortune after all, and Vittorio Emanuele II did not want to see his children corrupted by money.

"Invest in some businesses." Carlo answered in detail, looking like he was telling the truth. "That way, when Brother Umberto and Brother Amadeo get married, I'll have money to give them gifts."

After hearing Carlo's answer, Vittorio Emanuele II touched Carlo's head lovingly, and said with a look of tears and laughter: "Your money is enough to give them gifts, Carlo.

More than two million lire can build a warship, you can't just think of giving them a fleet, kid."

Carlo shook his head, seeming to be quite serious: "That's not my money, father. I want to give them gifts with real money, so that I can feel happy."

"Okay, kid, you convinced me." Vittorio Emanuele II nodded with a smile and said helplessly: "What other reason do I have to refuse? This should be the best reason in the world."

"However, Carlo, I still have to remind you. Before you come of age, you need a capable and loyal steward to help you manage your property.

Of course, you have the final say on how to spend the money, but you at least need someone to figure out what the two million lire worth is, right?" Vittorio Emanuele II reminded.

The value of the Italian lira and the French franc is not much different. More than two million francs is definitely not a small sum in that era.

Even if converted into the most valuable precious metal gold, it would weigh more than 700 kilograms, nearly one ton.

This is also why Vittorio Emanuele II mentioned that Carlo must have a loyal and capable steward to help manage the property, because the money was so huge.

Carlo was of course happy about this, after all, the Italian royal family had a relatively sufficient talent pool.

Although the Kingdom of Italy was established not long ago, its predecessor was the Kingdom of Sardinia. Although the Kingdom of Sardinia had little presence in the whole of Europe, there were still many talented people who were loyal to the royal family and had certain abilities.

Vittorio Emanuele II was relieved to see that Carlo was not opposed to sending a loyal person to help him manage his property.

In order to show his fatherly love, Vittorio Emanuele II then said: "To show my support for you, Carlo, I will give you a round sum of three million lire. You can come to me anytime to collect it."

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