Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 3 Lauren Loyalt

Vittorio Emanuele II acted quickly.

On the day that Carlo received his annual pension of 3 million lire, Vittorio Emanuele II also brought Carlo his carefully selected butler.

However, the decision still lies with Carlo. After all, the butler is the most trusted subordinate of a noble, and Carlo has 100% right to choose.

Carlo held a meeting with the subordinates recommended by Vittorio Emanuele II in a conference room of the royal palace.

Because Carlo was not very old, the talents recommended by Vittorio Emanuele II were also not very old, and looked to be in their early 20s.

However, according to the information provided by Vittorio Emanuele II, this guy named Loren is not simple.

First of all, in terms of academic qualifications, not only did he graduate from a prestigious university, he also studied in England and France for several years.

However, because he has been trained and funded by the royal family since childhood, his loyalty is also worth guaranteeing.

Moreover, Lorenzo himself manages part of the property for the Italian royal family, and his abilities in finance and economics are worthy of recognition.

Simply put, Lauren is a talent who has been tested in terms of knowledge and ability, and his loyalty is also worthy of recognition.

Carlo also had a good first impression of Lauren.

Born in a monarchy country, Loren has a good impression of the monarchy. Especially since everything he has comes from the funding of the Italian royal family, his loyalty to the entire Italian royal family is beyond doubt.

"Lauren?" Carlo spoke first.

"Yes, Your Highness. I am Lauren, and it is an honor to serve you." Lauren nodded respectfully, keeping his attitude very humble.

"Very good." Carlo nodded with satisfaction, and was quite satisfied with Lauren's behavior.

After all, if his own butler does not recognize the superior status of the nobility, who else will recognize the nobility?
"Were you working for my father before?" Carlo asked.

"Yes, Your Highness." Loren nodded and replied respectfully, "I previously managed plantations in the Philippines and also acquired several newspapers in Turin."

Carlo is quite satisfied. Although the plantations managed by Lauren are all crop plantations, this management experience can also be applied to future rubber plantations.

It goes without saying how profitable rubber plantations are. With such experience, Carlo can easily become a giant in the rubber industry when planning for the future.

The experience of acquiring a newspaper company gave Lauren a few more points, because in Carlo's mind, the power of public opinion such as a newspaper company was very important.

If a person or a country can control the power of public opinion, they can easily reverse right and wrong, and say what is right is wrong, and what is wrong is right.

This is very important for stabilizing the monarchy in Italy or Spain. At least it can influence the people's choice and prevent the monarchy from withdrawing from the stage of Italy and Spain so early.

Whether now or in the future, people have a blind herd mentality.

No matter whether a system is good or bad, as long as there are many people who say it is bad, it is bad.

If the power of public opinion is mastered well, it will become Carlo's most important weapon in the future, second only to the army, and it will also play an unexpected role.

In Carlo's future plans, whether he becomes the King of Spain or continues to be an Italian nobleman, he wants to use his noble status to do some good things for the people.

The power of public opinion, mainly newspapers, is Carlo's important weapon for propaganda. After all, the purpose of doing good deeds is to let the people know that not all nobles are cruel rulers who oppress the people, and that the monarchy is not all flawed. "Tell me what you think of the newspaper." Although Carlo was very satisfied, his investigation of Loren was not completely over.

If Lauren can have some compatibility with Carlo in future development, perhaps the cooperation between the two will be more perfect.

Hearing Carlo's question, Lauren did not rush to answer, but pondered carefully for a moment before speaking: "For now, newspapers are just a way for people to obtain information from the outside world.

But for the future, the role of newspapers is quite important and can even influence the people who read newspapers.

Although the role of a single newspaper is not significant, if we can control dozens or even hundreds of newspapers and then publish a piece of news in these hundreds of newspapers, then this news will instantly be believed by hundreds of thousands or even millions of people, regardless of whether the news is true or false.

I think that considering the potential and role of newspapers, it is necessary for you to purchase several newspapers as your own weapons of public opinion, so as to exert influence on the people. "

Carlo nodded, agreeing with what Lauren said.

Although the development of newspapers has not yet formed a large-scale public opinion force, the role of newspapers as public opinion institutions is unquestionable.

The fact that Laurent was able to see this first proves that he has a very good vision for strategic development.

With such talents as managers of Carlo’s wealth, the probability of Carlo’s wealth increasing is at least much greater than the probability of decreasing.

"You have successfully impressed me, Lauren." At the end of the conversation, Carlo smiled and nodded, and said to Lauren who looked nervous: "From now on, you are my palace steward."

The butler in the Western court is not like the eunuch in the Eastern court. Not only does the butler have a very high say, but he will not be discriminated against by anyone.

Loren was not opposed to becoming Carlo's butler. After all, if he was under Vittorio Emanuele II, he would be just a talented person with decent abilities.

But if he is loyal to Carlo, Loren will become Carlo's confidant and important subordinate, and the importance of the two sides will be completely disproportionate.

Moreover, Carlo is the Duke of Chablais in Italy, and it is not shameful to be the Duke's butler.

“Your Highness, because I was an orphan since I was young, I only have my first name, Lauren, and I don’t have a surname of my own.

Could you please give me a unique surname? Loren is willing to spend his whole life serving His Royal Highness the Duke. "At the end of the conversation, Loren suddenly spoke up and asked Carlo to give him a surname.

This kind of thing is not unheard of. If a commoner suddenly gained the trust and importance of the monarch, it would not be surprising if he was granted a surname that was integrated into the aristocratic class.

When Loren asked for a surname, he was actually expressing his loyalty to Carlo. After receiving the surname from Carlo, Loren was completely labeled as Carlo.

If Laurent betrayed Carlo in the future, his reputation among the entire European nobility would be ruined, and his future would naturally be ruined.

Carlo naturally understood this. Looking at Loren who looked determined, Carlo smiled and said, "Well, Butler Loren. I think the surname Royat is good. Loren Royat will definitely become a legend worth writing in Italian history."

Lauren nodded and accepted the last name respectfully.

Loyat means loyalty in English. The meaning of the name Carlo gave him is self-evident, and Loren also hopes to express his loyalty in this way, so as to gain Carlo's trust and reuse, and show his ability.

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