Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 56 Royal Security Intelligence Service
To be honest, Carlo was also very curious about who was behind the assassination of Prime Minister Primo.

The fact that he had the courage to assassinate the Prime Minister proves that he had been prepared and it was impossible for him to act on impulse.

You know, if the assassination fails, it will be difficult for unprepared people to escape the government's strict screening.

Archbishop Pedro chose to back down in the face of the government's attack, which actually means that the church is most likely not the mastermind behind the assassination.

The only remaining forces that could have planned the assassination were the nobles and the Republicans, which also meant that the Royal Parliament established by Carlo might not be a monolithic entity.

But this is also good news. When the government and the church jointly screen out the person behind the scenes, it will be time for Carlo to kick out the traitors who are not loyal to him in the Royal Parliament.

The Royal Parliament was one of Carlo's ways of controlling the Spanish aristocracy, and naturally he would not allow any rebels who were disloyal to him to sabotage it.

The investigation was left to Primo and Archbishop Pedro. Carlo had no time to pay attention to these things and only had to wait for the final results.

For Carlo, the most important thing is his own industry. After all, having money in hand is the truth.

On May 1870, 5, a seemingly ordinary day, the mysterious organization that Carlo had endowed with great expectations was officially established and named the Royal Spanish Security Intelligence Bureau.

As the name suggests, this is a new organization that specializes in intelligence and espionage, and it trains professional intelligence personnel, the so-called agents.

Carlo was in a dilemma when it came to choosing the director of the Intelligence Bureau. As the person in charge of an important organization for Carlo to obtain domestic and foreign intelligence, the director of the Intelligence Bureau must have good abilities and high loyalty.

In the end, it was the butler Loren who recommended a candidate to Carlo, who was also one of the subordinates given to Carlo by his father Vittorio Emanuele II, Cardinal Bruno.

Vittorio Emanuele II would definitely not harm Carlo. The subordinates he selected for Carlo were all loyal to the Italian royal family and naturally loyal to Carlo.

At least in the foreign country of Spain, Cardil Bruno has become a person that Carlo can trust and is worth using.

At least he is qualified to be the director of the Intelligence Bureau for the time being. After Carlo has trained his first batch of trusted subordinates in Spain by helping orphans, it will not be too late to consider other candidates.

After meeting Cardil Bruno in person, Carlo finally understood why Butler Loren recommended him.

Cardil Bruno looked tall, thin and very ordinary, but after a few brief questions, Carlo determined that he was a good candidate for intelligence work.

"Kader, I have a difficult task for you to complete. Do you have the confidence?" Carlo asked Kader, whom he met for the first time.

"Please give your orders, Your Majesty." Cardil Bruno responded immediately without any hesitation after hearing Carlo's question.

"Very good." Carlo nodded with satisfaction. As a leader, Carlo certainly didn't want to see his subordinates hesitate when he assigned tasks, and they didn't even have the confidence to complete the tasks.

"I need you to set up an intelligence organization to gather important intelligence at home and abroad for me. I need to know all the major events that happen in Spain in a timely manner. The nobles, factory owners, the church, and even those officials and parties are within the scope of the intelligence gathering.

Can you do it?" Carlo asked with a smile.

"As long as Your Majesty gives me enough manpower, I will find out for you even what vegetables Prime Minister Primo had for dinner." Cardinal Bruno said immediately.

"The target is certainly not Prime Minister Primo." Carlo continued to smile and was not angry at Cardil Bruno's words: "However, Prime Minister Primo is loyal, who can guarantee that the next prime minister will continue to be loyal? Your target is all officials, parties and powerful forces in Spain. I need to know their every move.

As for the personnel you want, you can choose from the Royal Guards, or you can look for suitable talents among the people. I will give you a year, and I hope that the Royal Security Intelligence Agency will be able to make a difference in a year."

"Yes, Your Majesty. If the Royal Security Intelligence Service is no longer effective after a year, I am willing to accept any punishment," Kadier Bruno promised.

He understood that this was not only a mission given to him by Carlo, but also an opportunity for him, an opportunity to truly become Carlo's confidant and possess enormous power.

Although this so-called Royal Security Intelligence Bureau is nominally only responsible for gathering intelligence on officials and forces, who can guarantee that the intelligence bureau will not have the power to dispose of them?

When Cardil Bruno heard his mission, he understood that the Royal Security Intelligence Agency was Carlo's important means of obtaining information from the outside world, and he was Carlo's eyes hidden in the dark.

Eyes can also be turned into butcher knives at any time and wielded towards disloyal officials and forces when necessary.

The establishment of the Royal Security Intelligence Service was so quiet that even Primo didn't know what Carlo was doing.

Apart from giving Cardil Bruno 50 pesetas and allowing him to choose any man from the Guards, Carlo did not give Cardil Bruno any other help.

Kadir Bruno's task was to initially establish the Royal Security Intelligence Service within this year and start gathering intelligence on domestic officials and forces.

A year later, it would be time to test the results. If Cardil Bruno's Royal Security Intelligence Agency was successfully established and could function, he would become Carlo's confidant and enter the core of power in Spain.

But if the establishment of the Royal Security Intelligence Service fails, Kadir Bruno will not only lose this precious opportunity, but also lose Carlo's trust.

Because of the special nature of the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau, all intelligence personnel who join the bureau will receive top-notch welfare benefits.

The salary is much higher than that of Spanish soldiers and royal guards. If an intelligence officer dies due to intelligence work, his family will receive compensation to ensure that his family can survive.

If Cardil Bruno cannot train a group of qualified intelligence personnel even though he is paid and has people to work with, then we should indeed doubt whether there is something wrong with his ability.

Carlo initially doubted whether Kadir Bruno could get the Royal Security Intelligence Service back on track within a year.

But after hearing Cardil Bruno's selection criteria for intelligence personnel a few days later, Carlo dispelled his doubts.

The entire Royal Guards had about 2500 people. After Cardil Bruno's strict screening and selection, less than 50 people were qualified to join the Intelligence Agency. On average, only two out of every 100 Guards soldiers passed the screening and selection.

Even with such strict screening conditions, it is enough to ensure that the intelligence personnel after the screening have good abilities.

After all, Carlo's guards had all undergone rigorous selection in the army and civilians. If we only talk about combat effectiveness, they are no worse than the Spanish regular army.

If intelligence personnel are all carefully selected and screened in this way, Carlo is already looking forward to the role that the Royal Security Intelligence Agency will play in a year.

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