Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 7 Prussian-Austrian Conflict
Garibaldi finally accepted Carlo's invitation and became a collaborator of the Italian 24 Ore newspaper, publishing his own stories in the newspaper.

Although Garibaldi was a little hesitant at first, all obstacles disappeared once Carlo obtained permission from his father Vittorio Emanuele II.

The reason why Vittorio Emanuele II agreed to let Garibaldi publish his articles was very simple. After all, Carlo was the owner of The Sun, and Garibaldi's articles would still be reviewed, so it was impossible for any article to be published.

As for whether Carlo would be deceived by Garibaldi and agree to Garibaldi's publication of articles advocating the republic, Vittorio Emanuele II was not worried at all.

Laurent was a talent he personally selected, and his loyalty to the royal family and support for the monarchy were trustworthy.

Carlo was of course also very excited. At this time, the attitude of Italians towards Garibaldi was equivalent to the attitude of those crazy fans in later generations towards their favorite stars. The word "fanatic" is simply not enough to describe it.

Once Garibaldi's article was published in Il Sole 24 Ore, it would immediately become one of the most famous newspapers in Italy and expand at an extremely fast pace.

Perhaps the task Carlo assigned to Lauren could be completed in less than two years, and Carlo would have more time to plan other things.

Time passed quickly, and three and a half months had passed in a flash.

Thanks to Garibaldi's huge reputation, although only two articles were published in three and a half months, Sole 24 Ore became one of the most famous newspapers in the entire Italian Kingdom and easily achieved a daily sales of 1 copies.

The Sun is now profitable and is expanding rapidly by leveraging Garibaldi's fame.

Also because it is located in the developed industrial area of ​​northern Italy, there is no obstacle to the expansion of the newspaper. It is expected that the daily sales will exceed 2 copies this year, making it a truly large newspaper.

This era is different from later generations. Newspapers have become the most effective means for people of this era to learn about news from the outside world.

Although only 3 copies of the newspaper were sold, more than 5 people read it. Considering that each family has to people, the number of people that the Italian Sun can influence is close to .

Thanks to the word-of-mouth transmission of these 50,000 people, the news published in the newspapers could reach the ears of hundreds of thousands of Italians in a short period of time.

This is also the power that public opinion can demonstrate. At present, when people's leisure life is not well developed, the power of public opinion that newspapers can demonstrate is enormous.

The person responsible for delivering the manuscripts both times was Garibaldi's second son, Giotti. Carlo also developed a good relationship with Giotti through the two meetings with him.

Like father, like son, this saying is very reasonable to describe Garibaldi's two sons.

In Garibaldi's many military operations, both sons played relatively important roles, like Garibaldi's assistants.

Moreover, compared to the elderly Garibaldi, his two sons were in their prime, which is the prime age of a person.

To be honest, Carlo was quite envious of Garibaldi's two sons.

Although he is not an outstanding military talent compared to Garibaldi, his level is definitely above the standard. He has been influenced by Garibaldi for a long time and his character is not rigid.

It's a pity that Carlo is still too young, otherwise he would have tried to invite Jyoti to be his palace guard.

As time came to June 1866, Carlo's originally calm heart finally became a little nervous. The good news is that the Austro-Prussian War is likely to be staged as it was in history, because there was already a border conflict between Prussia and Austria at the end of May.

This was indeed a war that was unavoidable. Influenced by the general trend of German unification, the two great powers within Germany, Prussia and Austria, were destined to win or lose.

Fortunately, Italy stood on the side of Prussia, the historical victor. And Italy could achieve a win without doing anything, and easily recaptured the Venice region while the Austrians were on guard against Prussia.

But the bad news is that the Italian army showed an extremely poor side in this war, which set a good precedent for Italy in the First and Second World Wars.

If Prussia had not been so powerful at that time, the newly born Kingdom of Italy would probably have become a meteor passing by quickly on the Apennine Peninsula.

For Carlo now, the most difficult problem is how to influence his father Vittorio Emanuele II.

Because the Italian army that was quickly defeated was led by his father, Vittorio Emanuele II, and they soon lost their lives.

In other words, the battlefield on the southern front had no impact on Prussia in the north. Otherwise, perhaps the world situation would be very different.

Carlo understood that with his ability and status, it was impossible for him to influence the development of the Austro-Prussian War.

In order to change Italy's poor performance in the Austro-Prussian War, it was necessary to invite Italy's real god of war, Garibaldi, to command the Italian army.

But this is precisely the most troublesome problem. Under the current circumstances, it is basically impossible for Vittorio Emanuele II to agree to let Garibaldi command the Italian army.

Carlo had no choice but to save the country in a roundabout way and use another way to encourage Garibaldi to join the war early.

As time came to June, the conflict between Prussia and Austria on the border became more and more intense. The two great powers in the north and south of Germany were destined to be unable to coexist peacefully for a long time. Whoever won this conflict would be able to unify the entire German region and realize the strategy of dominating Central Europe.

The tense situation affected not only the entire German region, but also Prussia's ally Italy.

Victor Emmanuel II had called two cabinet meetings regarding the tensions in Germany and had requested that the Italian army be ready at all times.

Under such a tense situation, Carlo also started his own attempt.

"My God, Carlo, do you understand what you are saying?"

In the small luxurious restaurant of the royal palace, Vittorio Emanuele II, who was eating breakfast comfortably, now looked surprised. He looked at his favorite son opposite him and asked in disbelief.

"Of course I understand, father." Carlo nodded, took a deep breath, and then said, "That's why I understand the importance of this matter."

"I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise I will consider the dangers of letting you get close to Garibaldi." At this time, Vittorio Emanuele II was more like the king of Italy than an ordinary father. He looked at Carlo with deep and serious eyes and said word by word.

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