My Italian: Chapter 118 State Grid

The day's work started again. Carlo sat in the office and looked at the mountains of documents in front of him and sighed.

These are all consequences of pro-government. Although his power has greatly increased, the documents that require his own approval are also greatly increased.

Speaking of the huge increase in workload, this is also what Carlo asked for himself. Who asked him to take most of the work into his own hands.

However, there is no way to do this. If you are a pro-governor, you always need to understand the various tasks of the government before you can be prepared. So during this time, officials at all levels of government could see Carlo's signature on the document.

Of course, Carlo's performance made some people dissatisfied, mainly because Carlo did not adjust the government after he came into power.

However, these dissatisfied people are divided into two groups, one is the one who wants to fish in the water, and the other is the one who worked for Carlo before. Of course, Carlo would not care about those who wanted to fish in troubled waters.

As for those who took effect before, Carlo also did not explain, if they did not even have this patience, they are not worthy of Carlo's attention.

And after seeing that Carlo had been inactive, the wave that was set off gradually subsided.

Italian politics has become calm again, but under the calm situation, various political giants are watching Carlo's every move, and they will not miss any clues to try to seize the opportunity in future politics.

For these people, Carlo did not pay much attention to them, because his status and power were determined, and everyone who aspired to attack the position of Prime Minister must move closer to him and get his approval. This is the characteristic of a dual constitutional monarchy, which must be approved by the monarch in order to become prime minister.

Right now, Carlo just wants to finish the work at hand, and doesn't pay much attention to other things. It's just that his wish didn't come true. When he tried to reduce the thickness of the documents on the desk, the guard took a pile of thick documents and put them on his desk.

However, the efforts were still fruitful. After a morning of struggle, the number of documents on the desk was reduced by one-third.

Looking at the results of the morning's efforts with satisfaction, Carlo spoke to the captain of the guard who appeared in front of him. "Who are you having lunch with?"

"His Excellency Stam, Minister of Industry, has arrived, just wait for His Majesty."

"Then let's go, don't keep him waiting."

When I came to the private small restaurant, Stam, Minister of Industry, was already waiting here. The pudgy Minister of Industry hurriedly stood up after seeing Carlo coming. "His Majesty."

"Your Excellency Stam has been waiting for a long time. Because he was busy with work, he forgot the time, so he came late."

Facing Carlo's explanation, how could Stam take it seriously.

"Your Majesty has a lot of time, and it is my honor to wait for lunch with Your Majesty. Besides, I haven't been here for a long time, so I should wait for Your Majesty."

Carlo sat down after the attendant pulled out the chair. "Hehe, you are just too polite."

Facing Carlo's words, Stam smiled apologetically.

After both of them were seated, the food was brought up quickly.

The fragrant food aroused Carlo's appetite in an empty stomach.

"Let's eat first."

"OK."

For a while, there was only the sound of knives and forks and the sound of chewing and swallowing in the restaurant, and the two of them were eating differently. Carlo ate quickly, while Stam was more gentle.

After about a quarter of an hour, Carlo, who was full, put down his knife and fork, and the Minister of Industry Stam also put down his knife and fork. Both knew it was time to talk about things.

"Your Excellency Stam, what is your Ministry of Industry going to do about the promotion of electricity?"

Carlo treats guests to dinner, and there must be something to discuss. At this point, Stam has long expected.

That's right, Carlo can't wait to bring Italy into the electrification fast lane. Although Italy lacks electrification resources, in this era of free trade, as long as there is no war, the problem is not a big problem. Of course, this hidden danger Carlo has not forgotten, but he still needs time to prepare.

"Your Majesty, this is our department's plan to support electricity, please take a look at it."

Stam took out a document from his bag and handed it to Carlo.

Carlo took over the document and immediately looked at it. The document listed a lot of clauses, mainly from tax and other aspects to give reductions and exemptions for factories that use electricity as power.

Regarding the exemption clause of the Ministry of Industry, Carlo asked several questions about the exemption according to his own understanding, and Stam answered them one by one.

Carlo, who received a satisfactory answer, then praised it. "It's very good. This clause has a great role in promoting the application of electricity. I very much agree."

Facing Carlo's praise, Stam took over with a smile. "This is all the credit of Your Majesty. If Your Majesty didn't help us make up our minds, this plan would not have come out so quickly."

Stam was right. If it wasn't for Carlo's urging, the Ministry of Industry would not have been so determined. You must know that electricity is a new technology, and many people will choose to treat new technologies with caution.

And Carlo has memories of later life, and of course he doesn't want to let Italy waste time like this. Therefore, promoting the development of Italian electricity has become Carlo's top priority.

"Needless to say, it's still the result of your hard work."

After getting a satisfactory result, Carlo asked another thing. "Your Excellency Stam, after the implementation of the electricity promotion plan, the demand for electricity will increase greatly, so do you have any countermeasures?"

Facing Carlo's question, Stam, the Minister of Industry, answered immediately. "Your Majesty, our department has also considered this point. In response to the demand for electricity, we plan to use a combination of public and private methods. Our department will build a number of thermal power stations to provide electricity nearby, and at the same time guide private capital to invest in power construction to A public-private approach to ensure the supply of electricity.”

Facing Stam's answer, Carlo shook his head after listening to express his dissatisfaction.

"Although this method can be used in an emergency, it is not the best method."

In the face of Carlo's veto, Stam listened.

"Also ask Your Majesty to correct me."

"I think that although Italian power production is still in its infancy, we must see that it is the result of no planning, which also results in the lack of a standard for power supply. This is not conducive to promoting the use of electricity, and disorderly power supply should not be To keep going like this, they need a standard."

As for Carlo's words, Stam asked tentatively. "Then Your Majesty thinks that a standard should be set first?"

"Yes, I think the figure of 220V is very reasonable."

That's right, Carlo directly used the doctrine, and directly used the system of the later celestial dynasty. Of course, he also knows that at present, many industrial electricity cannot meet this standard, so there is no mention of 380V industrial electricity. There are not many factories that use this thing at present, because the electricity bill is not close to the people at all.

"The voltage set by Your Majesty is very reasonable."

Where is the rationale, Stam doesn't know. The answer directly given by Carlo, Stam has no rebuttal opinion, because there are not many factories using electricity at present, it is not worth his objection.

"It is not enough to set standards. We need to build power stations on a large scale, so that people can feel the changes brought about by electricity and promote their use of electric lights."

When Carlo said this, he threw out a plan that he had prepared for a long time. "So this power construction plan driven by the government and combined with private capital is not strong enough and needs to be reconsidered."

Facing Carlo's words, Stam couldn't sit still. "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has limited funds and cannot support large-scale power construction at all, and how should the excess power produced by doing so be used?"

Stam's words have some truth. Electricity is not like other products. It can be stacked and stored. The electricity produced must be used.

Carlo was not worried at all by Stam's question.

"This is easy to handle. If the industry can't use it up, then we will use electricity for the private sector. At present, it is too inconvenient to use oil lamps in China, and it is easy to cause fires, so as long as the government provides a little guidance, plus the cost of mass production, Lower, electricity will enter thousands of households. Such a large amount of consumption is enough to make the power station operate at full capacity.”

Hearing the king's words, Stam wanted to speak again, but before he could speak, Carlo said what he was worried about.

"Of course, I also know that building a power station on such a large scale will put a lot of pressure on funding. How much funding can your Ministry of Industry provide now?"

"Less than thirty million lire. UU reading www.uukanshu.com"

Hearing the words of the Minister of Industry, Carlo really felt a little less.

"Well, your department will find a way to collect 30 million lire, and if it is not enough, go to the prime minister to help you solve it. Then the royal family will use 70 million lire to jointly establish a company specializing in production, supply and maintenance of electricity. Responsible for Responsible for the construction, production and maintenance of electricity in Italy."

Carlo began to use the temple funds from India, which was what he planned at the beginning. For the electrification of Italy, he has to be part of it, and be in control and driving.

When Stam heard this, he was a little anxious. It's not that he disapproves, but that he has seen that such a company will inevitably monopolize the country's electricity production and supply, and the Ministry of Industry or the government will lose the power to control it with such investment.

"Your Majesty, this kind of investment is inappropriate."

"I know, don't worry, Lord Stam."

After comforting the Minister of Industry, Carlo continued. "Your Ministry of Industry will first provide 30 million lire, and then 10 million lire each year for the next four years, so that we can all get 50% of the shares."

Facing the conditions given by Carlo, Stam agreed after thinking about it. In this way, the enterprise destined to monopolize the national electricity was born in the conversation between the two.

"Your Majesty, then what is the appropriate name for such a company?"

After discussing with the Minister of Industry, who was about the same, it was only then that I remembered that I hadn't given a name to this company.

"Then call it State Grid Corporation."

When he thought of the world's largest power company in the future, Carlo didn't hesitate to name it.

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