My Italian: Chapter 256 Good news from Kosovo

Now that the negotiation in Rome is set, Italy, as the host, needs to prepare in all aspects.

From the arrangement of the venue to the place where all parties stay, as well as security and reception, all need to be prepared in advance, and all need to be prepared in a short time. This is not an easy job for the government, so the cabinet members, including the prime minister, are busy, but among these cabinet members, Foreign Secretary Bakona is the busiest.

In addition to the government, the military and Carlo were also not forgotten, and were arranged for various jobs. Among them, as King Carlo, he was responsible for receiving visiting Grand Duke Nicholas of Montenegro and King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. These two kings and grand dukes helped Italy a lot in this war. Although Italy could not give too many benefits to the two countries, the necessary courtesy was still required.

Of course, the visit of Montenegro and Bulgaria this time has its own purpose, not only it is not easy to talk about now.

And just as Carlo was preparing for the imminent arrival of the two monarchs, a telegram disrupted his arrangement.

"Is this news true?"

Carlo looked at the telegram in front of him and asked the captain of the guard who brought the news in disbelief.

Facing Carlo's question, Filimic answered after thinking for a while. "This news should not be wrong. The garrison in Kosovo has sent people who will conduct geological surveys to investigate first, saying that coal seams have been discovered, which is in line with the mining value."

Yes, what surprised Carlo was the news of the coal mine from Kosovo, but the way this news was obtained was somewhat unexpected. It came from a prisoner of war camp.

During the liberation of Kosovo by Italian forces, the local Ottoman army surrendered to it. Due to the war, these prisoners of war were all locked up. The local garrison tried to obtain something useful from these prisoners of war, and for this reason, they offered items such as cigarettes and coffee, which were popular among prisoners of war, in an attempt to lure them into revealing some hidden situations.

Among them, an Ottoman officer named Damia, after learning the news of the Ottomans seeking peace, disclosed the news to the garrison in exchange for a rather generous reward.

He used to protect a team of geologists conducting geological surveys in Kosovo, and in that geologists found a lot of coal seams in Trepcha, and they judged that there were coal mines here. Although I don't know why there was no news later, Damia remembered their conversation, and then he informed the Italian garrison of the news with the attitude of giving it a try.

After getting this untrue news, the person in charge of the local garrison recruited several people who had studied geology to explore the area they said. The results were very gratifying. After a period of exploration, they found a lot of coal mines that were suitable for mining, and in addition to the coal mines, they also discovered lead and zinc mines in the area, with a preliminary estimate of 100 million tons.

Among the coal mines detected, it is mainly lignite, accompanied by a lot of anthracite. As for the reserves, it needs to be estimated by domestic professionals, but it is not expected to be less than 500 million tons.

The coal mine with this reserve is really good news for Italy, not to mention the discovery of lead and zinc ore, which is a raw material urgently needed by the industry and a mineral that Italy urgently needs. For Italy, there is nothing but population. The discovery of these minerals in the newly occupied territories is very good news for Italian industry.

After the garrison's investigation, the news was presented to Carlo's desk across the ocean. Faced with this good news, Carlo is of course willing to see it, and this also gives Italy more reasons to keep Kosovo to itself.

"Call the Prime Minister here."

After putting down the telegram, Carlo decided to find the Prime Minister and inform the other party of the news. It's not that Carlo wants to spread the news, but that the government is inseparable from the mining of these minerals.

First of all, it is necessary for the government to organize manpower to survey the area. After obtaining the specific data of the minerals, the mining work can be reasonably carried out. Whether the mined minerals are smelted locally or shipped out requires on-the-spot investigation before conclusions can be drawn.

Of course, this needs to be determined after the actual reserves of the mines are verified, but this does not dispel Carlo's good mood.

Without letting him wait long, Prime Minister Depretis, who was busy in the Prime Minister's Office before, appeared in front of him.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what to do with me?"

Facing the Prime Minister's inquiry, Kahlo handed the telegram from Kosovo to him.

"Look at the Prime Minister, this is great news for our country."

Hearing Carlo's words, Prime Minister Depretis glanced at the telegram. And his expression, with the huge realization of the content of the telegram, changed from dull to surprise in just a few seconds.

"Your Majesty, is this news true?"

The same question as Carlo before, except for the addition of the honorific word Your Majesty.

"This is sent by the garrison, and the credibility is very high."

Although Carlo did not directly confirm it, Depretis still had an excited expression on his face. "This is really good news for our country."

"So the Kosovo region must be in our hands."

Looking at the prime minister in front of him, Carlo once again confirmed the requirements of this negotiation. That's right, Italy's original intention to punish the Ottomans for rekindling the war~www.mtlnovel.com~ is to get an extra piece of territory from its hands.

It's just that there was some hesitation before whether to choose Kosovo or parts of Macedonia. And this telegram made him make up his mind. As for Kosovo, Macedonia should let several other countries fight.

Don't think that Italy doesn't know the minds of the Balkan countries. Their coveting of the Macedonia region is not a day or two. Italy has to take part from it, I am afraid it will not have endless troubles.

This is inconsistent with Italy's goal of not wanting to go too deep into the Balkans.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what to do."

In the face of Carlo's words, DePretis, the prime minister, still doesn't understand. However, considering the upcoming peace talks between countries, the news of the discovery of minerals in Kosovo is obviously not suitable for being known at this time. So next, the government will secretly send geological professionals into Kosovo under other names.

As for the local blockade of news, this is very simple, a military exercise can evacuate the surrounding residents. Not to mention that the local Albanians in Kosovo still believe in the Green Religion, which is incompatible with Italy's strong Catholicism. There are ways to deal with these people.

Then the Prime Minister and Carlo discussed for a while, and left with satisfaction. The next thing about secretly arranging people to explore is not difficult at first.

A week later, a team of geology departments from various Italian universities set off from Venice. Their purpose this time is to take students to Kosovo to conduct geological research on the Balkans. However, considering the dangers that Kosovo may encounter, the major colleges are organized together, and there are soldiers along the way.

This news is just in the corner of the newspaper, who will pay attention. At present, the major newspapers are paying the most attention to the upcoming Rome peace talks, which are all printed with news of big names.