The Sun Never Sets In Spain

Among the plantations confiscated by the Ministry of State-owned Assets, there are few cotton plantations, and most are olive plantations and grape plantations, of which more olives are grown.

These plantations, together with other crop estates and orchards, form the Spanish Grain and Oil Company.

This company can be regarded as a wholly government-owned company, but the government does not own all the shares, and the Bourbon royal family also owns 2% of it.

Other state-owned enterprises in the future will also follow the same procedure.

Alfonso didn't take up too much, just take a share of conscience. Compared with other royal families, he is really not greedy.

After all, he can manage the royal industry by himself, and he plans to set aside a considerable portion of the market share in banking, military industry, and wine.

These are enough to make money that the royal family can't spend. It's not good to eat too ugly.

Then, the Spanish Grain and Oil Company divided the industry into its own subsidiaries according to the region, such as the newly established Spanish Leon Grain and Oil Company, the Spanish La Mancha Grain and Oil Company...

In an era when transportation and communication are inconvenient, it is necessary to rationally plan subsidiaries.

The subsidiary will be responsible for most of the production of raw materials, and the headquarter of Western Cereals and Oils will only manage the plantation in Madrid, which can devote more energy to reprocessing and sales.

Xiliangyou's business covers a wide range, but the most important one is olive oil.

Olive oil is Spain's leading product, and it has always firmly occupied the world's first share, whether it is now or in future generations.

In the foreseeable future, Western Cereals and Oils will certainly grow into a tens of millions of companies, and unlike mining, olive oil can be produced continuously. As long as it is handled well, it will not be a problem to support Spain for hundreds of years.

Therefore, Alfonso took it very seriously and allocated 1 million pounds from the government's small balance to buy factories and gardens.

However, grain and oil is not a hugely profitable industry. It is fine and long-term. It is certainly unrealistic to expect it to bring a lot of cash in the short term.

At present, it is the railway that restricts Spain's development. If the railway is not repaired, it is difficult to dig a mine.

The problem is, it takes money to build railways, and mining can make money. Mining without railways is very slow, so what should I do?

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Naturally, it is selling resources, but also selling the useful life, selling future resources.

However, Alfonso did not intend to sell as hard as the Soviet Union did.

That is to say, part of the mine is to sell its 30-year use right.

The other part of the mine is used as an item for mortgage loan. If it is not repaid when it expires, this mine is yours.

The Spanish government and French bankers were in contact, and they were quite interested in this form.

After all, it is a business that makes money without losing money. Colonial empires like Britain and France have no shortage of markets for the time being. As long as they have raw materials, they can make money steadily.

They like European minerals the most.

As a result, on December 23, Spain and France signed a contract to contract 9 coal mines in the Basque Country and 11 coal mines in the Aragon region, as well as some mountain forest parks in the provinces of Aragon and Girona. Or mortgaged to France.

In the end, more than 4 million pounds of funds were exchanged.

With the addition of this money, the planned railway can finally start. It is naturally unrealistic to connect all parts of Spain. It is not a problem to connect the four corners of Spain. It happens to meet in Madrid.

After signing the contract, on December 24, Queen Isabella returned to Spain for Christmas Eve.

I said before that her relationship with Campos is not very good. The current Spanish government is quite obedient and doesn't like her very much.

In order to avoid embarrassment and not wanting to find herself uncomfortable, Isabella has always lived in Biarritz.

But Christmas Eve must come back. On the day of reunion, it is nothing for the Spanish Queen Mother to live abroad.

In the Royal Palace of Madrid, Alfonso spent an ordinary Christmas Eve and Christmas with the queen and two sisters whom he had not seen for a long time.

He saw that the Queen had improved a lot, and that the plight could really sharpen a person. Just one year of exile has greatly changed Isabella's arrogant and domineering character.

At least this time when she came back, she did not interfere in Spain's internal affairs, but only offered to meet Father Clarite.

Alfonso was speechless, so he let her go.

He once vowed to make the priest of this corrupt country pay the price, and the reason why he hasn't done anything yet is waiting for the opinion of the Pope.

After Spain beat up the Italian volunteers, the Papal State has been trying to strengthen ties, but it has never made up its mind to sell the Spanish church.

The Spanish church has a certain degree of autonomy, but the influence of the Roman church on them has never disappeared. Letting Spain carry out church reform is equivalent to betraying its colleagues, and will undoubtedly greatly impact the precarious reputation of the Catholic Church.

The pope obviously hasn't figured out what to do. It depends on the Spanish church or Rome, which is more important in his mind.

But Alfonso has time to wait slowly. He believes that when the crisis comes, the Pope will weigh the pros and cons.