Shifting Tides and Aircraft Carriers

Although faster trains had already been developed, replacing the power modules of every train and subway in Spain with the latest models would take at least more than half a year.

Fortunately, there was no urgency to this work. The Ministry of Transport had ample time to complete it and did not need to worry about funding.

Speaking of funding, the Spanish government could now fully be considered one of the wealthiest governments in Europe financially.

Precisely because the Spanish government's finances were in excellent shape, it was extremely generous with departmental budgets and infrastructure spending, willing to trade greater investment for the nation's rapid development.

By now, railway mileage across mainland Spain had essentially reached saturation. Nearly all medium and large cities had been connected by rail, while roads already linked every city, village, and town.

The Ministry of Transport now only needed to maintain the existing railways and roads each year, while launching a small number of new railway and road construction projects, to more or less fulfill its duties.

Such work was quite easy, but that did not diminish the importance of the Ministry of Transport. As a result, the post of Minister of Transport in the Cabinet Government had become a sweet pastry everyone wanted to fight over.

There was little trouble and no shortage of credit, and most importantly, the department's annual budget was generous enough. That remained highly attractive to Spanish officials.

Of course, as one of the Cabinet Ministers directly appointed by the Spanish prime minister, the Minister of Transport was often the prime minister's trusted confidant. Officials tempered in this important position often had brighter political futures as well.

After entrusting the heavy task of replacing train power modules to Spain's Minister of Transport, Carlo stopped paying attention to the development of