With both the Electricity Laboratory and the Engine Research Lab confirmed to be operating in an orderly fashion, Carlo finally breathed a sigh of relief and decided to personally travel abroad to attract some talent to join Spain.
Come to think of it, ever since Carlo became King of Spain, he had never left Spain.
Spain's situation had now stabilized, and with two heavyweights like Primo and Serrano holding down the fort at home, there was naturally no need to worry about any unexpected developments in Spain.
Taking this opportunity, Carlo decided to return to Italy. On one hand, he would conduct a diplomatic visit with the Italian government; on the other, he would use the chance to recruit a group of technical talents and scientists from Italy for Spain.
The reason he chose Italy was, first and foremost, because King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy was Carlo's father, which would to some extent aid Carlo's talent recruitment plans.
Although Italy's overall illiteracy rate was high, most of those dragging it down were the farmers of Southern Italy.
If one looked only at the industry, economy, and education of Northern Italy, then the reforms of the former Kingdom of Sardinia could only be called highly successful. That was precisely why the Kingdom of Sardinia had ultimately unified Italy.
Compared to the decayed and autocratic Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the more enlightened and powerful Kingdom of Sardinia had won the support of more people who backed Italian Unification, including Italy's true god of war, Garibaldi.
Yes, Carlo's other purpose in going to Italy was to pluck a few more military talents from Garibaldi.
Giotto had already been promoted to Regiment Commander of the Royal Guard Regiment, and his military abilities had left Carlo extremely satisfied.
Garibaldi's Red Army had actually