While Carlos and Emmanuele II enjoyed their royal leisure time, the Spanish officials who had come to Italy were now truly busy.
The diplomatic visit was not for sightseeing, but to practically address the problems currently facing the Spanish government.
What are the biggest problems facing the Spanish government right now? First, it lacks money; second, it lacks sufficient foreign capital.
The development of a country is not so simple; it is not something that can be achieved by simply throwing money at it.
For example, in the industrial sector, industrial growth requires all sorts of factories to spring up all over Spain, which is simply impossible to achieve with domestic capital alone.
Despite the royal family's substantial investment in steel and other industries, Spain ultimate
