Empire Rising: Spain

The public donation funds to other parties, the Conservative Party can also obtain 29.4% of the share. If the political donations received by other parties are less than those received by the Conservative Party, the Conservative Party will lose a portion of the funds.

However, if other parties receive more political donations than the Conservative Party, then the Conservative Party will receive more funds.

In such a situation, if French capital still wants to support the Liberal Party, they must invest more funds.

Among the funds donated by French capital to the Liberal Party, the Liberal Party can only obtain 45.4%, while the remaining 54.6% will be divided among other parties; the Liberal Party will not gain any financial advantage.

After careful discussion confirming that there were no major issues with such a system, Carlo decided to promptly implement the new system to prevent French capital from excessively investing in the Liberal Party beforehand.

Following Carlo’s orders, the Spanish Parliament efficiently passed the new proposal regarding the political donation system.

Once the new political donation system was passed, the French capital was dumbfounded.

They initially planned to gain more political power and influence by supporting the Liberal Party, but now they had to abandon this idea.

According to Spain’s new political donation system, they would need to pay at least double the original cost, and the results achieved might not even be effective.

After all, these funds are distributed among major political parties, and the Liberal Party, which was truly invested in, can only receive 45.4%, while the Conservative Party, which did nothing, can instead gain 29.4%.

The new system is desperate for French capital, but it is indeed a hope and dawn for some small parties with low support rates to sustain themselves.

Although Spain’s per capita income has increased significantly compared to ten years ago, due to the existence of a large number of farmers in the country, most people can barely afford basic necessities.

In such situations, the political donations received by various parties cannot be too much, even for the Conservative Party and the Progressive Party.

As for the minor parties with only one or two seats, they receive so little political donations annually that political activities rely heavily on donations from party members.

Under the new system, these parties can also receive some political donations, which, although not much, are certainly better than having virtually no income before.

Because of this, these minor parties are relatively welcoming the new political donation system. They will basically not suffer any losses, and instead, they can receive more financial income.

As for the existing three major parties in Spain, their losses are severe. Particularly for the Conservative Party, as the largest party in Spain, they also receive the most political donations.

Because the Conservative Party has many aristocratic members, the political donation quota of the Conservative Party is relatively large, and the losses under the new system will also be more significant.

The Conservative Party is a party completely loyal to Carlo and will not express a clear opposition to orders detrimental to its interests.

However, as a party completely loyal to itself, certain compensation must be given to the Conservative Party. Carlo’s compensation is simple: every year, a donation of 500,000 Pessetas is made to the Conservative Party in the name of the royal family’s fast-food company.

This 500,000 Pesseta political donation allows the Conservative Party to get 347,000. This fund is enough to compensate the Conservative Party for the losses caused by the new system and enables more parties to obtain activity funds under the new system.

The reason for the donation in the name of the fast-food company instead of Carlo’s personal name is mainly because, as the King of Spain, Carlo cannot too openly support a particular party.

For Carlo, whether it’s the Conservative Party, the Progressive Party, or the guarded Liberal Party, they are essentially the same.

Under the premise that they do not explicitly oppose the monarchy, these parties are all political forces Carlo can use. Supporting only one party means Carlo distances himself from the remaining parties.

This approach is unwise, and Carlo will never allow a single party to dominate Spain.

A truly reasonable political situation should be one where several parties compete and cooperate with each other, all for Carlo’s use.

Only by doing so can Carlo stand above the major parties, easily leveraging the competitive relationships between these parties to ensure their allegiance to him.

In such a situation, once a party begins to oppose the monarchy, not even requiring Carlo to take action, other parties will unite to oppose this party for their interests.

If Carlo clearly supports one party, the remaining parties might unite to oppose Carlo’s supported party, or even oppose Carlo himself.

Once the new system was promulgated and implemented, the existing problems within Spain were promptly resolved.

Without the support of French capital, the Liberal Party cannot pose a threat to the Progressive Party and the Conservative Party.

Carlo can also focus on the population growth in the Congo Territory and the changes the gold rush brings to the Congo Territory.

During this period, the Anglo-Afghan War officially ended, and the two countries signed the Gandamak Treaty, with the United Kingdom officially gaining diplomatic control over Afghanistan and stationing troops in the region.