Chapter 130: Technical School

Prime Minister Primo first reported the government's recent work achievements to Gao Da, then steered the meeting's discussion toward the current problems facing the government, namely Spain's lack of technical talent in the development of industry.

In fact, it is not just Spain; any country that wants to develop industry will face the problem of a lack of technical talent.

Industry cannot be built simply by accumulating money. In addition to using a large amount of advanced technology and equipment, it also requires technical talent with a certain knowledge base.

Even the most basic steel smelting has quite strict requirements for the technical level of steel workers. The technical level of workers not only determines the quality of the steel but also determines work efficiency and safety.

Gao Da had long anticipated that Spain would lack technical talent.

Although some of the talent gap has been filled by building universities and attracting foreign talent, the vacancy for technical talent, especially technical workers, has not been filled much.

Previously, when Spain's industrial scale was not large, such vacancies were acceptable. But now that Spain's industrial scale has gradually taken shape through long-term development, the vacancy for technical workers must be taken seriously.

Spain's reserves of technical talent and technical workers are only enough to meet the needs of a small industrial base in Seville. For the Barcelona industrial base currently under construction, relying solely on the existing technical talent within Spain is completely insufficient.

Compared with the Seville industrial base, the Barcelona industrial base is not only much larger in scale, but its importance is also completely different.

The Seville industrial base can only provide about 30, 00 jobs at most, but the first phase of construction of the Barcelona industrial base can provide about 100, 00 jobs.

If the total three-phase construction of the Barcelona industrial base is completed, the entire industrial base is expected to provide more than 500, 00 jobs, which also means that the vacancy for technical talent is as high as hundreds of thousands.

A vacancy of hundreds of thousands of talents is not so easy to fill, and it is necessary to spend a great price to build relevant technical schools to specifically cultivate technical talent other than university students.

"Your Majesty, these are the development difficulties currently encountered by the government. It is not very obvious now, but after the Barcelona industrial base is built, our vacancy for technical talent and technical workers may reach more than 50, 00, and it is very likely to affect the development of the Barcelona industrial base." After reporting the current work progress of the Spanish government, Prime Minister Primo said respectfully to Gao Da.

"Does the government have any good solutions at present?" Gao Da nodded and asked.

"Yes." Prime Minister Primo nodded and replied: "We can establish relevant comprehensive technical schools to help us cultivate the technical talent we need at fixed points.

However, because we need a large amount of technical talent in the short term, there are still some difficulties in establishing relevant comprehensive technical schools at present."

In fact, if we only talk about building comprehensive technical schools, the government's power alone can easily do it.

But the problem is that Spain's demand for technical talent is not as simple as a few thousand or ten thousand; it is a gap of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.

Under such a huge gap, it is difficult to do it by relying solely on the government's power. Even if the government can build so many technical schools, it will waste too much energy and funds in this regard, thereby ignoring development in other directions.

The best way is to cooperate with the royal family. The royal family has sufficient funds; after all, the Royal United Bank has become the largest bank in Spain.

It is precisely because Prime Minister Primo knows this that he invited Gao Da to attend this cabinet meeting, inviting Gao Da and the royal family to join in the construction of technical schools as much as possible, so that Spain can make up for the vacancy of technical talent as soon as possible.

Gao Da certainly knows Prime Minister Primo's thoughts. However, the royal family certainly cannot waste a large amount of funds to help the government build technical schools for nothing; at least some interest exchange must be reached.

Gao Da's goal is not only to help the government build technical schools but also to let the royal family take the lead in the construction and popularization of technical schools and take the credit.

When a large number of technical talents are cultivated from schools in the future and enter the positions of factories and enterprises, these people will be grateful to the royal family; after all, it is the royal family that gave them the opportunity.

If there were no technical schools built by the royal family to help them master a crucial technical skill, they would absolutely not be able to qualify for some high-demand technical positions, and their income would naturally not increase significantly.

Prime Minister Primo is actually clear about some of Gao Da's requirements. No matter how Gao Da cooperates with him in terms of reform, it cannot change the fact that Gao Da is a young king.

Young kings are all ambitious; there is no young king who does not want to master the power in his own hands and point fingers at the government's work.

Although Prime Minister Primo understands this, Prime Minister Primo will not stop Gao Da's actions and requirements. For Prime Minister Primo, the current reform and development of Spain are the most important, and other things are secondary.

What's more, the progress of Gao Da cultivating his own confidants and forces and slowly gaining power will take at least a few years. During these few years, Gao Da will fully support Prime Minister Primo's reforms as much as possible, which is also what Prime Minister Primo most wants to see.

As for Gao Da wanting more power in a few years, it actually has nothing to do with Prime Minister Primo.

Prime Minister Primo is almost 60 years old, and he will not worry about those long years later. Moreover, with the support of Duke Serrano and the defection of the royalists who originally swore allegiance to the Bourbon family, it is only a matter of time before Gao Da gains part of the power in the government and the military.

At present, the only person in the entire Spanish government who can stop Gao Da from gaining power is Prime Minister Primo, but Prime Minister Primo will not do so.

Because Prime Minister Primo deeply and clearly understands that the stability of the Kingdom of Spain largely depends on the current monarchy.

If Spain were to become a republic, there would not be so much forbearance among the various factions. Rather than letting radical republicanism destroy Spain, it is better to let Gao Da regain power.

At least after these few years of observation, Gao Da does not seem to be a mediocre monarch like Queen Isabella; at least he is a relatively qualified king.

What's more, even if Gao Da wants to take over the power in the government and the military, it will not be smooth sailing.

Other parties may not be willing to see a king with absolute power, and even if Gao Da has some power, he will be restricted by the parliament and the government.

This is another reason why Prime Minister Primo feels at ease. If Gao Da's own ability is not too strong, the opposition of these parties is enough to ensure that Gao Da's power is not too great, and Spain remains a constitutional monarchy, so there is naturally no need to impose too many restrictions on Gao Da's power.

If Gao Da can hold absolute power despite the opposition of many parties and other forces, and is deeply trusted and loved by the people, then it can also prove that Gao Da is a king with quite excellent ability.

Since this is the case, what need is there for Prime Minister Primo to stop Gao Da from gaining power?

"The vacancy of hundreds of thousands of technical talents is indeed not easy to fill." Gao Da nodded, pretending to be thoughtful, and spoke after a moment: "

Facing the major difficulties in Spain's development, the royal family cannot stand by. Let's do this: I will withdraw a portion of funds from the royal family's property to establish the Madrid Comprehensive Technical School and build as many branch schools as possible.

The construction requirements for the comprehensive technical school do not need to be too high, as long as it can cultivate technical talent in relevant fields for us. The enrollment of technical schools can also be relaxed; as long as one has a primary school diploma, one can apply to our comprehensive technical school, and after graduation, one can obtain a diploma equivalent to a high school diploma."

This favor must be done; after all, the stronger Spain is, the more benefits Gao Da can get.

As for the role and contribution of the royal family in building technical schools, I believe that with Prime Minister Primo in charge, he naturally understands Gao Da's intentions.

Moreover, Gao Da himself owns a large number of newspapers as public opinion agencies; with a little large-scale publicity, he can naturally let the public know who made a great effort to build the technical schools.

Hearing Gao Da nod and agree to let the royal family fund the construction of technical schools, the expressions of some cabinet members looking at Gao Da also changed slightly.

Prime Minister Primo's cabinet government follows the principle of reform first, and there are indeed a considerable number of cabinet members who support the monarchy and Gao Da.

But at the same time, there are also some guys in the cabinet government who oppose the monarchy, or rather, do not think highly of the monarchy.

It is mainly because of the influence that the Bourbon dynasty and Queen Isabella and her father had on Spain; the Spanish people have experienced more than 50 years of dark rule.

Gao Da's ability to nod and agree to the royal family's funding so readily clearly exceeded the expectations of some cabinet members.

After all, if it were during the reign of Queen Isabella, she would not only be unwilling to waste the royal family's money on these aspects but would even turn around and use government funds to handle the royal family's affairs.

Although this cannot directly change the attitude of some cabinet members, it at least makes them clear that Gao Da is not the same as the previous Queen Isabella.

This is also one of Gao Da's goals. Although after Prime Minister Primo steps down, the vast majority of the current cabinet government will say goodbye to Spain's core political stage, some people will continue to struggle in the Spanish political arena, or even run for the position of Prime Minister.

What Gao Da wants to do is to change some people's views on the Spanish monarchy and select some talents he can use from them as much as possible, making them his help.

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