Empire Rising: Spain

Chapter 81: Chapter 79: Camilo Gallegos

In fact, on the very first day of arriving in Italy, Carlo had Kadir search for all kinds of talent available in Italy.

Carlo placed no industry limits on the talents he was looking for, whether in physics, chemistry, mechanics, or medicine. As long as they could help Spain, they were within Carlo’s range of recruitment.

The standard for attracting talent remained the same: a house in Madrid, a high-income job, and a check for 5000 pesetas. If they had families, their families would be settled, and educational resources provided for their children.

With such a comprehensive offer, unless the scientist was already very wealthy, few could resist the temptation.

It’s like a president from a certain country in later generations inviting you to work abroad, with an annual income of over a million, and giving you a check for 500,000 before departure. Ordinary people would likely be tempted.

Attracted by such generous conditions, Carlo soon received Kadir’s report. The first batch of talents willing to go to Spain was ready.

When Carlo saw the length of the list, he realized how attractive his offer was to people of this era.

The entire list had fewer than a hundred people, among them professors from famous Italian universities and well-known scientists.

Although such recruitment might seem unethical, for Spain’s development, unethical it would be.

Among the hundred or so names, Carlo quickly saw a somewhat familiar name: Camilo Gallegos.

Not only was the surname famous, but Carlo also had some impression of this name.

If Carlo remembered correctly, this Golgi fellow had even won a Nobel Prize in medicine?

But Carlo couldn’t recall specifically, only that this guy was quite famous in Italy.

“Camilo Gallegos?” Carlo looked at Kadir, asking, “Is he engaged in medical research?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Camilo graduated from the Pavia University Medical School and is now a doctor at San Mateo Hospital,” Kadir replied promptly.

Carlo nodded. The Nobel Prize had not been established at this time, so as a Nobel Prize winner, Camilo likely hadn’t yet exhibited his capabilities and was probably just an ordinary doctor.

“Are all these people arranged?” Carlo asked, “The delegation will leave Italy in a few days, I hope they can leave with us.”

“All arranged, Your Majesty.” Kadir nodded, saying, “These people can leave with us at any time, and the remaining ones not yet ready are listed in the second batch and should be able to head to Spain within a month.”

Carlo felt somewhat awkward, not expecting to harvest hundreds of talents from Italy all at once. But considering these talents were vital for Spain’s development, Carlo didn’t find it so awkward.

After all, Italy was a country with vast resources and was not missing these hundreds of talents. Unlike Spain, which was currently lacking people in various industries, except for the most populous farmers.

“Try not to attract the Italian Government’s attention when recruiting talents,” Carlo instructed. “Although this does not violate Italian law, it would disrupt the good relations between Spain and Italy.

In the future, Spain’s development will still need Italy’s help. I hope this matter can be done more discreetly.”

The good news is that none of the people on the list were too famous. As long as it’s done discreetly, it will likely not attract the Italian Government’s attention.

After all, Italy has a significant number of emigrants, and these talents will blend in with the emigrants, making it unlikely to be discovered.

The Italian Government also won’t specifically investigate why certain talents left. After all, Italy has plenty of such talents, and what truly lacks are those who are already famous and have achieved research results.

If Camino had already won the Nobel Prize, the Italian Government would surely notice him and try to prevent his emigration abroad.

But at this time, Camino was just an ordinary doctor who graduated from a regular university, and his emigration didn’t matter that much to the Italian Government.

As long as Kadir’s actions weren’t too blatant, and he didn’t attempt to take too many talents at once, even if the Italian Government noticed, they would probably turn a blind eye.

“I understand, Your Majesty. These people are moving to Spain through legal immigration channels. Subsequent talents won’t go directly to Spain but will transfer to France or other places first, so the Italians aren’t likely to notice,” Kadir nodded, responding.

Kadir understood the need for caution. The Italian Government wouldn’t pay much attention to one or a few immigrants to Spain, but they would surely notice hundreds migrating simultaneously to Spain.

The best way is to transfer through France or other places. After all, the Italian Government won’t know if these people have gone to France or Spain.

“Prepare a detailed dossier on Camilo Gallegos for me, and bring him to meet me tomorrow,” Carlo instructed.

The fact that Camilo won a Nobel Prize demonstrated that he had quite remarkable abilities.

Spain also lacked such talents in the field of medicine, and if they could be introduced and cultivated, Spain could make considerable progress in medicine in the future.

Carlo wouldn’t underestimate the importance of medicine at all.

Carlo deeply understood how backward medicine was during this era. Whether for his own safety or the wellbeing of all Spaniards, it was tremendously essential to develop medicine and medical technology vigorously.

Medical research could also bring substantial income. Life-saving antibiotics like penicillin do not lack a market.

Once a crucial drug like penicillin is developed, the revenue from exporting it alone could ensure the Royal Family never worries about money again, and they could even profit from other countries, a perfect windfall.

“Yes, Your Majesty.” For Carlo’s orders, Kadir certainly wouldn’t ask an extra question. He knew his task was to faithfully execute orders; that was his duty.

Waving his hand for Kadir to leave, Carlo also looked out the window.

Carlo already had an idea, which was to establish an institution similar to the Nobel Prize to award honors and rewards to the renowned scientists of this era.

While these scientists came to receive their honors and rewards, Carlo could also readily connect with them, recruiting them to work in Spain.

Of course, this was just a concept and would be difficult to realize. After all, Carlo’s intention to recruit talent would be noticed by other countries. If every country established similar awards and increased the importance placed on talent, it would backfire on Carlo. After all, Spain presently could only expand its talent reserves by attracting talent from abroad.