President Kazati, who thought that he had been deceived, naturally ignored the Sardinians' rudeness. Even if he was willing to give them food now, he couldn't produce it.
The ordinary people only had a little food, and it wouldn't be long before they reached out to the interim government. Now, only a portion of the nobles and capitalists had food, and they didn't have much food in their homes.
They weren't in the food business, so who would hoard a bunch of food at home?
If they did, the Austrian army would have come to collect food long ago. Austria wasn't popular here anyway, so there was no need to worry about negative effects.
In short, Kazati, the president, had no way of getting the food. To put it bluntly, the interim government was a grassroots organization, and it didn't matter whether they recognized it or not.
After the Sardinian army entered the city, the high-ranking generals hooked up with the local nobles and capitalists, and didn't take the interim government seriously.
It was no secret among the higher-ups that the Kingdom of Sardinia wanted to annex Lombardy. Once they reached an agreement with the local power, the interim government could die of old age.
Since there was no food for a long time, Manstall had no choice but to appease the morale of the army and send someone to the leaders who attended the banquet to make the decision.
The joy they felt when they first entered the city had disappeared. If not for their patriotic passion, the Sardinian army would have given them a taste of the anger of soldiers.
So be it. One dinner wouldn't starve them to death anyway. Soldiers in this era could endure hardship, and it was popular in many places to have two meals a day. It wasn't strange for them to go hungry at night.
The first night passed just like that. Early the next morning, the officers who returned from the banquet questioned the interim government.
They originally wanted to find an excuse to dissolve the interim government in order to achieve their strategic goal of annexing Lombardy, and now the best excuse was delivered to them.
There was a turning point in history. Because Marshal Radski was prepared, Kazati and the others were arrested and sent to prison early, and they didn't have time to reach an agreement with the Kingdom of Sardinia.
When they were released from prison, the Sardinian army had already arrived outside Milan, and the negotiations between the two sides had just begun.
Now that something like this had happened, the Kingdom of Sardinia naturally wouldn't let it go. They directly put a gun to Kazati's neck to negotiate.
One had to lower one's head when under someone else's roof.
Without a doubt, Kazati didn't have the courage to refuse, and had to accept all of the Kingdom of Sardinia's conditions.
If it weren't for the fact that they had worked together before, the Kingdom of Sardinia needed the cooperation of the local tyrants if they wanted to stabilize the Lombardy region.
After negotiating the conditions, General Bartolio immediately took over the armed forces of the interim government, which was the local militia.
Everything went very smoothly. The local nobles and capitalists also contributed a portion of the food to solve the urgent need.
But Badolio was not happy at all. There was no food in Milan, and even the entire Lombardy region was short of food.
The local people even said that they had burned the granaries, and they were waiting for the Sardinia to provide them.
Bartolio swore, in the name of God, that he had not ordered these granaries to be burned; but he himself did not believe it.
Badolio 'that he, and was that he, that, that, would, Kazati, and would, that, that, would would, would, would be, was, and, and would be.
Gritting his teeth, for the sake of his future, Badolio accepted the credit. After all, the Austrians said that they had sent people to burn the granaries, and the people in Milan also swore that they were not afraid of being exposed.
If the Austrian army had given up on Lombardy, and he had led the troops to take over these places, he wouldn't have any credit to speak of.
Now, he changed the story. He had sent spies to burn the granaries of the Austrian army, and defeated Marshal Radski without any blood on his blade. This was a proper famous general!
Bartolio and several of the officers of the army conferred with each other, and after dividing up the spoils of war, the matter was confirmed, and another general rose in the continent of Europe.
Now that the benefits were in their hands, the aftermath would be troublesome. If it weren't for the Government of Austria's poor reputation in the area, and the people's distrust of them, they would have run out of food soon.
Even though the capitalists had promised that they would buy food from the outside world as soon as possible, distant water could not quench the present thirst!
Although he was worried, Badolio wasn't actually too worried. He had already reported the situation to the country. Now, as long as the situation was stabilized, the food problem would naturally be taken care of by others.
People sat at home, and disaster came from the sky.
This was how King Charles Albert felt. The Kingdom of Sardinia wasn't prepared. If it weren't for the pressure from the people in the country, he wouldn't have attacked Austria at this time.
How could he not know how much wealth the Kingdom of Sardinia had? It was only now that Austria wasn't in a good state that he dared to send troops to probe.
He didn't expect General Badolio to be so fierce. He used a vicious trick to make the Austrian army scram. It was a good thing to occupy the city of Milan, but it would be troublesome to solve the problem of feeding hundreds of thousands of people in the city.
The Kingdom of Sardinia wasn't rich, and it wasn't a grain-producing area. On the contrary, the Milan Plain was the main grain-producing area of Italy.
Since they had to do it, they naturally had to do it to the extreme. The Austrian army forcibly took over the local capitalists' grain stores, warehouses, and even the corresponding grain processing plants. Now, they were all destroyed in the fire.
The city of Milan had been occupied, but there was no return. They couldn't give up on Milan, either. Unifying Italy was the highest goal of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
"Castanto, immediately gather a batch of grain and send it to Milan. The more the better. Hurry!"
Charlie Albert was still capable. He had made the right choice at the first moment. Now that the deed was already done, no matter what, he had to feed the local people first.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, what do you think about the reward for the frontline generals?"
Castanto's words instantly made King Charles feel much better. This time, he had defeated the famous Austrian general, Marshal Radski.
Regardless of whether there was a fight or not, a victory was a victory, and it was a beautiful victory. This gave him a lot of face.
The media of the Kingdom of Sardinia had already praised Badolio to the sky, as if he was the world's number one general. Naturally, Charles couldn't mistreat the hero.
"All the heroes will be promoted by one level. General Badolio will be conferred the title of Marshal of the Kingdom of Sardinia. After the war is over, I will personally confer the title on him!"
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(Note: Marshal Radski became famous during the war against France. He stepped on Napoleon's shoulders in the Battle of Aspern Aisling and later planned the Battle of Leipzig. However, his identity wasn't the commander-in-chief, but the chief of staff. He wasn't famous in the history books.)
