Bonaretti addresses the Chamber. He is serene and confident unlike the first time he addressed the deputies as Prime Minister.
I would like to give thanks to His Majesty for once again having the confidence in me to lead the government of our great kingdom. I would also like to thank the wise men of the Privy Council for recommending me to His Majesty. Finally, I applaud the people of Sardinia-Piedmont for giving our ticket in overwhelming victory in the election and bestowing their confidence on me.
Before we begin this new term of government, let us bow our heads for a brief moment of silence in honor of His Majesty Carlo Alberto. Let us silently pray that he may be cured of his illness and return to us in better spirits. Life goes on, but it is not the same without our king beside us every day.
Bonaretti bows his head and closes his eyes. When the appropriate amount of time has passed he opens his eyes and picks his head up.
Less than two years ago, our country- nay, our way of life- seemed on the verge of collapse. The dreaded Hydra had grown to its fullest force since the days of the Corsican general. Its deadly heads- Jacobinism, unionism, militant Bonapartism, and freemasonry- had ensnared Sardinia-Piedmont as well as the rest of the continent. Experts and men of science predicted that it was the end for the traditional order. They said that the age of kings and princes were over, that stability would be condemned to the dustbin of history just like past Roman glories, and that republics and their savage progeny would overrun old Europe. True, some of this came to pass. But for the most part, these philosophers were wrong. Europe did not fall; Europe grew stronger from its trial of strength. The Hydra failed and the vile Jacobin plot did not come to fruition.
But how did we survive such an ordeal? We survived because the people demanded that we survive. The philosophers would have you believe that every man, woman, and child was willing to overrun the glorious monuments of civilization and fill the great cities with blood. But these crazed radicals were only a small minority. The people remembered the bloodshed of the French Revolution and the debacle of the following two decades. They decided that they did not want violence and anarchy: they wanted peace and stability. And so, the people of Europe- even our troublesome neighbors- chose order over chaos. The clearest example of this decisive moment came, of course, in our own kingdom. Many so-called "experts" predicted a leftist victory and the end of the monarchy. But the people of Sardinia-Piedmont chose tradition and prosperity in overwhelming numbers. Over ninety percent of the seats went to the cause of righteousness! How could the great people of our kingdom have rebuked the Hydra any more decisively?
However, this process was not an easy one. Some alterations to our system was necessary and they will continue to be necessary in the future. When our illustrious king first signed the Statuo Albertino, I was extremely hesitant and skeptical. I believed there was no way such a system could work. But I was proven wrong as the document has preserved the traditional order and allowed it to thrive in this new era. I learned that the people of Sardinia-Piedmont could be trusted to create a proper form of government with their ballots. Just look at the results- they have chosen their representatives very wisely for the most part. I do not believe Athenian or American democracy is a wise form of government. But I am willing to admit that a fusion of modernity and tradition is prospering right before our eyes. The majesty of the monarchy and the landed gentry has been strengthened by the confidence of the educated people of the kingdom in this post-Statuto government. Perhaps our system can be a model for all the nations of Europe and bring about an era of peace and wealth under the wise direction of the sacred Congress of Vienna and the Holy Father.
But let us not rest on our laurels. Danger still exists and the Hydra can never truly be defeated. Our enemies have been defeated, but they have not been destroyed. Let us keep watch and continue to maintain the integrity of the monarchy, tradition, and Catholic Church. Let us give no respite to the radicals and anarchists; let us continue the work of the last term and build our kingdom. We shall preserve the customs of the kingdom as it heads into an uncertain era and repulse all harmful influences. A new age may be upon us, but the old order still reigns.
A few moments later, a memo was issued from the Prime Minister's office
A MEMORANDUM FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER TO HIS MAJESTY AND THE PEOPLE OF SARDINIA-PIEDMONT
I present to you the potential cabinet for the upcoming term of government:
PRIME MINISTER:
Conte Giacomo Bonaretti di Nizza ((AndreMassena)) I Tradizionalisti
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER:
Marchese Cesare Luigi Amat di Soleminis e Saint Philip ((Marschalk)) I Tradizionalisti
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
Carlo Agostino Uleri ((DensleyBlair)) I Tradizionalisti
AMBASSADOR TO THE FRENCH EMPIRE:
Conte Maximillian von Habsburg-Lorraine d'Annecy Partito di Unità
AMBASSADOR TO THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE:
Signor Carlo Patto ((Fingon)) I Tradizionalisti
AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND:
Marchese Antonio Maria Enrico di Susa ((LatinKaiser)) I Tradizionalisti
AMBASSADOR TO THE KINGDOM OF PRUSSIA AND THE NORTH GERMAN FEDERATION:
Signor Achille Agostino Costantino ((Sealy300)) Independent
AMBASSADOR TO THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE:
Signor Marzio Pedrotti ((Firehound15)) Il Granrealisti
AMBASSADOR TO THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE:
Mario Boccadelli ((Emilersej)) Partito di Unità
AMBASSADOR TO THE KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES:
Signor Marco Moretti ((Canadian_95_RTS)) I Pretoriani
DELEGATE TO THE HOLY SEE:
Marchese Alberto Asinari di San Marzano ((Plutonium95)) I Tradizionalisti
MINISTER OF WAR:
Marchese Cesare Luigi Amat di Soleminis e Saint Philip ((Marschalk)) I Tradizionalisti
CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF:
General Raffaele Guglielmo Niccolò Vittorio Maria Alighieri ((TJDS))
MINISTER OF FINANCE:
Signor Claudio Ferrero Gabriele ((99KingHigh)) Il Granrealisti
MINISTER OF COMMERCE:
Signor Riccardo Cavalieri ((Otto of England)) I Tradizionalisti
MINISTER OF JUSTICE:
Signor Mario del Fungi ((Scrapknight)) I Tradizionalisti
MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS:
Signor Eugenio Maria Amadeo di Barnardi ((Glueth)) Il Granrealisti
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION:
Marchese Andrea Damiano Cignetti d'Alba ((Lyonessian)) I Tradizionalisti
MINISTER OF EDUCATION:
Conte Francesco Ludovico Costanzo Sforza di Trecate e Galliate ((Maxwell500)) I Tradizionalisti
MINISTER OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Signor Alessandro "Sardegno" Vaccarello ((Gen. Marshall)) I Tradizionalisti
OFFICER OF CENSORSHIP:
Conte Alvaro Vienta di Numancia d'Ivrea ((Kaisersohaib)) I Tradizionalisti
MINISTER OF THE ROYAL COURT:
Barone Augustus Cavour Palma di Quartu Sant'Elena ((naxhi24)) I Tradizionalisti
GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CARTHAGE:
Governor Lucius Vico Balbo ((Noco19)) I Tradizionalisti
PRAETOR DI PIEMONTE:
Marchese Antonio Maria Enrico di Susa ((LatinKaiser)) I Tradizionalisti
PRAETOR DI SARDEGNA:
Signor Alessandro "Sardegno" Vaccarello ((Gen. Marshall)) I Tradizionalisti
PRAETOR DI SAVOIA:
Duca Amadeus Cornelius Salvatore Severin dom Contravarius-Parma y d'Alatriste-Enghien di Provenza ((Contravarius)) I Tradizionalisti
PRAETOR DI NIZZA:
Signor Achille Agostino Costantino ((sealy300)) Independent
All ministers must privately send me their plans for them to be finalized.
Thank you all and may God bless our kingdom.
~Conte Bonaretti di Nizza, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont
((Private-Firehound))
Dear Signor Pedrotti,
Congratulations are in order for your appointment as ambassador to Russia. However, your mission will not be a primarily diplomatic one. As you may well know the last ambassador to Russia, the Count of Arborea, has gone missing in Russia and never returned to Sardinia. Your task is to find the count- dead or alive. Do not return home till you find news of his whereabouts. Good luck in your mission and may God watch over you. Remember that the Russians are a notoriously shadowy people that cannot be trusted. Avoid exposure to the freezing cold, especially during the winter. If the Russian winter can destroy the Corsican than it can definitely destroy you.
Sincerely,
Conte Bonaretti di Nizza
Prime Minister