Rebirth of the Spanish Empire.

Chapter 19 Establishment of Social Organizations
  The next day,

After discussing things with Alfonso in the Royal Palace of Madrid last night.

Now Isabella knew that she should take action. Now because of years of war, there have been many disabled people in the Kingdom of Spain. They have no one to take care of them and can only live a life of begging.

But for Isabella, this is a great opportunity: she can establish a large-scale charity organization under the banner of taking care of the disabled.

And through this large-scale public welfare organization, a large number of women are recruited to work as caregivers to solve women's work problems without causing any rebuttal from society!
  And what form should this public welfare organization take?

"By the way, we can establish the Kingdom of Spain's own Red Cross!" Isabella thought excitedly.

The world-famous World Red Cross was born in the war between Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia (the Italian Unification War in 1866), and the Kingdom of Spain was the first country to sign the treaty.

However, the Kingdom of Spain was experiencing constant political chaos and wars and rebellions in its country, and Europe at this time did not care much about the human rights of civilians.

To sum up, the development of the World Red Cross is still very slow.

Isabella immediately ran to the conference room of the Royal Palace of Madrid and found Fangso to discuss the establishment of the Red Cross.

"Your Majesty, I have something very important to discuss with you now."

Isabella did not call her by her name as usual, and her expression was very serious at this time.

"What's going on? My dear sister.

If you say something important, as long as it's not too outrageous, I'll agree to it. "

At this time, Alfonso was also a little at a loss.

My older sister who has always been gentle and shy. Why is it so solemn and solemn today? This is really difficult for Alfonso to adapt to.

"Your Majesty, our Kingdom of Spain signed the Geneva Convention in 1863?

But over the years, our country has not taken a fancy to this aspect.

During the many years of internal war in the Kingdom of Spain, most of our people who were injured in the war died without receiving help, which led to a significant decline in our country's population.

So, I wanted to use this opportunity to recruit a large number of women to work, and establishing our own Red Cross would be a great opportunity to liberate women!

And because they did not receive timely treatment, resulting in a large number of casualties, it is now urgent to establish the Kingdom of Spain's own Red Cross Society! "

Isabella pointed out the shortcomings of the current medical conditions in the Kingdom of Spain. Of course, in addition to the backward medical conditions, the lack of relevant professional talents is also a very important issue.

And women are suitable for this kind of work, so this is a multi-purpose thing for the current Kingdom of Spain!
  "Sister, your idea of ​​the Red Cross is a good one, but now the internal war in the Kingdom of Spain has passed." Alfonso asked.

Of course he knew the important role of the Red Cross from later generations, but he had not yet seen the determination and ability from Isabella.

“The war is indeed over now, but we should be able to deal with any possible threat of war.

At this time, the field hospital medical system was widely spread throughout the Kingdom of Spain.

Then this will greatly reduce the casualty rate of our Spanish army and save valuable manpower to the maximum extent.

In addition to battlefield rescue during war times. In peacetime, we can provide rapid and effective treatment when natural disasters or infectious diseases are prevalent, thereby ensuring the safety of civilians in disaster areas. "

Isabella said solemnly to Alfonso.

In the 19th century, an era when the medical system was backward, my sister Isabella was able to provide relevant information on disaster areas and infectious disease prevention and control, which proved that she had indeed worked hard in this area.

"So sister, what are you going to do?"

Alfonso said to Isabella sternly, he knew that the other party's purpose was definitely not that simple.

“In order to be able to do the above quickly and effectively. So I think people with experience in large-scale medical care are essential.

In order to save costs, we can select this type of people among the female group. "Isabella replied.

Women in the 19th century were very pitiful. It was impossible for them to obtain the same equal status as men in this dark age.

If women want to achieve true equality, they do not rely on charity from others, but need to show a more eye-catching performance to let the world see that women are not inferior to men.

As a woman, Isabella knew this clearly, so she came up with such an idea to help women gain social recognition.

"Sister, I absolutely support your idea. But you have to understand that when working in an organization, women alone will not work.

This will definitely attract the attention of the society, so it is better to recruit according to the ratio of men to women at a ratio of 1:1, so as not to encounter opposition from the society.

I can understand your eagerness to gain status for women, but the combination of men and women can better gain widespread recognition in society. "

As a person from later generations, Alfonso knows that matching men and women should be the mainstream of society, and in this era, women's unilateral work will only encounter more opposition from society.

And men and women working together can better improve work efficiency and will not cause too much repercussions from society!

"Sister, in my vision, men and women in the Kingdom of Spain should be equal. Men and women working together is what I want to see.

(Alfonso would never admit it. He was afraid that it would become an extreme feminist organization like a certain big cosmic country in future generations, so he refused his sister Isabella’s proposal.

When men and women work together, women can not only get the respect they deserve, but also avoid the occurrence of extreme feminism. This is really a multi-purpose thing! )
  Moreover, women are still relatively lacking in technical talents such as doctors.

Therefore, no matter what position they work in in the future, men and women will have equal status. This is what you want, sister, isn't it? Alfonso replied.

Listening to Alfonso's answer, Isabella nodded in agreement, because by doing so, she would face much less social pressure.

"Okay, then go ahead and do it, sister. I will reset the headquarters of the Red Cross for you in the center of Madrid.

So from now on, I appoint you as President of the Red Cross Society of the Kingdom of Spain.

You must set an example for the women of the Kingdom of Spain, let them be proud of you, and fight with you as an example.

In terms of public opinion, I will express my support for you so that you will not have any worries.

Sister, don’t worry too much, I’m behind you, just go ahead and do it! "

Alfonso looked at Isabella calmly and folded his hands.

Now Alfonso's reputation in the Kingdom of Spain can fully support the work carried out by Isabella.

"Thank you, my dear brother."

Isabella gave Alfonso a Spanish noble salute. Of course she knew what Alfonso's statement meant.

Now with Alfonso's support, no one would dare to point fingers at the Red Cross for recruiting a group of female caregivers.

"Sister, since I already support you, I think I should be able to give you some advice."

Alfonso smiled at her and motioned for Isabella to sit down and not be so serious.

"Okay, you go ahead and I'll listen." Isabella nodded.

Because her brother's abilities are unanimously recognized by the outside world, Isabella is eager to implement all of her brother Alfonso's suggestions!
  "Now about the establishment of the Red Cross. In addition to what you said above, sister, I think we can also participate in international humanitarian relief.

This will not only train their treatment capabilities, but also enhance the reputation of our Kingdom of Spain in the world.

I can also give you the power to raise funds from society and use the money raised to help the victims, and the royal government will supervise this.

As for the relief in disaster areas and infectious disease areas, I hope that the Red Cross will conduct publicity all over Spain in the future to teach people simple prevention and control measures and first aid measures. "

These three points proposed by Alfonso are based on the concept of medical protection system in later generations.

Although Europe was bloody and dark during this period, the ancient bloodletting treatment method was still used.

(The so-called bloodletting treatment means that when you are sick, the doctor only needs to bleed.

If you can survive it, consider yourself lucky, which proves that this doctor's bloodletting treatment is superb! If you can't survive it, you're out of luck. The doctors responsible for relevant treatments will not be condemned by the patients' families. On the contrary, they will only feel that you are not loved by God!

However, this method was deeply trusted by the majority of European people in the 19th century! This made Alfonso feel very incredible. )
  But in this dark age, it has to be said that it is ironic that the concept of humanism has appeared since the Renaissance.

"Your Majesty, the funds we need to establish the Red Cross in the early stage..." Isabella said a little embarrassedly.

"Sister, just go directly to the government's Ministry of Finance to approve the funds, and I will pass the news on to Paracides."

Alfonso felt a little want to laugh when he saw his sister who was now as shy as before.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

At this time, Isabella's purpose of coming to Alfonso was finally achieved, and the first step towards women's rights was finally taken with difficulty.

Now with Alfonso's support, I believe the next step will not be difficult. The next step will depend on her efforts.

At the same time, Isabella was a little nervous. She felt a heavy sense of responsibility. She would become the first role model and role model for female liberation.

"Okay, get ready, sister. I'm waiting for your good news in the palace."

Alfonso looked at the pile of official business piled on the table and began to see off the guests, because he still had a lot of official business that he had not yet solved.

Isabella happily left with the financial approval note given by Alfonso, but at this time, Alfonso was still dealing with official affairs hard.

In the spare time when he was bowing his head to deal with official duties, Alfonso rethought things about martyrs.

A few days ago, Alfonso ordered Arsenio to cremate the bodies of the fallen soldiers on the spot and then bring them back in urns.

Although the Christian tradition is burial, the tradition of cremation has always existed in Spain. Nowadays, when soldiers die in battle in a foreign country, they are cremated and then taken home, and no one says anything.

The Madrid Cathedral, which was ordered to be built a few days ago, obviously cannot be completed in such a short time.

Therefore, it is urgent to find a place to temporarily bury the urns of the soldiers.

In addition, regarding the work on the Veterans Protection Act, Paracides is also in the process of forming relevant departments, and it is not possible to get on track quickly for a while.

It is conceivable that the implementation of the Veterans Protection Act will encounter many difficulties.

As for the progress of this matter, corresponding solutions can only be quickly made based on the actual local conditions.

At this time, Alfonso had many ideas about revitalizing the Kingdom of Spain that had not yet been implemented.

But in this country whose area is only larger than that of a small day, it is reasonable. In a short period of time, it cannot withstand such frequent tossing.

It will take longer to adapt in order to better implement Alfonso's idea of ​​revitalizing the Kingdom of Spain!
  In this regard, he can only be helpless now. After Alfonso thought for a moment, he continued to lower his head and work hard to correct the official document.

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(End of this chapter)