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How did Camillo Benso, count di Cavour encourage railroad construction in Piedmont?

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Camillo Benso, count di Cavour, encouraged railroad construction in Piedmont primarily by prioritizing military strategy. As he prepared for a war of independence against Austria, he utilized royal decrees to authorize the building of railways, a method chosen specifically to bypass parliamentary debate and expedite the process.1