My Italy

Genoa is Italy's largest port city and home to numerous shipyards. There are two powerful shipyards in Genoa, they are the Otroje Shipyard and the Andozal Shipyard.

Today, there was a lot of excitement in the Andoshar Shipyard. This was the day when Brescia, the second ship of the Venetian class, entered the water, so the navy and the royal family were present.

Needless to say, the royal family must have paid for Carlo's attendance after all. As for the Navy, because of Carlo's attendance, Admiral Golek, Minister of the Navy, was also present in person. Of course, if Carlo did not come, the Minister of the Navy would also be present. After all, it is a 7,000-ton warship, which is a big supplement to the navy.

Since it is a launching ceremony, throwing champagne is also a repertoire, and there is no more suitable person than Carlo. Faced with the warships built with his own funds, Carlo was of course obliged to do so.

With a smile on his face, he threw the champagne in his hand at the Brescia. With a bang, the champagne hit the bow of the ship and smashed it into pieces. Then, amid cheers, the dock's sea gate was opened, and the battleship slowly slid toward the sea.

With a "bang" sound, the thousands-ton warship stopped steadily on the sea. The waves it set off made the water undulate a lot, but no one cared about it now.

The snapping sound of the camera was aimed at the launching warship and the handsome king, as if the film was being taken for free.

Carlo endured the discomfort caused by the flash, but still showed a perfect smile for these reporters to take pictures.

Of course, there was a time limit for taking photos. After five minutes, the reporter was asked to leave. At this time, Carlo breathed a sigh of relief. The successive flashes of magnesium powder made Carlo's eyes very uncomfortable. However, in order to show the perfect image of a monarch, he could only brace himself.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work."

After the reporters left, Navy Minister Admiral Golek immediately offered money to compliment the young king.

"Forget it, Your Majesty General, why do I feel like I've been deceived?"

Carlo's words made Admiral Gorek a little embarrassed. Yes, when the Venice was launched for the first time, the Navy made a fuss about him and greatly influenced the newspapers to report that Carlo participated in the launching ceremony of the warship. By the way, another wave of money was collected, but this time it was a lot of money from the young lady, because the photos at that time showed Carlo looking very handsome.

This time Carlo obviously found that there were many more people taking photos than last time, and there were also people wearing navy uniforms holding cameras and taking photos. This was so unprofessional, and Carlo felt like his IQ was being rubbed against the ground. Do you feel that you don’t consider your own feelings at all?

"Hey hey hey."

When faced with Carlo's responsibilities, the Navy Minister began to act stupid, but although he was pretending to be stupid, he still had to explain what needed to be explained.

"Your Majesty, isn't this all caused by lack of funds? At present, our country needs to face the threat from France. You also know that the naval strength cannot compete with the French, so more funds are needed to build more powerful warships."

Admiral Gorek is right. Previously, Italy's main imaginary enemy at sea was the Austro-Hungarian Navy, so the Italian Navy's shipbuilding plan was not rushed. However, after the Tunisian crisis, the imaginary enemy of the Italian Navy became the French fleet. The current French fleet is not weak at all. It can be said that it is the peak time of the French fleet. Benefiting from the fact that the United Kingdom has not implemented the two-power standard at this time, France at this time The Navy is the closest thing to the British Navy.

Facing the French Navy, which has not widened its strength gap with the British Navy, Italy's world's fourth navy is simply not enough. How could this not make Admiral Gorek, the head of the Navy, worried, so finding ways to obtain funds became his primary goal. After all, no matter how we talk about tactics and strategies, ships are needed to execute them.

Facing the crushing strength of the French fleet, no one in the Italian navy knew this. Fortunately, France needs to deal with both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic at the same time, so the pressure is much less.

But despite this, the Navy's shipbuilding plan has not slackened. This year alone, the Navy approved the construction plans for four large battleships, two of which are 10,000-ton battleships.

However, Italy's financial situation is just like that. The funds allocated to the navy cannot be compared with France at all. The navy can only find its own way.

When Carlo faced Admiral Gorek, he wanted to tell him that the French Navy would take the wrong path in the future, but even if he told the head of the navy in front of him, he would not believe it.

I didn't expect that the Navy was so short of money, and maybe it would be his help in the future.

With this in mind, Carlo planned to test the admiral's thoughts first. "Your Excellency, if you can sell naval warships, you can get funds to build better warships."

"Your Majesty, this is a good idea, but the sale of warships is a big deal. The navy cannot make the decision on its own. In addition, we in Italy cannot get involved in the sale of warships at present. The market is basically monopolized by Britain and France."

I thought Carlo just wanted to sell old warships in exchange for funds to help build new warships. Admiral Golek immediately spoke and explained to Carlo the basic situation of the current warship sales market.

Of course Carlo knew what Admiral Golek said. Warship sales involve all aspects, not just the performance of the warship itself. Besides, given the performance of those old Italian warships, no one is willing to take over them.

Carlo pointed it out directly. "Your Excellency, Admiral, what I want to say is not those old battleships in the navy."

"Your Majesty wants to talk about new warships, but who can buy these new warships at present? You must know that there are not many countries that have the ability to purchase these warships, and there are even fewer countries that are in need."

"I'm sorry I can't tell you this now, but if possible by then, I hope the Navy can accept the result of the sale."

When Carlo said this, he pointed at the newly launched Brescia, implying that it mainly sells this class of warships.

Admiral Gorek naturally understood what Carlo meant. "Since His Majesty has said so, the Navy is naturally willing to accept it."

"But before that, we need to let our officers and soldiers get familiar with the warship, otherwise it will be very troublesome to operate it."

"Do you still need to hitch a ride with Italian naval officers?"

Admiral Gorek could no longer remain calm and immediately asked. "Your Majesty, can you tell me who we need to deal with?"

No wonder Gorek is so nervous. You must know that selling warships and selling officers and soldiers are two different things. Although it can be explained by retired officers and soldiers, don't think that other countries are fools.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Admiral, I can't say now, but please believe that this will be of great benefit to the navy. In addition, don't you think that since the Battle of Lisa, our navy has not gained actual combat experience? I hope that your Excellency Being able to send capable officers and soldiers to become familiar with these two ships will let the world know that Italy is not an object to be exploited.”

Carlo's words made the old general worry about gains and losses, but Carlo stood by silently waiting for him to digest this words. But whether it was because of the severe lack of money, the Admiralty Minister still asked. "Wouldn't it endanger Italy's security?"

Upon hearing this, he knew that the old admiral's attitude had softened, and Carlo quickly replied. "Won't."

"Well, the Navy is willing to support His Majesty."

Carlo smiled after seeing that he finally convinced the navy. Next, we need to urge the shipyard to work overtime on the outfitting. As long as the outfitting is completed before June next year, we will leave half a year for sea trials and for the officers and soldiers to become familiar with the ship's conditions. Then let the French take a look at the outfitting patrol. power.

Thinking of this, Carlo's face was filled with smile.