My Italy

"King Carlo, on behalf of France, I express the strongest condemnation of your country's violation of the neutrality treaty."

His Excellency Plamon Goodwin, the French ambassador to Italy, was in Carlo raising the voice of protest from France. The tone was so strong that it was unprecedented. Faced with the French ambassador's most angry expression ever, Carlo accidentally yawned.

Carlo's move was like a big hand grabbing the French ambassador's throat, making him instantly lose his desire to speak.

Seeing the constipated expression on Ambassador Goodwin's face, Carlo said embarrassedly. "I'm sorry, Mr. Ambassador, I didn't sleep well yesterday. Don't mind it and continue."

Go on, you big-headed idiot, and your whole family will continue.

You don't have to be so casual if you want to find an excuse.

Good diplomatic etiquette allowed Ambassador Goodwin to resist the urge to burst out, and the diplomatic rhetoric he originally wanted to speak could not continue.

"I'm sorry, His Majesty the King. Perhaps I need to suggest to Paris that you should carefully consider the diplomatic relations between our two countries."

After all, he still couldn't hold it back, and Ambassador Goodwin still said a harsh word before leaving.

Of course, we don’t know whether Ambassador Goodwin has the ability to fulfill his cruel words. However, Ambassador Goodwin has decided to report to Paris that some worrying changes have taken place in Italy. Perhaps Italy's attitude on the Tunisian issue should not have been ignored initially.

Looking at the French ambassador leaving, Carlo felt helpless. In fact, he did not lie to the French ambassador. He really slept late last night. Today, the French ambassador hurried over early in the morning to protest. It is normal for him to yawn.

If the French ambassador was unhappy, Carlo didn't bother to care about him. He didn't take the French threat to heart at all. As for why the ambassador did not find the Prime Minister who holds real power, but found himself?

The reason is simple, that is, Prime Minister Despretis threw all the matters regarding Italy's involvement in the Sino-French war to Carlo.

No matter it's big or small, he doesn't care. How could Carlo not understand the Prime Minister's intentions? After throwing all the problems to himself, no matter good or bad, it had nothing to do with him anymore.

So under this situation, Carlo was actually a little busy. Last night he was discussing the situation of the Sino-French war with the military people. He talked a little too much, so he went to bed late. This is not a lie to the French ambassador. As for whether yawning means he went to bed late, this is a matter of opinion.

While he was thinking about this, the captain of the guard, Filmic, came in with a telegram.

"Your Majesty, this is a telegram from the Far East."

"Show it to me quickly."

Upon hearing that it was a telegram from the Far East, Carlo immediately became energetic. After opening it, he couldn't help but curse. "These Qing people don't even have a shipyard for repairs. What are they doing?"

This telegram is not a complaint telegram sent by Leifer, Gomes and others, but a procurement telegram. Two Venice-class patrol ships. After a naval battle, they still need to be repaired and damaged. The turret and barrel also need to be replaced. In addition, so many shells have been fired that they always need to be replenished.

So this is a procurement telegram, mainly for the purchase of artillery, ammunition and other parts for the Zhiyuan and Jingyuan ships. It's just that Leifer and others wrote it in the telegram as a joke that the Qing Dynasty did not have a dock to accommodate two warships.

When Carlo saw such a strange situation, he naturally cursed. After all, this was related to his control of power. If the Qing Dynasty suffered a huge loss, then don't think about anything. Wait until he becomes an adult to see what he can do from the hands of the Prime Minister. Ask for as many rights as you want.

If he wins, this could wrest some power directly from the Prime Minister. I believe anyone with a little knowledge of power struggles can see the difference between the two.

That's why Carlo is so concerned about me, Qing Dynasty. This is related to his own personal interests.

Of course, in addition to purchasing weapons and supplies, this telegram also introduced their situation. After fighting France in the South China Sea, they received even more courtesy in the Qing Dynasty. It is said that the Qing Dynasty planned to grant them the honorary title of Batulu. In addition, knowing that they paid more attention to medals, they also specially prepared gold dragon medals for them to commend their heroic performance.

As for Liu Buchan, he was also promoted, but they couldn't remember his official name, and they still call him Major Liu.

And now they are sailing to Shanghai. The reason why they came to Shanghai is to repair the Zhiyuan and Jingyuan ships. Although there is no shipyard suitable for them in Shanghai, there are a large number of skilled shipyard workers here, which can speed up their repairs on the two ships.

Moreover, Shanghai has initially shown itself as an international city, with features that are more suitable for Leifer and others to adapt to life. After all, they have just fought a war and need some red wine steaks to reward them. In addition, there are milk bread, etc. that are more suitable for them. Western-style food, although there are chefs on board, anyone who has been with people on a warship must know that their main function is to keep them hungry.

As for the news that France was preparing to reinforce the Far East, Carlo had already sent a telegram to Jia Liwen, the minister to the Qing Dynasty. As for when the minister would inform the Qing Dynasty, that was his question. I believe that the Qing Dynasty will not know anything about this. As for how to deal with it, it is their own business. But now, Carlo still needs to strongly support the Qing's anti-French cause.

After Carlo put down the telegram, he spoke to the captain of the guard. "Prepare the weapons and supplies on this list as soon as possible."

"As you command, Your Majesty."

The captain of the guard bowed slightly and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute."

"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

"As for the Navy, are they studying a new patrol equipment?"

"Yes, Admiral Gorek is currently organizing people to study the battle report sent back by Leifer and the others. In response to the issues raised in the report, Admiral Gorek has asked the designers of Andoshal Shipyard to come up with improvement plans. .”

The captain of the guard's answer made Carlo very satisfied. It seems that the Navy is not impatient enough to start construction immediately, and can bear to wait a while.

Of course, it wasn't just this that Carlo called the captain of the guard, he continued to ask. "Has the ship that transported that batch of goods arrived in Guangzhou?"

"It has not arrived yet. The latest news was sent back from Singapore yesterday. They are currently preparing for the final journey."

Filmic could tell that the king was a little nervous. He was responsible for arranging for people to load this batch of supplies onto the ship, but he didn't know what to worry about. The ships are all British cargo ships, and they are also fast cargo ships. The entire process was kept under the highest level of secrecy. How dare France intercept and inspect a British merchant ship?

Carlo didn't know what Felix Mickey was thinking, but could he not worry? There was a big killer on this ship, specifically targeting the French.

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