My Italy

"I really didn't expect that Leifer and the others actually went to North Korea."

Carlo was looking at a telegram, which Leifer and others had just sent after completing a mission. In this telegram, Leifer introduced the anti-China civil strife in North Korea, and they sailed the Zhi and Jing 2 warships and other warships purchased by the Qing government to Busan to deter the Japanese who were causing trouble behind the scenes.

And the effect was pretty good. After the Japanese saw that the Zhi and Jing ships actually appeared in Busan, they immediately stopped.

Because his fleet was tied together, and it was not enough for these two ships to patrol. The two Venice-class ships can be used as armored ships in front of the Japanese fleet.

Moreover, in this telegram, Yuan Xiangcheng's name appeared in Carlo's eyes for the first time. The young man who put down the Shenjia coup showed his ability for the first time. However, the current Yuan Xiangcheng is not worthy of his attention. He is still paying attention to Li Zhongtang, Zhang Nanpi and others, because these governors are in charge of local power, and Carlo did not let Italy participate in this Sino-French war just for that point. money for arms.

But it's not bad. Howard, a white glove, has brought a lot of business to Italy.

Carlo put down the telegram jointly sent by Leifer and others, picked up the telegram sent by the businessman, and looked at the Qing's return with satisfaction.

This is a purchase list, which records in detail the materials purchased by various provinces of the Qing Dynasty, mainly various machines. Among them, machines for weaving, printing and dyeing accounted for the majority, and there were also a lot of various equipment for shipbuilding. The total value of this list is as high as 110 million lire, and the return is quite generous. This can also be seen from the Qing Dynasty's rich financial resources. Hundreds of years of trade surplus have accumulated enough wealth for it.

This list could be sent back immediately after the end of the Sino-French war. Needless to say, the people who played a driving role in it knew that this was also closely related to Italy's lowest selling price among various machines.

As far as looms are concerned, the quality of textile looms in the Far East countries is currently the highest in the United Kingdom, followed by France, then Germany, Austria, Belgium, and Italy. Of course, the price is also arranged in the same way.

This time, in order to open up the Qing market, the various machines on the price list carried by Howard were generally 20% lower than those in Deobi and other countries. Such a selling price was very tempting for the Qing Dynasty, which was eager to develop its own industry. So while the Qing Dynasty was most favorable to Italy, Mr. Howard traveled to all the southeastern provinces.

These lists are the results of its running.

Facing the results of Howard's run, Carlo certainly paid attention to it. This was a good opportunity to open up the Qing country market. In addition, this order can be regarded as a big gain for Italy's domestic manufacturing industry. To alleviate their dilemma of being suppressed by German products.

And Carlo was more nervous than anyone else about this order.

Because this is related to whether Italian products can sell well in the Far East. In terms of quality, Italy cannot currently catch up with Britain and France, let alone Germany and Austria. But when it comes to service, Carlo still has some ideas.

Thanks to the praise of Huawei from the network in his previous life, Carlo had a very good understanding of the company's early development in his previous life. At that time, Huawei's products were not as good as foreign products of the same type, and it relied on services to open up the situation. If nothing else, Carlo can still imitate cats and tigers.

Think of this. Carlo called the captain of the guard, Filmic.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"This is the purchase list from the Far East. You should immediately summon all the manufacturers and ask them to deliver goods to customers in the Far East in accordance with my requirements."

The captain of the guard took the list from Carlo and was surprised at the amount of the order.

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, I will take care of it right away."

What does Carlo want?

It's very simple, that is, each manufacturer lists its easily damaged parts and sends more of these easily damaged parts when shipping. In addition, as long as each manufacturer receives an order, it must send maintenance personnel to be stationed in the Far East, ready to provide maintenance for those machines at any time.

It sounds like this is very troublesome, and it is also increasing the expenditures of various manufacturers. But only Carlo knows that at present, when Italian products are not as good as similar products, they can only provide services.

As for whether these manufacturers are willing or not, there is no need to worry. Before the outbreak of the war, Carlo had already begun preparations. He specially selected those manufacturers with good technology but difficult operations to negotiate an agreement with them. The rules of the agreement were basically the Italian version of Carlo's previous life combined with actual conditions.

For this agreement with various rules, these manufacturers who were in difficulty had no right to refuse, so they naturally agreed. However, when it comes to sending personnel to the Far East, these shrewd businessmen already have a way to deal with it. Of course, I won’t talk about large orders. For small orders, several manufacturers will basically share one quota to save costs.

Therefore, this order will not only help Italy's manufacturing industry, but also help Carlo control domestic capital. It can be said that it serves multiple purposes.

That's why Carlo attached so much importance to it, not only to expand his power, but also to use these orders to win over capitalists. But this needs to be based on the governors of the Far East having a good impression of Italy.

But when it comes to favorable impressions, Li Zhongtang is currently very interested in Italy.

To be more precise, he was full of interest in the Italian Navy.

Not to mention the performance of the Zhi and Jing ships in the naval battle this time, it can be described as wonderful. In addition, the Italian officers and soldiers operating the warships also received unanimous recognition.

For this reason, Liu Buchan also specifically reported to Li Zhongtang, believing that the future naval officers and soldiers of Beiyang could go to Italy to see the world.

Liu Buchan's words gave Li Zhongtang another layer of meaning. For this reason, he specially summoned his chief confidant Zhou Fu to discuss his thoughts.

"Yu Shan, what do you think about recruiting another instructor for the navy?"

In the study room, Li Zhongtang spoke to Zhou Fu next to him and expressed his thoughts.

In fact, there are already many teachers in the Beiyang Navy currently being prepared, and they come from all over the world, and they are mainly British. If he really wanted to recruit a teacher, Li Zhongtang would not

As a confidant, Zhou Fu certainly knew what Zhongtang meant.

"Does the Central Hall want to divide the power of the British?"

Faced with Zhou Fu's temptation, Li Zhongtang did not deny it at all.

"The British have too much power on the ship, which is not conducive to the construction of the navy. I have learned a lot from my practice. Maybe I can invite someone to weigh in."

That's right, Li Zhongtang just wanted to weigh the power of the British in the navy that was being built. At present, there are more than 30 various training consultants in the navy under preparation in the UK, and there are only more than 10 consultants from other countries combined. This can't help but make Li Zhongtang a little embarrassed. Moreover, Langweili was strongly recommended by Hurd from the General Administration of Customs. Hurd was overly concerned about the navy, which forced Li Zhongtang to have more thoughts.

So taking this opportunity, Li Zhongtang wanted to test Italy's attitude. Of course, he had no intention of replacing Lang Weili, and it would be good to have a backup to avoid the navy being restricted by the British.

Faced with Li Zhongtang's thoughts, Zhou Fu thought for a while and then spoke. "Be prepared for any danger and be foresighted."

"Well, Yushan, you have learned how to speak in an official manner, and you can pat your beard and walk away."

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