My Italian

Borneo was too late to know the news, and of course it was the capital Rome earlier.

After nearly a month of hard negotiations, Italy spent 1.15 million pounds to buy all of Dutch Borneo from the Netherlands.

That's right, despite the pressure from Italy, the Netherlands just took almost the money for the cost of the Turin. It seems that the Dutch merchant attributes are full, and they want money!

Of course, for the shameless Netherlands, Italy can only pass two. In the end, it is still not a loss, most of Borneo is in hand, I believe it is enough to bring the financial revenue of the Borneo colonies to a higher level.

That's why Italy tolerates paying a little more.

The Dutch treaty needs to be brought back and signed by the young queen, while the Italian side has already been signed by Carlo.

Next is the issue of the settlement of the colonies, let alone worry about this. With the task force and the 1st Guards Division, the Dutch will be more anxious than the Italians.

Speaking of the task force, Admiral Argyle, as the Minister of the Navy, has already approached Carlo a few times.

No, Carlo didn't stay in the office for a long time today, and heard the report from the guard that the Minister of the Navy was visiting.

"Your Majesty, the task force is the essence of the Italian navy. Continuing to stay in Borneo will put too much pressure on the local coastal defense. Moreover, the cost of overseas garrisoning is also high, and the navy does not have much funds for the task force to consume."

As soon as they met, Admiral Yagier was a cliché again, talking about the return of the task force.

Facing the Minister of the Navy who came to him again, how could Carlo not know the other party's thoughts. "Admiral Yagier, for the cost of the task force, I will make part of the Borneo colony to share the pressure of the navy."

Carlo's words did not satisfy the Admiralty, only to see him speak. "However, there is a lot of pressure on coastal defense on the mainland. At present, we only have five Durios and their improved grades available, which cannot guarantee the needs of coastal defense at all."

It is clear that Admiral Yagier's insistence is in response to the severe situation in Italy. It doesn't matter what others think of him, but in the eyes of the Navy, the current form of Italian coastal defense is very serious.

The French navy, who is superstitious about the role of torpedoes, has recently been sneaking up and started picking up 3 "Marceau"-class warships that have been dragged on for almost 7 years. Although this warship has long been outdated and cannot keep up with the times, the signal from the French navy , but it made Admiral Yagier, who was his imaginary enemy, very vigilant.

In addition, the transfer of the home port of the British Mediterranean Fleet is also elusive. At least one thing is certain, Britain's Mediterranean fleet has been gradually transformed from a possible help from the Italian navy to a contender.

In the opinion of Admiral Yagier, the current essence of the Italian navy is three Turin-class ships and two Venetian-class ships. Except for the five Dourios, which are still usable, other warships are already behind the times. And the Navy has not placed an order for the shipyard for three or four years, which is simply unimaginable in this era of rapid technological change.

Of course, there is no problem with the large main battleships that Admiral Yagier refers to, such as small battleships, and many ships are ordered every year.

But what is the use of small warships? Do you want him to vigorously develop torpedo boats like his French colleagues next door?

Didn't you see that France is ready to build large warships?

Therefore, the purpose of Admiral Yagier's visit this time is very simple, to make money, build ships, and build large ships.

Of course, Carlo also knew the purpose of this man in front of him. In the past few meetings, Admiral Yagier all rounded the corners and led the topic to shipbuilding. Why is the Italian Navy's warships already lagging behind other countries, the current technological development allows the Navy to have newer warships, and Krupp's research on the armored bar has new results, which may greatly reduce the cost of shipbuilding and so on.

The reasons are very good, but the Italian government is not rich, and it is difficult to do things without money.

"Admiral Yagier, the government's financial expenditures are all arranged, and it is difficult to temporarily increase expenditures. Why don't we wait until next year?"

Facing Carlo's words, how could Yagier agree.

next year?

After next year, do you have to wait again?

Of course Yagier didn't want to wait, so he took out his trump card, and put a picture of the battleship that had been drawn in front of Carlo.

"Your Majesty, this is a drawing of a new naval warship, designed by Sir Vittorio Cuniberti, with an average draught of 8.2 meters in length and breadth, and a standard displacement of 14,500 tons. In terms of power, the vertical three Expansion engine, 19000 horsepower, 2 shafts and 2 propellers, the maximum speed design coal reserve is 910 tons, normal 1120 tons. The endurance is 2780 nautical miles/14 knots, 3086 nautical miles/13 knots, 4720 nautical miles/10 knots. Equipped with a new 305mm main engine Four guns, 12 152mm rapid-fire secondary guns, 16 57mm rapid-fire guns, and 5 torpedo launchers. The armor is made of oily armored steel newly developed by Krupp, and the main armor belt is 92 meters long at the thickest part It can reach 309 mm. The battery armor is 310 mm, and the maximum thickness of the command station is 280 mm. The cost of the ship will not exceed 2,600 lire of the Turin class. Our navy can raise 6 million lire by itself, and the government only needs to allocate 20 million lire. "

That's right, Yagier's trump card is to raise some of the military expenses by himself. Since the government has no money, the navy will raise some of its own headquarters. 20 million lire can have a new-style battleship, what can you not be satisfied with.

As for the self-financing of the navy, Yagier is confident. When that time comes, we will hold more fundraising parties, and I believe that Chinese people will actively donate money, especially the shipping companies, and they will give generously.

The most important asset of a shipping company is the ship, and the ship will always encounter various situations at sea, and the navy can play a big role.

This is also a mutually beneficial help, and those shipping companies will not understand this truth.

As for fundraising among the citizens, the navy's good image in the country's name should also be able to solve some of the problems.

Adding these two things together, raising three or four million lire is not a problem. As for the remaining one or two million lire, this is simple. New ships need manpower. When the time comes, one or two old ships will be decommissioned and sold, and they can be saved and maintained. Cost, isn't it there?

The navy even said it would raise its own funds, and it seems that it does need to replenish new ships.

Carlo said after thinking about it.

"60 million lire, I need the Navy to build three new warships."

"No problem...what?"

Facing Carlo's sudden request of 60 million lire to build three new warships, Yagier's jaw dropped. Doesn't it mean that there is no money, so how can I take out 60 million all at once?

Carlo would not give him time to be surprised and continued to ask. "Sixty million three new warships, can the Navy do it?"

In the face of Carlo's questioning, Yagier swallowed his saliva, and after thinking about it quickly, he gritted his teeth and said. "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Navy will definitely be able to do it."

"Hahaha, then I'll wait for the news of the launch of the three warships."

Looking at His Majesty who was smiling happily, Yagier suddenly felt cheated. But even if he was fooled, he could only swallow it first. The 60 million shipbuilding model can't be pushed back, and the navy is already waiting for new ships.

The funding gap of 18 million can still be raised. The big deal is to hold more fund-raising parties and send all handsome and tall officers to accompany them. If it weren't for the absence of women in the Navy, he would have wanted to find some beautiful women to play.

As for the remaining gap~www.wuxiaspot.com~, it is time to consider the issue of more retired warships. Maybe you can go around the world to see which one of the big players needs warships. The best Italian spot warships have only been used for less than 30 years, and 50% of them are still new. They can be sold as long as they are paid for.

Sending off the Admiralty Minister with a heavy face, Carlo also knew that he had squeezed the Navy too much. But there is no way, Italy is poor and lacks money. If you have money, it is not a battleship. You need to build three, and I will build five.

With such an atmosphere, Carlo expects that he will not be able to say it for twenty or thirty years.

Diligent and thrifty housekeeping is the status quo. But this also has an advantage, Italy is currently carrying a huge debt, which is decreasing.

It has been reduced from 7.63 billion lire to 7.19 billion. This is a huge progress. In the past two years, Italy's debt has been reduced by more than 400 million. It is believed that with the development of the economy, Italy's debt will become less and less.

Just as Carlo was thinking about the future, the captain of the guard, Filimic, came in with a telegram.

"Your Majesty, this is a telegram from the Far East, the Donghak Uprising in North Korea."