My Italian Chapter 154

Sure enough, a week later, the Admiralty released the wind and needed to develop new battleships. This caused the major shipyards to hear the news, and they all found their own way, wanting to explore the requirements of the new warship.

The actions of these shipyards made the Admiralty lively for a while, and even Admiral Anthony Gorek, the Lord of the Admiralty, was annoyed. So less than seven days after the news was released, the Ministry of the Navy issued tenders for new warships to major shipyards. This time, not only Vittorio and Brin were surprised, but all Italian ship designers dropped their jaws.

Faced with such high requirements of the Ministry of the Navy, the major shipyards were dumbfounded, and some even asserted that no one could fulfill this requirement of the Ministry of the Navy within five years.

But no matter how noisy the shipyard was outside, the Admiralty had no idea of ​​changing its mind at all. Seeing that the Navy has not wavered in its requirements, the major shipyards can also disperse. Since the Ministry of the Navy does not lower its requirements, it can only find a way to come up with a satisfactory plan. But how many of these designers can't keep their hair, it's unknown.

As a matter of fact, the proposal for a new warship was given this time, and Admiral Gorek, the Minister of the Navy, was also sweating, because this requirement was indeed a bit high in his opinion. However, the construction plan of the new warship was proposed by someone else this time, and Admiral Golek could only recognize it with his nose.

As for the person who proposed the new warship, this should not be guessed, that is, our foresighted His Majesty Carlo.

Carlo made this request, but also has his own purpose. The first is to let the navy enter the pre-dreadnought era in advance. Carlo has long disliked the era of armored ships in which demons are dancing.

Fortunately, Carlo has some memories of the pre-dreadnought era. Combined with the Navy's current tracking and prospect of new technologies, Carlo believes that it is time to enter the pre-dreadnought era.

Therefore, the technical standards for the new warships of the Navy this time were completely formulated by Carlo alone. In the face of the king's strong involvement in the research and development of the navy's new warships, Admiral Gorek, who was originally the head of the navy, refused. However, after Carlo sacrificed the topic of funding, the veteran who has worked hard for the navy for most of his life, immediately changed attitude.

The indicator of Carlo's new warship immediately became a strategic vision in his mouth, which laid a good foundation for the development of the Navy's future warships.

You see, the admiral speaks at a high level, and directly sets Carlo's new warship indicators as the direction of the Navy's development.

For Admiral Gorek's dislike, Carlo is not a fool, of course he can see it. However, he believes that, according to the level of Italian designers, although this indicator is a bit difficult, it will not force excellent Italian warship designers.

In fact, the Italian warship designers are very skilled. Of course, this is all forced by the Navy based on a cheap and practical method.

In this era basically the same tonnage, Italian warships are always stronger than other countries' warships, either in firepower, protection or speed, or it is reflected in the cost.

That being the case, why not try the limits of these warship designers?

Of course, Carlo will not favor one over the other, exerting influence on the Navy, changing its indicators, and the same with the Army. However, compared with the navy that only needs warships, the army is much more troublesome.

"Admiral Saragate, what is your Army's opinion on the victory in this Abyssinian War?"

In his office, Carlo looked at the Minister of War in front of him and opened the topic.

"Your Majesty, this Abyssinian War has tested the combat level and equipment of our army, and I think it is still very good."

In the face of Carlo's inquiry, General Saragate, the Minister of the Army, solemnly praised the performance of the Army. As for the actual situation, he could not show it in front of Carlo.

Privately, though, Admiral Saragate was not very happy with the outcome of the war. Because of the concentration of more than 50,000 Italian elite troops, there was a war with the African indigenous people, with more than 4,000 casualties. The casualty rate was so high, which naturally made him, the Minister of the Army, have a dull face.

As for its commander, Lieutenant General Simeone, although his commanding performance is still good, he has produced such an unsightly report card, so don't expect to be promoted. Being able to continue to serve as the commander of the Third Army is also due to his bad handling. For the sake of the minister.

Well, the army still has high self-confidence and thinks that such a large number of casualties will be caused, and it is also the responsibility of the commander. Of course, they also considered the harsh traffic environment on the Abyssinian Plateau, otherwise they would not want people to give people, and things to give.

But in front of Carlo, Admiral Saragate would of course not say this, but instead praised the performance of the Army in this war.

Facing the praise of the Minister of War, Carlo did not refute. In Carlo's view, this war, whether it is the performance of the army or the commander's on-the-spot command, can be called a textbook battle.

Of course, this is for the Italian Army, because Carlo knows the current problems of the Army.

But there are some things, you know, you know, but you can't start to solve them.

For Carlo, this is the case with the current Italian Army. Although he knows that there are many factions within the army, as long as Carlo reveals the idea of ​​controlling the army, these people will immediately unite to the outside world, and it is difficult to even disintegrate, and the effect is not very good.

Don't ask Carlo why he knows this.

In fact, the royal family still had a certain influence on the army before. When his father Umberto was alive, the army was still a little bit afraid of the royal family. When Carlo came to power, the army completely let itself out, and the government lacked enough name to reach out.

Of course, Carlo was still a minor, so between Umberto's death and Carlo's taking power, the army without supervision was basically in a state of savage growth, and the Minister of the Army was also one of the culprits.

But knowing this, Carlo still can't move him, because he represents the army. Of course, he is not alone. Chief of Staff General Rafaele Cadorna, Deputy Minister Parker Tapea and others, the army's high-level personnel formed by these people have basically made outstanding achievements in the Italian Unification War. .

However, after gaining military exploits and mastering the beauty of power~www.mtlnovel.com~ they gradually developed some unrealistic ideas. The previous two kings were able to suppress their ideas. After Carlo took over, due to age, Take the Army out of control.

It is very difficult for Carlo to regain control of the army now.

Because these elders can't easily move them, and if there is no hard evidence, don't even think about moving them. And small sins are not enough. It is not so easy to get big evidence. so long. Carlo has also not collected evidence from these veterans.

And just one person's evidence is not enough, because that would trigger a backlash. It would be the worst thing to do if it caused unrest in the army. Together, this turmoil has not fully recovered for many years.

This is also something that Carlo can never allow, so he can only continue to endure and wait for a good time.

But this time he was looking for this guy, not just to ask the War Minister's views on the Abyssinian War, he had a more important purpose.

"Your Excellency, how is the development of the Army's new rifle?"

Chapter end