My Italian Chapter 38

Carlo returned to Rome with joy, but when he returned to the palace, his mood changed immediately.

"You said the two ministers were waiting for me?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, they have been waiting outside for a while."

No one else was waiting for Carlo, but the two ministers of the navy and army, Admiral Anthony Gorek, the Admiral of the Navy, and Admiral Saragate, the Secretary of the Army.

"I didn't expect them to respond so quickly."

Carlo doesn't have to think about it to know what these two are here for. Isn't it just accepting the Red Shirt Army? There was such a big reaction in only a thousand people, which made Carlo know the difficulty of this matter.

Sure enough, when the two ministers arrived, they were talking about the issue of the Red Shirts.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you recruited thousands of people in Palermo to form the Third Guards regiment?"

In the face of the question of Admiral Saragate, the Minister of War, Carlo did not deny it at all. "That's what happened."

"Your Majesty, building a new regiment-level regiment of guards will put pressure on military spending. I hope Your Majesty will consider this matter carefully."

Since Carlo doesn't deny it, then Admiral Saragate, who is the spokesperson of the army, naturally doesn't want to see this sudden appearance of the third regiment of the guards, and directly talks about military expenses. As expected of the military, he speaks directly enough.

"Is there a shortage of military expenses for a regiment?"

In the face of Admiral Saragate's attack, Carlo asked back.

Unexpectedly, when I asked, the Minister of War immediately attracted a lot of bitterness.

"Your Majesty, the army is really short of money at the moment. Every penny of military spending has already been allocated for use, and suddenly a regiment-level establishment emerges, which will cost at least one million lire. At present, it is impossible for the government to solve this cost for the military. , our military alone is simply not capable of solving this problem."

Hearing Admiral Saragat say a lot, Caroco couldn't believe that the military couldn't even squeeze out more than one million lire.

"In that case, I'll ask the government to solve the funding problem."

Facing the rhetoric given by Admiral Saragate, Carlo intends to let the government come forward to solve this problem, and believes that Prime Minister DePretis will spend more than one million yuan for himself.

Seeing that the funding didn't work, Admiral Saragate was already mentally prepared, but he continued to speak. "Your Majesty, now that the cost issue has been resolved, then it's a big problem. However, the newly established Third Guards regiment lacks a chief officer with sufficient military capabilities. I think it is possible to send personnel from the military to help it form an army as soon as possible."

That's right, seeing that the establishment of the 3rd Regiment of the Guards couldn't be prevented in terms of funding, the military planned to use the trick of mixing sand.

As long as the main officers of the 3rd Regiment of the Guards are replaced by people from the military, then there are enough means to transform them into a unit of the military.

How can Carlo, who is familiar with history, not understand the intentions of Admiral Saragate, who is familiar with history, and he doesn't want to see the military's intention to mix sand. If he agrees, why should he spend so much money It was hard to get this army from Garibaldi, because he saw that it was not affected by the habits of the army, so that he could be seen by him.

So Admiral Saragate's idea was immediately politely rejected by Carlo.

"This is not necessary. I believe in the ability of the military chief of the third regiment in the future."

Seeing that his successive plans were rejected by His Majesty, Admiral Saragate winked at Admiral Gorek, trying to get him to speak for him.

Admiral Gorek, who was harassed by the war minister's wink, felt a little helpless in his heart. Originally, he didn't want to come at all, what about the red shirts and the Navy, and these people wouldn't get on the boat to operate the artillery. It's just that Admiral Saragat pulled himself and pulled himself abruptly.

However, in the end, he was a little unhappy in love, and Admiral Anthony Gorek still gave him an idea.

"Your Majesty, I don't know much about the Third Guards Regiment, but I know that the Navy has high requirements for personnel, and many soldiers need to be carefully selected, otherwise training will be more effective with less effort."

Although Admiral Gorek didn't say it clearly, as the Minister of War, Admiral Saragate could not understand his intention and immediately took over. "Your Majesty, Admiral Gorek is right. The Guards are responsible for defending Your Majesty and Rome. The officers and soldiers must be carefully selected, so please allow the military to send people to strictly inspect them, and don't let it be a lie. This generation has ruined the reputation of the Guards."

In the face of Admiral Saragate looking for opportunities one after another, Carlo was a little dumbfounded, but he also needed to think carefully about facing the two admirals. After all, refuting the opinions of the military one after another is not a wise move for Carlo. He wants to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, but he does not want to have a deadlocked relationship with the military. Although he can still refuse, it seems that Admiral Saragat has this Stance, he will definitely continue to propose, which is not very good.

So Carlo said after thinking about it. "Then follow your advice."

Without waiting for Admiral Saragate to show a satisfied expression, he dismissed his undeserved thoughts.

"However, this time the formation of the three regiments of the guards should not be too small. A maximum of 200 will be eliminated. I will let someone accompany your people to check."

Obviously, Carlo will not give Admiral Salagate a chance to take advantage of the situation.

And seeing Carlo breaking his own thoughts, Admiral Saragat was not angry either. There was no need to hurry. After His Majesty lost interest in the Red Shirts, he had a way to concoct the remnants of these Red Shirts.

Seeing that the matter was barely done, Admiral Gorek breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to leave with Admiral Saragat when he heard His Majesty's words.

"Admiral Gorek, you stay here."

Under Admiral Saragate's curious eyes, Admiral Gorek stayed.

"Admiral Gorek, I asked your Excellency to stay because I have something to ask about the warship."

Facing Admiral Gorek's somewhat puzzled expression, Carlo opened his mouth to explain why he wanted to keep him.

Hearing that Carlo wanted to ask about warships, Admiral Gorek, who has dealt with warships for most of his life, immediately made up his mind. "Your Majesty, please ask."

"I wonder what Your Excellency Admiral thinks of armored cruisers like warships?"

In the face of Carlo's question about the armored cruiser, Admiral Gorek was immediately able to tell how ugly he was. "Your Majesty, although our country is not equipped with armored cruisers, we still know a little bit. Generally speaking, armored cruisers are a last resort for countries with weak navies. Because cruisers are not naturally suitable for the battle line, So enhance its armor as a contingency measure."

Carlo was disappointed by Admiral Gorek's words. Obviously, Admiral Gorek spoke about the shortcomings of armored cruisers~www.mtlnovel.com~ but did not mention its advantages. Of course, there are only a few admirals in the world who can see the point, that is, those who can't beat me are not as fast as me, and those who are faster than me can't beat me. Obviously, the characteristics of armored cruisers are very suitable for breaking engagements, and for blocking the enemy's sea transportation lines, while also containing a large number of enemy naval forces.

Since the old admiral doesn't understand, Carlo doesn't mind explaining it to him. "I think armored cruisers do more than that..."

So a certain keyboard warrior of the future gave the old general a popular science about the role of armored cruisers, which made the old general's statement shine. I didn't expect that His Majesty knew so much about the Navy. It looks like the future of the Navy is blessed. It was a pleasant surprise.

But there are more surprises than that. Admiral Gorek is still thinking about it in his heart. When the Navy will try to build one next year, Carlo, the king, gave him a surprise.

"Faced with the rudeness of France in this Tunisian crisis, I am very saddened as the king of Italy, and I intend to help the navy build two armored cruisers at the expense of the royal family."

"Really, Your Majesty."

In the face of such an unexpected surprise, the old admiral couldn't sit still. Although Italy ranks fourth in the world's navy, who would think that it has too many ships? Besides, Italy needs to face the pressure of France and Austria, not to mention Austria. Now, the French navy occupies the second seat in the world, which puts a lot of pressure on the navy.

This kind of unexpected surprise, Admiral Golek can't wait to come once a year, his heart can bear it, so in order to prevent himself from misunderstanding, he asked one more time to confirm.

"That's right, two armored cruisers."

Saying that, Carlo stretched out **** and gestured in front of Admiral Gorek.

Chapter end