My Italian Chapter 504

Milan is the most prosperous city in Italy and a transportation hub in northern Italy. The bustling metropolis and convenient transportation make Milanese well-informed. But this year, the well-informed Milanese were also shocked, because Alitalia was established in Milan.

Some people may ask, why is it shocking to set up an airline?

I'm sorry, I didn't make it clear, it was not the first airline in the world to use the sky for cargo and passenger transportation, but the means of transport they used, the rigid airship, that shocked the Milanese. When these 100-meter-long big guys slowly floated past you at a height of 1,000 meters above your head in the sky, the shocking feeling brought by them is simply indescribable in words.

That's right, the current carrier of Alitalia's transportation mission is the airship, and currently only the rigid airship developed by Earl Zeppelin is capable of commercial aviation. Compared with the aircraft that can only be played by Jumanji at present, although the rigid airship appeared later, its commercial value is more valued in this era.

Take Alitalia's existing four airships as an example, the smallest ZL5 airship has a length of 112 meters, a diameter of 7.9 meters, a dead weight of 48 tons, and a usable lift of 21 tons. Equipped with two 600-horsepower VL2 in-line engines developed by the Milan Power Laboratory, it can drive the airship to run at a speed of 55 kilometers per hour.

Although the speed of the airship is not as fast as that of the plane, the two are not at the same level in terms of load capacity. It is for this reason that the airship has now been launched, and commercial operations can be carried out immediately. And Alitalia, as the first person to eat crabs, of course also made a lot of money.

Except for the maintenance and warranty time, the three rigid airships basically carry out passenger and cargo transportation outside, and now they mainly carry out passenger transportation. After all, everyone has a dream of flying. If you can spend one or two hundred pounds for an air trip, I think no one should be able to resist this temptation. And compared to dangerous airplanes, airships are much safer.

At present, Alitalia has developed domestic air routes in Milan, Rome, Naples and other places. Of course, in addition to domestic, it has also developed a lot abroad, such as Berlin, Vienna, Paris, London and so on. Everywhere you go, you can attract local people to watch the airship. It seems that people's enthusiasm for this kind of flying big guy is very high.

And given that the business of the airline is so prosperous, of course the executives of the airline can't sit still. If they don't take this opportunity to continue to expand the number of airships in the airline, it is simply worthy of the generous salary of the executives.

"General manager, the people from the Bank of Savoy are here. They are in the reception room."

In the general manager Arman's office, the secretary knocked on the door to inform him of the news.

"Okay, I see, let's go."

Wearing a hot and straight expensive suit, Arman put the work in his hand, picked up a document and walked to the reception room.

"Hello, General Manager Arman."

"Hello, Governor Seidel."

Seidel, the head of the Milan branch of the Bank of Savoy, met with the branch's credit manager.

"President Seidel, this is the business situation of our company in the past three months. You can take a look first."

Arman, the general manager of the airline, handed the document he was carrying to President Seidl, who handed it to the credit manager.

"Just look at the two of you. Although our company has only been established for less than a year, it can be seen from the income flow that our company is in a good financial situation. If the price of airships is not too expensive, our company would not have thought of asking your bank to borrow... "

President Seidl listened to Arman's account, and he actually knew a lot about Alitalia.

Although the company has been established for a short time, and the capital is not very strong, it is only 15 million lire. But if you look at its shareholders, you can see that the Italian government invested 45%, the royal family invested 25%, and others invested 30%.

It is precisely because of this that the landing pads set up by Alitalia in the suburbs of several major domestic cities are so smooth, and the establishment of landing pads abroad has also been facilitated by other countries.

The information was quickly checked. After reading the information, the credit manager of the Bank of Savoy nodded to President Seidel, expressing his approval of the information.

However, although the content of the material was approved, there were some things that President Seidl had to ask in person. After all, the loan amount applied by Alitalia this time is a bit large. If it weren't for the secret telegram from the head office that could help Alitalia, he would not have dared to accept the company's loan application. 50 million lire is his experience. Biggest loan ever.

"Mr. Arman, your company has applied for a loan of 50 million lire from our bank, which is not a small amount. For the safety of this loan, I hope to hear how your company uses this loan."

Facing President Seidl's question, Arman smiled slightly. "Actually, even if you don't ask, I'll say it. The reason why we have loaned such a large sum of money is because we are optimistic about the future of air transportation."

After speaking, Arman took out a world map with lines drawn and continued. "At present, Air Italy has opened up many air routes, such as the Central European Airline from Rome to Milan, Vienna to Berlin, and the Western European Airline from Rome to Turin, Paris, London, etc. However, in view of the current shortage of airships, our company Prepare to borrow 23 million lire to purchase 7 medium and large airships and fix these air routes. Another 4 million lire will be used to open air stations in various cities for airship docking and maintenance work. "

After speaking, Arman looked at the two longest lines on the map with a pious expression and said. "The remaining 23 million lire will be used by our company to build two super-large airships for ultrlong-range shipping missions. The transatlantic route between North and South America is the focus of our next phase of Alitalia."

If you want to ask which sea route is the busiest at present, you don't need to think too much about it. The sea routes between North America and Europe are the busiest. There should not be too many people from Europe to North America to live in North America, and people from North America come to Europe for study and business. Not too much, and the demand for the Atlantic Ocean on both sides has also created the busiest sea route at present.

The current blue ribbon award for the fastest speed across the North Atlantic has been broken one after another, which is a manifestation of the busy route. It is also very reasonable for Alitalia to want to have a hand in this. After all, the speed of the airship is definitely faster than that of the ship, and the feeling of the sky can be compared to the sea. Therefore, the two super-large airships that carry the dream of Alitalia's intercontinental route are the tasks that must be built.

As for the South American route, not to mention. One more thing to say, at present, the sea shipping from South America to Europe is mainly dominated by large sailboats.

Make no mistake, South America is still using such raw power from wind at a time when ships are not only upgrading from coal to fuel oil.

That's right, wrong, that's the truth, because there is a very intuitive problem at present, that is, South America is too far away, and there is a lack of supply points along the way. distance. Another fairly economical reason is the lack of coal in South America, the lack of thermal coal for ships to burn.

Some people may say, can't we go north first, go to North America and then go to Europe?

This is also possible, but the shipping price is too high, definitely much higher than the sailboat. It's better to build a ship that carries a lot of coal~www.mtlnovel.com~ It is estimated that this is much more cost-effective than taking the North American route.

The intention of Air Italy to open up a route to South America is also obvious, that is, to make it easier for the rich and powerful in South America to communicate with Europe.

Although Arman did not say how to open up the American route, President Seider also knew the prospect of opening up the route. I saw him stand up and stretch out his hand, opening the mouth.

"Mr. Arman, you persuaded me. It's hard for me to imagine the profits and prestige that your company will bring if you open up the American route. And if I don't lend you a loan, I'll definitely regret it."

The words of President Seidl's approval of the loan brought a smile to Arman's face as well. "President Seidl, trust me, this is the smartest decision you've ever made. Alitalia, it won't let anyone down."

"I believe too."

After sending off the banker, Arman immediately picked up the phone and ordered. "Telegram Zeppelin now and the big guys can start building."

And Allman's order was soon sent to Zeppelin in Germany by telegram. As the company's founder and inventor of the rigid airship, Earl Zeppelin took the order from Alitalia very seriously. After all, the price of a rigid airship is too high, and his company currently has orders for two or three ships from the government and the military, all other orders are from Alitalia.

Not to mention that there are nine ships in Italy this time, and two of them are big guys with a length of more than 200 meters. No matter what, the order needs to be completed beautifully.

So after receiving the telegram, Earl Zeppelin said to the people present with excitement. "Everyone, we're going to have a big fight!"

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