My Italian Chapter 97

The telegram from Argentina made the Admiralty cheer, and the Venetian improvement class was still under construction, and a country came to buy it. This is an affirmation of Italy's shipbuilding capability. In the face of such a good thing, how could the navy disagree with Argentina's purchase of ships.

Besides, Argentina is also the main destination of Italian immigrants. Its excellent domestic conditions are very popular with immigrants, so there are not a few Italians in Argentina.

Therefore, selling warships to Argentina is beneficial to Italy, and the navy naturally thinks it can be done.

However, such a major event as the sale of warships cannot be entirely decided by the navy. It also needs to be decided by His Majesty Carlo, the leader of Italy.

"Your Excellency, I completely agree with Argentina's purchase of the ship, but the other party wants to lower the price. This requires you to negotiate with the shipyard."

After flipping through the documents in his hand, Carlo told the Admiralty of his decision.

That's right, the Argentine Navy also wants the Italian side to lower the price of the Venetian Improved Cruiser a little bit. Because they only have £530,000 on hand. This is all to blame for the white shirts of the Ministry of Finance. They know that the Navy wants to buy ships, but they can only provide 500,000 pounds. Therefore, the Minister of Finance Thomas directly informed the President that this is the most financial resources the Ministry of Finance can provide. If you want to If you want more, you can only start with personnel expenses.

In the face of the Finance Minister's unequivocal words, President Julio Rocca certainly did not dare to embezzle personnel funds, which is much more important than the Navy. For this reason, he directly informed General Goyone, Minister of the Navy, that the government can only spend so much money, either the Navy Department can find a solution on its own, or consider buying another ship.

How is it possible for the Navy to change its target. Faced with the problem of insufficient funds, General Goyone could only find a way to collect 30,000 pounds from the Admiralty. The remaining 20,000 can't be found, so the Argentines can only ask if Italy can lower the price.

Faced with such a question, Carlo was reluctant to give a direct answer. He kicked the ball to the Admiralty and asked it to negotiate with the shipyard.

However, according to his estimation, the money can be negotiated, because the sale of the warship is not only the sale of the warship itself, but also other factors. On the contrary, the price is not so important, otherwise the Germans will not It would be a loss to report such a low cost to the calm second ship.

As the head of the navy, how could Admiral Golek see the loss of orders from Argentina? Besides, the external quotations are very profitable. However, since there is a small gap in the funds in Argentina's hands, it is also possible to lower the price a little bit. Not a big deal.

Therefore, after returning to the Admiralty from the palace, Admiral Gorek immediately sent a telegram to the Andosal Shipyard, asking them to reduce the price by 10,000 pounds, and the other 10,000 pounds would be deducted from the Admiralty's draw. You see how simple it is, it instantly satisfies the Argentine's request.

When Italy lowered the price, the arms purchase was almost announced.

Subsequently, the Argentine government signed a contract with Italy to purchase an improved Venice class. In order to make a good impression on Argentina, one of the two Venice improvements under construction will be sold directly to the Argentine Navy.

Facing the kindness of Italy, how could Argentina, the top three in South America, not feel it. So two months later, a delegation led by the Argentine Navy Minister visited Italy, and their first stop was Genoa.

In the Andoshar Shipyard, a group of officers in naval uniforms are looking at the May 12 armored cruiser being built in Dock No. 3.

There are obvious differences in the uniforms worn by these naval officers. Although everyone is sky blue in color, from the decorations and military caps, it is clear that they are naval officers of the two countries.

That's right, these officers are indeed from two countries. The leaders on both sides are Admiral Goyone, Minister of the Navy of Argentina, and Admiral Goleque, Minister of the Navy of Italy.

"It's spectacular. This is the power of industry."

Looking at the busy shipbuilders in the dock, General Goyone praised the Italian shipbuilding industry with admiration.

"Your Excellency the Minister is very kind. The shipbuilding industry in our country is nothing. If you go to Portsmouth or Saint-Nazaire, you can see the same magnificent scene."

Admiral Goreck, who was the Lord of the Navy, was a polite answer, and what he called Portsmouth and Saint-Nazaire were the centers of the British and French shipbuilding industries.

"Your Excellency Admiral is very polite, we can't see such a scene in South America at all."

Facing the polite words of the Italian Navy Minister, how could General Goyone, who has worked in the Navy for many years, not understand that the prosperous shipbuilding industry is also a part of the Navy's strength.

And Argentina has no way or possible to have such a developed shipbuilding industry. If nothing else, the current population of Argentina is only more than two million, and it has no strength to industrialize.

The vast fertile soil of Argentina is very suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. The development of agriculture and animal husbandry alone has made Argentina very rich. in industrial production. Even though Argentina has a lot of domestic minerals, it can also make money by exporting ores.

General Goyone's reflection, Admiral Golek did not know, but he looked at the head of the Argentine Navy in front of him and said what was in his heart.

"Actually, you don't have to envy our country. Whether it's the navy or the army, it must serve the country's strategy. And the situation around your country, the current strength is enough to deal with it. I personally suggest that your country needs to consider more about the naval officers and soldiers now. Otherwise, no matter how good the warship is, it will not be able to exert its strength."

General Gorek's words made General Goyone move in his heart. "Then how do you think our country should train?"

"First of all, your country needs to keep abreast of the latest developments in the development of the navy. In addition, it also needs to communicate and practice with other countries. Of course, you should choose European countries as well. After all, Europe is the center of new tactics and new training methods."

As for the words of Admiral Gorek, General Goyone of course knew that he had his own thoughts. But this is not wrong. South America is far away from Europe, and it does need more exchange experience than European navies.

And in terms of choices, Argentina has few choices. First of all, the British navy is definitely experienced, but its relationship with Chile makes General Goyone reluctant to choose the United Kingdom. As for Germany, well its army is very powerful~www.mtlnovel.com~ Russia and AustriHungary are the same, the army is very powerful.

Spain was not considered, for well-known reasons. The United States, which also belongs to the American continent, has not much better naval experience than Argentina. After deducting these countries, Argentina can only choose France and Italy. However, considering the people in Argentina, Italy is the best choice. After all, there are many Italians in Argentina. In addition, in the recent Chinese naval battle, Italian officers and soldiers Also showed a very high level of tactical accomplishment.

So in the face of Admiral Golek's suggestion, General Goyone readily accepted it. "Your Excellency is right, the Argentine naval officers and soldiers really need to learn from the experience of other countries. And I think the performance of your navy is worth learning from our country."

Well, since the man has a love and a concubine, then the next thing is logical.

The heads of the navies of the two countries discussed the matter of strengthening the exchanges between the two countries in Genoa. In the end, the two countries decided that every one to two years, the two navies would have an exchange, which could be academic exchange or technical exchange. Of course, joint training and exercises are no longer a problem.

Considering the funding and strength of the Argentine navy, the main exchange location is also in its country.

On the surface, Italy is completely a living **, free door-to-door exchanges to improve the strength of the Argentine navy. But there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. The Italian navy ship headed to Argentina with the intention of expanding its influence in the region.

As the head of the Argentine Navy, General Goyone, doesn't he know this? Actually, he knows, but it's good for Argentina, and that's enough. Besides, South America is now, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other countries are involved in it, and one more Italy is nothing.

So the newly released Italy-Afghanistan Naval Friendship Exchange Treaty was released like this.

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