My Italian

The negotiation with the Admiralty is not all of Carlo's work today, because he has other work to do.

In the Far East, Italy is not only playing a role in the navy's two armored patrols, but also the army. Although it mainly provides weapons and equipment, the guards can also be regarded as the army, so of course the army also has credit.

However, in this Sino-French war, the Army did not send any fighters, so the credit is not large. Although the Guard is also a part of the Army, due to its particularity, it cannot be fully counted in the Army.

Of course, this does not mean that the Army is not interested in the Sino-French war, but it is not very interested, but there is one weapon that has completely attracted the attention of the Army, and that is the Mark Qin machine gun.

This machine gun that shines in Zhennanguan is very fond of the Italian Army.

This is not the Minister of War, Admiral Saragate, who found Carlo for this.

"Your Majesty, good day."

"Hello, Your Excellency, is there anything you need to come here this time?"

In the face of Carlo's question, Admiral Saragate looked embarrassed, but he finally made up his mind.

"Your Majesty, I came here this time mainly to understand that Beretta Arms Company is the royal family's business."

Facing the question from the Minister of War, Carlo smiled and looked at His Excellency the Admiral in front of him.

"It doesn't count. As far as I know, the company is still run by the Pietro family. The royal family only has a stake in it, and it cannot influence its decision-making ability."

"Oh."

After listening to Carlo's explanation, Admiral Saragate showed a look of disappointment on his face, and was then hidden by him.

Although the admiral concealed it well, he immediately saw who Carlo was.

"What's the matter, Your Excellency, did Beretta do something bad for the Army?"

Facing Carlo's question, Admiral Saragate thought about it and felt that this was not a shameful thing, so he opened his mouth to express his intention.

It turns out that the army likes the Mark Qin machine gun that shines in Zhennanguan, so it wants to buy a batch. However, after sending an inquiry to Beretta, I was surprised by its quotation. Its quotation of 70,000 liras made the army think that Beretta sent an extra zero. You must know a 57mm infantry. Runs about as much as it's quoted.

This price is too far beyond the expectations of the Ministry of War. You must know that according to their understanding, the Maxim machine gun is a big consumer of bullets. It is enough ammunition for one continuous battle, but not enough for ten minutes of shooting.

Although Beretta's offer surprised the War Department, but this weapon is so suitable for the current army's needs, so the army can only grit its teeth and prepare to pay for a batch.

According to unknown information, Admiral Saragat learned that Beretta has shares in the royal family, so with the attitude of giving it a try, the admiral will see if the royal family can influence the company to lower the price.

It's just that the words in Carlo's mouth let him know that he was thinking in vain.

This is not a complaint that Beretta has set the price so high, because at present, based on the basic materials, the production of the Maxim machine gun is very difficult, and in order to develop this machine gun, Beretta has invested a lot of money. Coupled with the reward that should be given to Mr. Maxim, all factors are stacked up, how can the cost of Maxim's machine gun not be high.

"By the way, how many Maxim machine guns does the army plan to buy?"

After listening to the admiral's remarks, Carlo couldn't help but ask.

"Originally, the army planned to buy 150 for border defense. However, given its price, the army can only buy 80."

This is a big deal!

Regarding the words of Admiral Saragate, Carlo also had to boast that he was far-sighted.

This is a purchase of nearly ten million lire, no wonder the Minister of War will come to ask himself.

Don't think that the army spends more money on purchasing weapons. Compared with the Navy, the Army spends less money on procurement.

The current funding for the Italian Army is 221 million lire and the navy is 117 million lire.

Although the army's funds seem to be a lot, after deducting the salaries, allowances and training expenses of officers and soldiers, which occupy the majority, less than half is left. After deducting the support for the research and development of various new weapons and the construction costs of various places, the funds that can be used for weapons procurement are only 50 million. It will cost nearly 10 million to purchase 80 marks and their ammunition alone. Lila, this will naturally make Admiral Saragate, who is the Minister of War, look down on his face. But unfortunately, this brought down the face, and it still couldn't be done, so it was a little embarrassing.

Since Carlo did not get the desired result here, after chatting about the army for a while, Admiral Saragate left.

After sending the Minister of War away, Carlo rubbed his slightly swollen temples and began to close his eyes to rest.

During this time, he obviously felt that the ministers had different attitudes towards him. Although he didn't have any words, his intervention in the Sino-French war made them look at him with a hint of fear.

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Just as Carlo closed his eyes and thought about it, he suddenly smelled a fragrance, and then felt a soft touch on the back of his head, a pair of slender hands covered his eyes, and a familiar voice sounded.

"Guess who I am?"

It's still guessing, who else is there besides the bright and moving Nia who is getting longer and longer. However, judging from the size of the soft back of the head, it should be a lot bigger.

"Nia, your question is really not difficult at all."

Carlo said backhand and hugged it on his lap.

"Ah, Your Majesty, you really don't understand wit anymore."

As Nia spoke, she knocked off the strange hand on her chest.

"Don't keep touching."

"I'm just trying to see how my results are. It seems that I still need to work hard."

Well, a certain gap has been broken between Carlo and the little maid. In the dark wind and night for a month, when he couldn't reach his five fingers, and he couldn't even see the beast, Carlo turned into a hungry wolf and swallowed the little white rabbit Nia even with its belt bones.

Carlo was refreshed after **** the tender cabbage. After breaking through a certain distance and reaching a negative distance, the little maid became more and more different. It mixed the innocence of a girl and the style of a young woman, which also made Carlo so obsessed that he almost couldn't pull it out.

Fortunately, Carlo was busy with work during this time, so that he gradually walked out of Wenrou Township. But now that Wenrouxiang posted it, it made Carlo a little uncontrollable. Fortunately, he also knew that this was an office, and there were attendants who might knock on the door at any time, so he didn't fall into a deep ditch, but now he couldn't work in this state.

Carlo took the little maid and walked to his bedroom, his footsteps were so eager that anyone wanted something to happen.

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