My Italy

"Teela, is this too impulsive?"

In the Fiat S-type sedan provided by Fiat for senior government officials, Prime Minister Antonio and the Minister of Finance lived in the back seat and had a conversation.

"It's not impulsive. I feel like I'm running out of energy this year, and I'm dealing with the Navy's shipbuilding business, so I want to let it go. I'm so tired at the Ministry of Finance, and there's no time to rest at all. I even have little Ruidi for most of the year. Didn’t see it.”

Antonio knew this little Reddy, Tejela's favorite grandson, was only three or four years old and was at his cutest.

"Stop talking, I haven't seen my daughter Lynn for a long time. Now that we have reached this position, we need to think more about Italy. It is helpless to not have time to spend with my family."

Faced with Antonio's persuasion, Tejela certainly knew the Prime Minister's intentions. First, the Ministry of Finance he had managed over the years was very good and satisfied everyone. Secondly, the importance of the Ministry of Finance makes the selection of candidates very difficult. It must be both capable and recognized by the king. This is especially difficult for the latter.

However, Tejela was unwilling to accept the Prime Minister's offer to stay. "I'll stick around for another year until you choose the right person."

Antonio couldn't say anything more with these words. It seemed that the finance minister had made up his mind. There is no choice but to quickly choose a new finance minister. But this is not something he needs to think about. I believe the king will also have a headache over this.

The choice of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is a matter for the Prime Minister and the King to worry about, and there are also gains for others attending this meeting.

This was the case for Army Chief of Staff General Simeone. After he returned to his office without saying a word during the entire meeting, he called Major General Guerrieri from the training office.

"Give me the list of previously disbanded troops. I want to see it."

Faced with General Simeone's sudden rise, Major General Guerrieri, an old subordinate, asked curiously. "Admiral, is there anything new?"

"The Navy is going to expand, and it will be a big expansion."

Simeone's words made Major General Guerrieri's eyes light up. He immediately understood the profound meaning of Admiral Simeone's words. Since the navy was about to expand, it meant that the situation was unsettled, or that the kingdom was taking action. Then the army must also need to expand, otherwise why would the navy expand?

It can be said that the Army has been working harder in recent years than before. With the development of science and technology, more and more new equipment and technologies require the Army to be responsible for research and development.

There are field telephones, armored vehicles, radio communications, and train guns derived from armored trains, etc. The new artillery alone includes field cannons, howitzers, mountain cannons, etc. The development of these new weapons requires money. If the three countries could not jointly develop them, the army's military expenditure would not be enough.

At present, the total strength of the army has dropped to less than 200,000. These troops still need to defend the mainland, the Balkans, North Africa, East Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Far East. It is like spreading pepper noodles and it is not enough to spread everywhere.

One more thing, at present, Italy relies more on the Three Emperors Alliance to deal with the land threat from France. That's right, because the size of the army has dropped so much, the army itself is a little unsure just by relying on the more than 80,000 troops on the Italian-French border.

There is no way, there is only so much funding, and if we want to keep up with other countries, we can only find ways to deal with personnel funding. As for national defense and security, we can really only rely on the deterrence of our allies.

Since such a high price has been paid, the army also has many new types of equipment. For example, artillery that uses wide rubber wheels to facilitate maneuverability, radio stations, field telephones, train guns, etc.

Especially the latest train gun, the P2 train gun. This gun is based on the Navy's 254mm naval gun. It has a range of up to 23.3 kilometers. It can conduct long-range artillery fire on the enemy at a rate of 1-2 rounds per minute. It can fire armor-piercing projectiles. The total weight of grenades, high-explosive bombs and other bombs is 174 tons, and they can be fired and moved without deployment. It is the most powerful long-range artillery in the hands of the army and can deal with large and solid targets such as ground fortresses and maritime warships.

In addition to these, the Army also plans to form an air force. That's right, the air force. But what everyone thinks is a little different. In addition to those smart aircraft, this unit also has a big guy, an airship.

At present, although the flying craze continues in various countries, including Italy, the performance of their aircraft has not been high, and they can basically only fly 10-20 kilometers. Last year, Pablo, a aviator with a dream, wanted to fly across the English Channel, but he failed. The plane broke down midway and plunged into the sea. He also needs to be agile and the rescue ship is fast, otherwise he will have to keep company with the fish and shrimps in the sea.

Once Count Zeppelin's rigid airship successfully flew the year before last, it immediately attracted the attention of Germany and Italy. Because the load capacity and safety of rigid airships are much higher than those of current aircraft. (You must know that flying an airplane is currently called a brave game, and the accident rate is very high)

The military is not a fool. This kind of airship that can transport or drop bombs in the air definitely needs to be taken seriously. Not to mention that these airships use helium produced in Italy, which improves safety performance to a higher level.

So the Italian Army gritted its teeth and purchased three rigid airships (two small ones and one large one) for military missions. Of course, in addition to the most important airships, the Army has also purchased twelve gadgets such as airplanes. Although the current performance of the aircraft is not good and can only fly one to twenty kilometers, in the future, with the development of technology, its range will definitely increase significantly. Growth, it would be good for the Army to spend a little money to prepare for a rainy day (the current cost of an aircraft is not too expensive, about 20,000-30,000 lire).

This major expansion of the Navy is also an opportunity for the Army. Otherwise, why would General Simeone rush back to abolish the establishment list?

"General, it seems that our army will not be able to survive for a few more years."

Major General Grieri thought of this with a smile on his face.

"This information must be kept secret and must not be spread outside."

Simeone took the list, looked through it, and gave his subordinates a warning. This kind of information must be kept secret, otherwise the consequences will be very serious, and he doesn't want to kill Ma Su with tears.

"Don't worry, Admiral, no one can get a word out of me."

After Major General Grilli saluted, he walked to his office. He still had a lot of work waiting for him.

Simeone is not the only one who feels the implications of the Navy's expansion. A small meeting is being held at the home of Interior Secretary Cruz. The attendees were all senior leaders of the National Socialist Party, and Cruz, as the convener, was expressing his opinions impassionedly.

"Our National Socialist Party needs to continue to promote our ideals and let everyone know that the prosperity of the kingdom requires everyone to fight for it. In addition, when promoting, we should focus on promoting the spirit of dedication and sacrifice, and let the people know that only by relying on Only with dedication and heroic and fearless sacrifice can our country gain more benefits. And only when the motherland is strong and prosperous can each of us receive feedback from the country."

Cruz's words made several National Socialist Executive Committee members look thoughtful, and one of them asked after he finished speaking. "President, have you got the exact information about which conflict the kingdom wants to get involved in?"

We are all smart people, and through the words of dedication and sacrifice that Cruz repeatedly mentioned, we smelled something unusual.

"There is no definite news, but I think the Kingdom is preparing. As the situation in Europe becomes increasingly tense, as an important European country, we may not be able to escape."

Cruz's words drew approval from others. At present, the relationship between Germany and France is relatively tense, and Britain and Germany are not happy because of naval issues. How could Italy, as an ally, not be able to hide? Not to mention, when it comes to Mediterranean interests, the relationship between Italy and France is already tense, and the relationship between the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom has gradually changed in a bad direction in recent years.

"Maybe there is going to be a war, and this is our party's opportunity."

"It's hard to say. It still depends on who we beat in the end. It's a little early to say this now."

The executive committee members present at the meeting made suggestions one after another, trying to contribute to the future of the National Socialist Party.

In Cruz's mind, he believes that it is more important to be recognized by the monarch. As long as the monarch agrees, it will not be a problem for the National Socialist Party to form a government in the future. Of course, before that, you must think what the monarch thinks and do what the monarch wants to do. And this does not conflict with the concept of the National Society, and it fits perfectly.

"Okay, everyone, just do what I say. The performance of our party will depend on everyone's efforts."