My Italy

The telegram from Argentina made everyone in the Admiralty cheer. While the Venetian Improved Class was still under construction, some countries came to buy it. This was an affirmation of Italy's shipbuilding capabilities. Faced with such a good thing, how could the Navy disagree with Argentina's ship purchase?

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

Therefore, selling warships to Argentina is of great benefit to Italy, and the navy naturally feels that it can be done.

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

"Your Excellency, Admiral, I completely agree with Argentina's purchase of ships, but the other party's request to lower the selling price requires you to negotiate with the shipyard."

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

Yes, the Argentine Navy also wants the Italian side to slightly lower the price of the Venice-improved cruiser. Because they only have 530,000 pounds on hand. This is all due to the white shirts in the Ministry of Finance. They knew that the Navy wanted to purchase ships, but they could only provide 500,000 pounds. For this reason, Finance Minister Thomas directly informed the president that this was the largest financial resource the Ministry of Finance could provide. If he wanted to If we want more, we can only start with personnel funds.

Faced with the categorical words of the Finance Minister, President Julio Roca certainly did not dare to misappropriate personnel funds, which is much more important than the navy. For this reason, he directly informed the Minister of the Navy, General Goyone, that the government could only spend so much money. Either the Navy Department would find a way within itself, or it would 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 ways to raise 30,000 pounds from within the Admiralty. The remaining 20,000 yuan could not be found, so the Argentinians could only ask Italy if they could lower the price.

Faced with such a question, Carlo was unwilling 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 selling a warship involves not only selling the warship itself, but also other factors. On the contrary, the price is not so important, otherwise the Germans would not Quoting such a low cost for the second calming ship would cost money.

As the head of the Navy, how could Admiral Gorek see Argentina's orders being lost like this? Besides, the external quotations are very profitable. However, given that there is a small gap in the funds on hand in Argentina, it is not necessary to lower the price slightly. Not a big deal.

So after returning to the Admiralty from the palace, Admiral Gorek immediately sent a telegram to the Andoshar Shipyard, asking them to reduce the selling price by ten thousand pounds. As for the other ten thousand pounds, just deduct it from the Admiralty's commission. You see how simple this is, it immediately meets the Argentinian's requirements.

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

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

Faced with Italy's goodwill, how could Argentina, one of 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 navy uniforms were looking at the May 12th armored cruiser being built in the No. 3 dock.

There are obvious differences in the uniforms worn by this group of naval officers. Although everyone is sky blue in color, from the decoration and military caps, they are clearly naval officers from two countries.

Yes, this group of officers does come from two countries. The leaders on both sides are the Argentine Navy Minister General Goione and the Italian Navy Minister Admiral Gollec.

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

Looking at the busy shipbuilders in the dock, General Goione praised Italy's shipbuilding industry with envy.

"You're welcome, Minister. Our country's shipbuilding industry is nothing. If you go to Portsmouth or Saint-Nazaire, you will see the same spectacular sight."

Admiral Gorek, who is the Lord of the Admiralty, answered politely, and the Portsmouth and Saint-Nazaire he mentioned were the centers of the British and French shipbuilding industries respectively.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome, General. We can't see this kind of scene in South America."

Faced with the polite words of the Italian Navy Minister, how could General Goione, who had worked in the Navy for many years, not understand that the prosperous shipbuilding industry is also part of the strength of the Navy.

There is no way and no way for Argentina to have such a developed shipbuilding industry. Apart from anything else, Argentina's current population is only more than two million, and it does not have the strength to industrialize at all.

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 wealthy. No one wants to invest funds from agriculture and animal husbandry, which is a steady profit, to the unknown. in industrial production. Even though Argentina has a lot of domestic minerals, it can still make money by exporting ores.

Admiral Gollac was not clear about General Goyone's reflection, but he looked at the head of the Argentine Navy in front of him and expressed his thoughts.

"Actually, you don't have to envy our country. Both the navy and the army must serve the country's strategy. As for the situation around your country, its current strength is enough to deal with it. I personally suggest that your country now needs to consider more about naval officers and soldiers. "

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

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

Regarding General Gorek's words, General Goyone certainly knew that he had his own little thoughts. But this is not wrong. South America is far away from Europe and indeed needs more naval exchange experience than European navies.

And in terms of choices, Argentina doesn’t have many choices. First of all, the British Navy is definitely experienced, but its relationship with Chile makes General Goyone hesitant to choose Britain. As for Germany, well its army is awesome. The same goes for Russia and Austria-Hungary, their armies are very powerful.

Spain is not considered, for reasons we all know. The United States, which also belongs to the American continent, has no 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 naval battle on the China Sea, Italian officers and soldiers He also showed extremely high tactical accomplishment.

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

Okay, since Lang is interested in concubine, then the next thing is a matter of course.

The heads of the two navies discussed in Genoa about strengthening exchanges between the two countries. In the end, the two countries decided that every one to two years, the two navies would conduct exchanges, which could be academic exchanges or technical exchanges. 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's free door-to-door communication improves the strength of the Argentine Navy. But there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. Italian naval ships are heading to Argentina with the intention of expanding their influence in the region.

As for General Goyone, who is the head of the Argentine Navy, doesn't he know this? In fact, he knows it, but it is good for Argentina, and that is enough. Besides, now in South America, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other countries are involved, so what does one more Italy mean?

So the newly released Italian-Arab Naval Treaty of Friendship and Exchange was released.

I'm updating a chapter today. I have little inspiration after yesterday's outbreak, and I feel like I can't write anymore.