Mussolini pondered for a moment and then said, "You mean the British are lying to us?" ”

"Not really." Contini is actually tempted to say that the British are cheating, and you have been fooled, but the truth may not be told - doesn't this seem that Mussolini's IQ is too low? Just now, the propaganda organization has been blowing the four greats of "great leader, great helmsman, great mentor, and great commander" outside, and when they look back, they say that they have been deceived, and no one can accept it.

So Contini spoke tactfully: "The British are a very complex group, Baldwin is one idea, Chamberlain is another, and their military and Egyptian colonial authorities probably have other ideas – not only because of their character as European-stirring sticks, but also because of the chaos brought about by the multi-party struggle in a democratic system, when Italy had no leader, it was not so chaotic, it was contradictory, one idea today, another voice tomorrow." How can it be as upright and upright as it is now? This is the superiority of the fascist system in the system, so I have always advocated the need for institutional self-confidence - our system is many times stronger than the British, although it is a little backward now, but at the current speed of development, I believe that it will not take 20 years to surpass it under the leadership of the leader! ”

Mussolini smiled at these words, patted Contini on the shoulder and said: "Calais, your level and political consciousness are high, I read your speech at the graduation ceremony of the University of Rome in its entirety, and it is well summarized, how can there be individual freedom of Italians without collective freedom?" I asked them to promote this policy as a policy and propaganda slogan! As for this matter......"

"Is it to increase the number of divisions first?" Contini suggested, "We also need to increase our troops to fight Ethiopia, and we also need to increase our troops to increase the efforts to clear up the Libyan guerrillas, anyway, you have just had a tacit understanding with the British, and we will send troops over on the grounds that we are ready to use force against Ethiopia, of course, we must think about it ourselves, not really to do it against Ethiopia, at least not now." ”

Mussolini nodded: "That's fine, add 2 more divisions." However, Calais, the finances have been tight lately, and Libya has not produced oil for the time being, you see......"

This posture is to reach out and ask for money, and Contini is not annoyed: "Leader, I have been a little tight recently, I just planned to build a special cruise ship for Ida, and when the cruise ship is built, if I have a relationship with her, we can have a wedding, do you think I will pay 20 million lira first?" ”

If someone else prevaricated with such a messy reason, Mussolini would definitely be annoyed, but Contini said Ida and the word marriage, Mussolini, as a father, didn't even have time to be happy, how could he say nothing? nodded and said: "The cruise ship should be built well, it should be a little more magnificent and luxurious, you will get married once in your life, and you can't wronged yourself." Besides, once the cruise ship is built, you two can take the cruise ship to travel around the world for your honeymoon, and then I will ask the Navy to send a cruiser to accompany you, such as the Taranto-class ...... that will be built soon."

The Taranto class is a full display of the design idea of Italy's high-speed heavy cruisers, with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, it actually has a maximum speed of 35.6 knots, there are a total of 2 cruisers of this class, one is Taranto, and one is Trieste, but although it runs fast, the endurance is only a little more than 4,000 nautical miles, which is the lowest endurance in major countries, and the armor is also fatally thin, which can be called the perfect "thin-skinned and stuffed" treaty cruiser.

After the Taranto class, the Italian Navy suddenly adjusted its thinking, ready to build a heavy armored fleet decisive battle heavy cruiser, the results of the Zara class, the design index is to protect the 203mm caliber naval guns at a medium distance, although the speed was initially positioned at 32 knots, but because the final design showed that the armor was seriously exceeded, it could only run 29 knots, or increase the tonnage to 15,000 tons, and follow the idea of an armored cruiser.

Contini was unimpressed, but he couldn't simply deny it – the Coalition was only paying some money, not all of it, so there was room for manoeuvre. His statement at the discussion was very interesting: "Of course, the Zara class should be built according to the level of medium protection, but the speed should not be too different, and now the newly built battleships can also run 29 knots, and the cruisers can only run 29 knots, which is difficult to cover." I suggest that the speed should be set at 32 knots, but we can make some workarounds and exceed the displacement by a little bit......"

The designers were embarrassed and said: "President, 12,000-12,500 tons may not matter, but 15,000 tons seems to be too big, and even the blind can see that it exceeds the standard." ”

Contini smiled: "What do you think if we can meet the weight control of about 13,000 tons, and at the same time meet the requirements of 32 sections and protection?" ”

The Admiralty agreed, and the designers generally disagreed, because such a ship could not be built.

Contini shook his head: "You have to be innovative...... Who said that it can't be made, and you won't use electric welding for riveting and weight? If the level of welding is sufficient, the strength is no worse than that of riveting......"

"But we have no experience in electric welding, and we haven't heard that the capital ship in the world is an electric welding ......."

"There is no school, and now many civilian ships have adopted electric welding schemes, why can't they try to innovate? Eating ashes behind people's butts every day, can the leader be satisfied? What kind of political qualification can a leader talk about if he is not satisfied? ”

For his crooked reasoning, the big bosses of the Admiralty are deeply convinced, anyway, the Taranto class has not been fully built, you can first find a way to get a ship for testing, it is expected that Dante will be decommissioned this year, and the United Group will definitely take it to transform, so they will circle the Dante to test the electric welding method - the money matter The United Group will find a way, in short, it will be tested, and Italy will use German technology if it can't work!

Mussolini later also knew about it and recognized this idea - the brains of prospective sons-in-law are just easy to use! Now when it comes to cruise ships, Mussolini doesn't know that this is the most standard armored aircraft carrier, and really thinks it's a cruise ship, so he plans to write a blank check to Contini - marrying a daughter has to be beautiful. Anyway, a dictatorship, the leader's family affairs are also a national matter, and besides, Contini paid so much money for the navy, so what's wrong with getting two cruisers to accompany him around the world? If it weren't for the fear that the battleships would overwhelm the cruise ships, Mussolini would have wanted to send out new capital ships.

Contini was deeply grateful for this.

Mussolini rolled his eyes and said: "Calais, 2 divisions, 20 million lire is not a little less, some time ago in order to sponsor education, you donated a total of 40 million lire twice, this education is important, national defense can not be wasted...... Otherwise, if the hearts of the departments are unbalanced, my position will not be stable, my position will be unstable, and you will have a lot of trouble in the future......"

"The 40 million?"

"50 million." Mussolini touched his head, as if he suddenly remembered something, and added, "Since the army strength is not enough to double it, I think your oil guard should be expanded a little more, right?" Do you want to add another 3,000 people? ”

This set of bargaining techniques was so skillful that in the end Contini agreed to pay 50 million lire, but the number of additional people became 4,000, and Mussolini did not agree with it - he has 4 divisions and 50,000 people in Africa, Contini has a maximum of 10,000, and he is still a newly trained security force, so what is there to worry about.

But the British actually dared to yin themselves, and this account cannot be counted.

But Contini soon told him about other troubles: "Leader, in a little more than a month I will have a showdown with the French, and then you will have to ask the Foreign Office to give me a hand......"

This set of bargaining techniques was so skillful that in the end Contini agreed to pay 50 million lire, but the number of additional people became 4,000, and Mussolini did not agree with it - he has 4 divisions and 50,000 people in Africa, Contini has a maximum of 10,000, and he is still a newly trained security force, so what is there to worry about.

But the British actually dared to yin themselves, and this account cannot be counted.

But Contini soon told him about other troubles: "Leader, in a little more than a month I will have a showdown with the French, and then you will have to ask the Foreign Office to give me a hand......"

This set of bargaining techniques was so skillful that in the end Contini agreed to pay 50 million lire, but the number of additional people became 4,000, and Mussolini did not agree with it - he has 4 divisions and 50,000 people in Africa, Contini has a maximum of 10,000, and he is still a newly trained security force, so what is there to worry about.

But the British actually dared to yin themselves, and this account cannot be counted.