"Miss Julia is really generous." Vittorio said with some dissatisfaction.

"Looks like Mr. Vittorio is feeling a little sorry for the diamonds that got his hands?" Julia said with a smile.

"That's 11,000 pounds." Vittorio said in pain. "Is there something that has changed in the country?" As if suddenly aware of something, Vittorio asked anxiously.

"Our loading and cruising program is not going very well, the shipyards are not very interested in accepting new loading cruisers, you know, the **-class dome cruiser is selling well right now, and their slipways and technicians are all focused on writing orders here." Julia said with a sigh.

"According to our calculations, the profit of the X-class cruiser should be higher than that of the Dome cruiser." Vittorio said.

"That's right, but the X-Class has used too many new technologies, new armor, water-tube boilers, self-loading turrets, new 10-inch guns, which themselves cost a lot of money, and it is a challenge for major shipyards to complete such a complex battleship. They are not willing to take risks, especially now that the **-class dome cruisers are still on sale. Julia shook her head helplessly and said.

"These short-sighted guys, the Dome Cruiser will be obsolete in a few years. At that time, the shipyard can be one step ahead in terms of loading and patrolling, and the profits will be huge. Vittorio couldn't help but scold.

"But what does this have to do with your agreement that Xu Jie will sell it to the Indonesian Chinese at a reduced price?" Vittorio shifted.

"Sell him face, according to internal information, the major shipyards are not very interested in X loading and patrolling, so Mr. Brin is no longer so firm on the issue of Xu's return to China. There are even plans to use the X-class loading patrol as a technical reserve. and does not put into actual production. Julia said.

"That's bad news." Vittorio said with some disappointment, if this is the case, I am afraid that the ship design bureau may lose money.

"You know, now the Italian Navy is not under much pressure, and it doesn't make much sense to directly equip a large number of 8500-ton armored cruisers, so our only chance is to take out. This time, if Xu can promote the sales of other warships except for the **-class dome cruiser, I think the X-class cruiser will have a chance to get on the slipway. Julia said quietly.

"But as far as I know, the Qing government's financial situation is not good." Vittorio said.

"Are you still worried about the low price of £280,000?" Julia couldn't help but smile and said. "We have made enough money from this battleship, and now it is a net profit if we don't sell a single one, it's just a matter of making more and making less, if Xu is right, the Dome Cruiser will soon become obsolete, rather than no one will want it at that time, it is better to sell it at a reduced price when necessary."

"That makes sense, in addition, I remember that we discussed with Xu that his opinion of the **-class dome cruiser was just a tool to make money, and the X-class cruiser was the most suitable warship for naval warfare in his mind." Vittorio said, taking a sip of wine.

"That's right, so I feel that if Xu Jie can really gain a foothold in Beiyang under Xue Fucheng's recommendation, he will let Beiyang spend the last silver dollar to buy X-class armored cruisers, so, for your more brilliant future in the future, and for the future Italian Navy and naval shipyards, we need Xu's strength." Julia said sternly.

"That means the future is very slim, but there is still a chance?" Vittorio said after taking a deep breath.

"At least in theory." Julia smiled wryly.

At the same time, in the office of the Italian Minister of the Admiralty, Minister Brin also looked very anxious. "These short-sighted guys, these pedantic politicians deserve to be in jail!!" Bryn's roar filled the room. Just now, Minister Brin learned that the Italian parliament did not have a budget for the construction of the Guò X-class cruise, which meant that the X-machine installation cruise, which had spent a lot of effort, could only be stacked in the form of drawings in a corner of the Naval Technical Department and could not be realized. It also means that the equipment of the Italian navy's cruisers may be left blank for a while. You must know that although the Italian Navy once built 10,000-ton battleships, there are still no excellent battleships such as the X-class patrol that have both offense and defense, and can be used as both a reconnaissance force and can participate in the main decisive battle. So Brin would love to be able to equip this type of ship, even if it was only one. At the very least, it will allow the Italian Navy to improve its shipbuilding technology. And if the Navy can't get the allocation, the only chance for the X-class cruiser is to export (historical facts, the parent Garibaldi-class armored cruiser of the X-class cruiser in this article was mainly sold out at the beginning, and the first order was not the Italian Navy, but the Argentine Navy, and a total of 4 ships were ordered) "Maybe, that Mr. Xu will persuade Beiyang to buy it, maybe?" After the outburst, Brin knew very well that it was useless to be angry, and that the most important thing was to come up with a solution. Obviously, Brin didn't know the actual situation of the old empire in the Far East, but he just thought that since the country was so big and could afford to pay so many indemnities, there should still be money to buy warships, after all, the Dragon flagship in the Far East was the first fleet in East Asia. Well, in this regard, Brin is indeed OUT, and the characteristic of the Qing Dynasty is that there is money to pay reparations and no money to fight. …,

In fact, according to Brin's idea, the **-class dome cruiser is really good, but in Western Europe, where there are many powers, the 4500-ton dome cruiser can only be used as a fleet avant-garde, reconnaissance force. Or an ocean-going shipbreaker that acts independently, basically has no ability to fight a decisive battle with the fleet. (Compared with the British and French battleships of tens of thousands of tons, and the 10,000-ton protective cruisers, the 4,500-ton dome cruiser can only be regarded as a second-class cruiser.) He shared Xu Jie's opinion that only the 8,500-ton X-class patrol was the best choice, which could be used as a reliable vanguard of the fleet, and could be eaten in one bite when it met weak, and it could be used to get rid of it at high speed when it met strong. Faster than the strong, stronger than the fast, is a true portrayal of the X-level patrol. If necessary, you can join the main fleet to participate in the decisive battle. (In the Battle of Tsushima, the Garibaldi-type battleships, Kasuga and Nisshin joined the first battle team dominated by battleships) to make up for the lack of capital ships.

"Hey, if you really let the fleet in the Far East be equipped with this kind of cruiser first, I really don't want to be reconciled!!" Brin smiled helplessly. At this time, he had already decided to compromise with Xue Fucheng and the others, after all, as long as the Dragon Flagship Team in the Far East could be equipped with X-level patrols, this plan would not be in vain. And if in the future naval battles, the X-class patrol can shine, not only can the X-class patrol finally enter the Italian Navy, but also consolidate his position in the Admiralty. As for whether Brin had considered pitching to Japan, he did think about it. But it was recently reported that the Japanese preferred the British Armstrong-type dome cruisers, partly because of financial problems, and partly because the British had too much influence on Japan. (Historically, Bai Laoyi once designed a 6,000-ton ironclad ship for the Japanese, with a 320 gun at the end and one at the end, but because the 320 gun had many failures, and the Japanese were determined to take the clipper fast gun route at that time, they chose the Armstrong dome cruiser, that is, Yoshino and others.) For this, Bai Laoyi resigned and returned to China) So even if the Japanese liked the **-class dome cruisers, it was impossible to buy them directly from Italy. As for the more expensive and better X-class outfits, it is estimated that it is difficult for the Japanese to bear the financial gifts, right? Brin thought to himself. (This inference is wrong.) On the day of the war, the Japanese ordered 2 battleships, which became known as the Hachishima and Fuji)

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