None of the people at the scene were impatient when the young designer introduced himself, not because of how great the designer was, but because the Endochal shipyard behind him was famous in Italy.

The factory is one of the largest shipyards in Italy, compared with other shipyards, Andosal shipyard has a lot of reputation among the people, because it is in the forefront of Italian shipyards in terms of cost and delivery speed, so its private shipbuilding orders are about to pile up, and even many foreign maritime merchants specially order ships in the shipyard.

Although it can be full of oil by relying on private orders, it does not mean that the Andosal shipyard is not capable of military ships. It has successively built the battleship Avondator, the battleship Roma, the cruiser Genoa, etc., and more than a dozen warships of various kinds, which fully demonstrates its strength in military ships.

The fact that the Andosal shipyard dared to send a young man was enough to show that it was capable. However, while most people recognize its strength because of the Andosal shipyard, there are always people who don't like it.

"Boy, you can also represent the Andosal shipyard and call your family out, isn't this old guy Brin afraid of seeing people."

An old designer in his fifties was shouting at Vittorio Cuniberti, this is the current designer of the Duglio class, Bernard to Bran, although he is not very famous in later generations, but now he is famous in Italy, he and Benedetto Brin are called the two best warship designers in Italy.

Since they are called together, they always have to be separated, so the relationship between these two people is not harmonious at all, and they have done things against each other many times. And Bernardto Bran had an advantage in the design of naval battleships before, and now the Navy plans to build three more after improving the shortcomings found in the Durio class, so he especially wants to see Benedetto Brin's deflated expression, and this time Benedetto Bryn actually dared not come, then Vittorio Kuniberti can only accept it on his behalf, who made Bran the chief designer of the Andosal shipyard.

Seeing that Vittorio Cuniberti, a young man, did not speak, Bernardto Bran felt that it was not interesting to bully young people, and maybe it would not be beautiful to say that a newcomer was suppressed.

But no one expected that this young man named Vittorio Cuniberti would immediately teach everyone a lesson.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have brought with you the design of the Andosal shipyard. First of all, we need to understand the role of armored cruisers, armored cruisers, as the name suggests, are cruisers with reinforced armor, which seems very simple but is not. Some people may ask if this is the bidding site for warships, and I am wasting everyone's time to popularize science here, but I want to explain it here, because if you don't understand these concepts, the warships launched by it will not meet the requirements......"

When it comes to the design of warships, this young man named Kuniberti talks about his own ideas. Although Carlo didn't know much about the design of warships, he found that no one at the bidding site refuted the young man's words, which showed that his level of speech was very good. Even Nadeto Bran, who had just mocked him, did not open his mouth to mock.

After a brief presentation, he finally gave a name on the design of the Andosal shipyard. "At the moment our design scheme is such that the total length of the armored cruiser scheme: 105.7 meters, waterline length: 99.0 meters, width: 18.0 meters, displacement 6850 tons (standard), 7460 tons (full load). Draft: 7 m (standard), 7.5 m (full load).

In terms of power, we use an upright three-stage expansion three-cylinder reciprocating steam engine with two seats, two-shaft propulsion, with a maximum output of 13,000 horsepower and a maximum speed of 18.6 knots. Endurance; Around 10 knots / 6000 nautical miles.

It is equipped with 4 254 mm 30 x caliber main guns with a 2X1 front and 2X1 rear layout, 6 152 mm secondary guns with a 6X1 layout, and 8 75 mm and 4 57 mm guns.

The main belt of protection was 5-inch armor, which extended from the waterline to the middle deck. The bow and stern waterline armor was 80 mm, the turret was 152 mm. In addition, we have optimized the anti-sinking performance, adopted the method of combining the waterline armor belt and the dome armor, and designed the middle as a coal bunker, even if the main equipment is penetrated, there is still not much water. In addition, our plan adopts a subdivided compartment design, and the whole ship is divided into 32 watertight areas, with a total of 228 watertight compartments. ”

In the face of the plan that Cuniberti said, many people present were stunned. Can it be installed at such a tonnage, with so much firepower, and a very good speed and armor, for many people on the scene, they can't do it. Because everyone knows more or less about warship design, they know how difficult it is to strike a balance between the three.

It is not without opposition, as two of Italy's leading designers, Nadeto Bran has his own pride. However, he failed to find major flaws in them, and it was not convenient for him to challenge young people, but others did not.

"Why is this ship loaded with so many guns, and it can run so fast, this is not scientific."

"You use a three-expansion steam engine, have you considered its reliability?"

"For ......"

In the face of the gossip on the scene, Kuniberti tried his best to choose reasonable answers, as for those who were picky, he didn't have time to deal with them now.

This forced a pause in the room, where there were many inquiries from officers, and only after everything had subsided did the Navy tender continue.

However, at this time, many shipyards lost confidence after comparing the plans from the Andosal shipyard. I came to the stage and came down after a few speeches. So the second half of the bidding meeting immediately became boring, and Carlo looked bored.

At this time, he saw Vittorio Cuniberti, who represented the Dockyard of Andosal, and summoned him. Although he did not know that this would be the future designer of the Garibaldi class, he was also the proposer of the Dreadnought-class who proposed a unified caliber full heavy main gun.

But Carlo felt that the young designer was not at all simple, so he approached him to talk to him about the solutions he offered.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Kuniberti, let's be friends."

Seeing that the young man in front of him who had the same name as his brother but had a different surname was a little nervous, Carlo spoke first to persuade him. For talented people, he likes to make friends with them.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I have a little doubt about your shipyard's plan, can I point it out?"

"No problem, Your Majesty, please speak."

Seeing Carlo turn the conversation to the design of the warship, Kuniberti immediately became less nervous.

"Why don't you cancel the ramming angle, I feel that with the progress of science and technology, the speed and firepower of warships are changing with each passing day, and if you want to sink the opponent, it is completely out of reality, and the impact will also damage itself, this design is a little unreasonable, right?"

In the face of Carlo's question, Kuniberti glanced at the naval officer on the side and gave an explanation in a low voice. It turned out to be the Battle of Lisa, after the Italian was hit and sunk by the Austro-Hungarian Maximilian, the Italian naval designers subconsciously added ramming angles, and the navy also acquiesced to this design.

After listening to Cuniberti's explanation, Carlo did not hesitate to say. "Then cancel it for me, this design also affects the speed."

He knew that the Battle of Lisa was the last naval battle in which ramming tactics would be used, and that at other times, the ramming could hurt others, such as the Yoshino, and the Yoshino, plus the Yoshino.

"In addition, why not make the three chimneys more compact?"

"Your Majesty, this will increase the area of the shot, and the power room below cannot be made smaller."

"Although it will increase the area of the hit bullet, it can save the area of the upper floor, which is conducive to improving the living environment of officers and soldiers."

"Let me think about it."

During the exchange between Carlo and Cuniberti, the bidding meeting ended, and as expected, the Shipyard of Andosal won the order for two ships.

The Navy named it the Venice-class armored cruiser, and its design, at the suggestion of Carlo, eliminated the ramming angles, made the three chimneys more compact, and had only one main pole behind the conning tower. And the lines are smoother, and it looks like a work of art.

However, the problem was the high cost of the two Venetian class ships, which were charged 24 million lire by the Dockyard of Andosal (£430,000 each). However, this is not a problem for Carlo, and someone will pay for these two ships.