Before you know it, winter in Italy is not cold, and it is about the same as that of the little friends living in the south. So Carlo didn't feel the chill at all, and of course if you ignore the fur coat he wears, then what he says is true.

In winter, however, the Andosal shipyard is still bustling. The steady stream of orders makes the workers of the factory full of enthusiasm. Because they all know that only a steady stream of orders can make them receive a good salary.

Unlike ordinary workers, who only focused on orders, the management, as a shipyard, paid more attention to the two battleships built in docks No. 3 or 4.

These two warships are a manifestation and symbol of the strength of the Andosal shipyard, and it is also the existence of the shipyard to become the main supplier of the navy. Therefore, after finalizing the order for two Venice-class armored cruisers, the Andosal shipyard immediately organized elite troops to be used to build these two warships.

At present, after more than two months of construction, the hull has been half built, and the outline of the hull can already be preliminarily seen.

"Thank you."

At dock No. 3, Carlo watched as the workers were driving rivets into the ship's planks, and thanked the group around him.

"Your Majesty is polite, this is what our shipyard should do."

The head of the Andosal shipyard, Aika Lugney, took Carlo's words and said that he did not dare to make a fool of himself.

This Aika Lugoni was amazing, and the Andosal shipyard was given a new lease of life in his hands, and it was not until he became one of the largest shipyards in Italy. Now they are taking advantage of the opportunity to get more shipbuilding orders from the Navy.

After all, everyone knows that the profits of civilian ships are not as high as those of military ships, and the construction of military ships is also a reflection of the strength of the shipyard, and it is very keen to make Andosal Shipyard a supplier to the navy.

Therefore, for Carlo's visit, the shipyard attaches great importance to it. Don't look at this king because of his age, he is not yet a regent, but as long as you know a little, you will know that this is a young man and an old man, and even the prime minister with a monopoly on power will think twice about his speech.

In addition, who doesn't know that the two Venice-class ships under construction are the money paid by His Majesty. You don't have to think about it to know that this is the king's goodwill to the navy, and the navies of all countries have always been deeply trusted by the monarch and have become a good hand in restraining the army.

It is a blessing for Italy that its own monarch can think of this at this age.

Okay, without further ado, turn to the present.

Carlo was chatting with General Manager Lugoni and immediately turned the conversation to someone else.

"Your Excellency Brin, I am very satisfied with the design of your factory this time, and I heard that there are many designs proposed by Your Excellency."

The Brin asked by Carlo was Benedetto Bryn, the shipyard's chief designer, who was in his fifties and did not look old at all, wearing less than Carlo, and was busy in the shipyard and design desk all year round, making his skin dark and his hands rough.

"Your Majesty laughed, this is all thanks to Vittorio, I'm just mentioning a few words on the side."

At this time, the old designer began to promote the younger generation, and Vittorio Cuniberti, who was named by him, smiled at Carlo with an embarrassed expression, looking a bit of a programmer in later generations.

"It is said that Bryn is one of the best ship designers in Italy, I wonder how you think Italian ships should be designed in the future?"

Although Brin is promoting the younger generation, Carlo has not let the designer go, and he intends to consider this person's vision.

After Carlo's questioning, the scene fell silent, and although the others didn't know why Carlo asked like this, they also knew that the answer of His Excellency the Chief Designer should be very important.

Faced with the sudden quiet environment, Brin was not affected by it, but frowned and thought for a while before answering.

"I think that the design of Italian ships should go the boutique route."

Faced with Brin's answer, Carlo looked at the old man waiting for his further explanation. Because it's so simple, anyone can say it, and it doesn't show its level.

Sure enough, Brin then explained. "At present, technological innovation is changing with each passing day, so that the warships of various countries are eliminated very quickly. This makes many designers rush to the bottom line, and sometimes the blueprint that has just been designed seems a little unsuitable when they wake up the next day. Take the Dolio-class battleships built by our country as an example, when they were first built, they were the most powerful battleships in the world, but when the construction is completed, countries will have more powerful battleships than the Dolio-class. And the warships of this class are now less advanced, but it is a little puzzling to hear that the Navy plans to build three more modifications of this class. ”

As soon as Brin opened his mouth, he talked about the proud work of his old rival, and the rest of the words made the shipyard tremble, if this was known by the navy, it would offend people.

But fortunately, Carlo also knew their thoughts and gave them a reassurance. "This is my discussion with His Excellency Brin, and I won't go everywhere."

Brin knew that he hadn't paid attention to what he had just said, so he turned the conversation to Carlo's interests. "At the moment I think that the Italian ship design needs to serve the navy, and the threat to the Italian navy is mainly from the pressure of the French navy."

Here the Austro-Hungarian Navy was directly ignored, of course, with the current strength of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, jumping up could hit the knees of the Italian Navy, not to mention it.

"And I think that our navy should not be-for-tat with France in terms of scale, because China's shipbuilding budget is not as good as France's, but should adopt a posture of small steps and fast running, and build new warships at a speed of no more than two ships in one class. Among them, it is best to focus on speed firepower of new warships, which can delay the speed of their obsolescence. ”

That's right, in Brin's view, the speed of firepower is the most important of the three major points of warships, and when the protection cannot meet the three points, it should be given priority to be abandoned.

Although Carlo does not agree with Brin's words, because firepower, protection, and speed, it is best not to give up on all three, and of course he is not a paranoid, nor is he a perfectionist. Of course, I also know that in this era of great development of shipbuilding technology, a new ship launched can guarantee the main position for ten years It is very good. In many cases, it is sent to the reserve after less than a few years of service.

In fact, if you think about it, the time for Italian ship construction is really not a good time. In the eighties and nineties, the technology of warships was developing greatly, and Italy built a large number of warships during this period, and as a result, when the twentieth century came, they could be eliminated immediately. On the contrary, in the war with the Ottomans, there was not a single battleship that could be taken.

Unlike Germany, the timing of the construction of the ship was well chosen, and the dreadnoughts immediately followed up as soon as they came out, creating a high seas fleet that made Britain feel afraid.

To say that Italy spends less money than Germany is actually not much less, but the difference between the two is too great.

And Brin's words made Carlo feel like he had learned something again. All situations must be combined with reality, and he still has a long way to go in this regard.