Negotiations with the Admiral were not all Carlo's work today, for he had other work to do.

This time Italy in the Far East is not only the navy of the two uniforms of the patrol has played a role, the army has also performed, although it mainly provides weapons and equipment, but the Guards can also be regarded as an army unit in the end, so of course the army also has a credit.

However, in this Sino-French war, the army did not send any combatants, so the credit is not great, although the Guards are also part of the army, but in view of its particularity, it cannot be fully counted in the army.

Of course, this does not mean that the army is not interested in the Sino-French war, but it is not very interested, but there is one weapon that has completely attracted the attention of the army, that is, the Maxim machine gun.

This machine gun, which shined in Zhennanguan, was very popular with the Italian Army.

This is not the Minister of War, Admiral Saragate, who sought out Carlo for this.

"Good day, Your Majesty."

"Hello, Your Excellency, is there something wrong with this coming?"

Admiral Saraguet was embarrassed by Carlo's questioning, but finally made up his mind.

"Your Majesty, the main reason for coming here this time is to understand that the Beretta Arms Company is the property of the royal family."

Faced with the Minister of War's inquiry, Carlo smiled and looked at His Excellency the Admiral in front of him.

"Not really, as far as I know, the company is still run by the Pietro family. The royal family only has a stake in it, and it does not affect its decision-making ability. ”

"Oh."

Admiral Saragate listened to Carlo's explanation, and a look of disappointment appeared on his face, and he was then hidden.

Although the admiral concealed it well, who Carlo was, he immediately saw it.

"What's the matter, Your Excellency, has the Beretta Corporation done anything bad for the Army?"

In the face of Carlo's inquiry, Admiral Saraguet thought about it and felt that this was not something unseemly, so he opened his mouth and said his intention.

It turned out that the army liked the Makqin machine gun that shined in Zhennanguan, so it wanted to buy a batch. However, after sending an inquiry to Beretta, I was shocked by its offer, which was as high as 70,000 lire a stick, which made the army think that Beretta had sent an extra zero, knowing that a 57 mm infantry ran about the same as its offer.

This price was too unexpected by the War Department, and according to their understanding, the Maxim machine gun was a big bullet eater, enough ammunition for a single battle, and not enough to shoot for ten minutes.

Although Beretta's offer surprised the War Department, this weapon is too suitable for the current needs of the Army, so the Army can only grit its teeth and prepare to pay for a batch of purchases.

According to unknown sources, Admiral Saragate learned that Beretta had a stake in the royal family, so with the attitude of giving it a try, the admiral would see if he could get the royal family to influence the company to lower the price.

It's just that the words in Carlo's mouth let him know that it was purely in vain.

This does not complain that Beretta Company has put the price so high, because at present, based on the basic materials, the production of the Maxim machine gun is very difficult, and in order to develop this machine gun, the Beretta Arms Company has invested a lot of money, plus the reward that should be given to Mr. Maxim, so all factors are piled up, how can the cost of the Maxim machine gun not be high.

"By the way, how many Maxim machine guns does the army plan to buy?"

After listening to the admiral's account, Carlo couldn't help but ask.

"Originally, the army planned to buy one hundred and fifty for the defense of the border. However, given its price, the Army was able to buy only eighty. ”

That's a lot of money!

For Admiral Saragate's words, Carlo also had to boast of foresight.

That's nearly 10 million lire purchases, so it's no wonder the Secretary of War came to inquire about it.

Don't think that the army spends a lot of money, so it spends more money on weapons procurement. Compared with the Navy, the Army does not spend more money on procurement.

At present, the Italian army is funded by 221 million lire, and the navy is 117 million lire.

Although the Army's expenses seem to be quite large, after deducting the salaries, allowances and training expenses of officers and soldiers, which account for the majority of the funds, less than half remains. After deducting the support for the research and development of various new weapons and the construction costs in various places, the funds that can be used for weapons procurement are only 50 million, which will cost nearly 10 million lire just to purchase 80 Makqin and their ammunition. But it's a pity that this has pulled down the face, and it still can't be done, so it's a little embarrassing.

Since he didn't get the desired result with Carlo, after a while of chatting about the Army, Admiral Saragate left.

After seeing off the War Chancellor, Carlo rubbed his faintly swollen temples and began to close his eyes and recuperate.

During this time, he obviously felt that the ministers' attitudes towards him had changed, although they did not have any words, but intervening in the Sino-French war, so that they had begun to look at him with a trace of fear.

This is a good start, and I believe that as long as you don't make serious mistakes, then the prime minister should know how to make trade-offs when you become an adult.

Just as Carlo closed his eyes and thought, he suddenly smelled a fragrance, and then felt a softness on the back of his head, a pair of slender jade hands covered his eyes, and a familiar voice sounded.

"Guess who I am?"

It is up to you to guess who else could there be besides the growing brighter and more beautiful Nia. However, judging from the scale of the soft back of the head, it should be a lot larger.

"Nia, you really don't have a difficult question at all."

Carlo said as he backhanded him to his lap.

"Ah, Your Majesty, you're really getting less and less funny."

"Don't mess around."

"I'm just trying to see what I'm doing, and it looks like I still need to work hard."

Well, there is a certain gap between Carlo and the little maid. When he couldn't see his fingers on a dark and windy night, and he didn't even see the beast, Carlo turned into a hungry wolf and swallowed all the little white rabbit of Niya.

After arching this tender little cabbage, Carlo was refreshed. And the little maid has become more and more distinctive, and its mixture of the innocence of a girl and the style of a young woman also makes Carlo fascinated by it, and she almost can't pull it out.

Fortunately, Carlo was busy with work during this time, so he gradually walked out of Gentle Township. But now that Gentle Township has posted it, it makes Carlo a little uncontrollable. Luckily, he knew that this was an office and that an attendant might knock on the door at any time, but he couldn't work in this state now.

Carlo took the little maid and walked towards his bedchamber, his steps so eager that anyone could only have something to happen.