Chapter 152: The Pre-Dreadnought Era? (Above)

Luckily, Boyle was the beneficiary of Italy's industrialization, and of course many Italians were reaping the benefits of this wave of industrialization.

Among them, shipbuilding is the most obvious industry, because with the need to transport a large number of Italian goods to the rest of the world, this has stimulated the development of the shipping industry, and shipping needs ships, especially in the Far East, which runs half the world, and it needs new large ships, so this has also led to the boom in shipbuilding.

As long as the shipyards that can build ocean-going ships have received orders, as a leading enterprise in the manufacture of civilian ships, Andosal Shipyard has a full pile of orders.

However, despite such a busy shipbuilding business, Andosal Shipyard still attaches great importance to the project of military vessels. So in its special dockyard for the construction of military ships, the workers are also busy building the Venetian reclassifying ship Brescia for the Italian Navy, and the Argentine second battleship of the same type, the General San Martín.

True, Argentina, having tasted the sweetness, ordered a second Venetian modification.

The main thing is that the first May 12, which is so easy to use that the Argentines have enough of an advantage in the confrontation with Chile to make the Chilean Navy disgraced.

In view of the inferiority of their own navy, the Chileans also became ruthless, and they also ordered a 10,000-ton armored cruiser from the British, a traditional friendly country. In the face of the Chileans' purchase of ships, how could Argentina let the enemy get his wish, and the order for the second warship of the same type fell into the hands of the Italians.

And most importantly, this time the Argentines did not ask Italy to sell at a reduced price, probably considering that it was too cheap last time, and this time it was a little embarrassing. (In fact, the reluctance of Italians to sell at a reduced price is the main reason)

And it was the same recipe, and the Italian Navy separated the two Venetian modifications it was building into one of the Argentine's General San Martín.

The personnel sent by Argentina to receive the warship are already on their way, and the Anderchal shipyard is also working overtime to launch the Argentine warship.

As the main designer of the warships of this class, Vittorio Kuniberti also supervised the construction of the warships from time to time.

Today Vittorio came to the dock again to check on the construction of two warships.

Vittorio came to the dockyard, looked at the battleship that was gradually revealing its hideous appearance, and asked the superintendent on the side. "How's it going, is the project going well?"

Facing the designer who often appears in front of him, the director said with a smile. "No problem, everyone is working hard and will definitely finish on time. It's the pride of our shipyard, and I've been staring at it. ”

Vittorio then asked a few more questions, all of which were answered satisfactorily.

While the two were chatting, a young man hurried over.

"Kuniberti, Kuniberti!"

Vittorio, who was called by his name, turned his head and looked, it turned out to be Ferrino from the design department, this newcomer who only came in this year, but he was very clever and liked by everyone.

"Ferrino, what makes you so anxious, is it because you have a new inspiration?"

Vittorio was talking about the biggest mess of Ferrino before, who had only arrived at the time, and was young and energetic in the design department, speaking publicly about designing a masterpiece that would take people by surprise. As a result, he was suppressed on the spot by the director of the design department, Brin, who said that he was unrealistic and ambitious.

So ridiculing him about whether he has new inspiration has become something that everyone in the design department likes to do, and he himself is not angry, he is all smiling in the face of this ridicule. Of course, this also fully shows that Ferrino has successfully integrated into the design department, although it has become a pistachio that everyone loves.

So even Vittorio sometimes teased him.

And in the face of Vittorio's ridicule, Ferrino did not respond, but said something else. "Your Excellency Brin asked me to come to you, seeing that he is a little anxious, it is better that we can go back quickly."

Director Brin looking for himself?

Hearing Ferrino's words, Vittorio's face immediately became serious. Because the director rarely looks for himself, especially for others to look for in a hurry, there must be something important.

Vittorio immediately got up after confessing to the director next to him. "Let's go back to the design department first."

The design department is located in a three-story building in the northeast corner of the factory, and because of the importance of this place, the navy also sent a squad of guards to stand guard. After passing through the sentry, the two immediately slipped into the design department, and after asking about the location of the director, Vittorio arrived, outside Brin's office.

"A-a-a~"

Vittorio, who had tidied up his clothes a little, knocked on the office door. As he knocked on the door, a neutral voice rang out. "Come in!"

Vittorio stepped through the door and saw an old man with gray hair flipping through a document. That man was his immediate boss, Benedetto Brin.

"Director, you're looking for me."

In response to Vittorio's inquiry, Brin smiled and spoke. "Yes, I have an urgent business for you, come in."

The director's attitude made Vittorio a little puzzled. You must know that Brin has always been unsmiling in the design department, although he has a better attitude towards himself, but it is absolutely impossible to show such a kind expression, completely like an old fox who stole a chicken.

"Director, if you say anything, I'm a little hairy like this."

Vittorio's words did not make Director Brin rein in, but instead dressed mysteriously, he got up and closed the doors and windows tightly.

Seeing Vittorio's suspicious look, Brin didn't speak out until he had done all this. "I can't let anyone else know about it, because it's something I learned in advance at the Admiralty. The Admiralty is currently discussing a new ironclad program. ”

"What! Is this true? ”

Faced with Brin's words, Vittorio stood up in surprise. It's no wonder that he stood up, because this news is good news for every ship designer, which means that their plans are likely to be made into real objects and dominate the seas.

"Sit down and wait for me to finish."

Facing Vittorio, who stood up excitedly, Brin hurriedly asked him to sit down.

"This news is true, because it was passed on to me by an old friend at the Admiralty, who assured me that I was definitely the first to know the news, and that the others would be a week or so late."

Faced with Director Brin's words, Vittorio asked anxiously. "And what are the specific requirements of the Admiralty for the new ship?"

I'm in a good mood