Sure enough, a week later the Admiralty let out the wind that a new battleship needed to be developed. This made the major shipyards move when they heard the news, and they all found their own ways, wanting to explore the requirements of the new warship.

The actions of these shipyards made the Admiralty lively for a while, and even Admiral Anthony Golek, the Lord of the Navy, was annoyed. So less than seven days after the news was released, the Admiralty issued a tender request for new warships to major shipyards. At this time, it was not only Vittorio and Brin who were surprised, but all the ship designers in Italy were shocked.

In the face of such a high demand from the Admiralty, the major shipyards were dumbfounded, and some even asserted that no one could do this request within five years.

However, no matter how much fuss the shipyard outside, the Admiralty had no idea of changing its mind at all. And seeing that the Navy has not wavered in the slightest, and the major shipyards can also disperse, since the Admiralty does not lower the requirements, it can only find a way to come up with a plan that satisfies it. However, it is not known how many of these designers can't keep their hair.

In fact, Admiral Golek, who is the Minister of the Navy, also sweated a lot when he gave the plan for the new warship this time, because this requirement was indeed a bit high in his opinion. However, this time the plan to build a new warship was proposed by someone else, and Admiral Golek could only pinch his nose and admit it.

As for the person who proposed the new warship, it should not be guessed, it is our prophetic His Majesty Carlo.

Carlo made this request with his own purpose. The first is to let the navy enter the pre-dreadnought era in advance, and Carlo has long been unpleasant to the current era of armored ships where demons are dancing.

Fortunately, Carlo has some memories of the pre-dreadnought era, and combined with the Navy's current tracking of new technologies and prospects, Carlo believes that the time has come to enter the pre-dreadnought era.

Therefore, the technical standards for the new warships of the Navy this time were completely formulated by Carlo alone. In the face of the king's strong intervention in the development of new warships in the navy, Admiral Golek, who was originally the head of the navy, refused, but after Carlo sacrificed the topic of funds, the veteran who had worked for the navy for most of his life changed his attitude at once.

The indicators of Carlo's new warship immediately became an excellent strategic vision in his mouth, laying a good foundation for the future development of warships in the Navy.

You see, the admiral's level of speech is high, and the indicators of Carlo's new warships are directly set as the direction of the development of the Navy.

Carlo is not a fool about Admiral Golek's disapproval, of course he can see it. However, he believes that according to the level of Italian designers, this indicator, although a bit difficult, will not force excellent Italian warship designers.

In fact, the Italian warship designers are very level, of course, this is all forced out by the navy in a cheap and practical way.

In this era, the same tonnage, Italian warships are always stronger than other countries' warships, either firepower, protection or speed, or it is reflected in the cost.

That being the case, then why not try the limits of these warship designers?

Of course, Carlo will not favor one over the other, exerting influence on the Navy and changing its indicators, and the same is true for the Army. However, compared to the navy, which only needs warships, the army is much more troublesome.

"Admiral Saragate, what do your army think of the victory in the Abyssinian War this time."

In his office, Carlo looked at the Secretary of War in front of him and opened up the conversation.

"Your Majesty, this Abyssinian War has tested the combat level and equipment of our army, and I think it is still very good."

In the face of Carlo's inquiry, Admiral Salagate, who is the Minister of War, praised the performance of the Army in a serious manner, and as for the actual situation, he could not show it in front of Carlo.

Privately, however, Admiral Saragate was not very happy with the outcome of the war. Because of the concentration of more than 50,000 Italian elite troops, a war with the indigenous people of Africa actually ended, and more than 4,000 people were killed and wounded. The casualty rate was so high that naturally made him, the Minister of War, lose his face.

As for its commander, Lieutenant General Simeone, although his command performance is still good, he has made such an unsightly report card, and he can't be expected to be promoted, and he can continue to serve as the commander of the Third Army, which is also for the sake of not being able to deal with meritorious men.

Well, the army is still very proud of itself, thinking that it will cause such a large number of casualties, and as a commander, he is also responsible. Of course, the harsh traffic environment of the Abyssinian plateau, they also have considerations, otherwise they would not ask people to give people and things.

However, in front of Carlo, Admiral Saragate, of course, would not say this, but praised the army's performance in this war.

Faced with the praise of the Minister of War, Carlo did not refute it. In Carlo's view, this war can be called a textbook battle, whether it is the performance of the army or the on-the-spot command of the commander.

Of course, this is for the Italian Army, because Carlo is aware of the problems of the Army at the moment.

But there are some things that you know you know, but you can't solve them.

For Carlo, this is currently the case with the Italian Army. Although he knew that there were many factions within the army, as long as Carlo revealed the idea of controlling the army, then these people would immediately unite with the outside world, and it would be difficult to even divide and disintegrate, and the effect was not very good.

Don't ask Carlo why he knows this.

In fact, the royal family still had a certain influence on the army before, and when his father Umberto was alive, the army was still a little afraid of the royal family. When Carlo came to power, the Army was completely self-indulgent, and the government lacked enough name to reach out.

Of course, Carlo is still a minor, so during the period from Umberto's death to Carlo's assumption of power, the army that lacked supervision was basically in a state of barbaric growth, and the current Minister of War was also one of the culprits.

However, knowing this, Carlo still couldn't touch him, because he represented the army. Of course, he was not the only one, the chief of staff, General Rafaele Cadorna, the deputy minister, General Parker Tapea, and others, these people formed the top echelons of the army, and basically made great achievements in the war of Italian unification.

However, after gaining the beauty of gaining military success and grasping power, they gradually developed some unrealistic ideas, and the previous two kings were able to suppress their thoughts, and when Carlo took over, due to age, the army was out of control.

Now it is very difficult for Carlo to regain control of the army.

Because these patriarchs can't move them easily at all, and without ironclad evidence, don't even think about touching them. And it's not enough for small crimes, how can it be so easy to get big evidence. It's been so long. Carlo did not gather any evidence of these veterans.

And the evidence of one person alone is not enough, because it will provoke a backlash. If it causes unrest in the army, that's the worst thing that can happen. This turmoil together did not take many years to recover from it.

This is also something that Carlo absolutely cannot allow, so he can only continue to endure and wait for the right time.

However, this time he did not seek out this one, not just to ask the Minister of War for his opinion on the Abyssinian War, he had a more important purpose.

"Your Excellency, how is the Army's new rifle being developed so far?"

I'm in a good mood