The spring of 1887 was still a season of recovery, and the warm weather allowed the Italians to have a very good New Year.

Well, there is no winter to speak of in the warm Yaping Peninsula, the lowest is only 3-10 degrees Celsius, which is not cold at all.

However, Italy is still entering a new year, and the new year has a new atmosphere, as a new atmosphere for the navy, three new battleships have been laid in the Venetian naval shipyard and the Andosal shipyard, and the construction work has begun.

The new battleship was temporarily designated as the internal number of H, and the specific ship number still needs to be determined internally by the Navy. However, this class of battleships can be regarded as a huge breakthrough in the history of battleships. Four 356 mm 35 times the first main gun and 12 152 mm second stage guns build up its unrivaled firepower.

It is powered by two 4-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines, which give it a maximum output of horsepower, which allows it to have a maximum speed of 18.6 knots. At the same time, the design of huge coal-fired reserves allows it to have a huge range of 4,520 nautical miles and 12 knots.

Coupled with the main armor of up to 400 mm made of nickel-chromium steel, it reaches the standard displacement of tons and is fully loaded with tons of huge steel beasts.

Such a sea beast that can resist and fight can run, and it can be said that it is the existence that crushes the whole field. Of course, excellent performance is also backed by funds, and the cost of 26.2 million lire is said to be the most expensive warship under construction in the world, and there is no higher than it.

These three ships also emptied the pockets of the navy, but Admiral Golek, who was the Minister of the Admiralty, was very pleased with this, because it was the pride of the Italian navy. Every once in a while, he would come to the two major shipyards to see the construction of these three steel behemoths, which made the shipbuilders of the two major shipyards familiar with him.

It is necessary to say here that this time the order for three new warships was placed in the Venetian Naval Shipyard for one and the Dockyard Andosal for two.

As a more technologically advanced Venetian naval shipyard, build only one?

Yes, that's right, that's what it looks like!

So won't the Venetian naval shipyard make a fuss?

It would have been a ruckus at any other time, but at this time the Venetian naval shipyard could only bear it silently, because they had poached Vittorio Cuniberti, the genius designer of the Andosal shipyard, into their shipyard. Naturally, the Venetian shipyard would not say anything at this time, but the Shipyard of Andosal was extremely angry.

You must know that when Vittorio Cuniberti told Brin that he was going to go to the Venetian shipyard, this Brin was so angry that he picked up his pistol and prepared to duel with Bran, who was digging his corner.

Of course, this incident is also an earth-shattering event for the opinions of Italian ship designers. After Vittorio Cuniberti went to the Venetian shipyard, the other shipyards took a close look at their own designers, especially young and talented designers.

And these are not all the things of the Navy, another thing is that at present, the inconspicuous Marine Corps has been organized into a brigade, which was only barely visible at that time, but the Navy under the pressure of the unknown, and began to eagerly prepare for the preparation of the second brigade, it is expected that in the second half of the year, the preparation of the second brigade can be launched, and then only need to add some auxiliary units such as artillery, engineers, logistics, cavalry, etc., then a division of the Marine Corps can be said to have begun to take shape.

Of course, this is a matter of the next two years, and for the navy at present, new warships are still the top priority for the Navy. Of course, in addition to the navy, Italy also has the army, and last year, the army was most concerned about the development of new rifles, of course, in addition to rifles, after the introduction of artillery technology from Krupp, the army also needs to wait for new artillery. Artillery rifles, two weapons related to the combat effectiveness of the army, are under development.

Of course, in addition to the navy and army, the development of Italian industry is also very good. By the demonstration of eating the crab first, the current use of electricity in Italy is very tight, because there are too many factories that want to switch to electricity, which makes the State Grid Corporation have to make two expansion plans in one year. The most exaggerated is from Milan, where three expansion plans have been proposed for the thermal power plant. Every time it is more radical, this is all caused by the lack of electricity.

Of course, the lack of electricity can also be seen in the promotion of electricity to industry.

In addition, at the end of the year, it was found that for the first time in the statistics of Italy's imports of industrial products from Germany showed negative growth, which is a miracle!

You must know that since Italy and Germany opened their markets to each other, Italy's domestic industry can be said to be declining, if it were not for the subsequent opening of the markets in the Far East and Southeast Asia, so that it could take a breath, Italy's industrial products almost did not turn over.

Of course, as Italy begins to use electricity on a large scale, other countries will not turn a blind eye and will inevitably follow suit, and this will also be a test for Italian industry.

Of course, if other European countries want to get electricity, they must use the alternating current system developed by Tesla, although there is also a direct current option, but who will build a power station every other kilometer? It's also too costly.

Of course, as the helmsman of Italy, Carlo also supports the purchase of AC motors and generator sets from other countries, which is not that Carlo sees money, but that Carlo can't refuse this thing. Because under the free economic model, basically as long as it is not a weapon, it is sold.

Italy needs all kinds of external equipment and facilities more than other countries, if Italy does not sell alternating current equipment, then other countries can completely rely on the gourd to draw a scoop, and also do not sell the equipment that Italy needs, which will hurt Italy more.

Moreover, although the alternating current system is difficult to develop, others will see the finished product. Although it has already applied for a patent, if Italy puts up its own obstacles, it cannot blame others for not following the rules.

No one is a fool between countries, you can do the first year of junior high and I can do fifteen, many rules If you don't have the strength to subdue all parties, then it's best not to think carefully, which will make the most injured become yourself. And Italy, the weakest of the great powers, is certainly the beneficiary of the need to maintain this rule.

In addition, in each factory that uses electricity, a twelve-hour shift system has quietly emerged. Workers were supposed to work in two shifts, taking turns to work.

The inventor of this system, from Bonick in Palermo, is even more famous in the country, with some calling him a very creative manager, while others find it unworthy of mention. Of course, as a qualified capitalist, the twelve-hour shift system is gradually spreading in Italian factories, and of course this is one of the important reasons for the shortage of electricity in Italy.

Of course, in addition to the twelve-hour shift, there are also eight-hour three-hour shifts. However, such factories are mostly found in companies such as Italy's National Grid Company, Westinghouse Electric Company, and other companies invested by the government or Carlo. Relatively speaking, the number of them is much less.

Of course, in any case, Italy's industrialization is accelerating.

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