Prime Minister Cecil's request was quickly sent back to Rome.

Faced with the conditions proposed by the British, Carlo immediately gathered his important ministers to discuss how to respond.

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone else can say, why should Crete be given autonomy just because of the British? And what is the situation in Crete, everyone understands, if it is really self-government, then it is not given to the Greeks. As the Minister of War of Italy, I absolutely cannot tolerate such a thing. ”

Faced with the conditions of the British, the first to stand up and express dissatisfaction was the Secretary of State, Admiral Saragate.

Since someone started it, others also had this thought.

"As the Minister of the Navy, although the strength of our navy is inferior to that of the British, I would also like to state here that the conditions of the British are somewhat excessive, and that Crete must be autonomous, and our navy cannot agree to it either."

Admiral Golek was a little insincere in his words, because at present it was impossible for the Italian Navy to offend the British, but on such occasions he had to make his political position clear. So as soon as the Secretary of War spoke, he picked it up. Anyway, it's just a gesture, and it's not really an immediate follow-up.

Sure enough, after the two militaries expressed their dissatisfaction, Depretis, as the prime minister, immediately stood up.

"Although I don't know what the mentality of the two acolytes is, this matter must be discussed, and without the support or acquiescence of the British, then your desire to defeat the Ottomans can be quelled. Our country cannot deal with several countries at the same time, and the Ottomans must be isolated, otherwise I am not optimistic about your actions at all, especially on land wars. ”

That's right, as prime minister, De Pretis thinks that the two military chiefs are a little carried away, and the priority at this time is not to reduce their potential enemies.

Moreover, he believed that the British were not asking too much, that the location of Crete was too important, and that if Italy got it, it would not only threaten the Aegean shipping lanes of the Black Sea, but also the East-West Middle Sea shipping lanes, which would instead stiffen the current good relations with Britain, and some of the gains outweighed the losses.

It's just that his words are useless to these two military generals, and these two don't listen to persuasion at all.

In the face of the two clamoring military bigwigs, other government officials quit and immediately stepped forward to defend the prime minister. Although many people are not in the same faction as the prime minister, and some even have opposite views, everyone is very clear-headed and knows the difference between military and government.

In order to ensure the position of the government and prevent the will of the military from being achieved, the senior officials of the government immediately united in a united state.

In the face of such a situation, the two military bigwigs are the opponents of high-ranking government officials, even if it is a wheel war, they consume more than two of them. Therefore, the two generals who were at a disadvantage could only look at Carlo, hoping that the king could come down to help them.

However, Carlo had already considered the pros and cons at this time, and was not willing to wade into this troubled water at all, and in the end the government won the victory.

Faced with such a situation, Carlo pushed the boat down the river. "Now that the decision has been made, then send a telegram to Foreign Secretary Bakona asking him to talk to the British again. It would be best to be able to obtain better conditions, and if not, then follow this approach. ”

With Carlo's final word, the topic of the dispute was over.

In fact, on the issue of Crete's autonomy, Carlo had a way to keep it from being returned to the Greeks. Anyway, there is still time, enough for Italy to find a suitable group of agents on the island. In addition, when the time came to conquer Crete, there were countless ways to transform the island. Of course, this was based on the premise that Italy was not prepared to annex it.

And with Carlo's decision, the meeting came to an end, and the important ministers were in twos and threes, holding their things, ready to leave the conference room.

Admiral Golek, like the others, was ready to pack up and leave, but he was stopped.

"Admiral Golek, please wait a minute."

Carlo's words made him have to wait for the others to go first. However, the Minister of War, Admiral Saragate, did not look very good, and when he walked past him, he snorted heavily in his nostrils.

Of course, Admiral Golek knew the reason, wasn't it Carlo who was close to their navy, which naturally made the army not very happy, plus he was often summoned alone, which made the army have something to say. They didn't dare to express their dissatisfaction with Carlo, so Admiral Golek, as the Minister of the Admiralty, played the perfect role of backstopper.

After everyone else was gone, Carlo asked. "I heard that the new warship has been re-entered into the dock for modification, what is going on, and will it affect the service time of the warship?"

Admiral Golek was not at all surprised by the king's inquiry. Even if this situation is not known, it will be less than three days.

"Your Majesty, it is such a situation that the Turin is ...... when it is seaworthy"

It was only in Admiral Golek's explanation that Carlo knew exactly what was going on. During the Turin's sea trials, the Navy found that its hull was very shaky in rough sea conditions, which would seriously affect its combat effectiveness as an ocean-going warship. The most powerful shaking of the ship, the hull of the ship reached 21 degrees, and such a shaking could not have combat efficiency at all.

Subsequently, the Navy urgently contacted three ship designers, and at their suggestion, all three new warships returned to the shipyard to prepare for the installation of keels for anti-roll purposes. According to the design, the additional keel is 63 meters long and 0.95 meters wide, mainly covering the middle of the hull.

It should be said here that due to the excellent power system, the speed of the Turin class is much higher than the design speed.

In the sea trials carried out on the Turin, two 4-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines were ventilated at full power, and their burst power was 16,340 indication horsepower. With strong pressure ventilation at full power, its burst of power was 19782 indication horsepower, allowing the Turin to reach a speed of 19.3 knots. However, after a four-hour voyage, part of the boiler water pipe ruptured and leaked. Subsequently, the Navy lowered the maximum horsepower to 18,000 horsepower to ensure the safe use of warships.

In every sense of the word, this battleship is an epoch-making masterpiece. Of course, this also requires good operation by the officers and men of the Italian Navy, after all, no matter how sophisticated the weapon, it depends on the performance of the user.

Otherwise, the army of the king of the future will not be disgraced by the slipper army. than equipment, Wang Yejun can make the slipper army one hand.

Here, as Admiral Golek spoke, Carlo was relieved. Although it had already been said in the newspaper, he still believed what the Navy said himself.

Now that it's explained, there's nothing to do. But before the admiral left, Carlo couldn't help but ask.

"By the way, Your Excellency Admiral, will the three warships be able to enter service in the second half of this year?"

"Your Majesty, three warships will definitely be able to enter service in the second half of the year."

"Then the training of your officers and soldiers should be stepped up."

"Yes."