The revolt in Borneo, especially in the Dutch possessions, was of no concern to Rome.

For the Roman government, the current development of the country is even more concerning.

However, compared to the government, King Carlo has been a little different recently. He's going to wander around the country, no, it's a tour.

In the Andosal shipyard, located on the side of the port of Genoa, today the military and police are gathered and spies are intensive. The workers of the shipyard knew without guessing that there must be a big man visiting today.

They guessed correctly, King Carlo I and Admiral Yagil, Minister of the Admiralty, came to inspect.

The Admiral became Yagill, so what about Admiral Golek?

Here it is necessary to support a mistake, the former Admiral Golek is not an admiral, and three days before his retirement, the old man, who had fought for the Navy for most of his life, finally became a marshal. Marshal Golek, how can it be much better than Admiral Golek.

Of course, in addition to the practical benefits of Golek's honor, the navy actually gained a lot, because the former field marshal and the navy did not, which was a bit of a lack of confidence for the officers and men of the navy in front of the army.

Now that both the navy and the army have marshals, then no one can say anyone, although the navy is a retired marshal, but he is also a marshal.

Okay, let's put it down in terms of honor and talk about something practical. In this year's military budget, the navy has set a new record for 41.4 percent of total military spending. Such a high proportion, in addition to the reduction of army funds due to army layoffs, the navy has not reduced much at all because of the renewal of equipment, so that the cost of reducing personnel and tonnage has not been reduced too much.

And Carlo and the new Admiral Yagill came this time to inspect the converted warship. It is said that it is refitted, but in fact it is to change the guns of warships.

Didn't the rapid-fire cannon be successfully developed before, and since there is a new one, then the old naval gun should be replaced. Although this costs a lot of money, it is not much lower than the cost of a newly built battleship.

"Your Majesty, please see, this is the armored cruiser Brescia that we are currently refitting. We are currently in the process of refitting the ship and strengthening its construction at the same time. ”

Yagill pointed to a tall warship in the dockyard and introduced it to Carlo.

Carlo looked up and saw that the Brescia was already full of tripods, and when he boarded the ship, the most striking thing was that two large eye-catching holes stood out from it.

Admiral Yagill on the side pointed to the big hole. "Your Majesty, this was originally the installation location of the Brescia's first-class main gun. Thanks to the advent of new rapid-fire naval guns, now the Navy can only keep up with the pace of the times. The main gun currently being reequipped for the Brescia is a new 42x 203 mm naval gun, which is from the Tabuto Naval Arsenal and is currently ......"

Admiral Yagill gave a detailed account of the choice of new naval guns. In fact, the navy is actually very resistant to replacing the main guns of the two ships with 8 inches.

However, if you don't change it, you can't do it, the new naval guns are more powerful, the recoil is stronger, and the rate of fire is faster, of course, it also leads to a heavier tonnage of the new naval guns, which has new requirements for the strength of warships.

The design department gave the idea of replacing the duplex with a single tube, or it would have to change the caliber. In the end, the navy was reluctant to double the assembly, so it could only choose to change the caliber, so the 203 mm caliber became the only choice, which can be regarded as a realistic compromise.

After Admiral Yagill finished speaking, Carlo looked at the battleship in front of him that was being refitted and said. "When will the modification be completed?"

"The refit should be completed within the year, and the modification of the three Turin class ships is relatively simple, because only the second main gun and other guns need to be replaced, and the most important first main gun will not move. The main reason is that the modification of the two ships is more troublesome, and they will be replaced inside and out. In fact, according to the idea of our navy, the cost of replacing the guns of the two Venice class cruisers should be invested in the research and development of new cruisers. The cost of such a modification is almost half of the top of the ship. ”

Well, Admiral Yagill said the second half, Carlo directly filtered out. The Navy's desire to go on a new patrol has always been there, from the former Golek to the current Admiral Yagill. They've been campaigning for it. But it doesn't work, because the government can't afford to pay for it.

In recent years, the government's goal has been clear: to reduce military spending and use the money to pay off debts and develop the country, in the absence of external pressure from Italy. You must know that last year, because of the reduction of military spending, the government saved 150 million lira in spending. Wouldn't it be nice to invest this money in industry or to develop colonies, how many things could be solved?

Therefore, at present, taking advantage of the peaceful environment, it is even more difficult to get the government to speak.

Admiral Yagill knew this, too, but no matter how difficult it was for him, the new Lord of the Navy, he had to fight for it. Otherwise, after he took office, the Navy did not have the achievements to make a move, isn't this a shame for himself. So taking advantage of the opportunity to walk with the king, he wanted to start directly from Carlo.

The navy will not forget the origin of the Venetian-class patrol, if it were not for the royal family's funding, how would they know that the patrol is good. This may have made the king feel compassion again, so that the navy once again had free funds for the construction of ships.

But Admiral Yagill, or the Navy, had a good idea, but they didn't take it into account.

What was the situation then, what is the situation now. If it is really going to be given to the Navy, what will the Army do?

Besides, the royal family's money is not blowing in the wind, how can it be said that there is one.

So ignoring the meaning of Admiral Yagill's words, Carlo continued. "The modification time should be as soon as possible, you still need to leave time for the officers and soldiers to readjust."

Carlo's words made Admiral Yagill smell something strange. If it is so urgent, it means that the king needs to use the navy for something. As long as you can use the navy, that's a good thing.

Is it Borneo, or whatever?

Admiral Yagill's brain was running at a rapid pace, and he was analyzing the king's purpose.

Carlo, who didn't know that his words were exposed, glanced at the admiralty next to him.

"Admiral Yagir, the ocean-going training of your navy needs to be strengthened next, and the Italian navy must not mainly shrink to the Mediterranean, but also go out for others to see."

Admiral Yagill, who didn't figure it out for the time being, could only let go of his inner thoughts first. "Your Majesty, our navy already has a plan, and we plan to wait until the refit is completed to communicate with the Argentine navy."

Faced with Admiral Yagill's words, Carlo was a little surprised. "Argentina?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's Argentina."

That's right, at present, Argentina and Italy have frequent exchanges, who let the two countries not only have naval ships out of the same family, but Argentina is also the number one destination for Italian immigrants. That's right, in this era, Argentina, with its vast and fertile land, is simply the first choice for those immigrants in Italy.

And Argentina is very welcoming to Italian immigrants. Although the relationship between the two countries is not an alliance, it is also very close.

"Let's change it to Borneo, the Italian Navy will go to Borneo for training first, and then go to Argentina next time."

As soon as Carlo opened his mouth, he asked the navy to change places, which further strengthened Admiral Yagil's judgment that the navy's next mission was to seize Dutch Borneo.

That's right, as the head of the navy, Admiral Yagill is of course aware of the small moves of the current governor of Borneo, Antonio. After all, the navy also has a small fleet in Borneo, and it is possible not to know what is happening there.

As long as you know the goal, it's easy to do.

Admiral Yagill was already thinking in his heart that he could use this opportunity to contribute to the navy.