If the tender for the outfit can be described as a surprise, then the tender for the battleship can only be ruined in a hurry.

In fact, when the new style of patrol was wonderful, some people thought that these top designers had rushed to the patrol plan to fight, so the battleship plan might not be taken care of.

And the result is really like this, all the plans that the major shipyards have come up with, and the angry Admiral Yagill wants to drive these people out, but in the end he still endures.

Since Admiral Yagill was not satisfied, the tender for the battleships could only end in a hurry. Admiral Yagill announced on the spot that the tender for the new battleship had been postponed for a month, directly expressing his dissatisfaction.

And the heads of the major shipyards could only look at this big guy with each other, and took the senior naval officers away.

And the city of Rome is already fast in messaging, so it takes less than an hour for Carlo to know.

I really don't know what the situation is, but I can postpone Admiral Yajir's angry direct announcement for a month.

"Admiral Yagill, you want to push for a shipyard merger?"

Early the next morning, Carlo glanced at the documents in front of him and asked the Admiralty Minister. That's right, the document that Admiral Yagill brought was an opinion paper on the promotion of the merger of shipyards.

In the face of Carlo's inquiry, Admiral Yagill said without hesitation. "Yes, Your Majesty, I and my colleagues in the Admiralty believe that the consolidation of the shipyards will not only benefit the Navy, but also the shipbuilding industry in Italy. To this end, I have consulted with Prime Minister Antonio to promote the integration of shipyards through financial and policy support from both the government and the navy. ”

Hearing that the Admiralty had consulted with the Prime Minister, Carlo said inwardly. "What did the Prime Minister say?"

"The prime minister said that this could be promoted by the government and the navy, but it would be better if the royal family was added."

Obviously, Antonio is also a smart guy and knows who needs to be pulled in to get things done.

"Well, let me think about it."

Carlo was a little moved to hear it, but it was better to know more about it if he wanted to make a decision.

"Your Majesty, I still know a lot about my country's shipbuilding industry."

The next day, Gregory Medici, Minister of Industry, who had been in office for more than a year, introduced Carlo to shipbuilding.

Yes, the Minister of Industry did come from the Medici family, but he was not a killer assassin who obeyed their orders, but a family that had long since fallen into ruin. And this Gregory Medici has been the most prominent figure in the Medici family for more than a hundred years.

"At present, China's shipbuilding industry is gradually developing and growing with the development of industry and trade. However, at present, China's shipyards are mainly small and medium-sized, including 289 shipyards with more than 200 employees, 34 with more than 500 employees, 13 with more than 1,000 employees, and only 5 with more than 3,000 people. There is only one company with more than 10,000 people, and the total number of shipbuilding workers is 135,000, an increase of 15% over the previous two years. ”

As for why the statistics start from 200 people, because this is the minimum number of people to build a steamship, even a small coastal steamer of several hundred tons must have so many people to build. In this era when you want to make everything in your own factory, you can buy steel and steam engines.

"Although the shipbuilding industry is booming at the moment, there are many problems. Among them, a large number of shipyards have seen the prosperity of the shipbuilding industry in recent years and followed the trend of investment. This kind of shipyard has a very low technical content and can only build ships of less than 1,000 tons, so now the competition for orders for ships below 1,000 tons is very fierce, and its profit has been reduced to 10%. ”

Although the Minister of Industry did not elaborate, Carlo could basically guess that this was not just a monk with more porridge and less porridge, and the inward roll up. Of course, this kind of small shipyard does not have much impact on the shipbuilding industry, but more just witnesses its cruelty.

However, Carlo wanted to hear the thoughts of the Ministry of Industry, after all, the other party is also professional in industrial development.

"And what does your industrial sector think of shipbuilding?"

"In our opinion, although China's shipbuilding industry is booming, there is still a gap with foreign countries. Among them, only two or three shipyards can stand on their feet internationally, and the others are slightly weak. We believe that there are currently six or seven shipyards in the Italian shipbuilding industry, and there is no problem in establishing a shipyard in the international arena. Of course, relying on the shipbuilding industry itself is too slow to integrate itself, which is not conducive to development and growth, and it is best to promote it by the government and select a few powerful shipyards to provide funding to help it develop and grow. ”

Okay, Carlo still doesn't understand this, this is to select seeded players, give them the convenience of growth and development, and then release them to compete in the world. In the future, its best will develop into monopolies, frantically suppressing surplus value, and even reaching out for power.

Carlo understands these monopolies too well, and with so much information and reality in later generations, he can still not understand these.

"I also think that the shipbuilding industry needs to be promoted by the government at the moment to build several large shipyards in order to improve the shipbuilding capacity of Italy. I think this matter can be discussed by your Ministry of Industry and the Navy, and come up with a plan for me to see. ”

Carlo's words basically mean that he agrees.

Yes, even if these companies develop into monopolies in the future, they must develop before they can do so. And this matter is still far away, and it is important for Italy to solve the development and growth of the shipbuilding industry first.

And who said that these monopolies can hold power in Italy, asked him if Carlo did. If necessary, the methods learned by later generations can catch one or two chickens and kill them to set an example for monkeys.

From the plight of the shipbuilding industry, Carlo feels that there should be many industries in Italy that need government support.

However, before that, it is better to take it step by step and integrate the shipbuilding industry first. After all, shipbuilding is too important for Italy, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it can be said to be the lifeblood.

After getting Carlo's consent, the navy and the government moved very quickly, and came up with a plan to promote the growth of the shipbuilding industry half a month later. In the proposal, six of Italy's best shipyards were selected and supported by policies and loans to support the integration of shipyards in the country.

In addition, this plan will not be made public, after all, this thing can be done and cannot be said.

As for the promotion and integration plans of other industries, we need to wait for the integration of the shipbuilding industry to see the results. It was with this plan that the Italian monopoly grew and grew.

Of course, this is for the future, and now that the Italian shipbuilding industry is still very prosperous, it is not easy to promote integration.