"It's really hard work for Ambassador Dagetti."

In his office, Carlo looked at the contract for the purchase of ships by the United States, and said words of thanks to the Foreign Secretary and Admiral Yagill in front of him.

Carlo said this from the bottom of his heart, because although the United States was very eager to buy warships this time, according to Carlo's thoughts, it would be good to have 48 million US dollars. I didn't expect Ambassador Dagti to talk about $52 million, which was a real surprise.

Because the sale of warships is also very important to Italy, and it's all money. Otherwise, the Garibaldi, which had just been commissioned for a short time, would not have been returned to the shipyard by the Navy on the grounds that some kind of performance was not up to standard. Moreover, the Genoa, the first ship of the Genoa-class, which was originally about to be put into service, was also postponed, which made the officers and men of the Navy who were already familiar with the warship depressed.

Ambassador Daggety, who was far away in New York, did not know that the outcome of his negotiations would be praised by the King. Of course, in order to achieve such an outstanding result in this negotiation, in addition to his unremitting efforts, the eagerness of the Americans is the most important thing. But it doesn't matter, this credit can't be lost.

"This is all in the service of the kingdom, and I believe that Ambassador Daggety will also carry out this principle."

As his superior, Bakona was polite to Ambassador Dagetti. This time, Ambassador Dagotti has given him a long face, and when the right opportunity arises, he can give this ambassador more opportunities to perform.

"We can't treat such a hero who has worked hard for the country badly, and we must reward this ambassador Dagerty with a good life."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing His Majesty talking and laughing with the Foreign Secretary made Admiral Yagill on the side a little anxious, because he heard a rumor that was not very good, so in order to cut through the mess quickly, he decided to take a risk.

"Your Majesty, our navy has also dealt with a lot of the sale of warships this time, and we don't ask for anything else, we just hope that Your Majesty can include the money from the sale of warships into the five-year shipbuilding plan."

That's right, this sale of warships is too tempting, more than the total amount of the five-year shipbuilding plan, and the Navy has been eagerly awaiting it for a long time. And Admiral Yagill heard the rumor that the government was also playing with the idea of this money, so he took advantage of the small number of people and planned to determine the ownership of the money first.

However, Admiral Yagill was about to be dashed by the idea of cutting through the mess quickly, and as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Bacona retort.

"Admiral Yagill, although the money was purchased by the United States for warships, it cannot be said that it must be used for the navy. The government's finances are very tight at the moment, so we believe that the money will be used for other important things after the Navy continues to build three Genoa-class and three Garibaldi-class. ”

Well, as soon as the foreign minister opened his mouth, he wanted to deprive him of the profits from the sale of the warship. So how much money is there that makes the government departments also blush at this money.

We know that the cost of the three Genoa-class ships was 76.2 million lire, while the cost of the three Garibaldi-class ships was up to 103 million lire. The purchase price of the United States is 267 million lira (1 US dollar ≈5.13 lira), and the profit is 87.8 million lira.

As for the navy, this money accounts for eighty percent of its total annual expenses, and this money cannot be taken away by the government.

Seeing that the foreign secretary proposed that the government should take over the profits, it was okay, but Admiral Yagill immediately retorted to the other party. "Our navy has been escorting the economic development of the people all these years, and it has been very hard all these years.

"Your Excellency General, this is not a question of whether to grab or not, but the government is really short of money, and you also saw the drought last year, and the government was burdened with 800 million debts. This money is very important to alleviate the financial pressure on the government. ”

Bacona also said that there are difficulties on the government's side.

"The government is short of money, and it can find a way to issue treasury bonds to relieve the pressure, instead of finding a way from the navy's side, and it is much easier to issue treasury bonds than to beat us with this money."

Admiral Yagill is also rare to be tough on the side of government officials, and it is difficult to directly compare this money to the issuance of national bonds.

"Alright, you two, arguing won't solve the problem."

Seeing that the two ministers were red-necked for the money, Carlo hurriedly dissuaded him. "I don't think the two of you should argue so much about the use of the money. Since this money is the proceeds of the sale of warships by the Navy, then this money should be used for the Navy. Moreover, the navy has added fewer warships in recent years, which is not conducive to the security of our territory, so this money should be given to the navy. ”

Although Bacona was still unwilling, this money was really very helpful to the Italian finances, but the king had already intervened, so he could only go back and tell his colleagues not to fight the idea of this money again.

After settling the ownership of the money, there was nothing left to talk about, and the two ministers were also very busy, so they offered to leave.

"Admiral Yagill, you wait."

Admiral Yagir, who had been stopped by Carlo alone, waited for the Foreign Secretary to leave before speaking. "Your Majesty, what do you command?"

"That's right, I asked you before, how is the development of the steam turbine? You told me I was working on it. And now it's almost five years, haven't you come up with results yet? ”

It was not a good thing for Carlo to keep Admiral Yagill behind, because there was no good news about the steam turbine that he was thinking about, which made Carlo a little anxious. The three elements of a dreadnought, which lacks the speed represented by a steam turbine.

True, Carlo already wanted the Italian Navy to push the construction of dreadnoughts. Large-caliber naval artillery can rely on Germany's and Austrian neighbors, because the research of the opponent's heavy artillery is really good, and the combination of these three countries will not fall behind. As for the rest, it has already been reflected in the Garibaldi class.

Otherwise, is the strongest outfit patrol just a name, this is a real record show. Not to mention the cost of being more expensive than a battleship, it is impossible to say that you don't have the strongest one.

"Your Majesty, if you don't say it, I want to tell you that the steam turbine is almost successful. According to the Power Institute, the steam turbine has solved most of the problems and is expected to be ready for use next year. ”

Well, Admiral Yagill didn't know what to say. However, given that the specific time has been given, he can't say anything more.

"Hopefully next year we will be able to see the steam turbine in normal use."

"Definitely, definitely."

After Admiral Yagill and others walked out of the palace, his back was wet, how could he forget about this steam turbine, and hurriedly went to urge the power research institute, saying that there must be a physical object next year, otherwise the fun will be big.