The eerie situation in Roman politics did not last long, and in March, the National Socialist Cruz and Prime Minister Antonio publicly appeared together to announce the subsidence of tensions.

Of course, it did not come without cost to quell this tension, and it did not add two more members of the National Socialist Party to the cabinet. István Tamasi in the Ministry of Labor, Ricardo Díaz in the Minister of Transport.

It was clearly a bargain in which the prime minister offered these two not-so-popular positions to woo the National Socialist Party and avoid embarrassing himself. The National Socialist Party is not at a loss, and it can allow more people to enter the cabinet to experience the operation of the government and plan for the future.

But if they are happy, the other parties are not, especially those on the right. For this they accuse the National Socialist Party of being a traitor to the right-wing party, a right-wing party in disguise.

But no matter what they say, this will not change anything, because the political undertide generated by the parliamentary elections has largely subsided.

Faced with such a result, Carlo, as the king, was also secretly relieved, and he didn't want to do multiple-choice questions. Although he supported the national society, he has not yet decided whether to let it come to power.

The reason is very simple, because this kind of far-right or far-left party is quite difficult to control, although it is very good at integrating the country, but this is a seven-wound fist, hurting others first hurting oneself.

So for the far-right National Socialist Party, Carlo has been very hesitant. Although the top of the National Socialist Party does not seem to be as extreme as that of its juniors, and there are no gifted people, who can say anything about this kind of thing.

Well, at least the National Socialist Party realizes that it is not good enough to form a government, which allows Carlo to do one less multiple-choice question.

When the Roman political scene gradually subsided, a group of guests came to the military port of Venice.

"Is this the new battleship?"

On the dock, a foreign soldier in the uniform of a marshal was looking at the new battleship named Dreadnought with envy.

"Marshal Tirpitz, this is our newest battleship."

The German Admiral was accompanied by the Italian Admiral of the Admiralty. As for the two, there were German and Italian naval officers.

As for Marshal Tirpitz who came all the way to Venice, it was all for this new battleship.

As for the battleship he saw for the first time, Tirpitz treasured his data. The standard displacement is 19100 tons, and the full load displacement is 22500 tons. The firepower was 8 305-mm 45-caliber main guns and 14 105-mm single-barreled secondary guns. The thickest armor was 300 mm and the speed was 22 knots. The performance of such a large displacement battleship was also so excellent that Tirpitz was full of envy for the Italian battleship designers.

Of course, this is the literal data he has learned, and as for whether it can be achieved, it is necessary to ask his Italian counterpart.

"Let's go up and have a look."

At the invitation of Admiral Yagill, German officers, headed by Field Marshal Tirpitz, boarded the Dreadnought. The turret, the sailor's cabin, the officer's cabin, the power cabin, etc., Tirpitz took the German officers to see them all over.

"Such an excellent battleship, this is a masterpiece across the era." Tirpitz, who had walked around the battleship, couldn't help but praise. As an admiral who knew the navy, Tirpitz knew too well what a good warship could do for the navy.

If nothing else, take this Dreadnought as an example, if the performance is really as the Italian Navy said, it is much more powerful than the latest German Braunschweig-class battleship.

The most powerful battleships in Germany, the Braunschweig-class battleships, have a displacement of 14,208 tons (standard) and 15,394 tons (fully loaded), and are equipped with four 305 mm twin guns, eight 210 mm secondary guns, four 88mm L/45 guns, and four 500mm water torpedo tubes. Main armor belt 225mm, deck 50mm-127mm, turret 225mm, conning tower 254mm. It is powered by a three-seater, three-stage expansion steam engine, 3 axles, 18,000 horsepower, a maximum speed of 19 knots, and a cruising range of 6,500 nautical miles per 10 knots.

At first glance, it is clear that it is not as good as the Dreadnought, and at least two Braunschweig-class battleships can compete with it, and it is still at a disadvantage. Because the opponent's ship is fast, the initiative on the battlefield is also in the hands of the opponent, and when and where to fight is up to the opponent.

"But the cost is extraordinary."

In the face of Tirpitz's praise, Admiral Yagill felt a toothache when he thought of the cost of the ship, although the Italian ship has always been known for its high performance and high cost, but the construction cost of the ship has created a new high for the Italian Navy.

"How much?"

"42.87 million lira."

The price quoted by Admiral Yagill moved Tirpitz, but when he thought of the combat effectiveness of the ship, the navies of all countries would inevitably need to build this type of warship in the future.

In fact, the cost of this is a little lower than that built by the British Empire in history. However, the Italian Dreadnought is a 19,100-ton big guy, which is a thousand tons higher than the one in the British Empire in history, and the price is lower than that of the other party, mainly for two reasons.

On the one hand, Italy has plenty of time and does not require workers to work overtime, so labor costs should be saved. (The historical dreadnought was built on October 2, 1905, launched on February 10, 1906, and commissioned on December 2, 1906.

Second, Italian armor steel is cheap to procure. That's right, the current Krupp and Harvey armor steel used by the navies of various countries are 100 pounds per ton, as a comparison of 6-8 pounds 1 ton of ordinary steel. (There is ample evidence that these two world armor steel suppliers are playing tacit balls). Italy's authorized armour steel from Krupp was purchased at £19.7 per tonne. This battleship requires thousands of tons of armor steel, and the price of this can be imagined.

And Tirpitz, after hearing Admiral Yagill quote the price, looked at Kuniberti on the other side with more and more eyes, how good it would be for this genius battleship designer to be a German.

"Kuniberti, congratulations on designing another epoch-making masterpiece."

Tirpitz greeted this friend with a sincere face.

"Marshal, it's too much, it's just a product of the times. The new large-caliber artillery combines the power of the rate of fire, and sooner or later everyone will find that the two caliber guns are becoming less and less cost-effective. And the improvement in armor performance, coupled with the reform of the power system, will sooner or later appear battleships with a unified caliber, full armor and high speed, but I am just a little ahead. ”

In the face of Marshal Tirpitz's praise, Kuniberti did not dare to bear it. And he also knew that the marshal had more than once secretly wanted to invite him to the German Admiralty, and for this reason even said that the Kaiser would take out the title of count. Fortunately, Kuniberti woke up quickly, otherwise he would have almost gotten down.

"Kuniberti, you are polite, sometimes one quick step can change a lot, this is the difference between a genius and an ordinary person, and you are a genius among geniuses."

Tirpitz so tirelessly touted a man that the German admirals behind him were shocked. Although the Kuniberti designer is very good, much better than the German designer, you can't be so bottomlessly touted.

Although these German generals failed to see through Tirpitz's methods, Admiral Yagill was not ambiguous at all, and stepped forward to pull him up. "Lord Tirpitz, let's go up to the Command Tower, where our state-of-the-art communications equipment is installed."

Before leaving, he gave Kuniberti a look, and Kuniberti, who got the hint, did not follow at this time, but changed directions. As he turned a part of deck, a voice from the cabin caught his attention.

"Don't talk nonsense, Plesse, for Sir Couniberti will punish you if he hears it."

"Grosso, don't worry too much, they're on deck, and how could I be wrong, the Dreadnought really doesn't do a good job of anti-torpedo, and its anti-torpedo compartments are small. I calculated that only two 533-mm heavy torpedoes were needed, and the anti-mine structure of the Dreadnought would not be able to withstand it. ”

"You're crazy, here you talk about the best Italian warship designers."

Hearing someone discussing the shortcomings of his battleship, Kuniberti couldn't sit still and immediately appeared in front of the two. "Then tell me, how to design the lightning protection compartment?"

The two young men were stupefied when they were faced with the sudden appearance of Kuniberti, and it was clear that they knew Kuniberti.

"I'm sorry, Sir Coniberty, my friend is drunk, and he's babbling."

One of them, a young man with short hair, hurriedly apologized to Kuniberti.

Kuniberti ignored the man's apology and looked at the other. "You're Plese, tell me how to change my lightning protection design, if it's right, there's a reward."

In the face of Kuniberti's words, the young man named Plese plucked up courage and said. "Sir Coniberti, that's what you said."

"That's what I said, and I will never go back."

"I don't think enough attention is paid to underwater threats by warships at present, and many warships only have more than a dozen simple watertight compartments to be considered torpedo-proof. Although our warships attach great importance to the deadly threat of torpedoes, they only add watertight compartments and add a mine-proof protrusion on the side of the ship. And the mine protection salient, which affects the speed of the battleship, as well as the steering. ”

So I have a point of view, in the underwater part of the battleship does not use the current lightning protection compartment, nor does it need to use the lightning protection protrusion that affects the performance, and uses a lightning protection device designed by me, which I call the double-layer barrel structure lightning protection system. First of all, the lightning protection device is set up in the center of a large barrel structure, and then around the cylindrical structure, a circle of small barrel structures is designed around the perimeter, and in these barrel structures we can fill with liquid. When the torpedo hits the device, the violent blast wave can be borne by the first layer of the small barrel structure at the point of impact, then by the central barrel structure, and then by the other small barrel structures. ”

The young man named Prese, Kuniberti understood. And I have to admit that this idea called Prese is really distinctive. The barrel-shaped lightning protection structure does sound much better than the lightning protection compartment and lightning protection protrusion. Of course, the specific situation needs to be further tested to know.

And Kuniberti looked at the young man named Plese at this time, and his eyes were full of appreciation. "What's your full name?"

"Umberto Prese."

"Tomorrow you come to the Naval Design Institute to find me."

After dropping these words, Kuniberti left, leaving only a bewildered Plese.

"Presse, you've made a fortune, Sir Coniberti is definitely going to recruit him, it's the best battleship design department in Italy, and you're making a fortune."