"Tejela, isn't that too impulsive?"

In the Fiat Model S provided by Fiat for senior government officials, Prime Minister Antonio and the Chancellor of the Exchequer live in the back row.

"It's not impulsive, I feel that I don't have enough energy this year, and I have encountered the shipbuilding of the navy, so I want to let go. I'm so tired from this ministry that I don't have time to rest at all, and I haven't even seen little Reddy for more than half a year. ”

Antonio knew that little Reddy, who was Tejela's favorite grandson, was only three or four years old, and it was the cutest time.

"Don't say it, I haven't seen my daughter Lynn in a long time. Now that we have come to this position, we need to think more about Italy, and it is helpless to have no time to spend with our families. ”

In the face of Antonio's persuasion, Tejera certainly knew the prime minister's deep meaning, firstly, the treasury he had managed over the years was very good, to everyone's satisfaction. Second, the importance of the Treasury makes it very difficult to choose a candidate, both capable and recognized by the king, especially the latter.

However, in the face of the prime minister's retention, Tejera was unwilling to accept it. "I'll hold out for another year until you choose the right person."

Antonio couldn't say anything more, and it seemed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made up his mind. There is no choice but to quickly elect a new Chancellor of the Exchequer. However, this is not something he needs to think about, and I believe that the king will have a headache for it.

The choice of Chancellor of the Exchequer is a matter for the Prime Minister and the King to worry about, and it will also be a matter for others attending the meeting.

This was the case with the Chief of the Army General Staff, General Simeone, who, after he had returned to his office without saying a word throughout the meeting, called Major General Grilli, who was in the training office.

"Give me the list of troops that have been cut before, I want to see it."

Faced with Admiral Simeone's sudden words, Major General Grieeri, who was an old subordinate, asked with some curiosity. "Admiral, is there something new?"

"The navy is going to be expanded, and it's still a big expansion."

Simeone's words made Major General Grilli's eyes light up. He immediately understood the deep meaning of Admiral Simeone's words, since the navy is going to be greatly expanded, it means that the situation is restless, or the kingdom is moving. Then the army must also need to be expanded, otherwise why would the navy be greatly expanded.

With the development of science and technology, more and more new equipment and technologies need to be developed by the army.

Field telephones, armored vehicles, radio communications, and train guns derived from armored trains, etc., are divided into field cannons, howitzers, mountain artillery, and so on. These new weapons need money, and if it weren't for the joint research and development of the three countries, the army's military expenditure would not be enough.

At present, the total strength of the army has dropped to less than 200,000, and this force still has to defend the mainland, the Balkans, North Africa, East Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Far East.

By the way, at present, Italy relies more on the Three Emperors Alliance to deal with the land threat from France. That's right, because the size of the army has dropped too much, just relying on the more than 80,000 troops on the Italian-French border, the army itself is a little bottomless.

There is no way, there is only so much funding, and if you want to keep up with the pace of all countries, you can only find a way from the personnel funding. As for national defense and security, we can really only rely on the deterrence of our allies.

Since it has paid such a high price, the army also has a lot of new equipment. For example, it is good for maneuvering artillery with wide rubber wheels, radio stations, field telephones, train guns, and so on.

In particular, the latest train gun P2 train gun, the gun is based on the navy's 254 mm naval gun, with a firing range of up to 23.3 kilometers, and can fire 1-2 rounds per minute to carry out long-range artillery shelling on the enemy, and it can fire armor-piercing shells, grenades, high-explosive shells and other shells, and its total weight is 174 tons. It is the most powerful long-range artillery in the hands of the army, and can deal with large and solid targets such as ground fortresses and naval warships.

And in addition to these, the army intends to form an air unit. That's right, the air forces. However, in addition to those dexterous planes, the unit also has a big guy, an airship.

At present, although the flight fever has been continuing, the performance of its aircraft has not been high, and it can only fly 10-20 kilometers. Last year, Pablo, a dreaming aviator, tried to fly over the English Channel, but he failed. The plane broke down halfway and plunged headlong into the sea. He also needs to be agile and the rescue ship is fast, otherwise he will have to be accompanied by fish and shrimp in the sea.

Count Zeppelin's rigid airship was successful in flying the year before, which immediately attracted the attention of Germany and Italy. Because the hard airship is much higher than the current aircraft in terms of load capacity and safety. (You must know that currently flying an airplane is called a game of the brave, and the accident rate is very high)

The military is not stupid, and this kind of airship that can transport or drop bombs in the air definitely needs to be taken very seriously. Not to mention that these airships use helium produced in Italy, which has improved its safety performance by a notch.

So the Italian Army gritted its teeth and procured three hard airships (two small and one large) for military missions. Of course, in addition to the most important airship, the army has also purchased 12 of the gadget of the airplane, although the current aircraft performance is not good, can only fly one or twenty kilometers, but in the future with the development of technology, its range will increase significantly, the army to spend a little money to take precautions is also very good (the current cost of an aircraft is not too expensive, about 2-30,000 lira).

And this major expansion of the navy is also an opportunity for the army, otherwise why would Admiral Simeone rush back to reduce the establishment list.

"General, it seems that the hard life of our army will not last a few years."

Major-General Grieery thought of this with a smile on his face.

"This news must be kept secret and not disseminated."

Simeone, who took the list and looked at it, told his subordinates. This kind of information must be kept secret, otherwise the consequences will be very serious, and he doesn't want to tear up.

"Don't worry, Admiral, no one can get anything out of my mouth."

Major General Grilly saluted and headed for his office, where he had a lot of work to do.

Simeone wasn't the only one who felt the significance of the Navy's expansion, as a small meeting was taking place at Home Secretary Cruz's home. The attendees were all leading members of the National Socialist Party, and Cruz, the convener, was making an impassioned speech.

"We, the National Socialist Party, need to continue to propagate our ideas and let everyone know that the kingdom needs to be strong and everyone needs to fight for it. In addition, when propagating, we should focus on promoting the spirit of dedication and sacrifice, so that the people know that only by relying on dedication and the spirit of heroic and fearless sacrifice can our country gain more benefits. And only when the motherland is strong and rich can each of us get the country's feedback. ”

Cruz's words made several members of the executive committee of the National Society show thoughtful expressions, and one of them asked after he finished speaking. "President, have you received any definite information on which conflict the kingdom wants to get involved in?"

Everyone is smart, and through Cruz's repeated words of dedication and sacrifice, everyone smells a little abnormal.

"There is no definite news, but I think that the kingdom is preparing that as an important country in Europe, we may not be able to escape from the situation in Europe as an important country."

Cruz's words drew the approval of others. At present, relations between Germany and France are relatively tense, and Britain and Germany are not very happy because of naval problems. Italy, as an ally, could not hide. Not to mention, in terms of Mediterranean interests, the relationship between Italy and France is already tense, and the relationship between Britain has gradually changed in a bad direction in recent years.

"Maybe there really is going to be a war, and this is exactly the opportunity for our party."

"It's not good, it still depends on who will fight in the end, it's too early to say this."

The members of the Executive Committee present at the meeting tried to contribute to the future of the National Socialist Party.

And in Cruz's mind, he thought it was more important to be recognized by the monarch. As long as the monarch agrees, then it is not a problem for the future Nationalist Party to form a cabinet. Of course, before that, you must think about what the monarch thinks and do what the monarch wants to do. And this does not conflict with the concept of the national society, it is very perfectly compatible.

"Okay, let's do what I say, and the next performance of our party depends on everyone's efforts."