My Italy

Prime Minister Cecil's request was quickly sent back to Rome.

Faced with the conditions proposed by the British, Carlo immediately summoned his ministers to discuss how to respond.

"Everyone, everything else is easy to say. Why should Crete be granted autonomy? Just because of a word from the British? Moreover, everyone knows what the situation is in Crete. If it is autonomy, then it is not given to Are you a Greek? As the Minister of War of Italy, I will never tolerate this happening."

Faced with the British conditions, the first person to stand up and express his dissatisfaction was the Minister of War, General Saraguet.

Since someone started it, other people also have the same idea.

"As the Lord of the Navy, although our navy is not as powerful as the British, I would like to state here that the British conditions are a bit excessive. Crete must be autonomous, and our navy cannot agree to it."

Admiral Gorek's words were somewhat untrue, because it is impossible for the Italian Navy to offend the British at present, but on this occasion, he must make his political stance clear. So after the Minister of War spoke, he immediately picked up. Anyway, this is just a statement of attitude, and it's not really like following this method immediately.

Sure enough, after the two military officers expressed their dissatisfaction, Despretis, as Prime Minister, immediately stood up.

"Although I don't know what the mentality of the two servants is, this matter must be discussed. If there is no support or acquiescence from the British, then your idea of ​​​​defeating the Ottomans can be put to rest. Our country cannot deal with several countries at the same time. We must Isolate the Ottomans, otherwise I will not be optimistic about your actions, especially the war on land."

Yes, as Prime Minister, Depretis believes that the two military leaders have gone too far. At this time, shouldn't the first priority be to reduce their potential enemies?

Moreover, he believes that the British demands are not excessive. The location of Crete is too important. If Italy obtains it, it will not only threaten the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea, but also the East-West China Sea. This will in turn create a stalemate with the United Kingdom. good relationship, some gains outweigh the losses.

But his words were of no use to the two military generals, who refused to listen at all.

Faced with the shouting of the two military bosses, other government officials gave up and immediately stepped forward to defend the Prime Minister. Although many people are not of the same faction as the Prime Minister, and some even have opposing views, everyone is very clear-headed and knows the difference between military and political affairs.

In order to ensure the government's status and prevent the military's wishes from being achieved, senior government officials immediately united.

Faced with such a situation, the two military bosses are no match for senior government officials. Even in a wheel battle, they can defeat them. Therefore, the two generals who were at a disadvantage could only turn their attention to Carlo, hoping that the king would come off the field to help them.

However, Carlo had already considered the pros and cons at this time and was not willing to wade into this muddy water. In the end, the government won.

Faced with this situation, Carlo took advantage of the situation. "Now that the decision has been made, send a telegram to Foreign Minister Bacona and ask him to talk to the British again. It is best to get better conditions. If not, then follow this method."

With Carlo's final word, the topic of the dispute ended.

In fact, on the issue of Crete's autonomy, Carlo had many ways to prevent it from returning to the hands of the Greeks. Anyway, there is still time, enough for Italy to find a group of suitable agents on the island. In addition, when the time comes to conquer Crete, there are countless ways to transform the island. Of course, this is based on the premise that Italy is not prepared to annex.

With Carlo's decision, the meeting came to an end. The important ministers were in twos and threes, holding their things and preparing to leave the meeting room.

Admiral Gorek, like the others, was ready to pack up and leave, but he was stopped.

"Admiral Gorek, please wait."

Carlo's words left him with no choice but to wait for others to leave first. However, the Minister of War, General Saragat, looked unhappy. When he walked past him, he snorted heavily with his nostrils.

Of course Admiral Golek knew the reason. Wasn't it because Carlo was close to their navy? This naturally made the army unhappy. In addition, he was often summoned alone, which made the army even more talkative. They did not dare to express their dissatisfaction with Carlo, so Admiral Golek, as the Minister of the Navy, acted as the perfect scapegoat.

After everyone else had left, Carlo asked. "I heard that the new warship has been re-entered the dock for renovation. What is going on? Will it affect the service time of the warship?"

Admiral Gorek was not surprised at all by the king's inquiry. Even though I only knew about this situation less than three days ago.

"Your Majesty, this is the situation. When the Turin was undergoing seaworthiness..."

Only through Admiral Gorek's explanation did Carlo fully understand what was going on. When the Turin was undergoing sea trials, the Navy found that its hull rolled very severely in harsh sea conditions, which would seriously affect its combat effectiveness as an ocean-going warship. The most severe shaking occurred when the ship's hull rolled up to 21°. Such shaking was impossible to achieve combat effectiveness.

The Navy then urgently contacted three ship designers. Under their advice, all three new warships returned to the shipyard to prepare for the installation of bilge keels for anti-rolling. According to the design, the additional bilge keel is 63 meters long and 0.95 meters wide, mainly covering the middle section of the hull.

One more thing needs to be said here. Due to the excellent power system, the Turin-class speed is much higher than the design speed.

During sea trials on the Turin, two 4-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines were used under normal ventilation conditions at full power, and their explosive power was 16,340 indicated horsepower. Under conditions of forced ventilation at full power, its burst power was 19,782 indicated horsepower, allowing the Turin to reach a speed of 19.3 knots. However, after the four-hour voyage, some of the boiler water pipes burst and leaked. Subsequently, the Navy lowered the maximum horsepower to 18,000 horsepower to ensure the safe use of warships.

In every sense, this battleship is an epoch-making masterpiece. Of course, this also requires good operation by the Italian navy officers and soldiers. After all, no matter how sophisticated the weapon is, it depends on the performance of the user.

Otherwise, the prince's army in the next generation would not be disgraced by the slipper army. Compared with equipment, the Wangye Army can defeat the Slipper Army with one hand.

Here, as Admiral Gorek told him, Carlo felt relieved. Although he had already said it in the newspaper, he still believed what the navy said personally.

Now that it's explained, it's okay. But before the admiral left, Carlo couldn't help but ask.

"By the way, Your Excellency, Admiral, can the three warships be commissioned in the second half of this year?"

"Your Majesty, the three warships will definitely be able to serve in the second half of the year."

"Then the training of your officers and soldiers must be stepped up."

"As commanded."