My Italian: Chapter 353 Emergence of a Monopoly

If the tender for the installation of cruisers can be described as a series of surprises, then the tender for battleships can only be described as frustrating.

In fact, when the new-style cruiser was brilliant, some people thought that these top designers went to the cruiser plan to fight, so the battleship plan may not be taken care of.

And the result is really like this, the various plans that the major shipyards have come up with, the angry Admiral Yagier wants to drive these people out, but in the end he still holds back.

Since Admiral Yagier was dissatisfied, the bidding for the battleship could only end in an anticlimactic manner. Admiral Yagier announced on the spot that the bidding for the new battleship was postponed for one month, directly expressing his dissatisfaction.

The heads of the major shipyards could only look at the big man in dismay, and led the senior naval officials away.

And the city of Rome already has a fast message transfer speed, so Carlo knew it in less than an hour.

I really don't know what the situation is, and the direct announcement of Admiral Yagier can be postponed for one month.

"Admiral Yagier, do you want to push for the merger of the shipyards?"

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

In the face of Carlo's inquiry, Admiral Yagier said without hesitation. "Yes, Your Majesty, I and my colleagues in the Admiralty believe that promoting the merger and expansion of shipyards will not only benefit the Navy, but also promote the growth of the Italian shipbuilding industry. To this end, I have discussed with Prime Minister Antonio, and the government and the Navy will have both sides. Drive consolidation of shipyards through financial and policy support.”

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

"The prime minister said it could be driven 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 he knows who needs to be involved in those things.

"Well, then let me think about it."

Carlo was a little moved when he heard it, but if you want to make a decision, it's better to learn more about it.

"Your Majesty, I still know a lot about our 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 did not obey their killer assassins, just a family that had already fallen into disrepair. And this Gregory Medici has been the most outrageous figure in the Medici family for more than a hundred years.

"At present, my country's shipbuilding industry is gradually growing with the development of industry and trade. However, at present, my country's shipyards are mainly small and medium-sized. Among them, there are 289 shipyards employing more than 200 workers, and those employing more than 500 workers. There are 34 companies, 13 companies with more than 1,000 employees, and only 5 companies with more than 3,000 employees. There is only one company with more than 10,000 employees. The total number of shipbuilding companies is 135,000, an increase of 15% compared with the previous two years.”

His Excellency the Medici reported a set of data as soon as he opened his mouth. As for why the statistics were started from 200 people, because this is the minimum number of people to build a steamship, even a small coastal steamer of hundreds of tons must have so many. People can build. In this era of wishing that everything can be made by one's own factories, the basic things that can be purchased are steel and steam engines.

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

Although the Minister of Industry did not elaborate, Carlo can basically guess that this is because there are too many monks and not enough porridge, and the inside is rolled up. Of course, this kind of small shipyard has little impact on the shipbuilding industry, and more just witnesses its cruelty.

However, Carlo wants to hear the thoughts of the Ministry of Industry. After all, the other party is also professional when it comes to industrial development.

"Then what do you think about the shipbuilding industry in your industrial sector?"

"In our opinion, although my country's shipbuilding industry is booming at present, there is still a gap between it and foreign countries. Among them, only two or three shipyards can stand up in the international arena, and the others are slightly weak. We believe that at present Italy There is no problem with the shipbuilding industry integrating six or seven shipyards that can stand up in the international arena. Of course, the internal integration time of the shipbuilding industry alone is too slow, which is not conducive to development and growth. It is better to be promoted by the government. Several powerful shipyards have given funding to help it grow and develop."

Well, Carlo can still not understand this, this is to select seed players, give them the convenience of growth and development, and then release them to grab food in the world. In the future, the best of them will develop into monopolies, madly suppressing surplus value, and even reaching out for power.

Carlo understands these monopoly companies too well. With so many data and reality comparisons in later generations, he still can't understand them. UU reading www. uukanshu. com

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

Carlo's words basically mean that he agrees.

Yes, even if these companies will develop into monopolies in the future, they must grow and develop before that. And this matter is still far away, and now Italy is still the most important thing to solve the development and growth of the shipbuilding industry.

And whoever said these monopolies could hold power in Italy, asked him if Carlo. When necessary, it is still possible to catch one or two chickens and kill them as an example to the methods learned in later generations.

Carlo felt from the dilemma of the shipbuilding industry that there should be many industries in Italy that need government support.

But before that, it is better to take it step by step and integrate the shipbuilding industry first. After all, the shipbuilding industry is so important to Italy that it can be said that it is the lifeblood.

After obtaining Carlo's consent, the navy and the government acted very quickly. After half a month, they came up with a plan to promote the growth of the shipbuilding industry. In the plan, six shipyards with the best strength and scale in Italy were selected and supported by policies and loans to support them in integrating domestic shipyards.

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

As for the integration plan of other industries, we need to wait until the shipbuilding industry is integrated to see the results. The Italian monopoly also developed and expanded with the plan.

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

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