My Italian: Chapter 424 U.S. ship purchase request

The end of the Spanish-American War brought the world back into peace. In the following time, of course, Italy also developed step by step.

Here I want to explain that this year is an extraordinary year for the Italian shipbuilding industry. This year, Italy's shipbuilding industry has received more total orders than the British Empire, ranking first in Europe.

This is a major event in the shipbuilding industry. You must know that the British Empire has never fallen behind since the Dutch took the number one position in European shipbuilding. After more than a hundred years, this glory finally does not belong to the British Empire. Why not big news.

There are two internal and external reasons for the vigorous development of the Italian shipbuilding industry. The internal reason is that in order to receive orders, Italian shipyards use the most deterrent weapon, that is, price. Any qualified businessman is very sensitive to price, let alone such a large item like a ship, he needs to pay attention to the price.

Italy has achieved the lowest price in Europe for the same type of merchant ship in terms of price, which makes it impossible for any shipping company to ignore Italian shipyards.

Of course, apart from the price, Italy has also done a good job in other aspects, such as merchant ship design. Relying on the excellent Italian ship designers, the Italian shipbuilding industry innovates civilian ships and strives to meet customers with various needs. There are even special transport ships designed to meet the needs of ships transporting a type of ore.

Relying on the two magic weapons of price and customer demand, the Italian shipbuilding industry has no disadvantages in the European shipbuilding market.

Of course, it is not enough to rely on these two sharp weapons to win the first place in Europe. Fortunately, Italian shipyards also have an external reason, that is, the help of the government. That's right, the Navy promoted the integration of Italian shipyards back then, which allowed the strength of major shipyards to grow rapidly. And the major shipyards that have grown in strength are taking this opportunity to grab orders in the European shipbuilding market.

After all, I am the cheapest with sufficient quality, and it is difficult to guarantee the quality of ships with a lower price than mine. Shipping merchants from various countries will weigh the pros and cons.

The prosperity of Italy's shipbuilding industry naturally also drives the development of other related industries, such as the steel industry, chemical industry, wood processing and many other industries. Moreover, the shipbuilding industry is also a labor-, capital-, and technology-intensive industry, which has a very good role in promoting the development of Italian industry, and is also conducive to absorbing a large number of people and relieving the pressure on the Italian population.

For the great development of the Italian shipbuilding industry, Carlo, as the king, naturally seems to be happy in his eyes. But the good news seems to be more than this one. When Carlo was checking the development of the shipyard, he saw the guard report that Foreign Minister Bakona had something to ask to see him.

If the foreign minister wants to see him, there is nothing else to say, just see him.

But when Carlo saw Bacona, he found that his foreign minister walked in with a strange expression on his face, but when he opened his mouth, even Carlo's expression was similar to his. This is really weird.

"Your Majesty, our ambassador to the United States has sent a telegram that the US government wants to purchase our warships and technology."

"The United States wants to buy warships?"

Well, this news is indeed strange enough that Carlo couldn't help but ask again.

"Yes, Your Majesty, here is a telegram from Daggerty from Washington, so please read it."

Carlo took the telegram and read it immediately. I don't know if I don't see it. I was shocked when I saw it. This old beauty has a big appetite. She wants to buy three Genoa-class battleships and three Garibaldi-class cruisers in one go. In addition, she even wants to buy the blueprints of these two battleships. She really deserves to be a big dog, too rich up.

"Why did the United States suddenly propose to my country to buy ships? And it still buys so many ships. What should have happened must be investigated clearly."

That's right, this sudden willingness to buy made Carlo dare not agree, so it's better to ask first.

After receiving Carlo's order, Foreign Secretary Bacona went to collect intelligence.

"Your Majesty, this is the cause."

It didn't take long for the foreign minister to appear in front of Carlo with the information the next day.

After receiving the information, Carlo felt an indescribable taste, which can be described in one sentence, Yankee, you have today.

The problem lies in the Hawaiian Islands. Isn’t this the outbreak of war between the United States and the West? When the United States was preparing to deal with the Spaniards in the Caribbean, some people held the mentality of holding grass and beating rabbits, and planned to use the opportunity of the United States to defeat Spain to solve the Pacific Ocean of the Hawaiian Islands in one fell swoop. transfer station.

So when all countries were attracted by the United States and the West in the Caribbean Sea, the President of the Republic of Hawaii, American Toure, announced that Hawaii would merge with the United States.

Well, isn't it a bit embarrassing for an American to be the president of Hawaii?

In fact, this is nothing. This is because Queen Liukalani, the last queen of Hawaii, opposed the privileges of the United States in Hawaii, so she was overthrown by the sailors of the USS Boston. (In 1887, Lauren A. Thurston, Congressman and Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom of Hawaii, presided over the formulation of the "Bayonet Constitution". The new constitution increased the influence of European and American residents and weakened the power of the monarch.)

And after there was no Kingdom of Hawaii, the United States established a puppet government completely executed by Americans, the Republic of Hawaii. In fact, after overthrowing the rule of Queen Liukalani, the local Americans tried to promote the annexation of Hawaii to the United States, but was rejected by then President Grover Cleveland.

The reason for the refusal is simple, because half of Hawaii is Japanese, and Japan is also eyeing Hawaii.

I thought that with the victory of the Spanish-American War, the annexation of Hawaii could be achieved logically, but I didn't expect it to be messed up. The disastrous defeat against Spain made the United States make a fool of itself in front of the world.

The poor performance in the war has dragged down other interests of the United States.

For example, Japan, which also has interests in Hawaii, even took this opportunity to send a formation composed of the battleship Fuji and the Yoshino patrol to Hawaii to demonstrate. They believe that the United States' merger of Hawaii is a violation of international law, and the relationship between Hawaii and the United States needs to be redefined.

In addition, the Japanese fleet also brought a big killer, the former queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Liukalani. The queen of Hawaii, who was forced to abdicate, had been living in London before, but this time she was brought over by the Japanese, obviously with the help of the British.

The queen even announced on the Japanese warship that she had previously announced her abdication because the people in the Republic of Hawaii promised to guarantee the independence of Hawaii, but now they have turned their backs and will rebuild the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Well, with the admixture of Japan, this Hawaii has made waves again, which has made the US military, which has just suffered heavy losses, full of fire. At this time, former Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt took the opportunity to speak out, "The United States cannot be insulted like this. We should build a stronger navy to protect our safety and interests."

And Roosevelt's words~www.mtlnovel.com~ made the American people boil, well, mainly the capitalists boiled, they now need more markets to accommodate the goods in the factory.

With the support of the capitalists and the public demonstrations they led, the U.S. government decided to stand firm on the Hawaii issue. Any cat or dog could bully him, and the bloodiness of the Yankees was aroused.

But even though he intends to work hard, this Hawaii is far away in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and this competitive naval strength. This is a bit embarrassing. The current strength of the US Navy is not enough. This requires a **** effort and a ship.

So the US government immediately thought of Italy.

That's why the United States asked Italy to buy warships, and in order to boost national confidence, it also showed Japan a good life, so the U.S. government wanted to package new Italian warships.

Seeing this, Carlo didn't know what to say. There is only one sentence, Yankee, you also have today!

If I don't kill you, my conscience will hurt.

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