My Italian: Chapter 479 Subsequent impact

"Terra, is this too impulsive?"

In the back seat of the Fiat S sedan that Fiat provides for top government officials, Prime Minister Antonio and the Chancellor of the Exchequer chat.

"It's not too impulsive. This year I feel that I'm out of energy, and I've encountered the matter of naval shipbuilding, so I want to let go. The Ministry of Finance is too tired to stay, and there is no rest time at all. I even have little Ruidi for more than half a year. I haven't seen it."

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

"Don't talk about it, I haven't seen my daughter Lynn for a long time. Now that we have come to this position, we need to think more about Italy. It is helpless not to have time to spend with our family."

Faced with Antonio's persuasion, Teyera certainly knew the deep meaning of the Prime Minister. Firstly, the Ministry of Finance he managed over the years was very good and everyone was satisfied. Second, the importance of the Ministry of Finance makes it very difficult to choose a candidate. It must be capable and recognized by the king, especially the latter.

However, facing the prime minister's retention, Teyera was unwilling to accept it. "I will hold on for another year, waiting for you to choose the right person."

This made Antonio unable to say any more. It seems that the Minister of Finance has made up his mind. There is no other way but to quickly elect a new chancellor of the exchequer. But this is not something he needs to consider, and I believe the king will also have a headache for this.

The choice of Chancellor is a matter for the Prime Minister and the King to worry about, as well as for everyone else attending this meeting.

This is the case with General Simeone, the chief of the army's general staff. After he returned to his office without saying a word throughout the meeting, he called Major General Grieri of the training office.

"Give me the list of previously abolished troops, I want to see."

Facing Admiral Simeone's words of suddenly getting up, Major General Grieri, an old subordinate, asked curiously. "General, is there anything new?"

"The navy is going to expand, and it's still expanding."

What Simeone said made Major General Grieri's eyes shine. He immediately understood the profound meaning of Admiral Simeone's words. Since the navy is going to be greatly expanded, it means that the situation is not stable, or the kingdom has taken action. Then the army must also need to be expanded, otherwise why is the navy expanding.

Speaking of which, the Army has been struggling more than before in recent years. With the development of science and technology, more and more new equipment and technologies require the Army to be responsible for research and development.

What field telephones, armored vehicles, radio communications, and train guns derived from armored trains, etc., just new artillery can be divided into field cannons, howitzers, and mountain artillery. The development of these new weapons requires money. If it weren't for the joint research and development of the three countries, the military expenditure of the army would not be enough.

At present, the total strength of the army has dropped to less than 200,000. This number of troops still needs to guard the mainland, the Balkans, North Africa, East Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Far East.

One more thing, 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 makes the army itself somewhat uncertain.

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 personnel funding. As for national defense security, we really can only rely on the deterrence of our allies.

Now that such a high price has been paid, the Army also has a lot of new equipment. For example, it is beneficial to maneuver the artillery with wide rubber wheels, radio stations, field telephones, train guns and so on.

Especially the latest train gun P2 train gun, the gun uses the navy's 254mm naval gun as the prototype, with a range of up to 23.3 kilometers, and can fire 1-2 rounds per minute for long-range bombardment of the enemy. It can fire armor-piercing projectiles, Grenades, high-explosive bombs and other types of ammunition have a total weight of 174 tons, and they can be attacked and moved without deployment. It is the most powerful long-range artillery in the hands of the army, which can deal with large solid targets such as ground fortresses and sea battleships.

In addition to these, the Army also intends to form an air force. That's right, the Air Force. But it's a little different from what everyone thinks. In addition to those dexterous planes, the unit also has a big guy, the airship.

At present, countries including Italy, although the flight fever has continued, the performance of their aircraft has not been high, and basically they can only fly 10-20 kilometers. Last year, Pablo, a pilot with dreams, wanted to fly across the English Channel, but he failed. The plane broke down halfway and plunged into the sea. He also needs to be agile, and the rescue ship is fast, otherwise he can only keep company with the fish and shrimp in the sea.

And Earl Zeppelin's rigid airship flew successfully the year before last, which immediately attracted the attention of Germany and Italy. Because the rigid 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 the game of the brave, and the accident rate is very high)

The military is not a fool, this kind of airship that can transport or drop bombs in the air must be taken seriously. Not to mention that these airships use helium produced in Italy, which has improved their safety performance to a higher level.

So the Italian Army gritted its teeth and purchased three rigid airships (two small and one large) for military missions. Of course, in addition to the most important airship, the Army has also purchased twelve gadgets like airplanes. Although the performance of the airplane is not good at present, it can only fly ten to twenty kilometers, but with the development of technology in the future, its range will be greatly improved. Growth, it is also good for the Army to spend a little money to prepare for a rainy day (the current cost of an aircraft is not too expensive, about 20,000-30,000 lire).

And this large expansion of the navy is also an opportunity for the army, otherwise why would Admiral Simeone rush back to the list of establishments to be abolished.

"General, it seems that our army's hard life will not last for a few years."

Major General Grieri smiled when he thought of this.

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

Simeone, who took the list and flipped through it, told his subordinates. This kind of news must be kept secret, otherwise the consequences will be very serious, and he doesn't want to kill Ma Su with tears.

"Don't worry, General, no one can get words out of my mouth."

Major General Grieri saluted and walked towards his office. He still has a lot of work waiting.

Simeone is not the only one feeling the deep meaning of the naval expansion. A small meeting is taking place at the home of Interior Secretary Ted Cruz. The participants were all the main senior leaders of the National Socialist Party, and as the convener, Cruz was expressing his opinions impassionedly.

"Our National Socialist Party needs to continue to promote our ideas in the future. We must let everyone know that the prosperity of the kingdom requires everyone to fight for it. In addition, we must focus on advocating the spirit of dedication and sacrifice. We must let the people know that only by relying on With dedication and heroic sacrifice, our country can gain more benefits. And only when the motherland is strong and prosperous, can each of us get the feedback from the country.”

Cruz's words made several executive members of the National Socialist Society show thoughtful expressions, and one of them asked after he finished speaking. "President, did you get the exact news, which conflict does the kingdom want to get involved in?"

Everyone is a smart person. Through the vocabulary of dedication and sacrifice mentioned repeatedly by Cruz, everyone smells a little abnormal.

"There is no definite news, but I think the kingdom is preparing. As the situation in Europe becomes increasingly tense, as an important country in Europe~www.mtlnovel.com~, we may not be able to escape."

Cruz's words attracted the approval of others. At present, the relationship between Germany and France is relatively tense, and Britain and Germany are not very happy because of the naval issue. As an ally, Italy, how could it be impossible to 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 is going to be a war, and this is our party's chance."

"It's not good to say. It still depends on who will fight in the end. It's a little early to talk about this now."

The executive committee members at the meeting spoke out one after another, trying to contribute to the future of the National Socialist Party.

In Cruz's heart, he thinks it is more important to get the approval of the monarch. As long as the monarch agrees, it will not be a problem for the National Socialist Party to form a cabinet in the future. Of course, before that, one must think what the monarch thinks and do what the monarch wishes to do. Moreover, this does not conflict with the concept of Guosha, and it fits perfectly.

"Okay, everyone just follow what I said, and the performance of our party will depend on everyone's efforts."

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