The end of the Spanish-American War brought the world back into peace. In the following time, Italy also developed step by step.
It should be noted here that this year is an extraordinary year for the Italian shipbuilding industry. This year, the total number of orders received by the Italian shipbuilding industry exceeded that of 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 over the number one shipbuilding position in Europe. After more than a hundred years, this honor finally no longer belongs to the British Empire.
Why isn't it big news?
The booming development of the Italian shipbuilding industry has both internal and external reasons. The internal reason is that in order to receive orders, Italian shipyards use the most deterrent weapon, which is price. Any qualified businessman is very sensitive to price.
, not to mention large items like boats, you need to pay attention to the price.
In terms of price, Italy has achieved the lowest price in Europe for the same type of commercial ships, which makes it impossible for any shipping company to ignore Italian shipyards.
Of course, in addition to price, Italy also does well in other aspects, such as commercial ship design. Relying on Italy's outstanding ship designers, the Italian shipbuilding industry innovates civilian ships and strives to meet customers with various needs. It even provides transportation services.
To meet the demand for ore-growing ships, special transport ships were also designed.
Relying on the two magic weapons of price and customer demand, the Italian shipbuilding industry has been successful in the European shipbuilding market.
Of course, it is not enough to rely on these two weapons to win the first place in Europe. Fortunately, Italian shipyards also have an external factor, which is the help of the government. Yes, the navy promoted the integration of Italian shipyards, which made the major shipyards
The strength has grown rapidly. And the major shipyards that have grown in strength are taking advantage of this to grab orders in the European shipbuilding market.
After all, I am the cheapest if I am of high 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 has naturally led to 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 is very important for the development of Italian industry.
It has a very good promotion effect and is also conducive to absorbing a large number of people and relieving the pressure on the Italian population.
Regarding the great development of the Italian shipbuilding industry, Carlo, as the king, naturally seemed to be happy in his eyes and in his heart. But the good news seemed to be more than this. When Carlo was checking the development of the shipyard, he saw the guard reporting that Foreign Minister Bacco
If you have anything to do, please see me.
If the Foreign Secretary wants to see him, what else is there to say? Just meet 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 was really weird.
"Your Majesty, our ambassador to the United States sent a telegram that the U.S. government wants to purchase our country's warships and technology."
"The United States wants to buy warships?"
Well, this news was indeed strange enough that Carlo couldn't help but ask again.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is a telegram sent by Dagerty from Washington. Please take a look at it."
Carlo took the telegram and read it immediately. He was shocked when he saw it. This old American had a big appetite and wanted to buy three Genoa-class battleships and three Garibaldi-class battleships in one breath.
Patrol, and I even want to buy the blueprints of these two warships. He is truly a wealthy businessman, he is so rich.
"Why did the United States suddenly propose to purchase ships from our country? And it still purchased so many ships. What must have happened must be investigated clearly."
That's right, this sudden willingness to buy made Carlo afraid to agree. It would be better to ask clearly first.
After receiving Carlo's order, Foreign Minister Bacona went to collect intelligence.
"Your Majesty, this is the reason."
It didn't take long for the Foreign Secretary to appear in front of Carlo the next day with the intelligence.
After receiving the information, Carlo felt an indescribable feeling. It can be described in one sentence, "Yankee, you too are here today."
The problem lies in the Hawaiian Islands. Isn't this the outbreak of a war between the United States and Spain? When the United States was preparing to deal with the Spanish in the Caribbean, some people had the mentality of chasing rabbits and planning to use the opportunity of the United States' victory over Spain to solve the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific in one fell swoop.
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So when all countries were attracted by the United States and Spain in the Caribbean, the American President of the Republic of Hawaii, Duer, announced that Hawaii would be annexed to the United States.
Well, it’s a bit strange for an American to serve as the president of Hawaii.
In fact, this is nothing. This is because Queen Liuokalani, the last queen of Hawaii, opposed the United States' privileges in Hawaii, so she was overthrown by the sailors of the USS Boston. (In 1887, Lauren A. Thurston, member of the Kingdom of Hawaii and Minister of the Interior
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.)
After the Kingdom of Hawaii ceased to exist, the United States established a puppet government, the Republic of Hawaii, entirely run by Americans. In fact, after overthrowing the rule of Queen Leukalani, local Americans tried to push Hawaii to be annexed to the United States, but were rejected by the then-President.
Grover Cleveland refused.
The reason for rejection is simple, because half of the Japanese people live in Hawaii, and Japan is also eyeing Hawaii.
I thought that with the victory of the Spanish-American War, I could achieve the annexation of Hawaii as a matter of course, but I didn't expect that it was messed up. The battle with Spain ended in a disastrous defeat, which made the United States make a fool of itself in front of the world.
And its poor performance in the war dragged down other U.S. interests.
For example, Japan, which also has interests in Hawaii, took this opportunity to send a formation composed of the battleship Fuji and the cruiser Yoshino to Hawaii to demonstrate. They believed that the United States' annexation of Hawaii violated international law and that the relationship between Hawaii and the United States needed to be redefined.
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In addition, the Japanese fleet also brought a big weapon, Liuokalani, the former Queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii. This Queen of Hawaii, who was forced to abdicate, had been living in London before, but it was obvious that the Japanese could bring her here this time.
Get help from the British.
The queen even announced on a Japanese warship that she had previously announced her abdication because the people in the Republic of Hawaii had promised to ensure Hawaii's independence, but now they have gone back on their word and will rebuild the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Well, with the help of Japan, Hawaii has stirred up trouble again, which has angered the U.S. military that has just suffered heavy losses. At this time, former Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt took the opportunity to express his voice, "The United States cannot be insulted like this.
We should build a stronger navy to protect our security and interests."
And Roosevelt's words made the American people boil. Well, it was mainly the capitalists who boiled. They now need more markets to accommodate the goods in the factories.
With the support of capitalists and the public demonstrations and rallies they led, the U.S. government decided to stick to its stance on the Hawaii issue. It could be bullied by any cat or dog, and the Yankees' bloody spirit was aroused.
However, although I plan to fight hard, Hawaii is far away in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and the competition of naval strength is a bit embarrassing. The current U.S. Navy is not strong enough, so it requires hard work and ships.
So the U.S. government immediately thought of Italy.
That’s why the United States purchased warships from Italy, and in order to boost national confidence and show Japan a good example, the U.S. government wanted to package Italy’s new warships.
Seeing this, Carlo didn't know what to say. He only had one sentence: Yankee, you too will have this day!
