The news of Fiat's A-type car's success not only shocked other car manufacturers, but also pleased Carlo. Agnelli is indeed the entrepreneur who pays most attention to civilian cars in Europe. Of course, he can't do it on his own. He needs to
A little bit of motivation. Carlo came up with the concept of assembly line and promoted the low-price strategy of cars, which finally got the Italian automobile industry started.
What else could Carlo be dissatisfied with? While other countries were still building cars by hand in workshops, Italy had already begun to industrialize and build standardized cars. This was the advantage of overpowering them.
With this first-mover advantage, Italy's leading position in the automobile manufacturing industry can be guaranteed for at least ten years. Even if other countries follow suit, the first-mover advantage is not easy to eliminate.
If the automobile industry is on the right track, Carlo will no longer control it. After all, he has found the best leader for it. As long as there are no serious mistakes, let it develop on its own. If it is too much control, maybe it will
Giovanni Agnelli left in a rage. It was not worth the loss, but he had no confidence and no time to pay attention.
For example, right now, he is exchanging views on Italy's foreign policy in the Far East with the Foreign Minister.
"Your Majesty, the current negotiations between our country and other countries and the Empress Dowager do not seem to be going well. Although she has said verbally that there is absolutely no such thing, but according to the observations of the ambassadors of various countries, her idea of replacing the emperor has not changed. And the replacement of the emperor will bring
The coming turmoil will seriously affect our country's interests in the Far East. For this reason, I would like to send a fleet to visit the Far East to give the necessary warning?"
Ambassador Bacona's words represent the pessimistic attitude of the foreign affairs department towards Far Eastern affairs. Yes, Italy is no longer a country that does not care about Far Eastern politics. The reason is that Italy has too many interests in the Far East, and its indifferent attitude is not conducive to ensuring Italy's
However, the effect of trying to intervene was too poor, and there was a feeling that not doing it would be worse than doing it, which made the diplomats feel a little discouraged.
"What do other countries think of Russia's practice of leasing ports in the Far East?"
When Bacona talked about the Far East, Carlo did not give a direct answer, but asked about Russia's occupation of Far Eastern ports.
Although Bakona was a little confused as to why the king suddenly asked about Russia's presence in the Far East, he still answered truthfully. "The Russians' actions have currently aroused dissatisfaction from various countries. Among them, the United Kingdom directly leased Weihai, which is across the sea.
In response, Japan, which is adjacent to it, reacted even more violently. I heard that they plan to continue to expand their navy and army in response."
Since the Far East is still familiar to him, it is best not to make any moves at this time. Carlo thought for a while and said. "I don't agree with the practice of sending fleets, unless all countries send them together. And our foreign policy in the Far East is also
We must follow the lead of other countries. We must not let others take the lead and do everything together with other countries.”
That's right, Carlo didn't intend to spend too much energy on Far East affairs. Although the Far East was Italy's largest overseas market, he knew that Europe would be the focus next. Putting too much energy on the Far East would not be beneficial to Italy.
Seek profit in the future.
Besides, the Italian Navy currently lacks main battleships. Wouldn't sending some small ships over there weaken its own influence?
Bacona, who didn't get the results he wanted from Carlo, left, while Carlo continued to work hard.
After a while, he stopped with a report. This was a report from the Ministry of Industry preparing to build a refinery for Libyan oil. There were several refinery sites in the report, such as Genoa, Venice in the north, and Venice in the south.
Palermo, Naples, and even the names of friends Roma, it is obvious that Carlo wanted to choose.
"Then choose Naples."
Carlo wrote Napoli's name directly on the report.
Carlo directly chose Naples for one reason, because the south needs to solve the population and employment problem and reconcile the industrial gap between the north and the south, which is what the Italian government must do.
While Carlo was working hard, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of a servant came from outside.
"Your Majesty, Admiral Agil is here."
Upon hearing that the Minister of the Navy had arrived, Carlo put down his work and responded, "Please come in, Admiral."
"Your Majesty, what do you want from me?"
Admiral Agil walked in at a brisk pace and asked.
"Admiral, I do have something I want to ask your Excellency about."
Carlo didn't hide it, and directly expressed his intention to invite him.
"Admiral, what do you think of oil-fired boilers?"
"Oil-fired boiler?"
"Yes."
For Admiral Yagir, he certainly knows about these oil-fired boilers. Currently, the Navy has modified two boilers that use oil injection and coal burning, and the results are pretty good. As for boilers that only burn oil, I really haven’t paid attention to it. Mainly because
Traditional thinking is at work.
Countries have always used coal as fuel for warships, but coal has many shortcomings. The first is the inconvenience of transportation. Due to the large volume of coal, special coal ships or docks are needed to replenish coal for warships.
The second is that the coaling operation is complicated. It takes a lot of time, manpower and material resources to transport coal into the coal bunker on the battleship. The third is that it requires a lot of manpower. Large battleships require more than ten or twenty boilers, and the stoves need to constantly
Adding coal to the boiler and ensuring that the coal can be evenly distributed in the furnace requires a large number of experienced stokers. Finally, maintenance is cumbersome. Since coal combustion will produce a large amount of ash, when the boiler goes out, the stokers will spend a lot of money.
It takes time and effort to remove the ashes.
Although coal-fired boilers have so many shortcomings, as the only power source for warships, navies of various countries have no choice.
But now, oil has begun to enter the fuel field, and various countries have discovered that spreading heavy oil on coal can improve combustion efficiency. The Italian Navy has also done this, but the oil boiler the king mentioned has not been thought of yet.
"Purely oil-fired boilers are a new idea for fuel supply."
This was not what Admiral Yagir said to deal with Carlo. After the king mentioned it, he really wanted to try the efficiency of a pure oil-fired boiler.
Firstly, it is efficiency. Anyone who knows about coal and fuel will know which one is more efficient. Secondly, there is no comparison with the labor problem. More importantly, the smoke problem of both. Except for a few high-quality coals, coal burning
There is thick smoke after burning, which makes the smoke column above the battleship very conspicuous and easy to be discovered.
Fuel does not have this problem. It burns more fully and produces lighter smoke, making it less likely to be detected on the battlefield.
These advantages made Admiral Yagir feel that oil-fired boilers were very feasible, so he planned to ask the Power Research Institute to come up with a plan immediately after returning. He planned to see the effect of oil-fired boilers.
Bugui Carlo's words immediately made him feel a chill.
"By the way, Admiral Yagir, how is your steam turbine development going?"
"Your Majesty, our Naval Power Research Institute is already speeding up the development, and we expect to see the finished product this year."
Carlo was very happy to hear that the steam turbine he had longed for had come to fruition.
"Then when you come out with the finished product, I'll go take a look."
"Okay, Your Majesty, Your Majesty will be informed by then."
