"I really didn't expect that Leifer and the others actually went to North Korea."
Carlo was looking at a telegram, which was sent by Leifer and others after they had just completed a mission. In this telegram, Leifer introduced the anti-China civil strife in North Korea, and they were driving to Jing Er.
The warship and some other warships purchased by the Qing government went to Busan to deter the Japanese who were causing trouble behind the scenes.
And the effect was pretty good. When the Japanese saw that the Zhijing Second Ship actually appeared in Busan, they immediately stopped.
Because his fleet is tied together, it is not enough to equip these two ships for patrolling. The two Venice-class ships can be used as armored ships in front of the Japanese fleet.
Moreover, in this telegram, Yuan Xiangcheng's name appeared for the first time in Carlo's eyes. The young man who put down the Shenjia coup showed his ability for the first time. But the current Yuan Xiangcheng is not worthy of his attention. What he is paying attention to now
It was still Li Zhongtang, Zhang Nanpi and others, because these governors were in charge of local power, and Carlo did not let Italy participate in this Sino-French war just for the money from selling arms.
But it's not bad. Howard, a white glove, has brought a lot of business to Italy.
Carlo put down the telegram jointly sent by Leifer and others, picked up the telegram sent by the businessman, and looked at the Qing's return with satisfaction.
This is a purchase list, which records in detail the materials purchased by the provinces of the Qing Dynasty, mainly various machines. Among them, weaving, printing and dyeing machines account for the majority, and there are also a lot of various shipbuilding equipment. This list
The total value of the list is as high as 110 million lire, and the return is quite generous. This also shows that the Qing Dynasty has a rich financial net, and hundreds of years of trade surplus have accumulated enough wealth for it.
This list could be sent back immediately after the end of the Sino-French War. Needless to say, the people who played a driving role in it knew that this was also closely related to the fact that Italy had the lowest selling price among various machines.
As far as looms are concerned, among the textile looms in the Far East countries, the UK currently has the highest quality, followed by France, then Germany, Austria, Belgium, and Italy. Of course, the price is also arranged in the same way.
This time, in order to open up the Qing market, the various machines on the price list carried by Howard were generally 20% lower than those sold in Deobi and other countries. Such prices were very valuable to the Qing country, which was eager to develop its own industry.
It was very tempting. So when the Qing Dynasty had the most favorable impression of Italy, Mr. Howard traveled all over the southeastern provinces.
These lists are the results of its running.
Faced with the achievements of Howard, Carlo of course attached great importance to it. This was a good opportunity to open up the Qing market. In addition, this order can be regarded as a lifeline for Italy's domestic manufacturing industry. It will alleviate their suppression by German products.
Dilemma.
And Carlo was more nervous than anyone else about this order.
Because this is related to whether Italian products can sell well in the Far East. In terms of quality, Italy cannot catch up with Britain and France, let alone Germany and Austria. But in terms of service, Carlo still has some ideas.
Thanks to the praise of Huawei from the Internet in his previous life, Carlo was very familiar with the company's early development. At that time, Huawei's products were not as good as foreign counterparts, and it relied on services to open up the situation. Carlo said nothing else, he could still imitate cats and tigers.
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Thinking of this, Carlo called the captain of the guard, Felici Mitch.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"This is the purchase list from the Far East. You should immediately summon all the manufacturers and ask them to deliver goods to customers in the Far East in accordance with my requirements."
The captain of the guard took the list from Carlo and was surprised at the amount of the order.
"Your Majesty, please don't worry, I will take care of it right away."
What does Carlo want?
It's very simple, that is, each manufacturer lists its easily damaged parts and sends more of these easily damaged parts when shipping. In addition, each manufacturer that receives an order must send maintenance personnel to stay on site.
Far East is always ready to provide maintenance for those machines.
It sounds like this is very troublesome, and it is also increasing the expenditures of various manufacturers. But only Carlo knows that at present, when Italian products are not as good as similar products, they can only fight for services.
As for whether these manufacturers are willing or not, there is no need to worry. Before the war broke out, Carlo had already started preparations. He specially selected those manufacturers with good technology but difficult operations to negotiate an agreement with them, and the rules of the agreement were basically
It is the Italian version of Carlo in his previous life combined with reality.
For this agreement with various rules, these manufacturers who were in business difficulties had no right to refuse, so they naturally agreed. However, when it came to sending personnel to the Far East, these shrewd businessmen already had a way to deal with it. Of course, the orders were large
Not to mention, if the order is small, several manufacturers will basically share one quota to save costs.
Therefore, this order can not only help Italy's manufacturing industry, but also help Carlo control domestic capital. It can be said that it serves multiple purposes with one stone.
That's why Carlo attached so much importance to it, not only to expand his power, but also to use these orders to win over capitalists. However, this needs to be based on the governors of the Far East having a good impression of Italy.
But when it comes to favorable impressions, Li Zhongtang is currently very interested in Italy.
To be more precise, he is full of interest in the Italian Navy.
This time, let alone the performance of the Jing II ship in the naval battle, it can be described as wonderful. In addition, the Italian officers and soldiers operating the warship were also unanimously recognized.
For this reason, Liu Buchan also specifically reported to Li Zhongtang, believing that the future naval officers and soldiers of Beiyang could go to Italy to see the world.
Liu Buchan's words gave Li Zhongtang another layer of meaning, so he specially summoned his chief confidant Zhou Fu to discuss his thoughts.
"Yu Shan, what do you think about recruiting another instructor for the Navy?"
In the study room, Li Zhongtang spoke to Zhou Fu beside him and expressed his thoughts.
In fact, there are already many instructors in the Beiyang Navy currently being prepared, and they come from all over the world, and they are mainly British. If we really want to recruit an instructor, Li Zhongtang would not
As a confidant, Zhou Fu certainly knew what Zhongtang meant.
"Does the Central Hall want to divide the power of the British?"
Facing Zhou Fu's temptation, Li Zhongtang did not deny it at all.
"The British have too much power on the ship, which is not conducive to the construction of the navy. I think the people are practicing well. Maybe we can invite someone to weigh in."
Yes, Li Zhongtang just wanted to weigh the power of the British in the navy that was being built. At present, there are more than 30 teaching consultants in the navy that are being built in the UK, and there are only a dozen or so from other countries combined. This is inevitable.
This made Li Zhongtang murmur a little. Moreover, Lang Weili was strongly recommended by Hurd from the General Administration of Customs. Hurd cared too much about the Navy, so Li Zhongtang had to pay more attention to it.
So taking this opportunity, Li Zhongtang wanted to test Italy's attitude. Of course, he had no intention of replacing Lang Weili, and it would be good to have an extra backup to avoid the navy being restricted by the British.
Faced with Li Zhongtang's thoughts, Zhou Fu thought for a while and then said, "Be prepared and be foresighted."
"Well, Yushan, you have learned how to speak in an official manner, and you can pat your beard and walk away."
