Chapter 97 Treaty of Friendship between the Italian and Afghan Naval Exchanges
The telegram from Argentina made everyone in the Navy cheer. The Venetian Improved Class was still under construction, and some countries came to buy it. This was an affirmation of Italy's shipbuilding capabilities. Faced with such a good thing, how could the Navy disagree with Argentina's plan?
Buying a ship?
Besides, Argentina is currently also the main destination for Italian immigrants. Its excellent domestic conditions are very popular among immigrants, so there are not a few Italians in Argentina.
Therefore, selling warships to Argentina is of great benefit to Italy, and the navy naturally feels that it can be done.
However, such a major matter as the sale of warships cannot be entirely decided by the navy. It also needs to be decided by His Majesty Carlo as the leader of Italy.
"Your Excellency, Admiral, I completely agree with Argentina's purchase of ships, but the other party's request to lower the price requires you to negotiate with the shipyard."
After flipping through the documents in his hand, Carlo told the Admiralty of the Navy his decision.
Yes, the Argentine Navy also wants the Italian side to slightly lower the price of the Venice Improved Cruiser. Because they only have 530,000 pounds on hand. This is all due to the white shirts of the Ministry of Finance. They knew that the Navy wanted to purchase ships, but only
To this end, Finance Minister Thomas directly informed the president that this was the largest financial resource that the Ministry of Finance could provide. If he wanted more, he could only start with personnel funds.
Faced with the categorical words of the Minister of Finance, President Julio Roca certainly did not dare to misappropriate personnel funds, which was much more important than the Navy. For this reason, he directly informed the Minister of the Navy, General Goyone, that the government could only spend so much money.
Either the Admiralty will find a solution internally, or it will consider purchasing another ship.
How is it possible for the Navy to change its goal? Faced with the problem of insufficient funds, General Goyone could only find a way to raise 30,000 pounds from within the Admiralty. The remaining 20,000 pounds could not be found.
So the Argentines can only ask Italy if they can lower the price.
Faced with such a question, Carlo was unwilling to give a direct answer. He kicked the ball to the Admiralty and asked it to negotiate with the shipyard.
However, according to his estimation, the money can be negotiated, because selling a warship involves not only selling the warship itself, but also other factors. On the contrary, the price is not so important, otherwise the Germans would not
Quoting such a low cost for the second calming ship will cost you money.
As the head of the Navy, how could Admiral Gorek see Argentina's orders being lost like this? Besides, the external quotations are very profitable. However, given that there is a small gap in the funds in Argentina's hands, it is not necessary to lower the price slightly.
It's not a big deal.
So after returning to the Admiralty from the palace, Admiral Gorek immediately sent a telegram to the Andoshar Shipyard, asking them to reduce the selling price by ten thousand pounds. As for the other ten thousand pounds, just deduct it from the Admiralty's commission.
You see how simple this is, it immediately meets the Argentinian's requirements.
When Italy lowered the price, the military purchase was almost announced.
Subsequently, the Argentine government signed a contract with Italy to purchase a Venetian improved class. In order to leave a good impression on Argentina, one of the two Venetian improved classes under construction will be directly sold to the Argentine Navy.
Faced with Italy's goodwill, how could Argentina, as one of the top three powers in South America, not feel it? So two months later, a delegation led by the Argentine Navy Minister visited Italy, and their first stop was Genoa.
In the Andoshar Shipyard, a group of officers in navy uniforms were looking at the May 12th armored cruiser being built in the No. 3 dock.
There are obvious differences in the uniforms worn by this group of naval officers. Although they are all sky blue in color, from the decoration and military caps, they are clearly naval officers from two countries.
Yes, this group of officers does come from two countries. The leaders on both sides are the Argentine Navy Minister General Goione and the Italian Navy Minister Admiral Gollec.
"It's really spectacular. This is the power of industry."
Looking at the busy shipbuilders in the dock, General Goione praised Italy's shipbuilding industry with envy.
"You're welcome, Minister. Our country's shipbuilding industry is nothing. If you go to Portsmouth or Saint-Nazaire, you will see the same spectacular sight."
Admiral Gorek, the Lord of the Admiralty, answered politely, and the Portsmouth and Saint-Nazaire he mentioned were the centers of the British and French shipbuilding industries respectively.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome, General. We can never see this kind of scene in South America."
Faced with the polite words from the Italian Minister of the Navy, how could General Goione, who has worked in the navy for many years, not understand that the prosperous shipbuilding industry is also part of the strength of the navy.
There is no way and no way for Argentina to have such a developed shipbuilding industry. Among other things, Argentina's current population is only over two million, and it does not have the strength to industrialize.
The vast fertile soil of Argentina is very suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. The development of agriculture and animal husbandry alone has made Argentina very wealthy. No one wants to invest funds from agriculture and animal husbandry, which is a steady profit, to the unknown.
In industrial production, even though Argentina has a lot of domestic minerals, it can still make money by exporting ores.
Admiral Gollac was not clear about General Goyone's reflection, but he looked at the head of the Argentine Navy in front of him and expressed his thoughts.
"Actually, you don't have to envy our country. Both the navy and the army must serve the country's strategy. As for the situation around your country, its current strength is enough to deal with it. I personally suggest that your country now needs to consider more about naval officers and soldiers.
Otherwise, no matter how good the warship is, it will not be able to exert its due strength."
General Gorek's words made General Goyone's heart move. "So how do you think our country should train?"
"First of all, your country needs to keep abreast of the latest developments in naval development. In addition, it also needs to communicate and conduct more exercises with other countries. Of course, you should also choose European countries in your choice. After all, Europe is the center for new tactics and new training methods."
Regarding Admiral Gorek's words, General Goyone certainly knew that he had his own small thoughts. However, this was not wrong. South America was far away from Europe and indeed needed more naval exchange experience than European navies.
And in terms of choices, Argentina does not have many choices. First of all, the British navy is definitely experienced, but its relationship with Chile makes General Goyone hesitant to choose Britain. As for Germany, well, its army is very powerful. Russia and Austria
The same goes for Hungary, their army is very powerful.
Spain is not considered, for well-known reasons. The United States, which is also part of the American continent, has no better naval experience than Argentina. After deducting these countries, Argentina can only choose France and Italy. However, considering the domestic people of Argentina,
Then Italy is the best choice. After all, there are many Italians in Argentina. In addition, in the recent naval battle in the China Sea, Italian officers and soldiers also showed extremely high tactical accomplishment.
So in the face of Admiral Gorek's hint, General Goyone readily accepted it. "Your Excellency is right, the Argentine navy officers and soldiers do need to learn from the experience of other countries. And I think the performance of your navy is worthy of our country's learning."
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Well, since the man is interested in having a concubine, the next thing will be a matter of course.
The heads of the two navies discussed in Genoa about strengthening exchanges between the two countries. In the end, the two countries decided that every one to two years, the two navies would conduct exchanges, which could be academic exchanges or technical exchanges.
Of course, joint training and drills are no longer a problem.
Considering the funding and strength of the Argentine Navy, the main exchange location is also in its country.
On the surface, Italy is just a living thing. Free door-to-door exchanges improve the strength of the Argentine Navy. But there is no free lunch in the world. The Italian Navy ships go to Argentina with the intention of expanding their influence in the region.
As for General Goyone, who is the head of the Argentine Navy, doesn’t he know this? In fact, he knows it, but it is good for Argentina, and that’s enough. Besides, South America, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other countries are now involved.
Among them, what does one more Italy mean?
So the newly released Italian-Arab Naval Treaty of Friendship and Exchange was released.
