But no matter what, the prince once again obtained the authorization of the German Emperor. The prince must save Turkey and maintain good relations with the young Turkish party, not only for the future war, but also for his own oil fields... Once something is linked to interests, everything will be positive. For example, the current prince.

"Earl Schelling, immediately tell the Armor Department of the German Southern Industrial Group to stop all external armored steel business to Italy!" The prince said after reading the information in his hand.

"Does this include the one signed last month? There are 3,000 tons of hardened armored steel?" Earl Schelling was shocked. According to the current market, this means a profit of nearly 200,000 pounds! The prince threw it away as soon as he said he could?

"Your Highness, I think that even without our armored steel, the Italian Navy can beat the Turks into pieces with one hand. We do this without any use except for fighting against Italy in advance." Earl Schelling said carefully after thinking about it.

"You have become a prisoner of money." The prince shook his head with a wry smile. The profit of 200,000 pounds was gone if he said nothing! The prince was also very heartbroken, but he couldn't bear to let the child get away with the wolf. Whether to buy this batch of armor directly affects whether the Italian navy is a second-rate or a third-rate level! Can you try it with a fight, or accept your fate as soon as possible! What is the profit of 200,000 pounds? Even if there is a profit of 400,000, the prince still doesn't sell it to Italy. At worst, it's better to sell it to Russia at a low price...

When God closed the door for Prince Ruprecht, he also left a window for him. It was a coincidence that the Italians chose the time for trouble. If it was one year later, then nothing would be mentioned at sea. It would be useless for the Turks to eat jincarat. But it seems that there is still a turning point now?

The Italian Navy's real elites have not been in service! Or they have all been launched, just waiting for armor outfits! Look at the four large Italian warships that are being outfitted now, including two Emmanuele Filipetto-class battleships (hereinafter referred to as the Filipetto-class battleships) and two Garibal Class armored cruisers! These warships have been launched, and according to the project progress, they should have been in service in 1901 and 1902 (historical facts). Now they are waiting for steel plates and then installed.

Everyone knows Garibaldi, and let's not say more, the Filiberto-class battleship is actually quite good in history. It is equipped with 4 10-inch guns, 8 6-inch guns and 8 4.7-inch guns. The armor thickness is more than 10-inches and the deck thickness is nearly 3-inches. In addition to the slow speed of only 18.3 knots, it is stronger than the Japanese armored cruiser with tonnage.

Historically, these warships used Harvey armor, but unfortunately, after the defeat of the Spanish-American War, the Americans learned from their mistakes and decided to build a navy, the demand for Harvey armor rose sharply. Under the influence of the principle of supply and demand, the current Harvey armor is actually more expensive than the KC armor in Bavaria... and Italy naturally cannot buy expensive and poor, so, you know...

If these four warships were in service, unless Turkey bought more than two Mainz-class armored cruisers, it would not even be qualified to fight guerrilla. Moreover, before the new warships were put into service, the German Navy would not be able to resell two of its own ace battleships at once. But now......Haha.

What is the Italian Navy now? The latest battleship is the sargegna battleship that was put into service in 1895! It is the 13,000-ton battleship equipped with four 13.5-inch l30 guns, only 4-inch side-chord armor, and mainly protected by dome armor. It is the kind of design that surpasses the times (the earliest ship started construction in 1884). It was far behind the times when it was put into service. (In service in 1895, the time span was 11 years! I like to give it a thumbs up for the Italians!)

If you push further, there are three lauria-class battleships, which were all put into service from 1889 to 1891. It has been 10 years now, so it is really hard to say what kind of combat effectiveness it has. In other words, the Italian main fleet is in a stage of disagreement!

There are indeed some good things in the cruiser, such as the Marco Polo and two Vittorio-class cruisers, which are equipped with 12 6-inch guns, have a 5.9-inch side-string armor belt, have a displacement of more than 6,000 tons, and a speed of 19 knots. In the same period of history, it is also considered the number one figure, but now, I can only laugh...

Overall, the Italian Navy is of very large scale, but not many of them can be used, so it is definitely not possible to fight to the death, but if it is guerrilla, there is still a chance.

"By the way, let me tell the people of the armored department again and ask them to notify all buyers. If other countries find that they resell armored steel to Italy, the price increase will rise by 50% next year or refuse to sell it! Contact Roosevelt again and let him stop Harvey's hardened armor from flowing into Italy. After the matter is done, there will be a thank you very much." The prince thought for a while and added.

The previous arrangement was to target Britain and France. Although Britain and France were willing to help Italy, they were just willing, not firmly support. Neither France nor Britain now had the capacity to harden armor production. In history, it was not until 1905 that it was gradually relaxed. If the prince did not sell it, Britain and France could only use steel-faced iron armor. As for the United States? The Americans had fought with the British in South Africa, and would they still sell armor to the British?

The subsequent arrangements were not difficult to implement. The Americans built their own large scale, making the armored steel a little too small. In this case, Roosevelt used his influence to delay the armor sold to Italy. Moreover, in Italy's view, it is enough to deal with Turkey, which has almost no naval, with current ships, and they may not have the urgent intention to complete the four warships.

Of course, the premise is that they do not know the "big gift" prepared by the prince!

Cutting off Italy's armored steel supply only prevents Italy from continuing to expand its fleet. After all, these giant beasts have entered the final stage. After pressing the armor, they will be able to pick it up. If it is needed after the war breaks out, their completion speed will definitely be faster! However, even if the current Italian Navy is still unable to deal with it without a major increase in the Turkish Navy, and if the prince wants Turkey to threaten the Italian Navy, he will need to "sell" several Turkish warships. Of course, it is impossible to expect Turkey to pay the bill now. They can't afford that much money in a short time.

As for what warships to sell, whether to sell or rent? How to operate them is not something that the prince can decide. This must be arranged with the German Emperor, but considering that he is about to leave for Austria, it is impossible to travel to Berlin, so he can only ask the German Emperor to send a special envoy to Munich to negotiate with him.
Chapter completed!