Romanian Eagle

"70% of the total cost?"

Prime Minister Bretianu was surprised and asked the king again.

Facing the Prime Minister's inquiry, Edel asked seriously. "Yes."

Prime Minister Bretianu did not understand the army at all, but he had studied the domestic army very seriously. This Romanian army, which is based on Germany and built by Eder, can also be ranked top in Europe. In the militia improvement plan last year, part of the cost needs to be borne by the government, and he has also carefully understood the cost of the militia.

At that time, the government borne half of the militia allowances and salaries, which was not too much and only 13 million lei, which Prime Minister Bretianu thought was still affordable. He has also learned about the investment of the army, which is probably between 30 million and 35 million lei.

However, 70% of the total funding of the militia this time, that is to say, the cost of equipment and the consumption of weapons and ammunition for training, he felt that even the emergency funds would not be left for him. In the past few years as Prime Minister, he knew too much about the habits of the senior military leaders led by General Pule, Chief of General Staff, and General Courtois, Minister of Army. They will definitely let the militia undertake some of the tasks of the army. Maybe even the militia heavy artillery regiment, the militia flying team, and the militia ship formation can do it.

As if seeing the Prime Minister's voice, Edel comforted him. "I've already greeted the military's top management, and heavy artillery regiments are not allowed to make them. So the cost will not be too high, just add some small-caliber artillery, and the training volume will increase a little, but it won't cost much."

After Edel finished speaking, he touched his nose. He felt that his nose was a little uncomfortable, maybe someone was talking about him.

However, Edel's comfort could not reassure the Prime Minister, who is in his forties, and he still asked without giving up. "Your Majesty, can you set a cap on the cost of the militia?"

"Well... I need you to discuss it with Presun and Admiral Courtois."

After Edel finished speaking, her nose felt a little more itchy, and she wanted to sneeze. He could not tell the Prime Minister that this was to hide the formation of six divisions in the militia. Otherwise, the Prime Minister will resign in anger, so he can only continue to hide it.

"Your Majesty, if the pressure on the government is too great, the investment in people's livelihood may be insufficient, which will make the people dissatisfied."

Bretianu was going to make a last-ditch effort, he was too eager to complete the canal from Cernavod to Constanta in office. There are now more than 300,000 refugees in Romania, and he plans to take advantage of this rare opportunity to start the construction of the canal. Only in this way can we leave a splendid stroke in Romania's history book, and at the same time, it can also bring a rich political legacy to the Bretianu family.

In the face of the prime minister's pleading, Edel intends to analyze the situation for him from a security point of view. "Your Excellency Prime Minister, you must know that Romania's defense is under too much pressure now, and we cannot guarantee when it will be attacked. Therefore, a strong enough army can ensure the safety of the people, and I believe they will understand. And you also know that our three The neighbors all have strong armies, and it is irresponsible to the people of the kingdom if they are not prepared in advance."

In order to scare the Prime Minister, Eder even brought out the 400,000 troops mobilized by Bulgaria. Completely disregarding the fact that even Romania's standing army has exceeded 400,000, and if the militia is included, it will exceed 800,000.

Regardless of the Prime Minister's explanation, Eder insisted that the government should bear 70% of the cost of the militia. The once angry Prime Minister Bretianu wanted to resign, but he was reluctant to take this position. But the results were good, and Eder finally agreed that the Prime Minister would not let the government pay for other military costs. And in peacetime, the cost of the military can only be maintained at the current proportion of total fiscal revenue.

After Eder sent Prime Minister Bretianu away, he sighed deeply. This was the most difficult condition he had ever discussed with the Prime Minister. It was only at this time that Edel discovered that the lights were on, and he and the Prime Minister talked about it all afternoon, but finally got the Prime Minister to agree.

Edel knew in his heart that even though Prime Minister Bretianu agreed to this condition, it was estimated that it was the last time he made concessions. If there is another time, the stubborn Prime Minister will definitely resign. Now Edel can't find a more capable official to replace him than the current prime minister, so he still needs to appease Prime Minister Bretianu. Perhaps a Royal Knight Medal can comfort the Prime Minister a little.

After the government agreed to cover 70% of the total cost of the militia, Generals Prémont and Courtois acted quickly. It took them three days to come up with a new training plan for the militia, and now they put the plan on Edel's desk.

The two generals, both in their 120s and over, stood upright in the king's office, and even the 71-year-old white-haired General Courtois stood like a benchmark. Edel picked up the plan, ignoring the two admirals standing upright.

Because Edel got news, at the War Department, Prime Minister Bretianu and the two generals had a big fight over this plan. The military's new militia reorganization plan has spent the only two funds in the Prime Minister's hand, and there is nothing left. The angry Prime Minister ran to the Army and had a big fight. However, only three people were present during the quarrel, and the others were completely inaccessible, so no one could know exactly what they quarreled about. And Edel has Calust's intelligence network, so he knows this very well.

He looked at the plan, and was speechless to the two generals. This was too obvious. No wonder the Prime Minister ran to have a big fight.

In this program, the Romanian military sent six active-duty regiments to train the militias. And there are also a large number of active-duty deputy officers who were sent to the militia near the six regiments as instructors. Among them, officers at all levels are responsible for selecting the number of corresponding positions from the militia to focus on training, and the rest are still the same.

And in this plan, they directly provided the militia with the establishment of six artillery regiments, and they have already placed an order with the arsenal. The militia artillery units it trains train alone for half a year, and jointly train with other artillery companies for half a year. The main thing is how to look at it. The joint training is a complete active artillery regiment, and even the weapons and equipment are the same.

Edel was also quite speechless about the army plan, which is not just telling the Prime Minister to train six active duty divisions. This made Edel very sad, for fear that the Prime Minister was angry but really wanted to resign. That's why he asked two high-ranking generals to stand up in front of him, as a way to give the Prime Minister an outlet.

But Edel completely forgot that it was actually him. From reading the entire plan, it can be seen that it is just a gesture without changing a word.

After reading it, Edel said to the two generals in front of him. "This plan, I think that's it. Next time you have a big fight with the Prime Minister like this, I will definitely ask you to go back and do it more than three times."

After speaking, Edel brushed on the plan and signed his name. This represented the beginning of Romania's last military expansion before entering the war.

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