Edel spent the whole day in the room, and when he came out the next morning, the captain of the guard looked at the crown prince with a caring expression, which made him a little embarrassed. However, under the deliberate flattery of the two maids, Edel really felt a little bit squeezed.
"What does the captain of the guard want from me?" Edel asked while sitting behind his desk.
"Your Highness, the Chief of Staff of Pleshan is here." The chief of guard said to the crown prince.
Edel heard that the chief of staff was coming and said to Kalust, "Please come in, chief of staff."
After a while, Chief of General Staff Pleshan walked in tall and straight, wearing a military uniform and holding a document in his hand.
"I have met His Highness."
Facing the crown prince, Pleshan was still very polite.
"I wonder what the general is doing here this time?"
Edel's concern for the army still ranks first, especially the army that concerns him the most.
"This time, the main purpose is to show His Highness our newly prepared military training plan."
Puliesan handed the training plan in his hand to the crown prince, and Edel took it and began to read it. In the training plan of Puliesan, the training volume of each division has increased a lot. Armed marches in the wild, and military shooting
Training, medical rescue training, and the newly added transportation vehicle maintenance training have all increased their respective focuses. Especially the three worst divisions that were reorganized last year will receive targeted and strengthened training this year. This year, Pule Mountain will
These three divisions have prepared 13 million rounds of rifle ammunition, 9,000 rounds of training artillery shells, and 600 tons of other military supplies. They vowed to train these three lagging new divisions vigorously.
Edel took a general look and felt that the Chief of Staff of Plesan was still very attentive to this training plan and strengthened training for each division to target its weak points. Although Edel does not know much about military affairs, he has been able to do it after reorganizing it in the past few years.
You can see roughly.
"It's very well done." Edel said to Chief of General Staff Plesan after reading it.
"Last year's inspection was too bad. This time we have to let them produce results." Plesan explained to the crown prince.
Of course, Edel knew how bad last year was. This year, everyone in the military is probably trying to regain face, but this still requires the cooperation of the government. He directly asked about the biggest issue, "funding."
"How much funding do you plan to invest in this training plan?"
Facing the constant questioning, Pleshan answered in a weaker voice. "Our General Staff estimates the training plan for this training to be 35 million lei. As long as the funds are sufficient, this training will eliminate the problems caused by insufficient funds in the past."
The problem is gone.”
After hearing the boastful words of the Chief of Staff, Eder knew that the problem now was funding. Otherwise, Pleshan would not have talked to him like this, so the Crown Prince had to cooperate with the Chief of General Staff.
"How much difference is there now?"
After hearing the crown prince's question, Pleshan said quickly, "There is still 15 million lei left."
After hearing the answer from the Chief of General Staff, Edel asked a little puzzled. "I remember that the fiscal budget for the army at the beginning of this year was 94 million lei. This year the army does not have a large amount of ordnance purchase expenses. Isn't it enough?"
Faced with the Crown Prince's question, General Plesan could only report the specific expenses to him. "Your Highness, although the military expenditure this year has decreased by a large amount of reorganization costs, the naval expenditure has increased by six million lei this year. This year's additional ordnance
There are still 13 million lei in expenses. In addition to training expenses to make up for last year's shortfall, it has increased by 17 million lei from the previous year. In fact, this year's military expenditure is not enough."
After hearing Puleshan's explanation, Edel knew that this was because the military had sufficient funds in recent years and had large fluctuations in its budget. This time the government had a slight hold on the military, and the current situation resulted. Puleshan
Shan is looking for him now, hoping that the crown prince can put pressure on the government to get enough military spending.
Edel is now well aware of the military's intentions, and this is just a shame. However, Edel is also a little surprised by the military's such a big reaction. This is something he did not expect.
"I understand this situation. Tomorrow I will issue a document to the Prime Minister and ask him to consider your difficulties." After thinking for a while, Edel told Plesan his solution.
This is the result of careful consideration by the Crown Prince. Now that the new Prime Minister Bratianu has just taken office, it is time to consolidate his position. It is not easy for Edel to impose his will on the government, which is not good for the royal family. It is still necessary to give Romania
Nobles and political families leave some power for them to compete for, otherwise they unite to express their ideas to the royal family.
After hearing the words of the Crown Prince, Plesan knew that this was the Crown Prince's final bottom line. It is estimated that the military will not receive such preferential treatment in the future. After returning to the General Staff Headquarters, he needs to let these staff prepare the military's budget in the future. How much is needed
All must be calculated clearly so that we can compete for the military's share at future budget meetings.
"Thank you for your highness's concern for the army. We will serve as the kingdom's sharp sword to protect Romania's interests." Pleshan told the crown prince the attitude of the military, which is what Edel needs most now.
"General Pleshan hopes that you can help me practice the sharp blade so that I can see its glorious side."
Facing the crown prince's encouragement, Pleshan left with satisfaction. Seeing the chief of general staff walking out of the room, Edel knew that this was not encouragement but a request. If Pleshan could not meet the standards he required, he would be given up.
After the chief of general staff left, Edel called a guard and handed the training report Plesan gave him. He said, "Give this document to the prime minister and he will know how to do it."
"Okay, Your Highness."
In the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Bretianu was in his office, watching a guard hand him a training plan for the army. He knew the purpose of the crown prince letting him see this training plan, but he was distracted by the military's training plan.
I was shocked. This is only 7% of the total fiscal revenue. There are many major expenditures that are not as high as this expense.
Prime Minister Bretianu walked back and forth in the office, thinking that he could not refuse what the Crown Prince wanted now. Firstly, he had just come to power and had not fully controlled the power. Secondly, this was the first time the Crown Prince asked the government to do something and it was difficult to refuse.
, plus government funds are temporarily sufficient.
After thinking about it, Prime Minister Bretianu went to his desk and wrote an instruction and asked the staff to send it to the Ministry of Finance. In this signed approval note, 15 million lei was specially approved for funding improvements to the army.
The state of the army.
Watching the staff leave the office with their approval slips, Prime Minister Bretianu's plan to increase investment in medical care and education has come to nothing. He has no choice but to resolutely resist such a situation next year.
(This chapter of steamed buns took a little long. I’m sorry that I don’t have enough time during the Chinese New Year. Plus, it’s hard to type on my mobile phone.)
