Chapter 8
Regarding the reorganization of the entire army that suddenly emerged in Romania, although the number has been reduced by 50,000, it is generally a lower-ranking Romanian army.
has reached a world-class status. Later generations will call this practice "Sungun Politics" or "militarism".
After hearing the news, Germany cheered. They all believe that it is only one step away to pull Romania into their offensive and defensive alliance. The German emperor and his ministers also said in private that if Romania's military training costs were insufficient, it could pay Romania an additional 200 million marks. The implication was that Romania must formally join the alliance. The General Staff also made a plan for Romania to join the League for this purpose, saying that if Romania joins, the German Eastern Front can also deploy a few more divisions to strengthen the Western Front. A special award was also sent to Ludendorff. If he had not just been promoted, he might be called the Lord General.
The French reorganization of Romania believes that it is the result of Germany's wooing. It is generally believed that Germany and Romania have a secret agreement.
For Russia, which is still at war with Japan, the current Fengtian decisive battle is the top priority, and it is no longer a concern. It can be finished, I believe Romania will think about its own camp when facing European road rollers.
Britain is now too busy facing the shipbuilding frenzy, only expressing serious concerns.
This is good news for Austria-Hungary. Someone can help themselves to share the pressure on the Eastern Front, and they can exert their influence on the Balkans even more.
This is definitely not good news for Bulgaria. King Ferdinand has asked several ministers about whether Bulgaria can also transform his army. The Chancellor of Exchequer directly shattered the king's illusion and said that the government had no money. The military also said that the current pressure on the Ottoman border is very high and that it cannot establish a stalemate with Romania. This matter can only be ignored.
The Romanian military is very welcome to the reorganization, but that is not knowing Edel's follow-up plan. Soon Edel came up with an officer's advanced study plan, and required a large number of low-level officers to enter. The half-year rotation training course was started by senior officers with rich skills and tactics such as the German advisory group and Pretzel. They could only return to the army after the exam, and it was not. Own original troops. The plan first started with the Janitor Division and the Third Division of the Romanian Army.
"Does the army have any opinion on the officer's further study plan now?" Edel asked General Pretzel. Recently, the crown prince had to sleep and forget to reorganize the plan. He didn't even have time to care for his two lovely maids, which was hard enough. As someone who has not served in the army, Edel still pays attention to the dynamics of the army.
"Now the low-level officers have a little bit of complaint, but they are usually officers with poor skills and tactics. The War Department can suppress this little objection." General Puleshan replied that as a person who has suffered any reform, he complained a little. It is inevitable. There are people who mess up everywhere, and as an army, you can't avoid them. For the children of nobles who come to mix up, it will be enough to gather them and arrange them in a special army. Edel hasn't fully grasped power yet, so he can only use this method to avoid conflicts between himself and the nobles.
"General Puleshan, do you think anti-corruption in the military can begin?" Edel is obviously a resolute person, but in the face of a powerful department of the military, they still need to consider their feelings. "The main problem of the army's anti-corruption is salary. If they can raise their salary, I don't think there is too much problem," General Puleshan said after thinking about it.
"For the problem of the Romanian army's low salary, it seems that I can only try to find the prime minister, not the old king every time." Edel thought to himself. Edel knows that the salary of the army is too low. The salary of the Romanian army is also low in the Balkans, not to mention facing the surrounding Austria-Hungary and Russia.
The next day Edel came to the Prime Minister's Office to meet Prime Minister Sturley. "Good day, your royal prince, don't you know what's up with you when you come to the government?" the old prime minister asked politely. "Prime Minister Sturley, I am here mainly for the low salary of the army. You know that with the army The reorganization of the army has also increased the requirements for officers, and the current salary has long been unable to meet their daily needs, so I came to discuss with the Prime Minister about how the army's salary can be improved while meeting the reasonable living needs of the soldiers. "Edel made his request to Prime Minister Sturley straightforwardly.
"His Royal Highness has also discussed the fact that the army's salary is relatively low. You know that the army reorganization bill just passed will add 4 million pounds to the government every year. The salary increase will not be too big. UU Read www.uukanshu.com The result of our discussion is an overall increase of 10%, which is the government's greatest sincerity. "Prime Minister Sturley is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp, and it is estimated that it is not easy to face the government's financial pressure.
"This is too little. I have calculated that a 40% increase is required to enable the soldiers to meet their own needs in life." Crown Prince Edel said with a big mouth. The salary increase is for everyone to be happy. It's something, this is his magic weapon for controlling the army, Edel sees it very clearly. "His Royal Highness is impossible. The army has been promoted too much, and government officials will have opinions. Then they will also ask for a salary increase. Then the finances are likely to go bankrupt." Prime Minister Sturley resolutely refused. "The Prime Minister must know that the military is the cornerstone of the country. In the current situation where Europe is really confronting, the opinions of the military should be fully considered." Edel argued arguably. "His Royal Highness, but this must also take into account the operation of the government. The government cannot just look after the army. The government is responsible to all the kingdom's subjects. The maximum increase is 20%. This is the limit of the government." Prime Minister Turley obviously still has to consider Prince Edel's face. So Xiao Xiao took a step back. "It's still too little. Since the government is difficult, I can make concessions on behalf of the army. Then 30% is the last bottom line of the army, and it can't make any more concessions. If there is less, the reorganization of the army will not go on. "Eder also gave in to the prime minister's sincerity, and at the same time expressed his final bottom line to the prime minister.
After intense discussions, the Prime Minister finally succumbed. Agreed to Prince Edel's request for a 30% increase in military salaries, so that Romania's military salaries could reach 80% of Germany's, and Edel was also very satisfied. This also made Edel's prestige in the army soar, and was also removing obstacles for the follow-up reorganization plan.