Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Army Asks for Funds

Eder had been in his room for a day, and when he came out the next morning, the chief of the guard looked at the crown prince with a concerned face, making him a little embarrassed. However, under the deliberate flattery of the two maids, Eder really felt a little squeezed.

"Is there anything the captain looking for me?" Edel asked, sitting behind his desk.

"Your Highness, Chief of Staff of Prishan is here." The chief of the guard said to the crown prince.

Edel heard the Chief of Staff coming and spoke to Calust. "Please come in, Chief of Staff."

After a while, the chief of the general staff, Preeshan, wore a military uniform and held a document in his hand, and walked in with a tall body.

"I've seen Your Highness."

In the face of the crown prince, Prieshan was still very polite.

"I don't know what happened to the general this time?"

Eder's concern for the army is still the first in the list, especially the army.

"This time, the main purpose is to let His Highness see the newly prepared army training plan."

Preshan handed the training plan to the crown prince, and Eder took it and began to flip through it. In this training plan of Prishan Mountain, the training volume of each division has increased considerably. Armed marching in the field, army shooting training, medical rescue training, and newly added transport vehicle maintenance training have all increased their emphasis. In particular, the three divisions, which were the poorest reorganized last year, will receive targeted and intensified training this year. This year, Prishan prepared 13 million rounds of rifle machine gun ammunition for the three divisions, as well as 9,000 rounds of training artillery shells and 600 tons of other military supplies.

Eder took a general look at it, and felt that Chief of Staff Prishan was still very attentive to this training plan, and strengthened training for each division to focus on weak points. Although Edel doesn't know much about military affairs, he can still see the general idea after the reorganization in the past few years.

"Very well done." Eder said to the Chief of the General Staff, Pressan, after reading it.

"Last year's inspection was terrible, and this time it's up to them to get results." Preshan explained to the crown prince.

Eder certainly knows how bad last year was, and this year the military is likely to want to save face, but this will require the cooperation of the government. He went straight to the biggest question, 'funding'.

"How much money do you have to invest in this training program?"

In the face of the outgoing question, Preshan replied in a weaker voice. "This training program, our General Staff estimates 35 million lei. As long as the funds are sufficient, the training will eliminate the problems caused by the lack of funds. ”

After hearing the boastful words of Chief of Staff of Presan Mountain, Eder knew that the problem now was funding. Otherwise, Prishan would not have said this to him, so the crown prince had to cooperate with the chief of the general staff.

"How much worse is it now?"

After hearing the crown prince's question, Preshan hurriedly said. "There are still 15 million lei left."

After hearing the answer from the Chief of the General Staff, Eder asked a little puzzled. "I remember that at the beginning of this year, the budget for the army was 94 million lei. This year, the army does not have a large amount of money for the purchase of ordnance, is it not enough? ”

Faced with the crown prince's questioning, General Prishan could only report the specific expenses to him. "Your Highness, although this year's military expenditure is less than a large amount of reorganization costs, this year's naval expenses have risen by six million lei, and this year's replenishment of ordnance is still thirteen million lei. In addition, the training expenses made up for last year's shortfall, an increase of 17 million lei over the previous year, and in fact, this year's military spending is not enough. ”

After hearing Preshan's explanation, Eder knew that this was because the army had sufficient funds in recent years, and the budget had fluctuated greatly. This time, the government stuck a little bit on the military, and the current situation has been achieved. Preshan is now coming to him, hoping that Wang will be able to get enough military spending for the government's pressure.

Eder now knows what the military is trying to do, and he is crying poor. But now Eder is also a little surprised by such a big reaction from the military, which he didn't expect.

"I know the situation. Tomorrow I will issue a letter to the Prime Minister asking him to consider your difficulties. After thinking about it, Eder offered his solution to Pressan.

This is the result of careful consideration by the crown prince. Now that the new prime minister, Bretianu, has taken office, it is time to consolidate his position. Eder also does not have a good idea of imposing his will on the government, which is not good for the royal family. It is still necessary to leave some power for the Romanian nobility and political families to fight for, otherwise they will unite to express their thoughts to the royal family.

After hearing the crown prince's words, Preshan knew that this was the crown prince's last bottom line. It is estimated that the military will not have such preferential treatment in the future, and after returning to the General Staff, it is necessary to let these staff officers do a good job of the military's budget in the future. How much needs to be calculated before the military's share can be contested at future budget meetings.

"Thank Your Highness for your care for the army, and we will serve as a sharp blade for the kingdom to protect our own interests for Romania." Preshan spoke to the crown prince about the attitude of the military, which is what Eder needs most now.

"General Preshan wants you to help me train my blade well, so that I can see its glorious side."

In the face of the crown prince's encouragement, Prieshan left satisfied. Seeing the Chief of General Staff walking out of the room, Edel knew that this was not an encouragement but a request, and that if Preshan could not come up with the standard he demanded, he would be abandoned.

After the chief of the general staff left, Eder called a guard and handed the training report that Prishan had given him. "You give this document to the prime minister and he will know how to do it."

"Yes, Your Highness."

At the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Brettianu was in his office, watching a training program for the army handed over to him by a guard. He knew the Crown Prince's intention in letting him see the training plan, but he was shocked by the military's training plan. That's 7 percent of the total revenue, and there are many major expenditures that are not as high as this expense.

Prime Minister Bretianu walked up and down in his office, thinking, and now he had no way to refuse what the crown prince meant. First, he has only come to power and has not yet fully controlled it, and second, this is the first time that the crown prince has asked the government to do things badly and refuse, and the government funds are temporarily sufficient.

After thinking about it, Prime Minister Bletianou walked to his desk and wrote a directive for the staff to send to the Ministry of Finance. In this signed approval, 15 million lei were specially allocated to the army to improve the condition of the army.

Watching the staff leave the office with their own approvals, Prime Minister Brettianu's plan to increase investment in health care and education was in vain. He has no choice but to resolutely resist such a situation next year.

(This chapter of steamed buns dragged on for a long time, sorry that the New Year's time is really not enough, and the mobile phone code word is hard again.) )