"70% of the total cost?"

Prime Minister Brettianu was surprised to ask the king again.

Faced with the Prime Minister's inquiry, Eder asked seriously. "Yes."

Prime Minister Bretyanu did not know anything about the army, but he had studied the army at home very carefully. This Romanian army, which is modeled after Germany and built by Eder, is also the number one in Europe. Last year, part of the cost of the militia improvement plan had to be borne by the government, and he had carefully learned about the militia's cost.

At that time, the government was responsible for half of the militia allowance and salary, which was not too much, and only 13 million lei was a burden, which Prime Minister Bretianu thought could still be afforded. He also knew how much money the army would spend, probably between 30 million and 35 million lei.

However, this time, 70% of the total militia funds, which is to add the cost of equipment and the consumption of weapons and ammunition for training, he feels that it is estimated that he will not even have much left over for emergency funds. During his years as prime minister, he knew too well the habits of the top echelons of the armed forces, headed by General Prley, chief of the General Staff, and General Courtois, the Minister of the Army. They will definitely let the militia undertake part of the tasks of the army, and it is not possible to make even the militia heavy artillery regiment, the militia flying team, and the militia ship formation be the master.

As if seeing the Prime Minister's heart, Edel comforted him. "I have already greeted the top brass of the army, and they are not allowed to make expensive establishments such as heavy artillery regiments. So the cost will not be too high, just add some small-caliber artillery, and the amount of training will come up a little, and it will not cost much. ”

Edel touched his nose after saying that, he felt a little uncomfortable in his nose, maybe someone was talking to him.

However, Eder's comfort could not reassure the prime minister, who was already in his forties, and he still asked without giving up. "Your Majesty, can you set a ceiling on the cost of the militia?"

"Well...... You need to consult with Admiral Priemont and Courtois. ”

After Edel finished speaking, he felt his nose itch even more and 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 of the government is too great, the investment in people's livelihood may be insufficient, which will make the people dissatisfied."

Bretianu intended to make a last-ditch effort, he was too eager to complete the canal from Chernavod to Constanta while in office. Now that Romania is hosting more than 300,000 refugees, he plans to take advantage of this rare opportunity to start construction of the canal. This is the only way to leave a wonderful mark on the history of Romania and to bring a rich political legacy to the Brettianu family.

In the face of the Prime Minister's pleading, Eder intends to give him an analysis of the situation from a security perspective. "Your Excellency Prime Minister, you must know that the pressure on Romania's defense is too great right now, and we cannot guarantee when it will be attacked. So a strong enough army can keep the people safe, and I'm sure they'll understand. And as you know, our three current neighbors all have strong armies, and it would be irresponsible to the people of the kingdom if they didn't prepare in advance. ”

In order to scare the prime minister, Eder even took out the 400,000 troops mobilized by Bulgaria to talk about it. Completely ignoring the fact that Romania has more than 400,000 standing troops, and if you add the militia, it is more than 800,000.

Regardless of the prime minister's explanation, Eder insisted that the government should bear 70 per cent of the cost of the militia. Prime Minister Brettianu, who was once angry, wanted to resign, but he was reluctant to take this position. However, the result was good, and Eder finally agreed that the prime minister would not let the government bear the cost of other military expenses. Moreover, in peacetime, the cost of the army can only be maintained in proportion to the current total fiscal revenue.

Eder let out a long sigh after seeing off Prime Minister Brettianu, the most difficult condition he had ever negotiated with the prime minister. It was only then that Edel realized that it was already in full swing, and he and the Prime Minister had been talking about it all afternoon, but finally the Prime Minister agreed.

Eder knew in his heart that Prime Minister Brettianu had agreed to this condition, and it was estimated that it would be the last time he would make concessions. If there is a next time, the stubborn prime minister will definitely resign. Now Eder can't find a more competent official to replace him than the current prime minister, so he still needs some reassurance about Prime Minister Brettianu. Maybe a royal knight's medal can soothe the prime minister's mood a little.

After the Government agreed to bear 70 per cent of the total cost of the militia, Admirals Priej and Courtois moved quickly. It took them three days to come up with a new training program for the militia, and now they have it on Eder's desk.

The two generals, who are both in their 120s together, stand straight in the king's office, and even the 71-year-old gray-haired General Courtois stands like a benchmark. Edel picked up the plan, ignoring the two admirals who stood upright.

Because Eder got the news that at the War Office, Prime Minister Brettianu and the two generals had a big fight over the plan. The military's new militia reorganization plan spent the only two sums of money in the prime minister's hand, and there was no one left, and the angry prime minister went to the army to have a big fight. However, there were only three people present during the fight, and no one else was able to approach them at all, so no one could know exactly what they were arguing about. Eder had Calucter's intelligence network, so he knew everything about it.

He looked at this plan and was speechless to the two generals, this was too obvious, no wonder the prime minister ran angrily to quarrel.

In this programme, the Romanian military sent six active regiments to train the militia. And there are also a large number of active and deputy-rank officers who are sent to serve as instructors in the militia near these six regiments. Among them, officers at all levels are responsible for drawing the number of people from the militia who have their corresponding posts to focus on training, and the rest are still the same.

And in this program, they directly matched the militia with the establishment of six artillery regiments, and already placed an order with the arsenal. The militia artillery units it trains are trained separately for half a year and in conjunction 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.

Eder is also quite speechless about the army plan, which is not to tell the prime minister to train six active divisions. This made Eder very sad about this, for fear that the prime minister would be angry and really resign. That's why he asked the two high-powered generals to stand in front of the military posture, which can be regarded as giving the prime minister an outlet.

However, Eder completely forgot that he was the cause of the incident. From the fact that he read the whole plan, he didn't change a word, and it can be seen that it is completely just a gesture.

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

After saying that, Eder brushed on the plan and signed his name. This marked the beginning of the last expansion of Romania's army before it entered the war.

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