Chapter 856: Belly and Combat Power

"First of all, I need to make it clear that I have heard of some kind of meat-like canned food that you mentioned, which contains 7 grams of protein, 2 grams of sugars, 15 grams of fat, and the rest is starch and spices per 56 grams. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info This kind of food is useless for health, and regular consumption can lead to weight gain and even high blood pressure. But he can at least provide the calories that the soldiers need, and it is suitable for long-term storage, which my troops also eat regularly. The soldier's response was okay. ”

Of course, the prince knows what this thing is, these cans are produced in the canneries set up in the United States by the Kingdom of Bavaria three years ago! In principle, it is as cheap as possible, suitable for long-term storage, and has enough heat. If I had to analogy something in history, it would be the canned Spam food of World War II in the United States, and even the general ingredients and nutritional content are similar.

Because this kind of canned food is very suitable for long-term storage and cheap enough, Germany stockpiled a considerable amount of canned food before the outbreak of the war, and the canned food that is shipped now is mainly this Bavarian version of Spam canned food, not only for the Bavarian army itself. Other armies are also eating it. To be honest, this kind of thing is really not good for the navy with relatively high food treatment, but at least it can be fed, isn't it?

"However, there is some truth in what you said, the main fleet stays in the port all the year round and is reduced to a second-line army, and the supply of soldiers drops too much compared to before the war, which is indeed easy to lead to a decline in morale, so I think it is reasonable to appropriately improve food and rationing before the battle and after the victory of the war."

"Of course, I believe that these additional rations may only be solved by me, and perhaps the Kaiser asked me to take charge of the fleet as well." The prince's words elicited a good-natured smile from those present. And Scheer and the others also blushed a little, after all, the prince just came, and it was really not authentic to take things out of people's pockets.

The prince has been leading troops for a long time in his life. If you want the army to obey your movements, you need to do at least two things, the first is that you can ensure the basic rights and interests of the soldiers, especially the needs of the stomach. And the second point is that you can lead them to victory.

The prince as a traverser will not forget the gunfire in the port of Kiel in history, and when in 1918, before the end of the war, Admiral Hipper asked the High Seas Fleet to make a final "death sortie". And this battle plan, which Hipper saw as full of honor and redemption, not only failed to be as tragic as he imagined, but became the fuse of civil strife in Germany.

The long-starved German sailors finally broke out, they refused to attack, and the repressive measures taken by the ruling authorities further intensified the contradictions, and when the angry 80,000 officers and men of the High Seas Fleet chose to resist, the countdown to the collapse of the whole of Germany had begun.

And as a prince, he naturally did not want to let this scene repeat itself. And an important purpose of his decision to intervene in the navy is to make the navy stable and play its role. Although the prince did not know much about the material distress in Germany at the end of World War I, he still knew some things.

For example, in World War 1, when the German delegation went to Britain to negotiate surrender, five German representatives actually ate a whole leg of mutton. And a German regiment was stopped as he was leaving for a piece of cheese. To be able to make an officer do such a thing shows the extent to which the German Navy was supplied with food. To be honest, it was really hungry.

When the German fleet went to the place of internment, the entire fleet could only sail at a speed of 12 knots, and when the British asked for an increase in speed, the Germans replied that there was a lack of sufficient lubrication. This also shows how embarrassed German industry has been.

And if you look at it from a macro point of view, the prince once saw such a set of data, in the winter of 1917, the difference between the food supply of the German people and that of peacetime was as follows: 20% for meat, 11% for fat, 21% for cooking oil, 61% for sugar, 47% for flour and rice, and 94% for potatoes. If these were broken down into weights, then in December 1917 a normal German townsman would have received 3.3 kilograms of potatoes, 1.8 kilograms of bread, 70 to 90 grams of fat, and 240 grams of meat per person per week. The winter of that year was called the winter of cranberry by the Germans. What does this mean? If you don't have enough to eat, go find wild vegetables and turnips!

And now, although the conditions are far better than history, and Germany has not yet reached the point where it cannot be revealed, the German version of the Spam can is still very attractive to the army other than the American imperialists. But the standard of treatment of the Navy has indeed dropped a little, no way, it turns out that the standard of the Navy is a bit high....... The prince was sure that the soldiers were somewhat dissatisfied with the substitution of canned food for fresh meat, but not to the extent that it would affect morale, but the war was about to begin, and even if he took office as a new officer, it was necessary to improve the food and rations. What's more, the prince also needs the navy to help him tear the blockade line of the North Sea even bigger!

"The first batch of 100 tons of fresh meat, dairy products, non-staple food, cigarettes, alcohol. I don't care if you're in charge of the assignment, but I don't want to hear any complaints from the people below. I don't care what the soldiers think they're eating right now, I'll just think you're doing it for the benefit of the Navy personnel. There is nothing wrong with doing this as an officer, but if I hear some bad news, then I will never be polite, I can tolerate defeat on the battlefield, but I will never tolerate the withholding of rations in wartime! The prince concluded.

"Nothing like this will ever happen. Also, will General Hipper's side give some too? Scheer thought for a moment and said.

"They have their own arrangements." The prince thought for a moment and said.

"Is it necessary to do a handover ceremony?" Scheer continued. At the beginning of World War 1, the authority of the German Navy was still very strict. Even after Schell took over the High Seas Fleet, in order to ensure that he could smoothly take over the High Seas Fleet, he also asked the Kaiser to come to the High Seas Fleet in person and announce in public that he would hand over the command to him. And now, the time is tight and the task is heavy, and it is certainly not possible to let the Kaiser come in person, but to do a handover ceremony, Schell thinks it is still necessary.

"There's no need, I'm just commanding temporarily. The main execution is still your people, and I still have great trust in the quality of the officers and men of the High Seas Fleet and your command and execution ability, and sometimes you just need a perfect and feasible plan. "The prince is more of a "cameo", and he can't stay in the navy for a long time, maybe he will take over the fleet in the future, but there is no need to make a big deal about it for the time being.

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