Finding himself powerless to change reality, Tan Renhao buried himself in the pile of work. It was the only way he could avoid thinking about the annoying things. At the same time, it also proves that Tan Renhao has begun to mature, at least politically. If Tan Renhao was still trying to change some realities before, now he has learned how to adapt to reality. But at the same time, he also knows that it is not enough to be a good general, and if you want to make greater contributions and play a greater role, it is not enough to be a soldier.

In the following days, Tan Renhao has been assisting Gan Yongxing in adjusting the navy's military budget for the next year. This was originally not Gan Yongxing's scope of responsibility, but now that the principal is busy with other things, he can only let Gan Yongxing do this job. It was also from this time that Tan Renhao began to come into contact with the deeper affairs of the navy, which also made him familiar with the operation of the navy, and for him, what he learned in the past few days will have great value in the future.

Whether it is the army, navy, or any regular army in the world, the core and basic thing is not the establishment of troops, not the command system, nor the quality of officers and men, but the military budget. Don't underestimate the numbers that are on the books, these are the numbers that control the army, keep the army running, and support the battle on the front line. From the purchase of super warships, to the order of tens of thousands of fighters, to the allowance of an ordinary third-class soldier. The military budget covers all corners of the army, including all levels, and every soldier is related to these numbers, and it is these numbers that ultimately allow officers and soldiers to obtain weapons to fight the enemy, so that officers and soldiers have no worries, and at the same time let more people join the army. At the service of the Empire.

While doing this job, Tan Renhao had to be thankful for the few basic courses he took in school. In particular, I learned advanced mathematics quite well. Although most of the work is related to the actual equipment and personnel allowances, Tan Renhao does the most statistics and calculations. It's like the head of a rich man's house. You have to accurately calculate every penny you need to spend, and finally calculate how much money you need to spend in total.

The Navy's military budget has five major heads, which are arranged in the order of the most proportional proportions: equipment procurement costs, and personnel allowances. Equipment maintenance costs, pensions, and research funds. In addition to these five major heads, there are some other expenses, such as the travel expenses of various troops, the maintenance costs of some non-combat institutions, public social expenses, and secret funds. Anyway, for Tan Renhao, every stroke is astronomical. I'm afraid that any rich man who sees so much money will feel that he is a poor bastard!

The cost of equipment procurement accounts for about 20 to 5 percent of military expenditure, and there are four main aspects of expenditure, one is the cost of building ships and planes, and the third is the cost of purchasing ground combat equipment. Finally, there is the cost of purchasing ammunition and materials.

In previous years, the construction cost of ships accounted for the highest proportion, but in 27 years, this cost has been reduced a lot, about 1.5 billion. At that time, the cost of a "new provincial capital"-class battleship was 45 million, the cost of a "Lake"-class aircraft carrier was 20 million, and the cost of the new "Island"-class aircraft carrier was as high as 35 million, and the cost of a "Rui Beast" class was 20 million. The cost of a "river" class is 12 million, and the cost of a "city" level is 3.5 million. The cost of a "D" type submarine is 4 million. In addition, the cost of a large landing ship is between 400 and 6 million, the cost of a fire support ship is 5.5 million, the cost of an escort aircraft carrier is 6 million, and the cost of a 10,000-ton ship is 1.2 million. In other words, in the 27 years of military spending of the Imperial Navy, 1.5 billion will be used to build these new ships, maybe a little more, but it will never exceed 2 billion, it depends on how much more money Nie Renfeng can get for the navy.

The expenditure on aviation has always been not small, and before it was second only to the cost of building warships, and it was not much less in the budget for 27 years. According to Tan Renhao's statistics, the aircraft procurement cost in 27 years is close to 1.5 billion, about 1.48 billion yuan, and maybe a little more. At that time, the cost of a "wolf dove" was 450,000 yuan, and the cost of a Xindi "Peng" bomber was about 800,000 yuan, but fortunately, the navy did not need too many heavy bombers. The cost of a "Golden Eagle" is 210,000, the cost of a "Water Bird" is 180,000, and the cost of a "Sea Eagle" is 190,000. In addition, Hafei's large-scale purchase price for the "Peregrine Falcon" is 300,000 yuan, which may eventually be reduced to 250,000 yuan, and the new carrier-based bomber under development will probably be put into production in 27 years, and the first two batches of purchase price will not be less than 250,000 yuan. In addition, it is necessary to purchase a large number of transport aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, seaplanes, etc., and the single number of these aircraft is between 50,000 and 200,000. In other words, even if all the 1.5 billion yuan is used to purchase "peregrine falcons", it will only be able to order 6,000 at most.

In previous years, the procurement cost of ground force equipment, that is, the procurement cost of the Marine Corps, was lower than that of ships and aircraft, but in the 27-year budget, the procurement cost of the Marine Corps was the highest, reaching 1.8 billion. At that time, the price of a Type 25 tank was 150,000, a Type 24 heavy tank was 240,000, an amphibious armored vehicle was 120,000, and a military truck was 15,000. The price of a heavy machine gun is 5000, a heavy machine gun is 3000, a rifle is 600, a pistol is 350, an 80-mm mortar is 4500, and a 60-mm shell run is 2500. In addition, military uniforms, daggers, kettles, compasses, and even stretchers are among them. Although the unit price is not very high, the quantity purchased is very large. If you want to arm a marine division, you will need to spend at least one battleship on the cost of building a battleship just to purchase the required equipment. And 1.8 billion is only enough to arm more than 30 marine divisions.

Ammunition spending has always been a priority, in the 27-year budget, this expenditure alone reached 1.2 billion, and this budget is the most difficult to do, for example, in the 25-year budget, the ammunition cost is 1 billion. As a result, the troops spent 3.2 billion on ammunition on the front, and perhaps the real ammunition expenditure in 27 years will exceed 3 billion, or even 4 billion. Of course, the unit price of ammunition is actually not expensive, for example, a 650 torpedo is only 12,000 yuan. A 530 torpedo is about 8,000 yuan, a 500-kilogram bomb is between 1,000 and 1,500, an aviation torpedo is only 14,000, a 250-kilogram incendiary bomb is only 800 yuan, and a 500-kilogram incendiary bomb is only 1,400 yuan. In addition, artillery shells are not expensive, 400 mm shells are only 10,000 yuan a round, and 200 mm shells are more than 800 yuan, 155 is cheaper, only 200 yuan, 120 VT shells are a little more expensive, about 600 yuan, 40 mm shells are even cheaper, only 60 yuan, 20 mm shells are the price of wholesale. $15 per shot. But in war, these ammunition are all "wholesale" consumption, and after a battle, I am afraid that tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of ammunition can be defeated. In the Australian landing operation, the fleet used up more than 1 billion worth of ammunition in the first seven days!

Although the budget procurement cost is only about 6 billion. But after talking with Gan Yongxing, Tan Renhao knew very well that maybe he would spend 10 billion, or even 12 billion, in the end, this is not a strange thing, anyway, not overspending has become a common thing for the navy and army, if it is not overspent, it is really a strange thing. Of course, Nie Renfeng will definitely work hard to get more funds. to fill the gaps in the budget.

Comparatively speaking, the cost of personnel allowance is relatively easy to calculate. Except for some rewards. In addition to the additional allowances, there is an equivalent allowance for each rank. Taking Tan Renhao's first-class lieutenant general as an example, his annual allowance is 127,500 yuan, and if you count other post allowances, combat allowances, and special allowances, he can get close to 300,000 yuan a year. Of course, there is a big gap in allowances in the army, for example, a major officer can get about 50,000 yuan a year, while a captain officer who is only one level lower can get a maximum of 20,000 yuan a year. Not to mention soldiers, except for some high-level technical non-commissioned officers, a senior soldier's annual allowance is only 2,500, and a third-class junior can get 800 yuan a year, which is already very good. However, the average annual income of the people of the empire was only more than 700, so the allowance of the navy was still quite high. Especially compared to the Army, the level of its allowance is significantly higher. For example, Tan Renhao's income is two and a half times that of Gu Xunlei of the same military rank, and the army's third-level junior can get an allowance of 300 yuan a year, which is already quite good.

This cost is also very huge when calculated, and if you don't have 5 billion, don't think about it! If the expansion plan of the Navy is successfully completed, and a large number of officers are still promoted in '27, then the cost of personnel allowances is likely to reach 8 billion. In order to ensure morale and enable the families of military personnel to support the war, this cost must be paid, especially the allowance of officers and soldiers of the front-line combat units.

It is difficult to have a definite amount of equipment maintenance costs, and they can only be estimated based on the cost of the previous year and the large-scale battles that will be scheduled in the next year. Of course, the basic cost must be indispensable, which is the normal maintenance of weapons and equipment such as warships, fighters, and combat vehicles, as well as the procurement of spare parts that have reached the end of their service life. For example, a fighter jet is likely to use four engines before reaching the service life of the fuselage structure, and when purchasing a fighter, it is impossible to purchase four engines in one go, and can only be purchased in use. In addition, the barrels, propellers, propellers, steering gears, radars, and even masts of the guns on the battleship may be replaced during service. The biggest expense is still the cost of repairs after a battle break, and sometimes the cost of a ship is not even much less than the cost of construction. For example, the maintenance cost of the "Hulun Lake" aircraft carrier reached 14 million, and its procurement cost was only 19 million! Because it is impossible to accurately predict the possible battle damage, this cost can only be estimated based on the situation in the first half of 26, and the final cost is not less than 4.5 billion, and it is very likely that this figure will increase by two to forty percent.

The pension is a relatively special expense, which is mainly provided to the relatives of the fallen soldiers, as well as the disabled officers and soldiers. This fee is also indispensable. In the first half of 26, the pension of the Imperial Navy reached 1.8 billion, and it is expected that at least 1.5 billion will be spent in the second half of the year, while in the budget of 26, the pension is only 2.5 billion, and now there is only 300 million left in the budget of 2.5 billion, and there will be a gap of several hundred million. If the Imperial Navy is going to conquer the Hawaiian Islands in 27 and hit the American continent, then this will definitely cost more than 3 billion, even if it reaches 4 billion. This is also the budget that worries Tan Renhao the most, the more budget, the more body bags to prepare. But Tan Renhao knows very well that there must not be any stinginess in the treatment of casualties and soldiers, and adequate pensions are the best way to solve the worries of imperial officers and soldiers, at least this can make them not have to worry about their own future and the future of their relatives when they fight.

The last is the scientific research funding, which is the basis for ensuring that the Imperial Navy can be ahead of its opponents. This is divided into several categories, such as the design cost of ships, the design cost of fighters, and the design cost of other weapons and equipment. Because now the Imperial Navy and the Army have adopted unified standards in many aspects of equipment, for example, the small arms of the Marine Corps are basically common to the Army, and the tanks are also purchased in a unified manner as much as possible. Therefore, there is a certain amount of cost savings in this area. Of course, what makes Tan Renhao feel a little dissatisfied is that many studies obviously don't have much future, but the navy will still invest money. For example, someone proposed that a bat could be used to carry a miniature incendiary bomb to attack the continental United States, and then the Naval Equipment Technology Office gave him a research grant of 200,000 yuan. This is just a joke, can anyone come up with a whimsical method and get the support of the Navy? Of course, Tan Renhao can't solve these problems alone, after all, it is the Naval Equipment Technology Office that is responsible for scientific research funds. In the 27-year budget, the Naval Equipment Technology Office proposed at least 3 billion research funds, but in the end, Tan Renhao and Gan Yongxing were able to give only 1.8 billion.

Add in the other budgets, the minimum budget of the Navy in 27 years exceeded 25 billion, and the maximum budget reached 55 billion. Of course, the government can't only give the navy 25 billion, maybe it will end up giving the navy 400 to 45 billion, after all, the actual expenditure of the navy in 25 years has reached 38 billion, and the expenditure in 26 years is very likely to get 42 billion, so it will not be lower than this figure in 27 years, it will definitely exceed 42 billion, counting the growth part, even if it exceeds 45 billion, it is not unusual.

Tan Renhao also came to a conclusion that the navy is a banknote rolling on the sea, a force completely armed with money!