Marshal Cadore took office as a new officer, and the three fires were vigorous, and all the eyes of the army were attracted.

Admiral Simeone, who was also a new officer, seemed to disappear and did not move. Is it Simeone, who was suddenly promoted to chief of the general staff and became the number two man in the army, who has not yet recovered from his joy? Or is it because you get a high position, you have to be careful?

These are all Simeone's ideas, but he has prepared a way to make a stunning appearance that everyone will remember him.

"Alas, it's finally done."

In his own office in the General Staff, Admiral Simeone stretched as he looked at the unfinished manuscript in front of him.

The draft in front of him is exactly the way he is ready to hold back, the standardization of the non-commissioned officer system.

Non-commissioned officers, to put it bluntly, are professional soldiers, and Simeone's approach is to regularize professional soldiers.

The military system in Europe has always been a conscription system, and the conscription model is mixed in, until Prussia carried forward the omen system, and various countries have also learned and vigorously developed the conscription system.

However, with the development of the times, a large number of new weapons have been added to the army, and warfare has become more and more diverse, and the command and tactical requirements of the army have also increased at the same level.

Admiral Simeone also felt the shortcomings of the army's command during the recent Italo-Turkish war. This is especially true for low-level company and platoon level battles.

Admiral Simeone, after receiving the manuscript he had just written, called in his secretary. "By car, let's go to the War Department."

That's right, this matter must be promoted with the support of Field Marshal Kadolna, the Minister of War.

Because this is a major overhaul of the army, and without the support of the first person in the army, it is just a building in the air, talking nonsense.

The chief of the General Staff talked to the Minister of War about things, and the meeting of the No. 1 and No. 2 people in the army was also very fast.

No matter how busy the Minister of War is, he needs to meet with the Chief of the General Staff as soon as he arrives.

"Simeone, are you still used to living in the General Staff?"

"It's okay."

"Those officers didn't disobey each other, did they?"

"Not really, they're still very disciplined."

After a brief conversation, Marshal Kadolna immediately got to the point.

"Come to me this time, do you need my help?"

In the face of Marshal Cadorna's inquiry, Simeone was also not polite. "Yes, Marshal, there is something I need your help with."

As soon as he finished speaking, Simone handed over the manuscript he had brought with him.

"This is a little suggestion for the development of the army."

Kadolna opened it and said with a smile. "The standardization of the non-commissioned officer system, just looking at this title is not small, and it is not easy to make it."

Marshal Kadolna said this for a reason. Don't look at this as if it only involves non-commissioned officers, but this is to change the structure of the army, and there is no small thing when it comes to the structure of the army.

In the face of the words of the Minister of War, Simeone immediately explained. "I feel that the non-commissioned officer class will become a key point in the army in the future, so I want to promote this work, even if it is difficult, I want to try."

Since Simeone said so, what else could Cadorna say, he could only pick up the manuscript in front of him and read it carefully.

For a moment the room was very quiet, only the ticking of the pendulum.

"It is very detailed, and it is very helpful for grassroots companies to improve their combat effectiveness."

After reading the draft, Marshal Cadore commented on the plan, but his voice changed.

"However, by doing this, you are delegating the power of the junior officers, have you considered this factor?"

After all, the marshal, Kadolna was still able to see a lot of things, and even farther. Although this plan is talking about the promotion of non-commissioned officers, it involves many people.

Faced with Marshal Cadore's questioning, Admiral Simeone nodded and replied. "I've thought about it, and the impact isn't too big. Because with the development of the times, officers need to master more skills, and if they can't delegate some power, then many people will be even less paceful. ”

Simeone's euphemism is actually referring to the uneven quality of officers. At present, there is a high proportion of officers from noble and military families in various countries, and this trend becomes more obvious the higher they go.

Among these nobles and officers of military families, we do not deny that there are geniuses among them, but more of them are mediocre.

Of course, Simeone did not think of challenging this article, but wanted to improve the combat effectiveness of the army by improving the non-commissioned officer rank.

After all, compulsory military service is only three years, how can there be those professional soldiers who have served for eight or nine or more than ten years are highly capable.

As for the officers who graduated from military academies, their starting point is basically the company commander, and for the squad and platoon level that are closer to the soldiers, more non-commissioned officers fill the position. These non-commissioned officers who have served longer are the link between officers and soldiers, so deepening the role of non-commissioned officers will help the army a lot.

Although these were described in detail in Simone's plan, Marshal Cardolna wanted to ask about something that was not in the plan.

"Simeone, I already know the role of the non-commissioned officer from your plan. Then I would like to ask something else, you have such high requirements for non-commissioned officers, so what should you do in terms of welfare benefits. After all, they are not conscripts and need to think about the issue of raising a family? ”

It was clear that Kadolna was concerned about the cost of the non-commissioned officers after the change. There is no way, at present, among the army funds of various countries, the cost of salaries and allowances will always be the largest. Even at a later date, salaries are the most important component of funding.

In response to the question of funding raised by Marshal Cadorna, Admiral Simeone said. "I have also thought about this question, if according to the non-commissioned officer plan I proposed, then a fully equipped division needs at least more than 1,300 non-commissioned officers. And according to the current domestic income situation, the average non-commissioned officer needs at least 85 lira per month to not open up to the domestic income level. The annual cost of these more than 1,300 noncommissioned officers will reach more than 1.2 million yuan, and if the whole army completes the transformation of noncommissioned officers, the cost will not be less than 18 million yuan. ”

Speaking of which, considering that the cost is not low, Simeone added another sentence. "But if the transformation is completed, then there will be a very significant improvement in the combat effectiveness of the army."

Don't blame Simonido's mouth, don't look at the annual cost of the army, but it's still tight, it's all according to the buttocks, and there is no money left at all. If you want to come up with the money, you have to deduct it from other sources, let alone under the premise of this kind of disarmament.

So even though he was an army officer, he still had to learn to live frugally.

"In this way, show the plan to His Majesty, if he agrees, then we will first select a division as a pilot, and if the effect is good, it will be extended to the whole army."

Although Marshal Cadorna did not agree, but offered to do a pilot first to see the effect, Simeone was still very grateful. Because this method is the best, as long as the pilot troops are effective, then it is just right to gag the mouths of the officers.

Thinking of this, Simeone was ready to go to the palace to meet His Majesty Carlo with full confidence.