Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

General Ron has great talent, and he has a huge advantage in macro planning. What Prussia lacks most now is people. Although Prussia is not particularly small in Central Europe, its active army only has 14 people, and it still uses Napoleon. The old reserve army system was purely defensive in time of war.

August's reforms were very successful. The employment problem has been alleviated and the economy has been recovering. When the state can control market prices, foreign capital is more willing to do business with Prussia, injecting a steady stream of capital into Prussia's industrial machinery. Constant motivation.

General Rowan requested that the service life of the army be extended from 2 years to 3 years; the National Reserve Army be abolished; the standing army equipment be replaced, and Congress be required to increase military spending by at least [-] pounds.

The army recruited another 30 troops as active troops, increased the number of the navy to 3, promoted General Bittenfeldt to major general, and General Friedrich Karl to brigadier general.

These are related to the military. Ron proposed to add a new institution on the basis of the General Staff, the Prussian Academy of Military Sciences, to invite military theorists, inventors, entrepreneurs, intellectuals, etc. to invent new weapons, and other Things that can serve the war effort are directly controlled by the Military Reform Commission.

In terms of tactics, it depends on the specific test results of the weapons. There is nothing to say about this. According to the existing weapons and arms, it is difficult to break away from the infantry, because there are too few war weapons. The only options are guns and cannons, and the aircraft and artillery behind them are not available. Know when to get it out.

Tina is quite satisfied with the reform method proposed by General Ron. It is not difficult to get August's support, but she still has to convince Congress on her own. First of all, Congress must be willing to allocate the [-] pounds, and Congress must The Prussian Institute of Military Science must be recognized as an institution, and a solution must be found.

In her speech in parliament, Tina changed the name of the Academy of Military Sciences to the National Academy of Sciences. This name was much more pleasant to the ears of members of Congress. Tina specifically did not mention military research. She described the Academy of Sciences as An organization that aims to benefit the people and create more outstanding inventions.

And the money earned in this research institute can also flow into the pockets of the MPs. Suddenly the whole parliament stopped making noises. This is a good feeling, so just do it like this. When they heard that it can make money, these MPs all voted in favor.

And if they read the terms carefully, they will find that the research and development costs of this scientific research institute are actually much higher than the profits it can create, because a lot of money is used to develop military weapons, and where can the less profits be obtained? War, profit from external expansion.

Tina used clever language to deceive the parliament and successfully promoted the military reform proposal. The extra money allocated to the military was also included in the research and development funds. She did not let the parliamentarians allocate funds for the military field and got the money at the same time. Tina Successfully brought back a relatively good result.

Starting from October, the Prussian army began to expand. The size of the army soon reached [-]. It was equipped with the latest rifles. The reloading time was also reduced to five seconds. The rate of fire of the cannon was five rounds per minute. It is the credit of Mauser and Krupp.

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Just when the military reform was reaching its climax, August was idle. He seemed to have nothing to do. In addition to communicating with the Queen of England every day, he was supervising whether the National Financial Supervisory Office was doing its job properly and the madness of the stock market. The rising momentum has slowly slowed down. Even so, the Dow Jones Index can still rise by three to five percentage points every month, matching the capacity sold. Now it is finally back on track. At least the problem of stock price diving is solved.

Now Auguste has time to work hard on literature. She has just updated two novels, and the last one in the trilogy about Adolf. Relying on her reputation, she should be able to fool many readers. Well, Adolf's last film was "Downfall".

August spent half a year, although he was intermittently, but he also wrote a lot of words, and he felt that his brain was a little overloaded.

If this novel can be sold at a good price, you can buy a bigger villa. After all, the profession of regent does not have a salary. You usually get money directly from the treasury. After all, the whole country is yours. What happened to a little money?

But is August like this? Her image in people's minds is that of a tall, caring, and benevolent regent. How could she embezzle public funds? Can I, August, afford this person?

But as the regent of a big country, you still have to make money by writing novels. This kind of thing seems to be quite embarrassing.

"Your Highness!" Steinmetz opened the door and suddenly walked in, "Your Highness, why didn't you tell me about the military reform?"

Valentina followed closely behind, which startled August and he quickly covered his piggy bank...

"What's going on with you? Don't you know how to knock first when you enter?"

"Your Highness August, you are going too far. I am also the Deputy Minister of the Army General Staff, but I have not been able to participate in military reforms."

August was stunned. I was not responsible for the military reform. What do you mean by asking me?

"Marshal Steinmetz, I know you are in a hurry, but don't be anxious yet. There is no point in being anxious. Why not drink a cup of tea first."

August handed a cup of black tea to the old marshal, "Oh, thank you... No! Your Highness!"

Steinmetz slapped the table, and August was so frightened by the voice that he blocked his ears, "Okay, okay, calm down. It's useless for you to yell here. Military reform is not my decision." , it’s useless for you to look for me! Don’t be impatient and speak slowly.”

In the next half hour, August and Valentina listened to Steinmetz in the office for two hours, just complaining about why he didn't take care of himself about this matter. August finally understood. If we bring him along, we will have to argue for ten days and a half to make a proposal on the spot.

This old marshal was a relatively reckless type, and he was half a confidant of August. This official was given by August, his army was expanded by August, and his secretary was also August. Auguste was St.'s maid, so August trusted him very much, but things like military reform might not be suitable for him.

After all, his theory is stinky and long. It can be summed up in one sentence: charge the whole army, fight if you can, and lie down if you can't. Other things are not important. Classically, only the charge of soldiers can bring victory.

How familiar is Auguste with this theory? Did he still have generals named Foch and Joffre in France?

"The key to victory or defeat lies in an aggressiveness that goes all out and never gives up. To launch an attack, you only need two things. One is to know where the enemy is, and the other is to decide what to do. It doesn't matter what the enemy's intentions are. ." This is a sentence once said by Grandmaison, which is most suitable to describe General Steinmetz's military thinking.

August promised that he would tell him if there were any major military changes in the future before sending the old Buddha away.