Romanian Eagle

Regarding the reorganization of the entire army that suddenly appeared in Romania, although the number of people has been reduced by 50,000, it is generally a second-tier army in Romania.

Pulled to a world-class level. Later generations called this practice Songun politics or militarism.

Germany cheered after hearing the news. They all think that pulling Romania into their offensive and defensive alliance is only one step away. The Kaiser also said privately to the important ministers that if Romania does not have enough money to train the army, it can pay Romania an additional 200 million marks, which means that Romania must officially join the alliance. The General Staff also made plans for Romania to join the alliance for this purpose, saying that if Romania joins, the German eastern front can also transfer a few more divisions to strengthen the western front. He also specially sent awards to Ludendorff. If he hadn't just been promoted to the military rank, he would probably be called Your Excellency General.

France's reorganization of Romania this time is believed to be the result of Germany's win over. Germany and Romania are widely believed to have a secret agreement.

For Russia, which is still at war with Japan, the decisive battle in Fengtian is the top priority, and it is no longer a concern. It can be said that Romania will think about its own camp when facing the European road roller.

Britain is now overwhelmed by the shipbuilding frenzy and is only expressing serious concern.

This is good news for Austria-Hungary. Some people help themselves to share the pressure on the Eastern Front and can exert more influence on the Balkans.

This is definitely not good news for Bulgaria. King Ferdinand asked several ministers about whether Bulgaria could also transform its own army. The Chancellor of the Exchequer directly shattered the king's illusion, saying that the government has no money. The military also said that there is currently a lot of pressure on the Ottoman border, and that it cannot have a deadlock relationship with Romania.

The Romanian military is quite welcome to the reorganization, but it does not know Edel's follow-up plan. Soon Eder came up with an officer training plan, requiring a large number of low-level officers to enter, and a six-month rotation training course was held by the German advisory group and the senior officers with rich technical and tactical skills such as Prieshan, and they could only return to the army after the exam. his original army. The plan began with the Guard Division and the 3rd Romanian Army Division.

What does the army think of this officer training program now? Edel asked General Preshan. Recently, the crown prince has been sleeping and eating because of the reorganization plan, and even his two lovely maids have no time to care for them, which is hard enough. As someone who has never served in the military, Edel still pays attention to the dynamics of the military.

Now the junior officers have a little complaint, but they are usually officers with poor technical and tactical skills. The War Department can suppress this small objection. General Preshan replied that as a person whose interests will be damaged by any reform, a little complaint is inevitable. There are people who are messing around everywhere, and as an army, it is inevitable. For the children of nobles who come to mix their seniority, it would be good to gather them together and arrange them into a special army. Edel has not fully grasped the power, and can only use this method to avoid conflicts between himself and the nobles.

General Preshan, do you think the anti-corruption campaign in the military can begin? Eder is obviously a vigorous person, but in the face of this powerful department of the army, they still need to take into account their feelings. The main issue in the military's anti-corruption campaign is salary. If you can raise their salary, I don't think it will be a big problem, General Preshan said after thinking about it.

As for the problem that the Romanian army's salary is too low, it seems that we can only try to find the prime minister, not the old king every time. Eder thought to himself. Eder is actually well aware of the low salary of the army. The salary of the Romanian army is also low in the Balkans, not to mention the surrounding Austria-Hungary and Russia.

The next day Edel came to the Prime Minister's Office to meet Prime Minister Stullley. Good day, His Royal Highness, do you know what is the matter with your coming to the government? the old prime minister asked politely,

Prime Minister Stuart, I came here mainly because the army's salary is too low. You know that with the reorganization of the army, the requirements for officers are also increasing, and the current salary has long been unable to meet their daily needs, so I'm here to discuss with the Prime Minister how much the salaries of the army can be raised while meeting the reasonable living needs of the soldiers. Edel made his request to Prime Minister Stullie straight to the point.

His Royal Highness has discussed the low salary of the army, and the government has also discussed it. You know that the army reorganization bill just passed, the government will increase the financial pressure of 4 million pounds every year, and the salary increase that can be given will not be too big. We discuss The result is an overall increase of 10%, which is the government's greatest sincerity. Prime Minister Stuart is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp, and it is estimated that it is not easy to face the government's financial pressure.

This is too little. I have calculated that it needs to be increased by 40% so that the soldiers can meet their own living needs. Crown Prince Eder said loudly, the salary increase should be happy for everyone This is the magic weapon that he controls the army, Edel sees it very clearly. His Royal Highness is impossible. The army has been upgraded too much. Government officials will have opinions. What should they do if they also ask for a salary increase, so the finances are likely to go bankrupt. The prime minister needs to know that the army is the cornerstone of the country. In the current situation of confrontation in Europe, the opinions of the army should be fully considered. Eder said with reason. His Royal Highness Edel, but this also takes into account the operation of the government. The government can't just care about the army. The government is responsible to all the subjects of the kingdom. It can increase by 20% at most. This is the limit of the government. Prime Minister Turley obviously still has to consider the face of Crown Prince Eder. So take a small step back. It's still too little. Since the government is in difficulty, I can make concessions on behalf of the army, so 30% is the army's final bottom line, and I can't make any more concessions. If there is any less, the work of reorganizing the army will not go on. Eder also made concessions in the face of the Prime Minister's sincerity, and at the same time expressed his final bottom line to the Prime Minister.

After intense discussions, the Prime Minister finally gave in. Agreed to Crown Prince Eder's request for a 30% increase in the army's salary, so that the Romanian army's salary could reach 80% of Germany's, and Eder was also very satisfied. This also made Edel's prestige in the army soar, and also cleared obstacles for the follow-up reorganization plan.