Chapter 66： Easy to disembark

Without money, this is an embarrassing problem. The Kingdom of Sardinia is located in northwestern Italy and is considered to be the best state in Italy.

Unfortunately, this cannot change the nature of the Sardinian kingdom, which is a poor ghost. The territory is only 70,000 square kilometers, and the population is only 5 to 6 million. There are no resources, and the industry has just started.

However, they are always poor and have been striving for the unification of Italy. Because of their ambitions, the Kingdom of Sardinia is even poorer.

In order to unify Italy, it is naturally necessary to rely on fists. The military expenditure of the Kingdom of Sardinia is so small, so their finances have been in a deficit.

It was not until 1852 that the legendary Prime Minister Gafur came on the scene, reformed the fiscal and taxation system, and increased the country's income; a series of measures including railway, port construction, and the development of industry and commerce were released from the financial crisis.

Prime Minister Azelio echoed frowningly: "Your Majesty is right, we are really out of money. The war came too suddenly and we were not adequately prepared.

Occupying Lombardy, we consumed a lot of financial and material resources, which greatly exceeded our budget. So far, more than 28 million liras have been spent.

(1 Lira = 4.5 grams of silver)

Due to the war, the tax revenue in Lombardy this year is not expected, and it will still be in the state of net expenditure in the second half of the year.

The French abruptly terminated their previously promised weapon assistance. Now we have to squeeze a sum of money out of the limited war funding to purchase weapons and equipment. This alone costs at least 17 million liras.

Together, these two items cost nearly 45 percent of our war funding. We still have nearly 200,000 troops and spend at least 1 million lira per day. If we continue to drag on, we will go bankrupt for a maximum of two months. Already. "

After listening to the Prime Minister's explanation, the first reaction of Secretary of the Army Li Qi was impossible. At the moment, he questioned: "How can the Prime Minister spend so much money? According to our plan, this billion lira is enough to support us for half a year!"

"Sir Li Qi, do you suspect that I am corrupt?" Prime Minister Azelio said angrily

corruption? How many officials are not corrupt in this era? However, the secret that everyone knows is not to be broken, otherwise everyone's face will not look good.

Li Qi quickly explained: "No, Your Excellency, I did not question your meaning, I was just a little curious about these expenses!"

After listening to Li Qi's answer, Azelio looked a little slower and explained without hesitation: "I'll give you a rough calculation, let you see where the money is going.

In Lombardy, the Liberals spent 8.65 million liras, the food issue cost 10.5365 million liras, relief war refugees spent 3.637 million liras, and the establishment of administrative agencies cost 3.862 million liras ...

Because the European revolution is endless, the price of weapons and equipment on the international market has increased by 37%. The specific situation of your army has also sent someone to participate. Do n’t ask me, right?

According to our prior plan, we did not plan to recruit another 70,000 troops in Lombardy. With so many people added, the cost will naturally go up! "

After listening to the Prime Minister's explanation, Li Qi had nothing to say. There is no way, who will let their army have no confidence in fighting against the Austrians? In order to increase their odds, they adopted the simplest method-expanding the army.

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the mobilization ability of the agricultural society was not high enough to enable all people to participate in the war.

More than 100,000 people were mobilized within the Kingdom of Sardinia, basically reaching the limit of mobilization. At this time, the enthusiasm of the people in Lombardy is so high that good soldiers have no reason to refuse.

At this time Li Qi could not take care of that much. As the Army Minister, he must stand on the ground of the Army and reduce the risk of failure as much as possible.

"The Prime Minister, the British support this war, can we no longer ask the British for a loan?"

Prime Minister Azelio frowned, grinning bitterly and saying, "It is not easy to get a loan from the British. For this £ 3 million loan, we paid a lot of money.

Now that the war has broken out, if you ask them for a loan again, I am afraid the conditions will not be so simple! "

(1 pound ≈ 25 lira)

There is no way, this is almost a routine for the British to try Bailing. First, a loan is given to lure people into the boat. But "easy to get off the boat and difficult to get off the boat", in the center of the river, they can only be left to drive.

"So what about the French? Didn't they want us to expel the Austrians from Italy? Isn't there any indication now?" Li Qi asked impatiently.

Charlie Albert said with a sneer: "Huh! The French are a group of unscrupulous assholes. Even the weapons and equipment assistance promised in advance are gone. Do you think they can still count?"

The crowd did not take up the topic. The French had originally provided assistance, but when it was learned that the Kingdom of Sardinia had annexed Lombardy, things blew up.

According to the requirements of the French, the Lombardy region must establish its own country, which is undoubtedly unacceptable to them.

Independence is easy, and reunification is difficult. If you miss the opportunity now, does the Kingdom of Sardinia have the opportunity to annex Lombardy?

Li Qi calculated and said: "His Majesty, judging from the current situation, the old fox guarding the Venetian region is Austrian star Radkis, who once suffered a loss, he cannot be a second time.

If the Austrian army was just defending the city and not fighting against us, it would be impossible for us to end the war in two months.

If the Austrians are unwilling to end the war, even if we capture the Venice war, it will continue, so we must find a way to finance the war. "

He was at a showdown and wanted to end the war, not just their decision, unless the Sardinian army could hit all the way to Vienna and force the Austrian government to surrender.

This is obviously impossible. Everyone is a sane politician. Even if you have confidence in the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia, no one thinks that this step can be achieved.

In this case, if the government wants to win the war, it must find a way to raise military expenses for them. Otherwise, it would not be the responsibility of the War Department to lose the war because they have no money.

Prime Minister Azelio said with a bitter smile: "Well, His Excellency Li Qi's military issue, we will find a solution, but you must also guarantee victory. We cannot afford to lose this war!"

"Honest Prime Minister, please be assured. Commander Marshal Bardolio, who has defeated the Austrians once, has no trouble dealing with a group of defeats!" Li Qi quickly assured

Charlie Albert, who hadn't spoken halfway, suddenly asked, "Prime Minister, how are you going to solve the funding gap?"

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