Chapter 221： Invisible Reorganization (Part 2)

"70% of the total cost?"

Prime Minister Bretianu asked the king again in surprise.

Facing the Prime Minister's inquiry, Edel asked seriously. "Yes it is."

Prime Minister Bretianu didn't know anything about the army, but he had studied the domestic army very seriously. This Romanian army, which was built on Germany as a template and built by Edel, is also able to rank among the top ranks in Europe. In the militia improvement plan last year, a part of the cost needs to be borne by the government, and he has also carefully understood the cost of the militia.

At that time, the government assumed half of the militia allowances and salaries, which was not too much, only 13 million lei, which Prime Minister Bretianu believed could still bear. He has also learned about the funding of the army, which is probably between 30 and 35 million lei.

However, this time 70% of the total funding for the militia. This is to add equipment costs, training weapons and ammunition consumption, he thinks that even the emergency funds will not be left for him. In the past few years as prime minister, he knew too well the habits of the high-level military leaders led by the chief of the Israeli general staff, General Pule and the secretary of the army, Admiral Courtois. They will surely let the militia take on part of the military's tasks, and perhaps even the militia heavy artillery regiment, the militia flying team, and the militia fleet can be the masters.

As if seeing the voice of the prime minister, Edel comforted him. "I have already said hello to the high-level military personnel. The heavy artillery regiments and other expensive establishments are not allowed to be made. So the cost will not be too high, but some small-caliber artillery will be added. The amount of training will go up a little and it will not cost much."

After Edel touched his nose, he felt a little uncomfortable in his nose. Maybe someone was talking about him.

However, Edel's comfort cannot make the prime minister in his 40s feel at ease, and he still asked without giving up. "Your Majesty, can you set an upper limit on the cost of the militia?"

"Well... I need you to discuss with General Preeshan and Courtois."

After Edel finished speaking, his nose felt a little more itchy, and he wanted to sneeze. He can't tell the Prime Minister that this is to hide the organization of six divisions in the militia. Otherwise, the Prime Minister will resign unanimously, so he can only continue to conceal it.

"Your Majesty, if the government's pressure is too great, the investment in people's livelihood may be insufficient, which will make the people dissatisfied."

Bretianu intends to make the last effort. He too wants to complete the canal from Cernavod to Constanta in his tenure. Romania now has more than 300,000 refugees, and he plans to take this rare opportunity to start construction of this canal. This is the only way to leave a wonderful fortune in Romania's history books, and at the same time, it can also bring a rich political legacy to the Bretianu family.

Faced with the prime minister's bitter pleading, Edel planned to analyze the situation for him from a security perspective. "Your Excellency, you must know that Romania’s defense is under too much pressure. We cannot guarantee when it will be attacked. Therefore, a sufficiently strong army can ensure the safety of the people. I believe they will understand. And you know, our three Neighbors all have powerful armies. If you don’t prepare in advance, this is irresponsible to the people of the kingdom."

In order to scare the Prime Minister, Edel even used the 400,000 troops mobilized by the entire Bulgarian nation to speak out. Regardless of the fact that Romania's standing army has exceeded 400,000, if the militia is added, it will exceed 800,000.

Regardless of the Prime Minister’s explanation, Edel insisted that the government should bear 70% of the militia costs. The once angry Prime Minister Bretianu wanted to resign, but he just couldn't bear this position. But the result was good, and Edel finally agreed that the Prime Minister would not let the government bear other military expenses. Moreover, in peacetime, military expenditures can only be maintained in proportion to the current total fiscal revenue.

After Eder sent away Prime Minister Bretianu, he sighed. This was the most difficult condition he had ever negotiated with the Prime Minister. At this time, Edel realized that the lights were already on. He and the Prime Minister talked about it all afternoon, but finally let the Prime Minister agree.

Edel knew clearly that even if the head of Bretianu agreed with this condition, it was probably the last time he made a concession. If there is another time, the stubborn prime minister will definitely resign. Now Edel can't find a more capable official to replace him than the current Prime Minister, so he still needs some reassurance for Prime Minister Bretianu. Perhaps a royal knight medal can comfort the prime minister a little bit.

After the government promised to bear 70% of the total cost of the militia, Admiral Prey and Courtois moved quickly. It took them three days to make a new training plan for the militia, and now they put the plan on Edel's desk.

The two generals, both over 120 years old, stood upright in the king's office, and even the 71-year-old white-haired Admiral Courtois stood like a benchmark. Edel picked up the plan, ignoring the two admirals who stood upright.

Because Edel got the news, in the War Department, Prime Minister Bretianu and the two generals had a big fight over this plan. The military's new militia reorganization plan spent the only two sums of money in the hands of the prime minister, and none of them were left. The angry prime minister ran to the army and had a big fight. However, only three people were present during the quarrel, and the others were completely inaccessible, so no one could know exactly what they quarreled with. And Edel had Carust's intelligence network, so he knew exactly what happened.

He looked at this plan and was speechless to the two generals. This was so obvious. No wonder the Prime Minister ran away and had a big fight.

In this plan, the Romanian military sent six active-duty regiments to train the militia. There are also a large number of active-duty deputy officers who are sent to serve as instructors among the militias near these six regiments. Among them, the number of officers at all levels who are responsible for drawing their corresponding positions from the militia mainly focuses on training, and the others are still the same.

Moreover, in this plan, they directly provided the militia with six artillery regiments, and they have already placed an order with the arsenal. The militia artillery unit trained by it trained alone for half a year and combined with other artillery for half a year. The main reason is that the joint training is a complete active-duty artillery regiment, and even the weapons and equipment are the same.

Edel was also quite speechless about the military plan. This is not to tell the Prime Minister to train six active divisions. This made Edel very sad for this, for fear that the Prime Minister would be angry but would really resign. That's why he allowed the two high-ranking generals to stand up in front of him, which was regarded as a vent to the Prime Minister.

But Edel completely forgot that the cause of this incident was actually him. From his perspective of the entire plan, he could see that it was just a gesture without changing a word.

After Edel finished watching, he said to the two generals in front of him. "This plan, I think that's it. Next time I quarrel with the Prime Minister like this, I will definitely ask you to go back and do it more than three times."

After speaking, Edel scribbled on the plan and signed his name. This means that Romania's last military expansion began before it joined the war.

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