Chapter 1024 Celebration
The wheel of history rolls forward, not influenced by individual will.
As the birthplace of the economic crisis, Vienna is also the first to emerge from the economic crisis.
Different from ordinary industrial cities, Vienna, which is centered on politics, education, scientific research and culture, has a much stronger ability to resist risks.
Apart from the fact that stockholders were a little bit miserable, the crisis did not bring much change to Vienna. In the bustling city, there is no sense of depression at all.
Especially in the recent period, as the National Day approached, representatives from all over the country came together, which added a bit of prosperity.
In order to celebrate the third anniversary of the restoration of the Holy Roman Empire, Franz decided to hold a military parade on National Day. It was purely for celebration, absolutely no show of force was meant.
Unlike previous military parades, this one is nationwide. Whether it is a colony far overseas, a feudal noble, or a country on the European continent, they must send representatives to participate.
The most important thing is that this military parade does not select elites from the entire army, but Franz randomly selects troops and goes to Vienna for review.
There is no way, there are a lot of states under Shinra, and the feudal nobles are as high as five figures, even if they are the best, they cannot be selected.
When it comes to military honor, don't expect anyone to give in to whom. If it is really recommended, it can go on and on for a long time.
If before opening up the colony, there can be a full-army contest, or a real-army confrontation exercise.
Now, just look at Shinra's map. With the traffic these days, the regional drills are enough, and it is afraid that it will not be completed in two or three years if the real-armed confrontation drills are carried out.
That being the case, in order to avoid controversy, Franz simply played the lottery and decided by luck.
If you want to show your face in front of the people of the whole country, then count on God to bless you. If God is not online, it is the same to count on the emperor to bless you.
After all, judging from the final results, the distribution of the selected troops was quite balanced.
One battalion was selected from Austrian Nanyang, one battalion from Austrian America, four battalions from Austrian Africa, three battalions from each state, three battalions from the central army, three battalions from land, sea and air, plus one armored regiment and one artillery regiment. Twelve thousand people.
There can be no more, and if there are more, the inspection will not be able to pass. Franz didn't want to have a celebration and wear himself out.
It is not an easy task to gather troops from all over the world. The National Day military parade is not only for reviewing troops, but also for the whole world to see.
As a newly rising overlord, Shinra hasn't done anything outside in recent years, except for interfering in the Philippine war since it fell to France.
Not to mention that countries in the world are not used to such a law-abiding overlord, at least European countries are really not used to it.
Look at the British people. Just after the Philippine war, they turned around and started things in Cuba. This is the professional overlord.
In this regard, the Vienna government still has a long way to go to catch up with the British. Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for Franz to live.
It's political genes. The thinking of countries with sea power and land power is different in itself.
Thinking determines action. If possible, Franz hoped to live in such a quiet and ordinary way.
Unexpectedly, the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind continued, the Vienna government did nothing, a black pot fell from the sky, and there was no room for reasoning.
There are too many suspects, and it is impossible to determine who is behind the scenes. Naturally, it is impossible for the Vienna government to retaliate.
In order to swear a sense of existence, there is this third anniversary celebration. Whether countries are used to it or not, now they have to learn to adapt.
"New Overlord, New Atmosphere".
Blindly imitating the British is obviously inferior. If it really caused anger and resentment, and finally a fight broke out, Shinra would not have the protection of the strait.
The past is the teacher of the future. The two world wars in the original time and space are still deeply imprinted in Franz's mind.
Playing PK on the European continent is committing mass suicide. If you win, the income is not enough for military expenses, and if you lose, you will lose even more.
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"Over here, Friedrich."
"I saw the general, I'll come right away."
As the sound landed, a young officer passed through the crowd and came under the sculpture in the square.
Schlieffen laughed and scolded: "Friedlich, you idiot. I told you not to fall behind, and you still dare to look around. If you get lost, I'm ashamed to ask the police to help find someone."
It can be seen that Schlieffen still attaches great importance to young officers.
Although this military parade was drawn by lottery, who would dare to be sloppy if it was to be reviewed in full view of the public?
If something goes wrong, it will be a shame in front of the whole world. All selected troops started their drills early on.
Those who can finally come to participate in the review, whether they are officers or soldiers, have gone through layers of screening, and those who fail to pass have been transferred away long ago.
As the only company in the Kingdom of Prussia to participate in the military parade, all of them were simply officers. The purpose is very simple, just to ask for money.
There is no way, who made the Kingdom of Prussia poor?
Limited by insufficient finances, the life of the Prussian military in recent years has been really difficult.
Even, some time ago, there was a proposal in the Berlin government not to have an army. Although stopped by William II, there are two things in this kind of thing.
The Prussian military is still very crisis-conscious
. In order to avoid the day when the Berlin government really does not allocate funds, there will be a trip to Vienna by the current officer corps.
After the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire, while the emperor took away the command of the state army, in order to strengthen the control of the state army, the source of military expenditure of the state army also changed.
Generally speaking, within the scope of the establishment approved by the emperor, the state army can get 25% to 40% of the military expenditure from the central government, and the remaining part is raised by the state government itself.
In this context, if the state is rich, the military allocation will be sufficient, and the life of the army will be easier; if the state is poor, it will have to live a hard life.
There is no doubt that the Prussian army has always had a hard time. Since the defeat of the Prussian-Russian War, the life of the Prussian military has never been better.
When it was in the German Confederation, Prussia was directly facing the lively military threat from Russia, so the Berlin government could only grit its teeth and hold on.
In addition to being responsible for the armed forces of the Federation, for the sake of national defense and security, the governments of other states also supported part of the military expenditure to barely support it.
After the restoration of the Holy Roman Empire, the central government borne part of the military expenditure. Logically speaking, their life should be easier.
It is a pity that with the establishment of Shinra, the threat of the Russians no longer exists, and the spirit of the Berlin government to desperately make up for military expenditures also disappears.
After the outbreak of the economic crisis, the Berlin government went bankrupt, and some people proposed that the army should be handed over to the central government to reduce the financial pressure on the government.
With the support of the king, the army was retained, but financial allocations were often delayed.
The most important thing is that the Prussian government really has no money, not that they don't want to give money.
This is embarrassing. If the money is not paid, then the military will naturally have a way to make the Berlin government submit obediently, but now there is nothing to do if there is no money.
Fortunately, the appropriation from the central government is timely every time, and it can barely be maintained with a small amount of money.
In order to save military expenses, the Prussian military also tried every means, such as: retaining the skeleton of the organization and reducing the number of soldiers.
It's a pity that this obviously suspected of defrauding military expenditures was quickly discovered by the Ministry of War.
If one plan fails, another plan will be born.
The Prussian military replaced the soldiers with conscripts who did not need salary, and only kept a small number of elite backbones, mainly to train officers.
Unfortunately, although the Prussian military's plan was good, the emperor refused to agree.
Franz not only issued a stern warning to the Prussian military for this practice that obviously might affect the combat effectiveness of the troops, but also collectively demoted the relevant personnel.
Demotion is a small problem, the key is that the issue of military expenditure has not been resolved. Although the emperor personally intervened and urged the Berlin government to allocate military expenditures on time, it still takes money to allocate them.
Borrowing money to pay for military expenditures was naturally no problem in the past. But not now, the Berlin government is arguing with the British over debt restructuring, and the government has declared bankruptcy.
Not only are military expenses owed, but the salaries of government officials are also owed, including the king's annuity and the prime minister's salary.
The whole government is fighting for the interests of the country, so it is naturally impossible for the military to hold back at this time. No matter how difficult it is, they still have the military funds allocated by the central government, so they will not go hungry.
Obviously, it is not an easy task to get the British creditors to compromise. This feigning death protest is estimated to last for a long time.
After going through so much, the Prussian military can see that even if the debt restructuring negotiations are successful, the impoverished Berlin government will not be able to count on it in a short time.
If you want to solve the problem of military expenses, you can only reach out to the emperor.
After all, the annual military budget of the Shenluo Empire is as high as hundreds of millions of Aegis, while the annual expenditure of the Prussian army is only more than four million Aegis, accounting for only about one-thirtieth of it.
As long as the emperor is slightly inclined when allocating military expenses, their funding gap will be made up.
If you want to get preferential treatment for military expenses, you must first prove your worth to the emperor. This military parade is an opportunity for them to show themselves.
Purely showing soldiers is obviously useless. Soldiers who can appear at the military parade must be the best of the best.
Although the Prussian army is well-trained, it is still impossible to stand out on the parade ground.
Ordinary soldiers would not be of interest to the emperor, but a unit that trained soldiers into officers would definitely attract the emperor's attention.
Regardless of whether the plan is reliable or not, always try hard. Otherwise, modern military technology has advanced so fast, and the Prussian army with insufficient military expenditure will soon fall behind.
As for handing over national defense and security to the central government, Ma Fang Nanshan can farm with peace of mind. Other states may think so, but it is absolutely impossible in Prussia.
Although the Prussian War broke the backbone of the Kingdom of Prussia, the unyielding spirit remained in the army.
To this day, "revenge" is still the driving force of the Prussian military struggle. It's just that considering the disparity in strength between the two sides, they were forced to endure it, and secretly fought hard.
In the previous anti-French war, the Prussian army performed so well that after the restoration of the Holy Roman Empire, it was still able to retain the establishment of four infantry divisions, making it the leader of many small states.
Of course, this is also the result that other states did not try their best to strive for. After all, only Prussia wanted to avenge the Russians and regain lost ground.
Although the Holy Roman Empire has been restored, according to the tradition: the hatred of states does not equal the hatred of the empire; the war of states does not equal the hatred of the empire.
country's war.
If a foreign enemy invades, the central government will naturally take the lead; if you go to invade others by yourself, then you will bear the consequences.
Similar cases, in the history of the Holy Roman Empire, never appeared less than three digits.
In the conflict between Prussia and Russia, as long as the Russians did not take the initiative to invade, the Vienna government does not need to bear any responsibilities and obligations to Prussia.
Want revenge, the Kingdom of Prussia can only go it alone. In theory, the number of troops in each state can be freely determined.
It's just that the central government does not need to share military expenses for troops beyond the scope of the establishment, but they still have to accept the emperor's command.
Without the support of the central government, the impoverished Kingdom of Prussia naturally did not have the capital to avenge the Russians. Even though the military is still obsessed with it, the Berlin government has long since given up these unrealistic fantasies.
An open secret is not a secret. Naturally, the secret actions of the Prussian military cannot be hidden from Franz's eyes.
It's just that they have always operated within the scope of the rules, and as emperors, it is not easy to interfere.
After all, the Prussian military's "revenge plan" was only at the stage of "thinking", and no substantial action was taken.
Anyway, there are only a few infantry divisions, no matter how elite the training is, they will not pose a threat to the central government. Instead, there will be an extra thug who can be used.
Friedrich replied solemnly: "Don't worry, General. I can't lose it. It was just that there were too many people and I didn't notice you leaving."
Schlieffen nodded and said nothing more. Unlike the curiosity of young officers, the older generation of Prussian officers had the most complicated feelings about the Holy Roman Empire.
As a master who personally experienced the two Prussian-Russian Wars, Schlieffen witnessed the decline of the Kingdom of Prussia and the revival of the Holy Roman Empire.
Once upon a time, Schlieffen also took it as his mission to unify the German region and establish Greater Prussia.
The German region is indeed unified, but it is not the unification of Prussia. On the contrary, the greatest contribution made by the Kingdom of Prussia in the process of unification was its own decline.
With the decline of the second-best state, the Kingdom of Prussia, the German region no longer had a state capable of competing with Austria, and the internal friction in the German region was eliminated.