Chapter 1057
As the budget battle intensified, Franz returned to the Vienna Palace at the end of October, ending the vacation early.
You can go on vacation at any time. As an emperor, you always put state affairs first. Although training the crown prince, that doesn't mean letting go of it completely.
We must know that there are not many other things in politics, but there are many pitfalls on the road ahead. It's okay to step on small pits, just take it as a lesson learned.
However, there are also some pits that must never be stepped on. If you step on it, you may sink into it and never get out.
For example: the ongoing annual budget allocation, once it gets out of the basket, it will be a fatal flaw.
If you can't balance the needs of all parties, make a budget as a matter of course, or invest the budget in one or several aspects only based on ideals and benefits, then it will be over.
In case someone pushes the flames, even if Frederick is the crown prince, he can't afford to go around. At least the hat of incompetence cannot be taken off.
A crown prince who wears the title of "incompetent" before succeeding to the throne is hard to be convincing even if he inherits the throne.
Similar things have not happened before. Including Franz suffered a loss at the beginning of his succession, but at that time, he just happened to catch up with the counterattack against the Sardinian Kingdom, and blamed the war on the war.
Now the world is at peace, and there is no war to help take the blame, and the allocation of financial budgets is quite a test.
Of course, if you don't want to take responsibility, you can also defer this work to the Prime Minister. It's just that this will lead to greater power, and the emperor will become a rubber stamp if he is not careful.
Then put the fate in the hands of others. If you meet someone with a dark heart, maybe the royal family will become a clown at the front desk.
In the end, it became the people below to reap the benefits, and the emperor was responsible for taking the blame, and if he didn't obey, he would die suddenly. Similar things have happened in history.
On this issue, countries and enterprises are actually the same.
Fortunately, many people worked hard to start their own businesses, but in the end they were fooled into missing them. Instead of training their own descendants to succeed them, they left it to professional managers to take care of them.
It seems very scientific, but the final ending usually ends in tragedy.
Just look at the performance of listed companies. In the past 37 years, the delisting rate of U.S. listed companies has been as high as "72%, and the delisting of these companies is almost all the credit of professional managers.
And with the loss of morality and the continuation of the fast-paced society, this rate is still rising.
Although the enterprise was tossed and ruined, the professional managers who managed the enterprise made their fortunes in the process. Only the shareholders are the ones whose real interests are damaged.
Even if a few companies develop occasionally, the owners of the companies have changed, and they have nothing to do with the founders of the companies.
The companies that are really managed by managers and have no problems are all personally restrained by the major shareholders, and the management of the company is not allowed to let themselves go.
The same is true for the country. Once the emperor does not do anything, the bureaucrats will soon let themselves go. Then it fell down at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it was finally hollowed out...
"A flower does not have a hundred-day red", it is a natural law that it flourishes and declines. Watering and fertilizing is nothing more than letting the flowers hang for a few more days.
The same is true for the country, and no one knows what the future will hold. Anyway, it's full of uncertainties, so it's better to leave your own country to your own people to toss about.
Even if you want to lose your family, it is better to lose it in the hands of your own descendants than to give it to someone else. Franz saw this very clearly.
Including the plan of enfeoffing states in preparation, in addition to actual needs, it is also diversifying investment. Put your eggs in different baskets to increase your ability to resist risks as much as possible.
He had done everything he could do right now, and Franz didn't care about the rest. Anyway, when he is alive, there will definitely be no problems.
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After listening to Frederick's work report, Franz nodded in satisfaction. There were no major mistakes, and that was enough.
Being able to ensure the normal operation of the empire in peaceful times proved that Frederick had the ability to run the empire.
As for the war years?
It is estimated that Frederick will never meet. Once the battle for maritime supremacy comes to an end, the Holy Roman Empire will become the only superpower.
With Shinra's strong strength, for a long time in the future, no evenly matched opponent will be found.
Unless aliens invade, only Shinra can beat people up.
In the era of Frederick, at most there were some local wars, which were not challenges at all. The era of "nuclear peace" will come later, and the probability of a major war will be even smaller.
After the report was over, Franz asked with a smile: "Frederick, what do you think of the full-heavy artillery battleship plan concocted by the Admiralty?"
It seemed unexpected that Franz would ask this question. Frederick was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "It looks very good, but it's too expensive.
We can build a full-heavy artillery battleship, and the British can naturally do it too. At that time, it will be another naval arms race.
Although our industrial strength surpasses that of the British, the military expenditure that the government can invest in the navy will not be much more than that of the British. In the end, it is likely to be a lose-lose ending.
The probability of winning may not be as good as the Air Force's Terminator plan. At least the Air Force is in a hurry, and it can still use planes to hit warships.
Of course, in the long run, it is not unacceptable for us to end up losing both sides. It's just that in this way, the Americans and Russians are cheaper.
Recently, the United States and the Tsarist government have been fighting fiercely. maybe
At some point, the two peripheral countries formed an alliance.
Although their national strength is far inferior to that of the British in a short period of time, their development potential is higher than that of Britain.
Fighting off the British and becoming two competitors with greater potential is a deal that is not worth the candle.
Considering the interests of the empire, while we pull the British down, we must also inherit the British heritage, otherwise it will be a waste of work.
To achieve this, it is necessary to ensure that after defeating the British, the Imperial Navy still has the strength to suppress all countries in the world. "
Not optimistic, this is inevitable.
Although the financial revenue of the Holy Roman Empire was high, its expenses were equally astonishing. It is impossible for the government to invest all its income in naval construction.
Purely fighting for financial resources, Shinra does not have an advantage in a short period of time. Unless the time is delayed for more than ten or twenty years, and when Shinra's economy develops further, the Vienna government will be able to have the financial resources to crush the British.
In contrast, the Air Force's "Terminator Project" is more optimistic. With the continuous development of aviation technology, the load capacity of aircraft is also increasing day by day.
So far, the largest strategic bomber of the Shinra Air Force has been able to load two tons of ammunition.
Coupled with a special giant bomb, it is enough to pose a threat to the battleship. The only problem is that the head is not accurate enough, it is difficult to hit accurately.
However, the Air Force has begun to find a way to solve this problem. It is really not accurate, and you can also use the quantity to make up.
The big deal is luck. Thousands of bombers are in battle, and there will always be a few lucky ones. As long as you are willing to throw money, you can kill the Royal Navy.
In case of really bad luck, you can also hit a warship with a plane. While this is a joke, this suicide attack is very effective.
During the Anti-French War, some reconnaissance planes encountered accidents in the air and were unable to return normally.
At the last moment, the pilot was brave and directly rammed into a French warship, setting off a big firework.
There is not only one similar case, but most of them missed the target. But as long as it hits, the effect is exceptionally good.
Of course, it doesn't mean that Shinra pilots are really not afraid of death. The main reason is that the planes of these years, once they encounter an accident at sea, they will die from death.
A forced landing at sea is completely overthinking, and it's not a seaplane. When an ordinary plane lands at sea, it sinks to the bottom of the sea with a plop.
Skydiving is like going into the sea to feed the fish, not to mention that the news cannot be sent back, even if it is sent back, it will not wait for the rescuers to arrive.
If you choose to crash into the enemy's warship, you will pull a back pad before dying. By the way, make some contributions to the family, after all, military merits are still valid after death, and there will be no less rewards.
According to the plan of the Ministry of Air Force, if it really comes to a critical moment, you can really fight. As long as the death squads look hard, they can always find it.
It is really not enough people, you can also artificially create accidents. In the end, I chose to pull the enemy's back, that's too much.
Politics is as black as it gets. As long as the interests are big enough, there is nothing politicians can't do.
Franz scolded with a smile: "The Air Force's Terminator plan is the real bad idea. Thousands of bombers, thanks to the fact that they really dare to think about it.
With the development of aviation technology, the cost of aircraft construction is also rising, and the requirements for the quality of pilots are also increasing.
If the technology is in place, the cost of thousands of bombers may be able to build hundreds of battleships.
It's still cheap. I think the most expensive thing in the future will be the Air Force. Just wait, within thirty years, the military spending of the Air Force will be on par with that of the Army and Navy. "
If it wasn't for the experience of his previous life, maybe Franz would have been fooled by the Air Force's plan. After all, the picture cake given by the Air Force does look very attractive.
It's a pity that this thing is delicious, but it's really not cheap!
Today's aircraft are worthless, and thousands of bombers cost tens of millions of Aegis. Even counting the logistical maintenance of the pilots, they are not that expensive.
The future will be different. Airplanes worth tens of thousands will soon be obsolete, replaced by sky-high prices worth hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions.
It is unknown whether the entire Holy Roman Empire can support thousands of bombers, let alone gather thousands of bombers at once.
What's more, the enemy is not a fool, the British are also developing the air force. If you go to someone's lair to carry out an attack, their air force will also fight back.
How many fighter escorts are needed to cover thousands of bombers?
Just thinking about this question makes people feel terrible. Otherwise, during World War II, the German Air Force sent all the Royal Navy to the sea.
It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't do it at all. Instead of implementing the unreliable plan of the Air Force, Franz felt that the Navy's plan was good.
"Battleship with full heavy artillery" is the dreadnought ship in the original time and space. It was originally made by the British, but it almost buried the Royal Navy.
Regardless of whether it can surpass the British Navy in the end, at least it will bring the two sides to the same starting line and smooth out the advantages accumulated by the Royal Navy in the early stage.