After commending his officer for his meritorious service, Eder returned to his office, as in the afternoon Prime Minister Bretianu had to report on the cost of the war and the administrative division of the new territory.

After having lunch with his parents, King Carol and his wife, Princess Sophie Marie, Eder had not been in his office for a while before Prime Minister Brettianu came to him.

However, as soon as Prime Minister Bretianu came in, he began to complain. "Your Highness, this war has cost more than the 50 million lei we have given."

Hearing the Prime Minister's complaint, Edel sat in a chair to comfort him. "At least this war is over, isn't it?"

Then he continued to ask questions of his concern. "Then Your Excellency, how much will we spend on this war?"

Prime Minister Brettianu said, taking a look at his own information. "Our total expenditure in this war amounted to 73.2 million lei, mainly because the consumption of artillery shells was too large, reaching 15,000 tons, especially the stocks of heavy artillery shells were reduced by half. Ammunition consumption also reached 40 million rounds, or a fifth of our stockpile. In addition to the largest expense of ammunition, our military rations are the largest expense, especially the consumption of horse feed. ”

Aware of the ammunition consumption, Eder lost 4,600 tons of ammunition on the first day of the Battle of Tarnovo, and in the following days, although he used more restraint, did not lose less than 1,500 tons per day. In this case, it is like a lot of money, you must know that a shell with a 75 gun costs 30 lei, and the shell of the most expensive 210 cannon costs 1350 lei, and this war has more than 3000 rounds of 210 caliber shells alone. The cost of shells is more than 4 million lei, not counting the consumption of other armies, which adds up to more.

Needless to say, as for the food consumption of horses, it is these horses that consume the most food in wartime. Each horse needed 3 kilograms of grain and 6 kilograms of forage per day, and Romania used 38,000 horses to enter the war. This is the result of more than 3,000 cars as a supplement, and more if it were all horses.

Prime Minister Brettianu went on to talk about other expenses after describing the cost of the war. "The pension of the wounded and wounded is not counted, but the pension we are going to give to the fallen soldier is based on the fifty months' salary of the senior sergeant, which is a total of 4,200 lei. The remaining officers who died were paid fifty months' wages from their previous posts, and we are prepared to pay them off in five years due to the current financial pressures. At the same time, we will ask the local government to take care of the families of these fallen soldiers. ”

After hearing the Prime Minister's words, Eder nodded in approval of the government's proposal. In the Balkans, this is already a good amount, considering that now the British Empire only has a death pension of 300 pounds for soldiers, and the Balkan countries are even lower, of which Bulgaria is only 2800 lei, Serbia is 3150 lei, and Greece is only 3400 lei.

This was also due to the fact that last year Romania's fiscal revenues reached a new high, reaching 616 million lei at the end of 1912. Despite the brief closure of the Black Sea straits by the Ottoman Empire, Romania's economic growth continued to grow at 7.1 thanks to its excellent products and proper response.

"So what arrangements does the government have for our soldiers who have been discharged from the army due to injuries?"

After asking about the bereavements of the fallen soldiers, Eder began to care about the soldiers who were disabled due to their injuries and could not continue to serve in the army. In Eder's mind, many countries in Europe now give a resettlement fee to soldiers who are disabled by injuries, and leave them to fend for themselves in society.

For him, who was recognized by later generations, he thought that this treatment was too impersonal. This can make many soldiers who have made heroic sacrifices for their country become a destabilizing factor in society. So before he told the prime minister that he would give social help to this part of the soldiers, now let's see how the prime minister is doing.

In response to the crown prince's question, Prime Minister Brevianu told him about the government's previous plan. "Our government believes that we can give 80 percent of the in-service salary to soldiers who are unable to take care of themselves, and we expect to give them 50 months to receive them. And for those soldiers with disabilities, we are prepared to give a monthly subsidy of 70 percent of their in-service salary. It is also given 50 months to receive it. ”

"And then?"

In the face of the crown prince's questioning, Prime Minister Brettianu glanced at the plan prepared by the government and said. "Your Highness, that's all."

After hearing the Prime Minister's words, Eder said with considerable dissatisfaction. "This is not enough, we cannot let the soldiers who fought bravely for the country send them away after giving them a batch of money. We need to give them care from the society, so that his comrades who are still in the army know that they have protected the kingdom and that the kingdom will become their support after being wounded and retired. ”

Prime Minister Brettianu said discerningly. "Your Highness, this is how all European countries are dealing with it now, and we are also following the practice of each country."

In the face of the Prime Minister's rhetoric, Eder knew he was telling the truth. However, in his mind, he thought about the practices of the later generations, but the time was too long for him to remember clearly, but who called him the crown prince, he still talked about it with vague memory. "The government should try to arrange these soldiers who have retired due to injuries to various departments of the government, they can't fight, can't they sweep the floor or guard the door for the government? If that doesn't work, there's no way to extend the period of time they get their pensions. ”

After Edel finished speaking, he touched his head and felt more and more vague about the memory of his previous life, and he was also deeply scoundrel, he was afraid of forgetting himself about the major events of history, and quietly wrote it down, but he almost forgot the bits and pieces of his ordinary life in his previous life.

After hearing a few suggestions from the crown prince, Prime Minister Bretianu is worthy of being a political expert, and immediately added inferences for the crown prince. "Your Highness, our government department will also place these veterans who are injured and unable to fight in state-run factories. Having them in charge of cleaning or inspecting the factory is also a qualified candidate. Then the police department will receive a batch, so that they have no worries. If this is not possible, then the government can extend the period of pension to 60 months. ”

Hearing Prime Minister Brettianu's approach, Edel nodded with satisfaction and spoke to him. "Your Excellency the Prime Minister's plan is very good, and it will be done according to this principle."

Seeing that Eder was still satisfied with his arrangement, Prime Minister Bretianu said bitterly. "If this is the case, we will spend 150 million lei on this war, and the government's fiscal deficit this year is estimated to be at the level of 80 million lei. The next two years will be very difficult for us. ”

Hearing Prime Minister Brettianu's complaints, Eder was not at all afraid. Fiscal deficits are now avoided by all countries, and it would be strange if there would be no fiscal deficit in the future. Coupled with the special time of next year, Edel spoke to him proudly. "Don't be afraid, next year's fiscal deficit you can do at the level of 200 million lei."

Hearing the crown prince's surprising words, Prime Minister Brettianu was shocked and hurriedly spoke. "Your Highness, it's easy for us to go bankrupt."

Faced with the Prime Minister's uneasy expression, Eder could not tell him: next year's European war, the deficit you care about is impossible. So I can only pretend to be generous. "It doesn't matter, the royal family won't care about it then."

Prime Minister Bretianu, who was given a carrot by the crown prince to settle down, knew that the royal family's assets had increased several times in recent years and had the ability to take over the possible problems of the government, so he put his mind at ease and retreated after the report.