Chapter VIII The Armed Forces Are Being Reorganized

For the sudden reorganization of the whole army in Romania, although the number was reduced by 50,000, on the whole, the second-rate army of Romania,

Pulled to the point of being world-class. Later generations called this practice 'Songun politics' or 'militarism'.

When Germany heard the news, it rejoiced. They all believe that there is only one step away from pulling Romania into their offensive and defensive alliance. The Kaiser also said privately to his ministers that if Romania did not have enough money to train its army, it would pay Romania another 200 million marks, implying that Romania must formally join the alliance. For this reason, the General Staff also made a plan for Romania to join the alliance, saying that if Romania joined, the German Eastern Front could transfer several more divisions to strengthen the Western Front. also sent a special award to Ludendorff, if he had not just been promoted to the rank, it is estimated that he could be called His Excellency the General.

France believed that this major reorganization of Romania was the result of Germany's co-optation. It is generally believed that Germany and Romania have a secret agreement.

For Russia, which is still at war with Japan, the decisive battle of Mukden is the top priority at the moment, and it is no longer a matter of care. It is entirely possible to finish the fight and believe that Romania will think about its own camp when facing the European steamrollers.

Britain is now too busy in the face of the shipbuilding frenzy, but only expresses a serious concern.

This was good news for Austria-Hungary, as someone could help them share the pressure on the Eastern Front and exert more influence over the Balkans.

This was definitely not good news for Bulgaria, and King Ferdinand asked several ministers whether Bulgaria could also transform its own army. The Chancellor of the Exchequer directly shattered the king's illusions, saying that the government had no money. The military also said that the current pressure on the Ottoman border is very high, and it cannot establish a deadlock with Romania, so this matter can only be refused.

The Romanian military welcomed the reorganization, but it was not known about Eder's follow-up plans. Soon Eder came up with a plan for advanced officer training, requiring a large number of junior officers to enter, and a six-month rotation training course was opened by senior officers with rich skills and tactics such as the German advisory group and Prissan, and only after the examination could they return to the army, and it was not their original unit. This plan began first with the Praetorian Division and the 3rd Division of the Romanian Army.

"Does the army now have any opinion on this program for the further training of officers?" Eder asked General Preshan, the crown prince has been working hard enough recently to forget to sleep and eat in order to reorganize the plan, and even his two lovely maids have no time to care. As someone who had never served in the military, Eder was still very attentive to the dynamics of the army.

"Now the junior officers have a little complaint, but they are all officers who usually have poor skills and tactics, and the War Department can suppress this small dissent." General Presan replied that as a person whose interests are harmed by any reform, a little complaint is inevitable. There are people everywhere, and as an army, it is not exempt from vulgarity, and for the children of nobles who come to mix qualifications, it is good to gather them together and arrange them into a special unit when the time comes. Eder was not yet fully in power, so he had to use this method to avoid conflicts between himself and the nobles.

"General Pressan, do you think the anti-corruption campaign in the army can begin?" Eder is obviously a resolute man, but in the face of the powerful department of the army, he still needs to take their feelings into account. "The most important issue in the army's fight against corruption is salary, and if we can raise their salaries, I don't think there is much of a problem," General Prishan said after thinking about it.

"As for the problem that the Romanian army's salary is too small, it seems that you can only try it with the prime minister, not the old king every time." Edel thought to himself. Eder was well aware of the low salaries of the army, and the Romanian army's salaries were also low in the Balkans, not to mention facing the surrounding Austria-Hungary and Russia.

The next day, Eder came to the Prime Minister's House to meet Prime Minister Stuartley. "Good day, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I don't know what you have to do with coming to the government?" The old prime minister asked gently, "Prime Minister Stuhlley, I came here mainly because the army's salary is too low, you know that with the reorganization of the army, the requirements for officers are also increasing, and the current salary can no longer meet their daily needs, so I came to discuss with the prime minister about the army's salary, how much can be improved under the condition of meeting the reasonable living needs of soldiers." "Eder made his own demands on Prime Minister Stullley.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has discussed the low salary of the army, and the government has also discussed, you know that the army integration bill that has just been passed, the government will add an additional 4 million pounds of financial pressure every year, and the salary increase that can be given will not be too large, and the result of our discussion is an overall increase of 10%, which is the greatest sincerity of the government." Prime Minister Stuart is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he is not likely to be happy in the face of the government's financial pressures.

"It's too little, and I've calculated that I need to increase it by 40 percent so that the soldiers can meet their own living needs." Crown Prince Eder said loudly, a salary increase is a happy thing for anyone, this is his magic weapon for controlling the army, and Edel sees it clearly. "Your Highness, this is impossible, the army has been promoted too much, government officials will have opinions, and when the time comes, they will also ask for a salary increase, so that the finances are likely to go bankrupt," Prime Minister Stullley resolutely refused. "The prime minister should know that the army is the cornerstone of the country, and in the current situation of real confrontation in Europe, the opinion of the army should be fully considered." Edel argued. "Your Highness Eder, but this also has to take into account the operation of the government, the government cannot only take care of the army, the government is responsible for all the subjects of the kingdom, and the maximum increase is twenty percent, this is the limit of the government." Prime Minister Stewarley clearly still has to think about Crown Prince Eder's face. So a small step back. "It's still too little, since the government is in difficulty, I can make concessions on behalf of the army, then 30 percent is also the final bottom line of the army, and it can't be conceited anymore. If there is no more, the work of reorganizing the armed forces will not be able to continue. Eder also made concessions in the face of the Prime Minister's sincerity, and at the same time expressed his final bottom line to the Prime Minister.

After heated discussions, the prime minister finally gave in. Eder was also very satisfied with Crown Prince Edel's request for a 30 percent increase in military salaries, so that Romania's military salaries could reach 80 percent of those of Germany. This also made Eder's prestige in the army soar, and it was also clearing the way for the follow-up reorganization plan.