Holy Roman Empire

The customer is God, regardless of whether the weapons they buy are appropriate or not, that's their freedom.

As the saying goes, "a daughter is hard to buy, I am happy." On this issue, Shenluo’s military enterprises are very clear-headed and never force customers to buy goods they don’t like.

Technical blockade and export restrictions do not exist. It is now in the 19th century. Even if all the weapons construction drawings are packaged and given away, few countries can replicate them.

With the weapon reverse propulsion technology, let alone. It is estimated that the British can do it. Even if other countries push the technology out, mass production will not be possible for a while.

So the question is, what can the British do with a bunch of army equipment?

You can't grab the arms market with Shinra, right?

You know, this year is in the era of weapon upgrading. Today is still advanced technology, and tomorrow may be eliminated by the times.

If you want to stay ahead, you must continue to invest. With the current international arms market, no matter how hard it is to operate, it will not be possible to raise a few gold swallowing beasts in peacetime.

Shinra’s military enterprises can continue to invest, because the Holy Roman Empire itself is the world’s largest arms buyer. Its own military expenditure alone accounts for more than 13 of the total global military expenditure.

The British military expenditure is indeed not low, but that would require the London government to be willing to spend money on the army. Unfortunately, this is impossible.

In order to maintain the dominance of the Royal Navy, the British government had to work hard enough, and then to engage in an army arms race with Shinra, it would definitely not die fast enough.

As for the Air Force, this year is a little brother. No matter how much Franz attaches importance to, the air force is still far behind by the navy and the army.

This is true for Shinra, not to mention other countries. For many countries, the symbolic meaning of flying a few planes back is far greater than the actual meaning.

Although the Air Force showed good combat effectiveness in the anti-French war, the damage of the aircraft was mainly directed at the airship, and the threat to the ground forces was limited.

In the eyes of many people, the greatest strategic significance of the aircraft is not to use it for bombing, but to detect the enemy's situation and attack the morale of the enemy's ground troops.

Want to change this, unless the engine technology breaks through again to increase the load capacity of the aircraft. Only when more and larger bombs can be dropped from the sky can they truly have the meaning of strategic bombing.

Of course, if there is a breakthrough in engine technology, not only the aircraft will benefit, but the tanks and armored vehicles on the ground will also benefit, and even the internal combustion engine industry will usher in new development opportunities.

For Shinra, this is a project that can benefit more than a single amount of money. If you put it on the British, it would only benefit from the aircraft, and at most the automobile industry.

There is no way. Whoever lets British capitalists lie down to make money is used to them.

Originally, Britain was a big brother in the industry, but after the outbreak of the second industrial revolution, it quickly fell behind.

Whether it is scientific research and innovation, or the application and promotion of new technologies, the British have fallen behind.

Be behind, step by step. It's all about catching up with your heart. If you are complacent and wait wherever you go, the gap will only get bigger and bigger as time goes by.

Well, this cannot be blamed on the British government. The British Isles is just that big, with a population of just over 30 million. Even if you want to push forward, the ceiling is locked.

Being able to surpass all countries in the world to become a maritime hegemon under the limited inherent conditions is already very remarkable.

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In the Prime Minister's mansion in Downing Street, London, Robert Cecil is watching a "movie" with senior government officials.

Although it is a silent movie, the picture is not clear enough, but the content of the movie still shocked everyone.

As the documentary ended, Prime Minister Robert Cecil asked: "What do you think of the performance of the Austrian army?"

"It seems to be well-trained and very powerful. But the navy is different from the army. The navy pays more attention to technology. The courage of a man is difficult to gain momentum. These cannot reflect the combat effectiveness of the navy.

The Secretary of the Navy Flora replied indifferently.

Everyone present, he was the least stressed. The advantages that the Royal Navy has accumulated over the past century cannot be overtaken by competitors overnight.

Unless the Vienna government is desperate to explode the navy, rely on the number to pile up. Obviously, this is completely impossible for a land-powered country.

From the military expenditures of the Holy Roman Empire, it can be seen that the army's first navy and the second air force are third, which is a mess.

Although the military expenditure of the Holy Roman Empire is already the largest in the world, the military expenditure allocated to the navy is far behind the Royal Navy.

There is no advantage in technical experience, and he is reluctant to spend money. It is simply unrealistic to surpass the Royal Navy with limited military expenditure.

"Your navy has so much military expenditure every year. Naturally, there is no need to worry about it. Our army is in a miserable situation. It has to eat chaffy vegetables every day, not even a cup of coffee.

Judging from the content of the film, I very much doubt whether we and the Austrians live in the same era.

Unfortunately, reality told me very cruelly: Yes!

Now there is no need to doubt, I can directly conclude that the Army and the Austrians are more than one era away.

If we don't increase military spending and we meet on the battlefield one day, we will not perform better than the defeated French. "

Don't miss any opportunity to ask for military expenses. This is a century-old tradition of the British Army. As a child who "grandmother doesn't hurt, uncle doesn't love", if he doesn't learn to cry, he will really starve to death.

Obviously, Skybrook is a qualified Secretary of the Army. Appropriate use of rhetoric techniques emphasized the strength gap between the two sides.

If it is a passionate young man, chances are they have already tried every means to raise money for the Army.

It's a pity that all those present are old political fritters. The British Army cannot keep up with the times. It is not once or twice. After more experience, everyone will gradually get used to it.

Every time the British Army makes progress, it is forced out by external pressure, generally when it is severely beaten by society.

For example, after the defeat of the First Near East War and the South African War, the British Army gained a short period of golden development.

When the politicians emerged from the shadow of failure, they immediately changed their faces. I would rather spend money on the navy and waste it than spend an extra penny on the army.

Against this background, Skybrook naturally wanted to quickly turn into a mess. While everyone was still immersed in the film, and did not recover, the result was finalized in advance and the established facts.

Foreign Secretary Cameron: "Don't worry, Sir. We have bought back the samples, and it won't be long before we can realize localization.

However, the hands of the Austrians are really black. The plane is sold at a minimum of 100, and 500 tanks and armored vehicles are directly packed.

Except for a small amount of technology that needs to be researched by enterprises, the rest will be equipped with troops. You have all the pilots, tank divisions, and armor divisions you want. "

Relying on competitors to help increase the staff, no one would dare to believe it, but all this really happened.

As an old-school industrial power, Britain’s technology is not bad. Although it fell behind in the second industrial revolution, British companies can still make these equipment.

But this requires a lot of research and development time, and a large amount of funding.

The problem is that everyone knows that the British Army is a poor man, and the cost of aircraft and tanks is tens of thousands. Even if these equipment are produced, the Army cannot purchase a large amount.

If the army does not purchase, the colonial army cannot afford it even more. There is no domestic market, and international competition from Shenluo is also difficult to win orders.

After spending a lot of money to get the product out, the final sales volume was only three digits. Maybe even the research and development costs cannot be recovered.

Capital pursues profit, without sufficient profit, British military industry enterprises naturally lack motivation. Although related technical research is also being carried out, the intensity of investment is completely unmatched.

But at the national level, Britain cannot be without these advanced equipment. Even if it may not be used on the battlefield, it must be available.

This is related to the face of the empire that never sets. As a world hegemon, all weapons that can support the shock of the scene must have.

Not only need to have, but also to be able to make oneself. If enterprises are unwilling to do so, the government must create conditions for them to help them complete technological breakthroughs.

After all, the small days of military industrial enterprises in the peace era were very ordinary, and costs must be strictly controlled to maintain profitability.

If it were not for government requirements, it is estimated that many military enterprises have cut off the Army’s equipment R&D and production departments.

Congress is keeping an eye on big orders. However, it is okay to provide sample models to allow companies to reverse the technology and help them save R&D costs.

This is also the reason why the British government ordered immediately after discovering that the Vienna government was carrying out a big arms sale.

Although the price looks a bit expensive, it is actually quite cost-effective considering the technical premium.

Pilots, tank divisions, and armored divisions are all dreams of the Army, but Skybrook is not happy. There is no way, the key issue has returned to military spending.

Technical arms are not as cheap as infantry. These pilots, tank divisions, and armored divisions together, it is estimated that half of the army's military expenditure is gone.

If there is no increase in financial allocations, how will this let other troops live?

Just as Skybrook was calculating how to convince the people to increase military spending, Prime Minister Robert Cecil made another cut.

"With the addition of pilots and the previous airship unit, our air power has greatly increased. To continue to stay in the army, it seems untimely.

On this issue, we can learn from the successful experience of the Holy Roman Empire and establish a new service separately to manage these air forces. "

Hearing this bad news, Skybrook's face changed drastically.

Changing the airship unit to the armored unit seems to be similar. In fact, the hidden benefits are too big to go.

The Army was already weak, and if one more Air Force came out to grab resources, Skybrook didn't know what to do in the future.

After all, the Royal Navy is too strong, the flying units are independent, and they have no ability to compete with them for military expenses. The only thing that can be grabbed is the army's share of military expenditure.

In addition, Britain has always had a fine tradition of suppressing the army, and Skybrook felt that "the future is not bright."

It's not that Skybrook, who is a civil servant, really has a deep affection for the army. The problem is that he is now the secretary of the army.

If you can't fight for the rights and interests of the army, how can you get the support of the army?

A minister of the army without military support is doomed to be unstable. It is estimated that the day the Air Force was established is the time when he left his post and got out.

Skybrook looked at Prime Minister Robert Cecil bitterly, as if to say: We are political allies. Are you a teammate like you?

Perhaps because he realized that the food is a bit ugly and is not conducive to the unity of the leadership team, Prime Minister Robert Cecil immediately added: "Considering the actual situation, it is too awkward to set up the Air Force directly, I am afraid that many people will not accept it.

In a short time, the Air Force still hangs under the War Department first. It's just that the flying force must establish an independent leadership to prepare for the future split. "

This supplement made Skybrook's expression a little slow, but the dissatisfaction still hung on his face. Obviously, the Prime Minister has made up his mind to split the army.

From the calm expressions of everyone present, it was obvious that they had communicated this matter beforehand, and only Skybrook, the Secretary of the Army, was the last to know.

"Your Prime Minister, this is too obvious. If an independent leadership team is formed, everyone knows that the government will split the army.

The air force of the Holy Roman Empire is based on aircraft. Not all airship units are included in the air force, and a considerable part of the airships remain in the army.

As the country with the most experience in the use of air power, the Holy Roman Empire certainly has their reason to do so.

Since we want to learn from their successful experience, we must learn in an all-round way, not just the fur of the way.

The newly purchased aircraft will be directly integrated into a pilot and classified as a unit directly under the Ministry of War. It will neither arouse outside suspicion, nor affect future splitting work. "

His arms are no more than thighs, and he doesn't want to accept reality. What Skybrook can do now is to fight for the rights of the Army as much as possible.

If it is in Congress or in public, Skybrook will definitely fight for reasons. But in high-level meetings where only a few people attended, there was no need to continue to show.

The big people have their own big people's bearing, and the red-faced quarrels are mostly for outsiders.

He was born in the same political party and was originally a political ally. If it were to fight against each other frequently, then this group would have long been unable to play.

In fact, after Franz took the lead in establishing the army, navy and air force, many countries followed. There is no lack of voices in the British government who support emulation.

As a wise man, Skybrook could see the benefits of the independence of the armed forces at a glance. But as the Secretary of the Army, he didn't want this to happen during his tenure.