Holy Roman Empire

As the budget battle intensified, Franz returned to the Vienna Palace at the end of October, ending the holiday trip ahead of schedule.

You can go on vacation at any time. As an emperor, he always puts state affairs first. Although training the crown prince, that doesn't mean that you just let it go.

We must know that there are not many other things in politics, but there are many holes in the road ahead. It's okay to step on the small pits, just as a lesson learned.

But there are also some pits that you can't step on. Once you step on it, you may sink in and never get out.

For example: the annual budget allocation that is currently in progress, once it is smashed out, it will be fatal.

If you can’t balance the needs of all parties and make the budget for granted, or if you invest the budget in one or several aspects based on your ideals and benefits, then you’re done.

In case someone contributes to the flames, even if Frederick is the crown prince, he will not be able to eat. At least the hat of incompetence can't be taken off.

A crown prince who wears the hat of "incompetence" before he succeeds, even if he inherits the throne, it is difficult to be convincing.

It's not that similar things have never happened. Including Franz suffered a loss at the beginning of his succession, but it happened to catch up with the counterattack against the Kingdom of Sardinia, leaving the responsibility to the war.

Now that the world is peaceful, without the help of war, budget allocation is quite a test.

Of course, if you do not want to take responsibility, you can also transfer this work to the Prime Minister. But this will make Xiangquan bigger, and the emperor will become a rubber stamp if he is not careful.

Then put your destiny in the hands of others, and if you run into someone with a dark heart, maybe the royal family will become the front desk clown.

In the end, he became the following people to take advantage, and the emperor was responsible for the back of the pot. Similar things have not happened rarely in history.

On this issue, countries and companies are actually the same.

Fortunately, many people have worked so hard to start a business, and in the end they have been fooled by others, and instead of training their descendants to succeed, they are instead handed over to professional managers.

It seems very scientific, but the final outcome usually ends in tragedy.

Just look at the performance of listed companies. In the past 37 years, the delisting rate of U.S. stock companies has been as high as 72%, and the delisting of these companies is almost entirely the result of professional managers.

And with the decline of morality and the continuous fast-paced society, this ratio is still rising.

Although the enterprise is tossed to the end, the professional managers who manage the enterprise have made a fortune in the process. It is the shareholders who really suffer.

Even if a few companies develop occasionally, the owner of the company has changed, and he has no relationship with the founder of the company.

Companies that really rely on managers to take care of them without any problems are personally restrained by major shareholders and prevent the management of the company from letting go.

The same goes for the country. Once the emperor doesn't care about things, the bureaucrats will soon let themselves go. Then fell down at a speed visible to the naked eye, until finally hollowed out...

"A flower does not have a hundred days of red", it is a natural law to prosper and decline. Watering and fertilizing is nothing more than letting the flowers hang for a few more days.

The same is true for countries, and no one knows what the future holds. Anyway, it's full of uncertainty, it's not as good as leaving one's own country to toss.

Even if you want a prodigal, it is better to lose in the hands of your own descendants than to give someone else a prodigal. On this issue, Franz saw it very clearly.

Including the plan of enfeoffment in preparation, in addition to actual needs, it is also diversifying investment. Put the eggs in different baskets to increase risk resistance as much as possible.

I have done everything I can do now, and Franz cares about the rest. Anyway, when he is alive, there will be no problems.

Vienna Palace

After listening to Frederick’s work report, Franz nodded in satisfaction. There were no major mistakes, which was enough.

Being able to guarantee the normal operation of the empire in a peaceful time proves that Frederick has the ability to govern the empire.

As for the war years?

It is estimated that Frederick will not be met. Once the battle for maritime hegemony ends, the Holy Roman Empire will become the only superpower.

With Shinra's strong strength, there will be no evenly matched opponent for a long time to come.

Unless aliens invade, or else only Shen Luo can beat others.

By the time of Frederick, there were at most some local wars, which was not a challenge at all. In the future is the era of "nuclear peace", the probability of a war breaking out is even smaller.

After the report, Franz smiled and asked: "Frederick, what do you think of the all-heavy artillery battleship plan made by the Admiralty?"

It seems that he did not expect that Franz would ask this question. Frederick was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "It looks very good, but it is too expensive.

We can make all-heavy artillery battleships, and the British can naturally make them. 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 is not much more than that of the British. In the end, it is very likely that both sides will suffer.

The probability of winning may not be as good as the Air Force’s Terminator program. At the very least, the Air Force is forced to rush into warships.

Of course, in the long run, we are not unacceptable to the outcome of both losses. But in this way, it is cheaper for the Americans and Russians.

Recently, the United States and the Tsarist government have fought fiercely. At some point, these two fringe countries will form an alliance.

Although their national strength is far less than that of the British in a short period of time, their development potential is higher than that of Britain.

Fighting out the British and becoming two competitors with greater potential is a business that does not pay the price.

In consideration of the interests of the empire, we must inherit the British heritage while pulling the British down, or else we will be in vain.

To achieve this, it must be ensured that after defeating the British, the Imperial Navy still has the strength to suppress the nations of the world. "

Not optimistic, this is inevitable.

Although the financial revenue of the Holy Roman Empire is high, the expenses are equally astonishing. It is impossible for the government to invest all of its revenue on naval construction.

Purely fighting for financial resources, Shinra does not have the advantage in a short time. Unless the time is delayed for more than ten or twenty years, and the economy of Shinra further develops, the Vienna government can have the financial power to crush the British.

In contrast, the Air Force’s "Terminator Project" is more optimistic. With the continuous development of aviation technology, the carrying capacity of aircraft is also increasing day by day.

So far, the largest strategic bomber of the Shenluo Air Force has been able to carry two tons of ammunition.

Coupled with a specially made giant bomb, it is enough to pose a threat to the battleship. The only problem is that the accuracy of the head is not enough, it is difficult to accurately hit.

However, the Air Force has begun to figure out a solution to this problem. It's really not accurate, and you can use the quantity to make up.

It’s a big deal to fight for luck. With thousands of bombers going into battle, 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 still hit a warship with a plane. Although this is a joke, this suicide attack is indeed very effective.

In the anti-French war, some reconnaissance aircraft encountered accidents in the air and could not return normally.

At the last moment, the pilot was brave and crashed directly into a French warship, exploding a large firework.

There is not only one similar case, but most of them miss the target. But as long as it hits, the effect is exceptionally good.

Of course, it's not that Shinra pilots are really not afraid of death. It is mainly that the plane of this year, once encountered an accident at sea, would have died forever.

A forced landing at sea is completely overthinking, and it is not a seaplane. When an ordinary plane landed at sea, it sank to the bottom of the sea with a splash.

Parachuting is equivalent to going into the sea to feed the fish, not to mention that the news will not go back, even if it goes back, it will not wait for rescuers to arrive.

Choosing to crash into the enemy warship is to pull a pad before dying. By the way, make some contributions to your family. After all, military service is still effective after death, and the rewards that should be given will not be less.

According to the plan of the Air Force Department, if it is a critical moment, you can really fight it. As long as the death squads are looking for it carefully, they can always be found.

If there are not enough people, you can also cause accidents. Finally choose to pull the enemy back, that is too much.

Politics is as dark as it is. As long as the benefits are large enough, there is nothing that politicians cannot do.

Franz laughed and scolded: "The Air Force's Terminator program is the real bad idea. There are thousands of bombers, but they dare to think about it.

With the development of aviation technology, the cost of aircraft construction is also rising, and the quality requirements for pilots are also increasing.

If the technology is in place, the cost of thousands of bombers is estimated to be able to build hundreds of battleships.

It's still cheap. I think the most expensive thing in the future is the air force. Wait, the air force's military expenditure will be on par with the army and navy in 30 years. "

If it wasn't for his previous life experience, chances are that Franz would have been fooled by the Air Force's plan. After all, the picture cake given by the Air Force really looks very attractive.

It's a pity that this stuff is delicious, but it's really not cheap!

Today's airplanes are worthless, and thousands of bombers are worth tens of millions of Aegis. If you count the pilots' logistics and maintenance, they are not much expensive.

The future will be different. Soon, airplanes worth tens of thousands of dollars will be outdated, and they will be replaced by astronomical goods worth hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

It is unknown whether the entire Holy Roman Empire can afford thousands of bombers, let alone the assembly of thousands of bombers at once.

Besides, the enemy is not a fool. The British are also developing the air force. If they go to their old lair to carry out an attack, their air force will also fight back.

To cover thousands of bombers, how many fighter jets do you need to escort?

This question is terrifying as long as you think about it. Otherwise, during World War II, the German Air Force would send all the Royal Navy to the sea.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't do it at all. Instead of carrying out this unreliable plan for the Air Force, Franz felt that the Navy's plan was good.

The "all-heavy artillery battleship" is the dreadnought ship of the original time and space. It was originally done by the British, but it almost buried the Royal Navy.

Regardless of whether it can surpass the British Navy in the end, at least the two sides have been brought to the same starting line, and the advantages accumulated by the Royal Navy in the early stage have been wiped out.