After sending everyone away, Franz's tense face instantly eased. It could be seen that he was not really angry.

The battle for military expenditure by the three armed forces is a matter of course, and this is also part of the balance of power. If the three armed forces of the three armed forces stop fighting, that is the real problem.

Seeing that Franz was not angry, Frederick asked with concern: "Father, which of the three solutions proposed by the military just now do you prefer?"

It has nothing to do with curiosity. Frederick is really undecided and has no idea who to support.

On the surface, the strategic plans proposed by the army, navy and air force are very operational. Any success of any plan can bring the Holy Roman Empire to its peak.

All are "high-quality strategies", and the advantages and disadvantages cannot be analyzed at all, which increases the difficulty of choice.

“Is this important?”

Franz asked back.

As if he was being questioned by his soul, "Is this important?" kept flashing in Frederick's mind. It seemed very important, and it seemed not important at all.

The Shenluo military is still qualified. Although the three proposals proposed have their own shortcomings, they end up with the same goal.

No other competitors have grown up. As long as the British are pulled down, Shinra is the unique world overlord.

After a while, Frederick slowly replied, "I understand."

Looking at his cautious son, Franz smiled and said, "No, you don't understand. In fact, we have no choice at all.

Politics never judges the winner by right or wrong. Perhaps taking a single strategy can win at the lowest cost, but we must consider the actual situation.

A few years ago, the army dominated the country. In order to balance the military's strength, I supported the navy, stripped the air force, and established the current triangular checks and balances system.

Now the Navy and Air Force combined can barely compete with the Army, and at the same time it has also touched the Army's bottom line.

No matter how much they make concessions, they will not be able to let the Navy get the same amount of military expenditure as them. This is the pride of the army.

You should know how powerful the army is. The Holy Roman Empire was basically fought by the army.

Overseas fief lords and emerging farmers, more than 90% of them were from the army, and the bureaucrats in the government served in the army for more than seven levels.

Not to mention the people, our compulsory military service law is aimed at the army. The navy and the air force are both technical arms, and it is impossible for everyone to serve.

With so many supporters? The Army cannot lose. As long as they insist on not giving in? Even if the Air Force and the Navy join forces, it will have no effect.

We can't end up in person? Let's go and fight, right?"

The emperor personally came to the court to make a fuss? It was like a referee playing football. Just think about it, no mature monarch would do this.

Even before supporting the navy and divesting the air force? The cabinet was charging, and Franz did not make a move in person until the beginning and end? Not to mention now.

Perhaps for the army, navy and air force? This military spending competition is crucial and is related to their development in the next ten years.

But for the emperor and the Holy Roman Empire, no matter which plan you choose, the final outcome is destined.

This is the decision of comprehensive national strength? To this day, Shenluo and Britain have widened a qualitative gap.

Including colonial citizens, the total population of the Holy Roman Empire has reached 160 million, and there are 120 million in Europe alone.

In contrast, the British Isles in Britain are only more than 30 million? The total population of citizens in the colonies outside Shanghai is only more than 40 million.

Of course? If the colonial indigenous people are included, this proportion has been reversed. India alone has 300 to 400 million? The total population controlled by the entire British Empire exceeds 500 million, while Shenra is less than 180 million.

It is true that the British Empire has a large population? Unfortunately, the utilization rate is not high. Is it okay to plunder wealth in the primitive colonial rule? It is far from enough to strengthen national strength.

Just compare the data and you will know that the total economic output of the Holy Roman Empire is one fifth higher than that of the entire British Empire (including colonies), and the total industrial output is 2.5 times that of Britain.

This is just the beginning, and as time goes by, the gap is still widening.

If there is such a big advantage, you can lose in the end, and Franz won't have to mess around.

Deliberately expressing dissatisfaction, in addition to hitting the military, the most important thing is that Franz hopes that the military can compromise with each other.

Unless the British admit defeat in advance, no matter which strategy they choose, they will need cooperation from the army, navy and air force in the future, which is nothing more than a matter of primary and secondary.

Even if the three armies compromise and the development at the same time would waste a lot of financial resources, Franz also accepted it.

This is the helplessness of a great power. In order to balance the interests of all parties, almost every great power will face the problem of waste of resources.

...

The military spending competition continues, but the new "Roman" has a problem first. After the military preparation and the supporting facilities are completed, everyone suddenly discovered that the "Roman"'s ability to resist wind and waves is very average.

There is nothing strange about it. Almost all test ships have such and such problems. Perfect products are produced at one time and are not suitable for warships.

There has always been a saying in the navy that "design is leading, construction is backward."

The "Roman" is considered good, at least it still maintains its world-leading level after its completion. The British "super battleship" is still under design, and other countries do not even have the interest to follow the trend.

Despite its insufficient resistance to wind and waves and minor problems, it cannot conceal the strong combat power of the "Roman" and at least it is strong enough in the Mediterranean.

If the army is caught, the army will naturally take advantage of the situation. As long as it is proved that the "Roman" does not have the ability to fight oceans, the Super Battleship Plan of the Navy will have to die.

Unfortunately, Franz has long been familiar with this little trick and doesn't give everyone a chance to speak: "Block the news, the flaws of the Rome will be stopped, and there is no need to talk about it in the future.

The lack of wind and wave resistance will not affect the use in the Mediterranean. Just pay attention when the navy arranges tasks and prevents it from leaving the Mediterranean.

The follow-up publicity continues, just remove the world cruise item.

The exploration of new technologies is already full of uncertainty, and we can still bear this risk."

Originally, the Shenluo Navy had the reputation of "bath basin navy", and Franz didn't mind making it deserved. If the British wanted to see jokes, they would just let them see it first.

If you think about it, you can use the Mediterranean as a bathtub, which is another achievement.

Looking at human history, which country that treats the Mediterranean as a bathtub is not awesome?

As long as you don't leave the Mediterranean, the "Roman" is a real super battleship. Whether it is to support the storefront or scare it out, it can be arranged properly.

Deep down, Franz had made up his mind that if it were indeed necessary, he would not have prepared to let the "Roman" go to the battlefield.

After all, it is a test ship, and no one knows how many pits it has been stepped on. For details, please refer to the first generation of dreadnoughts from all countries in the original space-time world. They are all kinds of pitfalls.

A century-old navy is not necessarily a navy that needs to develop for hundreds of years, but naval warships take a hundred years to continuously step on pits, rush into mines, and accumulate various experiences and lessons.

For Franz, as long as the test ship is not sunk and can go to sea normally, it is qualified. As for other issues, it can be improved by the second and third generations later.

Although Franz's words exempted from in-depth accountability, the Admiralty's "Super Battleship Plan" failed first.

Everyone can tolerate a "Roman" that cannot leave the Mediterranean, but if you create more than twenty ships in one go, no one can tolerate them.

Even though the Navy repeatedly guaranteed that the warships behind would not have any other similar problems, everyone would not dare to accompany them on adventures.

Of course, the Rome is not without its advantages. At least its combat effectiveness is really strong, and as long as it avoids the harsh windy weather, it is still the king of naval battles.

In the end, the Navy's "Five Years and Twenty-Five" super battleship plan was cut to "Five Years and Five", and was the first to be eliminated from this military spending battle.

Looking at Castagney's unwilling look when he left, Franz knew that the matter was not over yet. As the problem was solved, the Navy would propose the "Super Battleship Plan" again.

With the Royal Navy, a competitor, helping to set up a stage to perform, I believe this day will not come too late.

...

Reducing the scale of shipbuilding does not mean reducing publicity efforts. As the brightest "baby" this year, the "Roman" is still the darling of the media.

After the supporting facilities were improved, the "Roman" began to wander in the Mediterranean Sea, and under the guise of exchange of experience, they kept visiting countries along the Mediterranean coast.

Every time you go to a country, you will inevitably have a joint military exercise.

The most miserable thing is the Italian states that have just been independent, carrying more than 1,000 tons of small destroyers and more than 20,000 tons of "Roman" joint exercises. The scene is simply...

If it weren't for the different national flags flying, everyone would probably regard them as small followers, and it wouldn't be possible that this was a joint military exercise.

There is no way. In order to increase the popularity, the Vienna government must do this. Only by building up the momentum will the British Parliament be willing to allocate funds to the Royal Navy.

It was so thorough that he was intoxicated to think about the enemy. However, in order to consume the national strength of the British, Franz decided to do it.

Regardless of whether the Shinra Navy could surpass the British in the era of Dreadnought, at least in this wave of warship renewal, the British suffered more than 70% of the losses than Shinra.

Who made them have more warships?

In this era of naval technological revolution, whoever has more warships will suffer the greatest losses.
Chapter completed!