MTL - Red Alert 1895-Chapter 999 Disarmament (on)
After Wang Guorui obtained a lot of technology about those materials from Britain and Germany, this can be regarded as a thorough consolidation of China's industrial development, and China's industrial development in the future can be regarded as a complete fill-in. And in this way, everyone can develop steadily in the future without being restricted by any foreigners. Although everyone had technology before, they didn't have enough materials. If there is no material, it means that it will be controlled by foreigners. Although the material is not particularly complete at present, it can be used as a complete system supplement, so that more development can be obtained through these materials in the future. These data are accumulated by Britain and Germany over the years, but now they are all given to China. After that, they can completely improve the industrial system, and they will not be afraid of being restricted by foreigners in the future.
"Your Majesty, since this deal is over, I dare to make a suggestion!" Prime Minister Xiao Hongsheng said.
Wang Guorui asked: "Do you have any suggestions? You can just say it directly. I'm not the kind of person who doesn't listen to opinions."
"Your Majesty, I dare you to ask Your Majesty to prepare for disarmament." Xiao Hongsheng said.
"Disarmament?" Wang Guorui frowned.
Because disarmament is a major event for a country, especially disarmament means reducing the number of armed personnel, which represents a weakening of the strength of the army. Such disarmament also means reducing the ability to suppress domestically. Because the army is actually not only a function of external development, but a greater role of internal suppression. In fact, the armies of all dynasties, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, have often suppressed more internally rather than exploiting externally. So disarmament actually has the possibility of abolishing martial arts, so Xiao Hongsheng is also worried.
Since ancient times, it is easy for a country to expand its military, but it is difficult to disarm it, because expanding the army may increase the number of military attaches and increase the power of the military. Of course, they are keen on expanding the army. Each expansion of the army means that many officers can get promoted for no reason, and it is not as risky as fighting a foreign war, so many military officers are also keen on expanding the army. But once the disarmament is disarmed, it is not what most people are willing to accept.
Moreover, the emperors were not keen on disarmament. In the era of the ancient family, the emperors were very insecure, so they had to strengthen their armed forces and build an army to suppress domestic opposition forces. So this is also why in ancient times it was easy to expand the army and it was very difficult to disarm, because the emperor believed that the more troops the better, the more naturally the more secure.
Therefore, many courtiers are afraid to talk about disarmament, because disarmament is almost touching the scales of the king of a country, which many people are unwilling to accept. So when Xiao Hongsheng raised the idea of disarmament, Xiao Hongsheng was also very worried, wondering what Wang Guorui would think.
"Why do you want to disarm?" Wang Guorui asked.
Xiao Hongsheng replied: "Your Majesty, China currently has no less than two million troops, of which the army accounts for more than half, and even various reserves and second-line troops have no less than three million. And such a huge armed force, Although it’s not much, we don’t need it in a short time. The current international situation is that the contradiction between the British in Europe and the Germans is profound, and they can’t threaten us in a short time. Although the United States is at war with us, but The real war is also a group of spies, not the regular army. The various opposition forces in our country have long been suppressed, and they dare not move. And even if they move, they don’t even have weapons. Effective resistance. So we don't need to maintain so many regular troops. I think we can abolish half a million regular troops, and then have half a million reserve troops, so that we can avoid excessive military spending."
After listening to this suggestion, Wang Guorui did not say in his heart that at least one-ninth of these soldiers were his Red Police soldiers. These one-ninth Red Police soldiers did not actually receive real military pay. The salaries of the police soldiers have long been put in Wang Guorui's small treasury, and no one else knows about it, not even Wang Guorui's women.
But now Xiao Hongsheng proposes disarmament, so Wang Guorui is not worried about losing control of the army. Because this disarmament will not affect one's control over the army, as long as the officers and soldiers of the disbanded troops are properly arranged, then there is actually no big problem. And this disarmament must give priority to the abolition of natural persons, and it is impossible for red police soldiers to be abolished. Because the Red Police soldiers are not only elite, but once they go to the common people, they will not have any ability to earn a living, and even their IQ will be a problem, so naturally he will not abolish those Red Police soldiers, but will abolish the natural person.
However, the employment of these natural persons is also an important issue. Once they cannot arrange their jobs, it will be the most troublesome for them to cause trouble.
As for disarmament, Wang Guorui is quite confident about the current international situation. Europe is already full of contradictions, and there are already irreconcilable contradictions among countries. Britain and Germany have their own ghosts, and they are destined to be impossible to attack together. They also didn't have the ability to project weapons. If they dared to attack, Wang Guorui would be able to deal with them.
Therefore, disarmament is actually a way to reduce economic pressure, and even at present, there is no need to bear too much economic pressure. Once the troops are dismantled, not only can they return to production positions, but they can also create economic benefits. In this way, the military saves military expenditures, and the civilians create economic benefits, which will definitely produce greater benefits under the conditions of one ebb and another. After all, if you want to support a soldier, it often takes several people to pay taxes, or even a dozen to get it. Once a soldier is abolished, it means that the tax burden paid by more than a dozen ordinary people can be diverted to other aspects of people's livelihood. As for the soldier who can resume production, this is tantamount to increasing productivity.
Therefore, for the current situation, disarmament is also beneficial and harmful. Moreover, disarmament is something that almost every new regime has to do after its establishment. Every new regime expands its army a lot when it seizes the world, but once peace is established, disarmament is inevitable. So now that Wang Guorui has seized power, he can naturally consider disarming the army.
Although Wang Guorui's army seems to be only 2 million, it is less than the more than 2.3 million troops of later generations. However, China currently has a population of only 400 million, and the productivity of this era is far from being comparable to that of later generations, so of course the ratio of soldiers to civilians has increased a lot.
"Disarmament, I initially agreed. But you come up with a charter, so that you can convince those on the other side of the army. Especially in terms of military expenditure, I'm afraid you don't want to cut it lightly, understand?" Wang Guorui said.
Wang Guorui knew that if the army was disarmed, which side of the army would definitely be dissatisfied. Therefore, Wang Guorui suggested that Xiao Hongsheng should not reduce the military expenditures of the military, otherwise, once the officers of the army get into a commotion, it might be a matter of civil and military incompatibility. In that case, there must be internal problems, so disarmament can be done, but military expenditure cannot be reduced, otherwise the officers of the army will feel dissatisfied that they have less political resources. In the case of disarmament, it is actually beneficial not to cut military expenditures.
In fact, Wang Guorui is not very supportive of reducing military expenditures, because if these military expenditures can be used to reduce the proportion of natural persons in the army, then the proportion of red police soldiers will be relatively increased. At that time, the amount of military expenditures flowing into his small treasury will naturally increase, which will be beneficial for Wang Guorui to transfer these military expenses to his own small treasury.
"Okay, it's good to be able to disarm, and I don't have any extra thoughts. After all, the world is still peaceful for the time being, and most of the wars in Europe will not affect us, so we don't need to take risks to win this too many troops. Quantity. Even if this disarmament does not reduce military spending, then we can use the army to resume production and let them continue to produce, and the economic benefits will not be improved at all." Xiao Hongsheng said.
Even if military spending is not reduced, it is actually good for the government. Because this does not reduce military expenditure, but a large number of soldiers return to local production after being discharged, which increases the tax revenue of the court ~www.novelbuddy.com~ and then allows the court to obtain more tax revenue, which will drive more income. So even if this does not cut military spending, it will be beneficial and harmless to the government.
In this way, military expenditures are not reduced, and it is also very beneficial for them to avoid the military's overly significant rebound. Military expenditure has always been an important reason for the conflict between the military and the government. It is better to abolish the military than to cut military expenditure. This is an example of various countries. So Xiao Hongsheng knew that it would not be so easy to cut military expenditures, so he could only continue to pay. However, how this military expenditure is used is also worth paying attention to.
As long as Wang Guorui agreed to disarmament, it would also allow their government to gain huge support. If Wang Guorui did not support it, then their government would be useless, they would not be able to obtain disarmament, and they would not be able to suppress those military leaders, so their disarmament plan would definitely fail. Therefore, obtaining the support of Wang Guorui is the basis for the completion of the disarmament plan. After all, those arrogant warriors are all very powerful. Zheng Hong, one of Wang Guorui's queens, is also the vice chairman of the army. Although there are many factions in the army, no one can stand alone when facing the government. After all, no one can avoid civil and military disputes. Even if each of them has factions on weekdays, when facing civil and military disputes, they must give up disputes and face another common opponent together.
And this group of arrogant soldiers put a lot of pressure on the civil servants! (To be continued.)
