The General Staff Building of the Military General Staff is undoubtedly one of the most eye-catching new-style buildings in Beijing.

The entire building is eight floors high, with a base made of granite and cement, which is extremely strong. It is a reinforced concrete structure on top. The two layers of blue bricks are built outside and the walls are particularly thick. The style of the entire building is probably classical, but the tone is gray-black. At first glance, the whole building looks like a towering castle, and a ruthless duke is invisible and coldly wary of everything around him.

Zheng Yu stood in front of the General Staff Building, looking at the magnificent castle in front of him, and looking at the black-bottomed fire dragon battle flag fluttering in the wind, his mood couldn't help but feel heavy.

His eyes fell on the huge statue of Yue Fei. Looking at Qin Hui and others kneeling at Yue Fei's feet, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Chang Qing, I understand why the government is so hostile to them." Zheng Yu smiled bitterly, "This is simply a public challenge."

The young man sitting next to him said calmly: "It's a bit too much. Many people say it's coming from the cabinet."

Yang Yongtai, another well-known think tank in time and space, is now Zheng Yu's number one confidant. During Zheng Yu's tour of Europe and the United States, he has outstanding talents and can be trusted. Zheng Yu knows a little about this person in his previous life, and he also knows that such figures who have made great names in history are not Yi Yu, and he has won the crowd even more after returning to Beijing.

"There is nothing to do about this." Yang Yongtai smiled bitterly, "The Emperor's Team regards Yue Fei as the god of war. The military song of the Northern Expedition in the past was Man Jianghong, but there have been voices over the years, saying that Mangens are also Chinese descendants, and it is a bit inappropriate to put Yue Fei here. However, the Iron Coach has always insisted on keeping it, so he stood up like this."

"This mute person can only swallow the cabinet." Zheng Yu smiled, "When anyone wants to move this statue, he will probably be wearing a hat of sympathy for the Tartars."

He looked up at the sculpture again, and always felt a little uncomfortable.

You are Yue Fei, then the emperor is Emperor Gaozong of Song? The prime minister is Qin Hui? Is this a tragic card?

There were many flowers neatly placed under the statue. Several young men with students were coming forward. They put a white silk cloth in their hands on the ground and pressed it with a stone. They bowed deeply three times and turned around and left.

"It's a blood letter," said Yang Yongtai. "After the military expressed its attitude towards Russia and Japan, many patriots often came to see flowers and leave blood letters. This place has become a holy place for the pro-war faction. People often give speeches on the other side, but after the previous incident was released, it was banned."

Zheng Yu nodded and led everyone to the building.

From afar, he saw a group of officers waiting at the door and saluted from afar.

Zheng Yu stood attentively and returned the gift.

"Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, Jiang Sheng."

"Ma Zhiming, Director of the General Staff Operations Department."

"Director of the General Staff Liaison Office, Zhao Wu."

"Crown Prince of the Empire, Zheng Yu."

"Your Highness, it's a coincidence that something urgent happened in the first division in the morning," Jiang Sheng said a little embarrassedly, "The Chief will deal with it, and you will probably come back at lunch."

"It's okay," Zheng Yu said with a smile, "It's said on the phone. I've also walked around the troops in the Northeast before. This time I'm here to talk to you about the situation. Don't worry, don't worry."

When Jiang Sheng saw this person, he seemed to not care much and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In the spacious conference room, Zheng Yu listened to Jiang Sheng’s speech and raised his eyebrows: “The army is ready to report to the tent?”

Jiang Sheng nodded: "That's it. It is logical that the imperial affairs are separated from military and political affairs. The military budget, organization and military supplies are arranged by the Ministry of National Defense. The General Staff is only responsible for training and combat, but this time the matter is too large and it is related to the survival of the country. We are not at ease to leave it to the Ministry of National Defense."

Zheng Yu knew it in his heart.

The Ministry of National Defense had always been arguing with the government in the military supplies case, but in fact everyone understands that in the empire, the Ministry of National Defense, which is nominally in charge of military affairs, is actually just a choreographer for the two marshals, Lu and Hai. The Minister of National Defense Xu Shaozhen is not sure whether it is prestige, influence in the army or ability, and the two marshals are inferior to that of the two marshals. What is more important is that he was originally from the Town** School, and the first director of the tactical teaching and research department of the military school was Xu Fan and the chief of education was Mu Tie. As a student, Xu Shaozhen really had no confidence in front of the two.

From the beginning, Zheng Yu did not focus much on the mediation work on the Ministry of National Defense.

Last night, Xu Fan had told him that the army was preparing to report the tent. Zheng Yu understood that if they really did, it would be separated from the normal political system, which means that the problem could not be resolved within the legal framework and was forced to appeal to the imperial power. This was naturally the failure of Zheng Yu's mediation.

Zheng Yu calmed down and said, "General Jiang, everyone, my colleagues in Xiahe Yingxiang have also inspected military affairs in the Northeast, and the situation is indeed tense. Yesterday I also visited everyone in the cabinet. The national war is imminent, and everything must be followed by the overall situation. There is no difference in this matter."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded, and a hint of joy appeared on the faces of some young officers.

"I have read the basic information submitted here. I have read the Northeast Front Army more carefully. To be honest, although the numbers are amazing, the moisture content is not much."

When he heard Zheng Yu's words, the general who knew the inside story couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"However, the current financial difficulties of the country are also true. If this battle is not considered economic accounts, I am afraid that even if I win the country, I will be over." Zheng Yu said frankly, "War is just a means, and it is for political service after all. I am an active officer of the Royal Imperial Guard, but I am also the prince. I will be responsible for this country. I am here today to work with you to make this military case a support for the country's strength."

Ding Wu, director of the Second Department of the General Administration of Military Information, suddenly stood up and saluted: "Report to Ding Wu, director of the Second Department of the General Administration of Military Information, for instructions."

"Tell me." Jiang Sheng looked at Zheng Yu and said.

"It is a humble position to think that the national war is imminent, and military is the top priority. Everything must make way for the war. This war is the key to the survival of the empire. Even if the whole country tightens its belt and eats braised vegetables, it must survive. As long as this battle is won, we can ask Russia and Japan for compensation, land, and auction development privileges internally and externally. In short, everything can be earned back. The gap between us and the government budget is only 1.2 billion Chinese yuan, that is, less than 200 million pounds. As long as we have this money, we will definitely win. But if we don't have this money for so many years, everything we have invested before is wasted." Ding Wu said passionately, "Is the survival of the empire, the future of the entire people, the homeland of millions of square kilometers, and the compatriots who were harmed by Tsarist Russia, all the things that are added together are not worth the 200 million pounds and 200 million pounds. The country's fiscal revenue for a year is just a long pain rather than a short pain, I think..."

Several young and strong officers had already applauded, and many officers were looking at Zheng Yu and Jiang Sheng eagerly.

"Okay, you sit down first." Jiang Sheng's voice was not loud, but it seemed to be born with persuasion. Ding Wu couldn't help but salute and sat down properly.

"What Colonel Ding said is not unreasonable, but the account is not so simple." Zheng Yu looked around and said, "The Russians have sold Siberia's development rights to German, French and American merchants, and even sold a lot of development rights to Northeast, Mongolia and Xinjiang in private. Over the years, Russia and Japan's own finances have been very embarrassing. We think it will be difficult for them to use the Kaiyu oil on them afterwards."

Jiang Sheng frowned: "Your Highness, since you also said that the military supplies case makes sense, and you are from the Lu University, you should know that the war must always keep one hand. This military supplies case cannot be reduced anymore. Since the imperial finances cannot provide extra money and there is no hope of compensation, then the battle will not be fought?"

"Of course you have to fight. The problem now is not that we don't fight if we say we don't fight, but that others can't fight if we come to the door." Zheng Yu shook his head.

"But our budget is really undeductible." Jiang Sheng sighed and turned his fingers. "A A-level division of the National Defense Forces, in peacetime, the annual expenditure is at least 6 million Huayuan, each B-level division needs four million Huayuan, each standing infantry brigade needs two.5 million Huayuan, each third-order A cavalry division needs two.5 million Huayuan, and each artillery brigade needs two million Huayuan. Before we mobilized, there were twelve A-level divisions, fifteen B-level divisions, and there were thirty-two infantry brigades, six A-level cavalry divisions, seven B-level cavalry divisions, twelve cavalry brigades, and twenty-two independent cavalry regiments. These combat troops alone are already 300 million Huayuan Iron Opening Branches, plus the reserve system, military station military supplies department, Zhonghe High Military Academy, and the expenses of each headquarters.

During peacetime, the minimum maintenance expenditure of the army alone would require more than 380 million Huayuan. This does not consider the equipment procurement. Now, once the equipment is expanded, the maintenance expenditure in non-war has soared to 580 million Huayuan. If the war is maintained until the end of the year, the army alone will require a minimum of 1.5 billion Huayuan. This has not considered the Navy, nor has the Royal Guard Navy's funding tight, and we are not very clear. However, their military wages are generally more than 15 to 2 times ours. The procurement and maintenance costs of warships, the repair of ports, and the construction of fortresses are all sky-high prices. From this point on, their expenses are also indispensable. The Imperial Guards are maintained by the royal family, but the non-war expenses of the six Royal Guard divisions and two Guard Cavalry Divisions may cost more than 6 million Huayuan per month.”
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