Chapter 2346: Generals After the War II

Two hours later, the motorcade of the three finally arrived at the Crown Prince's official residence. And when Crook and the others got off the car, they couldn't help being shocked, because here, they felt the long-lost military feeling. The Bavarian Royal Guards were waiting for them on the road inside the mansion, the ceremonial rifles in their hands and the bayonet on them gleamed in the sunlight.

Not to mention anything else, Crook and the others felt much better about Crown Prince Ruprecht if they were greeted by the Bavarian Royal Guard. And more importantly, before entering the venue, it was Crown Prince Ruprecht who greeted them in person, not Earl Schelling next to him. To be honest, Earl Schelling greeted them as the future Prime Minister of Bavaria with enough respect. This made the three generals a little flattered.

However, the satisfaction of perception and vanity cannot make Crook and others forget their principles and goals. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Crook and the others were sitting in danger, waiting for Ruprecht to tell the purpose of this invitation. After all, it was inconvenient for them to ask directly: "What exactly do you want us to do here?"

"General Crook, you are more emaciated than you were on the battlefield a few months ago." Ruprecht said after looking at Crook.

"Yes, our knowledge and talents in the war do not allow us to do well in new positions. Relatively speaking, you are a real genius, whether it is political or military." Crook said.

"Is it because of the discharge and resettlement of military personnel? Can you tell me about the current situation?" Ruprecht asked with a smile.

"Counting the personnel who have served in the army, the total number of active and retired soldiers is about 1.5 million, and the number of troops retained by the Prussian Federation after the war will be reduced to about 300,000. In other words, 1.2 million people will retire, Among them, there are still more than 200,000 disabled and seriously injured people who are inconvenient to participate in labor. Our core task now is to arrange for these people and provide a guarantee for those who have lost their ability to work. In addition, the officers and soldiers who died in the battle in Parliament Prussia There are more than 350,000 people in total. These people need pensions in their families, and there is a shortage of funds and jobs. We simply cannot arrange so many people in a short period of time. Moreover, I have to say that Herbert and others are very stingy in placement. !” Crook thought for a while and said.

"This is not just an administrative issue but also a social issue," Ruprecht said. "This is the first large-scale war of mass mobilization. We need to solve the problem of retired personnel more than all previous wars. The problems are all big. Our resettlement is not only to solve the livelihood problem of retired officers and soldiers, but also to let them share the dividends of the empire's victory. Otherwise, no one will go to the battlefield for the empire in the next war. What do you think? ?”

"That's right, not only officers and nobles, but civilians also share in these profits, so I want to know how the Kingdom of Bavaria handles these things?" House saw that the crown prince did not seem to discuss some recent sensitive issues, so he was happy Talk to him about army placement.

"For those who are indeed incapacitated, the state will support them, and the treatment enjoyed by soldiers should not be lower than the average level in Bavaria. For their families, especially minors, we will provide certain compensation. These compensations will continue Until they come of age," Ruprecht said.

"It's going to be a pretty big expense," Pinov said. According to the ratio of killed and disabled in the army, there may be more than 50,000 disabled soldiers in Bavaria who have completely lost their ability to work. And if they support the minors in their families, the expenses will be even greater.

"For those with certain labor capacity, the state will concentrate them to work in special factories.

The remuneration will also be supported and compensated with reference to the local average level. Their families will also receive a fixed amount of compensation six months to one year after the end of the war. "

"Then how do you plan to accommodate the large number of hundreds of thousands of people who are capable of working?" Crook said: "I think it is very difficult to ask the society to add hundreds of thousands of labor positions. Because before accepting veterans , the personnel originally engaged in military production will be diverted first. They will quickly occupy a large number of positions, and before the economic recovery, the demand for entertainment facilities such as restaurants and bars will be very small, so the industries that could originally absorb a large number of positions may also be very few. not optimistic."

"General Crook, if you are not a soldier but a mayor, I believe you will be able to manage a big city like Cologne." Ruprecht said with a smile. Although this is flattering, what Crook said is indeed true. After the war, even if the victorious country wants to restore its economy, it will take time!

First of all, after the war, some entertainment service industries that could accommodate a large number of jobs before the war will not be able to recover immediately after the end of the war. After all, everyone is used to living a hard life during the war, and they have no money to spend right after the war. . Only when everything is on the right track, people will be able to enjoy those service industries.

Secondly, after the war, the first step to recover must be basic industries such as water and electricity transportation. This is necessary. Generally speaking, the efficiency of these transportation-related industries has declined during the war. Taking World War I as an example in history, Whether it is the Allied Powers or the Allies, the efficiency of their transportation industry declined during the war. The British transportation fleet was beaten to death by German submarines. France and Germany had a high-load operation of the transportation industry due to fierce land battles, but there was not enough Human and financial maintenance, and this plane is still the same, at least in the old Prussian area. And maintaining these basic industries requires a lot of money, and after the money is invested, there will be no output for a while!

The third is the issue of social labor arrangement. Military personnel need to be resettled. However, military workers and related heavy chemical industry personnel also need to be resettled. … Not to mention that Krupp's factory in Essen alone requires at least 40,000 people to switch to other industries. Before the outbreak of military employment, the local government must first solve the problem of military employment...  At this time, other industries are gradually recovering, so the absorption capacity is also limited, so this is a bit troublesome.

So, what if you want to fix these things? For the victorious country, it is natural to quickly use compensation to plug the loopholes in infrastructure construction and economic recovery! This is the so-called start-up capital, which may not be compared with the money earned after recovery, but this start-up capital is very important for the recovery of the economy!

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