Chapter 872: The cleanest department

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Vienna Palace, since the news of the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian War, Franz has eased down.
After being the emperor for so many years, he has been careful to avoid the situation of being besieged by the original time and space.
Austria's national policy is also established around this center. First, the United States split the other side of the ocean, and then sprouted Italy.
Then he played Prussia, who had ridiculed him, and weakened the Russian Empire. Until the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian War, Austria really got rid of the situation under siege.
Although the policy pursued by the British government is "only eternal interests, no eternal enemies", it does not mean that you have just beaten you to death, you may become an ally right away.
The government can be shameless, and the people can't accept such a shocking reversal. Even if interest groups suppress public opinion, the Russians must cooperate.
If the Russians won the war, going south to India would be the future national policy of the Tsarist government, and no one could stop it.
Unless the British can retreat, the two countries can only die.
If the Russians lost the war, this is impossible. Franz has made up his mind to support the Tsarist government.
In the latter part of the big deal, Austria paid money and supplies, and the Russians sent troops and consumed them with the British.
If one year does not work, two years, two years, three years and five years. Without killing a bloodshed, this war will never stop.
When the war is over, Britain and Russia are almost exhausted. For a long time to come, they will not be able to intervene in European things.
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Franz: "Sell the mortars we just equipped to the Russians. Most of the Afghanistan area is mountainous. They need a light artillery."
The British Empire had a solid foundation and had not suffered a heavy blow. To make them lose both sides, Franz had to find ways to increase the strength of the Russians.
Originally Franz had prepared the Macqin machine gun for the Russians, but considering the poor logistics of the tsarist government, they did not cause them any trouble.
More black technology, needless to say that it was left to the Austrian enemy, cannot be exposed for the time being.
The only thing that can be played in advance is this kind of mortar with little technical content. The original time and space were also made by the Russians. On the battlefield, the retired naval guns were directly modified on site.
The Minister of the Army, Feslav, reminded him a little embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, the Russians introduced the mortar production line as early as three years ago.
The Russian-Austrian alliance is not an alliance in a pure sense. From the beginning of the first war in the Near East, Russian armaments began to be alienated.
After a long period of running-in, the Russians also learned to be smart, but all the weapons equipped by the Austrian army on a large scale were also introduced.
The mortar, a weapon with low technical content, simple operation, and wide application, has not been classified as a secret armament since its birth, and the military has already installed it for a long time.
In fact, any weapon used in large-scale equipment cannot be kept secret.
After all, weapons and equipment also need time to run together before they can exert their power. They are not sent to soldiers and can be used for combat immediately.
The Makqin machine gun was not immediately installed, because the Austrian army was already equipped with Gatlin, and similar weapons were upgraded and replaced.
In fact, Austria ’s truly confidential weapons and equipment are still aircraft, tanks, and armored vehicles. What is prepared is that the aircraft are not kept secret.
It ’s not that I do n’t want it, but I ca n’t do it at all. Tanks and armored vehicles can also be secretly researched and developed in a small corner. Can't the plane test flight go to heaven?
The test flight of the aircraft is hundreds of miles. At such a long distance, it is a dream to want to be seen.
Rather than helping to squeeze attention, it is better to put it outside for anyone to watch, and you can also collect tickets.
Anyway, publicity is the first generation product, which is made by major industrial countries. Without in-depth research and development, it is because everyone did not realize the value of the aircraft.
As for tanks and armored vehicles, that is the real laboratory product, and the brand of the Automobile R & D Center is hung outside.
A purely private enterprise has nothing to do with military industry. Even R & D expenditures were funded by Franz himself, and he did not pass the military expenses.
Not to mention the outside world, even the senior officials of the Austrian government did not know that there was such a thing. Even the military only had a few participants.
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Franz asked in doubt: "Russians value arms so much?"
In his subconscious mind, the tsarist government did not attach importance to the replacement of armaments.
Because of military expenditures, the Russian military is also not active in this regard, unless it is necessary to change, generally speaking, it can save.
In the past two decades, the Russian army has not purchased second-hand equipment from Austria. Especially during the Russian-Russian war, the Russians directly carried out cargo sweeping.
The purpose is to save money. After all, second-hand weapons and equipment are cheap enough. Generally speaking, only 30% or 40% off the price of new equipment, and some weapons can be bought at a discount.
Although it is a little old, as long as it is well maintained, it can still be used for many years, and it is most suitable for the army without money.
Wesenberg, the foreign minister who knows the Russian Empire best, explained: "Your Majesty, the Tsarist government's lack of money is not incompatible with the introduction of weapons production lines.
In fact, every time we sign a military purchase contract with the Russians, a huge rebate is attached.
In order to prevent the Tsarist government from discovering, the bureaucrats responsible for procurement even required all contracts to pay taxes even at the transaction price.
The rebates returned to them are not directly given to cash, but through the secret transfer of profits.
Relying on this covert means of accepting bribes, the Russian military's international procurement department became the cleanest department in the tsarist government, and even set a historical record of no one being held accountable for bribery for corruption for ten years. "
After listening to this explanation, Franz rolled his eyes. Sure enough, the tsarist government was the one he was familiar with, and the bureaucrats were just as polite when they were making money.
Now this change is nothing more than contact with Austria for a long time. I learned the money-raising skills of Austrian bureaucrats, which is more advanced than domestic counterparts and knows to do it quietly.
It is conceivable how scary the evolved Russian bureaucracy will be.
Due to the supervision capacity of the Tsarist government, the Russian military's international procurement department is mostly unable to supervise by relying on the transfer of profits. Otherwise, it will not become the cleanest department in the Russian government.
Even because of imperfect laws, many obscure money-raising routines may not constitute a crime in the Russian Empire.
The bureaucracy also played a role in fishing for money, and at least played a role in promoting the upgrade of the Russian military's weapons and equipment.
No, it should have contributed to the upgrading of the Austrian army ’s weapons and equipment.
Because of industrial technology, the cost of weapons production by the Russians has always been high. Not only is the defective rate high, but even the performance of the products is unstable.
Whether it is a bureaucrat of a state-run military factory or a capitalist of a private military-industrial enterprise, they are all about maximizing their interests.
Purchase a production line, just do the appearance to meet the above inspection, in order to grab orders from the government.
The cost of production is too high. To reduce costs and reduce the risk of accidents, everyone tacitly chooses to smuggle.
Do n’t think that there is a problem with the Russian military ’s weapons and equipment, so you do n’t need to be held accountable. However, compared with other countries, the Russian military's ability to bear is higher, and the failure rate is too high, and it is necessary to be held accountable.
In fact, many capitalists lost their heads during the Russo-Prussian War. Most of the state-owned military industrial enterprises in the hands of the Tsarist government were confiscated at that time.
At first, everyone followed the rules and imported new equipment. Later, in order to obtain greater profits, everyone tacitly chose to use cheaper second-hand equipment instead.
Anyway, just change the argument. The second-hand equipment does not exist, all are pure Russian Empire products.
It seems a bit old, that is the arsenal is seriously responsible for each weapon has passed thousands of quality tests.
If you are not satisfied, there are weapons and equipment that have just been shipped to choose from, but the quality cannot be guaranteed without performance testing.
This multiple-choice question is easy to do, and everyone knows how to choose it after the trial. Even if you know there is a problem, there is no problem in the face of the ruble.
In order to meet the needs of customers, the Austrian military has advanced the replacement of weapons in advance to ensure that the Russian military does not look too old.
In fact, even if it is sold at a discount according to the international transaction price, this price is enough for the cost of weapons production, and some weapons still have a profit.
In a sense, this is also a win-win option. The Austrian military saves military expenses and the quality of weapons guaranteed by the Russian military is paid by Russian bureaucrats and capitalists.
If such a thing happened in Austria, Franz would definitely want to kill, but it happened in the Russian Empire, he did not see it selectively.
After all, Russian bureaucracy is good for Austria. If Russia and Austria turned their faces one day, the Russian military ’s military industry system would soon appear.
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In the battlefield of Afghanistan, one week has passed since the outbreak of the war, and the sneak attack expected by the tsarist government was naturally a failure.
The British generals were not idlers, they built a line of defense early on the border, and the scouts scattered all over the place, giving no chance to the Russian army.
However, it was the strength that determined the outcome of the war. After a week of fighting, Andhuy had become shaky.
This is not the core of the British defense. From a strategic point of view, the best offensive route of the Russian army is to attack Herat along the Hari River, and then flow into the hinterland of Afghanistan.
However, Admiral Oginets is not an ordinary person, Herat naturally belongs to one of the offensive areas, but the breakthrough is placed in Andhuy.
In the Russian army ’s interim command, Admiral Oginets asked,
Is the Afghan resistance group connected?

There is no doubt that in his strategic plan, the Afghan resistance organization is also an important force.
In his view, the Afghan resistance organization can make hundreds of thousands of British troops helpless, their own strength is absolutely not weak, it is a pity not to use it.
Colonel Loznysa, the young officer in charge of contact, reluctantly replied: "Your Excellency, the contact is in contact.
However, the resistance organizations in Afghanistan are more unexpected than the resistance organizations we contacted alone.
According to the information collected by us, the resistance organizations in the Afghan region will not be less than one hundred, and may even exceed two hundred.
Nominally, they are under the leadership of King Emile. In fact, these organizations have already acted aloof and have not been bound at all.
Because of religion, the relationship between these resistance organizations is not very harmonious, and it is almost impossible to integrate them. "
"One hundred houses" and "two hundred houses", this figure directly refreshed the three views of Admiral Oginets. According to his estimates, there are at most two or three Afghan resistance organizations.
After all, too much organization will lead to the dispersion of power, it is difficult to cooperate with each other, and it is impossible to exert the maximum fighting power.
The reality is exactly the opposite. The Afghan resistance organization is in bulk. Without any co-ordination, the British are equally exhausted.
"If it were integrated, wouldn't it be possible ..."
This tempting idea was just born, and was crushed by Admiral Oginets. The purpose of the Russian army's coming this time was not to bring warmth to the Afghans.
Essentially, both Britain and Russia are aggressors. It is just that the British are now occupying the Afghan region, and the Russian army naturally does not mind raising the banner of liberation of Afghanistan.
Once the British were driven away, the Russian army also wanted to occupy the Afghan region. This was the national policy that the tsarist government had set.
In this context, the Afghan resistance organization can only be used as a cannon fodder, and it will still be cleaned up in the future. Strengthening their strength is to add trouble to themselves.
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