Chapter 442 Military and Political Reform
In mid-January, Frederick returned to Weissenburg City with Susan, who was beginning to wake up from hibernation.
After the vacation, there are endless meetings, discussions, and infighting.
But Frederick was the referee and quietly watched his men rack their brains for ministerial positions in the government of the Principality of Wesson.
He also took the time to pay attention to the "Garden" group that was captured at the end of last year.
Dennis and the others brought back a lot of documents, including many account books, including assassination business and flesh business.
Frederick asked people to sort out the list of assassination business, first interrogate the people involved in the case, and then hang them on the wall after the interrogation.
Those abducted children and ordinary employees who have no blood on their hands will be given travel expenses if they are willing to go home, and those who are homeless can live in the Principality of Wesson with a new identity.
It’s just that there is no record of the hirer in the account book, all are replaced by numbers in order, and the last business is to assassinate Frederick.
After interrogating the receptionist at the time, it was learned that the other party asked someone to send a token and agreed to communicate through the wall in a hotel. The agreement was reached and the person was gone when he went to collect the money.
Frederick had no choice but to spread the news and blow up fish to see if he could scare people out.
He now focuses on the reform of government departments.
Previously, Wessen had the Ministry of Administration, Finance, Military Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Construction, Taxation, Commerce, Industry, Agriculture, Police, Education, Health, Supreme Court and The Supreme Procuratorate has a total of fourteen departments. Now it will create a new Ministry of Posts. The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Transport will be separated from the Ministry of Construction. The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Land and Resources will be separated from the Ministry of Administration. The Ministry of Justice will be separated from the Supreme Court. Restructure the Ministry of Affairs into a liaison department between the military and local governments.
Among these twenty-one departments, the Supreme Court and the Supreme Prosecutor's Office are not in the administrative system and are directly responsible to Grand Duke Wesson. The remaining departments and the Wesson Bank form the Supreme Council of Ministers of the Principality of Wesson.
The Supreme Council of Ministers is the highest administrative organ of the Principality of Wesson. The Minister of Administration also serves as the first chairman, which is equivalent to the Prime Minister of other countries. The highest chairman is the Grand Duke of Wesson.
In addition, Frederick also set up an anti-corruption agency directly under his own jurisdiction. He could not find a suitable leader for a while, so he asked Afu to take charge first.
As a result, Ah Fu finally selected a group of homeless people from the "garden" to join this department.
Frederick placed general power in the newly established headquarters and served as the supreme commander himself. The services included the army, navy and air force, with departments such as staff, equipment, logistics and training and mobilization, and the Wesson state was established. , Lankni Region, Faya Region, and Putz Region four military districts.
It’s just that there are too few managerial military talents under Frederick. The second generation knights who are the backbone are about thirty years old, and they are not willing to sit in the office.
This is also related to the fact that he has taken too big a step, and some departments that may be merged have to be separated.
In the end, in addition to the supreme commander, Frederick also served as commander of the navy and air force, commander of the four military districts, and minister of equipment.
Anyway, the shelf is set up, so let’s fill it slowly.
When I finished all these government affairs, it was already February, and all the snow on the ground had melted.
The manor was very lively that day, and many soldiers came, from senior officers such as Army Commander Franz Jr. and Chief of Staff Helmut, to trainee platoon leader Metzger and ordinary soldier Spike. There are dozens of grassroots officers and soldiers, as well as several female soldiers from the Air Force.
There is a row of wooden mannequins lined up in the yard, wearing the latest military uniforms.
According to Frederick's ideas and the final decision at the headquarters meeting, there are three types of military uniforms: regular uniforms, training uniforms and physical fitness uniforms. The tops of the physical fitness uniforms are divided into summer and winter. In addition, there are boxer briefs and sports vests for female soldiers. , long and short-sleeved T-shirts, long johns, cotton coats and trousers, windbreakers, rainproof cloaks, shoes and socks, belts, etc.
Local clothing trends have developed rapidly in the past ten years. Woolen suits and blacksmith jackets have gradually become mainstream because they are suitable for fast-paced life. They are deeply loved by the masses. Pedestrians on the street have gradually become A familiar look to Frederick.
Military uniforms are also affected by social trends. The army is generally composed of young people who also want to dress more fashionably.
The most important thing is that the Wesson Army's combat mode has also undergone fundamental changes. In the past, they lined up to kill people, but now they have to fight. This is the most inconvenient part of the original military uniform.
It has been determined that the daily attire will be in the style of a suit, the training uniform will be in the jacket style, the trousers in the physical fitness uniform will be overalls, short-sleeved T-shirts in the summer, and long-sleeved T-shirts and jackets in the winter. Everyone came here today mainly to decide on the color and details of the clothing.
Frederick was the first to decide that the physical fitness uniforms should be navy blue. The whole army should be unified and there should be no different opinions.
The main reason is that this kind of clothes is easy to wear during training and has the highest demand. Navy blue dye is the cheapest, so the clothes are also cheap.
For girls in the Air Force, choosing military uniforms is not like going out to buy clothes. There is no disagreement about the color of the military uniforms. Regular dress uniforms are the same as training uniforms. Officers wear white and soldiers wear dark blue.
The Army also quickly reached a consensus that officers are blue and black, while soldiers are still dark gray.
Navy... Now there is only one person in the entire navy, Admiral Friedrich von Wesson. He quickly decided that officers should be dark blue, soldiers white, and the air force vice versa.
After everyone discussed, it was determined that the uniforms of officers and soldiers were different. The main difference was that the uniforms of officers were double-breasted, while the uniforms of soldiers were single-breasted.
At the same time, it is determined to use stripes of different colors on the cuffs to distinguish different arms such as infantry and artillery in the Army, navigators and communications in the Air Force, as well as military ranks.
Several sets of options are also designed for the belts, epaulettes, armbands, collar badges, etc. on the formal wear.
The training uniform is simpler, based on jeans, with four pockets on the front and one on the left and right upper arms. The key is to make it easy to move.
Now the scale armor has been eliminated and replaced by an integrated breastplate made of steel plates. The steel plate of the heavy-duty breastplate is 2mm thick and weighs almost 4kg, which can protect the torso and groin area.
This weight is heavy for ordinary people, but it is nothing for people with extraordinary strength. The upper limit of the human body is very high. Proper exercise, proper diet, and proper rest are enough to improve the health of soldiers. The ability is higher than that of ordinary people.
The light breastplate is much simpler. It just inserts thinner steel sheets into the vest to protect the torso.
It is also matched with individual soldier carrying equipment. The ordinary infantry carrying equipment can hold four peashooter magazines and four revolver bullets. It can also hang grenades, water bottles, gas masks, and Carrying a sapper shovel on his back.
Spike and several other soldiers put on their training uniforms, breastplates and carrying gear on the spot. They were fully armed and performed a set of tactical moves in the pasture of the manor. Then they took off their breastplates and did another set.
They feel that the new military uniforms are easy to move around, and the reinforced knees and elbows are less likely to wear out.
The most popular military uniform is the trench coat "designed" by Frederick, which is a full "reference" to the trench coat of the hero in the movie "Casablanca", with large lapels, double-breasted buttons, and a wide belt The waist is cinched and there is a shoulder pad on the right shoulder, which is beautiful and practical.
It took two days to determine the military uniforms. Afterwards, Frederick held a dinner party, during which he was drunk to pieces by the second-generation knights who had grown up together.
The next morning, Frederick woke up feeling a little pain in his head. When he opened his eyes, he saw a familiar ceiling and a strange girl on the bed.
He didn't know how Hua Qiulei got into his bed. He only knew that the clothes on both of them were intact and nothing happened.
"You're awake." Valqiulei felt that Frederick was awake, so she stopped pretending to be asleep, with a blush on her face.
Frederick asked depressedly: "Why are you here?"
Walciule buried her face in his arm and whispered: "The aunts said I was too hasty. , You can’t talk about the baby until you have an heir, but you can practice more now.”
Frederick asked, “Do you know what the so-called practice is?”
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“I know.” Walqiulei was a little angry when she saw that he treated her like a child. “When I was stationed in the village, the bishop and his sister got married. They slept in the box bed next to her. My sister gave birth to the child. I delivered both babies.”
Frederick was speechless.
(End of this chapter)