Chapter 357 Military Treatment
With the establishment of the Federation of Commerce and Industry, the existence of the two federations in the north can be regarded as covering the middle and lower classes of society. As for the big capitalists and nobles who belong to the upper class, This inevitably gave rise to some ideas.
Besides them, other groups that think they do not belong to these classes and groups are also seeking to establish their own organizations.
The most representative ones are alchemists, knights, and military groups. They are undoubtedly not covered by the two associations that have been established.
Among them, alchemists and knights are easier to say. The Alchemists Association and the Knights Association are both large organizations that have existed for at least a hundred years. Although there are no branches in the north, their influence as professional associations lies here. of.
Although the Northern Branch has not yet been established, and Purficott may not welcome people from the Knights Association to the North, this does not mean that Purficott can establish two more organizations, the Alchemist Association and the Knights Association. Go against it.
This is not a question of power and strength, but after all, it is an orthodoxy that has existed for hundreds of years, has far-reaching influence, and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Although people often don't care about reputation and so-called righteousness, at critical moments, a righteous name and an orthodox name are still very useful.
So Purficott only sent two letters to Langton, explaining the relevant situation and letting the empire center take care of it.
As for the other things, she doesn’t need to say it clearly. I believe Langton will understand what she means.
At this point, Purficott still has great confidence in the great nobles of Langton. They are all political animals. If they can't see clearly this trick, then there is no need for the empire to raise them and waste food.
But for the military community, Purficott was a little hesitant.
Although the empire's military system has been reformed, the status and treatment of grassroots soldiers have been improved, and the grassroots soldiers who were originally just tenant farmers' retinues have been turned into professional soldiers. However, considering that the empire is not a good person, Always non-anthropomorphic, the issue of the treatment of grassroots soldiers in the empire is actually a topic that no one wants to touch.
Imperial officers even have a drinking allowance, but lower-level soldiers may even be in arrears with their monthly military pay and food allowances. The difference between a human and a dog is greater than the difference between an imperial officer and a lower-level soldier. big.
At this point, the navy's problem is particularly serious.
You must know that the space on a warship is limited, and the warship must have as many crew members as possible to meet combat needs. Therefore, warships usually adopt a hot bunk system, that is, three people sleep in one bed and one dry bed. One to live, one to rest, and one to sleep.
It is precisely because of this that there is a famous cold joke in the original world. A hundred sailors were crammed into the narrow space below the deck. Some people were surprised how a hundred sailors could be crammed into such a narrow area. The naval officer replied "They are sailors", which was full of sarcasm.
With this reality, one can imagine the problem of the empire’s treatment of veterans.
In addition to receiving a sum of money when leaving the army, the empire will not give veterans any additional preferential treatment.
If you can achieve military exploits on the battlefield, it would be nice to have medals and the like. Some imperial medals come with corresponding benefits.
But the vast majority of veterans at the grassroots level do not have this, especially for those veterans who did not retire normally but had to leave the military due to disability. They may have battle injury medals or one or two military medals without supporting benefits. In addition, the retirement allowance will be slightly more generous, and then there will be no more.
The empire will not arrange jobs for them after they retire, nor will they care about their future lives. If they have a good superior officer, they may be saved, at least many officers in the empire have In line with the tradition of supporting their subordinates, some nobles also let their veterans live in their own territories.
But this is only part of it after all. The placement of veterans of the empire has always been a long-standing headache for the military.
The empire’s military expenditures alone are not enough for the active troops. The army and navy need to rob to meet their own needs. If a large amount of veterans’ resettlement expenses are added, the empire’s military expenditures are really It will explode.
Therefore, although the veteran generals of the military department had many quarrels over this issue in the Royal Council and the Noble Council, the final result was always unsatisfactory.
After all, the empire’s financial budget is here. If the military poaches a piece, others will lose a piece. Under the conflict of interests, it is impossible for those veterans to offend other forces for a group of veterans. Of course, they can win, but There's nothing you can do if you can't grab it.
As for the northern border, Perficott has the final say on everything, and she can indeed improve the treatment of veterans.
Although the finances of the Northern Territory still depend on the financial allocation from the imperial center, currently with the establishment of Chernobog and Beloberg, after the two cities began to collect taxes, the Northern Territory will Jing Jing's finances are now running smoothly, and generally speaking, there is still some money.
It’s just an embarrassing problem that the vast majority of military personnel in the north are active soldiers. Veterans and soldiers who have retired due to disability are extremely rare phenomena.
After all, the Northern Territory has only been established for less than two years so far. The 17th Guards Division only came to the Northern Territory later, and there are almost no veterans.
Even because the previous wars launched by Purficott were directly crushed by steam knights, there were very few disabled soldiers who were injured and retired, which made the problem in the North not so clear. Nothing serious.
The only veterans who came to the north with the pioneering group after retiring in the empire could only be regarded as ordinary immigrants, not veterans of the north.
The military group in the north is mostly active soldiers of the 17th Guards Division.
Relatively speaking, they do not need to improve their treatment after retirement, or it is not what they urgently need, but as a group, they also hope to improve their treatment.
The 17th Guards Division has the title of Guards. It was originally one of the main legions of the empire in Langton. Now that they have come to the north, although Perficott has not lowered their treatment, they have changed from the main legion of the empire to nobles. Private soldiers, and they haven't fought a decent battle yet, the only job they can talk about is to repair the fortress, which makes everyone in the 17th Guards Division have some opinions.
However, for Perfectcott, the greatest significance of the existence of the 17th Guards Division is that it was once her grandfather's army. Other than that, they are not much different from other armies of the empire. Therefore, she did not deal with the matter of the 17th Guards Division immediately.
But now that the situation has changed, she is considering putting dealing with the 17th Guards Division on her agenda.
(End of this chapter)