Chapter 506 Negative Assets
The conflict in Sevastopol resulted in a total of 37 deaths and 125 injuries. In the subsequent trial, more than 1,400 people were exiled.
After the reorganization, the remaining officers and men of the Black Sea Fleet were less than 3,000, and morale was extremely low.
Peter is in no hurry to return to St. Petersburg. The reconstruction of the Black Sea Fleet has just begun.
The navy is a high-tech branch, and the income of the officers and soldiers is actually pretty good, similar to that of the Guards.
However, the officers and soldiers of the Black Sea Fleet have never received their due salaries in full and on time, and even the logistics support is far from the level it should be.
According to relevant regulations, the average daily supply standard for officers and soldiers of the Black Sea Fleet is: 700 grams of rye rusks or 1,000 grams of freshly baked rye bread, 400 grams of fresh meat or 300 grams of canned meat, and 20 grams of butter. Or fat, 17 grams of boiled flour, 6.4 grams of tea, 20 grams of salt, 20 grams of sugar, and 0.7 grams of pepper.
In addition, each soldier can also get about 250 grams of fresh vegetables or 20 grams of dried vegetables every day; the Black Sea Fleet even supplies macaroni, tobacco, and liquor.
According to this standard, the food soldiers receive every day is enough to provide the calories needed for training or combat.
The problem is that soldiers never get enough quota.
There is indeed bread, but it is not whole wheat bread, but mixed with a lot of grains, and tastes terrible.
Only the fish is fresh, and the portion is insufficient. Sometimes the canned food is even spoiled. I don’t know how long it has been stored, and it is not edible at all.
Other supplies required by regulations are either shoddy or shoddy, or severely deducted. In short, they completely fail to meet the standards they should have.
Peter first standardized the logistics supply and never allowed spoiled food to appear on the soldiers' tables. The daily supply for each person must meet the standard. If he failed to do so, Peter would hold the relevant responsible persons accountable.
At the same time, soldiers' salaries were paid in full and on time, without any arrears or deductions. Peter sent military police to the army to supervise whether these regulations could be implemented.
This was accomplished without the need for other commitments, and the soldiers stabilized immediately.
Peter finally knew why the Black Sea Fleet soldiers rebelled.
Nicholas knew very well that the army was the foundation of the empire. Although the officers and soldiers of the Black Sea Fleet did not receive the treatment they deserve, the allocation and material supplies that the empire should give to the Black Sea Fleet were not much at all.
So where did the withheld wages and the shortage of supplies go?
“This is the crux of the problem. There are good policies, but they must be strictly implemented to truly have an effect.”
George reminded Polis of the importance of regulation.
Born in 1894, Polis is 14 years old this year.
George began to take Polis with him to let Polis gradually become familiar with military affairs.
According to tradition, Polis will also serve in the army when he reaches adulthood.
Under normal circumstances, Polis should start at the military academy and study for three to five years before officially entering the military service.
George did not want Polis to become a pure soldier. As the first heir to Grand Duke Yuriev, Polis would certainly not become the next generation military god of the Russian Empire like George.
In modern war, the role of individuals is getting smaller and smaller. War has gradually evolved into a competition between the comprehensive strength of countries. Work outside the battlefield has become more and more important.
"Why did those people attack the army? Don't they know the importance of the army?"
Polis couldn't understand that he was too bold to dare to attack the army. .
“In the face of huge interests, anyone may be shaken, so we cannot place our hope on morality, but should be restrained by the system. The key to whether the system can play its due role lies in whether it is strictly implemented. ”
George didn't really want to discuss the dark side of human nature with Polis. The environment in which Polis grew up was completely different from that of George.
After Ya Er was assassinated, Catherine was sent to France, and George was alone in St. Petersburg. Although he was not in a dangerous situation, he was still walking on thin ice.
When Polis was born, George was already the governor of Amur, and later also served as the commander of the Amur Military District. In Amur, George was the tsar, so in Polis's world, everyone was a good person.
“What if the executive and the supervisor are in cahoots with each other?”
Polis was smart, thanks to Anne's strict teachings.
"Then let's change a group of people to supervise and implement it."
George will do his best to eliminate evil and will never compromise on this issue.
The commander of the Black Sea Fleet has an annual salary of more than 100,000 rubles. An ordinary soldier’s annual salary and benefits combined are only 100 rubles.
George also couldn’t figure out why a person with an annual salary of 100,000 rubles would be greedy even for a soldier’s 100 rubles.
Some questions have no answers, that’s just human nature.
The problem of the Black Sea Fleet is not serious yet, the Baltic Fleet is the focus of George's work.
The empire has no intention of rebuilding the Pacific Fleet. There are only two or three kittens and puppies left in the Black Sea Fleet. In the Russian and European regions, only the Baltic Fleet is left to defend St. Petersburg.
The Baltic Fleet currently has more than 30 warships and nearly 29,000 officers and soldiers. There are also four full-heavy artillery battleships under construction in the dock. Peter can go on a killing spree in the Black Sea Fleet, and George can kill the Baltic Fleet. Be cautious.
If this goes wrong, if there is an early bombardment of the Winter Palace, then George will be the first person responsible.
According to George's standards, less than 10% of the current officers of the Baltic Fleet are qualified, and the remaining 90% are either dishonest or uneducated.
All the capable officers have been buried in the Pacific Ocean, leaving these old and young. It can be said that the Imperial Navy is currently at its weakest moment in history.
George still started to reorganize the Baltic Fleet as an officer.
Unqualified officers should be retired and transferred to other posts. Even members of the royal family should leave if they fail to meet George's requirements to make room for capable people.
“How to judge whether an officer is qualified?”
Polis asked if he didn't understand.
"The only criterion for whether an officer is qualified is whether he can lead his troops to victory."
George didn't talk nonsense, it was a mule or a horse that came out to run around.
Although there is no war in peacetime, George still has a way to assess whether the officers are qualified. He just needs to do a few more exercises.
Navy exercises are actually easier than those of the army. The Baltic Fleet also has many warships that are about to fall apart. With a stroke of his pen, George uses all these warships as target ships for the Baltic Fleet to train.
"Sink it directly?"
Kolchak was surprised. These are all the property of the empire. It would not be good to sink them directly.
"These assets are all negative assets now. If they are all disposed of as soon as possible, the empire can go into battle with ease."
George does not feel bad. Those naval officers who pretend to be fake are also a negative for George. assets.
(End of this chapter)