Chapter 872： The cleanest department (1/2)

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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. ”