Of course, seeing this, William sighed: It's gold, and it will shine wherever it goes.
But the crux of the matter is that William did not expect Queen Mary to change so much.
You must know that since Mary entered the French court, this Queen Mary has achieved nothing in politics, and every day she is only enthusiastic about balls, fashions, fun and feasts, decorating the garden, and being extravagant."
Whenever Mary had a whimsical idea, she would be like a child, crying and fussing, forcing her husband to do it for her.
And it often works.
The cowardly and soft-hearted Louis XVI was unable to control the delicate little queen.
He gave her advice and tactfully reminded her not to go too out of line, but she turned a deaf ear.
And he is not the kind of person who can criticize the other party harshly with the majesty of the king.
As a result, the astonishing amount of money was squandered in her pleasure after pleasure.
Perhaps the most expensive of these was the rebuilding of the Petit Trianon, a gift from Louis XVI to the Queen, who made it even more interesting with her creativity.
Later, according to statistics, the money spent on this palace was about 766,000 francs, which was definitely an astonishing figure in France at that time.
And her husband Louis XVI is even more unbearable, the couple is simply superb, both of them for domestic politics.
The lack of concern for the people's livelihood has led many royalists to be very disappointed in it.
But in the Austro-Prussian War, Mary began to change, she stopped throwing extravagant balls and buying things that she didn't need, perhaps simply because they were expensive.
At the same time, Marie also advised her husband Louis XVI to put most of the domestic politics and people's livelihood, although only more than half a year, but Queen Marie's change still won her unanimous praise from the whole of France, and Louis XVI had to make some appropriate changes under the pressure of his wife.
Of course, there were limits to how Louis XVI could change, but how Louis XVI was not taken seriously, because everyone knew who was in power in France.
William was full of Mary's change, because a united and strong France was not in the interests of Prussia, and the southwestern defense line of Prussia was greatly threatened by France.
Thinking of this, William decided to change his original idea, if Napoleon continued to develop, maybe he would really get the favor of Queen Mary, and in this case, William wanted to hold Napoleon's life in his hands again It would be a delusion, so William ordered the lurkers around Napoleon to find the right time to bring the little Napoleon to him, and wait until he fulfilled his wish, and then kill the little Napoleon.
While William was pondering, an announcement from his attendants came from outside the door of the room: His Royal Highness Prince Henry has asked to see His Majesty.
When William heard the announcement, he hurriedly said: "Please Prince Henry come in."
When Henry entered the room and saluted William, William couldn't wait to ask: "Prince Henry, do you have something to do?"
"Your Majesty, that's right, as for the question of the military establishment you mentioned earlier, after studying it in our military department, it has been found that if it is carried out according to your establishment, there will be a large number of officers whose ranks are much higher than their positions" Henry's answer made William stunned.
Previously, William and Henry had discussed the issue of military establishment, and William believed that the current establishment of Prussia was no longer in line with the market, so William hoped to be able to imitate the military establishment of later generations.
While ventilating with Henry, William came up with his idea: A regiment has about 1,500 people, a division includes four infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments and an artillery regiment, of course, because artillery is a technical branch, so the number of an artillery regiment is relatively small, so a division has about 10,000 people, However, after statistics, Henry found that if the system was really restructured according to William's establishment, then the rank of officers in the army would generally be higher than the position.
Henry had to come and report the matter to William, and Henry said: "Your Majesty, if we follow the plan from the beginning, a considerable number of officers in our army will not be able to be placed, because these officers have relatively high ranks, and they are really not suitable for the grassroots level."
This problem also bothered William, and before, he had not thought about any way to solve the problem of too many officers and too high ranks, William asked: "Is there any way for your military department?"
"Your Majesty, I'm really sorry, the military department really doesn't have any way, you must know that most of these officers were promoted during the lifetime of the previous king, these people have a high reputation in the army, if they are not properly settled, it may cause turmoil in the army" Henry's expression became more and more tangled as he spoke.
The same goes for William, just when William was eager to grab his hair, he suddenly thought of a department, that is, the General Staff.
From the second half of the century to the beginning of the 20th century, Austria-Hungary, France, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom successively established the General Staff or similar institutions.
In the First and Second World Wars, the general staffs of various countries developed successively into the centers of military leadership and command.
Most countries in the world now have a general staff or similar body with essentially the same basic functions.
At the same time, if the staff was still directly subordinate to the king, it would have made many officers squeeze their heads, and it turned out that the place closest to the leader was the best place to be promoted.
Thinking of this, William said excitedly: "Henry thought of a department outside of your military bureau called the General Staff, which was made up of historians, mathematicians, geographers, statisticians, and officers with extensive combat experience.
This general staff department is responsible for organizing and planning the army's establishment, equipment, training, military service, mobilization, battlefield preparations, and operational command, and is also responsible for organizing the coordination of various departments to coordinate and coordinate military work and solve various problems related to military work.
At the same time, this staff office is directly responsible to me, and in the army, each regiment has a small staff organization responsible for assisting the military commander in handling the entire battle situation and proposing war plans."
William's words were refreshing to Henry, but then he frowned and said: "In this case, wouldn't the powers of this general staff overlap somewhat with the functions of the Military Bureau under the Military Department?
In this case, it will be detrimental to the overall construction of the army."
After listening to Henry's words, William also noticed that something was wrong, but soon William figured it out, and he said to Henry: "In this way, the Military Directorate will henceforth be primarily responsible for all matters within the army, including the logistical aspects, while the functions of the General Staff will remain unchanged."
Hearing William say this, Henry had a different feeling in his heart, it seems that this little king still has a different mind about himself, but this is also human nature, isn't it?
Although Henry is William's grandfather, and the two are also related by blood, anyone can fully trust in the face of power.
Of course, William still trusts Henry as always, but as a monarch, it is better to keep a hand, of course, this staff is indeed a good idea, not only to solve the problem of the placement of officers, but also to rationally strip part of the power of the military department.
Thinking of this, Henry felt that it was okay, he himself did not have much ambition, and he was not willing to estranged his relationship with William Jr. because of some power.
After Henry expressed his acceptance, William also put his mind at ease, just as Henry thought, William inadvertently thought of another effect of the General Staff, the establishment of the staff system completely solved the idea of self-respect of the officers since the feudal era.
William didn't explain to Henry after thinking of this, he did want to weaken Henry's power by setting up a staff department, of course, this thing can only be understood and not spoken.
After turning the page, Henry asked: "Why should there be a small staff team in each regiment?"
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"The era of relying on the wisdom of one man to control the fate of the country and the fate of the army is over, because, no matter how wise a man is, he also has something that is not well thought out, but by a team composed of a group of wise men and experts.
The plan they make is definitely much more perfect than the plan made by a genius, so I believe that the decision made by a team is much smaller than the decision made by a genius, the probability of error is much smaller, and the correct rate of decision is much higher than the correct rate of decision made by a genius.
Moreover, although the highest military establishment of our military is a division, after the actual operation, most of them must still be transferred according to the regimental level, and only in this way can we be flexible and efficient."
William's words made Henry nod frequently, indeed, as the saying goes, three stinkers are worth one Zhuge Liang, after all, everyone's thoughts are different, so if you look at it from multiple angles, you will see more content and think more perfectly.
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