Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

"August's allocation?" Tina was a little confused. Did August allocate so much money? No, she didn't even have much involvement in the Civil War, so how could she be responsible for such a thing?

"Liszt, are you lying to me? Why haven't I heard August mention this to me?"

"I don't know about this, but I checked with General Manteuffel. At least the military consumption is indeed so much, and it can't be said that it has nothing to do with His Highness the Regent... Probably. ....."

Tina looked at Liszt with contempt. This guy only knew how much money the army spent, but judging from the bill, it was true that the military supplies were a large part, and in terms of supplies and consumables, it was actually three months in the first month. times.

Did Manteuffel raise two tigers in America? Why did he eat so much military rations?

"Liszt, how long does it take for Manteuffel to come back? Let me see what the situation is."

"Well, General Manteuffel can't come back for the time being... There's something wrong with the United States, it's just a very small problem."

"You fart, don't I know about your little problem? I haven't settled the matter with you about digging tunnels in the cave, what kind of problem is it!"

Because the Putan War reflected the problems on the front line, logistics trains were always crowded at the train station. Only one or two train lanes were not enough, so Liszt was asked to do his old job and do some work in the mountains in the south. It was a railway connecting the Sudetenland and Pomerania regions. As a result, Tina, who had been forced to dig into the mountain for more than half a month, almost drove him away when he saw it.

"Well...he just said that there are not enough transport ships to return home, and we have to send him some more."

"What's going on? It was fine when we went there, so why do we need so many more ships when we come back?"

Liszt said calmly, "Because there are almost [-] soldiers who came back..."

"What the hell? [-]? We only went to [-] people, how come there were more when we came back?"

"One hundred thousand of the [-] people were Americans. Their homes were burned down by General Sherman. They were left homeless and could only follow the Prussian army. Later, they thought of arriving with the Prussian army. Prussia comes to live.”

"Are you kidding? Why should we pay for them to come over? Our transport ships didn't use manpower and material resources in the past? Sherman burned their house, they should go to Sherman to cause trouble! And you saw it, Prussia has no money. Where can we pay them more? Let Manteuffel tell them that they cannot follow the Prussian army unless immigrants come over. Our army is disciplined. If they come over, they will be refugees. We still have to accommodate them, why don’t we have to bear the money on you?”

"Well, then I think we should let them go wherever they come from."

"Why are you so realistic...Forget it, but if there are so many people, no wonder the supplies will be consumed so much. That stingy guy Lincoln doesn't know how to give more. Now you and Manteuffel He said that we had already paid for the money for the American militia and asked him to reimburse it."

Liszt: "Yes, there is one more thing..."

"What's the matter? It's not something important. I'm not in the mood to listen..."

"Mr. Werner von Siemens' generator has been developed by the Prussian Academy of Sciences..."

"Oh...ah? Say it again?"

Tina was shocked. Since Siemens came, the funding of the Prussian Academy of Sciences has been rising year by year like taking drugs. Will this finally come true?

"I heard from people at the institute that after studying Faraday's generator, Mr. Siemens proposed the principle of self-excitation of direct current using the motor's residual magnetism, and created a Prussian generator. Although it is still under testing, we finally We also have our own generator!”

"Really? What about the UK? How does the efficiency of their generators compare with ours?"

"Well...if compared with the prototype Miss Lillian gave us, the power of our generator will be about [-]% higher. But if compared with the generator currently used in the UK, our generator's power will be about [-]% higher. It’s still a little bit worse, but in any case, now we finally have the ticket to become a world-class power.”

"Well, well, August probably doesn't know yet."

"I haven't told her yet."

"Of course I have to tell her about this good thing. I'll call the Siemens team over in a few days. Their achievement of developing a generator is enough to earn an Iron Cross."

"Yes."

Liszt left the room, Tina tidied up her desk and walked towards August's office.

She was full of joy. In fact, she didn't have much interest in generators and electric motors at first, but August valued this technology particularly, and said that with this technology, Prussia would be able to challenge the hegemony of Britain and France.

The emergence of Lilian made it possible for Britain to maintain its world hegemony. She also valued generators and electric motors and put them into use as soon as they were developed.

It's a few years ahead of Prussia, but there's nothing you can do about it. After all, there are really many scientists in the UK. Let's not even mention the wizards like Faraday. In the past, there were big guys in physics who were awesome, and later there were more. There are scientific researchers such as Joule and Darwin. Just this lineup, just one of the things they have come up with is enough for ordinary people to study for a lifetime.

When Tina opened the door of August's office, August was writing a letter. August's network could be said to be very wide, including Victoria in the UK and Lincoln in the United States. They were all her pen pals.

In addition to political topics, I occasionally talk about something. Unfortunately, in this era, there is no such thing as a telephone, so it is still a little inconvenient to write letters.

"Tina? What's wrong? Are you done with today's work?"

"No, but there is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

"Um...Tina, when did you learn bad things?" August said.

Tina, "Let me tell you the bad news first. The bill Liszt gave me is short of money again. The amount we invested in this war seems to be higher than what we can afford."

"Oh, I have anticipated this matter. Don't worry, I have already figured out how to solve it." August said with a smile.

"Have you already thought of a solution?"

"Although people did not buy war bonds, well... that's what the foundation is for. The performance of the current Prussian foundation is relatively limited, because most of them invest in national brands, and these profits take time, and the situation in Prussia is imminent. , so we are going to levy a new tax in the name of the Prussian National Bank.”

"Huh? Taxation?"

"What's the matter with that disappointed look on your face... I don't plan to increase normal taxes. I will use banks to provide ordinary citizens with a fixed-tax insurance, which is retirement insurance. At present, our tentative statutory The retirement age is about [-] years old. After you reach [-] years old, you can receive state subsidies, but you need to pay retirement insurance for at least five years, and there will be cumulative bonuses, so that someone will buy this insurance."

"Is that so? If that's the case, we can receive the loan for at least five years... It's just that it will be more painful to pay back the money later."

"It's not us who pay back, but the young people in society who support the retired elderly. When they get old, their next generation will support them. As long as the fertility rate is not low, we can use this kind of money Keep making money.”

"So that's it...but Prussia has a small population. Isn't it too slow?"

"Why do you think we want to conquer Japan? The population of Japan is larger than that of Prussia. If the total population of Prussia and the United Kingdom of Japan is included, the total population may be almost [-] million. Isn't this enough?"

This is a method that kills two birds with one stone. If Japanese people want to have retirement insurance, they have to pay for at least five years, and they will always have money to draw when they get old. In this way, Japanese people will be less inclined to be independent. Since they have money They have all been handed over to Prussia. They must want to live a good life when they grow old. If Prussia is turned against them, who will pay their pensions, right?

"Then what's the good news you're talking about?"

"Siemens invented the generator, and we in Prussia also have our own generator."

"Really? It's actually been created?"

"Ok!"