Not to mention how sweet Belch felt, because he certainly didn’t know that Muravyov would never be able to give him a few nice words in front of Nicholas I. On the contrary, he was well prepared with small reports and small shoes.
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After looking at the defense facilities, Muravyov reviewed the fleet under the leadership of Belkh. Objectively speaking, although Belkh's capabilities are mediocre, the Black Sea Fleet is still in good condition, and its equipment is considered sophisticated compared to Turkey.
, the morale is also high, and it would really be okay if I didn’t deliberately choose.
But Muravyov just wanted to find fault. After reviewing a circle, he suddenly said: "...The morale is high and the military is in good order. The Black Sea Fleet is indeed extraordinary. This is all your credit!"
Of course, Belcher liked hearing this very much. Of course, he hurriedly said humbly that this was generally what he should do, mainly because of the efforts of his subordinates. Just look at his smiling face and you will know that,
How false are these words.
And just when he was the happiest, Muravyov suddenly said: "Then go to the barracks and have a look!"
This made Belcher stunned, because he had never heard of any imperial envoy or special envoy who would specifically visit the barracks when they came. What was there to see in a shabby house where a group of big-headed soldiers lived? They quickly disbanded in a serious manner.
I entertain people and give you and your party good food and drink, okay?
But Muravyov refused to do it and wanted to see the barracks. He euphemistically called Nicholas I and asked him to check the entire situation of the Black Sea Fleet in detail. He must understand every aspect thoroughly.
Although he was deeply unwilling, Belcher did not dare to compete with the special envoy and had to reluctantly agree. Then?
Then Belcher will be unlucky again!
Why do you say this? Because generally speaking, the more backward and unmodern an army is, the less attention it pays to logistics. Logistics is like a magic mirror. Whether it is a modern army or not can be clearly seen by looking at the logistics situation.
Take this era as an example. Logistics will definitely not be comparable to what it will be a hundred or two hundred years later, but the food, clothing, housing and transportation of soldiers can still be seen. For example, the army with the highest living standards and the highest quality in this era should be the British. The military's
Not to say that we are No. 1 in the world in all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but we are certainly No. 1 in most aspects.
The living standard of British soldiers in this era may be a little worse than that of their American counterparts, but it is several times better than France, Prussia, and Austria. As for comparison with Russia, let's put it this way, Russia is not even good enough to provide shoes for others.
Let's put it this way, the money that feeds one British soldier can feed one and a half French soldiers, three Prussian soldiers or five Austrian soldiers. How many gray animals can you feed? That's about a dozen!
Do you see, this is the gap in level. And this gap will become larger and larger in the future. The more modern the army, the better the logistics level will be, and the more backward the army, the worse the level will naturally be.
In this era, Russia is definitely at the bottom among the great powers, and is even firmly ranked last with no competitors.
Even if it is an elite navy, the Black Sea Fleet that is the focus of construction is actually the same thing. That is, you can get two more sets of military uniforms and two pairs of shoes every year, eat a little better, and the rest is as bad as it is!
For example, the sailors of the Black Sea Fleet do not have barracks. To inspect their accommodation conditions, they can just board the warship. Basically, the sailors have to sleep in hammocks. They basically have no private space. At most, no one has a pocket to store their belongings.
Some personal items.
As for the food, it's better on land, and Black Leba can take care of it. There are two pieces of fat every now and then. When I go out to sea, I really just eat oatmeal and cook bacon and I don't feel full. In short, for the foodies in the big foodie empire,
He said, the ration is no different from pig food.
Of course, not all sailors live on battleships. For naval infantry and coastal defense forces, there are still barracks, but the conditions are a bit difficult and they are in disrepair. The most important thing is that the rations are still there.
It's not as good as the brothers at sea. At least the brothers at sea can eat well and occasionally have a bit of meat, but these guys are really Heileba who ate until he vomited.
"Why are the living conditions so poor! These barracks are in dilapidated condition!"
Faced with Muravyov's questioning, Belkh actually disagreed. To him, ordinary soldiers were gray animals. Although naval soldiers were considered high-level gray animals, in the end they were still animals. They needed special care.
Quality of life for livestock?
"Please understand that the annual military allocation is limited. The main funds have to be used to build new ships and maintain old warships. In addition, we also need to go to sea for training and repair bases. The allocation is only so much. We are really clever.
It’s hard to cook without rice!”
Objectively speaking, Belch's explanation is well-founded. The Russian Navy has always only focused on building new ships, but it can only save on the maintenance of old warships and base maintenance. Under such a purpose, there is really not much money that can be invested in it.
Go to these projects.
However, this is not the root cause of the poor life of navy soldiers. In the final analysis, although the money allocated by the authorities is small, if people like Biehlhe can only help, it can actually be improved a lot.
Of course, the blame for the naval infantry living in dilapidated buildings actually falls on Lazarev, because after all, Belkh only came to power for a year or two, and it is impossible for the house to become dilapidated without repairs in one or two years. The main reason is that Lazarev was the leader before
When he was the commander, he often misappropriated these repair funds.
It's just that the old man did not embezzle the money, but misappropriated the money to build new steam ships. After all, Nicholas I and Menshikov were not interested in steam ships and did not pay at all. They could only force
The old man has to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall.
It should be said that Radherev had nothing to do, but it was different here with Belkh. He also embezzled money, but it was all put into his own pocket. To put it bluntly, he was just a silverfish. He didn't even feel that he had done anything wrong.
What, I still have some plausibility in my heart:
[Lazarev also misappropriated it, why can’t I misappropriate it. If the naval infantry barracks are dilapidated, that’s the old man’s fault and has nothing to do with me!]
Look at his face, how shameless he is! It's a pity that Muravyov didn't care about his rhetoric. He just focused on the issue of the barracks: "Why are the accommodation conditions of the naval infantry so poor? What is allocated every year
What has been done to fund the repairs? This house is about to collapse. If something happens, many of our outstanding soldiers will be sacrificed in vain! Commander Berhe, please explain to me what is going on!"