Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your
ears.
Our country is in great difficulty. Our
purse is tight, but we need to keep the expense for many important projects –
the construction of Versailles, the Diamond Necklace project, and, em… my
dresses. For these reasons, we have to cut down the budget allocated to the
defence of our country – that is, to you all. From now on, it will be more
difficult for you to get promoted, and your salary is going to be the only
thing unchanged from now to 2046.
Don’t yell. I know your problem. Our
country is going to have more battles than ever. But, that’s not a reason to
increase your resource – no matter money or manpower. Some years ago, when we had
a period of peace and no battle, we did not cut down the number of your men,
and your salary was only slightly trimmed down, right? Now, it is time for you
to pay back.
If you think we are too harsh to you, you
are very welcome to leave the army and find another job. We will only keep
people who like to stay in a tough time.
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“Does his Highness wish to keep the Army at
all?” I asked my friend Warren after listening to all these, “If he doesn’t, it
is entirely fine to close down the military school and dismiss everyone. I’m
sure all soldiers could earn their own living one way or another. But, if he
still wants to have an army for the country, please ask him to shut up. All he is doing now is grinding down the
morale of all soldiers – the most malicious way of destroying an army in my
opinion!”
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