At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Paris Bourbon Palace House of Representatives, Gallieni was on stage accepting emergency questioning from the members.
The reason was that Gallieni had listed a large number of equipment in wartime procurement regulations, including 100 airplanes and 500 tractors, with a total procurement amount of up to 2.2 million francs.
"General Gallieni!" one representative asked: "The frontline battles are extremely fierce. At this time, don't we need rifles, artillery, and ammunition? Why would you choose to spend a huge amount on nearly useless airplanes and tractors?"
A chorus of agreement rose from below:
"Yes, we need rifles and artillery, we need to arm more soldiers!"
"What can airplanes do? Attack enemy balloons? That won't kill many enemies!"
"What can tractors do? Plow fields? Yet, you want to buy 500 of them!"
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