Father Mavie

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"no problem."

Compared with the significance of 'Edward [-]' to the Romanov Kingdom, Mavi's request can only be described as 'insignificant'.

Prince Ivanovich could find no reason at all for rejecting him.

Does the name of a rifle really matter?
Just when Duke Ivanovic readily agreed, Archbishop Henry on the side cast a strange look. He first glanced at Ma Wei, then turned to Edward beside Ma Wei, and asked, "Father Ma Wei , what is the name of this Transcendent sitting next to you?"

"Edward."

The smug Duke Ivanovich was stunned: "Could it be that it invented this gun?"

"That's right, what's the problem? No one stipulated that extraordinary people can't invent human weapons, right?" Mavi said disapprovingly.

"With all due respect, Father Marvie."

Archbishop Henry's face was gloomy, and he said in a bad tone: "Today's weapons and technology are the crystallization of human wisdom. It took many years of evolution to achieve today's achievements. This is a unique treasure for human beings. Every human being can enjoy it. The right to technology, including you and me, is beyond doubt, but you should not give it to aliens."

These words have been said very tactfully, and anyone can hear the implication of Archbishop Henry. He is condemning Ma Wei for handing over human technology to the blood race, and he is condemning Ma Wei for betraying human beings.

"Archbishop Henry, do you think that the current technology of human beings can compete with magic? If it can compete, I don't think we should be sitting here now." Ma Wei said.

"We're not talking about the same thing at all."

With Edward present, it was inconvenient for Archbishop Henry to say more about many things, but what he wanted to express was already very clear.

Non-my family, its heart must be different.

Archbishop Henry has never regarded the blood race as his own. He maintains a high degree of vigilance. It is one thing to cooperate with the other party, but it is another thing to teach the other party knowledge.

In the mind of Archbishop Henry, no matter how crazy the fights between churches and kingdoms are, they can only be regarded as civil strife. No matter who wins and who loses, the final beneficiaries must be human beings themselves. Edward also let the other party invent an advanced repeating rifle, such a smart race.
Once the technology is mastered, what should human beings do?
"According to what you said, the gods believed by the church are the most vigilant objects, aren't they?"

"Anatole, the great god of wisdom, is on the side of mankind, not to mention that we have not entrusted him with technology."

"Bishop Henry" Ma Wei let out a long sigh, shook his head and said, "Your vision is too limited. The most powerful weapon for human beings is not technology, but human beings themselves. We are an evolving race. Because there is no magic, we have developed Without technology, if technology becomes a threat one day, then human beings will invent even more powerful weapons, only when there is a threat can progress be made, and resting on the credit book is the way to self-destruction."

"You are simply stubborn!"

"You're just a sucker for old food."

Archbishop Henry glanced at Ma Wei coldly, and said no more. If he continued to argue, he would have to quarrel with Ma Wei.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the conference table was a bit stiff, Duke Ivanovic quickly jumped out to smooth things over. He didn't want to see the Church of Truth and the Church of Wisdom fight at this juncture.
"Father Mawei, Archbishop Henry, what you said is reasonable. No matter what, repelling the enemy is the top priority. Let's continue to discuss the next move."

The topic went back to recruiting. The mass production of 'Edward [-]' will take time, and it will also take time to equip the army on a large scale. Before that, the enemy may attack at any time, so Duke Ivanovich believes that recruiting recruits is a must. necessary.

The question is how many recruits to recruit.

"The standing troops of the Kingdom of Romanov are around 100 million. Excluding the defenders stationed in various cities, all the standing troops have been dispatched to the battlefield, and there are more than 200 million retired reserve soldiers."

Duke Ivanovich was very familiar with the military situation of the Romanov Kingdom, so he opened his mouth and said a few figures: "I did the math yesterday, if all veterans under the age of 60 who are still capable of fighting are recalled, can Provide us with about 100 million troops, and on this basis, with a little recruitment, we can recruit more than 200 million new recruits in a short period of time."

The Romanov Kingdom, with a population of 5000 million, is capable of exploding soldiers. They only need to wave a banner to attract countless soldiers, but the key lies in logistics. The current economic situation of the Romanov Kingdom is not good. The front is tight and the rear is tight. What the internal situation of the kingdom looks like, Prince Ivanovich himself knows it all too well.

The Romanov Kingdom does not have enough financial resources and supplies to support an army of more than 100 million, unless
Let the aristocracy continue to pay.

"When my father was in power, the Romanov Kingdom had a standing army of 300 million, with abundant supplies and strict order. It's only been three years. Why are there only these people left?!"

Listening to Duke Ivanovich's report, Katerina raised her brows and her face darkened instantly: "Where's the money?!"

"This," Duke Ivanovich said with some embarrassment: "Your Highness, you also know that most of the soldiers who fought with His Majesty Peter were veterans. After the death of His Majesty Peter, they reached the age of retirement not long after, so... sent them away."

"Why didn't I know about this? The Senate has not passed a dismissal bill for three years!"

"It was carried out in secret."

"Then why are there more than 300 million soldiers in the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs?! Is the military salary paid to ghosts?!"

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Duke Ivanovic's voice is getting smaller and smaller. He is really guilty. In the past, he didn't care about the issue of empty pay, but now the enemy is really coming. The Military and Political Department said that there are 300 million troops. As a result, You can only take out 60, who can swallow this breath?
As a vested interest, Prince Ivanovich is really powerless to refute. If the enemy hadn't hit the door of the house, Katerina must have been kept in the dark.
"Right now, more than half of the kingdom's finances are used to relieve 2000 million victims of disasters. There is really no extra money and food for the army. I estimate that recruiting a maximum of 40 troops is the financial limit."

It was said that Katerina almost passed out out of breath. The huge Romanov Kingdom, exhausted its national strength, can only supply 100 million troops? !
She knew that the aristocratic faction was corrupt, but she never expected that they would be so corrupt.
Even the army guarding the country dares to get involved!

No wonder those boyar nobles and military nobles can spend so much money, their oil and water are all squeezed out of the kingdom!
Like a group of termites, they ate the kingdom from the inside out!
The noble faction must have more money, but everyone knows that it is impossible for them to continue to spend money. Relief of 2000 million disaster victims is already the limit of their willingness to contribute.

Clenching her fists under the table, Katerina gritted her teeth and glared at Duke Ivanovich: "My army needs an additional [-] troops, which is the minimum requirement, otherwise I can't stop the Kingdom of Windsor and Frederick at the same time." The army of the kingdom."

Seeing that Katerina did not continue to pursue the matter, Duke Ivanovic breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said: "No problem, recalling the retired veterans will be done soon, but."

"But what?"

"However, the king should send a new commander to this support force. Over the past few years, the Petersburg Military Academy has graduated several batches of outstanding students. They will definitely become your greatest help, Your Highness."

Her eyes narrowed, Katerina didn't know who these so-called new commanders were?
Aristocracy!
It was impossible for King Paul I to send [-] troops to Katerina, and it was imperative to establish a commander who was loyal to him. These noble children who graduated from the military academy obeyed Katerina's command in name, but were actually loyal to the king.

but.
"That's what it should be." Katerina agreed to Duke Ivanovich's request: "It's okay to send a few more people, I'm in urgent need of manpower."

(End of this chapter)