King’s Kingdom

"Everyone, the power of the monsters is probably beyond our imagination. The arrangements we have made so far may not be able to resist their offensive. Therefore, I decided to further expand the army and send some veterans from each military region to serve as officers in the new military region. Let the new army have combat effectiveness..."

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other. They were a little puzzled by Theodosius' urgency. It was obvious that two new military districts had been established soon, so why did they want to expand the army again?

"Your Majesty, please be blunt..." Seeing that other people had similar ideas to himself, but no one dared to speak up, Count Leiningen could only praise the growing authority of His Majesty the King in his heart, but he had to personally Standing up and expressing the doubts in everyone's heart.

"Our country may not be able to withstand such a rapid military expansion. If we continue to expand our army, we will raise the age of conscription from eighteen to forty to sixteen to forty-five!"

"If this is the case, we do have nearly 20,000 people who can be used to form an army, but in my opinion, it is not necessary. Many children still have a lot of room for growth. If they grow to 18 years old, they will definitely become more Excellent fighter."

"If older men are recruited, I think it will have a greater impact on our agricultural production. Now the autumn harvest in Beiqi County is still a little difficult. I believe that no one wants to make this situation worse!"

** His attitude with the earl is very low. Although he is the prime minister of the Lanyin Kingdom and has a high position, in fact, the king's power and majesty are still above everyone else, and no one can disobey him, especially when he is being After being promoted to earl, he had to be more cautious than before.

"I understand your concerns..." Theodosius said with a smile: "And I don't plan to continue to recruit troops from the seven northern counties. I want to recruit troops from the residents of the southern 12 counties to form a new army. Military District!"

"What?" Everyone looked sideways at Theodore West. In the end, no matter how difficult the situation was, they never thought of using people from the twelve southern counties to form a military region. Everyone just thought that they were going to transfer manpower from the north to be stationed in the south, but now it seems that is not the case at all.

"Your Majesty, I don't think this is inappropriate. If we recruit soldiers from the twelve southern counties, it will take us at least three years to train them to be qualified soldiers, and their combat effectiveness will hardly reach the level of northern soldiers. If Paying them the same salary is definitely not worth the loss!"

Perhaps in their hearts this is a habitual behavior, but in fact this is an unspoken discrimination. They may still have nostalgia for their southern homeland after being isolated for 40 years, but they are not The compatriots really do not have the heart of tolerance.

In their opinion, those people are shorter and thinner than the people in Beiqi County, and their characters are timid, and they have basically not received any military training since childhood, so they are really not suitable for serving in the army.

"Do you have a way to increase the number of people in the North Seven counties tenfold in a few years? The North Seven counties no longer have enough people to join the army. You know this as well as I do, and the South Twelve counties are also the Lanyin Kingdom. The land where people live are also my people, why are you unwilling to let them join the army?"

Theodosius was a little annoyed. In his opinion, this kind of thinking is really too bad. There is no difference in ethnicity, customs, and living habits.

Just because you came to the north forty years earlier, lived a better life and grew taller, are you qualified to look down on the southern residents?

"Why don't you talk anymore, they are also the citizens of the Lanyin Kingdom, why should they be deprived of their right to join the army? This is the responsibility and right that I have given them. Born under my rule, they are obliged to fight for me. Besides, I You will never start a war because of your own selfish desires, everyone is fighting to protect the family and the country, what qualifications do you have to obstruct?"

Theodosius became more and more angry. In the past two years, the southern twelve counties have been almost assimilated, but Theodosius can still feel a slight gap between the two sides. This is the most fundamental reason. !

They do not undertake obligations, and only those who undertake obligations have corresponding rights.

Looking at the speechless ministers, Theodosius sighed and said: "We are all compatriots, you really don't need to do this, my eyes are not limited to the small northern Lanyin, the original eight If the Holy King thinks the same as you, how can we expel the dark creatures and establish a human paradise?"

"In the past, we were helpless, the political and military pressure was too great, and we could only draw a clear line with the situation in the south, but now we have the ability to fight back sooner or later, relying on the 200,000 people in the seven northern counties, Can it be done?"

"I have decided that the people of the twelve southern counties should not only join the army, but also select intellectuals with excellent abilities among them, recruit them as officials, and dispatch some of them to work in the seven northern counties, and let the officials of the seven northern counties go to work in the south. I want to knead the north and the south into an inseparable whole, and if I encounter any obstacles in the process, I will do my best to crush it!"

Theodosius' resolute attitude made everyone shuddered~www.readwn.com~ They are indeed an important part of this country, but the anger of the king is not something any one of them can bear.

"Then, how much does Your Majesty plan to expand the army?" ** and the Earl stood up to break the silence. The old prime minister who came from a commoner had never clearly expressed his disgust or discrimination against the residents of South Twelve Counties.

"Six second-level military regions, that is, 7,200 people, so many people are difficult to gather in the north, but they are easy in the south. I don't think this is a difficult thing!"

"Indeed..." ** nodded with the earl and said, "Then, Your Majesty, have you thought about how much resources and money it will take to maintain such a large army? If we expand such a huge army, our finances will be in danger. After all, many people in the twelve southern counties are still in the tax-free stage, and they won’t be able to pay taxes until next year at least…”

"It's just the same. Our income is increasing every day. What's more, we now have a financial balance of nearly 100 Sunshine Gold every month. These balances alone are enough to pay their salaries, not to expand the army by tens of thousands. Man, you and I know about the situation in this country!"

"In this case, then I support your idea, and these military regions will be established soon, because the required materials have been prepared almost half a month ago, and you said that the number of soldiers in the Central Military Region will be increased. , is this order still to be executed?"

"Yes, the Central Military Region has expanded its army by 2,400 people, and selected personnel from the seven northern counties. This remains unchanged. Please work together with the relevant ministers to complete our army expansion plan as soon as possible!"

The sense of crisis in Theodosius has become more and more serious, and he must further expand his army to gain a little sense of security.

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