Conquest

    Chapter 464 [Guo Shi style]

    Sophie was politely invited by Shaar's guard captain to the council of the county hand, and naturally there was Junker. Although Shaar's order was just to ask Sophie alone, but Sufi's insistence, the guard captain could only promise to bring Junker together.

    As a warrior from a strong camp, Shaar's guard captain was not a good talker, but when Shaar sent him, he sang a special sentence: politeness.

    In the Chamber, Mad Dog Green has left.

    For the highly qualified Green, the old Mad Dog sent a person to Shaar to ask such a little girl to discuss such an important thing. From the bottom of my heart, I was somewhat dissatisfied – but a young girl, she can understand what ? Even if she is the close disciple of Carvesylver, even if Caresylver praises her, but Mad Dog Green does not really think that a little girl can help solve the problems of these military affairs.

    He even thought that Shaar was looking for such a little girl to discuss the military affairs. It was a bit of a play.

    However, Green remains silent.

    One thing that needs to be put forward is that since Shaar defeated the Odin Red Snow Army dawned, the restoration of Siltan County territory, and took demon the Corsica region, has achieved an unprecedented great victory-the army up and down, Shaar has established its own lofty personal prestige, especially cavalry troops, to this valor The Magic Manager is even more revered five places. More on Shaar's cavalry forces, part of Rhodelia cavalry, partly from Nene's mounted bandit gang. The remaining number of recruits from the various military forces only accounted for a very small percentage.

    For Rhodelia cavalry, Shaar is their former colleague, the same origin, making it easy for them to give birth to Shaar.

    As for those mounted bandit, not to mention – did you hear what they call Shaar behind them? "Grandpa!" That is simply my family.

    So all along, in the group of Shaar's majesty, the cavalry forces have always been loyal to Shaar. On the contrary, the Green Empire is not really worthy of respect. Although respect is enough, it may not be effective.

    Green's prestige is mainly among the infantry forces. Most of the infantry forces are from the original sixth and seventh Army. Those officers and men who are from the regular Central Army prefer to pay attention to "born", compared to Shaar, a half-way wilderness. Guy, before the war was just a place to garrison officers. Green is different. Green is a famous brand of eagle, a disciple of the old Duke Minas, a senior Sir of the Imperial Academy, and a former commander of the regular army. This kind of origin is easier to get the infantry troops. The identification of officers and men.

    Of course, these were the conditions before the Battle of Siltan.

    In the war in Siltan County, Green led the infantry forces to attract Manninger's main force, Shaar commanded cavalry to fight thousands of miles, magically captured the new city, and then completed the strategic encirclement of Manninger, and finally defeated the Odin people…

    The whole process of warfare is almost always the trend of Shaar guiding the war.

    After the end of the war, even the old army oils of the 6th and 7th Arms, which were not likely to be enslaved to Shaar, had to admit that this embarrassment, if not Shaar’s outstanding performance, could not win at home. .

    As for the lower officers and soldiers, Shaar's cavalry magically fought thousands of miles, conquered powerful enemies, and even killed several enemies, including Manninger's eldest son Morka…Such merits are enough for the lower officers and the soldiers to give birth to the Lord.

    The prestige in the military, the balance has gradually turned to Shaar as the core.

    And in Green's opinion, Shaar himself has also undergone many changes.

    The smile of the young man who was so hearty and stunned, even with a hint of youth, seems to have gradually disappeared from him. As the merits and demerits are heavy, Shaar is increasingly showing a leader's decision and even…arbitrary!

    The former Shaar would be willing to throw most of the things to Green, and he was happy, but as he gradually adapted to the role of "leader", it seemed that some of the potential things in his temper were gradually ignited. come out.

    He is more and more accustomed to the position of leader. Although he still maintains enough respect and trust for many other members such as Green, he will never listen to Green's opinions as he once did, but prefer to take the overall situation into his own. Hands – but whatever he believes, it will never change easily!

    Take one of the tiniest details – when it was time to discuss a thing, Shaar usually said "What do you think should be done?"

    Now, Shaar's tone has become the standard of the superior to ask the subordinate's tone: "Do you have any suggestions?"

    The same question, but the wording is different, the mood is naturally different.

    Green is very clear, in fact, Shaar is a very strong person from the bones.

    Old Mad Dog never meant to fight Shaar. He even wanted to watch Shaar gradually become an outstanding leader, leading the group of Northern Army to a greater achievement.

    So Green, after watching Shaar gradually change step by step, he paid attention to the convergence of his own light, and even deliberately cooperated with all of Shaar's actions.

    Even when his opinions differed from Shaar's opinions, he also tried to obey Shaar's will and help Shaar consolidate his leadership authority.

    From this point of view, Shaar is so lucky to have Green as a partner who is willing to act as a deputy.

    So, when Shaar decided to ask Sophie to be such a young girl to discuss the military affairs, Green felt that it was too playful, but he still kept the silence and made a concession.

    When Sophie walked into the Chamber of Deputies, Shaar was standing in front of the window.

    He looked out the window, the setting sun was like a layer of blood on the horizon, and the afterglow shone on the earth, which had a beautiful taste.

    The armor on Shaar has been taken off, but the return has not yet had time to wash away the dust. When Sophie approached Shaar, she smelled the strong sweat of this guy – to be honest, riding a few days, day after day Running around, this taste is really not very good.

    Shaar stands straight, his shoulders are wide, his posture is straight, his arrogance is extraordinary, and his young age is the most energetic and vigorous time. But at the moment, standing on the side, Sophie saw the faint exhaustion in the young Commander-in-Chief.

    Turning around, Shaar glanced at Sophie and then looked at Junker standing behind Sophie, only faintly said: "Come on? Please sit down. ”

    There was no guest, no chills, Shaar just raised his hand and the captain went out and closed the door outside.

    "I have a little something, I want to hear your opinion."Shaar's tone is not urgent or slow, and it looks like it doesn't have a bit of emotional color: "At the moment, I have a few questions that need to be carefully raised. That's it…"

    Very brief opening, simple and even a bit too short.

    However, Sophie’s face did not reveal the slightest surprise, with a quiet smile on her face, and the eyes were full of calmness, listening carefully to Shaar’s remarks.

    In the process of Shaar's remarks, Sophie did not insert a sentence, just listened quietly. On the clear face, it seemed that there was no reaction at all, and even the brow did not provoke.

    Finally, when Shaar finished, Shaar gave a sigh of relief, said a long time, and some mouths dry, and stood up, walked aside, and poured three glasses of water on the table.

    Shaar sat down gently, after drinking a glass of water, looked at the girl in front of him: "Is there any solution?"

    Sophie finally smiled, raised the eyelids to see the Shaar, the end of the cup in front of a gentle sip, the beautiful face, those bright eyes, smile more with a bit of funny: "General Lord, military government is not a joke, but there is no cure way, The problems you have just said are the drawbacks that have accumulated, not that you can immediately come up with a way to eradicate them when you talk and laugh. ”

    Shaar listened, didn't disappoint, smiled: "I don't have that extravagance to eradicate me. I know that these things are very troublesome, and I don't expect to solve them in three or two times, but at least I have to think about it." It’s a difficult time.”

    After a pause, he sighed: "The first question is money…The soldiers were born and died, followed me to fight, resisting foreign enemies, recovering the land, killing and killing. If you can't let the victims get good pensions, and you can't let the living people get good treatment, I really yell at them. ”

    The words came out, Sophie was still not good, and Junker next to it nodded. Junker, who is a military man, naturally agrees with Shaar. For the general, if you do not care for your own soldiers, it will not be a big deal.

    Looking at Shaar's eyes, Sufi's heart was also slightly moved, and then Yan Yan smiled: "Well, the way to eradicate the problem is not…After all, General's current problem is a word: money! The thing of money is nothing more than open source and throttling. ”

    Suddenly, in her bleak eyes, she gradually revealed a kind of calm self-confidence: "Open source things need to be long-term, and we must open up new sources of finance. It is not solved in two days. Is this something?" It can be considered from a long time later. Now we have to get through this difficult situation, and we only start from the throttling. ”

    Shaar listened, it was a frown: "Throttle? Military expenses must not be cut. I have already said that I cannot afford to treat these soldiers who died with me. ”

    Sophie smiled a little: "General misunderstood what I meant. I didn't make you harsh on the soldiers, just…The difference is there. ”

    Suddenly, she used a calm look to stop what Shaar wanted to ask, and slowly said: "First of all, it is necessary to praise and reward the meritorious soldiers after the end of the last war. These costs must not be cut. In my opinion, instead of being cut, we must increase our rewards. What I mean is that you will increase Lord’s rewards set before the war by about 30%, and double the pension for the fallen soldiers! ”

    Shaar doesn't look: "Thickness and thick pension…"

    "The question of money, I heard that General Shaar, you went to Imperial Capital this time, but made a big fortune."

    Shaar smiled and said: "Yes, it's got some…However, these money are not too much. If you are on a person's head, it is a huge wealth. If you have to give tens of thousands of soldiers, there will be not much. ”

    "Well, but if it is only used to care for the fallen and injured soldiers, it is enough to reward the ministers who have made meritorious deeds?"

    Shaar sighed: "Enough is enough, but as a result, there is not much money left…The next military reform, the treatment should be upgraded to the level of the Central Army, but it is not enough. Money is used in front, I can't always be behind…"

    "My idea is to change based on the military system."

    Sophie gently lifted her hand and looked at Shaar: "General Lord, please listen to me for a detailed analysis."

    "You claim that there are tens of thousands of Xiong Xiong soldiers. This number seems to be quite a lot. From the time you started and the occupied territory, it is really commendable to make such a big family in a short period of time. To be honest, it is really hard to support so many troops in the territory and population you are in now.

    Before you were in a state of internal and external difficulties, there was a threat of strong enemies. The whole army focused its attention on resisting foreign enemies, the army, and using local garrison troops. Everyone would not say anything. But now that the military is upgraded, it will be your military expenses in the future, which will make your financial bankruptcy. Presumably this question has been noticed by you now. "

    NonsenseIf not, I ask you to do something. ”Shaar whispered.

    "Actually, General, you are wrong."

    Sufi suddenly raised a few voices, waved his hands, and was full of confidence in his words.

    Wrong?

    Wrong?

    The girl’s eyes calmed down: "In my opinion, after the military restructuring, military spending may not increase much. If it works properly, it may save the next one!"

“……Ah

    Shaar was a glimpse first, then the eyes immediately released the light!

    "What do you think!"

    "My idea, to say that it is also very simple, is nothing more than falling on the 'grading'!

    Your Northern Army now has three infantry Army and a *** Cavalry Army. Needless to say, Cavalry Army, I heard General, you are good at cavalry, this time the Battle of Siltan County, also used cavalry to play a hundred-year-old victory! Therefore, the treatment of cavalry is naturally not necessary to say, even if you want to think of it, you can't start with cavalry.

    In addition, the three infantry army, the first Army is composed of the remnants of the former Sixth and Seventh Army of the Imperial Army. The old base is the Central Army. The strength of the military and the degree of training are far better than others. Two Army, so it seems that the first Army is the main battle force in your hands. From the treatment, those veterans of the sixth and seventh Army, who used to take the treatment of the Central Army, are now reformed by the military. To improve their treatment, this article does not need to be considered.

    I mean, start with the second and third Army.

    Your 2nd Army, mainly a small number of veterans as key officers, and most of them are newly recruited recruits, from the perspective of combat power…It’s not that I’m too harsh. It’s really, such an army is afraid that even the empire’s local garrison is not as good. In my opinion, it is only a little stronger than the civilian army. To be honest, I even think that you have given such an army an empire-level garrison-level military squad, which is too high!

    To be honest, I think your previous practice is somewhat inappropriate…It is a bit high to let such a quality, but the new army of the militia, take the same treatment as the main army like the first Army. In my opinion, such a recruiting force is not suitable for being raised too high.

    In addition, it is the third Army. The third Army was the new army composed of the descendants of the former Corsican military region after the defeat of the Odin. Those Corsica descended, and it was no problem to be a cow in the Odin. In this war, they did not have any strength. To say credit, it is really impossible to talk about it. But in my opinion, this army is even more important than the 2nd Army. In any case, they used to be regular troops, not new troops like the 2nd Army. As long as they are reorganized, the combat power is above the 2nd Army.

    The general composition of your army is like this. If you want to save money, you may wish to take advantage of this revolution in the military system and make some changes in the military!

    According to my assumption, after the change should be like this: the original cavalry *** regiment, the treatment is first class, the cavalry army and treatment have always been higher than the infantry, so needless to say. With the treatment standards of the Central Army, we will upgrade one level and add one percent of the military. This is the existence of the ace of the main battle in your hand.

    The first Army is composed of the regular army of the original sixth and seventh Army, and can enjoy the treatment of the Imperial Central Army level.

    As for the 2nd Army and the third Army…I mean..

    Having said that, Sufi’s girl slowly spit out a word, which made Shaar’s heart burst!

    Disarmament

    Disarmament

    After a moment of silence, looking at the doubts in Shaar eyes, Sophie faint way: "You now under the territory, to feed three army troops, it is too difficult, and, with my analysis, from now on, the overall situation seems to have entered the strategic phase of confrontation, at present, it seems, There is no urgent need in front of you to crusade and bring down the enemy …After the annihilation of the Red Snow Army, there is no deadly enemy, there is no need to keep the army too large…Moreover, to be honest, as many recruits as the 2nd Army really fight, in addition to being able to do garrison work at the rear, it really does not play any role.

    In the short term, your top priority is to develop your own strength and restore the vitality within the territory. There is no need to launch any large-scale war for the time being. Our south is the Besta, not our enemy, and it will not pose a threat to us for the time being. In the north is Primal Wildfire…We don't have to worry about the Goblin people on Primal Wildfire attacking us?

    As for the two sides, we have two weak Terma military areas on the left side, in addition to some of the land occupied by Odin's Thundercloud Legion, but the Odin people seem to have no intention of expansion, even from the news I have, they seem to Very satisfied with the land that has already been occupied, and the army of this Odin and the armies of other Terma military regions are mutually restrained and will not pose too much threat to us.

    The only threat you care about comes from our right side. Hasting in the county of Noz.

    The Black Flag Army's combat power is famous all over the world. However, since Hasting County has occupied Noz County, it is not close enough, but the squadron stayed there, even when you attacked the Red Snow Army from the south, they did not have any Actions, obviously their goal is not for you, at least, in the short term, they have no intention of being hostile to you.

    Although the left and right wings have different forces, we only need to retain one of Army's main battle forces, plus the cavalry troops in your hands. If something really happens, these forces, if used only for defense and small-scale counterattacks, It is enough. As long as you don't launch a big war, these troops are enough to defend our territory.

    So, I mean, the 2nd Army and the third Army you are now squatting, massive disarmament! You can cut down half, and keep it, form an Army, set up in the name of 'Northern Army Guard Arm', and in the name of 'Guard Arm', you can separate them from your regular military. This guard, Army, still enjoys the level of empire local garrison! Such treatment, they have no reason to be dissatisfied…After all, they are under your command, this unit has not made any military achievements, and did not play any role in the previous war. This established Guard, Army, is mainly based on the descendants of the Corsican Military Region, supplemented by a small number of new recruits – those of the Corsican army, who are under the Odin, and now under your hands, can If you have a mouthful of food, you will be grateful to Dade and give them the treatment of the local garrison. If you are dissatisfied, you will not have to be polite to those who surrender. ”

    The words were sloppy, and Shaar listened a little dazed.

    It seems that this girl is very reasonable…Before, not, or even Green, I entered a wrong set of thinking in thinking: the army can only go on the road of expansion.

    After all, it is now a troubled world. In the troubled times, whoever is the strongest is the powerhouse. Soldiers will become the only channel for self-insurance.

    However, I did not expect that an excessive number of troops may not be able to play a real role.

    ButThese troops that have been pulled up hard…Even those recruits, who have been in the army for several months, have received initial military training, and now they are all retired, and the previous investment can be wasted. Moreover, I am afraid that many soldiers may not be willing to leave…"

    "Lord."Sophie smiled faintly: "I said that disarmament is not to let them take off their military uniforms and go back to be farmers! I mean..Transfer these cut soliders to reserve. ”

    Reserve service

    Shaar heard it, his eyes suddenly brightened!

    "We have no reserve for Byzantine. Our country has always implemented the peasant military system. However, from the perspective of this century-old national trend, this peasant military system is really a drawback. The peasant military system of the Terma military region has become a cancer in the Empire. I feel that when the time is right, you can completely abolish this system in your jurisdiction. And it seems to me that this time has come.

    You have just achieved an unprecedented victory. Both the prestige in the military and the prestige of the people are unprecedentedly high. The imperial central is weak, and you have no ability to control. You can use this condition in your jurisdiction. First abolish this system.

    Abolish the peasant military system and switch to the reserve system!

    The former peasant military system was made by the local government. The local government owned the official land, recruited farmers for farming, and conducted military training. In wartime, it was transferred to the battle sequence. This kind of thinking is good, but in the past 100 years, this system has become a drawback.

    First of all, the land cultivated by the peasants is not their own. When they work, there is not enough enthusiasm. If the output of the land is less and the output of the land is less, then the income will be reduced, which is not enough to provide the soldiers of the peasants. In this way, a vicious circle is formed. The treatment of the peasants is reduced, so whether they are farming or fighting, they are not willing to contribute.

    This has become a ridiculous situation: the Byzantine Empire has a vast territory, has exercised a century-old peasant military system, and there are millions of peasant soldiers registered in various places! But when the Empire encountered war, in addition to several Central Army Army and a small number of local garrison troops, the Empire has almost no soldiers available! ! Those peasants are unwilling to leave their homeland and are under treatment, unable to stimulate their will to fight. Insufficient training also makes their combat effectiveness not worth mentioning.

    Therefore, I believe that the switch to the reserve system is currently the most suitable strategy.

    The reserve system, in fact, Atlantean has been implemented nationwide early.

    This kind of system seems to have a lot of similarities with the peasant military system, but it actually has a fundamental difference!

    First of all, the reserve soldiers can get the land allocated by the government. Such land, ownership has been given directly to the reserve soldiers personal! Not in the country! Because they are their own land, they will try their best to work when they are farming, and will not slack off. At the same time, the reserve personnel enjoy the preferential treatment given by the government on taxation. Compared with the farmer's tax paid by other farmers, the reserve soldiers are only required to pay half of the tax. And while they enjoy the low tax amount, what they need to pay is that they must take some time each year to enter the army for military training! Such military training, time is placed in the season of slack farming, will not delay the cultivation of the land, but also ensure that they receive adequate military training, will not be abandoned, become a thorough farmer. Such a reserve service, once in the face of a war, can be directly recruited into the army, as long as a little rectification, it can be immediately transformed into combat power.

    Moreover, the reserve soldiers can also get military squad when they receive military training every year. Of course, this military squad does not have to be too high. For example, the Atlantis empire, their reserve personnel can receive military subsidies when they are training. The standard of military squad is half of the local garrison.

    Your Majesty, Moore County, Siltan County, and Corsica, have just undergone a large-scale war, the population has plummeted, and there has been a large-scale land of no land, when the land is sparsely populated. A large number of landless land, rather than abandoning the land, it is better to take the opportunity to implement the reserve service, grant these large amounts of land without ownership to the reserve personnel!

    For you, after the disarmament, save a lot of military expenses! Second, after the land is cultivated by the reserve personnel, when the harvest is completed, it can also provide new tax revenues! In this way, in fact, we still earn! ”

    Shaar was stunned and carefully calculated…

    If it is implemented in accordance with Sophie’s plan, its military spending will be reduced, and its fiscal revenue will increase!

    Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the army has not decreased!

    Looking at the girl in front of me, after I finished speaking, I took a cup and took a shallow drink. After putting down the cup, my hands were calmly placed on my knees, my smile was dim, and there was no trace in the eyes…Such a calm and unrestrained attitude makes Shaar feel awkward for a moment.

    It seems that sitting in front of you is not a young girl, but the well-known wise man Carvesylver who has died!

    Suddenly, there was a long sigh from Dora in Shaar's mind.

    "The so-called Guoshi, but that's it…"

    Shaar is excited! He suddenly stood up and walked back and forth a few laps in the room. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Sophie’s plan was a wonderful way.

    Moreover, the implementation is also very feasible!

    “I think there seems to be somewhere to add.”Shaar's eyes turned: "This time, for the reward of the meritorious soldiers, they may not be rewarded with the kind of money, and they can be awarded with the equivalent land. Anyway, Father is now the site of his men, nothing else, there is more land! Damn it, the damn Manninger Red Snow Army, has reduced the population of Siltan County by 50%! The Corsican area is slightly better, but the population has also dropped by 30%! The population of Moore County is less than 70% before the war! Green has been practicing spring farming in the past few days, and now I feel that we are now sparsely populated, with large areas of land, but no one is farming! It is better to treat these land without the Lord as a reward for the meritorious soldiers. ”

    "It's a good idea."Sophie smiled and looked at Shaar, and there was some approval in his eyes: "Lord is really smart, deserve to be called is a teacher's disciple, and it is inferior." If you do this…When the land is distributed to the hands of the meritorious soldiers – don't forget, your sixth and seventh Army, most of the soldiers are originally Central Army, not locals. Although they are serving in you now, many of their family members are in other areas. As long as they have land, they will naturally write to their families and move their families to you! You don't have to pay a penny, you have a lot more people! When the soldiers serve in your army, their families cultivate the land. One year later, your site, the army is strong, and the food is abundant, even if it is full of energy! ”