Urban Sims

Chapter 58

As early as the founding of the Free Trade Union, Zhou Ming began to consider the military defense of the Grand Land.

And with more and more business activities led by Granling, once those business plans in Zhou Ming's heart are gradually realized, in the next few years, Granling, which will only become more and more prosperous, will definitely become Countless traveling merchants, mercenaries, anonymous thieves and other mobile population yearn for wealth and "gold mining" places. So many chaotic forces who are petty, greedy and cunning, commit all kinds of evil, or don't obey the rules will only give the Grand Land Public security and normal order bring endless challenges.

Considering that in the future, the Grand Territory will also respond to war calls initiated by the upper-level earls or kings, and participate in wars against other territories or national wars. come back less.

Therefore, establishing a territorial army with elite soldiers and sufficient personnel to protect the security of the territory, maintain the law and order of the territory, respond to the call of the upper class, and expand operations abroad... has become in front of Zhou Ming. Also very urgent.

only……

It is completely different from the situation in the previous life. In the previous life, he took the development path of combining farmers and soldiers, and all the people are soldiers. The advantage is that there are many soldiers and generals, extensive mobilization, and great potential for war!The disadvantage is that the resource consumption is huge, and it cannot withstand the constant battles for years (this problem exists in any army, but the duration is different).

But in this life, Zhou Ming, as an aristocrat, can only rely on the aristocrats with knights as the core to complete the military construction of his territory. It is impossible for him to recruit full-time farmers for training while ignoring the interests of these knights. The practice of establishing a standing military force.

Once he did this, even if Zhou Ming did not harm their interests and take back their fiefs and subjects, the knight class that lost their existence would still feel that they were abandoned by the lord and would rather choose a group of weak farmers , fulfill their due rights and obligations, and not choose to trust them... This is an insult to them and a betrayal to them!

It's like being in charge of the general manager of a listed company. He was doing well at first, but one day the president suddenly sent a new manager who was originally under him to take over all the work in his hands. As far as a general manager is concerned, the president's actions will undoubtedly arouse his extreme dissatisfaction and endless hatred.

Therefore, in order not to offend the interests of the knight class as much as possible, and to enhance the military strength of the Gran Territory, Zhou Ming could only take a detour, which not only guaranteed the interests of the knight class, but also enhanced the defense capabilities of the territory.

That is: under the knight class, add a "leader" class.

Soon, Baron Connor summoned the ten knights in the territory to Granland Castle. In the meeting hall, they discussed and discussed the plans and suggestions for creating a "leader" class. At the meeting, after listening to Zhou Ming's detailed and thorough After the explanation, most of the ten knights were a little moved.

In fact, the knights who are mainly responsible for war are not very good at the planning and management of fiefdoms. It is okay for a knight to manage a village with more than a dozen households and hundreds of people, but if he is asked to manage a village with hundreds of households A large village with thousands of people, with multiple positions such as village head, squire, judge, policeman, etc., cannot handle so many things at all. Now the lord allows each of them to recruit 10 "helpers" to assist in wartime and peacetime. Managing the village can also solve the future problems of the second son of the family and some relatives and friends ("leaders" are not as good as knights, but they are much better than ordinary farmers), so why not do it?

Of course, there are a few knights who still have some concerns. For example, Morris Knight asked: There is no problem in recruiting 'leaders', but one knight with 10 leaders will solve the equipment purchase and daily maintenance costs of so many people at once. Who will bear the huge expenses incurred?Who will solve it?

"The lord will help with the purchase of equipment, and the knights will bear the daily expenses... The agricultural production of the various fiefs has been very good in recent years. It shouldn't be difficult to solve the rations and salary expenses of 10 people, right?"

The purchase of equipment costs a lot, and the remaining rations and salary expenses are small. Zhou Ming doesn't believe that the knights who have been rich all these years and recently made a lot of money can't afford this little money.

Hearing this, all the knights nodded. They fully accepted this plan, and promised to recruit a group of suitable "leaders" within a month to enhance the defense capabilities of Granland.

"Don't rush to recruit for the time being, the savages from the north are coming soon, you go back to the fief first, gather all the farmers who can hold weapons, and come to the castle to assemble, I will spend a week training them, and then Take them to the north of the territory to build traps and fortifications to resist the invasion of wildlings... This will be an actual battle, an actual battle to select qualified 'leaders'!"

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After the call-up order was issued, the Grand Land immediately entered a state of emergency. The farmers stopped their farm work and came to the castle to gather for a week of "military training".

Combining the experience of military training in the previous life, Zhou Ming mainly trained the more than 1100 farmers on the training ground in a week, such as standing in line, turning forward, backward, left, and right, and obeying military orders. , How to act according to orders, instead of running around like headless chickens.

At the end of a week of "military training", Zhou Ming selected 110 farmers with high comprehension, strong obedience, and good comprehensive abilities to serve as the captains of the farmer team. Each of them assigned 10 ordinary farmers to form 110 farmer teams.

In this way, a "ten-ten system" military mobilization system with one lord commanding ten knights under his command, ten knights under his command, a hundred "leaders" under his command, a hundred commanders under his command, and a thousand peasants under his command, began in this way. The build took shape.

How much combat power this military mobilization system can unleash depends on how powerful it can be in this defensive operation against the invasion of savages.

However, there is a small episode: among the 110 ten farmer chiefs, Zhou Ming saw a familiar figure - his father Derek, who passed away early when he was five or six years old in his last life, and in this life he Not only did he not suffer bad luck, but his family conditions have been greatly improved after receiving his "care" intentionally or unintentionally. Derek, who is well-nourished, now has a 10-year-old eldest son and an 8-year-old second daughter. Have three children under the age of 6.

Derek, who has many children and is under great pressure, heard that the lord is going to recruit "leaders". After being elected as a "leader", he can get 30 acres of land with a low tax of [-]% of the rent and a certain monthly salary. Put your heart into it, and through good performance in military training, you will first become a farmer's ten commander, and then after the war is over, you will become a "leader" who is very likely to become a leader.

Seeing Derek who wanted to be elected as a "leader" through active performance to relieve family pressure, Zhou Ming pulled him aside and said to him privately: "Derek, the battlefield is still dangerous, I don't really recommend you to engage in it." I heard that you have five children in your family? Well, let your eldest son and second daughter go to the castle to work as servants and maids in a year or two. I will send people to train them, and , Now the wildlings have entered the Earl of Merlin, and will soon reach Granland, swords have no eyes, remember to be careful."

"Thank you, Master Edward, thank you, Master Edward!"

Seeing the kind and fatherly Master Edward taking such good care of his family, Derek was moved to tears and wanted to kneel down and kowtow to him a few times, but was supported by a pair of strong arms, so he could only bow again and again to express himself thanks.

Another week later.

As Zhou Ming expected, although the northern knights of the Earl of Merlin in the north tried their best to resist, a knight sent by Baron Romon's fast horse came to report that there was a wave of wildling tribes with a population of about a thousand people. After robbing and eating all the things in the Parton Territory, they will immediately enter the Grand Territory to burn, kill and loot.

After thanking the Paton collar knights who came to inform the news, Zhou Ming, who has made all preparations, is full of confidence!To deal with those ordinary savages who are neither warrior nor young, the power he has is enough to deal with this little threat.

Sure enough, after this wave of savage tribes with a population of over a thousand entered the Gran Territory, they were immediately stunned by the "richness" of the territory. After screaming and rushing into a village where all the villagers had run out, they saw the messy houses inside. , After throwing away countless bread, dried meat, and dried fruit that were too late to take away, the group carnivaled in surprise, picked up these foods without thinking, and gobbled them up.

Pfft!
A tall, well-built savage fell down foaming at the mouth, followed by two, three, a small piece, a large piece...

More than a thousand savages who flocked into the village were overwhelmed by poison.

"The wildlings are almost dead!"

"Catch the savage!"

"Try not to kill the savages, catch a living one and reward 100 silver coins, everyone!"

"Cast the net, let's trap this savage together!"

"Where's the big stick? This savage is still moving around, use the big stick to knock him out!"

"..."

During the service, more than 800 savages who entered the Grand Territory were poisoned to death. Most of the other 200 savages were captured alive by the peasant team, except for a few who were killed due to fierce resistance.

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