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After the high-level meeting ended, Hudson immediately took the kingdom's resolution and promoted military spending reform in the military.

At this moment, the kingdom's army has not yet been fully mobilized, and all it needs to face is the standing army. Relatively speaking, this is also the time when resistance to reform is least.

The first step is to check the accounts, not to check the old accounts, but only to look at everyone's accounts in recent days and the implementation of the "fat feeding" task for the soldiers.

Mr. Hudson had warned before that anyone who could hit the gun point was a master without a wink and should be sacrificed for reform.

But these people don't have a look, which doesn't mean the people behind them don't have a look either. Everyone knows very well that this reform was a decision jointly made by all the big guys at the palace meeting, and no one is allowed to destroy it.

A smart person knows how to do things. Hudson went to arrest the person first, but then he sent the "stolen goods" over, along with a confession.

The coordination efficiency was so high that it was faster than the house raiding team, and it made Hudson feel embarrassed to hold on to others.

Self-defense eliminates the need for investigation and saves a lot of social resources. It is normal for people to be treated lightly.

What's more, the massacre of nobles can easily arouse the dissatisfaction of the ruling group. Naturally, Hudson will not deliberately make his reforms more difficult.

Face must be given to all parties, and the same must be done to kill chickens to scare monkeys. The principle of punishment becomes: capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be spared.

If the crime is minor, meritorious service will be performed, and if the crime is serious, the title will be removed. The hereditary title will be inherited by future generations, and the honorary title will be directly recovered.

In line with the principle of waste utilization, all persons involved in the case will be organized into the "Warrior Camp". When the war begins, they will take on the most dangerous tasks on the battlefield.

If you can complete three tasks, the previous old accounts will be written off.

For the sake of the forces behind these people, Hudson allowed everyone to bring escorts to the battlefield. If they were willing to spend money, he would not object to bringing private troops there.

If the honor of the nobility is lost, let it be washed away with blood.

With a group of killed "chickens" and the realization that Mr. Hudson was not easy to mess with, the follow-up work was much smoother.

In just half a month, everything in the military camp changed drastically. The food standards of the soldiers have gone up, and the intensity of training has gradually increased.

Hudson strictly followed the orders of Caesar IV, and he directly copied the staple food standards set by the king.

The king ate 2 pounds of fine bread every day, so the soldiers had to eat vegetable bread with 70% rye. I don’t know what kind of meat the king ate, but the soldiers had to have one pound of meat every day.

Fish, rabbit, chicken, goose, pork, beef and mutton are all acceptable, but the total amount must be enough anyway.

I don’t dare to think too much about the ingredients, whatever is used is what I want. Anyway, 1 pound of coarse salt per person per month must be guaranteed.

You don’t have to hope for fruit, it’s impossible. But vegetables must be no less than two pounds. Potatoes, soybeans and barley...these whole grains can also be vegetables.

It seemed like there was a lot of quota, but in fact, Hudson never saw any leftovers in the military camp.

Obviously this is the sequelae of the lack of oil and water in the stomach. Only when the oil and water are replenished, everyone's food intake will slowly decrease.

The only one injured was the royal government, which was going crazy trying to raise a large amount of meat.

If soldiers were not picky eaters and would eat the meat of any animal, they would not be able to satisfy their meat needs alone.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, we can't go on like this. The consumption of the standing army alone makes us exhausted. What if we fully mobilize?"

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland said angrily.

After being the prime minister for so many years, he had never seen such a luxurious army. It’s good that ordinary soldiers can drink broth. How about one pound of meat a day?

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you can rest assured that our military expenditure does not exceed the standard.

Now I just ask you to use the money you originally spent on purchasing Warcraft meat, spices, and some luxury goods to purchase ordinary meat products.

Of course, I also cut out some unnecessary expenses.

For example: in the officers' private kitchens, it is stipulated that the servants they bring must be practitioners, they are prohibited from bringing too many personal items, and some meaningless decorations are eliminated...

After accurate calculations, the current military budget of the kingdom can fully meet the daily consumption of the standing army, and can even purchase some magic crossbows every month. "

Hudson said calmly.

It is impossible to save money. The military expenditure reform was indeed carried out in the name of saving military expenditure, but it was only to gain government support.

Now that preliminary reforms have been completed, Hudson will naturally spend the money saved to improve combat effectiveness.

The elites are all fed by money, and Hudson's series of victories in the north and south were not just based on luck and planning.

Not only did they improve the food standards of the soldiers when they were in the territory. After entering the Principality of Moxi to fight, the soldiers were even more open to eating.

Only by keeping up with nutrition can you carry out high-intensity training. Strict training and fighting on the battlefield finally led to an army with good combat effectiveness.

In this era, the material standards of the Kingdom's standing army are actually not bad. But if it can be better, why not improve it?

Theoretically speaking, through rigorous training and improving physical strength and combat awareness, ordinary soldiers can compete with low-level knights.

Of course, this "heretical" theory is still exclusive to Hudson's personal research and has not been disseminated to the outside world.

Although it has been done before, the samples are still too few. Among the more than 20,000 private troops in his family, there are only two to three hundred people who can compete with low-level knights through physical training.

Whether these people have different talents, or whether the theory is really valid, more samples are needed for verification.

Hudson did everything in the standing army not only to improve the combat effectiveness of the kingdom's army, but also to verify his theory.

In fact, the fact that the expenditure does not exceed the standard is also related to the current price system of the Alpha Kingdom. The normal market is affected by the relationship between supply and demand, and prices have already skyrocketed.

But at present, the kingdom's means of production are all in the hands of aristocratic groups, and it is essentially still following the planned economy route. The price agreed between the government and the noble lords will not change.

Once you move to a wartime economic system, it's even simpler. All strategic materials are directly collected and distributed by the kingdom.

"Your Excellency Marshal, I know that your reforms have achieved great results, but supplies are not unlimited, and supplying the standing army is very difficult.

Once the kingdom is fully mobilized, we will simply not be able to provide so much meat, and logistics will drag us down! "

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland tried to persuade.

To be honest, the daily consumption of the standing army is a terrifying figure in itself. If it were to increase several times more, the logistics would collapse.

This is determined by the upper limit of productivity and can be reversed by non-human resources.

"Prime Minister, please rest assured that mobilizing the whole country is a last resort. If our strategy is carried out normally, there is no need to mobilize so many people.

According to the analysis of the news coming from the prairie, the current Orc Empire is no longer the Orc Empire of the past. Their strength is less than half of what it was at its peak, at most only 30 to 40% of the level.

As long as the materials are gathered at the front line in advance and the training of the standing army is completed, we only need to assemble another 250,000 noble elite private troops to fight them.

The number of troops mobilized has decreased, and the consumption of materials has naturally decreased.

With such an increase and decrease, you can do the math to see if our logistical pressure has been reduced.

The most important thing is that this time we are not simply defending, but quickly defeating the Orc Empire, and then moving the army to the Western Front battlefield. The requirements for soldiers have also been greatly increased.

With such a high-intensity use of troops, if the supply standard is not improved, I am afraid that the people will be used up before the war is over! "

The perfect reason left the Grand Duke of Newfoundland speechless. His mind was filled with "strategic needs", and even the prerequisites mentioned by Hudson were ignored by him.

However, if the battle starts at home, if the battle can be won quickly and the supplies stockpiled in advance are available, it is indeed possible to meet the needs of the army.

After hesitating for a while, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland was surprised to find that he had been convinced. Hudson's strategic plan is indeed risky, but the Alpha Kingdom has no choice now.

Except that this plan is relatively reliable and has a certain degree of implementability, other people's strategic plans are even more vague.

For example: Form an army of 300,000 Warcraft, directly defeat the Orc Empire, and step on the Elf Kingdom.

Unfortunately, if the Alpha Kingdom wants to assemble three thousand Warcraft Cavalry, they have to pull in underage Warcraft to make up the number, which is a hundred times different from the number of 300,000.

Another example: A drunken officer proposed to send a hundred strong men from the holy realm to directly destroy the opponent's leader.

Another example: An officer who dozed off at work suggested that everyone pray together and let the Lord of the Morning send divine punishment to destroy the enemy.

…

There is no unreliability, only more unreliability.

It's not that the officers are incompetent, it's that the kingdom's strength is too stretched. Forcing everyone to have a plan, and having to come up with different plans, naturally can only lead to divergent thinking.

Whether it can be achieved or not is not important, the key is to hand over the task first. If it cannot be implemented, it is because the kingdom is not strong enough, not because there is a problem with the plan.

"Marshal, are you sure that with such a small force, you can defeat the Orc Empire?"

the Grand Duke of Newfoundland asked in disbelief.

Having always lived in the shadow of the orcs, it was difficult for him to believe that he could defeat the orc empire by just gathering an army of half a million people.

"Simply calculating military strength, such a small number of troops is naturally not enough, but war is not determined simply by strength of troops.

As for how to fight specifically, we still have to wait until the orcs come over before we can determine the tactics. Don't worry, I know it well! "

Hudson said confidently.

No matter whether the plan can work or not, as the military commander of the kingdom, he must have confidence.

If you can't win, then look for objective factors. Anyway, the kingdom has fought so many times against the orcs, but there has never been a time when it won on its own.

…

The Farland Kingdom, as the only country on the prairie with a large port, has experienced smooth development.

Although there are no tolls from various countries, the consumption brought by the coming and going of people has an immediate impact on local consumption.

Although the development time of Xingang is short, in terms of prosperity, it is no less than a second-rate port on the mainland.

Out of its emphasis on the port, the Farland Kingdom directly placed its capital in Xingang, which promoted the great development of the port.

If it hadn't been for the sudden war and it had continued like this, sooner or later Xingang would have developed into one of the most important ports on the Aslant continent.

"Alpha Kingdom really dares to cut off the route?"

Philip I asked in surprise.

Now is the period of the continental war. At this critical moment when the major forces are united to deal with the aliens, it is taboo to stab an ally.

According to past practice, even if the trick is to deceive people, the means are used secretly, and no one dares to openly cause sabotage.

"Your Majesty, the Alpha Kingdom has never said that it will cut off the shipping route. It only sent people to remind us that the sea has been rough recently and there are ghost ships.

If we don't accept their conditions, perhaps pirates will become rampant and rob our convoys.

According to the intelligence provided by the merchant ships, the Alphas have indeed formed a large fleet to search for traces of ghost ships on the sea.

At the same time, there are also many pirates who were originally active on the coast of the Alpha Kingdom. Their activity trajectories are constantly moving northward, and their final destination is likely to be the sea off Newport.

Our fleet is too small to be a match for these pirates. The kingdom's sea route lifeline may be cut off at any time. "

Donnie said with a embarrassed look on his face.

Weak countries have no diplomacy.

Compared with the Alpha Kingdom, the Farland Kingdom is a weak chicken. In terms of overall strength, it is only a large province of the Alpha Kingdom.

Even if there is support from the most powerful country in the mainland, water from afar cannot quench the thirst for nearness. If they had a direct falling out, they would be destroyed in the hands of the orcs before the Frankish Kingdom could free their hands.

Accepting the Alpha Kingdom's proposal would mean that their strategy to preserve their strength had failed. Even if they withdraw the main force, they will inevitably continue to fight against the orcs.

"Your Majesty, we must carefully consider the Alpha people's proposal. The continental war has reached a stalemate, and the orcs, who have been stimulated, have increased their offensive intensity.

Judging from the current situation, the war will burn to Xingang in the second half of the year, and our evacuation plan must be launched as soon as possible.

If possible, we would do well to resolve the current crisis through negotiation. Perhaps you can consider asking the Frankish Kingdom to mediate.

Time is too rushed, and we have no way to withdraw all the citizens. It is also a good choice to leave the people who were about to give up to the Alpha people.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can try their appetite and pay some price in exchange for our evacuation.

What's more, if the kingdom wants to be restored in the future, it will be necessary to win their support. This protection fee must be paid sooner or later! "

Gothel said through gritted teeth.

As the Minister of Military Affairs, he chose to compromise, which was definitely not his intention, but the orcs did not give him face.

Even if the two sides communicate secretly and they agree to give up most of their territory, the Orc Empire is not willing to let them go.

If the delaying strategy fails, then we can only have a head-on confrontation with the orcs. In order to allow their allies to sustain themselves for a few more days, they could only send troops to help.

Don't think that the Alpha Kingdom wants to intercept them and use them as cannon fodder. In fact, similar operations have already happened on the prairie.

The troops of the Principality of Shillong and the Principality of Omega, which were the first to be subjugated, were forcibly requisitioned when they passed by neighboring countries.

In name, it is temporarily borrowed, but in fact everyone knows that this is a trick of borrowing without repaying.

If it weren't for sure that it couldn't be defended, I'm afraid that the refugees from both countries would also be divided up by everyone, and not even a hair would be left to them.

A fierce slap threatened to break the table, and the furious Philip I immediately cursed: "Damn Alpha people, they are just a group of robbers!

I will remember this grudge!

Let them wait, we will definitely..."

After venting for a while, Philip I calmed down, looked into the distance and said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent people to communicate with the Alpha Kingdom, and we can make some concessions.

Tell the Alpha people that as long as they are willing to ensure the safety of the route, refugees from the Principality of Shillong and the Principality of Omega can be given to them.

As long as the refugees from other countries enter the kingdom, we can also send them to them.

However, they have to send their own boats to pick them up, or they can arrange for the refugees to leave by land. We don’t have extra transportation capacity for them.

If the Alpha people are determined to stay with us and negotiations cannot solve the problem, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must also stabilize them and buy time for the families of the kingdom's nobles to evacuate. "

…

Similar scenes are constantly happening in the Five Grassland Countries. It's just that the situations everyone faces are different. Even if they want to evacuate from the sea, they must borrow a way from the Farland Wheel Kingdom.

After experiencing the lessons of the Principality of Shillong and the Principality of Omega, everyone is now wary of their allies. I am very worried that I will be backstabbed by my allies during the evacuation process.

Alpha Kingdom's actions made them feel even more chilled. It was enough to give up some serfs. After all, the orc army came too fast and they did not have the ability to evacuate all the people.

But it is unbearable to keep the noble master as cannon fodder. There is nothing to say, this kind of thing must be reported to the parents!

The negative teaching materials are in front of us. We must make things worse and force the Alpha Kingdom to compromise, otherwise the future will be worrying.

As letters asking for help left, the situation in the mainland was stirred up again. The prairie, which had been out of sight for many days, once again attracted attention from all over the continent.