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As early as the founding of the Free Trade Alliance, Zhou Ming began to consider the military defense issues of Glenland.

As more and more various business activities are led by Glenland, once the business plans in Zhou Ming's heart are gradually realized, Glenland will only become more and more prosperous in the next few years and will definitely become a It is a land of wealth and "gold mining" that countless traveling merchants, mercenaries, anonymous thieves and other floating people yearn for. So many chaotic forces that are petty thefts, greedy for money, cunning, evil, or unruly will only bring trouble to the Glenland Territory. Public security and normal order bring endless challenges.

Considering the future, Glenland will also need to respond to war calls initiated by upper-level counts or kings to participate in wars against other territories or national wars. It also needs to recruit a team of troops to respond to the call and ensure that after the war is over, the losses will be relatively large. come back less.

Therefore, establishing a territorial army with elite and sufficient personnel to protect the security of the territory, maintain territorial law and order, respond to calls from the upper class, and conduct external expansion operations... became what Zhou Ming faced. Not to mention getting angry, but It's also a very urgent matter.

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It was completely different from the situation in his previous life. In his previous life, he followed a development path of farming and warfare that combined farmers and soldiers and all the people were soldiers. The advantage was that there were many soldiers and generals, extensive mobilization, and huge war potential! The disadvantage is that it consumes huge resources and cannot withstand continuous battles for years (this problem exists for any army, but the duration is different).

But in this life, as an aristocrat, Zhou Ming could only rely on the aristocratic class with knights as the core to complete the military construction of his territory. It was impossible for him to recruit off-duty farmers for training while ignoring the interests of these knights. The practice of establishing a standing military force.

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

It's like the general manager who controls a listed company. He was doing well, but one day the president suddenly issued an order and parachuted in a new manager who was originally his subordinate and took over all the work in his hands. For this For a general manager, this behavior of the president will undoubtedly arouse his extreme dissatisfaction and endless hatred.

Therefore, in order not to offend the interests of the knights as much as possible, and to enhance the military strength of the Glen Territory, Zhou Ming could only take a roundabout route, which not only ensured the interests of the knights, but also enhanced the defense capabilities of the territory.

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

Soon, Baron Connor summoned ten knights in the territory to Glenland Castle. In the meeting hall, they discussed plans and suggestions for the creation of a "collar" class. At the meeting, Zhou Ming listened in detail to After the explanation, most of the ten knights were a little moved.

In fact, the knights who are mainly responsible for war functions are not very good at the planning and management of fiefs. 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, holding multiple positions such as village chief, squire, judge, policeman, etc., cannot handle so many things at all. Now the lord allows them to recruit 10 "helpers" each to assist in wartime operations and to assist in peacetime. Managing the village can also solve the future problems of the second son of the family and some relatives and friends (although the 'leader' is not as good as the knight, he is much better than the ordinary farmer), why not do it?

Of course, there are also some knights who still have some concerns. For example, Knight Morris asked: There is no problem in recruiting "leaders", but with 10 leaders for one knight, it will have to pay for 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 helps with the equipment purchase costs, and the knights bear the daily expenses... The agricultural production of each fief has been very good in recent years. It shouldn't be difficult to meet the food and salary expenses of 10 people, right?"

The cost of purchasing equipment is a big part, and the rest of the rations and salary expenses are a small part. Zhou Ming doesn't believe that the knights, who have been extremely rich over the years and have recently made a fortune, cannot afford this small amount of 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 Glenland's defense capabilities.

"Don't rush to recruit for now. The savages from the north are about to attack. You go back to the fief first, gather all the farmers who can handle weapons, and come to the castle to assemble. I will spend a week training them in a surprise attack, and then Take them to the north of the territory to build traps and fortifications to resist the invasion of savages... This will be a real battle, a real battle to select qualified 'leaders'!"

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After the call-up order was issued, Glenland immediately entered a state of emergency. The farmers stopped their farm work and gathered at the castle for a week of "military training."

Based on his military training experience in the previous life, within a week, Zhou Ming mainly trained the more than 1,100 farmers on the training ground to stand in formation, turn front and rear, left and right, and obey military orders, so that they would know what to do after they stepped onto the battlefield. , how to act according to orders instead of running around like a headless fly.

After a week of "military training", Zhou Ming selected 110 farmers with high understanding, strong obedience and good overall ability to serve as captains of the farmer team. Each of them was assigned 10 ordinary farmers to form 110 farmer teams.

In this way, a "ten-ten" military mobilization system consisting of one lord, commanding ten knights, ten knights, hundreds of "collars", hundreds of collars, and thousands of peasants, began. The build took shape.

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

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

Derek, who has many children and is under great pressure, heard that the lord was planning to recruit "leaders". After being elected as a "leader", he would get 30 acres of land with a low tax of 20% and a certain monthly salary. He immediately thought about it. Taking things seriously, through good performance in military training, he will first become a farmer commander, and then after the war, he will most likely become a "leader".

Seeing Derek who wanted to be elected as a "leader" through active performance and reduce the pressure on his family, Zhou Ming pulled him aside and said to him privately: "Derek, the battlefield is still dangerous. I don't recommend that you do this." I heard that you have five children in your family. In a year or two, let your eldest son and second daughter go to the castle to work as servants and maids. I will send people to train them, and , now the savages have entered the Earldom of Merlin, and will soon reach Glenland, the sword has no eyes, remember to be careful."

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

Derek was moved to tears when he saw the father-like young master Edward taking such good care of his family. He wanted to kneel down and kowtow to him, but he was supported by a pair of strong arms, so he could only bow repeatedly to express himself. thanks.

Another week later.

As expected by Zhou Ming, although the northern knights of the Earl of Merlin in the north tried their best to resist, a knight sent by Baron Romon on a fast horse came to report that there was a wave of savage tribesmen with about a thousand people. , after grabbing and eating everything in the Patton Territory, they will soon enter the Glen Territory to burn, kill and loot.

After thanking Patton for coming to tip off the knight, Zhou Ming, who had made all preparations, was full of confidence! To deal with those ordinary savages who are neither warriors nor strong due to hunger, the current strength in his hands is enough to deal with this small threat.

Sure enough, after this wave of over a thousand savage tribesmen entered the Glen Territory, they were immediately stunned by the "richness" of this territory. After screaming and rushing into a village where all the villagers had fled, they saw the messy houses. , after discarding countless breads, dried meats and dried fruits that were too late to take away, the group of surprises reveled, picked up these foods without thinking, and wolfed them down.

Plop!

A tall, strong savage fell down, foaming at the mouth, followed by two, three, a small piece, a large piece...

More than a thousand savages who swarmed into the village were poisoned.

"Almost all the savages are dead!"

"Catch the savage!"

"Try not to kill the savages. If you catch one alive, you will be rewarded with 100 silver coins. Let's all join in!"

"The net has been cast, let's trap this savage together!"

"Where's the big wooden stick? This savage is still moving around. Knock him out with the big wooden stick!"

"..."

During this battle, more than 1,000 savages who entered Glenland were poisoned to death, and more than 200 savages were killed. Except for a few who were killed due to fierce resistance, most of them were captured alive by the peasant team.

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