Chapter 319 Great Disarmament
Blood Moon Castle, looking at the conditions offered by Caesar III, stood on the top of the new city, Hudson, looked into the distance and shook his head secretly.
The aristocratic group is not easy to bully. Even if major concessions are made, Caesar III's plan will still be difficult to pass.
"Tom, notify the senior generals in the army to come over for a meeting!"
Hudson ordered expressionlessly.
No matter how difficult it is, you still have to make an effort. Whether it can be completed is one thing, but not working hard is another.
It is estimated that Caesar III himself did not have extravagant expectations and everything went according to his plan.
The royal family seems to be majestic, but since the failure of the last Northern Expedition, its influence in the military has begun to decline. This is an indisputable fact.
A large number of noble officers close to the royal family were killed in battle, and the new generation of the royal family had no time to take over. The king's voice in the military has dropped to the lowest point in decades.
This is also the core reason why Caesar III tried so hard to destroy the mountain of Northland nobles.
Knocking off the largest force in the army does not mean that the royal family's control over the army has been strengthened. Just one Marquis James cannot hold the position at all.
If there was no one available, Caesar III would not choose a cunning person like Hudson to implement his political plan.
You can see from the results that a slippery person is a slippery person and does not work hard at all.
It's all determined by status. As a member of the great aristocracy, it was impossible for Hudson to completely sit on the king's side.
Who said that Hudson's rise to power was purely a coincidence and not a direct lineage promoted by the king?
In fact, Hudson's current situation is also somewhat embarrassing.
In the past, the commander-in-chief of wars of this level was, even if he was not the king himself, then he was a direct descendant of the royal family.
Hudson, who unexpectedly came to power, could neither fully support the king nor the nobles.
We have to play a balance in the middle. If we are not careful, we will not be human inside and out.
Especially now, when the two sides are at a deadlock, he, the middleman, is in the most difficult position.
If the mentality is not strong enough, it is easy to mistakenly think that the whole kingdom is just working hard on its own.
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In Lutecia, the Human Alliance meeting was once again in chaos. Revolving around the interests of the prairie, all parties have been in a stalemate for quite some time.
There is no way, the same grassland is also divided into three, six or nine grades. In some areas with fertile water and grass, fertile farmland can be developed to develop farming civilization.
In fact, the Orc Empire has already started to do so. One-fifth of the vast orc prairie is farmland.
This is also subject to the low level of civilization of the orcs. If it were developed by the human race, the development and utilization rate would definitely increase significantly.
Theoretically speaking, as long as the water source is sufficient, the terrain is flat, and the soil quality is acceptable, farming civilization can be developed.
For other small problems, nature can be completely changed by human power. At the very least, it is not difficult at all for a group of major forces to change the natural environment of a local area.
But theory is just theory after all. If there are mature and good lands, no one will want to pick up bad lands.
In addition to the land issue, all parties are also arguing over the rule of the orc steppe.
Some people advocate the complete split into multiple countries, some advocate the establishment of a unified country, and still others advocate the establishment of a loose federation.
All the major forces were motivated by their own interests, and no one was willing to make concessions, which made the meeting very unsatisfactory.
Faced with this situation, Charles III, as the host, was so worried that his hair was about to fall out.
"enough!
If you want to make a noise, just go out and make a noise with me!
What's there to argue about? Since the controversy continues, just vote. We are all the elites of our human race, how can we act like a vegetable market? "
Charles III's roar seemed to be solving a problem, but it was actually a bad idea.
Voting can indeed produce results, but it does not mean that voting is a panacea for solving problems.
In a short period of time, the distribution of interests can be completed by relying on voting results, but the hidden dangers of conflicts cannot be solved by one round of voting.
It’s just that there is no better choice at the moment. As the initiator of the alliance meeting, we must give the meeting a happy ending.
As for how many hidden dangers were left and how many mines were laid, Charles III no longer cared about that many.
Anyway, there are a lot of internal conflicts in the human race, and adding a few more will not do any harm.
"Then, as His Majesty said, each will make proposals and directly implement the standards. The plan with the highest vote rate will be used as the alliance's resolution!"
Bishop Montesson added.
The Holy See is the biggest troublemaker within the Human Alliance. This kind of work of digging holes and burying mines has always been their favorite.
The only pity is that they are a religious organization, and when they play politics, they are inevitably linked to religion, so many times they do it in a nondescript manner.
In the blink of an eye, as many as a dozen plans were proposed. It can be seen that everyone still maintained restraint, and representatives of the small forces chose to turn off the flames very self-awarely.
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"The war is over. Continuing to maintain the existing huge armaments will put too much pressure on the kingdom. After careful study, the command decided to carry out major disarmament.
Considering that the threat of the Orc Empire has disappeared, the military pressure on the kingdom will be greatly reduced in the future, so the number of standing armies will also be significantly reduced compared to the past.
I personally believe that maintaining the kingdom's standing army at 50,000 to 80,000 can meet the current military needs.
In view of the kingdom's current financial pressure, the number of the kingdom's standing army can be further reduced in a short period of time.
We can continue to study specific standards. The top priority now is to abolish the redundant army to reduce the kingdom's military expenditure! "
At the military conference, Hudson worked hard to promote the theory of disarmament.
After this battle, the Alpha Kingdom's vitality was severely damaged, especially the financial losses, which were the most serious.
The huge debt pressure has overwhelmed the kingdom. It can be said that it is imperative to disband the army.
In order to escape from the game between the king and the aristocratic group, Hudson made a decisive choice - disarmament.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, this is exactly his duty. To preside over disarmament matters at this time to reduce the financial pressure on the kingdom is to be loyal to the country.
By the way, it also solved the biggest hidden danger for Caesar III.
Once the noble army disbands and goes home, the next game will be a purely political struggle. There is no need to worry about the parties collapsing midway and turning into a military conflict.
"Dear Earl Hudson, we have no objection to the dismantling of the army after the war. This is the right thing to do, and it is just a matter of time.
But the number of the kingdom’s standing army is too small, right?
We must know that the kingdom has maintained a standing army of more than 300,000 people all year round. How can we reduce such a large number of establishments at once to match our international status?
Especially now, while the kingdom is regaining lost territory, it has also made small gains. It is entirely possible for us to maintain a larger army to demonstrate our status as the third most powerful country in the Kingdom Continent! "
Earl Pierce was the first to object.
His intuition told him that there was a conspiracy in Hudson's plan. Although I don’t know what this is planning, the direct opposition supported by the enemy is correct.
Theoretically speaking, the kingdom's military pressure has disappeared and it is appropriate to reduce the standing army. But Earl Pierce was very uneasy in his heart.
On the surface, the number of the kingdom's standing army has been greatly reduced, but the number of private armies of the nobles has not been restricted, which is very beneficial to everyone.
But this is for the great nobles whose strength is intact. The aristocratic forces that are powerful and weak, or on the verge of collapse, are in urgent need of the kingdom's protection at this moment.
Naturally, the Dalton family has not fallen to this level, but it is an indisputable fact that their vitality has been severely damaged.
If there is no threat from competitors, I can go back and recuperate for ten or eight years, and I will slowly recover.
Unfortunately, they are not only threatened by competitors, but also powerful competitors.
With their comprehensive strength, the Dalton family can easily suppress the Koslow family, but in terms of current military strength, they are unfortunately at a disadvantage.
Throughout the ages, countless cases have proven that only strength that is transformed into military strength is real hard power.
The foundation is deep and the heritage is strong, which also requires a transformation process. Before complete transformation, everything is a dream.
"Earl Pierce, your worries are completely overblown. The strength of the kingdom has never been represented by such a small standing army.
Even the Frankish Kingdom, as the continent's most powerful country, only had a standing army of about 200,000.
From this war, we can see that the previous war model is constantly being subverted.
What we need to do most next is: adapt to the new war model and cultivate more elite soldiers instead of just piling up numbers.
The combat effectiveness that the 50,000 extraordinary troops can unleash may not be much worse than the original standing army of more than 300,000.
Now that the kingdom is short of labor, we must invest the least manpower in exchange for the greatest combat effectiveness. "
Hudson replied without changing his expression.
This little trouble can't trouble him at all. The background of the great disarmament was that the kingdom suffered a huge deficit in both financial resources and labor force.
Since a problem has arisen, it needs to be solved. Taking advantage of the trend to launch military reform is also a must.
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