Chapter 670: Start Selecting People

The Augusta Knights have always existed and have become an alternative military academy.

Outside the city of Augusta near the imperial capital is the headquarters of the Knights. Every year, outstanding talents selected from the army enter the school, and the sons of nobles and officials from all over the country are also thrown in directly.

After three years of training courses, those who pass the assessment will be awarded the title of honorary knight.

These winners will join the standing sequence of the Augusta Knights, serve as guards for royal family members, or serve as low-level officers and sheriffs in various places.

There are many advantages in promotion for those who come from the Knights.

Of course, the competition in this selection model is also very fierce, and those who can stand out are extremely outstanding.

As a military leader, Sergei naturally understands the power of those who come from the Augusta Knights.

So he directly selected the first batch of people from the Knights training camp after preliminary training.

With the emperor's order and accompanied by the current Count Augusta, it is naturally very simple.

The guards were selected for him, so Qin couldn't hide.

Besides, he is now the Count of Augusta, the nominal leader of the Knights.

Apart from the emperor's order, he is the only one who can legally mobilize the Knights of Augusta.

Since it is to select students, they must go to Augusta City.

It takes half a day to take the train from the imperial capital.

The uncle and nephew set off together and left the imperial capital by special train.

In the carriage, it was the first time that Sergei was alone with Qin.

It was just right to take this opportunity to have a good exchange.

"Qin, do you have any ideas about your guards?"

Facing the question of the second uncle, Qin pondered for a while, and then replied: "I think the first task of the guards is stability. This war is cruel, but it is actually just a pure political show. I can complete the task as long as I keep it stable."

Obviously, Qin is very clear about his position.

He has become more mature in recent years, and as he has more contact, he has become more rational.

After listening to Sergei, he was not surprised. If the heir carefully cultivated by his younger brother did not even have this awareness, it would be disappointing.

"You are right, stability is enough.

Winning with an upright momentum is the kingly way.

The reason why the surprise victory is talked about is because it is too rare and too dangerous.

But don't forget that this is not just a political show. I will let you command the army in person and learn how to face the war." Sergei said his general plan.

The empire has set up such a huge stage, not for Qin to go through the motions.

Although it is very cruel to say this to ordinary soldiers, it is actually the case. It doesn't matter if there are more or less casualties. Even if human lives are used to train Qin, it is worth it.

Qin naturally has this awareness.

For an emperor, it is enough to understand the military, and he is not required to command in person.

But for an excellent emperor, it is better to be both civil and military.

Military skills may not be used in your life, but you must know them.

Obviously, for Qin's training, no one comes with the lowest requirements.

Qin nodded and said, "I understand, uncle."

"So this time when selecting people, personal bravery is not the main thing, do you understand?" Sergei gave a shot in advance.

In fact, too many people appreciate this kind of knight-like bravery.

Twenty years ago, the personal force of a knight could naturally dominate a small-scale war.

But in the era of firearms, knights have been eliminated.

Personal bravery has fallen into disuse, and now it belongs to the world of modern military.

Sergei was afraid that Qin was young and hot-tempered and obsessed with knights.

Qin understood what uncle was worried about as soon as he heard it, so he smiled and said, "Uncle, now in the Augusta Knights, the assessment standards for knights are different."

Pure force can still get the title of knight, but those with command talent can also get the title of knight.

Qin's acceptance of these is very high. He appreciates knights, but he is a pragmatist.

Even if he also has a knight title like the Augusta Knight.

Sergei smiled slightly. It was normal for Qin to say this. He just said it to prevent any accidents.

The uncle and nephew determined the general direction, and it was easy to talk again.

When they arrived at the Augusta Knights, Sergei found that the scale here was larger than he had imagined, and Qin was more familiar with it than he had imagined.

After years of expansion, the scale of the Knights' camp is quite large.

And with a glorious history, the Augusta Knights have never lacked reserve knights.

"I once received basic knight training here," Qin took Sergei into the Knights' camp, and he walked towards his residence very familiarly: "Since I was conferred the title of Count Augusta, I have come here to inspect every month, so I am very familiar with this place."

The power comes from the barrel of a gun, and Qin has never ignored the only armed force in his hands.

This surprised Sergei. He didn't expect Qin to be able to keep regular inspections at the Knights' station.

However, from Qin's familiar greetings with the officials of the Knights, and his familiarity in finding his residence, and even taking out tea sets to make a pot of tea, it can be seen that he did not lie.

"There are currently more than two thousand students in the Knights' camp. I guarantee that they are all first-rate young men. Second uncle, you can choose from tomorrow."

Qin knew that he had no experience, so let his second uncle choose slowly.

The next day, Sergey was not in a hurry to pick someone. He walked around for a long time and figured out the general situation.

The Knights are divided into three age groups for training, and there are many rare talents among them.

Sergey felt that his job might be much easier than he thought.

The wealth that the empire has accumulated over the years is really huge.

Qin stayed with him in the Knights camp for half a month and finally selected 300 people.

After taking the people back to the temporary station near the imperial capital, Sergei sent another letter to the military headquarters, requesting the mobilization of a group of outstanding grassroots officers.

For the entire guard army, his first task is to build a skeleton and then slowly fill it in.

As for the establishment, he had discussed it with Derek and it would be best to start with the size of a division.

Virut from the military department already knew about Sergey's new position, but knew nothing about Derek's private plan.

Although he knew that the New World was about to close the network, he never thought that Qin would be in charge of the overall situation.

In fact, he has submitted several plans. If he wants to solve the trouble there, he should mobilize troops from the mainland now.

He had just been rejected a few times, but he didn't know what Derek thought.

Until Sergey came, he seemed to notice a smell.