The design drawings of Makino Wubao were drawn by Chuanshan School Li Jie.
He has always dug up ancestral graves, and this was the first time he designed a military fortress. Looking down at the overall situation of Wubao, it really looks like a Hu-shaped Feng Shui tomb with a tiger crouching and a dragon in it.
The school grounds are on a vast platform in the northwest corner, occupying the entire golden area. As soon as Chen Tian set foot on it, an evil aura came straight towards him.
However, no matter how strong the evil spirit was, it could not withstand the yang energy of more than a thousand strong soldiers. As the general Fan Changxiang led everyone to greet him in unison, the last bit of evil energy turned into a surging military energy and crawled at his feet.
"Meet the God!"
"Meet the God!"
"Okay, let's continue training." Chen Tianxu raised his palm to signal everyone to stand down, and summoned Fan Changxiang, "How many people are there in the headquarters bus?"
"Replying to the God, there are a total of 1,300 people."
"So many?" Chen Tian was surprised.
Converted into ordinary infantry, 1,300 people can train approximately 12,000 people, and military expenditures account for more than two-thirds of the Yongtai Army.
To be honest, if the expenses of seven large spiritual weapon ships are also included, Chen Tian, who has never been worried about gold and silver, feels that he is stretched too thin.
Oops.
They were almost out of money. "Although the mechanism puppet beast is an important weapon for attacking cities and villages, it is still a spiritual puppet in the final analysis." Fan Changxiang was only responsible for training martial arts and had no knowledge of the mechanism. These words were handed over by Cheng Yiliang from the side.
Says, “So train the bus
The cost is certainly high.”
"From the construction of the mechanism puppet beast to the deployment to the battlefield, there are about seventy-odd processes, all of which are interlocking. Each of them requires a huge investment of resources and costs a lot."
Chen Tian rubbed his temples, waved to Fan Changxiang to continue leading the training, and then led Cheng Yiliang to the military parade.
While the army was wandering around, he said seriously: "If we add ten more Black Tiger Mechanism Puppet Beasts and supporting facilities, how much will it cost in total?"
Cheng Yiliang knew that the construction cost was high. At the same time, Yongtai City was being rebuilt after being burned to the ground by the Griffin Legion's air raid, and the money warehouse was also empty.
In addition, the war that has lasted for more than three months shows no signs of stopping, and there will be huge expenditures in the future.
Now it must be difficult for Chen Tian to suddenly transfer a huge sum of money, but now that the matter has come to this, Cheng Yiliang can only respond forcefully.
He raised a finger towards Chen Tian, his eyes evasive, and he was a little embarrassed to speak.
"Ten thousand silvers?" Chen Tian guessed, but felt it didn't seem like it, so he immediately changed his mind and said, "One million silvers?"
"No." Cheng Yiliang finally couldn't hold it in any longer and said frankly, "One million gold..."
"Ah? What did you say?" Chen Tian was surprised.
Not only was his face filled with disbelief, Chizhu and Lanlan even gasped, "Gold, one million taels!"
Even if Yongtai City is packed up and sold, it won't be able to collect so much, right? If it were piled up in front of you, it would definitely tower like a majestic mountain and be dazzling!
At this moment, Chen Tian once again realized that war is the true meaning of a gold-swallowing giant beast. The powerful machine puppet is really made of an equal amount of gold. "Uh, God--" Cheng Yiliang knew very well what he was offering.
It was a bit exaggerated, and he explained hurriedly, "This one million taels of gold includes the expenses of all the machine puppets from beginning to end, from the casting of the whole piece to the food and drink, everything.
Within it.”
"Not only the mechanical black tiger, but also the blue kite and the spiritual weapon ship used for lifting can all reach the level of perfection."
"In Jie Shi, not to mention Pingmuguan, even the Northern Territory of Cangxi will surrender at the feet of the God, and no one will dare to fail to obey the orders given."
"Stop trying to make a fool of yourself." Chen Tian smiled bitterly, "If we had one million taels of gold now, it would kill Yin Jianyuan. Why would we have to go through so much trouble to build a tribe?"
In fact, Chen Tian knew that in the later stages of the war, armaments would inevitably be upgraded. For example, in the previous battle with the Yin family's coalition forces, they only fought head-on with infantry on the ground.
But later, both sides started an arms race in unison, which became out of control.
Troop-carrying giant water divisions, giant elephant barbarians, thunderbolts, griffon legions, and even Netherworld Shura who came out of blood sacrifice.
On Chentian's side, there are various agency puppets, Qilong and Suanni, and they even plan to dig a tunnel directly into Pingmuguan underground for a surprise attack.
If the Yongtai Army takes the lead in upgrading its armaments, with the Spirit Ship as its core, equipped with Black Tigers and airborne troops, its war delivery capability will be the best in the Cangxi world.
Not only is Pingmuguan unable to stop the soldiers, but Yin Jianye, the young master who is in charge of the northern region of Cangxi, must always be on guard against the magic soldiers descending from the sky.
But the words came back again.
The tactics Chen Tian envisioned have never been seen before. I don't know how many detours will be taken in the process of exploration. The price of starting something from scratch is of course high.
It's just that it's a bit too high-spirited...
"Let's do it step by step." Chen Tian sighed, "The seven large spiritual weapon ships now only have lifting functions, so they should be used as training buses. Later, they will gradually be converted into combat sequences and eventually be used on the battlefield."
"but."
"Qingyuan, a slightly smaller mechanism, can be the first to build it. You can ask Pang Xingyun to take charge of the planning in the shogunate. You must build a surprise force that can be deployed quickly as soon as possible."
"Yes." Cheng Yiliang bowed and saluted, and suddenly said, "Don't you think that the expense is very high and you can't bear it?"
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"Why can't you bear it? Gold and silver don't need to be used for military expenditures, they will eventually be used for compensation. No matter how much the expenditure is, we will insist on doing it." Chen Tian said solemnly.
Say it.
The two discussed the details for a long time.
For example, the spiritual weapon ship currently only has the function of lifting Wangcang soldiers, so it will naturally have a long idle period, so it might as well be put into civilian use.
On the one hand, it alleviates the logistics pressure on Huangdan City, Yongtai City, and Muye Wubao, and on the other hand, it also increases attendance to train buses.
Secondly, Qingyuan is the most flexible existence among the many machine puppets. With a little training, it can perfectly cooperate with the light cavalry scouts on the ground to detect the enemy's situation.
At the same time, in order to share the research and development costs of agency puppets, the government agencies headed by Yongtai City can first purchase agency puppets to replace their daily work.
The technology of Gui Gen terracotta warriors is very mature. If we simplify the imperial tactics, they can be sold to the wealthy businessmen who travel around the world and serve as bodyguards to look after their homes and homes.
As for Poto Qilang, his strong excavation ability can be regarded as a good hand in rebuilding Yongtai City.
As long as the government agencies take the lead in digesting military technology, the private sector will naturally follow suit. Qianji Pavilion and Fenjin Villa cannot withdraw funds for the time being, but it is entirely feasible to receive some private orders to ease the pressure.
certainly.
One hair move affects the whole body.
The technical assimilation of military-to-civilian conversion is a large project that requires the cooperation of multiple departments. The engineering minister headed by Cheng Yiliang is more inclined to professional technology, and it is inevitable that he does not understand the administrative aspect.
So Chentian summoned the shogunate team at the military parade, deployed on site, and officially made the one million taels of gold armaments plan public.
This caused an uproar, and while looking at each other, he also ordered Pang Xingyun to establish a military academy, named the Military Academy, to be responsible for training new troops.
Not only that, all officers with more than ten officers must undergo new training courses, otherwise they will be deprived of their military positions down to the rank and file.
The war situation is different from the past. A military revolution sweeping the world of Cangxi has quietly begun, and the Yongtai Army led by Chen Tian is undoubtedly the trend-setter at the forefront of the times.
Fan Changxiang didn't know the profound meaning. He only heard that he would have to study at his desk from now on, and he couldn't help but come up with an emotional syllable.