Desel, who rushed all the way to Hanhai Castle from behind, scattered almost all the supplies he carried along the way and gave them to the civilians in the three places.
This also stabilized the rule of the Principality of Airan Hill over areas such as the Tubao. Civilians who had no concept of a country began to accept Airan Hill, and black eagle flags began to fly everywhere.
After Chris's troops entered Hanhai, General Modrel took over from Wilkes, led Hanhai's soldiers out of the castle, and handed over the defense to the grenadiers of the 1st Regiment of Ireland.
The first order that Archduke Chris of Eilandhir gave to General Mordelaire was to ask him to train the soldiers of Hanhai and form a brand new infantry regiment.
Because of the rapid expansion, Chris now needs the army too much. He now has a large territory and nearly two million subjects to support the army, which can support at least an army of about 30,000 people.
Why couldn't a territory support more troops before? In fact, this depends on other aspects.
In the past, the taxation of the territory was very heavy, and farmers were basically the main ones paying taxes. Naturally, they could not support so many troops.
On the other hand, because the army's attack methods are limited, no one can break through a tightly fortified castle in a short period of time. Therefore, feeding a large army will only drag down one's own economy, but it will not be able to expand and gain benefits.
Build such a powerful army.
Coupled with the protection of the Holy Demon Empire, the cavalry of the Prairie Empire did not dare to invade south in a large scale. They only fought in small quantities on the border, so the standing force was naturally lower.
The emergence of Eiland Hill was actually the biggest change in power in the past hundred years. Who would have thought that Siris, who was surrounded by enemies on all sides, could sweep across the entire Northeast region in just over a year?
Woolen cloth.
Because of this, in the past, the standing force of Seris Castle was only a pitiful 1,300 people, and the expansion of the army and preparations for war could only support about 2,000 people. But now it is different, because there is economic support and demand, so
It is possible to support 5,000 people on a piece of territory.
The difficulty now facing Chris is how to arm so many soldiers and how to make these soldiers truly become reserve forces in the future so that they can be equipped with more powerful and advanced weapons and equipment.
"This time, it's definitely not something that can be settled with money." Des, leaning on his chair, crossed his arms and complained to Chris helplessly: "The Arant Empire will never let us develop into a problem.
Yes, they will definitely send troops to intervene."
Chris was also helpless and sighed and said: "I can't help it. Could it be that because we are afraid of Arant, we won't fight Beijun and Hanhai?"
It is absolutely impossible not to fight. How many workers in so many factories are looking forward to war? If Chris says not to fight, they might replace Chris and choose a new prince to start the war.
"Winter is coming soon. We can still have a few months to take a breather." Wilkes, who was left with Chris, has now become the general of Ireland Hill. Although he did not lead any troops, he was sealed.
He was given the title of staff officer. At this time he spoke, and Bourges and Walter looked over.
He coughed awkwardly, then continued to bite the bullet and said with a thick cheek: "It is very unwise to fight in the Northeast in winter. Even the Arant Empire will not make such a stupid decision."
Deser was aware of the corruption of the Alante Empire. The enemy's stockpiles of supplies on the border must be in short supply. As long as those generals were not stupid, they would not risk starting a war against Alante in the winter.
If the opponent really fights, Eiland Hill can actually win easily: even without using the elite first group, and just relying on the second group to deal with the opponent, there is more than a 70% chance of winning.
"What General Wilkes said... also makes sense." Des thought for a moment and agreed: "Then this is good news. At least we have a window for peaceful development before next spring."
"Ah, that's right!" Having said this, he remembered something and reported to Chris: "According to reliable information, General Zorn is planning a crusade southward against the Dothan Empire... This seems to be correct.
We have an advantage."
"This is good news!" After hearing the news, Bourjos, who was still a little worried, relaxed a lot: "If the Arant Empire and the Dothan Empire go to war, it will be impossible to attack us immediately."
From this point of view, when spring comes, the Arantian Empire still does not have the energy to cause trouble for Elanthir. Perhaps, the war will be delayed until the autumn.
"Phew!" Chris breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that starting a war next fall would be a situation he could accept: at least by that time, he would be able to prepare three serious main groups, right?
He thought for a moment, then looked at Des, and asked, "Can you think of a way...to delay the war a little longer...?"
"It's not easy to handle. With the cannons we provide, the fight against Dothan is likely to become a quick and decisive war..." Des shook his head and said: "This is all one cause and one effect. There is no way.
Avoided."
In his opinion, if General Zorn had not obtained the blueprint of the artillery, the crusade against the Dothan Empire in the south would not have started. At that time, Arant might have gone north to punish the disobedient small country of Elanthir.
Now that General Zorn has obtained the blueprints and cannons, he will go south to attack the Dothan Empire first, and only then will he give Ailan Hill a chance to delay.
"I hope the Dothan Empire will work harder... to hold off Arant for a few months. When the north enters winter, it can be delayed for a few more months." Chris said greedily.
Once this hope is realized, Chris will have a whole year to prepare for war. According to the current development rate, in one year, at least the problem of bullet supply will be initially solved.
"Yes, if the Arant Empire goes north and suffers a loss from us, it may alarm the Holy Demon Empire... Our army is still a little reluctant to face the magicians and dragon knights." Desel
He scratched his head and answered.
Magician? Dragon Knight? Listening to these frightening words, Wilkes and Bourgeois looked at each other. What kind of country have they joined? How dare they hold a meeting to plot against the Magic Empire?
After talking about dealing with Arant, it was time to calculate the benefits of the war. It was just an exciting moment that made Des extremely happy: Tubao has two large-scale iron mines, and these iron ores are mature for mining.
The conditions and personnel are in place, and the output can basically meet Chris's consumption.
In Des's view, these two large-scale iron mines, which are urgently needed in Ireland, are almost worth the cost of this war: even if another 100,000 gold coins are invested, Des will not feel that he has lost anything.
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Similarly, Tubao and Beijun are both large coal producers. In the past, most of the coal mines that Ireland wanted to buy came from these two places. Now, the money for purchasing steel and coal mines can basically be saved.
Came down.
With these high-quality coals, metallurgical technology can be improved and heat energy will be sufficient. With steam engines, factories will have a steady stream of power. With thermal power plants, Chris's electric energy idea can be implemented immediately.
In addition to these two, there is also a small pyrolysis oil mine in the Hanhai area, which is the oil mine that Chris knows. However, the output of this oil mine is very small, and there are many impurities, so it needs to be purified before it can be used. But even so, it is less than
In the past, Ireland's oil industry was completely dependent on acquisitions. It was too powerful.
For Chris, the biggest gain in the Hanhai region is actually the reinforcement of saltpeter and sulfur mines. These mineral deposits are crucial to the production of gunpowder and are also necessary raw materials for many chemicals.
In addition, Chris also seized a large amount of kerosene for defending the city from the three castles, as well as some gold coins in reserve. In the past six months, the proceeds they gained from extorting Eiland Hill have basically returned to Chris's pocket.
"No wonder powerful countries and capable kings like to fight so much... We spent almost 500,000 gold coins before, and we got back more than 200,000 gold coins this time." Looking at the accounts in his hand, Des was satisfied.
's admiration.
If you spend two gold coins, one gold coin will almost immediately return to your pocket. Anyone is willing to do this kind of business, and the same is true for Des. He even thinks that if conditions permit, it is better to directly attack another country to make money.
The right choice.
He had thought that the war would bring a lot of benefits, but he really never thought that a quick victory could expand the benefits to such an extent. Just the speed at which the gold coins were withdrawn in front of him could make this battle
No money was lost. If you include the benefits from mineral deposits and population, it would be a good business that doubled the profit.
"There is no shortage of copper. At least, there will be no problem in producing 100,000 rounds of copper-cased bullets." Chris saw the number of copper mines in the material statistics and said happily: "I wonder if the production of bullets will
It will speed up a bit."
"I don't know about bullets." Des shook his head and said, "But I know a little about artillery. The second piece of equipment in the arsenal has been put into production... The current production speed should be twice that of before."
"That's great." Chris nodded with satisfaction. It seems that when he was going around, the production at home did not fall behind. This is all thanks to the efforts of Deans and Gurlo. They
It can be said to be the lubricant that supports the operation of this country's machine.
