Chapter 448 (1/2)
”This can only be left to Beth.” Sean still felt a chill when he thought of the man who called himself Steven.
But neither William nor Cecilia had this feeling, so they couldn't understand the fear in Sean's tone. However, since Sean decided to let Beth deal with it, the problem was basically over. At least they didn't think anyone could escape Beth's pursuit.
After finalizing the future foreign aid forces of the territory, the meeting basically ended.
Cecilia seemed to become a little busy, no longer as idle as before, so she got up and left after the meeting. Instead, William was still sitting in the conference room, his chin resting on the back of his crossed hands, staring at Sean with interest.
Not long after, Sean was the first to lose: ”what... What?”
”Nothing.” William smiled, but somehow his smile made Sean feel cold.
”Don't laugh, the more you laugh, the more I have no bottom.” Sean shivered. He quickly reached out and rubbed his arms as if he were warming. ”Just tell me what's wrong with you.”
Hearing Sean's words, William restrained a little, showed a more serious face, and then said in a deep voice: ”now the contractual documents of the territory are in our hands, and I can solve the coming trouble of the peace association smoothly. But have you considered how to deal with the Millennium covenant Empire and the royal family of the Principality of lane? ”
”What do you mean?” Sean was stunned. Some didn't react.
”We all know that they are coming for Cecilia, but in fact they don't know who is the awakener of Phoenix blood, so they may settle here for a long time in the future.” As William's voice sounded, Sean's eyebrows frowned more and more tightly, because he found that there seemed to be something key that he ignored, ”the current standing military strength of our territory is close to 30000. Do you know what kind of concept this is?”
There are ten officially registered troops in Sean's territory.
They are commander Arnold's steel wings, Alfred's Lion of thunder, clough's Cecilia guards, Rena's first cavalry, aldorf's infantry cavalry, Stalin's first infantry, nock's second infantry, Puda's red leaf Town People's corps, void city urban defense army and the dark wings personally commanded by William.
Among these ten legions, the iron wing, the lion of thunder and the urban defense army of void city are all expanded to 5000 people, while the Cecilia guards, the first cavalry, infantry cavalry, the first and second infantry, the Hongye Town People's corps and the dark wing still maintain a staffing of 1000 people, In addition, there are more than 3000 reserve recruits still practicing in Panda town and hundreds of wild slaves brought by Vivian, with a total force of more than 25000.
This does not include the two private armies under the former Viscount Rudd who can be transferred and put into the war at any time.
The size of an army of 30000 people, you know, at least it must be an army that can be fed by a powerful count with a vast territory. The Marquis, who is as powerful as Athena, doesn't count the more than 7000 thunder fronts left in tonis fortress, but the conventional strength of his private troops is only 30000. Even if the second echelon can be temporarily transferred has 50000 troops, the total strength is only close to 90000.
But you know, tonis fortress has more than 100000 permanent residents and more than 100000 floating people, and such a huge fortress only supports less than 50000 standing troops. In Sean's territory, the total population, excluding the number of troops, is only 30000 or 40000. Although the floating population can reach 60000 or 70000, the cost of feeding nearly 30000 troops with such a population is not generally large.
In the past, Sean's practice was to support war by war. A large part of this is because nearly two-thirds of the nearly 30000 troops are composed of northern barbarians and slaves. These people only need to eat enough and do not need salary at all. However, the urban defense army in the void city and the two private armies led by Dayi must pay enough salary.
But with the passage of time, many slaves will gradually become leaders in the future. If these people want to stay in the army, they must pay. So spending on the military will only grow like a bottomless pit, and there is no possibility of shrinking - unless Sean disarms.
After hearing William's dignified words, Sean finally understood what William wanted to express.
The reason why Sean spared no effort to develop military affairs and made way for military affairs even in the case of conflict between government affairs and military affairs is naturally only one purpose, that is, the war with the kingdom of dabion. As the fuse and leader of the war, Sean's greatest benefit is that in the first period after the war, as long as the Principality of lane has not officially intervened, during the war between the Principality of lane and the kingdom of dabion, all the territories and materials seized by Sean will belong to his own property, It does not need to be distributed through the Principality of lane after the war.
But now, if the envoys of the Millennium covenant Empire and the royal family of the Principality of Ryan live in the void city for a long time, it will certainly have a significant impact on Sean's war plan. Not to mention that as the suzerain state of the Principality of lane, the Millennium covenant empire will certainly not want to see the development and growth of the Principality of lane, so once such signs are found, it will certainly try its best to stop them.
Even under such circumstances, war broke out, but now there is such an envoy of the royal family of the Principality of Ryan in Sean's territory, so he is equivalent to occupying the name of orthodoxy. In this case, even the nobles are not just Sean, a pioneering knight. All the territories and resources he fought down should be included in the name of yasna. Under the supervision of the Royal envoys, as long as the war starts, it will be the official intervention of the Principality of Ryan. Therefore, it can be said that Sean is of no benefit at all.