Chapter 399: Controversy (99/105)
After thinking about it, Eugen still sighed, although he was a lord of this kind of thing, he had no way to deal with it, so he could only let the two of them find a way to get along with each other.
As for the expansion of the army, Eugen has already made up his mind that he will allow women to join the army.
On the whole, the advantages of this matter definitely outweigh the disadvantages, and from the perspective of the tide of historical development, it is also one of the trends that women participate in production and gradually become the main force of production.
Although the old concept is still blocked, it will not last long, no matter from which point of view, women will gradually enter all walks of life in the future.
In this case, why not be the first person yourself.
With that in mind, Eugen walked out of the room, ready to ask the others for their opinions, preferably to give them an understanding of the situation, to gain support, and then to discuss it.
The night passed, and early the next morning, several important people in the city of Lebor were all gathered in the castle hall.
Out of Parma and Allen's accident, Simon, the commander of the Longxiang Army in the army, also walked in, followed by Viscount Pigard, the president of the Central Bank of Lyber City, during the time when Eugen was gone, Viscount Pigard and Simon had a good relationship and gradually became very good friends.
Then there is Corleone, the captain of the Dragon Hidden Army, he also walked in, although the number of the Dragon Hidden Army is very small, his status is at the same level as the Long Xiang Army.
So Corleone's identity is equivalent to Simon's identity, and the two are indistinguishable.
Beside Corleone was Rambo, and many people in this hall had only recently met Rambo, but they had all heard of Rambo's deeds more or less before.
Being able to go to Sicily alone to stop the Black Death also made other people very admired, so they also had great respect for Rambo, so in just a few days, Rambo had a good relationship with most people.
Because the institute had some urgent research, the director of the institute couldn't take a break from it, so he didn't come to the meeting.
These are the main leaders of the city of Leber, Corleone and Simon are in charge of the two armies, Rambo is in charge of transportation, Parma is the mayor and is in charge of all the chores of the city, and Viscount Pigarde is in charge of the banking business, and he also oversees some of the commercial trade.
Because of his health problems, Alan became the director of the First Iron and Steel Plant, and he managed all the factories in the Lebor area, and he was mainly responsible for the production of weapons, so he had a lot to do with the army.
After everyone gathered, the question of yesterday was directly raised, and the question of whether to let women join the army was directly discussed.
This problem may not seem like a big deal, but there are a lot of things involved behind it, and the most important thing is the change in concept, if this precedent is set, women will inevitably participate in all aspects of work in the future.
And with it, there are a series of social problems, as well as the upcoming changes in the various aristocratic families, as well as the multifaceted influences.
It's just that any change will be met with great resistance at first, and at this moment, even for the more active people in the city of Leber, this is a considerable shock.
In particular, this incident can be said to have impacted many of their original concepts, and even overturned most of their past cognitions.
So as soon as the question was raised, Allen stood up and directly objected: "No matter what, I don't approve of letting women join the army, this is not in line with the guidelines of knights, going to the battlefield is a man's business, women are too weak and need to be protected, not let them tear up with other men!" ”
Eugen had already talked about this matter with others in private last night, asking them to consider their own plans, so after Allen spoke, Simon stood up and said with a solemn face: "This matter is indeed a big problem, as a legion commander, I don't want women to join the army, and I don't want to command women to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but I also understand that in the case of using new weapons, women, even children can have good combat effectiveness, so I don't think it's impossible for this matter." ”
Simon's words, in general, are in line with Allen's thoughts, but he has some neutral meanings. Alan glanced at Simon when he heard this, and there was anger in his eyes.
Simon didn't care about Allen's opinion, and he continued: "So I think that some women can be allowed to join the army, but they can't be the main army, and at most a small number of them can be recruited as auxiliary troops. ”
Speaking of which, Parma objected: "A small group of female soldiers cannot change anything at all, and if they are allowed to join the male troops, it will cause chaos among the male troops, so if you want to form a formation, it is better for women to form alone." ”
Corleone had been silent since he entered the hall, he didn't seem to want to show what he meant, but when he heard Parma's words at this moment, he couldn't help but speak: "If most of the women get together in a separate formation, it is likely to cause more chaos, no offense, but I think it is more difficult to keep women calm after going to the battlefield to kill people than it is to let the sun come out of the west." ”
Corleone didn't say it explicitly, but he clearly meant to be against, and like Allen, Corleone was a traditional knight, and he had certain rules to abide by, but at the moment his opposition was not because of these rules, but because of practical considerations.
The question he raised is indeed reasonable, the discussion here is only one of the main points of letting women go to war, and the most critical point is to let those women overcome their psychological limitations.
The impact of going to the battlefield to kill people is still a bit too great for women, and it would be terrible if they fainted after seeing the dead.
After Corleone finished speaking, Rambo glanced at him beside him, and then said: "These problems can be overcome, whether they will be timid on the battlefield or not, we can't make our own judgment, we still have to try it before we know." Hehe, speaking of which, who can say that when he first went to the battlefield, he didn't feel fear? ”
Rambo's tone was calm, but it was approved by most people, and even Alan had a thoughtful look on his face.
After saying this, Rambo continued: "I think this matter can be tried first, and what will happen is not possible for us to judge based on the current conditions alone." ”