Chapter 402 - Affirmative Action (100/105)
The women's conscription was finally introduced in the city of Leber, and Eugen specially amended a bill called the Affirmative Action Act.
This means that both men and women have equal rights, and this power guarantees that women have the right to serve in the army, and of course the right to choose other men's jobs.
The scope of this law was only in force in the areas under Eugen's control, but the significance of its representation was so great that it went far beyond its own role.
The advent of affirmative action has completely eliminated the barriers that previously stood in front of women, and from now on, on Eugen's territory, women can also become knights, become nobles, participate in politics, and other aspects of work, as long as they want, they can participate.
This was unimaginable before, but after the enactment of the law, all the women in the Lebor area were boiling, and they felt a strong sense of respect this time.
In the past, men respected women, but in politics and the military, they have always closed their doors to women.
There is no way for women to grasp anything practical, and the so-called respect is more like a false name.
But now, they also have the opportunity to join the army, which is a fairly convenient and fast way to get promoted and participate in politics.
In this way, a large number of ambitious and thoughtful women joined Eugen's army and became a female soldier in the city of Lyber.
In the past, these women had little opportunity to earn money and had to stay at home and do household chores, but when they joined the army, they were paid handsomely.
At the same time, the welfare of the army is also quite good, and the power of women has been completely changed, and finally most people have paid attention to it.
However, most of this attention is malicious, and many more rigid men believe that women cannot suffer from the army, and will soon withdraw from the army.
In fact, it's not just those people, there are many people in the leadership who think this way, such as Allen.
Simon also had this idea, but he didn't say it directly, but was ready to look at the situation before making a decision.
As a result, the tenacity of these female soldiers greatly exceeded expectations, and in one week, the total number of female soldiers recruited in the city of Lebber was 30,000, which was a little short of what was expected, but it was enough to meet the needs.
The 30,000 female soldiers began to train hard from the first day they joined, and they had to endure all kinds of trials every day, but after a week, not a single one of them flinched.
All the female soldiers completed the training on time, and although the intensity of this training was lower than that of the male soldiers, it was also quite difficult.
It was a surprise that all the female soldiers were able to persevere, but in some ways it was also an encouragement.
In this way, the policy of recruiting female soldiers was thoroughly established in the city of Leber, and soon the 50,000 female soldiers that Eugen wanted were met.
There were suddenly 50,000 more female soldiers in the barracks of Nuoda, and many people originally thought that there would be chaos, and the entire barracks would be in a miasma.
However, in fact, there is no such situation at all, and when these women join the barracks, they suddenly become simple, like tough stones, receiving all kinds of training.
Gradually polishing himself like a sharp blade, showing the same demeanor as a male soldier.
Among the female soldiers, armor and melee weapons have been completely abolished, and their equipment is a uniform cloth coat, which is light and easy to move, and the disadvantage is that the protection ability is poor.
However, they don't really need any protection, because their weapons are all kinds of guns and cannons, and in Eugen's planning, these female soldiers will use completely modern combat methods, they have almost no hand-to-hand combat, and most of the time they use guns to hit the enemy at extremely long distances.
The guns themselves also have recoil problems, and people who are not strong enough generally can't carry them, and women will also have some problems in this regard.
However, various solutions have been found to these problems, the most direct of which is that female soldiers have been trained to explain their physique so that they can withstand the recoil of firearms.
There are also a variety of shooting positions, many of which can cushion some of the recoil.
In this way, 50,000 female soldiers have been training in full swing in the military camp of Lebor City, and their combat effectiveness is constantly improving.
By this time, a large number of emissaries had arrived in the neighbouring countries to ask them why the sale of grain to the Holy Roman Empire was forbidden.
As a result, these envoys were directly detained by the surrounding neighboring countries, not to mention giving food, and even the envoys themselves were not released.
A powerful country like the French Empire even laughed at the Holy Roman Empire with arrogance, and even directly said: "If the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire cannot feed his own people, it is better to be incorporated into our French Empire, so that he can give you food to feed your people." ”
For the Empire, this is already a naked provocation, and there is no doubt that these powerful countries around are ready to seize this opportunity to fall into the trap and suppress the Holy Roman Empire.
In the face of these provocations, Charles VI simply could not tolerate them, and he responded directly to them with the most severe response, even using the threat of war.
In his letters, Charles VI warned the French Empire of a war if it did not return the emissaries sent and allow the sale of grain.
As a result, when the French emperor saw this letter, he laughed coldly, and then brazenly launched a war, and his reply was a declaration of war to the Holy Roman Empire.
At the same time, the private armies of the lords of the French Empire were also assembled and prepared to march towards the Holy Roman Empire.
In a French Empire, the vanguard army has gathered about 50,000, and within the empire, there are 150,000 troops gathered.
With such a large army, this means that the French Empire is no longer a petty fight this time, but will really start a large-scale national war, preparing to defeat the Holy Roman Empire completely.
On the other hand, the Empress of the British Empire also showed interest in the fantasies of the Holy Roman Empire, and perhaps thinking that she could get a piece of the pie, sent nearly 30,000 soldiers across the Channel to the Duchy of Hanover.
Thirty thousand soldiers were not many, but because of the ambiguous attitude of the Duchy of Hanover, their threat was even more prominent.