Chapter 352: Prologue (7) Expansion of the Army

"His Majesty the Emperor is here! Your Excellency the Prime Minister is with you!"

The acolyte's loud announcement came from the door of the "Inner Interview Hall" and entered the room. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Immediately, Imperial Marshal Miridrian, the Angelic Sect Holy Maiden Elenu, and the Grand Priest Sorasius all cast their eyes towards the main entrance of the "Inner Counseling Hall".

In this way, under the gaze of the three eyes, the Empress of the Empire, Shirley V. Ayavinia, dressed in heavy and gorgeous court clothes, walked step by step to the "Inner Hearing Hall" on the large steps of the pedestal.

The dignified-looking middle-aged man who followed a few steps behind was none other than the Imperial Chancellor, Rosbiel von Clemsy. Seeing him, especially his kind smile that was only harmless to humans and animals, Marshal Miridrian instinctively felt a feeling of nausea welling up in his stomach, and he couldn't help frowning for a moment.

Behind the emperor and the prime minister was a guard of honor composed of dozens of maids and guards, who were naturally not allowed to enter the "inner interview hall", and could only wait in a neat line in front of the big staircase until the end of this meeting.

The thought of having to wait for an unknown amount of time for just two of them, standing in a dignified and restrained posture and not allowing rest, Miridrian couldn't help but mock in his heart: what a big show.

Of course, he did not refer to the emperor, but to the prime minister. This scene is mostly the result of the latter's slap in the face, and it is difficult to expect a thirteen-year-old girl to assertively and unequivocally reject clever rhetoric.

At the thought of this, Miridrian could not help but feel pity for Her Majesty the Empress. The girl just misses her father, takes his father as an example, wants to inherit his father's legacy, and wants to be a person like his father, and then has a little bit of ambition that surpasses his father and makes him proud of himself.

However, it is really sad that this kind of human ethics is wantonly used by others without guilt to satisfy their own selfish desires.

However, Miridrian felt that he was equally pathetic. Because, in front of the prime minister who refers to the deer as a horse, he can only say that the other party says that the deer is a deer and that the horse is a horse.

Is this to endure humiliation, or is it to steal a life and join the crowd? Although Miridrian thinks it is the former, what if in fact it has become the latter?

Isn't that more tragic than a little queen who knows nothing about the truth and is simply deceived?

Miridrian couldn't help but sigh, but he couldn't, because the emperor and the prime minister had already entered the "inner court".

Empress Shirley continued to look at the throne at the pedestal at the end of the palace, but the Prime Minister Rossbill paused slightly, and then instructed the doorman: "Close the door, this is a secret meeting." ”

"Yes!"

The two guards replied in unison, and then one by one closed the heavy door, separating the inside and the outside. And the prime minister naturally caught up with the empress quickly, no, it was not so much a fast step as a trot with a loss of identity, but even so, he didn't want to miss the next scene.

"See Your Majesty!"

The three who had been waiting for a long time immediately shouted out their greetings and then saluted separately. Among them, except for the transcendent saint who was the goddess who lifted the skirt, the archpriest Solasius and the marshal Miridri were all on one knee.

At the same time, Miridrian couldn't help but glance at the prime minister, and after seeing the smile on his lips, he couldn't help but feel his stomach churning, so he quickly lowered his head.

And so the empress and the prime minister passed before them and ascended to the pedestal where the throne was placed.

"Wow!"

On the pedestal five steps above the floor, Empress Shirley sat on the throne with a wave of her might, while the Prime Minister Rossbill also stood aside and looked down on the three people below.

"The ministers are exempt from courtesy, and they have worked hard. ”

"Yes!" replied at the same time, and the three men in the audience returned to their proper postures after finishing the ceremony, waiting for the Empress to speak further.

"I have summoned the secretary to this point today, and there is something important to announce. Until then, though, there's one more thing that needs to be dealt with in advance. Prime minister. ”

"Yes. After replying, Rossbill turned his gaze to Miridrian, and then asked condescendingly, "Your Excellency Marshal Miridrian, how is the matter of His Majesty ordering you to organize a new army three years ago?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, your subordinates have successively recruited 100,000 horses, and all the necessary affairs such as equipment and training have gone smoothly. Miridrian said with his head bowed.

"Well done, Qing has worked hard. ”

Empress Shirley wanted to praise her like this, but before she could say anything, the prime minister frowned and said, "Only 100,000?"

An expansion of 100,000 people in three years is not too little!

Miridrian couldn't help but curse in his heart because he was so proud of his achievements.

The expansion of the army is not an easy task, because it involves a series of affairs such as veterans retiring from the army and replenishing the original troops, equipment procurement, military salary scheduling expenses, audit and screening, and so on. In addition, there is the current state of the imperial situation.

Objectively speaking, the achievement of expanding the number of 100,000 yuan in three years is already a surprising result.

Empress Shirley also thought so, and although she didn't know the specifics, she knew that "one hundred thousand" was a big number, so she was confused by Rossbill's dissatisfaction.

"Rossbill, is a hundred thousand rare?"

"Your Majesty, this is indeed a small amount compared to the total population of the empire that can be used for conscription. ”

Bah!

Miridrian spat inwardly.

You're too embarrassed to say such a thing!

The Imperial Army is an elite standing army formed mainly by civilians, and it is undoubtedly the first in terms of strength among the four parts of the Imperial Army. How could such a strong team be asked for by a casual individual!

First of all, the children of the nobility basically do not adopt it, and they are not willing to come when they are pampered. Secondly, there is a set of quite strict standards when recruiting civilians, the most impressive of which is physical fitness monitoring.

Thanks to the fierce exploitation of the nobles since the Prime Minister came to power, the average physical fitness of the people of the empire has deteriorated, and the conscription population has been greatly reduced in five years.

However, how could the Prime Minister not be angry when he could unconsciously mention the "conscription population"?

However, Empress Shirley believed Rossbill without asking, and then cast a sympathetic look at Miridrian.

"yes, that's a lot. However, I believe that His Excellency Marshal must have worked hard. So, Prime Minister, please don't blame the marshal too much. ”

"Yes. The prime minister bowed his head in response.

At the same time, Miridrian also spoke: "Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

So, the matter was revealed, and His Excellency the Prime Minister continued to the next question: "Your Excellency Marshal, just now you said 'smooth', which means that these 100,000 people can already be put into battle, right? ”

Yes?

Miridrian looked up at the Prime Minister with a surprised look.

"It's a lot worse than the rest of the Imperial Army's deployments, but it's still barely usable. However, there is no such thing as a large-scale battle in the empire that requires the use of 100,000 troops. If it refers to the suppression of the rebellious party in the northeast that calls itself the 'righteous army', as long as the local lords speak, it is enough for the subordinates to transfer 5,000 soldiers and horses. ”

Miridian felt that he had not missed anything. But the Prime Minister smiled triumphantly at this moment, and looked at Miridrian like an ignorant child.

"Your Excellency Marshal's gaze is a little short-sighted. ”