When he left Master Kant, Joseph's expression still seemed to be very solemn. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This wise man who was famous in the imperial capital seemed to be much more complicated than he looked, and it was only the first time they met, that he said such things, was it trust in himself, or did he know something that Joseph didn't know?

Joseph did not get a clearer answer from Master Kant, and after the old man had answered him these things, he sent him off and closed the door.

"I will find the staff you need within a month, even if they are my disciples, there are not many who have been serving by my side all the time...... So, I expect that before you leave the imperial capital, I will find all the people you want, and you won't have to look for me during this time, come back before you leave!"

These are what Master Kant said to Joseph before sending off the guests.

But he said so, and Joseph had no choice but to leave Master Kant's courtyard with Gould. But in any case, at least this visit can be regarded as a solution to the talent problem that Jose has been a headache for. Although this Kant master did not directly find the staff that Jose was looking for, he also promised him that there would be no accidents.

Thinking of this, Joseph's mood couldn't help but be much better.

The horse-drawn carriage skirted the inner and outer cities of the imperial capital, passing through many lively street markets along the way. At this moment, it is already the depths of winter, and the New Year of the Bright Empire is approaching, and the street market in the morning is naturally a little more lively.

Most of the people living in the outer city are ordinary people, and the number of people is naturally much more than those of the famous nobles in the inner city, and the streets along the way are full of people coming and going, but they seem to be much more lively than those in the inner city.

According to Gould, the biggest festival in the empire is the annual New Year's celebration. Every winter and New Year, the celebrations in the imperial capital are particularly lively, and the residents of the entire imperial capital, regardless of the inner and outer cities, will spontaneously organize a procession celebration.

All the wealthy nobles and wealthy people in the imperial capital would participate, and the procession of horse-drawn caravans and crowds almost passed through the city, which also became almost a tradition of the empire.

When Gould said this, he couldn't help but shake his head with some nostalgia: "It's been more than ten years since I left the imperial capital, but the last time I participated in the celebration in the imperial capital, I almost remember it vividly.

Speaking of which, the annual parade and celebration is the busiest time for the Central Army, whether it is public security or honor guards, the most drawn is the Central Army, in addition to the safety of His Majesty the Emperor, almost the entire defense of the imperial capital is in the hands of the Central Army!"

When Joseph heard this, he was a little curious, he looked at Gould, and couldn't help asking: "According to what you say, the responsibilities of the Central Army are very important, I think there must be at least a million people in this Gilliat city, I don't know how many troops are stationed here?"

Gould pouted: "The imperial capital is the capital of the empire, both in terms of geographical location and transportation strategy is extremely important, but the imperial capital city is specially built, the city defense is almost impregnable, and considering the large population in the city, the consumption is also huge, so there are not many soldiers stationed there, and the central army is only two or three legions, tens of thousands of people."

In addition, there are seventy or eighty thousand soldiers in the security station, but because the imperial capital is close to the central fortress, there is no safety concern. The Central Fortress is the largest military base in the hinterland of the empire, with more than 100,000 legions stationed in it all year round.

According to the location of the empire, there are only four main military forces, the Lingbei Army represented by the Blizzard Legion in the north, the Northwest Army in the west, and the Imperial Navy fleet in the East China Sea Province in the south.

These three military forces are all placed in the frontier areas of the empire, because of the needs of reality, and they are an important force to defend the empire, except for the imperial fleet in the East China Sea Province, which is slightly smaller, only 20,000 people, the number of troops in the north and northwest of Lingbei is more than 100,000 each.

However, whether it is Lingbei Moxi or the East China Sea, there is naturally nothing wrong with setting up a military fortress on an imperial frontier like this, but this central fortress is a special case!"

When the fat man said this, he slowly slowed down the speed of the carriage, turned around and smiled at Joseph, with a somewhat smug look on his face: "You know, I, Gould, have been in the army for more than 20 years, whether it is the central or the local, even if it is the dock of the East China Sea Fleet, I have stood on the post for a few days, but I have never been to this central fortress......"

"Oh?" José frowned, looking at the fat man with some surprise.

"The Central Fortress is the largest military base in the hinterland of the empire, but it is not simply to defend against foreign enemies, and even ...... Even the task of defending the imperial capital is only its second role.

However, the biggest role of the Central Fortress is ...... Train troops! Raise troops, and export a large amount of ordnance and equipment! Grain and grass materials!"

Gould looked at Jose's surprised look, but he smiled quite heroically, and couldn't help but say a little teasingly: "How about it, Boss Jose, I'm afraid you didn't expect this answer, but such a large central fortress, and deep in the hinterland of the empire, obviously can't be to deal with any enemy situation."

And although Gongwei Imperial Capital is its greatest use on the surface, but Boss Jose, you can think about it, a military fortress that is maintained at more than 100,000 people all year round, and does not undertake combat missions, just raising these 100,000 people, I am afraid it will consume a lot of energy and material resources of the empire!

Although the empire faced other enemy countries, it was relatively calm internally, and in the past few decades, except for the few wars in which Duke Ellhos participated, there were few major wars. However, these soldiers are raised within the empire, naturally not to defend the imperial capital!

As far as I know, the soldiers here not only have daily drills, but also have to do some routine work, and there are several famous shops in the empire, which are responsible for the work of building ordnance and armor. Of course, the salaries of the soldiers in the central fortress were even a few points higher than those of the central army, but because of the operation of such a large business as military supplies, the imperial treasury did not need to spend too much. ”

Speaking of this, Gould couldn't help but glance at the lively street opposite: "There are millions of people inside and outside the city of Gilliat, which is also the total population of almost the entire Central Province, but as you can see, although this imperial capital is huge, it is only a city, and it can only accommodate three or five hundred thousand people at most, and the rest of the population is mostly distributed in other areas of the Central Province, of course, the most dense are the imperial capital and the central fortress." ”

According to Gould, the origin of the soldiers in the Central Fortress was quite complicated, because the army here was not recruited according to the usual recruitment methods, but ...... Taken from somewhere else!

The main sources of soldiers in the Central Fortress are three places, the Central Province itself, and the Lingbei and Moxi provinces!