The Navy does not develop overnight.

Bran said a lot about the naval development plan at the meeting, but with the current territory, it can be completed quickly in 20 years.

After Hafdan sat down.

Bran looked at Ambu first.

As military governor, he now had jurisdiction over the entire army of Milan in addition to the Imperial Guard, the Teutonic Knights.

The army was divided according to the Frankish division of the army, regiment (1,500 people), square team (400 people), brigade (120 people), squadron (50 people), squad (10 people).

The Duchy of Milan is now able to fill seven to ten regiments if the whole country is mobilized, deducting the wounded and weak.

Bran also set up a staff officer position above the brigade, and Bran planned to establish an army academy in the future.

At present, the army still relies on conscription to fight wars, but this method makes the soldiers not have good combat effectiveness.

At the beginning of the war, the lord recruits the men of the fiefdom, distributes weapons, and then throws them into the army of the higher lord.

In this way, it would take many days to combine armies and fight together at the beginning of the war.

It is also easy to have a scene of going its own way and not cooperating well.

Powerful monarchs will set up a standing army system, which can be large or small.

Aung Bu stood up and said, "Your Highness, your Excellencies, the Duchy has been newly built, and the finances are tight, but I recommend that the standing army be maintained at least two thousand people, with Changmao as the main standard, defined as a defensive standing army. ”

This number made the corners of Hilde's eyes flutter a little, and no one in the territory was stronger than him when it came to being sensitive to gold coins.

Ambu is really a lion's mouth.

He knows how many ploughing cattle it takes to get a set of soldier equipment now? How many pieces of cloth?

The military generals are like this, they come as soon as they open their mouths, and then they persecute the people, squeezing them to the point where they can no longer afford it, and then they rebel, and then they put the rebellious people to death, and the cycle repeats.

Because of his background and bloodline, Ambu later overtook Desley's position.

There are also people who don't stop for Desley.

Someone else is speaking now, and that is Desley's knights.

"Is 2,000 too man?"

"According to our territory, 2,000 people are not enough, it is already the minimum. ”

"Your Excellency, Your Highness also said that when the Principality was first established, it was necessary to maintain a standing army of 2,000 men, and to maintain weapons every month, to train personnel, and to replenish forage, all of which were considerable figures, and according to the income of the treasury, they would immediately face financial difficulties." The subordinate continued to argue.

"So I suggest that the size of the Teutonic Knights should be adjusted, so that the army will have enough money to invest."

"Yes, the Franks' Thunder Standing Army is very powerful, it is a powerful standing army with heavy infantry and dragon horse iron cavalry, and the number of people has exceeded 10,000."

The two knights under Ambu also spoke out.

"Although the Franks are a big country, it is difficult to afford the stability maintenance fee of such a large number of troops, in my opinion, the actual number is only six thousand at most, and in wartime, it still relies on the major dukes to dispatch Heydrian." Howard made a sudden statement.

"Your Highness, two thousand people are too many, the reduction is about forty percent, the north of our country is basically safe, as long as the land route from Provence is prevented, there is basically no danger, the south and Africa are still at peace, only the east involves the Balkans and the Aegean forces, you need to pay more attention."

There is the Grand Duke after the last sentence. Desley joined the discussion, and he looked directly at the Grand Duke.

In terms of following the time, I joined the manor before you Desley.

The Teutonic Knights were first started by bodyguards, responsible for the security of Mrs. Meghan's cargo, and later expanded in size, but generally did not do anything beyond the mercenary group, and before and after Bran unified Northern Italy, he used Teutonic as an army and merged all the land forces in the country.

Even the Zurich mercenary regiment of the mountain people was incorporated into it, and there was never a subordinate knight order of the principality, and the number of troops could be close to 20,000.

The number of people is too large.

Now that the Duchy has been established and the Seven Counts have been built, the Counts are responsible for maintaining their own order.

Bran doesn't have to worry about this, he just needs to guard against foreign enemies.

The policy of the Teutonic Knights is the same as the scale, so it must be adjusted.

The Teutonic officers knew that it had shrunk and wanted to fight for it, and a few more knights spoke.

All of them were battles at Tongxia, in which more than five Greeks were killed.

Bran could call out everyone's name, and he told all five to finish.

According to his own heart, Bran also thinks that Ambu directly opens his mouth to be two thousand standing reserves, which is too much.

These 2,000 people do nothing, train every day and wait for the battle, if they don't go to war, it is basically useless.

The standing army is a separate soldier and peasant, with sufficient equipment and discipline, and has a monthly salary, and its combat effectiveness and morale are three to four times higher than that of ordinary soldiers.

If it is now in a state of war, then 2,000 people is really not much, but Bran has no money now, except for defense, he does not plan to send troops this year.

There are also outposts, bridges, trap fortifications to be built in various places, and even the Gaoting Palace may have to stop work in order to save a sum of military spending.

Bran finally thought about it and went with a middle way.

"Ambu, your standing army of spearmen has created eight hundred men, named the White Dragon Guard, and placed them on the north side for me to deal with the Franks.

In the future, the financial surplus will be free, except for the six earls of Milan, all of them will have a hundred people, and Milan will lead six hundred people, making up two thousand, and the commander will be led by me, and you will be the deputy, and Arnold will assist you in co-organizing. ”

The name Bai Longwei is very good, and the Grand Duke is also satisfied.

Then Bran looked at Desley, "Hard work, the Teutonic soldiers are the cornerstone of the establishment of the principality, I remember the people who have contributed, after the reorganization, the Teutonic Knights were reduced to two thousand people, using heavy infantry and spearmen as the main force, supplemented by a few light horsemen, the Knights' policy is to attack, put it on the border between our country and China, and keep an eye on the possibility of the enemy going north." ”

Both Ambu and Desley obeyed the decision and said no more.

In the commercial section, it is Simon and Hield's home field, but the two have different division of labor.

Simon spent money and made a long list of plans and trade routes, to which Bran agreed very little.

Hilde managed to save money, calculate the expenses of the principality, and recommended investing in post stations, trading houses, and building roads.

At the beginning of the Principality's discussions, the shortest policy set was half a year.

The nobles had their own plans, for example, when several knights and nobles proposed to build roads, they found many reasons to hope that Bran would build their own neighborhood.

At the first meeting, Howard was in excellent spirits.

He didn't get tired until the lights were on.

At night, it was the turn of the head craftsman Jonés to report.

He was holding the experiment watch, and it was difficult to speak. But under the pressure of the eyes of the nobles, they could only state truthfully.

"According to His Highness's instructions, the craftsmen worked day and night, but the first generation of flame guns still had problems such as explosive chambers, ineffective ignition of gunpowder, and over-planting of guns."

The implication behind these words is that Bran could be used to arm two hundred gold coins, and it is gone.

At this time, Simon, who was the head of finance, also advised, "Your Highness, do you want to stop first?"

Everyone has no concept of guns and weapons, and now they have spent so much money to discourage them.

Eventually, Bran nodded, pausing for a moment.

And Hilde noticed Bran's disappointment, and secretly put this matter in his heart, he wanted to know what this thing was for, and it was best to help Bran solve it.

This kind of thinking made him the fastest climbing and most meritorious minister under Bran.

When the internal affairs, military, and finances were all dealt with, everyone took a break for half an hour, and then the discussion was resumed, and only diplomacy remained.

Dandolo and the two Venetians sitting in the corner did not speak to participate in the power struggle of Bran's subordinates.

Diplomacy is its home turf.

Dandoro is also a very fast ascension.

The time he joined was very short, and he was only a criminal who was arrested at customs, but after talking to Branmi once, he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

And with every time he came into contact with Bran, his status was raised, and in a short period of time, he was now the fifth minister.

For Simon, who sees himself as the head of the civilian hierarchy, Dandoro is a threat to the contender.

Born in a descendant of the island, noble blood, impeccable, unlike Desley who is a foreigner.

Dandoro showed his face in front of everyone for the first time, and he even dyed his hair black, put on makeup, and spoke with a spirit to avoid being looked down upon.

Diplomacy is basically directly related to the military.

So both Desley and Ambu listened very carefully.

Dandoro's suggestion was to establish initial relations with powerful monarchs from afar.

For example, in the north, Austria, Castile, and the Holy City, envoys could be sent to follow merchant ships to the country to express friendship.

Maintain vigilance against the powerful monarchs in the vicinity, and divide them into priorities, Byzantium first, Aferika second, and Franks third.

Bran could feel that among the threats of the three kingdoms, he put Byzantium first out of selfish motives.

According to the latest information, the Purple Chamber is also caught in a power struggle, and the fuse seems to be a eunuch named Musulu, who is trusted by the emperor and acts misbehaps......

Dandoro continued, "The plan to incorporate the weak monarchs into our sphere of influence is carried out, mainly in China and the Western Balkans.

Reconsider the interests of the monarch who has become a bad enemy, reduce unnecessary enemies, and concentrate on the main front. ”

The Dandoro topic extends mainly to the people of the Three Rivers and the Balkans.

"Excellencies, the previous ban on the closure of mountains and seas, with the inclusion of Venice in our Hanseatic League, is no longer appropriate, and should be adjusted, Venice has developed commerce and trade, complete goods, and is extremely close to Slovenia, and if the members of the Hanseatic system are prohibited from trading with it, it will affect the trade of the Balkans."

Dandoro reminds Chando not to be hot, and Ambu, who wants to prevent Bran from retracting the ban, thinks about it with Simon.

At this time, nearly three months have passed since the Battle of Tongxia, and the situation has changed a lot.

Seeing Bran's eyes, Ambu told Simon that the principality was new and that he could negotiate peace with the enemy.

Opinions were basically unanimous, and Bran ordered Dandoro to follow up.

The first meeting was finally over the next morning.

can talk for so long, mainly because there are many breaks interspersed in the middle, giving everyone time to chat privately with each other.

The nobles of the principality didn't know each other, but this time they were basically in contact.

At the end of the meeting, Bran publicly announced Bailey's marriage to Alan, as well as Arnold's combination with Agatha.

The two pairs received a lot of congratulations.

But Simon and Hielde's marriage match, Bran didn't mention it.

Before the meeting ended, Bran left Simon behind.

Simon saw that the two highnesses were left alone, and he felt that he was really the most valued.

"Simon, a few days ago you said that you were going to marry a Chinese earl who belongs to our sphere of influence, have you already met that woman?" Howard asked.

"I've seen it, it's good."

In fact, this woman has an ordinary appearance, but the family has a duke, and there is a pope, who also belongs to a famous Italian family, which is what Simon likes.

"No need, I'll introduce you to one." Brandau.

Simon was curious.

"Go to the Franks, my grandfather has sent a letter to the Duke of Aquitaine, and he will be the introducer to help you marry the Grand Frankish nobleman, that is, the daughter of the Marquis of León Torondo."

Bran then asked the servant to take out the picture book and information sheet.

The painting is extremely good-looking, with snow-white skin and a small cherry mouth.

The only thing that is not a good match is that this girl is too small.

Simon is in his forties, and this daughter of Torondo is only fourteen!

"I said to help you find a satisfactory one, Turondo's niece was once the empress of Heyderian and the hand of the emperor (palace minister), although it is not the Capetian royal family, but it is also a wealthy family on the border, which is much better than the daughter of this count."

"Your Highness!"

This time, Simon's annoyance of not being the palace minister was completely eliminated.

Every nobleman compiles his or her own family chronology, especially the first patriarch, such as Simon in the present.

Find a noble girl, have offspring, and expand the prestige of the family.

"Don't be happy yet, even if Torundo agrees, it will be more than a year before marriage, the age of marriage for nobles, the Italian custom is fifteen years old as an adult, and if according to Frankish tradition, it will be sixteen.

Seven days ago, I sent a ship from the direction of Provence to Paris, hoping that we could use your marriage as a stepping stone to maintain good relations with the Franks, with whom I really do not want to go to war in the future. ”

The power is still young, and I don't feel the pressure at all, but when the territory borders a big country like the Franks, there is a strong sense of oppression.

"What about Hilde?" Simon asked suddenly.

"I have my own arrangements."

Hilde begged Bran to give him some time, and since Bran hadn't figured out which noblewoman to find for Heard, he decided to deal with Simon's affairs and discuss him later.

After the first meeting of the state government, for two days in a row, Bran watched the artisan group and tested the gunfire in front of him.

His wife, Zoe, and Bran let her raise her baby with peace of mind, so she stayed at the manor, and by her side was the mountain maiden Gana.

As a close relative of the nobles, Gana stayed by Bran's side as a guest.

Before the establishment of the mountain leader, Bran had a much softer attitude towards Gana, and some time ago, he spent a few nights with her.

Bran sent a signal to Bergman that your sister is my mistress, and we are our own people.

It is important to maintain Milan's dominance in the mountains.

And Gana, who can only cling to Bran at the moment, when Bran is gentle with her, Bran's coldness after a while ago is left behind by her, rekindling her enthusiasm for Bran, and following Bran tightly.

Rumble!

At this time, at the gun test ground, Jonas asked a brave soldier to take out a finished product that had just been made.

Compared with the previous barrel, the length is smaller, and the weight is lighter, but the power is particularly unstable.

Just fired a shot, the accuracy is very poor.

The craftsmen changed the material of the steel, and although they succeeded in firing fireballs, the yield was too low.

The soldier took aim again, as he shot at the target.

With a bang, the barrel of the gun overheated and black smoke came out, but fortunately there was no accident, but Gana pretended to panic and hugged Bran behind her.

Jones walked up to Bran and pleaded, "Your Highness, I think the main reason is steel, according to the new construction method, the weight and length are reduced to the standard of suitable carrying, but the steel body is too thin to bear, if you use Swabian steel ......"

Swabian, iron, medium, copper ore, steel is of good quality.

But Swabian is his own enemy of life and death, and it is too troublesome to transport a large amount from there, and it will take a lot of effort to smuggle it.

Bran said, "Go ahead and try, although the Council of State said to stop this, but I will give you another year, and I will find a way to fund it." ”

When Bran finished viewing, he returned to his room.

Gana took care of her.

She was enthusiastic and proactive, and even took a sip when Bran said she wanted to drink water, and put her mouth to Bran.

Cough......

Originally, Gana was going to have an in-depth conversation with Bran.

But then, Bran's shoulder hurt again.

Gana helps Bran take off her shirt.

I saw that there was an extremely strong black mark there, which was blood stasis and coagulation, and there was a scar from being injured by the Seven Star Sword.

The blood stasis has been much better, but the sword wound caused by the Seven Star Sword cannot be completely healed even with the power of the three beasts.

"Your Highness, you must be in pain, that hateful knight, what's your name? By the way, Bergman said it's called Quuk. Billund, he's the one who hurt you so much......"

Gana forced herself to tears.

It's true that she feels distressed, but the tears are forced to squeeze out, and she doesn't have much time with Bran, and she is afraid that Bran will be cold to her again, so she will find a way to please Bran and let Bran feel her love.

Now the Great Bear has made a name for himself in the first battle, and his prestige is higher than that of the lord, and Arnold, who killed the giant, only got the prestige of the "Northern Italian Fast Sword".

The big bear got two, "East China Sea Cannon Fist" and "Three Rivers Angry Bear".

The cannon fist is shouted by Blackbeard, and the angry bear is the masterpiece of Rose.

There are also the Purple Royal Family and the Lord of the Military Town who want to recruit the big bear.

"He is a warrior, each for his own master, the stage of the Three Rivers is too small, if this person can be used by me, he will at least be an earl in the future."

Cough......

Bran coughed a few more times, now his body is also very bad, overdrawing Shenwu to fight Timur, and now he is slightly moved into the power of the three beasts, Bran wants to vomit blood.

The situation is even more serious, and it may not get better for a year.

Gana suddenly gently massaged Bran's bruises with her hand, exhaled in his ear, and then ......

At this time, in the sea area of the Three Rivers, far away from Milan, the big bear is facing the stake sandbag, exercising his fists.

The doctor next to him advised, "Your Excellency, although your body is recovering quickly, you should still be careful not to overwork. ”

Big Bear didn't care, he tied his whole body hands and feet with iron bars to make a powerful weight-bearing training.

"I'm about to participate in the war to recapture the Twelve Greek Islands, I can't help His Highness with anything except fighting, so I must practice, I have to help His Highness faster, our enemies are too strong, this time it's the lion of the Eastern Continent!"

A drop of water dripping on a stone for a long time can leave a dent.

If a person keeps insisting on one thing, he can reach the point where no one has come before.

In the second month after returning to the island after the big bear was seriously injured, he trained himself with the second form of black fire every day.

In this battle, his pain was completely lost by the Bran Seven-Star Sword Spark.

He is now a painless person.

So no matter how hard he trained, he could endure it, burning his life with his injured body, urging the black fire battle body, and at this moment, he was born to fight.

Boom Boom!

When the big bear took off the weight-bearing iron bar on his arm, the strength of the iron fist blasted out with his finger sleeves deformed the sandbags.

I don't know how much his punch weighs now.

The knights who trained with him didn't dare to fight at all now, and the fierce posture of the big bear just made people's legs weak.

Later, the warriors who were able to fight with the big bear and were not killed by him all said a word.

This barbarian exudes a kind of fighting frenzy all over his body, and he is cowardly when he fights.

During the Second Crusade, there was a person in the Bright Alliance who also exuded this kind of madness - the god of war will be longan.

Because he is the commander of the Eastern Crusade, the aristocrats who are sycophants add this state of battle to "domineering".

The crusaders of the Second Crusade, known as a million, will be Longan alone.

Domineering is a special existence of one out of a million.

"Heavy enough, but not fast enough, I need to be as fast as Timur to defeat Bran. Charman,

I'm going to kill everyone with one punch!"

Boom Boom!

The Great Bear finally entered the domineering state of war that both Timur and Bilongan had mastered.