"Out of the people".

"Payout".

"Pay".

The king's summons can be summed up in three simple words. Even the specific amount has been clarified, and it is obvious that the major forces have communicated in advance.

As a middle nobleman, he could only barely enter the center of power in the kingdom; There is still a long way to go from the real decision-making level.

The bigwigs have all discussed, and this king's decree is obviously not for consultation with everyone. All of the above requirements must be completed.

However, when it comes to the specific details, the division of tasks among the counties within the province is destined to be indispensable.

Relatively speaking, the situation in the southeastern provinces is good. As the rear of the kingdom, the first task is to ensure the supply of money and food at the front, and the second is to provide qualified soldiers.

Thirty thousand soldiers are better solved, and the unlucky nobles who are punished contribute half of the places. Each of the remaining counties only needs to send a thousand people, and it will be distributed among each lord, so there is no pressure at all.

These soldiers are to be added to the border defenders. Throwing more than a hundred knights in, with fewer officers, it is not a big problem to think of it.

Governor Pierce did not mention a candidate to lead the team, so there is a high probability that some unlucky nobleman with good ability was cheated by his own son.

The issue of the "war tax" is slightly tricky. Overall, it's also within the controllable range, and it's right to pay anyway.

If you don't have the money to pay in kind, or if you have more people to fight, the province can also coordinate internally.

The most troublesome thing is the supplies.

The southeastern province needs to provide as many as 15,000 tons of various strategic materials, including grain.

For a province, it doesn't seem to be much. But the crux of the matter is that everyone not only has to raise supplies, but also organize people to send things to the front.

The loss of other materials on the road is not large, and the loss of adding a few points is about the same. However, grain is the only exception, and the southeastern provinces mainly provide grain.

It is more than 1,000 kilometers from the southeastern province to the front line, and although it can be transported along the coast and along the river for a long time, the distance required for manpower transportation is still more than 400 miles.

This is still the most optimistic estimate, and in many cases, it is not enough to transport grain and grass to the nearest location, and it may change with the change of the situation on the battlefield.

Hudson's math skills were okay, and after a little calculation, he came to the conclusion that he lost at least a third of the way.

This is still the Alpha Kingdom's experience in fighting against orcs many times, and the infrastructure along the way is relatively perfect, with multiple granaries on the way that can be used as transit stations.

In peacetime, Hudson was not surprised that a third of the food was lost in peacetime, and after the outbreak of war, half of the grain was lost in transit.

No wonder the southeastern province is to be placed behind the mobilization sequence, without their gang of noble lords presiding, how can they collect materials and transport them to the front line?

In Hudson's view, after the Orc invasions, the Terran coalition defeated the orc army, and soon called it a day and went home.

It's not because the Terran countries are not united, it's not that the coalition forces are incapable of fighting back, it's more that the material consumption on the battlefield is too terrifying.

The Alpha Kingdom is fighting on its own, and the material consumption is so large. Once the battle line extends to the orc empire, one person fighting a war and ten people transporting food may not be able to meet the needs of the front line.

On this issue, the Terrans will never learn from the Orcs. The fact that orcs are able to assemble a large number of troops is not because of how strong their logistics are, on the contrary, the logistics of the orc empire are even worse than can be said.

The ability to assemble millions of troops on the front line is entirely due to the lack of a bottom line. There is not enough food in the army, and the same kind who died in battle is their rations.

Many times, the Terran army and the orcs fought to the end, not because everyone was heroic, but simply because they didn't want to be reduced to food.

……

"Your Excellency the Governor, the division of troops and taxes directly into county units is very easy to solve, but the materials are troublesome.

Although the southeastern provinces are all fertile soil, the specialties of each county are still different, and some of the materials are not even available in some counties.

Assign tasks directly to the county, I'm afraid it will be difficult for everyone to complete it in the future. It is better to discount all the materials, and everyone completes the material collection according to their own specialties.

As long as the total amount can be roughly matched, even if there are discrepancies in the details, the kingdom will not say anything if they want to. ”

Hudson was the first to suggest.

Vital interests are involved, and he must fight for them at this time. Otherwise, after the mechanical distribution of a bunch of material tasks, you won't be able to make it up when you go back and make your head bigger.

Nominally, the county warden is the Viscount of Sith, and these problems are a headache for him. But from the moment he entered the conference room, he didn't say a word.

I don't know if it's self-knowledge, knowing that I don't have the right to speak here, or because of dissatisfaction, Hudson simply put it to the bottom.

The county guard is rotten, and the task still has to be completed. If there is a problem with the strategic materials of the front, the nobles of the entire Leyte County will be implicated.

It is not enough to be executed for the crime of "human rape", but it is a high probability event to be sent to the battlefield in advance to be loyal to the country.

The gang of aristocratic children who committed crimes against the wind in front of them were role models, and Hudson didn't want to wear the hat of "wearing crimes and making meritorious contributions" to the front line.

"Viscount Hudson's proposal was good and very realistic. The tasks are still divided by county, but the governor's palace will come up with a conversion ratio, and everyone will take the supplies in half.

His Majesty the King is so busy at night that he can't sleep for the sake of this war, and there is no need to alarm His Majesty if we can solve the problems within ourselves.

If certain supplies are insufficient, the Governor's Palace can also come forward to procure them. Taking into account the increased cost of procurement, the materials used to replace them will be charged an additional 5% of the fire consumption.

In order to crack down on price hikes taking advantage of the chaos, it is necessary to ensure the stability of prices within the provinces from now on.

Those who are found to be hoarding and disturbing market prices will be killed!

In addition to supplies destined for the front, any strategic goods on the list that could leave the southeastern provinces had to be approved by the Governor's Office.

The counties must cooperate closely, especially the county governments on the border, and the outflow of materials must be strictly controlled. Whoever has a problem on their turf will be responsible.

The war will certainly not stop for a while. This means that we must be prepared to provide supplies to the front line for a long time, and we must step up the next food production.

Everyone should also lead by example and take the lead in saving food and reducing unnecessary waste.

Tell the people below that I will stop the extravagance and pleasures, tighten my belt and live a hard life. I don't want to see someone break up their territory before the war is over. ”

Earl Pierce's words made Hudson's hanging heart fall. You can use the materials to offset each other, and the dilemma faced by the mountain leaders suddenly disappears.

Five points of fire consumption, that is definitely the embodiment of the conscience of the nobility. It is impossible to make money, and if the operation is not good, the Governor's Palace will have to accompany it.

Buying supplies sounds very simple. Once the materials that can be purchased are on a large scale, they cannot be bought with money alone.

Even if prices are suppressed, enough supplies can be procured, and charging 5 percent is not too high.

It can be seen that Count Pierce is really contributing to the war, rather than dealing with it perfunctorily.

In particular, the last serious warning is even more thought-provoking.

Conscience findings?

Or maybe it's simply pity for the low-level aristocracy?

No one can answer these questions. However, the tragic event that wars led to the bankruptcy of the aristocracy occurred in almost every large-scale war.

Once they are on the verge of bankruptcy, the bottom line of the nobles is also a straight line breakthrough, and the speed of degeneration is beyond imagination.

A nobleman who is a little smarter fools the merchant to be the wrongdoer. Mortgage all the goods that can be pledged, and finally directly deny it.

If there is no bottom line, they even sell their children directly. It's just that it's not their own children who are sold, but the children of the serfs.

The stupidest thing is to borrow money from the big nobles, or even mortgage the territory to borrow. Once the debt is overdue, the end is definitely not good.

More aristocrats who are in financial trouble are still looking for relatives and friends to borrow money. When it came time to go bankrupt, a group of relatives and friends were unlucky.

When encountering this kind of thing, everyone can only consider themselves unlucky. Even for the sake of their own reputation, they can't jump out of the trap and fall into the ground, so they can only let the debt be postponed indefinitely.

As one of the big creditors in the southeastern provinces, Hudson had a chill in the back of his head. Judging from the current situation, he is now very likely to become one of the unlucky relatives and friends who will be implicated.

Hudson's debts, without exception, were all aristocratic people who were in poor financial condition.

Under normal circumstances, these guys with stable industrial income are high-quality customers. By the time of the war, the situation had changed.

The income from the territory basically supported the front line, and if the nobles who were not wealthy did not gain on the battlefield, it would be difficult to hold out until after the war.

As soon as he thought of dozens of debts that might be overdue, and the hundreds of thousands of gold coins that should have been in his hands were about to be lost, Hudson's good mood suddenly disappeared.

……

"I got used to it so quickly, and I deserve to be a famous Sharpbow Knight. Hudson, it looks like you were really born for war! ”

Leaving the conference hall and hearing Viscount Oran's emotion, Hudson felt a toothache.

"Born for war", this is an absolute slander. He is like a plague star, and wherever he goes, there is war.

The Orc invasion of the Alpha Kingdom lasted for hundreds of years. With or without him, it will explode, but it's not the butterfly effect of a traverser.

If it weren't for the fact that the guy in front of him was his father-in-law and belonged to an object that could not be offended, he would definitely not be polite.

"Viscount Oran, it's too much! I still have a long way to go compared to you.

If it weren't for the news that Wang Du received in advance, and there was a few more buffer times in the middle, I'm afraid I would have been in a hurry at the meeting just now. ”

The daughter-in-law didn't get it, and she couldn't afford to offend her father-in-law. Especially in times of war like this, everyone has to work together to tide over the difficulties.

Compared with these old families, the Coslow family is only relatively long in terms of inheritance, and it is still far behind in other aspects.

Glancing at Hudson, Viscount Orlan laughed and said, "Okay, don't tease you kid."

I know you have a stomach full of doubts in your heart right now, so if you want to ask, just ask! If you miss this opportunity, the next time you meet you may be on the battlefield. ”

Hudson didn't find it strange to see through his mind. As the second family in the southeastern province, being able to live a small life under the suppression of the Dalton family, Viscount Oran is by no means as simple as it seems.

"Your Excellency, I have always had a doubt. The kingdom started the national mobilization so quickly, and the time was so tight.

There are so many internal troubles in our southeastern province alone, and it is still up to Governor Pierce to forcibly assign tasks to reluctantly implement the matter.

Other provinces are estimated to be not much better, and Wang needs to face more problems, how can so many provinces in the country be coordinated?

After the reinforcements arrived at the front line, how could they quickly reorganize and form combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time? ”

In the era of feudal cold weapons, it was necessary to mobilize a million troops to fight. The amount of work involved was beyond Hudson's imagination.

In particular, the performance of the nobles of the kingdom did not seem to be too smart, which made him even more worried.

In the event of an organizational lapse, the mobilization of a million-strong army will turn into a joke. Not only will it fail to strengthen the borders, but it may collapse the defensive line.

"Hudson, you're thinking too much. No matter who is around, there is a moment when you want to destroy your neighbor.

In the past few hundred years, we have encountered more than a dozen wars of national destruction, and we will all have the ability to complete mobilization in a short period of time.

The Coslow family has been in decline for a long time, you grew up in a small noble family, and many of the things you see are not the truth of this world.

The last time the Skull and Bones rebellion was suppressed, it did not represent the true strength of our noble group.

Alphonse was purely an accident, if it weren't for his bad luck and the fact that the main family force was not there, the Skull and Bones Society would not have been so easy to get hold of.

The kingdom has a standing army in the north, you should have heard of it. But don't you think it's strange that this mysterious army rarely recruits minor nobles into the army?

In fact, some of the nobles in the kingdom, including my Hollisr family, have served in this army.

Or rather, this standing army is essentially controlled by a group of nobles in the kingdom. The difference is limited to the question of how high or low the voice is.

In addition to guarding the frontier, this army also has a role in training the army for us, and by the way, honing the younger generations.

Why are only soldiers being conscripted now and not being allowed to bring troops over, it is because our people are already on the front line.

In the continuous confrontation with the orcs, everyone not only accumulated combat experience, but also reserved a large number of grassroots officers.

These were forced out by the Orc Empire. In order to survive better, we have to learn from the experience of survival.

Not allowing the minor nobles to join is both a protection for them and a restriction on them.

For ordinary people, sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing.

With limited resources, the upper class has limited room to accommodate. The only benefits are not enough for the people above, so how can more latecomers join in the grabbing.

Hudson, you're in luck. Just in time for the tense situation in the northern Xinjiang and the imminent outbreak of the war, the kingdom needs to replenish fresh blood.

Otherwise, even if the Dalton family helps you operate, you can only be an honorary viscount, not a fiefdom viscount. ”

For a moment, Hudson became enlightened. It's not the entire aristocratic group that is wasted, but the small nobles at the bottom who are deliberately blocked by the top.

It's normal to think about it, as a kingdom that has been fighting with orcs for hundreds of years, even if everything else is standing still, it is impossible not to grow in the military aspect of war.

The mystery is solved, and the aristocratic clique is indeed progressing. It's just that the progressives are the middle and upper class aristocrats, and the bottom nobility is excluded from the circle.

It's all the class solidification that causes trouble, and it can be seen from the fact that the children of the nobles in the north want to go south to grab fiefdoms.

The benefits are not enough for everyone to share, if the petty nobles are allowed to enter the army, and they have accumulated a lot of military merits on the front line, but in the end there is no place to settle them, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among these people.

Rather than this, it is better to let them live in a blur from the beginning. After the outbreak of war, just follow the past and be cannon fodder.

For the petty aristocracy, war was the only chance to change the pattern of profit distribution and break the class rigidity, but it was also the beginning of disaster.

For most people, what is lacking is not only the opportunity, but also the ability to grasp the opportunity.

Without systematic study and without experiencing the test of war, the probability of having a super ability to lead troops is too low.

It was supposed to be an opportunity to change his fate, but because of his own inability. Most of the minor nobles can only play the role of their own cannon fodder.

Thinking of this, Hudson secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, the Koslow family had a glorious ancestry, and it is reasonable to say that they left some military knowledge.

Theoretically, self-taught people also exist. Others don't become talented, that's a matter of their own ability.

The brain supplement of the outside world perfectly explains why he can train soldiers. As for the difference in the method of military training, it has been hundreds of years, and who knows what kind of military training the ancestors of the Coslow family had.

The roots are red, and their own people with innocent backgrounds are just in time for the outbreak of war. Hudson was able to make the leap without compromising everyone's interests.

A military genius who is always lucky and can be self-taught. And he also has an earth bear as a bodyguard, and it's normal for a guy with full battlefield survivability to be popular.

In this respect, it was only natural that Hudson would be able to defeat many of his competitors and marry the Holliser family.

"Value"!

Fill in the pits

(End of chapter)