A lot of things, it's just a poor information. The more closed and solidified the world, the worse the information gap.

Someone pulled the strings in the middle, and Hudson's friends suddenly increased. I haven't met many people in person, but now I'm friends.

In fact, it's not hard to "make friends". The trouble is that the exchange of gifts is too special, and it is easy to get into trouble without government endorsement.

If political influence were not taken into account, Hudson would have had friends all over the continent.

Of course, it's not too late to come out and make friends.

The delegation of the Kingdom of Awarat is now playing the role of a tool man. Hudson was just using their mouths to let the outside world know what he needed right now.

Where there is demand, there will be transactions; When there is a deal, there will be a friend.

If this kind of thing is known to the hostile forces, it will definitely get in the way of it and prevent his plan from going as planned.

However, Hudson's current position is based on fighting alien races, and it has not touched the core interests of all parties, and his reputation within the Terran world has always been very good.

There may be a lot of nobles who don't like him, but there are definitely not many who want to fight him.

There is no conflict of interest, even if it is unpleasant to see him, but for the sake of magic potions, everyone can be friends as well.

The enemy, who is in an absolute minority, is not capable of offending so many "friends" at such a time and preventing everyone from giving gifts to each other.

With more friends, Hudson faithfully fulfilled his duty to receive the minister.

Prince Peter was introduced to the kingdom's military system in detail, and by the way, a copy of the "Military Training Manual" was also included.

"Marshal, why is most of the content in your training manual about logistics?"

Faced with Prince Peter's questioning, Hudson was also helpless. It's not that he wants to write about logistics, it's really that there is not much to write about training alone.

How to lead troops to fight is also the ability to eat, Hudson still needs to maintain these advantages, and he can't just spread them around.

"Your Highness, you can also see the part about military training, but there are not many mysteries.

After all, the military is a collective activity, and we have to consider the acceptance of the majority, so the training must be as simple as possible.

However, soldiers cannot become elite just by training, they also need logistical support.

To tell you the truth, in recent years, the kingdom's army has also undergone a major logistical change. The cost of food for ordinary soldiers was directly doubled, and this part of the increased budget was cut from the officers.

Of course, the situation of the Alpha Kingdom at that time was special.

The Continental War broke out, and the kingdom was on the line of life and death. His Majesty the King personally took the lead in cutting down on food and clothing, and the officers enjoyed a higher standard of food than the King, so naturally there was nothing to say.

If your country is to carry out military reform, it must not do so, otherwise something big will happen! ”

Hudson said with a smirk.

After the completion of military reform according to his philosophy, military spending has not increased much, but the logistical pressure has increased by a large margin.

He couldn't improve the combat effectiveness of the army, and he cleared out the army of a bunch of things that just showed the status of nobility.

But the improvement of food standards is not only in the food, but also in the supply chain of meat, vegetables, eggs and other materials, and the garrisons in the grassland areas even provide fresh milk.

These can be a test for the logistics system, and without a certain organizational ability, there will be chaos in the deployment of light.

In fact, the food standard of the Alpha Kingdom army is still not high, except for the full distribution of supplies in full according to his regulations during the war, the rest of the time can only be said to be full, and you can see meat every day.

This is already the result of close attention from the top of the kingdom, otherwise the bureaucrats will go even further.

At present, only the garrisons in the Near East strictly enforce the supply standards, and the other armies mainly depend on whether the generals are strong enough.

Generally speaking, if the boss is strong enough and has a certain say in the kingdom, the bureaucrats in the logistics department will be more well-behaved.

The Near East is a case in point, where Hudson's powerful kings were afraid of it, and the bureaucrats who bullied the weak and feared the hard did not dare to provoke.

This is not the case with the relatively incorruptible bureaucracy of the Alpha Kingdom, not to mention the decaying Avalat Kingdom.

No matter how good the regulations are, they still need someone to enforce them.

Those who are directly greedy for ink and materials are fools, and smart bureaucrats are looking for excuses to embezzle funds and then get money out in other ways.

If you want to reform deeply, you have to offend people.

As the head of the military, Hudson had to use the power of the general forces to force all parties to compromise.

There was no tragedy, mainly because Hudson's reforms, although they harmed the interests of the officers, but also increased their probability of survival on the battlefield.

Although the extravagant life is important, the small life is obviously more important, and everyone has no motivation to overturn it and start over.

In particular, the aristocratic officers who made military achievements were supporters of Hudson's military reforms. Now these people happen to be the real power of the military.

The only thing that was purely damaged was the quartermaster who was driven home. Although the nepotism of these people is strong, they are not at the decision-making level.

The little gold they honored was not enough to make the big men of the court jump out and fight Hudson.

Even so, Hudson's reforms have not been fully successful, and whether they can be implemented depends on the degree of attention paid to them at the top.

The reform of the Kingdom of Avalat was not only military, but also political.

"Marshal, hearing you say that, I want to try it even more.

The nobles of the kingdom are all in favor of reform, and in order for the kingdom to become strong again, I think everyone should be willing to pay for it! ”

Prince Peter said after thinking for a moment.

It's just the sadness between his eyebrows, which still exposes the uneasiness in his heart.

It's easy to shout slogans, but when it's time to cut the meat, things won't be so easy.

However, reform is destined to harm the interests of some people, and if the cake of vested interest groups is not moved, where will the increased military spending come from?

Now that's just a small part of the problem, and there are many more Hudson haven't spoken.

For example, after the launch of the National Reserve, the per capita ration consumption of the Alpha Kingdom directly increased by 30%.

Some of them were developed from new territories, and more were removed from the pockets of noble lords.

The royal government does not have the ability to supervise the training of reserves in various places, and it is more dependent on the consciousness of the noble lords.

Except for the Alpha Kingdom, which has an excessive sense of crisis, which nobles of other countries can have this consciousness?

Including the Principality of Moxi, the most successful in learning the Alpha Kingdom, is discounted in reserve training, and this is still a case of alien threat.

The current three countries of the Central and Continental Continents have encountered difficulties in the process of advancing. The nobles and lords of the border areas actively cooperated, and the nobles in the hinterland directly obeyed the yin.

There is no point in reasoning, they know the pros and cons better than anyone else, but they can't control that greedy heart.

Without going through a few bloody lessons, it is impossible for these people to learn well.

If the nobles are all able to martial arts, any big nobleman can pull out a few legions, and the small and medium-sized nobles also have a private army that can fight.

A country like the Kingdom of Avalat in the heart of the human race, even if there is no standing army, no one dares to mess with it.

It's a pity that there is only one such freak in the Alpha Kingdom, and after the completion of the military reform, all the noble lords have a large number of private armies.

Taking Hudson as an example, there are two infantry regiments, five cavalry regiments and three knight regiments in the territory, plus the Warcraft Legion, with a total strength of less than 30,000.

This troop allocation is not the largest, and there are seven or eight nobles with a total number of troops more than him in the Alpha Kingdom.

Of course, so many troops are not completely out of production, and they still join the ranks of harvesting and planting when the farmers are busy.

A unit that trains for 10 months a year can also be regarded as a standing army. When it comes to combat effectiveness, the same kind of legions in the whole continent can be regarded as top-notch.

With such a troop allocation, Hudson still felt that it was not enough.

The Soldiers' Academy is still in full swing, and the first batch of cadets who are the first to enter the school have reached the time when they are about to graduate.

According to Hudson's plan, in the next five years, although the total strength of the mountain territory will not change significantly, the quality of the troops will be greatly improved.

Ordinary soldiers will gradually be transferred to the reserves, and soldiers who have learned cultural knowledge and have a certain foundation of cultivation will be the main force of the future army.

As a matter of fact, this kind of development line is not much different from the current mainstream model on the mainland, and they are all following the line of elite soldiers.

It's just that Hudson trained the soldiers himself, not simply recruited from the civilian population.

The most important thing is that these people are both soldiers and officer seeds. Even if it is just a few years of schooling, it has the potential to be cultivated compared to pure illiteracy.

With these officers, plus a reserve with some training, Hudson could pull out a large corps at any time.

The commander-in-chief, who personally pushed the "crowd tactics" to the peak, actually switched to the camp of the elite line.

If this news spreads, it will definitely be a blow to the countries that are currently following the example of the Alpha Kingdom in carrying out military reforms.

It's a pity that the reality is like this, the simple crowd tactics will be eliminated sooner or later, and elite soldiers are the mainstream of the development of the times.

This is true not only for military concepts, but also for many industries. When the industry is glorious, it often means that the era is coming to an end.

"His Royal Highness the Prince is confident, there is a military camp ahead, you might as well go and check it out on the spot!"

Hudson said with a smile.

Naturally, the invitation to visit will not be an ordinary legion, as a big country, the Alpha Kingdom also has its own façade.

After successive additions, the establishment of the Warcraft Legion has been restored to five thousand again, but the total of five thousand people + Warcraft is just that.

If you want to recreate the wartime formation, there is little hope for the time being. On the one hand, the number of Warcraft is insufficient, and on the other hand, military spending is limited.

After a few years of recuperation, the kingdom's finances were only relieved.

The government wants to have a surplus unless the kingdom is stable for several decades, waiting until the end of the tax holidays in northern Xinjiang and the Near East.

……

"The marshal is really good at governing the army, and the kingdom also has a Warcraft Legion, but it is still far from your army.

Especially these dragonborns, many of them have become mid-level demonic beasts, which is simply incredible! ”

Prince Peter said with a greedy look on his face.

There is no doubt that Hudson deliberately made him watch.

No matter how powerful the dragon's bloodline is, the offspring will still be subject to the mother's bloodline.

If you have lived in the wild since you were a child and experienced the test of nature, it is not surprising that you have crossed the limit.

But artificial captivity is different, and if there is no drop in grade, it can be regarded as a good raising.

If you have no breeding experience at all, tigers can raise sick cats.

"Your Highness, these are also the best. They are all fought on the battlefield, and most of the Dragonborn Warcraft are actually like that.

Your country's Warcraft Legion developed earlier, and now it has more than 30,000 members, which is not comparable to us. ”

If you can't blow the quality, then you can praise the quantity. Aristocratic business blows each other, and Hudson is also experienced.

Judging purely from the data on paper, the Kingdom of Avalat completely lives up to the name of the old empire, with a complete range of troops and a large number, but unfortunately no one regards them as a strong country.

Hudson didn't know the specifics, but it could be seen from Prince Peter's embarrassed face that there must be a lot of moisture in it.

It's not surprising that when the horse is put on Nanshan for a long time, there will inevitably be indiscriminate filling.

Vaguely, Hudson discovers that it seems that Maxim is in heat again. With his current network, another breeding will definitely increase the scale several times.

This is a big deal, as long as the Warcraft is pregnant, he will be ready to pay for his Lord Hudson obediently!

From nursing care during pregnancy, to the growth of Warcraft, including Warcraft training, Hudson can take care of all the services during this period.

Of course, this time he will not just collect money, but will exchange resources for it.

What exactly do you want, simply let the customer show his sincerity, maybe there will be unexpected surprises.

The only trouble is Maxim's dragon arrogance, but this thing also has a price, as long as the price can be paid, everything is negotiable.

Hudson has a bottom for his own dragon's discipline, but he has no bottom for Maxim's appetite.

The main reason is that this product is too rich now, and it has just made a windfall on the prairie, and there are 5.8 million gold coins in the account of the Development Bank of the Near East alone, ranking third in the deposit list.

Looking at the entire dragon family, this is a very staggering fortune. As for whether he had hidden other wealth in private, he didn't know.

After much thought, Hudson decided to do it. Regardless of Maxim's appetite, as long as there are enough people involved, it is not a problem to share the cost.

The big deal is that the profits in the early stage are gone, and I specialize in the trading of magic potions in the later stage. It's just that after this happens, the consumption of magic crystals will be large.

Relying on the quota allocated from the Magic Crystal Mine alone is obviously not enough to meet the demand.

It's a pity that the magic crystal ore is too rare, if you have a large magic crystal vein, you don't have to have such a headache.

Deep down, Hudson had decided to go back and feast the nobles of the southeastern provinces and buy the surplus magic crystals in their hands.

It's also a matter of taking what you need. As a strategic resource, magic crystals have always been strictly controlled by various countries. It's okay to ship a small amount in private, but once the shipment is too large, it will definitely be targeted by the kingdom.

The matter of private mining of the magic crystal mine was able to be covered up by everyone, because the kingdom did not have enough evidence in its hands, and it was not sure the exact location of the magic crystal mine.

When it comes to everyone's interests, no one dares to be sloppy. Many nobles who did not have a magician or a magic crystal cannon in their homes have now hoarded a pile of magic crystals that have been divided.

As far as Hudson knew, many nobles in the southeastern provinces had used magic crystals as collateral and borrowed money from the Development Bank of the Near East.

The main thing is to keep a low profile, otherwise you can just sweep the goods directly from the market. Although the kingdom is strictly controlled, Hudson still has his own way as a great nobleman.

……

After half a month of reception, while completing official business, Hudson also mixed a lot of private goods, but it still did not affect the enjoyment of the guests and hosts on both sides.

It wasn't until news came from the Lord's Mansion that Melissa was about to give birth that Hudson rushed back.

With the experience of the previous two times, Hudson was much calmer this time. The priest was guarding outside, and he had prepared such a treasure as the water of life.

The elders of the Coslow family were also waiting anxiously outside at the moment, even if this was Hudson's third child, everyone's attention was not diminished in the slightest.

"People are thriving", this is the foundation of the Coslow family, it doesn't matter how few other clansmen have fewer people, but Hudson's line must be thriving.

A cry of "Whoa, whoa, whoa......" rang out, and Hudson was about to push open the door of the delivery room when he was stopped by the maid.

"Congratulations, Lord Duke, I gave birth to a young master, but you can't go in now. Madame has one more in her belly, please ......"

There was another one in his head, and as for the words behind the maid, Hudson didn't listen to them at all.

However, the steps taken are still retracted. At this critical time, he can't go in and make trouble, but his brain can't help but be confused.

Two at once, is it the Coslow family's multi-son and multi-blessing genes that play a role, or is it a burst of luck?

……