Chapter 118: Waves
Although Earl Hubbard was a conservative, there was no faction in the eyes of the emperor, only the difference between what was going well and what didn't go well. In other words, the subordinates have factional divisions and fights, which will be more reassuring to the emperor.
Hubbard followed him to the Quartet in his early years, and his exploits made him a marshal and the military minister of the empire, and he has always been loyal to Emperor Plit, and he has a good command of the vital imperial affairs, so he naturally has to take care of the mind of this subordinate.
"Back to Your Majesty, it is said that this is because Archduke Connes considered that this new weapon had just appeared, and no one knew how to train such a new army, so he asked the strongest palace guard of all the armies of the empire to train, and he expected this new army to guard the northern border like the palace guards guarding the Dragon Sleep Palace."
The Fosk Palace said a bunch of unnutritious reasons without changing his face, but this completely untenable reason made Emperor Plitt show a look of sudden realization:
"I see, then I will grant the request of His Excellency the Grand Duke!"
When Earl Hubbard heard this casual reason, his face suddenly darkened. Obviously, training the army is the business of their military affairs department, how can it be the turn of the palace guards to deal with it?
But no matter what, the palace guards are indeed the strongest army in the emperor's army, and he can't refute this, otherwise this will not only anger the palace guards, but Emperor Pulit will also be dissatisfied with him.
"Your Majesty, please forgive your incompetence! I think that although the palace guards are strong, they do not know enough about this new weapon, and I am afraid that there is no way to complete the training of the new army independently, so I would like to contact the inventors of these two new weapons through Her Royal Highness the Empress and ask him to give some guidance to the new army.
Moreover, military affairs are a major national matter, and the new army should not be trained in the Longmian Palace, I think we can find a place outside the city to establish a military camp for the new army and recruit soldiers for training!"
At this time, Viscount Hart was wearing a suit of armor and stepped forward to tell Emperor Pulit what he thought.
Of course, these were all arranged by Her Royal Highness the Empress and them, and through these reasons, it was reasonable to set up the new army barracks near the Alliance's R&D center, where they would conduct training that would cover people's ears.
"Hmm...... Indeed, the new army can't be placed in the imperial capital, so why don't you go to the station of the 1st Guards Division for training? Earl Hubbard, is there an additional tent for the 1st Guards Division?"
Emperor Pullet thought for a moment, felt that this was indeed the truth, affirmed Viscount Hart's idea, and then asked Count Hubbard.
"Your Majesty, the 1st Guards Division is currently full of 12,300 men, and there are no more tents left in the garrison along the Canassis River where they are stationed!"
Earl Hubbard was eager for Viscount Hart's new army training to fail immediately, how could he use the resources of his subordinates to arrange those new troops, he replied immediately.
However, the key figure of the conservative faction, the Earl of Agriculture, Count Hert Arnold, the Minister of Agriculture, sensed that something was wrong, first the Earl of Karen, then Her Royal Highness, and then Viscount Hart.
The enlightened seem to have laid out a coherent plan, as if to achieve something.
Feeling a little uneasy, Earl Hurt could not stop what Earl Hubbard had already spoken, so he had to think carefully about the purpose of the enlightened faction.
As an old fox who had lived in politics for a long time, Earl Hutt's mind was racing, and he quickly thought of what their purpose was, and as soon as he cast his incredulous gaze on several enlightened high-ranking people, Viscount Hart spoke:
"The affairs of the garrison do not need to be bothered by the ministers, for His Excellency Archduke Connes has only provided two thousand gold for training, and there are two new weapons that can be easily used, muskets and artillery.
I don't think we need to recruit the children of the aristocracy to serve as officers, as we have done as usual, but we can train directly in the vicinity of the slums, and at the same time recruit a number of civilians as soldiers."
Slum soldiers? Hearing this, Earl Hubbard suddenly felt ridiculous in his heart, how could those stinky rats wallowing in the mud puddle, even with new weapons, defeat the knights who had been trained since childhood?
It seems that Viscount Hart's gang has no understanding of military affairs at all, no wonder the palace guards, known as the "feathers in the crown", have no military quality except for their high individual strength and bright appearance.
Just when Earl Hubbard began to sarcastically mock this group of people in his heart, Earl Hutt on the side vetoed:
"No, how can the Forces nouvelles use those from the slums as soldiers? How could such an army be combative?
I think that even if the soldiers of the New Army can't use knights, they should be drawn from the freedmen to serve! And it's not very appropriate to place the station next to the slums, so it would be better to set aside an area in the Loso Forest near the town of Loso as a base for the new army!"
"Oh? The town of Losso is an important town in the county of Arnold, is the Earl of Hutt willing to cede such a prosperous piece of land for the new army?"
Emperor Pulit asked unexpectedly.
"Your Majesty, even if Earl Hutt is willing to give up the land, it will cost us a lot of gold to build a camp for a thousand people, and if the Treasury does not allocate funds, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to use this money to complete the equipment of the new army."
Viscount Hart didn't expect that the duck that was about to arrive would still be able to fly, so he glanced at Count Hutt in horror and said quickly.
Hearing this, both Emperor Plit and Earl Hutt showed a look of hesitation on their faces, Emperor Prit's hesitation was because the empire's finances were not well stocked at the moment, and Count Hutt was thinking about what name to continue to intervene in this matter.
Emperor Plit couldn't help but look at the Empire's Chancellor of Finance, Earl Stewart.
"Your Majesty, the funds from our Finance Department have been used to build the royal mausoleum, and there is no extra money."
Seeing that Emperor Plit's gaze turned to him, Earl Stewart shook his head slightly and explained abruptly that the royal family's mausoleum was behind Plit, and he naturally couldn't find fault with this reason.
"Your Majesty, we, the Arnold family, are willing to give 300 gold to gather the townspeople and peasants to help the new army complete the construction of the camp!"
Seeing that several high-ranking members of the Enlightened faction were pushing the affairs of the new army as if they were nothing, Hurt Arnold found that he had indeed found the true purpose of the enlightened faction, so he had to make up his mind.
"This ......"
It's just that Hurt's proposal is a bit out of name in the eyes of Emperor Plit, if the station is in Arnold's territory, and military affairs such as camp construction are also handled by the Arnold family, then who will the new army after the establishment be established?
After frowning and thinking about it, Emperor Plitt still felt that Viscount Hart's proposal was more interesting to him.
If the slum dwellers were trained to defeat the knights with new weapons, the necessity of a new army would seem to be more sufficient:
"No, Earl Hurt, it's already gratifying that you're willing to share my worries, but the Arnold family's Kingente isn't blowing in the wind, so forget it!
Viscount Hart, are you sure you can train a new army with the soldiers of the slums enough to defeat the knights?"
"I'm willing to swear to the gods! Your Majesty!"
Knowing that he could no longer afford to retreat at this time, Viscount Hart puffed up his chest and said solemnly.
"Alright, then I'll give you permission to choose a piece of land where you need it to be a new army station, and give you the power to recruit soldiers for the new army! I hope you don't disappoint me!"
Under the uneasy gaze of Count Hutt, Emperor Prit nodded in agreement.
Babbitt, the chief chamberlain of the court beside him, took out a piece of parchment with a special spell to prevent counterfeiting, and quickly wrote the content of the decree, and then Emperor Prit took out a small seal and stamped it on it, and handed the decree to Viscount Hart.