The Rise of the European Emperor

The team sent to the south to recruit young mountain people has already set off, but it is not so easy to recruit 20,000 people back. Even if it goes well, it is estimated that it will take several months. This made Marin very depressed.

Because, the best recruits have long been recruited into the army by Marin. The rest belong to the next best move. Also, it takes a lot of time.

However, Marin is really in a hurry now. Because, at the moment, we are about to attack the Principality of Gede Company. If there are not enough troops in the country, Marin will not dare to attack easily. If you are threatened by the alliance, it will be difficult to handle. So, time is too tight.

"What should I do..." Marin frowned a little.

"Forget it, let's see what everyone has to say." One person is short, and many are long. So, Marin recruited a group of subordinates to discuss together.

After expressing their thoughts, everyone started a lively discussion. It's just that no matter what you think of, you can't recruit 20,000 young men from the southern mountainous area in the shortest time...

At this time, Machiavelli, who usually does not talk much, suddenly said:

"Grand Duke, I have an idea..."

"Come on!" Marin said with high spirits, full of anticipation. Machiavelli is a big figure in history, and Marin wants to know what he has to say.

"Grand Duke, you sent people to the mountains of southern Germany to recruit mountain people, just to add another 20,000 militiamen who farm land in peacetime and serve as soldiers in wartime, right?"

Marin nodded and said:

"That's right!"

"Then, as for the combat effectiveness of this army, you don't expect them to reach the level of the active army, as long as it is higher than the general army. Even, it can be said that as long as it is competent for the task of defending the city... Grand Duke, I guess right?"

"That's right!" Marin nodded and said:

"There will be a war next, and I'm worried about the interference of the allied forces of the princes. Therefore, I need a second-line army of 20,000 people to help guard the homeland. I don't ask them to defeat the enemy, as long as they can defend the homeland."

"That's easy!" Machiavelli nodded and said confidently:

"Grand Duke, what you want is not a first-line army, but a second-line army. Then, these people may not need to use the fierce mountain people in the mountains of southern Germany..."

"You mean..." Marin seemed to catch something.

"That's right, since what you need, Grand Duke, is only a second-line army capable of defending, you can actually use local serfs..."

"Let's take a step back, even if you still trust the fierce southern mountain people, Grand Duke, you will not be able to recruit them in a short time. After recruiting, you will have to train for a long time. But the next war you plan, Grand Duke, may not be able to wait until At that time. Therefore, it is better to select 20,000 serfs and train them in the local grand duke manor. Anyway, the grand duke has enough food. And the weapons and equipment used for training, except for muskets and their ammunition supply, which are a little more troublesome, spears are very easy. Do. And armor, you can also use wood chips instead of armor..." Machiavelli talked eloquently.

"Especially, when you sent troops before, Grand Duke, you often brought 10,000 or 20,000 or 20,000 local people from the East Frisian country. These people have gone out to fight for a long time and have received simple training. Although you have not experienced the war, the big scene I have seen a lot of…”

"So, this minister believes that the most suitable militia to quickly train into a second-line army at present are the ten thousand or twenty thousand strong people who often go out with the army..."

Hearing Machiavelli's words, Marin fell into deep thought...

"So, after training those people into militiamen, who will be the people who transport baggage?" Kahn asked.

"Let's change another batch of serfs to be strong as the people..." Machiavelli said easily.

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"Great idea!" After thinking for a while, Marin finally figured out the rationale for Machiavelli's suggestion.

Although it is said that the 20,000 strong people who often go on expeditions with the army may not be the most suitable to become combatants. But, for now, what Marin lacks the most is time.

It seems that the fake "Swiss prisoner concentration camp" that Marin and Maximilian I conspired to build in the Duchy of Brabant has attracted the attention of the Duchy of Gerdes. Marin reckoned that after the end of the spring ploughing next year, the Principality of Gedes might risk sending troops to rob the camp.

And at that time, plus the letters that Marin stole, it is possible to formally use troops against the Principality of Gede.

But if they waited for the mountain people in the southern mountains who were recruited from there as originally planned, it is estimated that 20,000 people may not have been recruited by then. Instead of waiting slowly, it is better to tap the potential internally and find 20,000 people to train first. At that time, you can pull it out to make up a number no matter what. After all, there are four or five months between now and after the spring ploughing, which is enough time to train these strong people into new recruits with basic military skills.

Of course, these 20,000 civilians who often accompany the army may not all be suitable for military service. Marin had a strict set of requirements for selecting soldiers. Among them, courage is very important. If you are not brave enough and your courage is too small, you are not suitable to become a qualified warrior. Only men who dare to fight and are not afraid of casualties are suitable for military service.

Therefore, Marin decided to first carry out simple martial arts activities among the 20,000 soldiers and civilians to test their courage in order to select suitable fighters.

Of course, it's not just these 20,000 people who often accompany the army. In other manors, as long as it is his own manor, Marin can carry out simple martial arts activities, and based on his courage, he can select suitable candidates and add them to this reclamation team.

Then, for a few months, Marin couldn't guarantee how strong an army they would be trained to be, but it was no problem to use it to defend the city. In fact, it usually only takes three months to train a young man who knows nothing into a qualified recruit who has mastered basic military skills.

So Marin signed an order to hold a simple competition among the 20,000 strong men who often accompanied the army during the period from the end of the autumn harvest to the beginning of the spring ploughing, and added some prizes to reward those who participated in the competition. winner.

Of course, the so-called competition is to stab each other with wooden sticks. The top of the stick is wrapped with a cloth head, and the cloth head is stained with lime powder. The warriors were dressed in black. The final victory or defeat is determined by placing lime spots on the vital parts of the black clothes on the opponent's chest. When neither side has lime spots on the opponent's key points, the number of lime spots on the body is used to calculate the victory... This is when Ma Lin served in the Daming Mansion from the blue-faced beast Yang Zhi in "Water Margin". The story of the competition came from middle school... It seems that it is part of "The Guide to Taking the Birthday Out of Wisdom", and I have also studied Chinese...

However, Marin also knew very well that just choosing from the 20,000 soldiers and civilians might not be enough. After all, during the war, he also saw many people in the camp shivering with fear. Therefore, among the 20,000 strong people, Marin was very happy to be able to select more than 10,000 qualified people. As for the other people, I can only choose from the champions under my own name...until the selection is full of 20,000 soldiers...

As for those who were eliminated from the 20,000 strong people, they will continue to serve as people strong. Anyway, Min Zhuang does not need to fight, as long as he can transport. Then, the difference between the people's strong army and the people from each manor will be filled up...

In this way, through internal excavation, Marin can use a faster speed to obtain a 20,000-strong settlement force. Such an army is very concealed, but in wartime, it can also be pulled out as a killer...

As for the recruitment of mountain people to the southern mountains, Marin did not stop. After those mountain people are recruited back, they can also compete by martial arts, pick out the brave ones, and add them to the reclamation troops. Those who are unsuccessful can also add that the manor that was taken away from the manor compensates for the loss of its labor force...

Of course, Marin is not ready to change the promise of the hairy girl. Anyway, Mao Mei is so cheap, you can buy one for a few gold coins. In the future, whoever fights bravely in the army or who works diligently in the manor will be rewarded with a hair girl... Such a reward will definitely be very exciting...