The new city has a high defense, and the scale of the city is also larger. It has been operated and built by the empire for many years, so that the new city is already the largest city in the northern part of the empire.
Even when the Chixue Army occupied Shirtan County, a man of great talent like Manninger set up their base camp in Xincheng. It can be seen that the location of this place matters!
The geographical location of the new city is also a north-south transportation hub, with convenient transportation. If it is based here, it will be conducive to the smooth flow of government orders. With the new city as the center, it is enough to radiate the territory of the three counties currently in the hands of Char.
But if the new city is the new base camp, the only trouble is the population!
The scourge of the Odins in Syltan County is not light, and the original population has dropped sharply. As the capital city, Xincheng originally had a population of more than 100,000 in peacetime, but after it was occupied by the Odins and became Manninger's base camp, the city was almost empty!
In order to use the new city as the base for his future migration of his tribe, Manninger had already migrated most of the original residents of the new city, and some were classified as slave labor. The new city has almost become a pure Odin city.
If you want to use the new city as your new base camp, this huge city has a sparse population, and you need to migrate a large number of people from other places...
The migration of tens of thousands of people is not a small workload! Moreover, the large-scale immigration migration is not a small number of financial costs!
But if they don't move, judging from Char's current territorial sphere of influence, a small border town like Denzel City is indeed no longer suitable for serving as a base camp.
To move, or not to move...
If we relocate, the financial pressure is too great, and now that Xia Ya's site is settled, the foundation is unstable, and the army needs to be reorganized. The military expenditure is a huge number...
Moreover, in addition to these, there is another problem that gives Xia Ya a headache, which is placed in front of Xia Ya, and it is the most urgent and most urgent problem to solve!
He has just won a war, achieved an unprecedented huge victory, expanded his territory several times, and formally established the Northern Garrison Military Region. There is no time to expand the army, but the military expenditure has increased a lot!
The reason makes Xia speechless.
Before, Xiaya had already called himself the "Northern Theater", but this name was fake. At that time, he had tens of thousands of troops under his command, but the military salaries were all implemented according to the standards of the local garrison of the empire.
After all, Xi Ya's previous official position was the military commander of the local county, and the army under his command was only the local garrison at the beginning. The army under his command didn't talk about the original family background. The horse thieves brought by Miss Nene didn't care much about the army's salaries. The remnants of the 6th and 7th Corps were originally the regular Central Army, and they received the Central Army-level military salary, which was more than double that of the local garrison.
But after all, at that time, the 6th and 7th Corps were in distress. The 7th Corps was almost completely wiped out by the beating, and the rest of the people came to Xia, like a bereaved dog. Under Xia Ya's subordinates, Xia Ya provided them with food and grass to eat and drink. Even if he was grateful, he was later incorporated into Xia Ya's army and temporarily took the low pay of the local garrison level. These people can be considered reluctantly to accept it. Whoever makes them suffer Phoenix is not as good as grass chicken...
Afterwards, thousands of Rodriguez cavalrymen joined in one after another, not to mention the thousands of Rodriguez cavalrymen. These elite cavalrymen have a lot of origins with Char, and they all came with full of volunteers. You know, the Roderian cavalry is the first-class elite of the empire, and the military pay has always been the highest among the many corps of the Central Army!
With thousands of cavalry under the command of Xia Ya, Xia Ya can only execute it according to the standard of the local garrison army a little higher. Fortunately, the thousands of Roderian cavalrymen accepted it without any complaints.
Later, recruits were successively recruited to expand the army, and military salaries were paid according to the standards of the local garrison.
Therefore, although Xia Ya has tens of thousands of troops, the cost of military salaries is actually much lower than that of other princes. It's a bit of a bargain.
But now, the empire has ordered the "Northern Garrison Area", and the tens of thousands of people in Xia are counted as "garrison troops". The same level as the Imperial Central Army, and the same level of treatment as the Central Army!
To be honest, at the beginning, this position was won by Adrick for Char. The reason is very simple, the status of the garrison represents the political status of the small group of Char Ya! The higher the position gained, the greater the voice and influence of Char in the political level of the empire.
But here comes the problem... The status is at the same level as the Central Army, and the treatment is the same!
Then the tens of thousands of troops under Xia Ya will no longer be able to pay their army according to the standard of the local garrison army... If it is according to the standard of the Central Army, among the military expenses, the number of army salary alone will be doubled! Moreover, the central army of the empire has always enjoyed various additional allowances and subsidies, and these treatments will be indispensable in the future - the army can fight and fight bravely, and if it treats soldiers harshly, even Xia himself will not be able to make it through.
Although Xia Ya has already established his prestige in the army, with his prestige, some soldiers are willing to sacrifice their lives for him, but... Ammon Xia asked himself, his own army is more able to endure hardship and better ability than others' army. Fight, and fight with all your might. If you let these soldiers follow him, he will enjoy less than the army of others, and his own conscience will not be able to live.
To improve the treatment of the army, it will naturally cost money!
But where does the money come from
Although there was the financial path of the Zaku tribe before, it was limited after all, and that financial power has been brought to the extreme by Xia Ya! When he had such a small land, he had drawn more than 20,000 troops, which was already the limit of his financial resources. It is supported by the source of the Zaku tribe.
But now if you want to improve the treatment of the army, you have to think about other ways of making money.
The land is large, the population is large, and the financial income should be increased, but the problem is that the two land he has seized have been severely poisoned by the damn Odins. If you want to recover, it will take a while In time, there will be no immediate increase in fiscal revenue, and even, according to Green's guess, in order to restore vitality and encourage production, I am afraid that a large sum of money will have to be posted financially.
The increase in military spending, the financial subsidies to encourage production, and the cost of "moving the capital", all of which cost money!
After talking with Green, Xia Ya had a splitting headache, and suddenly couldn't help but have a ridiculous thought: I obviously won an unprecedented victory, but why is he so poor that he is about to collapse
money! Where can I get money
Thinking of money, both of Xia Ya's eyes turned red!
"Fortunately, the food can still be supported for the time being." Green sighed: "After all, Syltan County and Moore County are both grain-producing areas. It is already spring, and the spring ploughing has been carried out, and the refugees have already been divided into batches. After returning home one after another, I dispatched tens of thousands of troops to disperse the spring ploughing in various villages. The feedback came back with good results. The spring ploughing has been completed, and when the harvest is over, the food will no longer be a problem. And we This is a grain-producing area, and in the grain harvest, in addition to self-sufficiency, you can also make a profit.”
"Moving to the new city can be done slowly, not in a hurry. For the financial subsidy to resume production, the money can also be invested in batches, and it can be reluctantly slowed down for the time being. The most urgent thing is military spending!"
Xia quickly made a decision!
Although he doesn't quite understand the way of government, he has never been a leader, nor does he understand the art of an emperor. But there is a very clean point of view: the army is his biggest reliance now!
The army is his foundation! If the army is unstable, then everything is empty talk! As long as the army is stable, there is room for other things.
After the previous battle with the Odins, because Xia Ya immediately led his troops south to the King of Duty, so the battle against the Odin Chixue Army, the rewards for meritorious deeds, and military pensions, etc. not yet completed.
The army only issued pensions first, but the matter of merit reward has not been fully implemented yet.
How many heads were captured and how many bounties were obtained are well known.
In addition to this "head reward", there is also a reward for rewarding the entire army after winning a battle.
It took more than two months for Xia Ya to go south to the imperial capital. Fortunately, his prestige in the army has been established, and Green has clearly notified the entire army. , the soldiers also waited patiently.
Now that Xiaya is back, the various rewards and pensions from the previous war will be distributed immediately.
This is not a small expense!
Headache, really headache!
Xia Ya was not an outstanding government expert, and Green was not an expert in handling government affairs. In this small group under his command, it seems that only Dax, who has an ambiguous origin, is a bit crooked about financial management, but he is not good at dealing with this kind of formal government affairs. The rest are all soldiers in the army.
You are good at fighting and killing people, but if you deal with these things... it's faster to shake your head.
Xia Ya grabbed her hair hard, and in addition to the pain, she suddenly felt a sudden movement in her heart!
By the way, none of my subordinates understand this, but didn't I just bring back a master of this way this time
Sophie! That little apprentice of Caviehir, didn't even Caviehir say something like "I'm not as good as you in order to govern a country"
Cavie Hill said that the girl can manage a country, not to mention only a few counties in her hands.
Thinking of this, he immediately sent someone to invite Sophie over.
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Sophie entered the new city with Xiaya.
After Xi Ya entered Syltan County, he left the motorcade and the escort army to walk slowly, and rushed to the new city with cavalry and light cavalry. This Sophie can walk slowly in a carriage in the back group, but she doesn't know what this little woman is. It was wrong, but he offered to ride with Char's team on horseback.
Under her insistence, Xia Ya also agreed. Let Junker take the girl on horseback with his cavalry team to the new city together.
After entering the city, Xi Ya left the two guests in the original county governor's mansion, but Sophie was a strange girl. Accompanied by Junker, she ran out of the county governor's mansion without stopping to rest. , wandering around in this new city.
It has been more than two months since the new city was occupied by Char's army, and the traces of the war have faded away.
It's just that the original inhabitants of this city have been emptied. After the war, a small number of refugees returned after hearing the news of the recovery, but the population is still sparse. At this moment, there are only 20,000 troops stationed in the city, but the city is a veritable military town.
Sophie and Junker roamed the streets at will, occasionally seeing soldiers in Imperial uniforms patrolling the city. Sophie smiled and asked Junker to comment on the soldiers.
For this kind of question, Junker just smiled lightly and looked quite reserved. It's not that Junker dislikes these armies of Xia Ya, it's just that his vision is too high. After all, he used to be the leader of the Dark Night Royal Forest, and the Dark Night Royal Forest was the emperor's personal corpse elite, and every member was the best of the best. At the moment, the army in the new city is somewhat mixed: part of the original Char's army is from the 6th and 7th Corps, and some recruits are recruited. In addition, a large number of soldiers from the Corsican Military Region have joined military.
Although Green's military skills are very good, but in just two months, he has no such ability to turn a rogue army into an elite.
Now it seems that they have initially developed a good posture.
Sophie seems to have great interest in this city that seems to be somewhat neutral or even indifferent. She walks around the cold streets, as if everything is fresh. All the way to the city defense, looking at the city wall of the new city, Sophie finally let out a breath.
The girl stood under the city wall, looked at the tall and majestic city defense, nodded slowly, and seemed very satisfied.
Although the new city is somewhat empty, the city defense is indeed very good. This large city, which can accommodate a population of 100,000, has a huge city defense system. The empire has been operating here for many years, and it has turned this new city into the first majestic fortress city in the north of the empire.
The city defense system is complete, the city wall is tall, and the moat is more than ten meters wide. There is a drop of more than two meters between the river surface and the ground. The inner and outer walls of the city wall are made of huge square stones, tight and without gaps, even a sharp dagger cannot be inserted. The city wall outside the city defense has thorns, chains, and arrow holes. Outside the city gate, a fortress was built, a high tower was erected, and the range of ballistas was enough to make enemies who dared to attack the city terrified. In addition to this door panel, a thick iron gate was added to the city gate, made of pure iron, with a thickness of two meters! This iron gate, which weighs 10,000 catties, is usually lifted high and never falls. It's just that if the outer city gate is breached at the most critical time of the war, the iron gates of 10,000 catties can be put down to form the last strong cover!
The solid city defense completed by such a system is enough to become a nightmare for any incoming enemy.
Sophie stopped under the city and watched for a while, before she couldn't help sighing: "I heard that Xia Ya only brought a cavalry with less than a thousand people, so he took the city, which is a good skill."
When Junker heard this, he raised his brows slightly: "I've heard about this too, but it's because of his luck. I heard that the defenders despised his few soldiers and went out of the city to fight with him, and he unexpectedly broke the team. Then take advantage of the situation to break through the city, this kind of good things will not happen often. The defense of the city is very good. If you give me 20,000 to 30,000 defenders, and sufficient arrow and crossbow equipment, even if there are hundreds of thousands of enemies to attack, I have the confidence to let me The opponent shed the last drop of blood under this city defense!"
Sophie smiled and glanced at Junker: "Senior brother is very ambitious."
Junker was stunned, and then a trace of desolation appeared on his face, and he said with a wry smile: "What about good ambition... Alas, those who have lost their families are nothing more than lingering and struggling to survive. There is no need to talk about ambition."
"I think that Xia Ya is a big man. Junker, you have excellent military skills, he will definitely reuse you." Sophie smiled: "Maybe, you will make another dark night. What about the royal forest?"
Junker was quite moved in his heart - a person like him, with all his skills, although he encountered setbacks and had to remain anonymous, after all, a man and a man, who would be willing to hide like a dog and live a mediocre life? If there is a chance, naturally I want to do something.
It's just that this movement in my heart quickly turned into a concern.
With a long sigh, Junker looked hesitant and said in a low voice, "Little girl, you don't understand. Any army has always been very xenophobic. If there are outsiders who want to join, they will be excluded by the old man. It's been a while, and a circle has formed under my subordinates, and it's not easy for outsiders to join halfway. Besides, in the army, every turnip is a pit, and suddenly adding me to it will inevitably divide other people's military power. It will cause dissatisfaction among other old people... Alas, I am afraid it will be very difficult. And I am a person with no foundation, even if General Xia Ya is willing to use me, I have not established any merits, I am afraid he will be difficult to arrange. "
In addition, there is still a sentence in his heart but he didn't say it: If he was asked to start from the beginning as a low-level officer in Xia Yajun, he would not be willing to be arrogant with his Junker's heart.
Sophie smiled and was about to say something when she suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes behind her, and when she looked back, the captain of the personal guard beside Xia came with a few guards on flying horses, and shouted loudly from a distance: " But Miss Sophie? The General has an order to send me to invite you to go to the county governor's office to discuss matters."
Sophie listened, smiled slightly, looked at the several horses coming from a distance, but whispered to Junker beside her with a smile: "Look, the opportunity is coming..."