After the lottery was over, everyone left happily. And Marin's top general, Schwartz, walked over worriedly:
"Master, you have divided up two-thirds of the land, so what do you do?" In private, Schwartz is still called Master Marin, and in the army, he is called the boss.
"It's okay, Schwartz, you probably don't know yet? My salt cooking base now produces 1,000 quarts of refined salt every day!" Marin revealed.
Schwartz has been in Den Burg these days, responsible for training soldiers and arranging defense. Therefore, I don't know much about the things in Yancheng, I only know that salt is being boiled there.
"1,000 quarters? Every day?" Schwartz was shocked. He knows how expensive the salt is, how much profit will be made if so much salt is produced in a day...
"Yeah, I now have a profit of 600 gold coins every day. Tell me, do I still need to care about those acres?" Marin said to himself.
"That's true, but, young master, you don't need to divide so many fields. 2 Ugrams per family is actually enough."
2 Ugram is 4 acres, about 24 acres of land, which is indeed enough for a family to eat and drink. Of course, according to the current land production in Europe, it is only enough to eat and drink. Otherwise, there is no balance. If there is a food bucket like Kahn in the family, it will definitely not be enough...
"It's okay, don't worry about it. I want these soldiers to work hard for me. If they don't give me enough benefits, can they work hard for me?"
"However, if every soldier defected to you, he would be given 5 Ugrams of land. The land on the island is not enough!"
"Schwartz, I didn't say that I would distribute land to recruits who join in the future..."
"what do you mean?"
"These 400 people, I plan to train all of them to be officers at the squad leader level. As for the low-level soldiers, I can recruit them later..."
"400 small captains? You want to recruit 10,000 troops?" Schwartz was taken aback. A team has 25 people, and a team of 400 is 10,000 people! With an army of 10,000, the average duke couldn't make it together. Because, money is not enough...
The nobles in the Middle Ages had limited land output due to backward agriculture. Coupled with their own extravagant lives, the financial situation of the nobles is mostly very bad. Those who can gather an army of 10,000 are basically rich dukes or kings.
Of course, some serfs were used to make up the numbers. However, the serf soldiers were not trained, and their combat effectiveness was really scum, and they were scattered when they were rushed by the regular elites. Now when fighting among nobles, it has become popular to use the combination of knights and mercenary infantry. Even heavy cavalry from trainee knights can be hired. If you use serfs and cannon fodder soldiers to make up the numbers, you will definitely be abused, and it will also consume a lot of food.
"What's the point? My salt cooking base can produce 210,000 gold coins every year. I can't afford to support a 10,000 army?"
Schwartz thought about it, and it was really enough to feed an army of 10,000. However, it feels weird for a barony to support an army of 10,000. Unless, the young master wants to expand...
Schwartz was immediately refreshed...
If the young master wants to expand, he will definitely not settle on this small island. If he wanted to expand, Schwartz thought about it and felt that the biggest possibility would be East Frisia. Because, there is the place where Mrs. Mary's family originally controlled.
However, if the young master takes back East Frisia in the name of Mrs. Mary, Mrs. Mary's first heir should be Master Adler... Schwartz is a little confused...
"Okay, Schwartz, I will give you an important task now!"
"Young Master, please order!"
"I want you to spend more time training these guys into qualified squad leaders. Can you do it?"
"Train them into squad leaders? How to train them to become squad leaders?" Schwartz is familiar with the training now, but how to train squad leaders
"It's easy, you let them take turns to be the team leader in a team, isn't that enough?"
"It's that simple?"
"It's that simple!"
"Then how to train their military training ability? The 400 of us are all veterans and don't need training. In this way, their military training ability cannot be improved..."
"This is easy. There are thousands of strong men on the island? During the slack season, pull out all the strong men on the island and let the soldiers train them in formation and discipline. Even children can be pulled out to practice formation and give them experience. .However, don't break the child when training the child... "
"Not training to fight?"
"Training Mao to fight? If they can fight, what if one day I don't like the young master and rebel against me?" Marin was furious. Training those serfs in formation and discipline only makes them more obedient and makes it easier to direct them to do things. Train them to fight, what if this group of serfs want to revolt one day? I am about to be KO...
"Okay, I got it, master!" After finishing speaking, Schwartz went out in a hurry. He wanted to complete the task assigned by the master, and train these big soldiers to become qualified squad leaders...
The reason why it is said that these big soldiers are trained to be qualified squad leaders, rather than qualified company captains or even phalanx leaders, is very simple...
Because, except for Schwartz, this group of big soldiers is all illiterate. The illiterate has limited comprehension and is not good at thinking. It is already the limit for them to be small captains. In normal times, they only need to strictly carry out the tasks verbally given by their superiors.
But company captains and even phalanx leaders are different. They not only have to read written instructions and execute the orders above, but also need to make minor adjustments to the phalanx or company they command according to the battlefield situation.
For example, when the flank of the army is broken, the phalanx leaders and company captains, seeing the wide open flank, need to command their subordinates to respond, and respond without violating the command of the commander-in-chief. This kind of response is difficult for those illiterate team leaders. Because they are not good at thinking.
Marin wants to expand his army, and he will definitely recruit some wandering knights from literate knight families in the future to train them as company captains. As for the leader of the phalanx, it is very important, not only to have cultural knowledge, but also to be as reliable as Schwartz. Even if it is unreliable, family members must be moved to their own territory as hostages.
Marin's reputation has gradually spread throughout the Holy Roman Empire under the emperor's propaganda. Presumably, in the future, there will definitely be fans of his own who will come here admiringly and join him. At that time, Marin plans to select a few knights and train them as company captains and phalanx leaders. As for Schwartz, he intends to train him as the head of the legion.
When Marin told Schwartz of his plan, Schwartz was trembling with excitement——Legion Commander! That's a big man commanding at least 6,000 men (a Roman legion). Generally, at least a baron can hold the position. When Schwartz expressed his doubts, Marin told him nonchalantly—the identity is not enough, so he will act as the acting army chief first...
"But, master, I'm still just an apprentice knight..." Schwartz said helplessly.
Apprentice knights, not even nobles, are far from the baron, the minimum requirement to be a legion leader...
"Oh, I forgot. Well, now, as a baron of an independent barony, I seem to have the power to confer knights in the territory. Well, when I have time, I will invite my family and your family to come Come to the island and hold a loyalty ceremony for you to confer the title of knight... "
"Thank you, master, thank you, master..." Schwartz immediately knelt down on one knee in excitement, wanting to pledge his allegiance on the spot...
You know, titled knights and apprentice knights are the difference between nobles and commoners. This difference is simply the gap between heaven and earth. Being named a knight is equivalent to being a nobleman! This can't help Schwartz not being excited...
"Don't rush to pledge allegiance, the ceremony is not ready yet..."
"Hehe..." Schwartz stood up and smiled awkwardly.
"Since I want to make you a knight, I must give you a manor. My fief is small, and I can't give you a big manor for the time being. Well, after a while, I will first let those serfs reclaim 100 Ugrams of land, You don't think it's too little for you to be a fief, do you?"
"How can it be, it's already very good, young master, your father only has 100 Ugrams of arable land." How can Schwartz think it's too little? To have a noble status, he felt that he had made a lot of money.
"Don't compare with the old man, he has a background in coal mines. However, before the coal mines were developed, his family was indeed not rich..."
"Having the status of a knight is already the greatest reward, young master, I don't choose."
"Hehe, let me tell you, you can't lose money. After using the oriental farming techniques, one acre of rye can harvest at least 200 pounds..."
"Master, what is one mu of land? How big is it?" Schwartz obviously didn't know the area unit of "mu".
"Ahem—one acre of land is one-twelfth of Ugram..."
"Ah? One Ugram is equal to 12 acres. Isn't the rye produced by one Ugram more than 2,400 pounds? Is it that high?" Schwartz was shocked. This output is definitely more than a quarter of the European (harvest) output...
"Only more and less!"
"Then I didn't post it?"
"Well, it's over... don't think about it, go train those bastards!"
"Yes, master!" After finishing speaking, Schwartz went out with all his strength, vowing to train those big-headed soldiers to death...