Chapter 38 The Main Force of Six Towns [2]
There is a reason why Nicholas I was so surprised. Take the Slavic Empire as an example, the country's population is about 90 million, but the conventional military strength is maintained at three million. According to the comparison of the population and the number of troops, it is about 30 to 1. That is to say, one out of every thirty Slavic Empires is an imperial soldier. But don't forget. The total population here includes half of women and the elderly and children. For Slavic countries that are not rich, this kind of military strength is really difficult to maintain. However, in order to maintain the security of the border of a huge country, so much military strength may not be sufficient.
And now look at Tiger. House's strength and actual power in his hands can never be all the population on 47,000 square kilometers. It is very limited that 1.5 million of them can let him squander. And now, the whole Tamsalu faction is going to expand its army to 90,000 or more. The total population ratio is only 17 to 1. That is to say, as long as there are 17 people in the upcoming Grand Duchy of Norman, there will be one person to serve Tiger. House is at war, which is unheard of.
How expensive the army is, as the emperor, Nicholas I knows better than anyone else. According to the Slavic living standards, the consumption of ordinary soldiers in the army is about six silver coins a month. Of course, this is not the silver dinar of Estonia, but the silver ruble of the Slavic Empire, and the texture is much better. Maintaining the life of a military family of five is about 15 Slavic imperial silver rubles a month, converted into Estonian silver dinar, which is almost 20 silver coins. Therefore, although the soldiers of the Slavic Empire live a plain life, there will never be a phenomenon of severance.
And looking at the countries around the Slavic Empire, the monthly service of ordinary soldiers is still relatively high. The elite corps is higher, and the average soldier will be more than nine silver coins. This kind of salary is enough to make most ordinary families envious. According to the standard of the capital of Morsk, the monthly income of a middle-class family is only between one gold coin and two gold coins, and they have to take great risks, and all losses are their own.
However, the Slavic military has always been a hardliner. Once a soldier in the army suffers, the military department will often find the field on the same day, and the take-out can also get a loss fee, which also makes the soldiers of the Slavic Empire always be very confident.
But now to compare, it looks like Tiger. House, the bastard, would treat the miscellaneous soldiers with 30 silver coins, converted into Slavic silver rubles, and more than 22 silver coins. How is this kind of financial resources possible?
Fifty gold coins are converted into one gold coin. Even if 90,000 people are miscellaneous soldiers, the monthly military expenditure will be 7,000 Estonian silver dinars, equivalent to 54,000 gold dinars. This is just an ordinary algorithm, and the logistics food and weapon maintenance have not been included, that is to say, 90,000 people don't do anything for a month. House's military expenditure is about 70,000 to 80,000 gold coins. In a year, it's almost a million gold coins.
Where did he get so much money?
What's more, in order to adjust the conflict between the Narval and the Estonians, the cost is countless. The trauma after the Estonian-Nar War requires money, which is not falling from the sky. Besides, there is also the trade and mediation with the tae-headed people. The cost of this is quite expensive. Could it be that he let the men in Tamsalu sell **?
Nicholas I, who was full of resentment in his heart, was very unsatiated and said to himself: Is there any good way for that bastard to let the soldiers fight without paying money?
In this world, few people will really listen to the nonsense of loyalty. When soldiers fight in the war, except that some people really want to realize their ideals and personal values, the vast majority of them are nothing more than staring at the refreshing monthly military pay. Once they are in arrears for two or three months, there will be a burst of noise. Not to mention ministers, even emperors, they also have to be frightened for thirty or fifty days.
This is the shortcoming of the Slavic Empire in the face of the Roman Empire.
No matter how brave and good the Slavs are, no matter how good they are, they are useless. They may not let the soldiers fight a battle without any sweetness. The Roma Empire is different, with a population of 300 million, an army of three million, and one hundred to one. There is not much pressure at all. Moreover, the rich wealth of the Roma Empire is unimaginable by any other empire. The empire that occupies the most fertile land is enough to feed 500 million people by the annual grain production alone. This is also the reason why the Slavic Empire, although often in an offensive position and has a slight victory, is always more and more unable to fight.
And the Roma Empire is not afraid to spend with any opponent at all.
Emperor Nicholas I faintly felt that it seemed that Tiger. What can the bastard of House do to maximize his money? He doesn't believe that the bastard Tamsalu army at all because of the response to Tiger. House's call then worships his personal charm, and then goes to fight with his opponents.
This is bullshit.
"Horrible strength and ability." Nicholas I wiped a sweat and thought to himself: In this way, this Tiger. House will definitely become an influential figure in the future. No, even now, he has enough influence. If I send troops now, I may be able to strangle him in the cradle, but the Roma Empire will never see my army indifferent after entering the north. Alas...
Nicholas I was not without the idea of eliminating this dangerous person in the cradle, but he also knew very well that there was only one competitor of the Slavic Empire at any time, that is, the Roma Empire, once the Slavs and Tigers. There is a battle against House, there is no doubt that as long as Tiger. House fought fiercely with Nicholas I. The Frankish emperor didn't care whether he poured two buckets of fire oil on the two sides. The two legions of magicians came over and did it directly.
With a sigh, as the emperor, Nicholas I still had to say, "It seems that this bastard has really been favored by God." The word [bastard] burst out of the emperor's mouth, which made Chikov more or less stunned, and then he just thought he didn't hear anything. He just lowered his head and stopped talking.
As a knight of the sword-holding imperial city, Chikov has done a very good job, to Tiger. House's investigation is also in place. And in mid-June, it was the Slavic Empire against Tiger. The canonization of House's title. Considering that it was impossible for that bastard to come to the Imperial City of Morsk to receive the canonization of Nicholas I, the emperor's canonor's warrant was still brought by Chikov to the city of Tamsalu.
Surprisingly, Tamsalu does not seem to intend to establish the capital in Tallinn or Yohvi. Instead, it still puts the center of power in Tamsalu. In the words of Mr. Ma, this is a must-have place for soldiers and a treasure. It's amazing to lose east of Narval or south of Polchama. It's really not easy to collapse.
Others may not hear what Boss Ma's words mean, but Norton and Sahili can hear this bastard's ambition.
Think about it, what kind of enemy can hit east of Narval or south of Polchama? There is no doubt that the former is only the Slavic Empire, while the latter is only the Roman Empire. Tiger. House never looked at the north for even a second. His purpose was not to face the whole world and those superpowers all the time. This is the difference between the world view and vision.
In the view of Norton and Sahili, it is unprecedented to get 47,000 square kilometers of land. This kind of glory, even if you die now, is worth it. Especially Norton, who became the chief of the tauren tribe at this time, seemed to be a bird of a landlord and old wealth, which was much worse than the ordinary style of Boss Ma. This may be the reason why Norton and Sahili, although they are very strong, have never been able to lead the progress of things.
At this time, many countries are listening to the news or investigating the north. Even some kingdoms and kings in Scandinavia are exploring the cargo ships coming and going on the ice port, trying to know some useful information from those merchants.
No one knows why the Roman Emperor did not immediately take revenge on Tiger. House killed Marshal Valmierla. Although many insightful people in the empire pointed out that it was not the emperor who was unwilling, but unable to, the pressure of public opinion still made the Frank emperor a little crazy. In just two months, he lost a whole circle, describing that although it was not withered, it was deep. Deep eye bags do explain some problems.
In the face of all this, the Frankish emperor did not have a good idea. Some domestic forces are really too ready to move. There is no doubt about the pressure of public opinion from the people. If you think about it, you will know who is stirring up trouble. It's just that he really has no good way to face this situation.
In addition, the ministers in the empire have long been used to this kind of stormy scene, letting them wave their flags and shout, and let them make some fame to rectify. Once they stimulated the interests of those real power classes, there will be another uproar. Although the empire is big, it can't withstand even a small knock, because if you are not careful, you will be broken. Therefore, although Frank is the emperor, he has to carefully maintain such a seemingly peaceful situation. Even if he has no face, he does not want to push the empire to the fire.
And this kind of behavior, when it comes to the people, it is nothing more than that even His Majesty the Emperor is afraid of Tiger. The devil of House, and the emperor ignored the death of the imperial soldiers and let the wind and rain beat them, which chilled the hearts of many soldiers.
The Frankish emperor actually didn't care about this kind of messy remarks. What he cares about is whether the bastard in the north will continue to do something that people and gods are angry about. He has never thought of Tiger. House had the ability to shock the world. In the eyes of the emperor, this guy was nothing more than doing a series of coincidental and heroic things with the support of the Slavic Empire. This force is nothing more than a forward bridgehead supported by the Slavic Empire to deal with the Roma Empire.
If Frank knew that the Slavic emperor Nicholas I in the Morsk imperial city had the same idea as him, I'm afraid the two of them would make an appointment to eat a bowl of beef. Who would have thought that such a situation would be smashed by a rotten apple that broke into the chessboard.
What layout, what power scheme, in front of the straightforward nonsense, it's simply a pile of rotten shit!
In the city of Tamsalu, the big and small nobles are still waiting for the Tiger who is about to return to the city. Lord of House, they really have to worry about their future, and what they want to know is whether the series of policies to be introduced by Tamsalu are related to the founding program. That's all.
On the way, Norton, the chief of the Tauren, asked Ma Hu, "Tiger, what is your exact idea for the army?"
When Boss Ma heard the words, he turned his head and looked at Norton. He smiled leisurely and evilly on the horse's back. The incredible curvature of the corners of his mouth made people chill. The bastard said in a low voice, "Expand the army! Set up six military towns, each with two legions, to maintain an army of more than 100,000! Hey hey hey hey... In fact, what I think most is an army of 120,000 people! Did you know that there are three or four thousand people pouring into the area every day! Humph, this is an opportunity!"
Hearing this, Norton was shocked. From his sloppy eyes, he saw extremely strong self-confidence and enthusiasm. Obviously, it seemed that this guy was once again.