"no problem."
Compared to the significance of 'Edward 1' to the Romanov Kingdom, Mavey's request can only be described as 'insignificant'.
Prince Ivanovich could not find any reason to refuse him.
It’s just the name of a rifle, does it really matter?
Just when Duke Ivanovich readily agreed, Archbishop Henry on the side cast a strange look. He first looked at Mavey, then looked at Edward next to Mavey, and asked: "Father Mavey , what is the name of this extraordinary person sitting next to you?"
"Edward."
The smug Duke Ivanovich was stunned: "Did he invent this gun?"
"Yes, is there any problem? No one stipulates that extraordinary people cannot invent human weapons, right?" Ma Wei said disapprovingly.
"With all due respect, Father Marvey."
Archbishop Henry's face darkened, and he said in a bad tone: "Today's weapons and technology are the crystallization of human wisdom. It has taken many years of evolution to achieve today's achievements. This is a unique treasure of mankind, and every human being can enjoy it. There is no doubt about the rights of technology, including you and me, but you should not give it to foreigners."
These words were said very tactfully, and anyone could hear the implication of Archbishop Henry's words. He was condemning Ma Wei for handing over human technology to the vampires. Both inside and outside his words, he was reprimanding Ma Wei for betraying humanity.
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"Archbishop Henry, do you think that humanity's current technology can compete with magic? If it can compete, I think we shouldn't be sitting here now." Ma Wei said.
"We are not talking about the same thing at all."
With Edward present, Archbishop Henry couldn't say much about many things, but what he wanted to express was already very clear.
Non-my family, its heart must be different.
Archbishop Henry has never regarded the vampires as one of his own. He maintains a high degree of vigilance. Cooperating with the other party is one thing, but teaching the other party knowledge is another.
In Archbishop Henry's mind, no matter how crazy the fights between churches and kingdoms are, they can only be regarded as civil strife. No matter who wins or loses, the ultimate beneficiary must be mankind itself, but Ma Wei taught the knowledge of firearms to Edward also asked the other party to invent an advanced repeating rifle. Such a smart race...
Once we master technology, where will humans go?
"According to you, the gods believed in by the church are the ones who should be most vigilant, right?"
"The great god of wisdom, Anatole, is on the side of mankind, not to mention that we have not handed over technology to her."
"Archbishop Henry..." Ma Wei breathed a long sigh of relief, shook his head and said: "Your vision is too limited. Humanity's most powerful weapon is not technology, but human beings themselves. We are a race that is constantly evolving, because there is no magic. , so technology has been developed. If one day technology becomes a threat, then humans will invent more powerful weapons. Only when there is a threat can we make progress. Resting on our laurels is a recipe for self-destruction."
"You are so stubborn!"
"You are so old-fashioned."
Archbishop Henry glanced at Ma Wei coldly and said nothing more. If the argument continued, he would have to quarrel with Ma Wei.
Seeing that the atmosphere at the conference table was a little tense, Duke Yinvanovich quickly jumped out to smooth things over. He didn't want to see the Church of Truth and the Church of Wisdom getting into trouble at this juncture...
"Father Mavey, Archbishop Henry, what you said makes sense. No matter what, repelling the enemy is the first priority. Let's continue to discuss the next step..."
The topic returned to recruitment. It will take time to mass produce the 'Edward 1', and it will also take time to equip the army on a large scale. Before that, the enemy may attack at any time, so Duke Yinvanovich believes that recruiting new soldiers is the most important thing. necessary.
The question is how many recruits to recruit.
"The Romanov Kingdom has about one million standing troops. Excluding the garrison troops stationed in various cities, all standing troops have been sent to the battlefield, and there are more than two million retired reserve soldiers..."
Duke Yinvanovich was very familiar with the military situation of the Romanov Kingdom, and he opened his mouth and rattled off a few figures: "Yesterday I calculated that if all veterans under the age of 60 who are still capable of fighting are recalled, Provide us with about one million troops. On this basis, with a little recruitment, we can recruit more than two million new soldiers in the short term..."
The Romanov Kingdom, with a population of 150 million, has an obvious ability to explode troops. They can recruit countless soldiers with just a wave of the flag, but the key lies in logistics. The current economic situation of the Romanov Kingdom is not good. , the front is tight and the rear is tight, Duke Ivanovich himself knows very well what the internal situation of the kingdom is like.
The Romanov Kingdom simply does not have enough financial resources and materials to support an army of more than one million unless...
Let the aristocratic faction continue to spend money.
"When my father was on the throne, the Romanov Kingdom had a standing army of three million people with abundant supplies and strict order. It has only been three years. How come these are the only people left?!"
Listening to Duke Yinvanovich's report, Katerina raised her eyebrows and her face instantly darkened: "Where's the money?!"
"This..." Duke Yinvanovich said with some embarrassment: "Your Highness, you also know that most of the soldiers who fought with His Majesty Peter were veterans. After His Majesty Peter's death, it didn't take long for them to reach retirement age. , so...the kingdom sent them away..."
"How come I don't know about this? The Senate has not passed a severance bill in the past three years!"
"It was carried out secretly..."
"Then why does the Ministry of Military Affairs still have more than three million soldiers on the surface?! Are military salaries paid to ghosts?!"
"..."
Duke Yinvanovich's voice became smaller and smaller. He really felt guilty. In the past, he would not have cared about the issue of empty pay, but now the enemy is really coming. The Ministry of Military Affairs said there are three million troops. In the end, we could only spend 600,000 yuan. Who could swallow this?
As a vested interest, Duke Ivanovich was really unable to refute. If the enemy hadn't attacked her doorstep, Katerina would have been kept in the dark...
"Nowadays, more than half of the kingdom's finances are used to relieve the 20 million victims. There is really no extra money to supply the army. I estimate that... recruiting another 400,000 troops at most will be the financial limit."
Hearing this, Katerina almost fainted. The huge Romanov Kingdom has exhausted its national power and can only supply one million troops? !
She knew that the aristocracy was corrupt, but she never expected that they would be so corrupt...
Even the troops protecting the country dare to get involved!
No wonder those boyar aristocrats and military aristocrats can spend so much money. Their wealth is squeezed out of the kingdom!
Like a swarm of termites, eating away the kingdom from the inside out!
The noble faction must have more money, but everyone knows that it is impossible for them to continue spending money. Relieving 20 million victims is already the limit of their willingness to invest.
The fists under the table were clenched, Katerina gritted her teeth and glared at Duke Ivanovich: "My army needs to increase by 50,000 troops. This is the minimum requirement, otherwise I will not be able to stop the Kingdom of Windsor and Frederick at the same time. The armies of the kingdom.”
Seeing that Katerina did not continue to pursue the case, Duke Yinvanovich breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "No problem, we can do it soon by recalling the retired veterans, but..."
"But what?"
"But the king should send new commanders to this support force. In the past few years, the Petersburg Military Academy has graduated several batches of outstanding students. They will definitely be your greatest help, Your Highness."
Narrowing her eyes, how could Katerina not know the identities of these so-called new commanders?
Aristocratic faction!
It was impossible for King Paul I to send 50,000 troops to Katerina, so it was imperative to establish commanders loyal to him. These aristocratic children who graduated from the military academy nominally obeyed Katerina's command, but in fact they were loyal to the king.
but....
"This is what it should be." Katerina agreed to Duke Yinvanovich's request: "It doesn't hurt to send a few more people. I am in urgent need of manpower."
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