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Chapter 286 World War I (5K)
George knew that the nobles had invested a lot, but he had some questions about Brenda's extra gains and his specific operations.
The potions have been being produced. When Tanya and others left, although the two thousand Black Lake soldiers did not take the 'complementing potions', each of them took two or three sets of other potions. Now the three complementary potions are being produced one after another, with the target being the latest eight potions, totaling 3,000 sets. If you do the math, the total cost is far more than the money in the resting bird's pocket.
Hellwalker armors have also been replaced and purchased, and Volpe and others brought more than 500 sets. For these more than 500 sets of armor, not only all the enamel hammers were eaten up, but also the lower quality "Hell Walkers" produced by other alchemy workshops in the city were all purchased by the new army.
Each of these more than 500 sets of armor costs 1,200, but the equipment replaced by the Judgment Knights and Black Lake Soldiers was not sold, but was given to the outstanding knights of the 'New Army'. So this is another 600,000 Silver Fox expenses.
Added together, these things have exceeded the Golden Lion in my fraud budget.
But after Tanya and the others left, Brenda was still purchasing these armors, and they were all purchased through the channels of the Chamber of Commerce. The price of these goods is definitely more than one thousand and two thousand, the minimum is three thousand silver fox and upwards
Brenda has recently placed a batch of orders for 500 sets of armors from several chambers of commerce, which together may cost more than one million silver foxes.
George really didn't know where he was going to get the extra money. But he never let himself worry about filling this gap.
"Sir," Brenda said to George as she walked: "Sir, we collected 190,000 gold lions in the early stage, which is 5.7 million silver foxes - most of them came from Mr. Roosegaarde and the auction. The total funds obtained from the business were 90,000 gold lions. In addition, Lord Wolf contributed 10,000 gold lions, and the other eight rest birds contributed about 20,000 gold lions. Together with the investment from the nobles, it was exactly 19. Ten Thousand Golden Lions.”
"The money has been spent so far, and there is still a shortfall of less than two million." Brenda stroked her mustache and said, "In addition to the production of potions and Volp's five hundred sets of armor, our expenditure But in the end it didn’t cost any money.”
"One is the establishment of the team, research consumption, labor costs, and the transformation of the magic furnace. We spent a total of 600,000 silver foxes. In addition, the rent of the laboratory, the wear and tear of the instruments, and the subsequent loss of gems and mithril will cost another 900,000. Wan Yinhu - This is the number I arranged for someone to report to the Duke. It is obviously too high, but the money is still allocated. You mentioned before that you want to share some of the research results with the treasury after the fall of Bishui City. All the money in it was lost in vain, so I used the information given to Bishui City in the plan to take out the money in the vault, just to fill the vacancy in the laboratory."
George nodded. This operation was by no means as simple as Brenda said. To put it bluntly, it was a perfect sale.
"The second expenditure is the thing you asked me to do - the core component of the alchemy furnace." Brenda continued: "Although I had a lot of chats with Miss Daphne and those Landry boatmen and scholars. Okay. But after the whip was lifted, we still had to give some sweeteners. We actually spent 200,000 yuan to get eight sets of core components of the alchemy furnace and some precious accessories. By the way, I also 'rented' 100,000 yuan. Twenty large ships with thousands of materials for the 'Ark Project'"
George nodded, he knew the money. It was he who arranged for Brenda to do it. And this guy not only got the job done, he also exceeded his initial expectations.
From Brenda's words, George learned that part of the two hundred thousand silver foxes was paid by Brenda to the Dire Brotherhood - many of the crew members have now become the count's subordinates. .
All fucking pirates
In addition, some members of the Dire Brotherhood were also interested in joining the count's team during this exchange.
George and Brenda turned a corner in the corridor and entered the castle. Brenda also lowered her voice when she said this.
"The third payment is 300,000 yuan. It is given to Miss Tanya to meet the military expenses of the new army. She is somewhat short of funds. But I will give her all the remaining loot from the Red Village."
George's heart twitched. The remaining items in Hongzhuang actually totaled 30,000 silver foxes. If you look for them in the auction house, they will sell for more than 100,000 at most. However, the money came out from the left hand and went in from the right hand, so it is not considered a loss.
Brenda said: "I gave all these treasures to various nobles (George's eyes darkened). In addition to them, I also sent a batch of products to the Duke and various nobles, and promised His Majesty that I would provide the front line with Go all out to produce a batch of medicine - our price is two million."
Brenda touched her mustache and said: "So the two million funds allocated by the palace will come over in the next few days. When the money is paid to the Chamber of Commerce, the five hundred sets of 'Hell Ramblers' will also arrive. ”
Obviously, Brenda has no intention of delivering the two million order. Judging from the time, the delivery will be in winter, when the blood moon has arrived, and their fraud group has also run away.
After hearing this, George already understood what his team, with the cooperation of Brenda, had done - the money came and went, but in the end it all fell into the pocket of this big liar and was added to the laboratory. .
He also completed the preparation of the alchemy furnace and the purchase of armor.
This made the logistics of his temple army finally complete.
Having said this, the two of them had already entered the conference hall. Amidst the noise in the hall, they stood on the edge of the crowd - this was their old position.
The Hand of the King is sitting on the throne, discussing with the nobles and ministers the matter of front line supplies.
"Oh~ Sir, the 500,000 gold lions loaned to Rodenk by the 'Mithril Treasury' have arrived. Presumably the 2 million silver foxes that His Majesty allocated to us should also have come from here." Brenda touched He stroked his mustache and whispered to the boss.
Over the years, Bishui City has accumulated countless wealth as a trading center. But disasters continued year after year, coupled with this war. Bishui City's treasury is almost empty.
Now the Rodunk Kingdom has owed debts to many large chambers of commerce. Presumably, this money can only be paid off slowly after regaining the lost territory and the royal capital in the east.
"Half a million golden lions." The corner of George's mouth twitched. He knew that war was a huge gold-swallowing beast, but these figures were still frightening: "How much money did Rodenk spend in total in the past two years? Isn't it with the Southern Kingdom?" Is there an agreement?"
"Sir, many expenses do not cost us money. But the remaining expenses are still very huge."
Brenda rubbed her mustache and said: "Sir, in this battle, the Kingdom of Rodunk mainly supports the Iron Wall Knights, the Red Dragon Knights, the Red Dragon Guards, and the Griffins. The Knights and the Thorn Birds also received a share of the medicine from the palace. Together, the main force is about 30,000 people." He continued: "Fortunately, the 30,000 main force is not like your elite force. Top-notch war equipment. However, the kingdom’s consumption on pharmaceuticals alone has reached around 20 million.”
"There are also 300,000 people from the Noble Alliance. Although the Noble Alliance did not charge commissions from Rodunk due to the agreement, Rodunk has to pay for the food and fodder for these 300,000 people."
"Coupled with the residents' herbal medicine, the church's medical expenses, the battle losses of Rodenk's own army, wages, rewards, fortifications, and ships. For these money, Fernando, the money-crazed man, is really worried."
George pursed his lips and suddenly discovered what this war was really about, and why the upper-class nobles and elites of Rodenk were so greedy for money and this political gain - they had to get their money back! The kingdom also needs to get back its money!
This battle can be fought only if there is blood transfusion from many southern countries and the Holy See. Secondly, there are the several large chambers of commerce that support the Kingdom of Rodunk, and the nobles who flock to Bishui City like crazy and contribute various expenses.
As for various cash cows in this war, such as auction houses that charge commissions, taxes, land rents, alchemy workshops, etc., if Bishui City does not have it, it may not be able to support it at all.
Maybe future shelters should have more economical buildings like auction houses.
More channels and material sources should also be needed.
The prelude to the arrival of the Black Tide has just begun. This eternal battle against the doomsday may last for many, many years. The valley’s resources alone cannot sustain it.
In the conference hall, the nobles stood around, following the Duke's instructions, and stepped forward one by one to speak. The crowd was slightly noisy, and there were whispers everywhere.
They were talking again above, and they were also talking below, and from time to time the Duke would need to yell to get some quiet time.
When George, who was having a lively chat with Brenda, saw the Duke's staring eyes, he couldn't help but tremble in his calves and closed his mouth under the father-in-law's dissatisfied gaze.
Adeline has always hoped that her son-in-law can stay with her and participate in political affairs during this period, but this guy has no interest in such things and can always find reasons to slip out of her side.
After pretending to listen for a while, George's attention was distracted again. After making a face at Sophia, who was looking at her secretly from time to time. While she was stunned, her eyes habitually searched the crowd.
But after a moment, he remembered that Tanya and others had already led the new army to leave.
In this clear water city, everyone is using all resources to complete the equipment of this new army. After all, they will follow Ark to escape back to the sanctuary and become the troops of the "Lord of Dawn"
During these days, George was very busy with the Ark project. During this period, he went to the northern mountains again, arranged the magic spiders, and brought back the materials.
So George didn't know the details about the New Army, but Brenda knew it very well.
"Sir, the Knights of the Black Lake left 500 in Luoye City and 500 in Bishui City. The remaining 2,100 members are the main force of the new army."
George nodded. There were indeed five hundred Black Lake soldiers in Luoye City. These guys had completely become one with the local vultures and rotten skins. When the Ark Project begins, the robbery will begin
The same is true for Bishui City.
Brenda continued: "Of the remaining 50,000 new troops, part of them are noble private armies. Most of them are led by the lords of Rodunk, and the total number is more than 30,000. These guys who join in the fun are completely cannon fodder. However, Fortunately, they all spent their own money, otherwise our fund-raising would not be enough."
Judging from the armed equipment of a powerful baron, even if it is to arm 3,000 militiamen led by 100 knights, it will require hundreds of thousands of silver foxes.
According to the figures recorded by the palace, the cost of arming is about 20 to 30 gold lions:
The iron helmet has 3 gold lions, the armor has 6 gold lions, the leggings have 6 gold lions, the iron boots have 4 gold lions, the exquisite long sword has 3 gold lions, the spear and shield have 2 gold lions, and the war horse has 12 gold lions.
One hundred people are worth more than three thousand gold lions - although most of the knights' equipment is their own, at the time of canonization, both the fief and the equipment are taken from the lord's pocket.
As for the militia, they are generally equipped with cheap weapons such as cloth armor, leather armor and spears. The total price ranges from a dozen to dozens of silver foxes.
Although more than 90% of the people in this army are cannon fodder, forming such an army is equivalent to building a small castle with walls.
And in addition to this money, there are also a lot of battle damage, repairs, and maintenance. If these 30,000 people are put together to participate in this war, tens of thousands of silver foxes will definitely be spent.
Brenda said: "Among these 30,000 troops, there are more than a dozen lords, big and small. Some of them have experienced the dark tide, and some of them have escaped from the east. The soldiers in their hands still have some courage. It's just that the equipment is not as good as that of Youdlan. In addition, there are some soldiers who were called up temporarily. As you said, there is a shortage of people in the valley, so the number of refugees in Flea Bottom has decreased by 10,000 recently."
George knew the quality of these refugees. However, in order to stutter, these people can still pick up weapons.
"Brenda, although these ten thousand people are not as good as real soldiers, most of the refugees we selected have some skills."
Brenda nodded, understanding what the boss meant - anyway, they were just collecting people's heads to show to His Majesty. There was no intention of letting this unit actually fight.
After the blood moon, the new army fled and there would be no problem dealing with those zombies. As for these refugees, the most important job is actually logistics. After all, this gold mining team has to bring back a lot of things.
"Sir, we still have some good soldiers who can fight." Brenda stroked her moustache and said: "The second group of people, six thousand of them are subordinates of Youdlan and the others, and the rest are all gathered by us. The wandering knights and mercenaries who have risen up—most of them are veterans who have experienced the Black Tide War, totaling 20,000, are equipped according to the standards of the "Knights".
Although those wandering warriors have equipment, most of them are clumsy. Therefore, most of the funds raised by the nobles were spent on them.
According to the standards of the Wild Boar Knights, the cost of three thousand people is probably more than four to five million.
The quality of each of those infantry soldiers is very high, but their equipment is poor, so many of them need to change their equipment. According to the standards of the Knights, at least one must be equipped with an iron helmet, iron-inlaid leather armor or mail armor, hard leather boots, weapons and shields, which together cost more than a hundred silver foxes.
Brenda rubbed her mustache: "So, the new army can be said to be an army led by the Templar troops, with 20,000 knights as the backbone, and accompanied by 30,000 auxiliaries. The money in Miss Tanya's hands is basically It’s all spent on this. It’s a pity that the new army cannot use the funds allocated by the palace, otherwise the five hundred ‘Hell Walkers’ that the Chamber of Commerce has in hand can be collected today.”
George nodded, feeling a little lucky.
The teams around me are indeed very capable. Without them, I would probably be helpless.
Everything is almost ready now. When the blood moon comes, the Ark plan will begin. And I have to do my last duty in this Bishui City.
From today's meeting, George could already tell that Chishan had delivered the latest news this morning.
(No alchemical artifact can communicate over such a long distance between Chishan and Bishui City, so this news may have been a few weeks ago.)
In the news, 'Earl Red Dragon' and 'Earl Jagger of Thorns' each beheaded a demon. So far, the Battle of Chishan has ushered in the final victory. In order to stabilize Chishan's foothold, His Majesty and the lords can use this as a springboard to march into the royal capital. At this time, the remaining monster forces near Chishan had also begun to be wiped out.
His Majesty Phillips was very satisfied with the performance of the new army in the Battle of Chishan. Although this army looks like a mixed bag of good and bad in the eyes of George and others, among the 300,000 coalition troops, it is not as good as Elda's main force.
It can be said to be a real star team!
Therefore, His Majesty is very much looking forward to the fact that this new army led by the Rodunk Temple troops can show off its talents in the battle of the Royal Capital ahead!
"Haha" thinking of this, George couldn't help laughing.
In fact, according to His Majesty's original strategic plan, he planned to attack the royal capital in one go.
However, Brenda's big deceit and the suggestions made by the powerful people at home and abroad with whom he secretly colluded forced His Majesty to adopt a more prudent approach.
So according to the current plan, the human army will clear the area around the royal capital before winter - this is the most important thing for the coalition of nobles from Elda and Landry. And it is also in the interests of Lord Rodenk. Therefore, His Majesty had to pay the deposit first.
Therefore, the frontline team will hold the Red Mountain in winter, and then weaken the monsters in the capital throughout the winter. When spring comes, it is the time to officially march towards the capital.
It is already mid-August, and the blood moon will come when the first heavy snow falls at the end of October.
George couldn't help but feel a little fortunate. During this trip eastward, he changed a lot of things.
The army will not follow the devil's temptation and enter the capital. The surroundings of Red Mountain will also be cleared, so that the defeated army will have a way to escape.
The type II plague will not make the thornbirds, griffins, iron wall knights, and royal guards lose their combat capabilities, and many hidden dangers in the city of clear water have been cleared.
Many people still have the opportunity to escape to the last fortress of the city of clear water, and it can at least hold on until the coldest time of winter. At that time, the southern countries and the church will have time to react and set up a second line of defense. The Ark will also be able to take the most precious resources and talents of the city of clear water away from here.
In this first world war, although humans failed, they were able to retreat in an orderly manner and preserve their strength. And also completed the strategy of weakening the power of the Black Tide and slowing down the Black Tide
Brenda suddenly poked George and brought her boss back to his senses.
George looked around and found that the people in the hall had begun to disperse.
Following Brenda's gaze, George saw the Duke slowly standing up from the throne. From the look in Grand Duke Adeline's eyes, George knew that this father-in-law should have something to ask him
He patted Earl Brenda beside him and went to the Duke's office.
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