Warlords: Rise of the System

Lu Tianhao asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Why is the navy so large nowadays?" There was a hint of surprise and confusion in his eyes.

Wang Hui, who was standing aside, had a calm expression as he slowly explained, "Actually, this is nothing.

You have to know that the navy is not like the army. They cannot expand their size as easily as the army.

Otherwise, the number of navy personnel will far exceed that of the army!"

Hearing this, Lu Tianhao couldn't help but fall into deep thought and began to seriously think about what Wang Hui said.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly understood and nodded in agreement, "Well, what you said does seem to make sense."

Then, Lu Tianhao cast his gaze into the distance, imagining the 70 huge aircraft carriers lined up neatly, and secretly calculated in his heart.

Each of these aircraft carriers has its own sailing formation, which consists of more than 20 warships of various sizes.

If we calculate based on an average of 1000 sailors per warship.

The number of personnel in this fleet of 70 aircraft carriers alone has reached a staggering to million people!

Thinking of this, Lu Tianhao couldn't help but take a breath. He had never thought about this problem so carefully and deeply before.

At this moment, he truly felt that the navy of the National Salvation Army had developed into an absolute behemoth.

Then think of all the troops of the National Salvation Army’s army, navy and air force.

If all were added together, a rough estimate would show that the total force might have already exceeded 500 million!

This is undoubtedly an extremely powerful and shocking military force.

The scale of such a huge army left Lu Tianhao dumbfounded and even unimaginable.

A rough estimate is that just the monthly military pay to the soldiers would cost tens of millions of silver dollars.

And this is only part of the cost, if you include other miscellaneous expenses.

For example, the maintenance of weapons and equipment, the construction of camp facilities, and logistical supplies, etc., the military expenditure alone would be at least more than 50 million silver dollars per month.

Faced with such huge expenses, Lu Tianhao couldn't help but wonder where this huge military expenditure came from?

He couldn't suppress his curiosity, so he turned to Wang Hui beside him and asked.

Wang Hui smiled and replied confidently, "Marshal, have you forgotten?

The total amount of ransom we have obtained from the expatriates of those powerful countries is as high as more than 10 billion silver dollars!"

Then, Wang Hui continued to add, "In addition, we have also actively explored and developed our own commercial trade channels.

Although our National Salvation Army is currently at war with the great powers.

But there are still many countries that maintain a neutral stance, and their merchants have chosen to establish trade relations with us.

In particular, the miraculous anti-inflammatory drugs provided by you, Marshal, have become one of the important commodities for us to earn huge profits.

This type of medicine is favored by merchants from other countries because of its remarkable efficacy and is sold at a high price, thus bringing us a steady stream of considerable income.

Not to mention the huge ransom of more than 10 billion silver dollars.

Just the huge profits gained from the trade channels we have successfully opened up with merchants from neutral countries are enough to support the huge expenses of our entire army.

Not only that, the people's livelihood economic construction that we actively promoted has also achieved remarkable results.

Many newly established factories have been successfully completed and put into production operation, continuously bringing us considerable economic benefits.

It is worth mentioning that our National Salvation Army fought bravely all the way to recover lost territory.

They also confiscated a large amount of ill-gotten gains from unscrupulous landlords, unscrupulous businessmen, and corrupt officials.

After preliminary and detailed statistics, this wealth actually reached a staggering amount of several hundred million silver dollars!

Once upon a time, I thought that our Tianlong country was deeply mired in poverty and unable to extricate itself.

However, I just realized now that the people who are truly poor are just the ordinary people.

However, some unscrupulous landlords, profit-seeking businessmen, and even corrupt officials still lead extravagant and wealthy lives.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the wealth and resources at the disposal of our National Salvation Army are quite abundant.

Not only can it fully meet the daily needs of the various troops under its command, but there is even considerable surplus space.

Lu Tianhao spoke slowly and calmly, "Generally speaking, we currently have too many troops.

However, now is a crucial turning point in the war, so it would not hurt to have more troops.

After the Tianlong Kingdom has completely completed its unification cause, it will absolutely be impossible to retain such a large army.

You know, the cost of maintaining such a large army is by no means a small amount!

I made a rough estimate that the monthly military pay alone plus all the expenses of the troops would probably cost at least 5000 million silver dollars.

This amount is almost equal to the total fiscal revenue of the previous government for an entire year.”

Hearing this, Wang Hui nodded repeatedly and said,

"What the Marshal said is absolutely true, and I am fully aware of this.

However, the current situation is quite special, and we have to temporarily maintain this level of military force.

When the situation stabilizes in the future, there will definitely not be a need for so many troops."

After hearing this, the rest of the people present were all stunned by these astonishing statistics.

Whether it is the astonishing number of troops in the National Salvation Army or the huge amount of money it consumes, it is all shocking.

Lu Tianhao continued to speak with a serious expression,

"Everyone, the next crucial step is to make our spies lurking abroad be on high alert.

Let them keep a close eye on the actions of the great powers and their latest developments.

After all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle!

Now we already have such a large number of elite troops, and we have sufficient funds.

So I think that this fierce battle between us and those hateful bandits and the multinational coalition forces who are eyeing us covetously.

It is not impossible to increase the scale and level appropriately! "

He paused, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes, and then he continued, “Therefore, let the troops responsible for recovering the two northern provinces.

Let them speed up their march, take quick action, and recapture the two northern provinces as soon as possible with lightning speed.

Remember, time is of the essence and there is no time to lose!

When the two provinces are successfully recovered, it will be time for us to launch an all-out attack on those bandits and the multinational coalition forces and completely defeat them!

By then, we will be able to enhance our national prestige and revive our country!"