Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

The next day, Paul saw off Queller and Hansel and his party outside the town.

Accompanying them was a grain transport team, which was a token of Alda's loyalty to the royal family. Although the number was small, it at least showed his attitude.

In order to face the resistance that might be encountered in the process of liberating slaves in the future, he followed Hansel's suggestion that "you must also have a strong support" and began to make drastic changes to the army:

A logistics department was established to be responsible for the procurement, supply, and payment of military supplies for the army. Ron, who previously transported supplies for the recruit training camp, was appointed as the Minister of Logistics;

An equipment department was established to be responsible for the research and development and testing of weapons for the army. Kelly, who previously managed the production of grenades, was appointed as the Minister of Equipment;

A staff department was established to analyze the war situation during wartime, provide advice and opinions to Paul, and formulate specific combat plans according to Paul's intentions. It is responsible for leading the training and construction of land forces in peacetime. The chief officer of the staff department is the chief of staff, and the old knight Schroeder will continue to serve in this position.

The Navy Department was established to command the maritime forces in wartime and to train and build the maritime forces in peacetime. The chief officer of the Navy Department was the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, and Austin, the acting commander of the Northwest Gulf Fleet, would concurrently hold this position.

Paul ordered the General Staff to refine various military regulations and reward and punishment systems, especially to tighten the service system of officers at all levels. All officers were not allowed to leave their garrisons without permission. Those who really had something to do had to ask for leave, and officers below the company commander must live in the barracks. Officers and soldiers who went out for something and did not return to the team within 2 days were punished, and those who did not return to the team within 2 weeks were considered deserters.

After this series of actions, the army became more functional and finally had a little shadow of a professional army.

In order to train more high-quality officers, the General Staff built a new school next to Weiss College-Glayman Military Academy. Schroeder, Bryce and other senior officers compiled military textbooks and training outlines that met the combat requirements of this era according to the characteristics of the Alda army. The Earl also pondered and shook out the military knowledge he had learned from the forum in his previous life, and gave some suggestions from time to time.

The current military academy can only be regarded as a crash course for officers, and the students are basically active junior officers in the current army.

On the wall of the Huxin Town military camp, there is a slogan painted with white dye: "The army cannot live without the people, just as fish cannot live without water."

Paul is trying to weave the emotional bond between the army and the civilians with the example of a certain army in his previous life. The image of the armies of various countries in this era in the hearts of their respective people cannot be said to be good.

There are indeed many excellent generals who are very strict in military discipline, such as Her Royal Highness Catherine, the eldest princess of the Kingdom of Aldo, whose army has a good reputation among the people.

But this is just an individual example. Most of the armies can be summarized in one sentence, "Discipline relies on whips, morale relies on looting." Let alone attacking the enemy's territory, even if they bully men and women near the garrison, they will not do less things like eating and drinking for free.

Paul ordered the troops stationed in Huxin Town and Fulan Port not to harass the people, and to organize voluntary labor on weekends, and try to help residents near the garrison do what they can to improve the image of soldiers in society.

I don't know who first proposed it, but the new title of "sons and daughters of soldiers" - the officers and soldiers of the Arda army, gradually spread throughout the territory. Of course, this is a story for later.

Paul also ordered the affairs officers of various villages and towns to try their best to help the families of soldiers solve their difficulties in life, especially the families of soldiers who were disabled or sacrificed in the previous two battles with pirates. He hoped that this measure would form a trend of supporting the army and their families in the Arda territory, so as to attract more young people to join the army and defend their homes.

Another thing is to increase the monthly salary of officers and soldiers. After studying the current financial revenue and expenditure of the lord's mansion with housekeeper Philip, the earl reluctantly raised the salary of officers and soldiers by two-fifths, so that an ordinary recruit who had just joined the army could receive 500 copper coins per month.

Considering the consumption level in the northwest region, this is already a very good income, and the army provides food, accommodation and clothing. If the soldiers do not have extra expenses, they can send all the money home, or entrust the logistics department to send part of the salary directly to their families.

In order to prevent the phenomenon of empty salary and blood-draining after the army organization grows stronger, the salary is sent by the logistics department directly to the person or his family, and officers at all levels are not allowed to interfere with the salary payment of their subordinates.

For a time, the whole army was grateful to the earl.

After entering July, a tall monument and a magnificent building were built in an open area on the south bank of Lake Weiss. The monument was engraved with the big words "Remember Forever", and the gate of the magnificent building was engraved with "Heroic Memorial Hall".

This was built by Paul against all odds, using precious stones and building materials, and it really cost a lot of money.

The memorial hall displays the names of every sacrificed soldier of the Arda army, their hometowns and life stories, including those who died in the battle where old Graman was ambushed.

On the day of completion, the lord's mansion held a grand memorial event in front of the memorial hall and invited the families of the sacrificed officers and soldiers to participate. The solemn and heavy atmosphere made many people present cry, especially the soldiers in the army, many of them burst into tears.

They were heartbroken by the sacrifice of their comrades and felt for Paul's kindness. For thousands of years, it was always the powerful generals and heroes who fought against thousands of enemies that were praised by people from generation to generation. Who would remember these worthless soldiers? How many unknown soldiers fell on the battlefield and eventually disappeared in the long river of history with the death of their relatives and friends.

From now on, the names of these mortals will be known and remembered by future generations like those great figures. As long as this building exists, their names will exist.

Father Morrison, Father Anderson and Dean Leonard presided over the prayer ceremony in the memorial event. They led the monks to pray to the Lord of Light, praying that God would let these sacrificed soldiers live a happy life in heaven.

There has never been a noble who valued the lower-level soldiers so much in history. The old dean couldn't help but sigh: Could it be that the young earl was really, as Morrison said, a messenger sent by the Lord of Light to the ground to save the suffering of the mortal world.

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A few days after the memorial service, two figures rode out of the lake town slowly.

"Ferguson, are you really determined to leave?" Bryce looked at his old friend next to him, wanting to persuade him one last time.

The old friend named Ferguson nodded and said, "The Earl has great ambitions and obviously wants to build a strong army. The new rules he set are excellent. But you know me. I am used to being idle on weekdays, and I can't adapt to so many rules suddenly appearing."

Bryce said helplessly: "Alas... Okay, then I won't force you. What are your plans for the future?"

This Ferguson is Bryce's good friend. He is kind-hearted and generous. The two get along very well on weekdays. After Paul's reform, he served as the deputy captain of the first company and made considerable contributions in the battle to pacify the pirates.

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The only shortcoming is that his personality is a bit lax. After the slogan of strict military discipline was put forward, he took the initiative to request retirement because he couldn't stand the rules in the army.

According to the new military regulations, this should be severely punished, but considering that he was a knight left by old Graham and had made many contributions, Paul quietly let him go.

He said to Bryce: "In the future, I plan to manage my own manor well and be a carefree rich man! But if the Earl has something to call, I will definitely come to help."

Bryce raised his eyebrows: "I knew you would say that! But what else?"

Ferguson slapped his forehead: "Forget it, if you ask me to drink, I will also come without saying a word!"

"That's more like it! We haven't decided the winner yet!" The two looked at each other and laughed.

"Well, take care! Let's drink together next time!" "Definitely!"

The two waved goodbye, Bryce stopped his horse at the bridge, watching his friend run towards the sunset.

I'm sorry for updating so late. Something happened today and it delayed me. Please understand.