Chapter 32: Building a New Army (Part 2) (Please read on!)

Chapter 32: Forming a New Army (Part 2) The First Battalion of the Standing Army? Bruno's words did not cause much reaction. After all, in the eyes of these soldiers, the name was entirely based on the noble lord's preference and had nothing to do with themselves.

"The newly formed standing army is very different from the previous city defense army. There is no shift rotation during the spring plowing season. Once in service, they must be on duty around the clock and undergo daily training..."

Hearing this, most of the soldiers present began to talk about it, because many of them were the only males in the family, and they served in the army during the slack season just to save some food at home. After all, the so-called Idar city defense army actually did not have a high salary, only thirty copper coins a month, and the annual income was less than four hundred copper coins. However, the most important thing was that they were provided with food.

You know, for many civilian families in this world, one less mouth to feed may mean more chances of survival.

However, if this so-called standing army is to be trained every day, then who will be responsible for cultivating the fields at home? "...But once you join the standing army, each soldier will receive a salary of three gold coins and a living allowance of thirty copper coins every year..."

As soon as he finished speaking, most of the soldiers present could no longer contain their excitement and started discussing it.

But this time it was not because of the strict training requirements, but because of the generous treatment that was beyond their imagination.

In the past it was 365 copper coins a year, this time it is 3 gold coins a year, that's more than three times the amount!

You know, in Idar, the annual cost of maintaining the living needs of an ordinary family is generally around two to three gold coins.

If you calculate it this way, then once you become a soldier in the standing army, your military salary alone can support your family. If your wife and children are more diligent and cultivate your own fields, then your life will probably be much better.

Thinking of this, many soldiers began to secretly plan that it would be better to join this standing army.

Of course, due to their own family reasons, there are naturally some people who do not want to become soldiers who serve on duty all year round, but they are a minority.

Bruno naturally saw the reactions of the soldiers present, so he thought he should add fuel to the fire: "The standing army is naturally an army born for war. Almost every year, we will have small-scale conflicts with the army of Solon City in the Gran Highlands, but danger often coexists with opportunities. Once a soldier has made a contribution in the battle, he will be rewarded. Soldiers with outstanding merits can even be knighted and become a noble!"

The soldiers present were completely excited when they heard this. Although the knight was the lowest noble and did not even have a fiefdom, he was still a member of the nobility!

Do these peasants have the chance to become noble lords? The civilian soldiers of the city guards subconsciously looked behind Bruno. Those lords' personal guards were all dressed in decent clothes and had the title of knight. When they thought that they might become such people in the future, everyone's heart was burning with excitement.

"Once a soldier dies on the battlefield, his family will receive a one-time pension of nine gold coins, and the lord will give priority to finding a job for the soldier's relatives and family to make a living."

At this time, the soldiers present stopped whispering to each other. They stared at Bruno with wide eyes, and were about to shout out the words "I want to join the army".

"It's obvious that the standing army has good treatment, but... the standing army's threshold is not something that everyone can meet. Soldiers must be between 18 and 35 years old, must be Idars without any criminal record, and must be in good health without any disease..."

After Bruno listed seven or eight demands, he clearly saw that some of the soldiers present had regretful looks on their faces.

But Bruno will never lower his standards. Good welfare and treatment must have a higher threshold. What he wants to build is an army that is completely under his control, an army with ideas, goals, organization and discipline.

After all, as the first army built by Bruno himself, the First Battalion of Idar's Regular Army is likely to be one of his most valued teams for a long time to come.

The requirement that the candidate must be an Idar native was also based on this consideration. After all, the Stuart family had ruled this land for nearly a hundred years, and successive earls of Idar were all good noble lords in the eyes of the common people.

At least, Idar has never forced civilians into serfdom. In terms of treating civilians, it is much better than many nobles in the central and western parts of the empire.

"The First Battalion of Idar's regular army will be organized with a staff of 500 people. The first batch of soldiers is planned to recruit 300 people. You have one day to consider. If you want to sign up, please come here to sign up at noon tomorrow, because the remaining places will be used to recruit civilians into the army starting the day after tomorrow." Bruno concluded.

After Bruno finished speaking, Sam Layton came over and said a little embarrassedly: "Master..."

"What's wrong?" Bruno glanced at him and asked.

"The treatment of the standing army is a little too good..." Sam said with some envy.

This is not surprising. Although all members of the Royal Guard have the title of knight, their actual income is very meager, because the food, clothing and other expenses of the Royal Guard are provided by the lord's castle, so the additional salary a year is only one gold coin.

As for fiefdoms, only nobles at the baron level, such as Captain Sam Layton of the Royal Guard, could own actual fiefdoms.

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"I have naturally considered the treatment of the guards. After the standing army is formed, the guards will be mixed with the standing army for training. Only guards with better training can continue to serve as guards, or directly serve as officers in the standing army. As for those guards who do not meet the standards, they will stay in the standing army honestly..."

In fact, Sam didn't care much about these requirements. In his opinion, the guards must be much stronger than those mud-legged people who rolled around in the fields, and it would definitely be an easy task for them to complete the training.

Just after he finished speaking, he saw Sam looking at him eagerly. Bruno touched his face and asked knowingly, "What's wrong?"

"That...military pay..." Sam was about to cry.

"The guards who pass the training can get a salary of four gold coins a year... As for you... It depends on your performance!" Bruno said happily.

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