Chapter 215 Number of Active Military Personnel
Emperor Jingxuan was seriously skeptical, "No, can they really recruit soldiers?"
People who have an unsteady political stance are indeed not suitable for military service, but is it something he can control if his parents and brothers have committed crimes?
The other ministers looked at each other in confusion. What should they say about this? In Daqi, there are also people who confiscate property and exterminate clans. If one person commits a crime, the whole family will be implicated.
In later generations, people just cannot serve in the army, which should not be as serious as in Daqi.
But there was one point they disagreed with: why couldn't prisoners serve as soldiers? Sometimes when they recruit soldiers, prisoners can go directly to the battlefield and form suicide squads.
Even in certain special cases, the proportion of prisoners is still very large.
Anyway, according to the standards of later generations, they could probably disband the army.
"If things continue like this in the future, how many soldiers will be left?" An official sighed and couldn't help shaking his head.
Chao Chao also asked, "If the rules are so strict, will there be fewer people joining the army?"
Shen Ruochu laughed, "Are you still worrying about this? Don't worry, there are about 2.3 million active military personnel in our country now."
Because he wanted to join the army, Shen Ruochu had some information on the subject, so he could talk about it in a very clear and logical way.
The emperor and civil and military officials of the Great Qi Dynasty, "..."
How many?
More than two million three hundred thousand?
Compared with the population of 1.4 billion, more than 2.3 million soldiers are really not many.
When Daqi was first established, it had a military force of 1.5 to 600,000. Although it has shrunk to 800,000 to 900,000 people now, the total population of Daqi is only 200 million.
In comparison, the scale of later generations is not as large as theirs.
But the key point is that the soldiers of later generations were carefully selected, and listen to their ridiculously strict requirements.
The soldiers of Da Qi were of mixed quality, and it was difficult to find many who were truly strong and outstanding in all aspects, like the standard soldiers in later generations.
Emperor Jingxuan felt a little tired.
Then Shen Ruochu continued, "In addition, in addition to the more than 2.3 million active troops, we also have reserve troops and militia organizations, with a total of more than 10 million."
This time, not only Chao Chao, but also Yuan Yuan's eyes widened, "Wow, so many?"
Chao Chao asked, "What is a reserve force?"
"It means making necessary preparations in peacetime, and when war breaks out, we can mobilize the manpower to directly participate and provide support."
Emperor Jingxuan and others once again, "..."
What do you call this a reserve force? Isn’t this similar to their military households?
There are 10 million people like this in total? ? ?
Sure enough, their ideas were too naive.
"Will their reserve forces also have physical, educational and positional limitations?"
The officials looked at each other, feeling, it seemed, as if, probably the same thing, right?
Even if it is not that strict, it is already amazing for Daqi.
Emperor Jingxuan murmured, "How did they do that?" They don't even have an emperor, so who is in charge of these troops?
Wouldn't the person who is in charge of the army want to be the emperor himself?
How can we manage such a disciplined army so that they can make friendly gestures and give way voluntarily when facing children and pedestrians blocking the road?
Or is it that the people who are in charge of the military are from several factions?
What kind of military system prevents these people from competing for the supreme position?
Emperor Jingxuan did not ask these questions out loud, but he was always worried about them in his heart.
Chaochao and the others are now talking about the army. Will they soon start talking about the emperor? By then, the whole Daqi will know about it, and the world will be in chaos.
When will Ashan wake up?
Emperor Jingxuan suddenly asked, "What was her energy value two days ago?"
The Taifu was stunned. Aren’t they talking about the soldiers? Why did Your Majesty suddenly bring up this?
But he still replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's already nine thousand and two."
Emperor Jingxuan took a deep breath and said, "There are only eight hundred left. Another eight hundred will make it to ten thousand."
The ministers below looked at each other in confusion, wondering what had happened to His Majesty?
Emperor Jingxuan had no intention of explaining. He slowly sat back in his seat and continued to look up at the sky.
Chaochao has solved his doubts and feels very satisfied.
But she saw that Shen Ruochu didn't seem to be in a very good mood, so she couldn't help but reach out and pat her hand, resting her head on her arm, and comforted her softly, "Cousin, don't be sad, we, we will think of other ways."
Shen Ruochu laughed out loud, rubbed the little girl's furry head and asked, "What else can Chao Chao do?"
Chao Chao looked up blankly, with a tuft of hair on his head, and said sadly, "I can't do it now, but when I grow up and have read books and my brain works better, I will be able to think of it."
Shen Ruochu was in a good mood and couldn't help laughing.
Shen Leyang on the side said, "Don't bully Chao Chao. If you really want to join the army, you can go the technical talent route."
Shen Ruochu's laughter stopped abruptly, and she glared at Shen Leyang fiercely, "I'm not you, I don't want to do anything that requires brainpower."
"You think being an ordinary soldier doesn't require using your brain?"
Shen Ruochu, "Can it be the same?"
Ordinary soldiers only need to use their brains occasionally and obey orders the rest of the time. She is completely sufficient. But as a technical talent, her brain works like a top, and she will go crazy sooner or later.
No, she absolutely did not want to be subjected to this kind of mental abuse, she would rather run five kilometers with weights.
"Okay, okay, I'm fine. I just can't join the army. It's just a small regret. I have a lot of dreams." Seeing that everyone was still looking at her, especially Xiao Chaochao who frowned and seemed to be trying hard to think of a solution, Shen Ruochu found it a little funny.
How can a little girl be so worried? It's so heartwarming. She doesn't even look like Yuanyuan...
Um? Thinking of Yuanyuan, she suddenly felt that being so quiet was a little inappropriate.
I looked around, but sure enough, I didn't see the boy.
"Where are the Yuanyuan people?"
He Zheyan pointed in the direction of the yard helplessly and said, "I can't stay here, let's go play in the yard." How could there be such a naughty person? I didn't feel tired even after sitting on the plane for more than two hours.
Shen Lei came out with snacks, “I asked him to come back and eat something.”
As he said that, he opened the window and was about to call him.
Who knew that at this time, voices could be heard in the yard, and Yuanyuan's familiar voice was particularly obvious, "You are looking for my cousin Chuchu, who are you to my cousin? Are you friends, or are you here to seek revenge? If you are here to seek revenge, you cannot come in."
Several people in the room, "..."
Shen Ruochu stood up and walked to the window to look out, and saw Yuanyuan standing inside the courtyard gate, with his hands on his waist and his head raised, looking at the two people outside through a fence gate.
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