Chapter 317 Eastern Highlands (Please subscribe!)
If it were in the past, Bruno would definitely not have the mind to organize a football league.
However, the signing of the Treaty of Valens meant that the expansion of Idar Lordship into the interior came to an end, and the eastern part of the empire officially entered a period of peace under the rule of the Stuart family.
At least for a long period of time in the future, before the situation in the interior of the empire becomes clearer, the Principality of Idar will escape from the quagmire of war and become one of the few forces in the Norman Empire that can be completely independent of war.
After all, after gaining the reputation bonus from beating up the Odin people, no more talented people would dare to seek a place in the Principality of Idar.
It should... not be the case, right? But the peace in the eastern part of the empire does not mean that the Principality of Idar can relax its vigilance in military construction. The Idar Army needs to be expanded, and the Idar Navy must also be expanded.
The southern Mann Fortress and the Stranglethorn Vale region adjacent to Conte Territory are easy to deal with. These are strategic locations that are easy to defend but difficult to attack.
However, the long border line on the Valens Plain has increased the defense pressure of the Principality of Idar.
Fortunately, Sam Layton was reliable. In addition to watching a game occasionally to relax, he and Sarah Coren also paid special attention to the recruitment of new army soldiers and personally organized rounds of screening.
Under the propaganda of the Idar Daily, the Principality of Idar once again launched a recruitment boom to defend the country and join the army.
But this time...
Compared with the army, the navy's recruitment is more popular.
Idar's current foreign policy is very clear. The homeland of the Principality of Idar will pursue a military policy centered on defense.
Therefore, for the vast majority of Idar people, if they want to gain military merit and want to improve their identity and status by joining the army, the navy is undoubtedly the first choice.
Although limited by the current human and material resources of the Principality of Idar, wonders such as the [Venetian Arsenal] that have an important bonus effect on the construction of naval ships have not yet begun to be built, but the shipyard in the Merlin District has already begun to build three-masted warships.
Time waits for no one! The Fran Islands will not be the first overseas island group discovered by the Idar people, and the coral islands in Basel's territorial waters will not always be the overseas islands farthest from Idar's mainland.
Therefore, in the eyes of many Idar citizens who signed up for the army, only by joining the navy can they have the opportunity to expand the territory of the Idar Principality and have more possibilities! However, with more wolves than meat, the strict selection standards of the navy are undoubtedly daunting.
As more and more information was disclosed, "experts and scholars" of the Principality of Idar began to interpret the latest conscription policies and the opportunities and possibilities of each branch of the military in the Idar Daily, and the Idar Army once again returned to the public eye.
The eastern highlands of the Odin Empire and the port of Dorne, located southeast of the Forest of Beasts, are both the locations of the Idar Concession stipulated in the Treaty of Valens, and will also become important military bases of the Idar Army outside the mainland of the Principality of Idar.
Therefore, when the people realized that even if they became soldiers of the army, they would have the opportunity to be stationed outside the Principality of Idar, those young and strong Idar people who were not selected by the navy swarmed to the door of the Idar Army's camp.
The Idar people are not afraid of war.
The added effect of "abundant martial virtues" brought about by the quality concept is only part of the reason.
As the Principality of Idar won victory after victory in foreign wars, the self-esteem of the Idar people continued to rise. It took almost no time for them to change from being forced to go to the battlefield by the nobles in the beginning to voluntarily joining the army to fight.
Because war can not only bring them honor, but also make their families live better!
Looking at those war heroes revered by countless Idar people, almost all the young people in the Principality of Idar will look at them with envy, and will receive a medal of honor awarded by the Duke himself as their own goal and pursuit!
only……
While the recruitment of the navy and the army was proceeding in an orderly manner on the land of the Principality of Idar, Mal Karen, the commander-in-chief of the navy, had already set sail for the north.
Unlike Sam Layton, Mal Callen, as the commander-in-chief of the navy, has always been a guy who can't sit still.
For him,
It is a very boring thing to sit behind a desk and review the trivialities of the military bit by bit.
therefore,
From recruiting naval soldiers to logistical support, from ship maintenance to daily training, the vice admirals of the Idar Navy undertake the vast majority of the work.
Of course, this is what Bruno hopes for.
Unlike the Idar Army, once the Principality of Idar embarks on the road of overseas exploration, it will obviously be impossible for Mal Karen to coordinate the operation of the entire Idar Navy on the vast ocean.
By then, the current lieutenants will become new naval generals. They will command warships independently, conquer new lands for the Principality of Idar, and explore the unknown overseas.
Therefore, Bruno is also intentionally cultivating new naval backbones, and ability and loyalty are undoubtedly the two aspects that Bruno values most.
As for Mal Karen...
After the signing of the Treaty of Valens, this guy, under Bruno's instructions, took his soldiers to the eastern highlands of the Odin Empire to explore resources and demarcate concessions for the Principality of Idar.
…
“Boom!”
A dull explosion sounded in the mountain stream, and the flying debris hit the rock wall on the side, making crisp crackling sounds.
These are the Idar people surveying for mineral deposits.
Since they acquired the magic crystal bomb, the Idar people no longer had to wield the extremely crude mining tools of that era.
Mining is carried out wherever there are mines, saving a lot of time and manpower costs.
Although it is spring, the cold wind in the early morning still makes people shiver on the eastern plateau northeast of the Odin Empire.
As the smoke and dust from the explosion gradually dissipated, Mal Karen tightened his cotton coat and said to the soldier beside him:
"You two, take Master Good to have a look and see if there are any mineral deposits that have been blasted out..."
"yes!"
The two soldiers gladly accepted the order and led Good toward the mountain stream.
Good's full name is Good Knight. He is Master Andy's most valued student. He is not only skilled in carving, but can also easily identify different minerals and stones.
So this time, in order to explore possible mineral deposits in the eastern highlands, Good also came to this land belonging to the Odin people for the first time under Bruno's order.
According to the Treaty of Valens, the Idar people had the right to mine in the eastern highlands.
so……
If enough mineral veins can be found, then the Principality of Idar will be truly prosperous this time! (End of this chapter)
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