Chapter 98: Candidates (Please read! Please recommend!)
Chapter 97 Candidate
After all, unlike the people-oriented society of the previous life, the current Norman Empire is an aristocracy-oriented society.
We are all nobles, we'll see each other every day. My own family is still a mess, you can't force me to go north to join the war...
Although there was no telling how many disgusting things the nobles of the empire were doing behind the scenes, at least on the surface everyone had to have some dignity and behave like gentlemen and with aristocratic dignity.
Therefore, Bruno's letter was like a preventive measure, telling the Regency Council clearly that my life was very difficult and my home was in chaos. Don't call me when there is a war. If my home was robbed by pirates, you cannot take the responsibility.
After all, although Bruno always said that he was a minor noble, the title of earl was actually not low.
Although he could not compare with those earls whose fiefdoms were located in the wealthy inland areas of the empire, Bruno still had some face.
After giving instructions on writing the letter, Bruno became annoyed about the intelligence system.
Building an intelligence system may not bring much benefit in the short term, but if we consider the long-term interests of the Idar Territory, building an independent intelligence agency is an absolute must.
From a military perspective, if Lord Idar could learn about the movements of all parties in advance, then once a conflict occurred with external forces, Lord Idar's army would be able to seize the opportunity and deploy in advance, or even launch surprise attacks directly on the enemy's weaknesses.
From a business perspective, if you can get information about different places in advance, you can take advantage of the information gap and gain more benefits and money.
Besides, Bruno is only planning to build a framework now, so it won’t cost too much money and doesn’t require too many people.
However, the biggest problem we face now is... who should be in charge of this intelligence agency?
Although intelligence agencies are very important, Bruno, as a lord, cannot do everything himself, otherwise what kind of nobleman would he be? As a nobleman, one should have the awareness of being a nobleman, and a leisurely and comfortable noble life is the standard for a lord.
At this point, Bruno felt that he had done an excellent and perfect job.
Therefore, the selection of people in charge of intelligence agencies is particularly important.
Not only must he be decisive and calm in the face of difficulties, but more importantly, he must be loyal to Idar and unconditionally obey the Lord of Idar, Bruno Stuart.
To be honest, in Bruno's impression, old Ford should be the best candidate.
However, Old Ford is old after all, and he is almost solely responsible for the operation of several important pillar industries in Idar Territory. A series of products such as sea salt drying and liquor brewing are under the jurisdiction of Old Ford.
It would be inappropriate to add another burden to him at this time.
As for Shabi, L'Hôpital, Lister and others, they all have their own jobs to do and it is impossible for them to spare the time to be responsible for the establishment of the intelligence system.
And according to Bruno's idea, no matter what, the head of the intelligence agency must have military experience.
After all, the military has a huge impact on a person, and such impact will be reflected in all aspects.
Thinking of this, Bruno asked Lister to find out the list of Idar's bandits.
That's right, it's the bandit list! The bandits in Idar are not only military men, but also extremely loyal to Idar.
After all, when selecting bandits, the ideological review of the soldiers was a very important step.
Moreover, according to Bruno's previous idea, the "bandit" corps of Idar was a good candidate to be absorbed into Idar's intelligence system.
It occupies an extremely important position in the entire armed forces of Idar Territory.
The current military strength of Idar Territory mainly consists of the following aspects: [Idar regular army of 300 people]
[One hundred Idar guards]
[Fifty soldiers from the Anti-Smuggling Bureau]
[Fifty Idar "Bandits"]
In other words, the current armed forces of Idar Territory total 500 people. Except for the 50 soldiers of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau who cannot be transferred at will, once a war breaks out, Idar Territory can mobilize up to 450 combat forces.
Don’t think that four hundred and fifty people are few!
According to the normal military-civilian ratio of this era, in peacetime, the ratio of Norman soldiers to ordinary people would generally remain between 1:100 and 3:100.
Due to the massive influx of foreign civilians over a period of time, the current population of Idar Territory has barely reached about 20,000 people. In other words, the total number of troops that Idar Territory can currently maintain should be between 200 and 600.
If we add the wonder property of the Sky Gardens that [increases food output by 15%], the maximum number of troops that the Idar Territory can maintain is about 700.
Although it still doesn't sound like much, it is indeed a lot among the various noble territories of the Norman Empire!
After all, in the eyes of many nobles, what's the point of keeping so many soldiers when they have nothing to do?
If you have this spare money, you might as well buy a blonde, blue-eyed, graceful maid from a slave trader at a high price.
It doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing, at least it looks pleasing to the eye.
When Bruno thought of this, he felt that he was indeed an extremely upright guy, surrounded by a group of burly men all day long...
Although there is still a big gap between 500 and 700 people, Bruno has no intention of expanding Idar's standing army for the time being.
Because Idar hasn't recruited a navy yet!
When Bruno thought of this, he suddenly felt overwhelmed.
This is because, with the current population of Idar, it is too early to hastily establish a navy. If the benefits obtained from overseas cannot reach his original idea, then Idar's capital chain will be extremely tight! However, if the pirates are allowed to occupy the Fran Islands and harass Idar one after another, Bruno will never be willing!
Just one word: do it!
However, the number of people required by the navy is not a small number, it must be at least two or three hundred people.
This was one of the reasons why Bruno chose to build a three-masted sailing ship at that time!
Because a three-masted sailing ship can be regarded as the ship that requires the least manpower in the Age of Sail! Putting aside the random thoughts in his head, Bruno finally set his sights on the list of personnel of the "robbers" in Idar.
On the first line of the list was the name of the current bandit leader... Clare.
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According to the editor’s notice, if everything goes well, the next issue will be Sanjiang.
I have classes from 8:30am to 9pm tomorrow, as well as meetings, so the update will be a little later.
Second update.
(End of this chapter)
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