Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 228 Ross builds an army
"That battle group has been operating well, and it is now an important force in the northern defense line." Guo Kang said: "What do you want to do, do you need their help?"

Because of Guo Di's influence, the Petrovich regiment has a close relationship with the Guo family, and the Novgorod free people often use the Guo family as a mediator and use them to fight against the citizens.Therefore, until now, the Guo family still has quite an influence on them.

"There should be no need to directly help." Mrs. Irina replied: "Our main goal is to establish a new Russian battle group based on the Petrovich regiment."

"Expansion? That's a little troublesome." Guo Kang's first reaction was that she also wanted to intervene in the affairs of the Ross area.This is not unacceptable to Guo, but he still has to remind him of the risks.

"I know, ma'am, you are very influential in the Ross principalities, but Novgorod is different from other principalities. It is more like a Western European-style commercial city-state." He explained, just in time to see Joanna next to her : "By the way, Miss Joanna is from this kind of place. She should know it well."

"Based on the results I have observed, in the final analysis, the Petrovich regiment is the result of a compromise between the distant and powerful Khan court force and local merchants and nobles."

"The existence of this battle group has reduced the management costs and military expenditures of the Novgorod Republic, and will not affect the autonomy of the chamber of commerce that the citizens are most concerned about. The Khan Ting saves face, manpower, and even equipment to organize the free people to go Standing guard and fighting, in their view, is actually the cheapest way to reuse the 'garbage population'."

"People's way of thinking is different from ours." He said, just in time to see Joanna next to him: "By the way, Joe...Miss Medici should know this better."

"Well, this is normal behavior." Joanna ignored Guo Kang and almost called the wrong surname again, and nodded: "In order to save costs, the city council sometimes wants to outsource everything. Therefore, although there are generally militias in the city, some The equipment and combat effectiveness of the urban militia are still very good, but the mercenaries are always the most important part."

"From what they look like, they should see you as mercenary managers." She judged: "This is also a normal reaction. For the city council, a reliable mercenary manager is hard to come by, because These people will always find ways to blackmail the city, take away more rewards, and even become lords themselves. If you don’t want much, it should be them begging you to stay.”

"Huh? That's it." Tuo Huan was a little surprised: "Except for polite words when paying tribute, I haven't seen this kind of behavior much."

"I'm sure they won't say so, otherwise how can I bargain with you." Joanna shook her head.

"These profiteers..." Tu Huan was very speechless: "We felt that the environment there was special, so Khanting did not expand the new Novgorod battle group after that. At that time, we thought that if there were too many expansions, it would form a The siege of the city may make the Chamber of Commerce feel that we are annexing them."

"In order to prevent the locals from being overly stimulated, we have been very careful. Even if there is a need to increase the number of troops, they are all stuffed into the current First Battle Regiment. Now they have half as many brigades as compared to ordinary battle regiments... ..."

"Maybe this is the way people live." Guo Kang smoothed things over, "Just like Miss Qiao said, isn't Reynard not working hard or relying on force, but always using his brains to seek greater benefits? These businessmen Not a lion or a tiger, but a fox."

"Then we really have to be careful." Tuo Huan muttered.

"In that case." Madam Yi Lianna thought for a while, and said, "Is it okay to set up a battle group in my hometown, Ryazan?"

"This is the same problem. We can't invest too much energy in the Rus area now, and the land there is sparsely populated, and it is very troublesome to manage. Moreover, the local lords may not be the same as the merchants in Novgorod. Welcome." Tuo Huan explained:

"However, if you can convince them to support this idea, then we can accept it. Although it is far away, if you can get the support of local forces, it may be worth a try to see if you can gain a firm foothold there."

"It's like this. My younger brother is now the Grand Duke of Ryazan. We will try to get them to cooperate with the upper-class nobles. In addition, I also contacted the representative of the Kiev Church in Dadu about this matter. They promised that if this side If you agree, go and persuade local churches and believers to provide support."

"It's not impossible..." Tuo Huan and Guo Kang looked at each other and nodded.

"I hope Mr. Guo can help. Because the Guo family should have the most experience in forming a battle group in the Ross area. If you can get your support, it will be much easier in all aspects in the future." Mrs. Yi Lianna said There is no concealment at all: "Besides, your father is in the army and has great influence. With the help of the prince and princess, it is very hopeful to push this plan through."

"Indeed. We should be able to help." Guo Kang thought for a while and confirmed.

"But you have to pay attention, if the organization of the war group starts to be established, the power of the local nobles will be eroded to some extent." Tu Huan reminded: "Your own family is also among them."

"We've thought about it," Elena told him.

"I grew up there, and my husband was helped by many people when he fled. So, over the years, I have been thinking about what we can do for them. In the end, our conclusion is , a serious reform is needed there.”

"Oh, you children, you may think that it's a little surprising that a few old people want to reform the tradition. But this is actually the experience we have summed up over the years." She said with a smile.

"These years, grandparents have not been in vain. We have gained more and more knowledge in official business and reading. Especially, after seeing various countries and understanding various management methods, let We became more and more convinced that the traditions of our hometown needed to be changed.”

"The life there is too bad." The old lady shook her head: "Ryazan is located on the edge of the grassland and is often attacked by nomads. The situation is better now, but everyone's life is still not stable."

"The rule of the nobles..." She sighed: "I used to think that those practices were taken for granted, but now, our boyars, their management methods are really backward. They are like a group of empty-bodied, Children who have not matured their minds treat their own people in a simple and cruel way."

"We believe that these need to be changed. Establishing a battle group is the best start and support we can think of." She said frankly: "In the long run, this is also of great benefit to the Khan Court. If It is also possible that we can succeed here and we can start a new round of army building with this.”

(End of this chapter)