Law of the Devil Chapter 237: [win-win]

Chapter 237 [Win-Win]

The news that Du Wei set off all the way to "work" the Northwest Army, with intentions, really spread the word, people who do n’t know the truth of the situation, really thought how much the Northwest Army had made this time. .

Although the tutors of the tulip family have some regrets, after all, Du Wei has become more and more powerful and more respected in everyone's hearts, so they have tolerated it.

Du Wei spent two days preparing a big gift. The big pennant made by Alpha craftsmen is even more magnificent. Du Wei had a long flagpole, seven or eight meters high, **** on a carriage and dragged by four healthy horses.

You do n’t have to travel too much, so you take a 200-strong guard and go to the Northwest Army.

Some people are wondering if there are too few of these two hundred guards. Du Wei smiled and said, "Anyway, I'm going to his old nest. There are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in my nest. Is it really enough even if I bring 2,000 people? If the other party really wants to kill In my case, even if I take 20,000 people. "

So all the way to the east, Nu Linxing is saved. No matter day or night, Du Wei on the road makes people hung that pennant on the flagpole, across the village, the town, and the city.

Especially after entering the province of Nulin, Du Wei slowed down the speed of deliberately. He thought to himself that the Northwest Army had certainly received the news since he swaggered all the way. Just wait and see what the other party is doing.

While walking through Nulin Province, Governor Bonham did not show up, but ordered the garrison to protect the place where Du Wei went.

After the war in Gilliat City, Dewey's staffer Philip has arrived in Gilliate City and brought a letter. It was written by Governor Bohan. It was only that Du Wei was not in the capital at the time and did not receive the letter. Governor Bonham ordered the troops to be sent to Dewey's territory.

There is nothing else in this letter. Bonham was a smart man, and he knew that Dewey was also a smart man. Smart people and smart people don't need to meander too much. The content of the letter is just one sentence:

"State affairs are the most important thing!"

Bohan believes that even if he does not explain much, Du Wei sees this sentence and understands that he sent his troops to cross the border carefully.

Du Wei couldn't help sighing when he saw the letter that day.

"Sir, go past the small town in front. You are within the sphere of influence of the Northwest Army." Philip sat beside Du Wei, looking out the window, and smiled, "Speaking, I I really feel helpless for Governor Bohan. Although he is a dignified governor, he only controls half of the territory of Nulin Province. He has to be under the might of the Northwest Army at all times, and his life is really sad. "

"Oh?" Du Wei smiled.

Philip pointed out the window and sighed: "Master Duke. Look outside ... To be honest, the more I study the terrain situation in the northwest, the more I feel a little envious of Governor Bonham! Geographically speaking, Nu The forestry province is definitely much better than our Desa. At least it doesn't have to face the threat of grassland people directly. With us at the front, their lives are much better. From the land point of view, Nulin province is also far away. It is much better than the barren Desa Province. The population is almost double that of Desa Province. Of course, land is not land, money or anything. Naturally, you will not worry about the landlord's financial resources. Even the income of the territory No matter how much you don't worry about money and food. But ... our biggest limitation is still the problem of military strength! "

Philip said, looking at Dewey's expression, seeing that Dewey was not dissatisfied with himself, so he said with confidence: "Master, we have full strength in our hands now, but only 20,000. .I know you may be a little dissatisfied with General Longbatton's elite soldier strategy ... but you also think about it. We have a small population in our territory. Even if the conscription is open, how much can we recruit? Even if every family contributes to the youth … Mo said that this is absolutely impossible, even if it can be done. Actually, there are not many people! According to the calculations of my brothers and my teachers, based on the population base of the province of Desa, we can call at most Around 50,000 troops seem to have reached the limit! Our total population is only over 800,000. After deducting women, old children, and young men, it is only 300,000. 300,000 young men, we achieve five out of five 1. It is already a very heavy proportion! If it is heavy again, I am afraid that it will cause the hearts of the people below. It is true that all the people are soldiers, unless it is the critical moment when the home is destroyed. Otherwise, it is absolutely Possible thing. "

Du Wei nodded, why didn't he know this fact?

With your own population base, how easy is it to get a 200,000-strong Northwest Army?

"More importantly, we still face one of the biggest problems." Philip smiled bitterly: "Even if we want to conscript, we can't recruit the Northwest Army. Sir, have you forgotten the wartime order?"

The Northwest Army is located in the two northwestern provinces. Although it has 200,000 troops, people always die of old age, and the soldiers in the iron-battled camps will eventually become old and recruits.

The Northwest Army source is also from Northwest China!

According to the decree, the Northwest Army can recruit troops in the provinces of Desa and Nulin once every two years to supplement the army's troop resources. The most annoying thing is ... the empire has orders, local governments and lords must not compete with the Northwest Corps for troops! If the family has young men, if the local defense army and the Northwest Army recruiting orders are issued at the same time, the Northwest Army will be given priority!

In this way, the original population was sparse, and even the army had to compete with the Northwest Army to expand the army. It was not a simple matter.

"That's why I admired Governor Borhan." Philip laughed. "Although the province of Nulin is lower than the Northwest Army's eyelids, the biggest advantage is that the population of Nulin province is double that of us!" The number of possible potential troop sources is naturally much larger than ours! If we are in Nulin Province, then according to my estimation, it is enough to pull up 100,000 troops. Even if the Northwest Army and us compete for troop resources, it is in Nulin Land The population base is larger. It also has little effect. I am worried now ... sir, last year was not the year of conscription. The Northwest Army did not bother us in this regard, but this year is the idea of ​​conscription. In the autumn, The Northwest Army will begin to send recruits to various places, and by then ... and we have a headache. "

"I also understand what you said, but the population is not a matter of increasing land. Parents with children and children who grow up can take more than ten or twenty years. If you use conventional methods, If there is no time for two or three generations, the population base of Desa Province will not increase. Even if we encourage childbirth ... But if families have a difficult life and ca n’t even afford a child, who is willing to have more children? "Du Wei shook his head:" Philip, I have thought about it in recent days. I always feel that there are many difficult problems, and it is difficult for the Northwest Army to restrain us everywhere ... "

Philip smiled: "My lord, I think, we might as well contact Governor Bonham to get in touch ... Although you were a little unhappy with him before. But this time in the city of Gilliat, I think it is a Opportunity. Although Governor Bonham is a little too powerful, but fortunately, he is also a person who is dedicated to the country. At least he is the same as us in dealing with the Northwest Army and the prairie. We have no shortage of money and food in our hands. It ’s the army and the population! In this regard, Governor Bohan has a sufficient population ... but he ca n’t afford the army. "

Bonham has no shortage of money when he gets up. After all, a smart man who can create things like "auctions" is not as good as Du Wei, a passer-by, but he is also a stranger on the mainland of Roland. Already.

However, Governor Bohan is different from Dewey. After all, he is just a local official. Unlike Dewey, he is a noble lord. Therefore, he faces more difficulties!

The hardest point is: the defending army under Governor Bonham. Money, food, and military puppets cannot be distributed by him. According to the imperial wartime forest, the northwest army ’s arms, money, and army must be uniformly distributed by the northwest army!

In other words, if Governor Bohan wants to spend money to support his troops, he must also send the money to the Northwest Army, and then let the Northwest Army dispatch it! In this way, it is tantamount to put on the neck!

Don't say anything else. But look at the defenders of the evil city of Big Ear. All of them are so poor that they can't open the pot, you can think of how the Northwest Army made a fuss about the "uniform distribution"! The question of the Bonham Land is. Obviously he has money in his treasury, but he cannot send it directly to his army. When they are sent to the Northwest Army camp, they will be divided out again ... So what can really be sent to their own army can get 20% to 30%, which is already the kindness of the Northwest Army!

Due to this, Dewey is a noble lord, and his army is considered a family private army. On the contrary, he is not within the scope of this decree and is much more free than Governor Bohan!

"The two sides may wish to cooperate." Philip laughed: "You have the right to build an army at will, not subject to the Northwest Army's food and grain restrictions. And Governor Bohan has a population! If the two are willing to cooperate, it would be a good thing. . "

Du Wei is interested: "Talk about it!"

"This year's autumn conscription, we can send someone to reach an agreement with Governor Bonham. But we send people directly to recruit troops in the province of Nunning! Anyway, the empire of the empire also allows transit recruitment, as long as the local government agrees, and then go to the imperial capital. It is sufficient for the military commander to file a record. In this regard, because of your relationship in the capital, the military must not get stuck with us! "

"Can Bohan agree with us on his field?"

"That's the point." Philip smiled slyly ... I have to say, even Du Wei couldn't help but feel that this young man who was originally pure was probably staying with him for a long time, Even with a smile, he was quite a little charmed ... cunning and insidious!

"We can exchange with him." Philip explained: "Bohan also wants to recruit more soldiers! Unfortunately, he can't spend money to support them. But we can! You can negotiate with him ... For example, we are in his On the site, if there are two battalions, they will be recruited one by one. If they are two divisions, they will still be one !!

Du Wei is also a clever man. He immediately understood Philip's meaning. After he finished speaking, he laughed and said, "Only, the name of the tulip family is still in my name! The private name of the tulip family is still written on the name. Army. In fact, half of the recruited army is still his Bohan, right? "

"Yes." Philip said lightly: "If he is uneasy, anyway, he belongs to his army, he appoints officers and chiefs, we don't care whatsoever. It can also be at the border between us and the province of Nulin Build a big barracks and let the army be stationed there. Except for the private army who nominally hangs our tulip family ... Everything else is listening to him, what can he not rest assured? He now I just ca n’t expand the army because he is a local government, and we will be subject to the restrictions of the Northwest Army. We are different!

"Good idea!" Du Wei didn't hesitate to compliment himself: "Philip, you're getting a little more aides now."

Philip smiled: "Master, although this idea is good. But Bohan nodded. In my opinion, Governor Bonham, I am afraid he will come up with some conditions. Governor Bohan, It ’s a temper that has to pluck hair, haha. "

"Just let him pull it out." Du Wei smiled: "If he wants benefits and money, I'll give him some. Anyway, this time, Bohan lost a thousand-man cavalry for me. , I also owed him a favor. Besides ... Money? I don't lack money now. "

Philip said: "It's not too late, sir, while we're in Nurin now, write a letter, and I'll go to the Nurin capital in person."

Du Wei thought for a while and shook his head: "No! Such things, it is best not to leave any written correspondence, if there is any problem in the future, always a handle. When I return from the Northwest Army, go home At that time, go and see Bohan in person. "