Summoner's Road to Hegemony

Chapter 228 War Preparation
The old and new regimes in Saudi Arabia have changed, and they have been upgraded from the kingdom system to the imperial system without notifying the Guangming God, which angered the Guangming God.

With the acquiescence of the Light God Sect, the Sun Empire took advantage of the unstable political situation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and sent troops to occupy half of the territory of Xiannan County in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The Kingdom of Water has occupied half of the territory of Fufu County in Saudi Arabia.

Xiannan County is rich in war horses, and Fufu County is rich in rice. Both counties are rich in fat. The Sand Kingdom negotiated with the Sun Empire and the Water Kingdom to no avail. Finally, through negotiations with the Guangming Cult, the territory of this county was obtained by the Sun Empire and the Water Kingdom. The result of a 50-year lease in the country.

But everyone knows that the 50-year lease is purely an excuse. Even if the time is up, the Sun Empire and the Kingdom of Water will not let go of this piece of fat. When the time comes, they will definitely call it another 50-year extension.

At this time, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in the running-in period of the new law, and the fact that its land is occupied by other countries is temporarily swallowed in advance.

There are three new laws in Saudi Arabia, which are to recognize the private ownership of land and allow trading; implement the county system and divide each original county into five counties, which is easy to manage; reward military merit and merchants.

Once these three new policies came out, land could be bought and sold, and some farmers with bad land chose to sell their land, or join the army or become merchants.

The status of soldiers and merchants has skyrocketed. Being a merchant requires talent and economic acumen. Being a soldier only requires obeying orders. In addition, military merit can directly improve the title, which allows more people who want to change their destiny to join the army.

This has led to a sharp increase in the number of Saudi soldiers. In just a few months, the number of Saudi troops has risen to 1000 million.

The total population of Saudi Arabia is only 1 million. Apart from the elderly, children, women, and young adults, there should be 3000 million. This means that there is one soldier for every three adults in Saudi Arabia, which means that two adults have to support one soldier. It's a very scary ratio.

The Empire of the Sun has a vast land of 1000 million people, but only 2 million soldiers, and the Land of Water has a population of 200 million, but only [-] million soldiers.

The sudden increase in the number of Saudi soldiers has led to the rapid depletion of Saudi Arabia's national power.

As the Generalissimo of Defense of Saudi Arabia, Yu Wenzhan felt that this situation could not continue. It would not be long before all the national power of Saudi Arabia was eaten up by these soldiers.

After the court meeting dispersed, Yuwen Zhan joined forces with Zhuge Zhengxin and Qian Rong to stay.

After all the ministers retreated, Evelyn, who was wearing a golden emperor's robe tailored perfectly, asked:
"My dear friends, what's the matter?"

Yu Wenzhan exchanged glances with Zhuge Zhengxin and Qian Rong. Zhuge Zhengxin was there.

Qian Rong had long been grateful to Dade for not depriving Evelyn of his full strength. He wished he could lick Evelyn's shoes, so naturally he didn't dare to be the first to stand out.

Yuwen Zhan sighed and was the first to stand up.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, although the New Deal has mobilized the enthusiasm of the people of the country, the army has grown too rapidly in the past few months. Let alone continue to support the current soldiers, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is already very tired. After a long time If not, I am afraid that the Saudi economy will collapse."

Evelyn said in a calm voice:

"Issues about Saudi Arabia's economy seem to be Qian Aiqing's concern"

When Qian Rong heard the Empress mentioning herself, she hastily stepped out and knelt down:

"Returning to Your Majesty, Marshal Yuwen is right. In fact, since half a month ago, the national economy has been unable to make ends meet. Now we are living on our laurels."

Zhuge Zhengxin also opened his mouth to admonish:

"Your Majesty, do you want to disarm? Disarmament is the most direct way."

Evelyn sat on the high throne, was silent for a while, and finally said:

"Marshal Yuwen, when will these new recruits be trained to become proficient soldiers?"

When talking about soldiers, Yu Wenzhan is full of confidence,

"Although there are quite a few newcomers to these soldiers, they are motivated by military merit. They all look forward to going to war to earn military merit. As long as each of them has experienced one or two battles, they will immediately become skilled soldiers. A few battles will make you an elite soldier."

After Yu Wenzhan finished speaking, Evelyn patted her palms:
"Okay, Yuwen Zhan listens to the order and orders you to be the marshal of the country's military forces and the commander-in-chief to recover the lost territory."

Yu Wenzhan was taken aback for a moment, how could the wind be the rain?I just said a few battles, and Her Majesty the Empress is planning to start a war with the Sun Empire and the Water Kingdom?

"Qian Aiqing, how long can the Saudi treasury last?"

Qian Rong immediately replied: "Your Majesty, if nothing unexpected happens, the Saudi treasury can still support it for another year. If the army is reduced by one-third, it will break even."

"Alright, Marshal Yuwen, I'll give you half a year to drive away the Sun Empire and the Land of Water, and completely recover Fufu County and Xiannan County. Can you do it?"

Hearing that he was just chasing away the enemy troops, Yuwen Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately knelt down to confirm:

"Your Majesty, I am confident that if you just drive away the enemy army, it won't even take that long."

Evelin smiled coldly:
"Don't worry, Marshal Yuwen. We need to drive them away now. As for what happens next, it will depend on the situation."

Yu Wenzhan trembled in his heart, do you still want to occupy the territory of the Empire of the Sun and the Kingdom of Water again?

"Parliament leader, when you start a war, you must stabilize the domestic situation. Now each county is divided into five counties, and the control is much stronger than before. Now you are appointed as a national special political officer. You must guarantee Do not allow Imperial spies to infiltrate and cause riots."

Zhuge Zhengxin knelt down and accepted the order.

Evelin glanced at Qian Rong again, "Qian Aiqing, you have to do a good job in logistics during the war. Now I make you the commander-in-chief of logistics."

After Evelyn issued the order, she waved her hand, "My dearest ministers, go down and prepare. I'll wait for your good news."

Yu Wenzhan and the others led the order and left the hall.

Evelyn rubbed her forehead lightly. She used to see her father sitting here very imposing. Once she sat in this position, she realized that the responsibility represented by this position is sometimes overwhelming.

At this time, the bead curtain behind Evelin lifted slightly, and the old king walked out with the support of his ministers.

Without the involvement of the kingdom's state affairs, the old king's body and spirit seemed to be much better.

"Father, do you think I'm coping well?"

Evelin hurriedly supported her father and asked coquettishly.

"Yeah, my son's bearing is as good as his father's, and he makes any decisions cleanly."

Evelin was praised by the old king, and a long-lost smile appeared on her face.

"It's just, my son, do you really want to go to war with the Empire of the Sun and the Kingdom of Water? What will you do if the Light God Religion is there?"

The old king asked the doubts in his heart, because the disputes between human countries have always been maintained by the Bright God Sect. The last time they bypassed the Bright God Sect, resulting in half of the two counties of the Sha Kingdom being captured by the enemy country.

"Don't worry, father. I have already ordered someone to negotiate with the Guangming Cult. He will not fail."

Evelin said confidently.

"Ah, ah sneeze"

"Does anyone miss me?"

Lin Ruofeng rubbed his nose and asked suspiciously.

(End of this chapter)