Chapter 1010

One million troops! Thirty Star Destroyers!

The holy soul wizard and the imperial councilors looked at each other in blank dismay. They were all frightened by the emperor's military expansion plan, and some even thought it was too crazy.

Even more than a thousand years ago, during the reign of the emperor, when the empire's army was at its peak, there were only a little over 300,000 people. After the merger of the Seven Legions and the Duke's Guard, the 350,000 people have broken through the historical record of the empire and reached the highest peak.

However, the emperor actually wanted to triple the size!

A real millionaire!

These are not ordinary soldiers, everyone is a superhuman. Transcendents possess a status far superior to that of ordinary people, and they need to pay a high price if they want to enter the army to obey orders, and their salaries alone are a huge number.

In addition, there are various treatments, such as potions, facilities to assist cultivation, demon souls, training, weapons and equipment, magic items, etc., all of which are not cheap.

A standing army composed of millions of Transcendents has a horribly high annual military expenditure.

Such a large army is not needed to rule an empire!

What does the emperor want to do?

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one made a sound for a while.

Anse Wodos was about to speak, but was robbed by Oroin. The founder of the battle wizard has always been outspoken and asked directly: "Ren, I want to know what is your purpose for building this million-strong army?" What? You don't need so many people at all, no one can shake your position in the empire."

"Master, the sword of the Imperial Defense Force points out of the Empire, not within the Empire." Ren explained, "That's why it's called the Imperial Defense Force."

He raised his voice a little, and said loudly:

"The responsibility of this army is to protect the lives and property of the people of the empire, and to protect the empire from foreign enemies."

Ou Luoyin was a little puzzled: "Enemies from outside the country?"

"Cthulhu, abyss, devil."

Ren replied in a deep voice: "For a long time, the civilization of Allenus has always been threatened by the abyss. The demon legion has destroyed the world three times. The glorious achievements have been destroyed once. We cannot follow in the footsteps and must be prepared! "

There was an uproar underneath.

Many people's faces changed. Abyss Invasion is like a sharp sword hanging over the heads of civilized races. Thinking about it will cause nightmares, but it feels very far away.

The fourth invasion of the abyss is inevitable.

However, according to the laws of history, the next large-scale invasion of the abyssal demons is still far away, at least two thousand years away, and the development of civilization reaches a new peak, and the abyssal evil gods will come to harvest again.

Ou Luoyin is also very dignified, "Your Majesty, did you foresee something?"

"No." Ren replied.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Ren said again: "Maybe the invasion of the abyss is still far away, but who can guarantee that it will not be in advance? We must be prepared for everything, so that we will not be in a hurry when the disaster really strikes. Besides..." He paused, "Why do we have to wait until the abyss invades instead of taking the initiative to counterattack and enter the abyss?"

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Many imperial councilors gasped and were dumbfounded.

Counterattack the abyss?

Even in the most absurd dream, they never thought of this. It is the bottomless abyss, with countless demons, terrifying abyss lords and evil gods, and the most terrifying four gods of the abyss!

Even if the gods of the heavens unite, they can barely resist the abyss.

How dare a mortal empire think of counterattacking the abyss?

This is ridiculous!

The holy soul wizards were also frightened by Ren's bold idea. They looked at the emperor one by one, their faces were as if they had seen a ghost, and they couldn't say a word for a long time.

Anse Wodos stood up and seriously persuaded: "Ren, it is too dangerous for a mortal army to attack the abyss. You can't take the empire on this road of no return and ruin the lives of hundreds of millions of empire people. Even, the entire main material world All may be implicated, triggering an abyssal invasion in advance."

"I understand, teacher." Ren nodded slightly.

His eyes swept across the stunned crowd, "This is just an idea of ​​mine, and I don't really want to implement it, but it doesn't hinder the military expansion plan."

"The Imperial Guard is a defensive army, not an offensive one."

"I don't dare to hope to attack the abyss with a mortal army, and let my people die in vain. Please rest assured."

Anse Wodos's face softened, "That's good."

The hearts of the others fell to the ground.

If Ren really thinks so and does so, then he is crazier than all the emperors in history, including the emperors of every human country, and the rulers of elves, dwarves, and giants in the previous era. The Reenser Empire and all human beings are headed towards their own destruction.

This is more terrible than the damage caused by a hundred tyrants!

Although they were in awe of Rennes' strength and legion, and granted Rennes the crown as emperor, the emperor made such a crazy move as soon as he came to power.

Then, they will go all out to stop the emperor and pull Ren from his horse.

As long as the emperor doesn't mess around, it's fine.

Thinking about it this way, the military expansion plan of one million people does not seem so exaggerated. The population of the empire exceeds one billion, and it is growing at a high speed every year. Because of the massive sales of black soul potions, the number and strength of extraordinary people are increasing year after year. .

An army of one million seems to be acceptable.

You know, every abyssal demon is equivalent to a transcendent, and there are tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of demons in any larger abyss level.

Just a million people...

The holy soul wizard and the imperial councilors are all thinking, and the changes in everyone's mind are clearly visible in the eyes of the soul.

Ren secretly smiled.

Sure enough, no matter which world people like to compromise, if they only say that they want to expand the army by one million, everyone will feel that it is too much, and they will try their best to stop them. If they reveal a little bit about their counterattack to the abyss, they will be willing to accept the army expansion.

He certainly would not let the Imperial Guard attack the Abyss, an army prepared for mortal enemies outside the Empire.

Counterattacking the abyss is not all a pretense, if there is a chance in the future, I will give it a try!

But it should be many years in the future.

Ren saw that everyone was thinking about it, and continued: "The Star Destroyer is the most important combat platform of the Imperial Defense Force. It is responsible for the training, transportation and delivery of the army, ensuring safety and mobility, and it is even more powerful on the battlefield. "

"An Empire-class Star Destroyer always has a division, that is, more than 10,000 people, and it can reach about two divisions when fully loaded."

"The Victory-class Star Destroyer can carry an entire legion, about 100,000 people."

"Thus, thirty Empire-class star destroyers are a more appropriate number." Ren looked at everyone and said slowly: "I also plan to build another five Victory-class ships, one Victory-class and five Empire-class ships, Form six Star Destroyer fleets."

Needle drop could be heard in the palace.

Everyone is shocked by the Emperor's grand plan, if it can be realized, then the Empire will have thirty-six Star Destroyers!

The power of the empire will reach terrifying heights never before seen!

Even in the most glorious third era of intelligent civilization, the heyday of the three races of elves, dwarves and orcs was far inferior to the empire. This army can easily sweep through the main material world. The three major human empires, Auroan, the New World, and the Dark Continent will all be conquered by the empire.

Suddenly, everyone guessed the emperor's ambition.

Although not sure, but also 70% to 80% sure.

The emperor wants to lead the empire to conquer the main material world, which is good for everyone present and every citizen of the empire!

The great sage Congerald asked thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, I wonder how much an Empire-class Star Destroyer costs? What about the Victory-class ship?"

This is the most critical question.

The construction method and cost of the Star Destroyer are only known to Ren himself. Everyone is very curious. He did not hide it, and replied very frankly: "The Imperial class is 170 million gold shields, and the Victory class is 500 million. Golden Shield."

Everyone's eyes are straight.

It can be seen from the appearance of the Star Destroyer that the cost is definitely not cheap, but I didn't expect that an Empire class would cost 170 million gold shields.

The Duke of Silver Star was stunned. Because of her small size, the cost of her Alustro Floating City was the lowest, only a little over 80 million gold shields.

A Star Destroyer can be worth two floating cities!

And Rennes has eight Empire-class ships and one Victory-class ship. The combined cost of these star destroyers is close to two billion gold shields!

Everyone knows that the emperor is rich, but not that he is so rich...

The great sage Congerald took a deep breath and said: "According to His Majesty's plan, to build twenty-two Empire-class ships and five Victory-class ships, a total of 6.2 billion gold shields will be invested. With such a high budget, the empire's financial Can it hold up?"

"So I spread it over the next 20 years." Ren replied: "Batch construction, unified procurement of materials, and optimization of processes. These methods can reduce the cost by about 20%, and only need 5 billion gold shields. I personally pay more 100 million gold shields, in this way, the Ministry of Finance only needs to allocate 150 million gold shields each year, which is relatively easy.”

He spoke very easily, but everyone's scalps were numb and their minds went blank.

100 million a year, 20 billion gold shields in 20 years, the emperor just took out 20 copper lisuo from his pocket!

But on second thought, the entire empire belongs to the emperor.

Money is just a number to him.

Five billion gold shields to build six Star Destroyer Fleets is definitely a good deal. This huge investment will earn back ten times and a hundred times the profit for the empire!

The million-dollar army expansion has been agreed, and it is not a big deal to build a few more fleets.

In fact, no one can stop the emperor.

Even if the empire's finances do not support it, the emperor can build a larger fleet at his own expense, but at a slower speed and at a higher cost.

The same is true for the million-dollar military expansion.

The emperor holds great power, and he can make decisions without anyone's consent. He is willing to solicit opinions here, and he has expressed respect for everyone, and he is also telling everyone that he is not the kind of ruler who will do his own thing and be completely dictatorial.

"I have no objection." The great sage Congerard finished speaking and sat down.

All the holy soul wizards also nodded slightly.

With a smile on Ren's face, he announced: "Batula, you and the Military and Political Department will take the lead in charge of the reorganization and expansion of the Imperial Defense Forces, and hand over the plan and budget to me within one month. Oh, by the way, the Military and Political Department complies with the reform. The name will be changed to 'Ministry of Defense' and your title will be changed to 'Secretary of Defense'."

"I obey, Your Majesty." Batura got up and took the order.

"Fastine." Ren called his name again.

"His Majesty."

A middle-aged man with an unsmiling face and an ordinary face stood up and responded. He is the Minister of Industry, Fasting, and one of the vice-chairmen of the Mechanical Trade Union.

Ryan ordered: "I will give you a list later. You and the Ministry of Industry are responsible for the procurement of materials for the Star Destroyer, selecting a few suitable locations in the empire, expanding several shipbuilding factories, drawing up a construction plan, and handing over to I looked over."

"Yes, Your Majesty." A trace of excitement flashed in Fasting's eyes.

Ren's gaze swept across the crowd of holy soul wizards and nobles, and suddenly said: "In the empire, all armies are under the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, and the emperor is the supreme commander of the army."

Hearing this, many people jumped in their hearts, realizing what the emperor was going to say.

Sure enough, Ren said in a deep voice: "With the current situation of the empire and the future military expansion plan, it is not appropriate to have private armed forces in the territory. Considering the legacy of history, I allow you to keep some extraordinary legions, but there must be restrictions."

The faces of the Silver Star Duke and the Storm Queen both changed.

Ren glanced at them lightly and said: "The duke can have a private army of no more than 3,000 people, the marquis has 1,000 people, the earl has 500 people, and the viscount and baron cannot exceed 100 people. The mayor and the chief executives at all levels are not allowed to support private troops, and the existing extraordinary troops are limited to you to disband within one month."

"His Majesty……"

Immediately someone exclaimed, "Then who will protect us?"

Ren looked at the governor who was questioning, and slowly replied: "Your security issues are handled by the local security bureau. Don't be afraid of lack of manpower. I plan to separate the security bureau from the Ministry of the Interior, set up a security department, and recruit more people."

The Storm Queen shook her head and said, "The Principality of Hohaven cannot live without an army."

"The vassal state is not restricted," Ren said.

Hearing these words, the Queen of Storms and Emilys secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and the castellan and his wife of Blackstaff also felt relieved.

The faces of the great sage Congerald and the Duke of Silver Star were not good-looking.

Both the Golem Legion and the Silver Knights have more than 3,000 people.

Some imperial councilors of noble origin also exceeded the quota. They opened their mouths and wanted to raise objections, but they immediately turned away when they looked at the emperor.

Here, Batura got up and said, "Your Majesty, I will dismiss most of the Iron Knights within three days, and only keep a thousand people to guard the family territory."

"Very good, the Marquis has a heart." Ren appreciated it very much.

With Batula taking the lead, other nobles and governors did not dare to disobey their orders, and stood up one after another to express their willingness to dismiss the excess private army.

"Okay." The Duke of Silver Star was under pressure, "Three thousand people are three thousand people. Since it is your request, Rennes, then I will admit it."

The great sage also responded: "I will abolish half of the golem army."

Seeing that the two holy soul wizards were very knowledgeable, Ren smiled with satisfaction on his face, then stretched out his third finger and said, "Now let's talk about the third thing."

"The empire will set up three agencies. One is the Ministry of Public Security that I just mentioned. It is responsible for maintaining the law and order of cities, towns, villages, and all administrative regions in the empire, fighting crime, eliminating demons, and managing traffic and border access. "

"The second is the Imperial Intelligence Bureau. This department is responsible for investigating the intelligence of all enemies inside and outside the empire, and providing assistance to the Ministry of Public Security. It has a certain degree of law enforcement power and is directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor himself, that is, I."

"The third and most important institution."

"It is above the Imperial Council and has great power—" Ren's gaze swept across the faces with different expressions, and he said slowly: "The Imperial Senate!"