But potatoes and sweet potatoes are two kinds of food that can be used as emergency food.
If it really has to be used as fodder for the army, the soldiers' bodies may not be able to bear it!
What Brother Wei is talking about is just a matter of food and supplies."
Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips a few times and looked at Song Qing calmly.
"There is also the issue of troop strength, right?"
Song Qing nodded silently, raised his head and took a sip of wine to moisten his dry throat.
"Yes, there is also the issue of troop strength.
It has been more than six years since I, the Great Dragon, ended the constant wars between the Three Kingdoms of Great Dragon, the Jin Kingdom, and the Turkic Kingdom, and unified the world.
When I, the great dragon, first conquered the world, we had six guards in Northern Xinjiang, six guards in New Army, twelve guards in Beifu, and twelve guards in Xinfu.
Taken together, these troops and horses make our dragon an elite army of one million.
What about now? Not counting the soldiers under the jurisdiction of the various prefectures in Dalong.
How many of the real elites from all battles are left in the border areas of Dalong?
Three years ago, you mobilized 400,000 elite soldiers from various ministries and went thousands of miles away to conquer Tianzhu, decimating these two small barbarian countries.
Two years ago, the remnants of the Western Turks' royal court of Shibisi and the allied forces of Tsarist Russia launched an attack north of Yinshan Mountain.
In the battle within Xinfu, we lost part of our elite troops.
Over the years, as some of the old soldiers grew older, some of the elite troops were disarmed and returned to their fields.
As for the soldiers currently stationed at our borders in Dalong.
After a full attack, there are only four to five million elite soldiers and horses.
And for the expedition against Tsarist Russia, you plan to mobilize 300,000 elite troops at once.
In this way, my dragon’s million-strong army.
There are only about 200,000 troops left in the country.
Eighty percent of the elite soldiers and horses have gone on an expedition thousands of miles away, what should we do with the inner palace, the new palace, and the northern palace of Dalong?"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled calmly and glanced at Song Qing indifferently.
"Brother, are you still afraid that someone will threaten my young master's safety?"
"Third brother, being a brother is not what it means.
Now, my brother is very clear about your prestige in the eyes of the people in the world.
As for your safety, brother Wei will naturally not worry about anything."
"Brother, what do you mean?"
"What Brother Wei wants to say is that we, Dalong, cannot rely solely on the elite soldiers of the older generation for everything.
We have to find a way to make the new generation better than the old ones.
But this is the most difficult thing.
Third brother, our Dalong's 100,000 new troops are the barbarians who just made a ten-thousand-mile expedition to the West around August.
At this time, if the imperial court recruits new soldiers again, would it be too soon?
Now that the national treasury is full, let alone recruiting another 100,000 new soldiers, even if it recruits another 200,000 or 300,000 new soldiers, it won't be a problem.
However, you have to consider the thoughts of the people!
I also know that with your prestige in the hearts of the people, the people of the world will definitely support your orders.
However, when most young adults joined the army.
What should we do about farming and mulberry farming? What should we do about carrying on the family lineage?
Without food or newborn babies, what will the court do?"
As Song Qing spoke, he looked at Young Master Liu and sighed softly.
"Alas, there are not enough successors.
After conquering Tsarist Russia, who will be stationed there? Who will manage it?"
Liu Mingzhi raised his head and stared at the cloudless sky, with a hint of melancholy flashing in his eyes.
"Brother, Baoyu, I understand what you two mean.
Chapter completed!