Warhammer in a box

Chapter 291 Recruitment Notice
"Are you sure what you said is true?! Ludwig, this matter is too important to the dwarves. If you lie to us, your name and the names of your people will appear in our Great Book of Hate!!" Thorgrin stood up and said.

"Thorgrin, I swear to the God-Emperor that I can't joke with you about this matter. Valaya is in a treasure house of your clan, further south of the evil land of your clan."

"Okay! If what you said is true, I am willing to send troops to help Belegar retake Bafeng Mountain! Now that the agreement has been reached, I will not stay here for long. I need to go back and gather the army immediately!"

Thorgrin, who originally just wanted to exchange for weapons and equipment, didn't expect that he would get such a gain. At this moment, he had no mood to stay here. The sooner he found Valaya, the sooner his clan would see hope.

Ludwig did not expect Thorgren to be so anxious. He was on his way back at this time, and he could not stop Thorgren when he saw him disappear in front of the screen.

Although this Nurgle invasion that affected the entire northern part of the Empire was thwarted, it also discovered Terra's weakness at the time.

Terra, which was originally located in a county, was restricted by population and conscription was limited to the entire county.

Even if more people can leave agricultural production, the total population is there, and industrialization has also allowed more young and middle-aged people to join the manufacturing industry.

When Terra opened up multiple battlefields, the problem of insufficient military manpower was still obvious.

Bretonnia, Lustria, the Border Princes, and Tyrell need troops stationed there.

Terra's homeland was even more important. Coupled with the wars in Marienburg and Hock, Ludwig found that he had no troops to mobilize! There were too many things to worry about in just one territory and in several electoral territories.

The things involved and the things that require him to make decisions have also increased exponentially.

The first thing he did when he returned this time was to expand his army.

Several surrounding electoral territories will all be transformed into recruitment points, with the expected goal of expanding the army by 5.

Efficient centralization and administrative communication efficiency soon allowed conscription notices and announcements to be posted everywhere, and nuns and missionaries in churches across the country began to spread the word among believers.

Believers are definitely the highest priority for conscription. Fighting for the Emperor is an honor rather than a burden. One person joining the army brings honor to the whole family. When believers join the army, their families will also be treated preferentially in all aspects of life.

School-age children in the family will be able to study free of charge in vocational schools established in various places. After passing the examination, they can be given priority in joining various high-quality positions. People with outstanding knowledge can directly enter the Ministry of Internal Affairs as civil servants.

In the Middle Ages, there was no need to talk about fairness or anything like that. That’s right, if you believed in the God-Emperor, you would get more opportunities and preferential treatment than others.

However, non-believers are also included in the conscription this time. As long as you pass the Chaos Corruption test, you can sign up. What motivates these non-believers to join the army is the high military pay and sufficient pensions.

The military salary is enough to allow a family below the poverty line to have enough food and clothing, and one person's military salary is enough to support an entire family.

A prosperous material life is also a powerful means to resist the corruption of Chaos.

Human aesthetics and basic concepts are basically fixed from birth. Even a young child would be scared when seeing a creature with keratin all over its body or extra limbs. How many normal people would want to become like a chaos cultist with a disfigured appearance?

The army is a melting pot. For most people who join the army, their personal will will be reduced to the lowest level and the collective interests will be placed at the highest position.

Officers or political commissars who are believers will also join these troops. Under the influence of collective will, these young and middle-aged people will sooner or later believe in the God-Emperor.

The intensity of the conscription this time can be said to be unprecedented. Even in rural villages and towns, there will be believers sending announcements.

"Moen, what does the notice say? Do you understand it?"

"Ali, we grew up together. If you can't read, how can I read?"

"Hahaha, I forgot about that. Look, the person who posted the notice is talking to the village chief. Look at how respectful the village chief is. Tsk tsk tsk."

The two looked at the village chief for a while and then walked towards the crowd.

"The Terra messenger just brought a message! Count Ludwig is recruiting soldiers. All healthy adult males can sign up!" the village chief shouted to the crowd. "Huh? Recruiting soldiers, Morn, the nobles are looking for cannon fodder again, let's go, we lowly people should not get involved in the affairs between the big guys." said the young man named Ali.

This village is just a small village of three or four hundred people on the border of Wishen Territory. The village is so small that even though Terra's influence is so great, the villagers still have no idea about Terra. They all regard Terra as a rising new noble.

But only Morn, a 16-year-old boy, had heard people describe Terra from passing travelers and merchants.

The city given by God, a fertile city without hunger and cold, a place that cannot be conquered, the residence of God's messengers, and a place watched by God.

This made the young man full of yearning and curiosity about this city.

"Is it possible to live without hunger and cold?" As an orphan, Morn touched his stomach and thought. If he couldn't catch any prey today, he would be hungry again.

"Moen? Let's go, why are you standing here? If we can't catch anything today, we will have to borrow food from the village chief. Do you still want to see his face?" Ali pulled Moen, but found that he couldn't move him.

"Ali. I want to join the army?"

"Are you crazy? Are you going to die? I know you are good at hunting, but are hunting and fighting the same thing?!"

While the two were arguing, the village chief looked at the notice and said.

"The monthly salary for soldiers is 5 gold coins, and food and accommodation are provided! The family members can also be supported!!"

The village chief's words immediately set off the whole crowd. Five gold coins! That's a lot!
Don’t even mention it, even the village chief himself was tempted. If he weren’t so old, even he would want to go.

"Ali! I must go! Five gold coins! How much prey can we catch? And I want to see that city!"

This time, Moen ignored Ali's obstruction and raised his hand resolutely!

"I'm going, I'm going!!"

The village chief's eyes lit up when he looked at Ali. Of course he knew this orphan. He himself had no suitable offspring, so of course he could not enjoy the so-called support benefits.

Before the Terran messenger and recruiting officer came forward, he took the lead and walked to Morn's side.

"Moen, how about we discuss something? I lend you food quite often, right?"

Looking at the attentive village chief, Moen knew that what the village chief said was right, but they had to repay the borrowed food with meat, but they had to admit that they would starve to death without the village chief's food.

"Village Chief, please tell me."

"I know you want to join the army, can you be my adopted son now?"

"You are doing this for the so-called support, right?"

"Yes, you are very smart."

Seeing that Moen was still hesitating, the village chief immediately spoke.

"If you agree, don't worry, I will take good care of your friend Ali and I won't let him starve." The village chief had already calculated in his mind that the cost of preventing a young man from starving to death is much cheaper than the resettlement fee of Terrafa!
"Okay. I hope you don't lie to me."

Terra's messenger took three young men of appropriate age to the assembly point. As long as they were not starving to death, there were too few people in this village willing to join the army. It was not easy to have the courage to leave their homes and careers and go to a strange place.

(End of this chapter)