"Okay, I'll form a Scottish Highland Infantry Corps!" Marin nodded and agreed to Edward's request. But immediately, Marin began to complain...

"Your Majesty, I can form a Scottish infantry army of ten thousand people for the sake of Scotland's stability. However, this funding is a bit tight. You know, how much is the expense of supporting ten thousand troops..."

Edward suddenly felt nervous - what, do you want me to pay military expenses? There is no door...

However, he could not refuse Marin rudely. So Edward thought for a while and suddenly laughed:

"You need military expenses? No problem. Let's do this, I'll give you military expenses, but the officers of this army are appointed and removed..."

"I'd better find a way to get together by myself!" Marin quickly interrupted Edward. Damn, you have the right to appoint and dismiss the officer. Then can't I form an army for you? What's the point of being busy with?

Edward smiled and said to himself-I knew it was...

After working with Marin for a long time, Edward discovered that Marin loved money more, and in addition, he loved military power very much. He was not so concerned about administrative power. Therefore, military power was Marin's bottom line. Speaking of this, Marin refused to give in. As for other things, he didn't care much.

If Marin knew his thoughts, he would definitely tell him that when I was a child, I knew the truth that "the power came from the gun" when I was a child. As for administrative rights? Without the protection of the gun, it may be taken away at any time...

Moreover, Marin's goal is too big, and what he wants is the whole of England. Therefore, before taking action, Marin will restrain all his strength. He doesn't want anything except military power. In this way, even if he takes action in the future, no one will doubt himself.

...

Of course, Marin pushed Edward this thunder for Edward, and it was impossible for Edward to give money, food, etc. to him. However, Edward can still afford everything that is not worth money. For example, land...

"Let's do this, as compensation, I will add you to the Earl of the Scottish Highlands. All the highlands in the northern part belong to you. Look, this condition is good, is it so big? The Scottish Highlands are... "

The Scottish Highlands are indeed very large, with an area of ​​more than 25,000 square kilometers. But after hearing this, Marin was not happy, but almost spit out a mouthful of old blood...

Why? The Scottish Highlands are indeed very large. But he can tell by the name that it is a highland! It is not a plain or a hill! In later generations, the Kingdom of Scotland had an area of ​​77,000 square kilometers, and the Highland County had a total area of ​​more than 25,000, accounting for almost one-third.

But this is useless. The population of Scotland in later generations was 5.3 million, but the population of Highland County was only 230,000, accounting for only 1/23 of the total population of Scotland...

Moreover, most of the population of 230,000 is distributed near several cities such as Inverness, which have narrow valley plains around. As for the vast highlands, there is actually no population.

At present, the population of the entire Kingdom of Scotland is only about 500,000. As for the Highland County, it is said that there are only 20,000 to 30,000 people, and most of them are herders who herd sheep. If you want to grow food, you can't grow it in the north and in the highlands. Even if you have planted it in some river valleys, it cannot be achieved in scale. Moreover, the climate change here is very complex, rainy and low temperatures. Generally, crops want to grow, and it seems that the light and accumulated temperature are not enough... Therefore, most Scottish Highlanders can only raise animals and become herders. They are mountain people and herders, so it would be strange if they are not brave...

...

In fact, the most authentic Scottish Highland Infantry does not refer to people from most mountainous areas in Scotland, but only to the army composed of highlanders from the Highland County of northern Scotland.

These residents living in the northernmost mountainous areas of the British Isle lived in such a harsh environment. In the process of fighting against nature, they developed strong physical fitness and a savage and tough personality. Therefore, after England and Scotland were unified, the British king liked to recruit soldiers in the Highland County. This was like the later Later Jin regime. In order to obtain enough suicide squadrons, wild boar skin sent people into the deep mountains and forests in the northeast to capture the barbaric "born Jurchens" who ate raw meat and drank blood, and put them on armor.

In front of the charge, block the Ming army's firearms. Anyway, the more brutally and fierce the people in the bitter and cold lands. Just like the later Russians, living in the bitter and cold lands, they were much more brutally than the Chinese in the south. Similarly, the Northeastern people in the bitter and cold lands were much more fierce than the southerners. Boys often fought from childhood to adulthood. Of course, this refers to the poverty era in the past. Later, China became rich, and the people in the Northeastern people were not so fierce. Moreover, it would be unprofitable to lose a lot of money if they broke people into a fight...

Marin was actually very complicated when he got the Scottish Highlands. On the one hand, he was happy to get the entire place where elite soldiers were sent in Highlands County. On the other hand, being able to produce elite soldiers also means that the people here are very tough and difficult to manage.

Moreover, there are very few people here. There are 20,000 to 30,000 people, and at most two or three thousand soldiers are produced. This is not enough...

So, the end result was that Marin had to gather people from other parts of Scotland to form a not-veritable "Highland Infantry Legion"...

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After discussing with Edward, Marin took his men to the prisoner-of-war camp to select troops.

After arriving at the Scottish prisoner-of-war camp, Marin asked someone to find a list and first crossed out all the Scottish noble officers. Because these people are not easy to manage and have many ideas. Since they are not easy to manage, it is better not to do anything. In addition, people with many ideas are suitable for soldiers. The best source of soldiers is that they do not like to use their brains. At the command of the commander, they rush to scout the guy's goods...

So, when Marin came, he cleaned up all the Scottish officers who were not easy to manage and had too many ideas.

Then, the second step is to clean up the veteran oil...

Many people may mistakenly think that they are veterans of war and elite soldiers in the army. In fact, it is not that true at all...

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! If it is a traditional feudal army, these veterans are indeed very important. After all, new soldiers need to lead them. Modern and modern armies that emphasize discipline are optional. Even these veterans who are good at escaping for life may be a disaster in the army.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty had a great opportunity to establish a modern army. Qi Jiguang's Qi family army was a typical modern army, emphasizing discipline and not promoting the courage of ordinary men. Unfortunately, the party struggles in the late Ming Dynasty ruined the last Qi family army - they were taken to the Northeast to die and received no support. In the end, they died under the siege of the Later Jin army and did not receive any support.

Marin's way of cleaning up veteran oils is very unique - take off his clothes and look at his back...

What are you looking at? Look at the wound...

Once, in his previous life, Marin read a very interesting novel. It shows that during the dynasty, a general showed off his scars and boasted that he was very brave. Then, the protagonist suddenly revealed his essence, proving that he was just a coward who was used to escaping...

How did it be revealed? The protagonist suggested that if a brave warrior fights bravely, he faces the enemy head-on, the wound should be on his chest or on his side. As a result, this guy has wounds all over his back, but his chest is very smooth... Obviously, these wounds are all lost during the escape... Therefore, this guy is not a brave general, but a coward who escapes...

Therefore, Marin used it here. He asked those veterans with long military experience to take off their tops and test their injuries - if there were many wounds on their backs than their chests, they were old slippers who were good at escaping, so they would not be allowed.

In addition, veterans who are not injured on the chest and back should not be allowed...

Why? How can a veteran who has experienced many battles not be injured? The body is not injured, which proves that he has been hiding behind and not exerting strength, and even ran away early... Even a veteran who is good at fighting, there are always minor injuries. It is not injured at all, which proves that he has not participated in the war...

What, do you say he is not easily injured when wearing plate armor? Sorry, the man wearing plate armor was fired by Marin from the beginning... The rest are ordinary Scottish mountaineering soldiers who cannot afford plate armor... They cannot afford plate armor, and they are not injured, so they are decisively driven away...

These two types of veterans must be cleaned up. Otherwise, the new soldiers will be led by them.
Chapter completed!