THE FIGHT TO BE KING
CHAPTER 86: TRAINING SOLDIERS
Myro looked at the 2 people before saying "Lopen, from today on you and the Praetorian Guard will be in charge of guarding me as well as Loth City. Most of the Mongol Cavalry had to go with Falka to clear the bandits, therefore the troops guarding Loth City would become empty so that your existence with the Praetorian Guard was indispensable for guarding the city. Besides, I'm handing over the mayor's building guard to you".
"Okay, sir!", cried Lopen accepting the task.
"For Reyta, I have my own reasons for not letting you and the 100 Mongol Cavalry go up against the bandits with Falka" Myro said "Loth City has 10,000 inhabitants, which is why it is not, likewise with Vendes City and Rorec City. So I have a task for you, gather the best 1000 people from the population in these 3 cities, you can train them as soldiers. Our territory is now located on the border so war must happen often, because of this then the existence of soldiers becomes important. I give you a maximum of 5 months, I don't need you to make them an elite army like the Mongol Cavalry, but at least 1000 of them are not inferior to the other noble forces. Can you do it, Reyta?".
Reyta thought for a while before saying doubtfully "Master, I have no problem training these soldiers, moreover I am still assisted by 100 Mongol Cavalry. But there's another problem: how are their weapons and armor? As you know that the Mongol Cavalry has no more weapons for 1000 troops, I believe the knights or Praetorian Guard are the same".
"Don't worry about it, my territory now has an iron mine so we just need to find the best blacksmiths to make weapons and armor. Even though we can't find a blacksmith, we can still buy it from other regions using the advantages of the mine. Therefore, you don't need to think about armor and weapons, I will overcome the problem" Myro said.
"I see, if weapons and armor can be prepared then I can say with confidence that during these 5 months, I can prepare 1000 troops for the master without any problems" Reyta said.
Myro nodded "Alright, if you encounter any problems in the middle of training such as a lack of manpower then you can seek help from Lopen or the Praetorian Guard who guards the city. I'm sure Lopen will be happy to help you, won't I?".
Lopen said confidently "Me and Reyta are close friends so you can seek my help at any time! As long as me and the Praetorian Guard can do it, we will definitely help!".
Hearing Lopen's reply, Reyta said a little disappointedly "Thank you, but you only think of me as a friend huh?".
"What?", asked Lopen, he did not hear all Reyta's words clearly because Reyta muttered in a voice so small that it was difficult for Lopen to hear.
"No, there's nothing! Thank you for your kindness, if you have any problems, I will definitely seek your help as well as the Praetorian Guard" said Reyta, who hid her disappointed face as soon as possible, smiling kindly at Lopen.
Everyone shook their heads, they knew that Myro again gave Lopen and Reyta a chance to be together. But because of Lopen's stupidity, he was unaware of it.
Falka held onto Lopen's shoulder while smiling coldly "Sound this is fine, Nak Lopen! Although we are both followers of the master, it does not mean we will always work together. As long as you make Reyta cry, I'll kill you! Not just me, the entire Mongol Cavalry will not let you go! I have considered Reyta as my own son, if not for Reyta choosing you, I would have been looking for a man stronger and more powerful than you for him. Therefore, if you make her cry, be it you or the Praetorian Guard will regret it! I'll make you regret it! One day, give Reyta a firm answer, don't keep her waiting!".
"Mr Falka!", said Reyta who pulled Falka's hand from Lopen's shoulder with a embarrassed face. After all he had feelings for Lopen, so it was not good for Falka to pressure the other party just for him.
Myro who was on the other side was also a little speechless, he could only hope that Lopen would someday realize Reyta's feelings and could give her the right answer, she said, otherwise the split between the Mongol Cavalry and the Praetorian Guard might have been because Reyta was the jewel of Falka's Mongol Cavalry.
Even Myro knew that Falka's attitude was as protective of Reyta as his own daughter, as long as Lopen really made Reyta cry, Myro was sure Falka must have done what he had said just now.
Especially in this world, it was not strange for a 15-year-old to get married. Even Myro once found a married 10-year-old couple, this place is not the earth where there is a clearly defined adult age before marriage. Because of this, for Falka, Lopen and Reyta are old where they can get married so that if Lopen does not provide any certainty such as refusing or accepting for Reyta's feelings, it is not possible to get married, Falka and the Mongol Cavalry would not sit idly by.
"I'm sorry for the disrespectful actions I've taken, sir! I got a little carried away by my anger" Falka said bowing to Myro guiltily, then she sat down again.
Lopen was still holding his head in a daze, he did not understand why Falka was angry with him.
Seeing Lopen who still did not understand anything, everyone became silent about the stupidity of this person.
"Alright, I think this meeting is enough here. Falka, you can go at any time to start cleaning the bandits, you have to be careful" Myro reminded.
"Master need not worry, Falka definitely would not act recklessly" Falka said.
"Is there another problem?", asked Myro again to everyone to make sure.
Feld, who had just quietly raised his hand, "Master, I don't know whether to talk about this or not, but the increase in the number of troops that are many is not necessarily always in our favor. I agreed to add another 1000 troops according to your idea, but after this I suggest you no longer add troops until this region becomes more prosperous and our finances become more and more".
"Why? Shouldn't we have more troops now to resist as well as attack the attacks from the Orc-Goblin Kingdom? So the more troops there are, shouldn't it be the better?", Myro asked confusedly.
Feld smiled bitterly "Master, the problem lies in money! We do get a lot of money from the wealth of the Noem Family, but that does not mean that it will not run out. We have to feed 30,000 residents in 3 cities for a few months until they start getting crops from their fields, not to mention that we have to start the construction plan in this Loth City as well as build the city wall from stone, making a stone road that connects the Capital of the Cavalry Province, Loth City, Vendes City and Rorec City, respectively, all of this requires a lot of money".
"While for soldiers, be it food, supplies and training costs must be paid for all by us. In addition, soldiers' food was more expensive than the residents because the soldiers needed good food so that they could train better. If it's only 1000 additional soldiers, I can still manage the finances to be able to finance all that. But if mister recruits even more, our finances must have run out of plan".