Due to the existence of magic and supernatural powers, wars in the world of Varess are usually fought between a few elites, and ordinary people who do not possess extraordinary powers, even if they are numerous, can hardly fight against a few extraordinary elites.

It is on the basis of this reality that conscription is widely adopted by all countries. Taking the Holy Yashan Empire as an example, the capital Yashan Holy City is garrisoned by two ace legions, the "Knights of Punishment" and the "Knights of Breaking the Law", how many troops are in total? The two legions together were only 100,000 men.

Compared with the hundreds of thousands or millions of troops on the earth that have been put into the battlefield since modern times, this amount of troops is really not enough, even compared to the huge size of more than 200 million people in the empire, only 100,000 elite troops are too small. However, considering that the members of the two knights are all "supermen" with advanced transcendent professions "law-breaking knights" or "punishment knights", imagine the combat power of 100,000 "supermen...... It is not difficult to understand why the empire is so powerful.

In addition to these two ace armies, there were also smaller standing armies in the provinces of the empire, such as the Klautz Knights, who originally guarded the Far East.

Because the territory of the empire was too vast, most of the border provinces were plagued by bandits, and it was difficult to maintain order by relying only on the 3,500 troops of the provincial military districts, so the governors of the provinces had to squeeze out some funds from the treasury and recruit militia to strengthen the defense. The militia was not all peasants, adventurers and mercenaries were the main force, there was no uniform standard of organizational discipline and training level, and the militia team that Rudolph had raised, the predecessor of the Kolas Corps, was considered to be above average level compared to the militia organizations in the provinces of the empire.

It is conceivable that there is a major drawback to this military service system -- the provincial governors often support the army and divide one side from the other. Whenever there is a rebellion on the frontier, it is always the two ace legions of "breaking the law" and "punishing" that directly belong to the imperial family that are responsible for going out to quell the rebellion.

The Holy Assanian Empire was able to maintain its rule for more than 1,600 years, thanks to the two ace knights. Of course, training and maintaining these two elite troops requires huge military expenditures, and as the empire's fiscal deficit has expanded year after year, military spending has become a heavy burden that has overwhelmed the prime minister. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that military generals say such drastic things as "a civilian official raised by a bitch will only suck the blood of a soldier" and "the peace of the country is a disaster for soldiers."

It has been more than a month since the independence of the Far East, and the empire has not yet sent troops to suppress it, mainly because of the problem of "money". The military bigwigs headed by Prince Sigmunt regarded the Far Eastern Revolution as a good opportunity to fight for military spending, and if the military funds were not in place, they dragged it out and did not send troops.

The war of words between the Imperial Cabinet and the military has not yet come to an end, but Roland does not dare to take it lightly.

Once a compromise is reached between the cabinet and the military, the two ace legions of the empire will launch a crusade, accompanied by the imperial air force and even the naval fleet, to completely blockade the Far East from the sky to the sea.

So, will the Koraz Legion be able to withstand this powerful onslaught?

The results of Roland's analysis are not optimistic - whether it is troops, equipment or individual quality, his side is at an absolute disadvantage.

In the face of such a serious threat, Roland believes that it is doomed to not work by following the traditional idea of preparing for war and trying to recruit elite soldiers to confront the imperial army.

The population of the Far East was only one-fortieth of the empire, and the huge disparity in the population base made it impossible to recruit a sufficient number of elite warriors.

Since the conscription system is out of date, the conscription system has become a forced choice - it doesn't matter what elite is not elite, and it doesn't matter whether there is an extraordinary profession, but anyone who is young and strong can become a soldier, and use quantitative superiority to make up for the quality gap.

"In order to deal with the impulse of the imperial army, it is necessary to build a national mobilization system from now on, and in order to effectively mobilize for war, it is necessary to establish a 'compulsory military service system'."

The tip of the pen swiped across the paper, making a slight rustling sound. Roland stopped writing, hesitated slightly, and added another paragraph.

"The establishment of the 'compulsory military service' and 'militia reserves' system and the abandonment of the traditional conscription system are not only to prepare for war mobilization, but also to avoid the situation of warlord separatism."

Roland was quite cautious in his choice of words, after all, his father, Mr. Rudolph, was the opposite of a warlord, and some words were not easy to say too directly.

"According to this bill, male nationals who have reached the age of 16 and are in good health in the Kingdom of Kolas are obliged to serve in the military, with a basic service period of two years, and the service can be extended during special periods, and after the expiration of the service period, a unified assessment will be conducted, and those with excellent grades can be promoted to non-commissioned officers and converted to professional soldiers according to their personal wishes."

At this point, Roland explains a little about the proportions of compulsory military service in its implementation.

"The State has the right to conscript all eligible nationals into the armed forces, but it is not necessary to be 100 per cent conscripted in peacetime, and different quotas may be set in the provinces according to the distribution of the population, and those who are required for military service but are not called up are included in the reserves; In addition, students and those engaged in cultural, technical, medical, educational, judicial, administrative and other professions may be exempted from conscription and included in the reserve during non-emergency situations. ”

Considering that cabinet ministers may not understand the concept of "reserves", Roland also made notes in the report.

"Those who are subject to military service but have not been formally called up are included in the militia reserves, regularly participate in military training and are ready to be transferred to active duty. The reserve lasts for three years, and the backbone of the militia can be converted into active duty officers or regular police officers, responsible for local security, firefighting, emergency rescue and disaster relief, and other duties. ”

Compared with the conscription system, the conscription system emphasizes more obligations and provides less military salaries, and the reserve militia does not even receive any military pay at all, and completely brings their own dry rations to participate in military training.

This raises a question, why did a young man of sixteen or seventeen give up enjoying his good youth and go to the barracks to endure hardships? Is it all about legislative coercion?

Of course not.

As a traveler from the earth, Roland knows very well how abhorrent the word "catch the strong" is, and arousing public anger is the inevitable result.

So, in the reality of the shortage of military spending, what means can be used to effectively motivate the people and make people form a consensus that it is glorious to join the army and shameful to desert.

Of course, there are spiritual encouragements, the propaganda of defending the country must keep up, and the military uniforms and medals must be beautiful, but patriotism cannot only talk about unilateral dedication, the state has the responsibility to give preferential treatment to soldiers, and heroes cannot be allowed to shed blood and tears.

Roland pondered for a moment, then put pen to paper a number of policy recommendations for preferential treatment of military personnel and their families.