CHAPTER 519: CHAPTER 250: LORD, THIS IS A BETRAYAL OF YOUR TERRITORY’S PEOPLE

The territory population can actually be accessed with very detailed numbers in the Government Hall. Lin Rui clearly remembers that the last time he saw the data in the Government Hall, it was 18377/50000, meaning there are still thirty thousand people short of upgrading to a large town.

But there’s a problem with this population data, which is that it doesn’t show the breakdown of each profession. Lin Rui had a total of eight people in his territory back then, and he couldn’t figure out who was who until a fisherman came to him proactively, and he found out the last person was hiding in the Fisherman’s Hut.

Moreover, within this 18377 population, the number of Explorers is included.

This is really unavoidable. According to the system, as long as the Explorers join the territory, they become one of the individuals among these 18377 people and are not specifically distinguished.

Of course, they cannot be distinguished specifically, because many Explorers have already adapted to this world. They no longer venture out but instead work, produce, and trade safely within the territory, providing the same output efficiency and tax revenue as other residents, so how should the system distinguish them?

However, the system does not distinguish, but as the Lord, Lin Rui still has to differentiate a bit.

This is mainly in terms of military aspects, where the training and career changes in the army show a significant gap between Explorers and residents.

Explorers excel in being subjective and flexible, while residents excel in tenacity and perseverance.

Therefore, for specific household registration statistics, Lin Rui still has to ask the Civil Servant.

In this area, this is where the value of the Civil Servant is most evident.

Do not mistakenly think that all a Civil Servant does is work with attributes. They manage way more than most people imagine.

Just to illustrate, in a small village with a hundred people, ordinary people cannot remember the profession of each household member, how many soldiers there are in total, which households provided soldiers, and how many people from each household enlisted?

This information, if based on the territory panel number of 18377, using the method of "I think" for recruitment.

That’s simply ridiculous. Perhaps one household with five members, including a three-year-old child, has already been entirely sent to the military camp, while other families live in peace!

As a Legendary-level Civil Servant, one of Caroline’s greatest advantages is her profound knowledge and being thoroughly familiar with territorial information.

Even if Lin Rui wants to recruit based on numbers, he cannot just pull out a territory attributes panel; he has to go to the Government Hall to check the various resources, population data, and so on for the territory.

But Caroline can recite various data backwards, saying: "The total population of the territory is 23,228 people, among which the number of Explorers has risen to 8,156. In this situation, I think it’s necessary to discuss the composition of the territory’s army with you, Lord."

Lin Rui looked at this young Civil Servant. Although she is inexperienced, her knowledge and theories are solid enough to live up to her talent as a graduate of a Legendary-level Empire.

"Go ahead, I’d like to hear your suggestions too."

Caroline immediately said, "The current composition of the territory’s army is mainly divided into three major aspects."

Meaning three sources of military strength? Lin Rui really hadn’t paid attention to this before. Hearing this from the Civil Servant brought him a nice surprise.

Caroline patiently explained: "The first aspect is undoubtedly the standard military unit. Whether it’s through the Recruitment Scroll, the Combat Priestess of Heilv Castle, the Devil’s Golden Balance summon, or the prisoner camps of the Ogre Kingdom, soldiers summoned in these ways eventually transform into the territorial army and do not affect the territory’s production."

Seeing Lin Rui’s approving nod, Caroline continued: "The second aspect is the Vassal Tax collected from subordinate Feudal Domains. These Feudal Domains provide one Tier One Manor Guard each cycle, and they also have soldiers drawn during career changes and advancements as tribute. These can be seen both as tax revenue and as sources of military strength, which have already had a certain impact on the territory’s production."

"The last aspect is very direct: drafting from the territory. Although it’s a recruitment system, it greatly affects the fundamentals of the territory. Residents who should be engaged in production, creating wealth, have been drafted into the army in large numbers, and have changed careers to become Black Banner Guard or Holy Hall Maid Guard. This is in the military aspect, the factor affecting the territory the most. Each resident that successfully transforms into a soldier from the territory is a strong man taken from each family. Lord, have you ever calculated how many soldiers we have lost?"

Lin Rui, who was initially in a good mood, suddenly felt alarmed, with his scalp tingling.

The number of soldiers lost in the territory?

In just this battle alone, about a thousand soldiers from the territory were lost. Although Lin Rui did not concern himself with the details of how to settle the aftermath, the Civil Servants in the territory had already handled it properly. However, only 765 bodies were recovered, with hundreds of soldiers remaining missing. But this was just the result of one battle.

Previously, a batch of soldiers died fighting against the Green Tide and near the Haunted Forest.

All these casualties combined, and the territory has lost no less than eight hundred soldiers.

Such a scale of loss to those territories with only a few hundred people and an army of only a few dozen would be unthinkable and is tantamount to a catastrophe.

To replenish the army’s strength, the territory has also mobilized soldiers batch by batch onto the battlefield.

Initially, Terion was responsible for training the Territorial Manor Guards, with the scale being only one squad.

But now, both the Black Banner Guard and the Holy Hall Maid Guard have exceeded the size of a detachment!