Chapter 72: A True Confidant! _3

He'd already vaguely had this idea before; otherwise, why else would he specially recruit such a group of young Lang Faction and run them through drills all the time? Now, with Harano's reminder, the more he thought about it, the more convinced he became. The more he thought about it, the more he felt Harano was his confidant—able to think along the same lines as him, it really had the flavor of finding a kindred spirit.

He agreed outright: "You're right! We really should separate the farmers and soldiers—and then further separate soldiers from farmers!"

Of course, this would require a huge amount of money and resources. Forming a standing army wasn't easy; feeding thousands, even several thousand people who did nothing but train and fight was even harder. Otherwise, the local magnates wouldn't just snatch up peasants and send them to war. So, with just the little money he had on hand, it would definitely not be enough.