Recruiting soldiers was no great feat; being able to support them was the real skill.
Though fifty soldiers might not seem like many, they would cost Lynn dearly.
Setting aside the sixty mu of Allotment Land each household already possessed, Lynn would have to provide three thousand mu of farmland alone.
And it all had to be high-quality cultivated land. He could no longer fob them off with wasteland.
Fifty young and able-bodied soldiers meant fifty serf households, which meant White Bear Territory would lose an entire fifty households' worth of labor force.
Distributing land was only the most basic requirement. Lynn also had to prepare armor and weapons for them.
Given White Bear Territory's current economic situation, they could only temporarily wear Arming Doublets that cost five silver coins each.
Two Arming Doublets per person came to twenty-five gold coins.
These things were made by layering and stitching together more than ten sheets of Linen Cloth. They offered some protection, though not much—but it was still better than nothing.
As for weapons, Lynn planned to equip them with axes and spears for the time being.
Every household had axes, and they could be used effectively without much training.
Spears were even cheaper and more practical. They were especially easy to make and were among the deadliest infantry weapons against cavalry.
A blacksmith who could forge kitchen knives and axes could certainly forge spearheads.
As for the shafts, road construction had just felled large quantities of oak and birch. This wood was hard yet flexible, making it ideal for spear shafts.
Lynn took Little Albert and Finn away from the roadwork camp. Upon arriving in White Bear Town, he immediately summoned the blacksmith Qi He and the carpenter Torima.
"Make two hundred spears. The shafts should be three and a