When it came to war-related matters, the kingdom's efficiency still satisfied Hudson. Once the internal discussions were concluded, the proposal was approved that very day. The next day, it was drafted into official documents and dispatched to every province by the Griffon Cavalry.
No one knew whether Caesar IV was too engrossed in the Scepter of Glory to pull himself away, or whether he was simply giving face to Hudson, the newly appointed marshal.
It was said that after the chancellor compiled the discussion results into a document and sent it to the royal palace, Caesar IV signed and issued it without even reading it.
A new official always lit three fires, and Hudson knew very well that this was when support for him throughout the kingdom was at its strongest.
If he wanted to push through new policies or resolve certain thorny problems, now was the best opportunity.
If he waited until the middle or later stages of the war, when the kingdom's strategic situation had improved, it would be much harder to secure everyone's full cooperation.
Unfortunately, he was not a reformer and had no interest in playing at political reform. Everything he was doing now was solely to win this war.
Walking through the military camp and watching the soldiers train, Hudson secretly frowned.
Although the Standing Army's numbers had once again returned to their peak, its combat strength had declined considerably.
One could see the whole picture from a single leaf. If even the Standing Army was like this, the private forces of nobles across the kingdom probably were not much better.
In the end, there simply had not been enough time. Ordinary soldiers were easy to replenish, but cultivators could not be trained overnight.
Not only had the proportion of knights fallen, but their overall