"Marshal, there's no problem with everyone pooling resources to prepare strategic supplies, but how exactly should we carry it out?"
After exchanging glances with the conservative heavyweights, Duke Richard, the Minister of Military Affairs, asked with concern.
Since it involved strategic supplies, the task would most likely fall on the Military Affairs Department. Hudson only commanded the army and never involved himself in the actual collection of logistical materials.
Whenever the army lacked something, it simply held out its hand and asked for it. The Military Affairs Department had practically become an upgraded Logistics Department.
Complaints aside, the work still had to be done.
Even with some of its power reduced, the Military Affairs Department remained one of the kingdom's most important departments.
During wartime, it was nothing new for the Minister of Military Affairs to wield more influence than the chancellor.
Great authority came with great responsibility. Any military mishap could be fatal.
"Duke Richard, this problem is easy to solve.
During wartime, however the kingdom used to prepare strategic supplies, we'll do the same now.
Assign the tasks directly to the provinces and counties below. If they can complete their supply-gathering quotas at the front, there will be no need to transport goods from the rear.
Provinces and counties that cannot gather enough supplies can figure out how to transport them from their home regions themselves.
In short, once the war begins, the supplies gathered by every province and county may exceed the quota, but they must never fall short!"
Hudson answered calmly.
Since they had raised the banner of preparing strategic supplies, they had to see it through to the end.
As for how to do it specifically, that was the noble lords' own problem. He only wanted results.
If anyone resisted and refused to participate, that