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Building academies was an enormous money-burning undertaking. From site selection and planning to construction and teaching equipment, every step required vast sums. How the two sides would divide those costs was a problem.
Of course, many other crucial matters were involved, such as acquiring land and determining ownership of the academies.
In the end, they decided that the Chen Clan would handle construction while the women provided the land, with ownership split equally between both sides.
This would not only distribute the costs but also put the women at ease and reduce the political costs.
The Chen Clan would spend a great deal of money, while the women would also contribute considerable effort.
Land was valuable. After more than two thousand years of nationhood, little vacant land remained. Besides, the women would have to put substantial effort into communicating with the various industry guilds.
With Xue Chuxin and Xia Qingyun overseeing Fasno and Barak, these two major regions also formed the foundation of the Chen Clan's plans for the Northwest.
Naturally, resources would be concentrated on developing these two regions, ideally extending the Professional Warrior Academy's coverage throughout both.
If academy construction later expanded across all of Fasno and Barak, another twenty-three commanderies would await development.
Even if they reduced the number of academies and calculated for just ten commanderies, there would still be schools built later in the regions where the other elders resided, as well as advanced academies.
Annual funding would start at no less than three hundred million gold coins. That was only a conservative estimate; the upper limit was a bottomless pit.
And that covered only the expenses of training warriors.
One must not forget that recruiting and training soul masters-the backbone and main force of the Brocade