Urban Sims

If you want to devour Xiyuanzhou, which is more than eight times the area of ​​Wancheng Kingdom, you must have sufficient military strength.

As a result, all students who entered the fifth grade in dozens of training academies across the country received warm invitations from the national defense recruitment department.

Invitation to join the Defense Forces.

The benefits offered are extremely high.

Depending on the level of cultivation, even a monk in the early stage of liquid condensation can receive an income of 1 million yuan per year after joining the National Defense Force.

The later stage of condensation is 2 million.

If you are an Immortal in the Guidan stage, even if you are in the early stage of Guidan, your income will rise to 10 million per year.

And these incomes are only the most basic service wages.

It does not include mission subsidies, military rank bonuses and the most anticipated "military merit rewards".

Of course, if unfortunately he is injured or killed in battle, the state will also give him or his family a pension sufficient to live on.

However, because Wan Chengguo has advanced weapons and an extremely elite army, the casualty rate is extremely small, so there is no need to worry about large-scale casualties.

For example, the Third Fleet that annihilated Nanyuanzhou only had 33 deaths in three years of military operations, so the risk of joining the army was extremely low.

So listening to these eloquent introductions from the recruitment staff, it was Zhou Ming, and my heart flashed for a moment.

"The benefits of joining the army are really great, aren't they?"

Zhou Ming was secretly speechless.

If the National Defense Force expands the number of soldiers from the previous 300,000 to 500,000, taking the median and calculating the average annual income of 2 million per soldier, the annual military expenditure of the country will be 10,000 yuan, and the personnel salary alone will be 10,000 yuan. Spend 1 trillion spiritual coins?

It does not include the cost of equipment purchase and daily training consumption.

If a war breaks out, expenditures will increase exponentially.

Can the treasury of the Wancheng Kingdom really support such a money-burning activity?

Zhou Ming nodded, indeed he could support himself.

Because Wancheng's domestic weapon refining factories, alchemy factories, major investment and construction banks, a large number of infrastructure, foreign trade exports, and countless hugely profitable units are all state-owned... These units can generate trillions of profits every year. GDP contribution accounts for 45% of the country's GDP.

It is said that the Wancheng Kingdom's treasury has accumulated more than 50 trillion spiritual coins worth of property, and there is even more than there is room to put.

However, money shortages often occur among the people... This shows that a large amount of money is stored in the national treasury and does not participate in market activities, thus damaging the healthy development of the real economy.

However, spending this money lavishly can easily lead to official corruption, and private inflation will also be extremely serious, leading to rising prices.

Through the export of goods to other continents, nearly 1 trillion spiritual coins enter the Wancheng Kingdom every year. If these funds cannot be effectively "managed", they will also trigger inflation in the Wancheng Kingdom.

Therefore, the treasury of Wancheng State has played the role of a "reservoir" to curb excessive price increases.

It's just that... 50 trillion spiritual coins must be spent in a way without having a major impact on the normal lives of billions of people.

military spending.

Increasing military spending is a better solution.

Therefore, when Wan Chengguo expanded its army, it was necessary to solve the problem of excessive treasury funds.

But this consideration is only secondary.

The most important consideration is to serve external expansion.

The area of ​​Xiyuanzhou is more than four times that of Nanyuanzhou. To conquer Xiyuanzhou, one fleet is simply not enough. At least four must be sent!

However, the country needed to retain strength for defense, so it was planned to recruit 200,000 troops and add two new fleets.

So you can see that in Daxian College, the National Defense Forces Recruitment Department is in full swing recruiting fifth-year students, and the treatment is extremely attractive.

The fifth grade is an internship year. Students can go out to find a job or join the army. It is time to consider their future.

The guaranteed annual salary is 1 million or 2 million, which is a treatment that is impossible to get for any job in society.

For example, the most popular high-paying profession - Royal Airliner pilot, the annual income is only 800,000 to 1.5 million, which is said to be very hard.

Joining the National Defense Force is not only not very hard work, but the salary is higher than that of a pilot, and there are various vacations and benefits.

What else do you need to consider?

Of the more than 40 classmates in Zhou Ming's class, 32 have joined the National Defense Forces.

Even brothers such as Chen En, Zhang Yu, Lei Zuo and Leiyou seemed to be considering joining the National Defense Forces.

Zhou Ming quickly stopped them and told them not to join the army.

"Why don't you let me, boss? My family is just a farmer with average conditions. Unlike you, the young master of the Bai family, I have to consider my future." Chen En said. In fact, he had his own plans and did not want to rely on the boss forever.

"Yes, boss, we can't always rely on you." Lei Zuoye said.

"If you just want to make more money, whether it's making movies or setting up a transportation company, I can find ways to make you earn more than 10 million a year, but I suggest you not join the army. This is not a job with absolute security. War is not a game. Sooner or later there will be casualties, even heavy casualties. I hope you will think carefully before making a decision."

Through mysterious channels, Zhou Ming knew that Wancheng Kingdom would soon attack Xiyuan Continent. It was still in the preparation stage of sharpening the sword. The target of the civilian army was also set at 4,000. Basically, everyone has a chance. If the preparations are sufficient, taking Xiyuanzhou may not be a delusion.

But what about expected losses?

It will definitely be bigger than the conquest of Nanyuanzhou, and may even exceed the capacity of Wancheng Kingdom.

And this is not necessarily a bad thing. Only when you understand the risks of war can you treat it with caution.

Only a few failures can extinguish those overheated desires for aggression.

After hearing Zhou Ming's words, Chen En and the others thought carefully.

The boss's opinion is always right... This is their habitual judgment.

In addition, they have been with their boss for seven or eight years from middle school to college, and they have a very clear understanding of his character.

Follow him and he will never let you suffer any loss.

On the contrary, you can get endless benefits.

For example, the exercise secrets in middle school.

They made several movies at Daxian Academy, and each of them received at least tens of millions of dollars in salary.

Coupled with various favors, they found that the longer they followed the boss, the more things they got and the more they felt indebted.

They said they wanted to join the army, but in fact they really didn't want to owe their boss any more favors, otherwise they felt they would never be able to repay them.

Recently, the boss told them that after graduating from the academy, they can travel to the Fairy Mountains together, make a few movies, or create a transportation company to make some money, and at the same time go to other continents to travel around the world and broaden their horizons. Wouldn't it be great?

This is much better than having to stay in the army for ten or twenty years as soon as you join the army.

Much freer.

"We are brothers. We will be brothers for life. If you are willing to follow me, I will show you more scenery."

Zhou Ming looked at them with gentle eyes, which warmed their hearts and they couldn't help but nod.

"Well, we'd better not join the army."

Chen En and the others canceled their plans to join the army.

However, Luo Xiaopang and Jin Songming, who were studying at Jinyan College thousands of miles away, couldn't resist the temptation of recruiters because Zhou Ming had little communication with them, so they all joined the National Defense Force and have already served in the army. , the letters written were full of excitement and praise for military life.

Zhou Ming had no choice but to wish them happiness and peace.

So, what is Zhou Ming’s next plan?

Go back to your hometown and get married.

The old man, who was over ninety years old, was really dying. His biggest wish was to hold his great-grandson before he died. His family had written letters urging him more than a dozen times. Zhou Ming, who was twenty years old, had no choice but to return to his hometown to attend the event. A very grand wedding.

This wedding attracted nationwide attention, with more than a million guests attending the wedding.

Among these guests, some came to send blessings, some came to admire the fairy's beauty, and some were so jealous and angry that they came to find trouble with swords.

In order to prevent accidents, Zhou Ming ordered people to set up a giant arena and planned to challenge 100 "heroes of the world". Any young genius who thought he was a hero could come on stage to challenge. If anyone could defeat him, he would give up marrying him. Fairy Mu will no longer interact with her.

The challenge period is only three days.

In other words, he has to defeat a hundred geniuses of all kinds who challenge him within three days.

As soon as Zhou Ming's words came out, the whole country was shocked and in an uproar.

"Challenge a hundred geniuses, who do you think you are?"

"Bai Feiyang, what do you think of the heroes of the world? Is it a soldier who can be defeated at will?"

"Arrogant, too arrogant!"

"The number one madman in Wancheng Kingdom!"

"I want to challenge him, I want to make him unable to get off stage!"

"Bai Feiyang, I must defeat you! Fairy Mu is mine!" Chao Yuanhao, who had been defeated by Zhou Ming, gritted his teeth.

Even Mu Feiyan, who was far away in Xingtang City, wrote a letter, saying worriedly: Feiyang, you said ten challenges are enough, but one hundred, you are too Meng Lang.

Even though Mu Feiyan knew that his true cultivation level had reached the middle stage of Solid Core, it was not enough to defeat hundreds of geniuses in three days, no matter how much spiritual energy and soul power he had.

But Zhou Ming's words have been released, and the geniuses from all over the country are rushing to Hyun Qingcheng. There is no room for taking back those words.

So with the attention of the national media, this world-famous arena match started with great enthusiasm.

On the first day, 33 challengers were knocked off the stage by Zhou Ming in less than two hours.

On average, each challenger lasted less than four minutes, and about half were killed instantly.

Those challengers who were killed instantly were scolded unanimously.

"If you're not a genius, why are you on stage?"

"One move kills you instantly. Who are you geniuses? Don't waste your precious quota!"

"I hope you all have some self-awareness. If you think you can't hold on to Bai Feiyang for more than ten moves, you can just stand in the audience and watch the battle."

On the second day, the average strength of the 34 challengers was significantly stronger than that on the first day, but they were all knocked off the stage in more than three hours.

On the third day, more than a dozen highly anticipated and famous "geniuses" appeared on the stage. They all had certain real qualities, and 6 of them were immortals. One of them, Liu Changguan, fought against Bai Feiyang. After three hundred rounds, it was almost impossible to decide the outcome. In the end, due to the lack of soul power and the inability to continue his tricks, he had to surrender.

The other five immortals all failed near the hundred moves.

Those whose cultivation level is less than the solid elixir stage will all be defeated within thirty moves.

In this way, Bai Feiyang completed the competition against hundreds of geniuses and stood at the end of the ring.

A hundred battles and a hundred victories, and the world is in a state of shock.

Since then, people have had a new definition of genius:

Anyone who can persist for less than a hundred rounds in Bai Feiyang's hands is a mediocre person!

Sorry it's a bit late