In the next few days, the capital of the Arab Empire was in chaos again. This time, His Royal Highness the Prince had issued an order. No matter what the situation of your family is, as long as you have young men, you must either produce ten gold cakes or you must join the army.
For ordinary rich people, let alone ten gold cakes, I am afraid they cannot even come up with five gold cakes. Gold is still a very precious thing, and the technology for mining gold is not that advanced nowadays. If you ask us to take out ten gold cakes, you might as well just kill us.
But for the rich and nobles, this little money is nothing. Some people are even exempt from paying it. It has been like this throughout the dynasties. The common people fight for their lives to survive, but the people at the top can easily get everything.
Of course, you can't blame others. It can only be said that your ancestors did not work hard. When their ancestors were working hard, your ancestors were doing who knows what. So now they live a little easier. Of course, if this empire can hold on, it doesn't matter if these descendants enjoy it. But if this empire is on the brink of danger, then some things may be hard to say.
Under the current circumstances, the Arab upper class has already realized that if the situation continues to develop in this way, many people may not be able to hold on, so they should take this opportunity to make plans to leave the capital early. This is no longer the safe capital.
In fact, there had been a migration here before, especially when the Tang army reached the edge of 500 miles. For those people, this was already a very deadly thing. If they were not allowed to leave here, they would probably jump up in excitement, so these people had to leave.
According to incomplete statistics, there are about 1,600 nobles and 1,500 merchants around the capital. The last time the Tang army came, at least 300 of them left the capital of the Arab Empire. Although their departure caused quite a stir, it did not affect the foundation.
This time, at least four hundred men were captured from the surrounding areas and they were going to leave. These people were all playboys and had no positions in the court or the army. There was no point in keeping them here, and it would also bring fear to the whole society. Therefore, the Caliph did not say anything about these people leaving. There were the most such people among the royal family.
But he didn't know another thing. These people did not play a big role in the entire war, but they were very helpful in stabilizing the confidence of the people. When these people chose to leave the capital, the people would deliberately think that our capital was no longer safe, and they would conscript men again and again. Even if the court did not disclose the war on the front line, they knew what was going on.
When the Arab Empire's army won, everyone knew that our country had won, and many people were willing to go out to serve as soldiers because they could bring back a lot of wealth at that time. Especially for some ordinary people who could not make a living, if they went out to fight for two years, they could immediately become middle class. Who would not want to go out and fight?
Maybe you will lose your life on the battlefield, but there is a greater chance that you will be able to come back with some money and let your family live a good life. This is what many people think. Instead of staying here for decades without any changes, it is better to fight on the battlefield. When you come back, your family will be able to live a good life.
At that time, the Arab Empire had no shortage of soldiers. As long as a sign was set up everywhere, many people would be willing to come and serve as soldiers. But this situation no longer exists. Not to mention setting up a sign, even if you publicize it widely, no one is willing to let their family members voluntarily serve as soldiers.
What to do when there is a shortage of soldiers? On the one hand, they have to recruit soldiers from other places, and on the other hand, they have to start conscription. The people of the Arab Empire knew very well that the soldiers recruited from the major colonies could only perform some unimportant tasks for you, such as pushing things behind you every day, or searching for deserters.
If you use them as the main force, you will really suffer a great loss. If these people are the main force, the war is already half lost. They already carry resentment. If you let them run to the front and fight hard, will they fight with you? As long as they find an opportunity, these people will immediately flee.
In fact, their escape is not the most important thing, but their escape may disrupt the formation, which is a big problem. When the Arab cavalry is charging at full speed on the battlefield, any small change may lead to their failure.
The Arab Empire had also suffered such a defeat before, so from that time on, the number of foreign soldiers who actually participated in the charge could not exceed 15%. Only in this way could the correctness of the brigade's advance be guaranteed. But now they can no longer take so much into consideration. The number has risen to 35%, and the proportion is expected to rise further.
At this time, many people envied the population of the Eastern powers. Although we have conquered so many places around the world, our population has never increased. The Eastern powers have a large population of their own. Even if the surrounding vassal states are not included, their own population is sufficient. Compared with them in this regard, we are really far behind.
The population of other countries can only be brought in to make up the numbers. Only the population of your own country is the real combat power. I believe no one will doubt this. Moreover, once the population of other countries goes to the battlefield, it is very likely to bring you a counter-effect. This is also believed by those who have participated in the battle.
But now the Caliph's order was here, and Xie Tuoli had no other choice but to recruit soldiers on a large scale.
He gave the order very easily, but the people below had to run themselves ragged. No matter what the reason for staying in the royal capital, as long as you are of the right age, from seventeen to forty-five, you all have to join the army. Of course, if you have money, then we can discuss it, but there is no room for negotiation for those who have no money.
