"Is this a reorganization of the Fontana army? Indeed, Fontana has acquired new Lubich and Hermes territories, as well as Bootica territories. We will put those who will be rulers in each of them, but if you follow the Fontana Charter, you will conscript boys of a certain age as soldiers. You mean restructure the army with that increase, Master Ars?
"No, it's not. I think I'm going to fundamentally change how the military works."
"Huh? What is the idea fundamentally? The current kingdom of Fontana has already conscripted from all the lands, including the Borderline Belgian realm, in a unique way that is not seen elsewhere as constituting an army only for Fontana. Will you change that even further?
"That's right. Even if we get a new territory and say we have more soldiers, it would be about 50,000 + overall. Then there is anxiety when other great nobles attack us. So we're going to make a big difference in how the military works."
"... Specifically?
"Name all soldiers belonging to the Fontana Army"
"............... Yes? What did you just say, Master Ars?
"He says he'll make all the Fontana Army capable of using magic"
"Hey, wait a minute. What are you talking about, Master Ars? No way, are you going to give the Barca surname to everything conscripted by the military? Having a surname is also a pride as a nobleman or knight. Whatever it takes, it's too much."
"Relax, Lion"
"No, this just doesn't calm you down, Master Ars. What the hell are you thinking?"
"Well, shall we follow the order? First of all, I'm not the one giving the soldiers names. I have no intention of spreading the magic of Barca alone."
"Isn't Barca's last name the only one? Does that mean giving Fontana her last name?
"No. There are five names to be given to the army: Barca and the Bart, Rubitch, Hermes and the Reed family"
"Spread five surnames to the Fontana Army?
"That's right. Until now, there's been a huge clutter split between 5,000 people and one army, but I'll change that. Give roles to those who make up the army by dividing them into fine squads and squads. In the order I said, engineers, cavalry, swordmen, scouts, comms."
"Separate the composition of the military in roles…. Give me different magic by name? No, but it's... I don't know, it's really going to increase organizational flexibility..."
Lion is confused.
Well, that's exactly what it is.
All of a sudden, you'd be surprised to hear them spread magic throughout the army.
but I'm not.
As an original starting point, you can try to remember when I put the soldiers together and acted.
Sometimes it's called the Barca unrest, when I fought Raymond the Fontana family.
At that time, I led a group of inferior peasants in numbers and fought a noble army that prevailed in numbers and power.
And I won.
At that time, it was the presence of Valkyrie who gave him the decisive beating of victory.
But even until Valkyrie stormed from the side on the battlefield, the peasant group had a pretty good fight.
For one thing, I think that's because everyone could have used magic then.
Some Barca magic is a ranged attack called [Shotgun], while others strengthen the body called [Body Enhancement].
The fact that all of them were able to use them allowed them to confront the noble army, including the knights, head-on.
What would have happened if other humans had not been able to use magic?
A knight is so strong that ordinary people are said to be enemies in bundles.
Even if at that time there was someone powerful enough to fight knights like me, my part-time brother, and Vargas, they must have been repressed to be crushed immediately.
I mean, that's all magic can do. It's a big force.
That is why we apply that to the Fontana army as well.
Here's what I think.
Let's assume that the men we conscripted and collected are one squad of five.
And put together up to five of those squads and make them squadrons.
So, what about putting up to five of those squadrons in a platoon, five platoons in a squadron, and five squadrons in a battalion?
Approximately, but with one battalion, it becomes about 3,000 soldiers.
If we were to refer to the current situation, would we be able to call it a general who would keep an army if he commanded two battalions?
Well, we'll figure out how to split up around here later.
The important thing is to do the naming.
So far, the idea I've come up with is that leaders name names.
The team leader, who brings together five squads, names the squad members.
The squad leader then names the five squad leaders.
A platoon leader for five squadron commanders and a squadron leader for five squadron commanders are named for the lower leadership.
I mean, let's put a magic pass headed by a general all over the army.
So, I, my Bite brother, or the head of the Lubich family or the Hermes family will name the generals who could do so.
That means those armies will soon be able to use professional face defeating [swordsmanship] and [riding].
What do you think?
I wonder if I could soften my training time to acquire the technology and acquire the skills of magic.
So it quickly changed from being a gathering of farmers to an organization with acquired professional skills.
"... are you serious, Master Ars? You mean to take a soldier who just conscripted into a knight, right?
"No, I'm not. This is not a name for a knight. It's only a temporary name to act as a Fontana army. So when I discharge the army, I ask them to give me my name back. So did anyone who broke the military code. And I don't give you the right to an inheritance ritual. Therefore, I will not let the Son of the Soldier take over the magic"
"You don't even give me inheritance rights? Wouldn't that make it harder to keep your name as a knight in the future?
"No, that's just the Fontana Army story. After retiring from the army, there will be a request for the Graham surname from Lyon, for example. Or maybe if we go to Uncle Borderline and do martial arts, we can give him territory."
"But then you won't be swearing allegiance when you name it. Naming is what you get because you swear allegiance to nobles and knights who give you names, right?
"That doesn't apply inside the Fontana Army. Either that or it feels like letting them pledge allegiance to the Fontana army itself. Whatever you say, the squad leader or squad leader who makes the name isn't a knight or anything in the first place. There is also the possibility of changing names on an ad hoc basis when moving troops to it. At one point, my magic might suddenly change from [swordsmanship] to [reading]."
"... I see. Are you also thinking of changing your name depending on the placement of the units that make up your army? If so, it seems inefficient to give a name to a general. Engineers and telecommuters are not all that necessary, and it may actually be easier to combine different magic that can be used for each platoon"
"Well, that's something to consider."
"... but there are other problems. If we're going to do the naming, aren't we going to have to just give up the number of rituals for it to the church?
"I'll pay for that at first. Fortunately, I have money now. Well, they'll have to pay for it from the Royal Fontana's financial resources eventually."
"... then do the Rubitches and Hermes know the story as a story in the first place? Whether or not we endorse the use of our own magic as such"
"I'll pay for that, too"
"... money?
"That's right. The Rubitch and Hermes families, which this time came under the umbrella of the Kingdom of Fontana, but have no territory. In other words, there is no source of income. So, pay instead of territory. The Fontana Army pays as a necessary expense depending on the number of people who can use the magic of the Lubitsch or Hermes families in the army"
"I mean, as long as there are Fontana troops, there are payments. Fine, you could be a gold-eating bug."
"It could be. But the more you change enough, the bigger it is that you can use magic. Besides, I expect it to prevent the military from becoming disorderly and hypertrophic."
"True, though it's well worth paying for if you can get Kensei technology overnight. But that's right. Then it might be possible to keep it to a minimum and keep it down."
"I don't know, Lion. This way you can also raise your strength as an army to the bottom. but we may be able to add more commanders of our rank than that. That is. It also means that you will no longer need to put valuable talent into action that needs to inherit magic. At least Master Garrod will go out to the battlefield and never put himself in danger."
"Is that what you mean? Indeed, there will be fewer opportunities for Master Garrod, who should be left with a successor, to take risks. But I think it's an idea that has a lot to consider. You will also need to take care of those who have worked so hard to have them taken as knights before."
Apparently, Lion is passively intent on agreeing with me.
Well, it may indeed require consideration for the human being we are currently in.
Because even though it is a source of confusion just to change dramatically from the existing system, if the evaluation system itself changes gallantly, it could be what my efforts have been so far.
Well, shouldn't that heck be properly assigned to the leader class at first?
Anyway, as a new form of army, the Fontana army began to walk in the direction of changing its appearance.