Orphans would be placed in foster care with qualified families (usually military families) according to the War Orphan Act signed by Duque until they were 16 years old. All living expenses and tuition fees were free. Families that adopted war orphans would also have special allowances.
There were civil officials who were also veterans who would check on the orphans' growth monthly.
It was precisely because they had experienced similar situations around them that those veterans absolutely could not tolerate the abuse of war orphans.
In addition, the Alliance would impose the most severe sanctions on corruption and embezzlement of pensions. The Alliance's reputation in this regard was supreme.
Alliance soldiers were blessed and treated well, even after retirement. This made joining the army the top choice for the youth of the Alliance.
Not to mention that the Alliance had a righteous cause in every war. In addition, after the attack on Northrend, the expansion of territory and the increase in resources, all of which were preferential to the military.
This made everyone in the Alliance proud to join the army.
If it wasn't for Duque strictly controlling the number of people joining the army over the years, the total number of active soldiers in the Alliance would have already exceeded 10 million.
Soldiers didn't do production. They were purely professionals who needed to be supported by money from other places. The peasant soldiers in the Middle Ages of Europe on Earth had been proven to be useless countless times. A few well-trained knights were able to chase thousands of peasant soldiers around like ducks in a rout.
Unless it was on the verge of extinction, no matter how harsh the war was, the proportion of professional soldiers shouldn't exceed one-tenth of the total population. Generally speaking, one percent was the most appropriate proportion. In modern times, there were very few countries with more than five million regular troops. Even if there were more than a billion people in the Great Celestial Empire, the number of soldiers was still in the millions.
As for the militia and reserve soldiers who had received military training but didn't need to pay for the army, that was another matter.
Duque used this method to avoid the huge burden of unlimited military expenditure and set up a conscription echelon for the Alliance. Once there weren't enough active soldiers, there would immediately be strictly trained reserve soldiers to replace them. The only difference between them and the active soldiers was often combat experience. In fact, many of them were generals who had been transferred from active duty to reserve duty, so even this could be saved.
Under the reserve duty, there were also tens of millions of people who had received basic combat training.
The series of measures had been carried out for more than a decade. Once the Alliance entered a state of war, the energy released by this war machine would immediately become quite terrifying.
Even the leaders of the Throne Conference were shocked by this scene.
Not to mention Sal.
Thrall, who had been hiding in the Ring of Earth for the past few years, was the last to know about this. When he received the news from the Night Elf Druid from the Alliance, it was already the evening of the second day.
Sal, who was greatly shocked, immediately persuaded Hamuell Rune Totem to help him ask Malfurion to intercede.
The Great Druid was a complete nature protector. At the same time, he represented the Cenarion Circle and listened to the Throne Meeting.
Malfurion was not surprised by Sal's arrival, but he was not tempted by Sal's proposal to stop the war between the Alliance and the Horde.
"Sal, I acknowledge your and the Tauren's efforts in healing the scars of the earth. In fact, the people of the Earth Ring were equal to the siblings of the Cenarion Circle. However, I suggest that you stay out of this matter. "
"But …" Before Sal could finish, he was interrupted by Malfurion.
"No need for 'buts.' You were the one who gave up the position of Great Chief to Garrouch. Now he is acting. He is using the power of the Great Chief to let Varrock Sarufar attack Gray Valley. The first thing they did when they attacked was to set fire. Now one-fifth of Gray Valley is in a forest fire. And he destroyed Theramore with [Focusing Rainbow]. This is beyond the scope of a conventional war. Even if Garrouch steps down, he will not be spared. "
Malfurion said very straightforwardly what many politicians would not say in public. He was a leader and a Great Druid with a merciful heart.
This was the biggest reason why Sal could hear the truth.
Sal felt like the sky was falling.
As a former Great Chief, he was the orc who knew the strength of the Alliance best. When the Alliance's war machine started, it could crush the Horde in minutes.
Sal walked away in a daze, muttering to himself, "That idiot Garrouch … actually gave the Alliance such an excuse for war."
Sal hurriedly used the portal in Darnassus and immediately rushed to the political center of the Alliance, Stormwind City where the Alliance Commander Varian Wrynn was.
He was splashed with cold water.
"Commander Wrynn knows of your arrival. He refuses to meet you. But as an old friend of the Alliance, the commander believes that it is necessary to protect your personal safety in the Alliance. He will send a team of guards for you. "
Sal wanted to say that he did not need guards, but he saw the eyes of the soldiers and the people. Even if he wore the badge of a diplomatic envoy, in theory, the Alliance would not attack him. But those pairs of eyes full of hatred and hostility made his heart palpitate.
He had no doubt that if he dared to take off the badge, even if they knew that they were no match for him, the entire Stormwind City would launch a suicidal attack on him.
Sal turned to look for Jaina in the new city of Kul Tiras, south of Stranglethorn Vale. Unsurprisingly, Jaina did not meet him.
She only asked Aegwynn to bring a message to Sal, "This is the second time, there will never be a third time."
Strictly speaking, the Horde had declared war on the Alliance twice in this life. Unlike in history, where there were no foreign enemies, they would stab each other, and when there were foreign enemies, they would join forces.
In this life, the war between the two sides was more cautious. Either they did not fight, or they fought a real full-scale war.
Sal was very depressed. The Alliance still respected him, but the leaders of the Alliance also had a reason not to see him – Sal was not qualified.
Sal was no longer a Great Chief, not even a Chief or the absolute leader of a large organization.
The attitude of Varian and Jaina was the attitude of the entire Alliance Throne Council. The two deputy commanders who were the leaders refused to see him, and as long as they were mature politicians, they would never contact Sal in private. After all, Sal was still a green-skinned orc.
Sal was a little disappointed, but not desperate. He used the Alliance portal and went directly to Hagero Island in Stranglethorn Vale to find Wojin.
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