Invincible Copy System
Chapter Summary
Just imagine how much it would cost to equip an armored regiment." After Mu Tou finished speaking, Liu Ning's face turned pale with shock. It would take at least two or three months of training for this armored regiment to reach the required combat effectiveness. Liu Ning did a rough calculation in his mind: after the armored regiment completed three months of training, plus various other expenses, it would cost Liu Ning several hundred billion yuan.
"Sir, you've misunderstood things. Actually, the organization isn't too difficult for them. The most important thing is this batch of equipment. If we have to pay for everything ourselves, we'll spend a lot of money. Do you know the cost of an armored regiment, sir? Just those off-road vehicles and armored vehicles alone are no small amount. They're much more expensive than the vehicles we usually use. I've heard that equipping an entire armored regiment is definitely not a small expense. I've seen armored vehicles with large-caliber machine guns before. Just one machine gun on it costs nearly 300,000. There are two machine guns on the front and back of the armored vehicle. Just imagine how much it would cost to equip an armored regiment."
After Mu Tou finished speaking, Liu Ning's face turned pale with shock. It turned out that he had really suffered a huge loss. No wonder the other party was so happy when he said he was in charge of the funds. It turned out that the expenses of an armored regiment were enormous. Liu Ning's city was not a poor city; it was in the top 40% of all cities. Even so, a city could only maintain 6 armored regiments. If it wanted more, it would be absolutely impossible because the city simply could not afford to equip them. This did not even include the usual training costs. This was just the one-time purchase cost. If the training costs were included, it would be truly expensive. These armored vehicles were quite heavy, so their engines were all high-horsepower. Just refueling them once would cost a fortune.
"Sir, come and take a look. This is a news report from last year about a base city expanding its armored regiment. It lists most of the expenses. Prices were a bit cheaper back then, but they're much more expensive now. Take this type of armored vehicle, for example. This is the most basic model, it's completely bare, just a platform. It costs 27 million. If our armored regiment is organized like this, we need to buy 500 of these vehicles. 400 will be used for training, and the other 100 will be reserved as a reserve force. That alone will cost a lot of money."
Liu Ning swallowed hard. According to the original budget, just purchasing these 500 armored vehicles would cost over 10 billion, without any modifications. If the modification costs were included, the figure would likely double. The armored regiment wouldn't consist entirely of armored vehicles; there would be other items as well. So, the expense was far beyond Liu Ning's expectations. However, Liu Ning thought about the money he had robbed in Windmill City, emptying bank after bank. This amount was more than he could afford. It was just that Mu Tou didn't know this. Although he knew Liu Ning had made a fortune, compared to the expenses of an armored regiment, that money was probably just a drop in the ocean. He really didn't know how the garrison could afford it.
Liu Ning made a rough estimate in his mind. According to the article, if the entire armored regiment were to be built, it would require at least 50 billion yuan. This figure was acceptable to Liu Ning. After all, the expenses for the six puppets and Wangcai were already considerable. This was a whole armored regiment, which was more useful than those two guys, so Liu Ning didn't feel anything was wrong.
"Sir, what we just talked about was only the cost of setting up the army, not the cost of training. After we set up the army, we will definitely need to train. We can't train in the city. Look at the tall buildings around us. If a shell misses its target, it could cause huge casualties. So we have to train in the field. The cost is at least 300,000 yuan per day. If we need to train for a long time, such as spending the night in the field, the cost will be 1 million yuan per day. I'm talking about the cost of each armored vehicle."
When Mu Tou said this, Liu Ning was somewhat surprised. If it cost 1 million yuan a day, and we have about 800 vehicles of various types, it would cost 800 million yuan a day. This is just the minimum cost. If we were to conduct high-intensity training, the cost would be even higher, including energy and various weapons and ammunition. Some of those weapons and ammunition would be provided by the higher authorities, but the higher authorities would definitely not be enough for long-term high-intensity training. If we want the army to have combat effectiveness, high-intensity training is a must. This cost could very well double, which is calculated at 2 billion yuan a day. It would take at least two or three months of training for this armored regiment to reach the required combat effectiveness.
The guy with the wooden head was pretty good. He explained to Liu Ning that if they met the standards, they would only need to do five days of field training each month to maintain their current combat effectiveness. However, if there were more new recruits in the unit, they would have to spend half of each month training outside. Whether they were new recruits or veterans, they would have to undergo high-intensity training for the first three months. Otherwise, the armored regiment would not be able to form combat effectiveness. Last time, Wang Laohu's men were able to traverse the wilderness. Not all armies can reach that standard. That army had also undergone high-intensity training. So, such armies are built with money.
After explaining everything, Liu Ning felt a headache coming on. The infantry regiment would receive funding, but it would only cover about 1/15 of the total expenses. If more was needed, Liu Ning would have to contribute his own money. Liu Ning did a rough calculation in his mind: after the armored regiment completed three months of training, plus various other expenses, it would cost Liu Ning several hundred billion yuan. He made money fast, but he also spent it fast. He had only thought about having his own army, but he never imagined it would require such a huge amount of money.
However, Liu Ning was an optimist and quickly realized the predicament of others. Those people also wanted to establish their own army, but they didn't have such an organization. They could come up with several hundred billion yuan, but what good would it do? Even if you guys came up with the money, I'm afraid no one would help you build an army. We're living a pretty good life here. At least we have places to spend money that we can afford to do better than you guys.