In Lynn's mind, the goal was to create a million-strong army, an iron tide.
It wasn't just about forging and producing a large number of weapons and armor.
It required clearing a large amount of farmland and planting vast quantities of grain.
Moreover, it required a large population base from which to select physically fit soldiers!
For instance, despite optimized forging, a single set of weapons and armor required at least thirty pounds of quality iron!
To create a million sets of weapons and armor, at least thirty million pounds of quality iron would be needed!
For example, soldiers' daily grain consumption was still calculated at three pounds per day.
A million soldiers would consume three million pounds of grain daily!
In ten days, thirty million pounds.
In a year, over a hundred million pounds!
As for drafting a million soldiers...
The number of soldiers drafted was determined by productivity.
