Though there were great differences in mindset and values between the instructors and the Florence administrators, they did their best to work together.
As a result, the Florence army finally showed itself.
The size of the Florence army revealed was about three thousand.
Among them, around fifteen hundred were cavalrymen who had been mercenaries but changed their status to regular troops.
The rest were infantry and artillery.
“Though the artillery mainly consists of fire wagons…” The instructors couldn’t hide their disappointment.
Imperial cannons were as expensive as their performance.
They could have tried a trick similar to the Florence arquebus, but the time and cost involved were too great.
The amount of gunpowder used per shot was incomparable to the arquebus, and the Imperial cannon-making method was several generations ahead of other countries.
So, even for the wealthy Florence, Imperial-made cannons were like a pie in the sky.
“But cannons are definitely necessary… let’s try to get about ten of them. Even if we can’t get them all at once,” said Giovanni, responsible for the finances.
Lorenzo accepted this with a look full of regret.
“Do you think ten will be enough? The bank manager always tells me, ‘The secret to the Imperial Army’s constant victories was cannons—lots of them, more and more cannons,’ didn’t he?”