> > >In 1610, there are somewhere around 20,000 soldiers (at least on
> > >paper - the real number is significantly less) in occupied Dragon
> > >Pass and Prax. That costs about 120,000 lunars a year.
> >
> > 1,200,000 lunars surely, maybe as low as 900,000 if the pay for the
> > missing troops is abstracted while still in the heartlands.
>
> My assumption is that a Lunar soldier is paid about 60 lunars in
> coin on average. The actual source material (Mark and Martin's
> article on the Lunar economy) suggests that a Lunar soldier is paid
> a little less than this (1 lunar a week or 52 lunars a year).
> 20,000 soldiers is about 120,000 lunars a year. Give or take a fair
> amount (again these are crude figures).
Err, I think Donald was pointing out that you're missing a zero in your
calculations (or have an extra one somewhere): 120,000 / 60 = 2,000.
RR
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