Ye Huan chuckled and said, "To build two border martial schools and eighteen fortresses in the shortest possible time, the major member states of the Martial Alliance must hire a massive number of workers. That is one expense."
"Everything needed to build the martial schools and fortresses costs money. That is another expense."
"If you want them completed in the shortest possible time, the transport of various building materials, along with the required manpower, material resources, and financial backing, will cost several times the normal amount. I've received word that the major member states of the Martial Alliance have mobilized transport planes to airlift building materials. That expense is terrifying."
Chapter 158