Basically, if any army wanted to improve its status and obtain a bigger budget, it had to rely on military merits.
Victory, victory, and victory. That was the only requirement that people had for a real army.
When it came to Dragon City's financial situation, it afford to support two independent expeditionary armies. It was not necessary either.
Once the combined forces of the nine mega corporations successfully completed the task of conquering the middle and lower reaches of the Raging Tiger River, they would be unstoppable.
That meant this army, led by peerless warriors, was equipped with all the conditions needed to upgrade to an expeditionary army.
At that time, Dragon City's military budget would be heavily skewed toward the corporations' armed forces.
The corporate armed forces would also learn from war and gain rich experiences. After a lot of training, they would transform into a real expeditionary force.