The Decentralized Empire of the 18th Century

A musketman in the 18th century actually looks pretty simple he has a cloth out fed, he has a rifle and he has some kit for cooking. If you look at say the early renaissance or the medieval knights these are incredibly capital and you have to be able to deal intensive endeavors. You basically have to train your entire life to be a medieval knight. The closest analogy would be the cost of a modern fighter jet.