Riding and Slashing

Chapter 20 Kind People Have Good Luck

The carpenters and building materials he asked Ralph were almost enough to build a small castle...

But what he intended to use in that plan was indeed only a tenth of it.

However, judging from Earl Auden's temperament, maybe he would accept this kind of blackmail calmly.

Because, compared with Changhe Town's military control, Li Ang's demand is completely acceptable.

Changhe Town was originally a base for pioneers. As long as it was related to territorial development, almost everything was sold here—including ordnance, food, building materials, various tools and supplies, and... people.

As one of the necessary conditions for the pioneering lord to pass the audit, people are also a commodity here, especially craftsmen such as carpenters or stonemasons.

However, the commissions of these craftsmen are very expensive, very expensive, much more expensive than those mercenaries who can only fight and kill!
With the little money in Li Ang's hand, he couldn't afford to hire a few. Of course, he had to find the right opportunity to grab the wool of the big family.

In addition to craftsmen, mercenaries are also a commodity in Changhe Town.

After completing the material preparations, Li Ang planned to find a tavern to recruit staff.

The thousand dinars he 'borrowed' were originally for buying building materials and luggage.But now that carpenters and building materials are 'sponsored', the money can be used to recruit troops.

A little more manpower can give Li Ang a sense of security.

Moreover, it's still uncertain when those Mettenheim hunks will arrive here. If they don't arrive in time, Li Ang can't go to Fletcher Village to fight alone...

Moreover, if Ralph didn't see his subordinates, those sponsorships might be ruined...

He found the largest tavern in Longhe Town - still called the 'Adventurer' tavern, every city has a tavern with this name.

This is also the place where he and the group of Mettenheim's subordinates agreed to meet.

Fortunately, there was no accident when I entered the tavern this time.

"Hey! Any lads here looking for a future in the war?"

It is usually difficult to directly recruit reliable fighters in taverns in big cities, but it is easier in remote villages...

But Changhe Town is different.

The taverns in Long River Town are full of adventurers—most of them are adventurers or mercenaries with dreams.And most of them are proficient in martial arts and have a certain foundation.

After all, everyone knows that the Long River Forest is full of dangers, and one would not come here without some skill.

Li Ang can even set a certain threshold and only pick the people he wants.

Of course, his threshold is not high, he only needs to be good at bows or crossbows.So it quickly recruited more than [-] mercenaries, all of whom claimed to be masters of bows and crossbows.

Sarah was planning to act as a recorder, but she was obviously not good at this kind of military logistics work, and the records were a mess.

Li Ang simply asked her to go to rest quickly, and he could handle it by himself - he has a system, and actually doesn't need to record.

Sarah expressed her gratitude to Li Ang for his kindness. She was indeed very tired. They had been on the road for the past two days, and the two horses were almost exhausted.It didn't feel like Li Ang was strong and energetic, but Sarah couldn't bear it long ago.

However, Li Ang operated alone, which made things easier.

He only needs to first ask those mercenaries if they are willing to join the team - as long as they get an affirmative answer, these mercenaries will be directly displayed in the team list, and they can be seen at a glance.

Most of the people who have just been recruited are indeed 'mercenary crossbowmen'.

But two bastards were also found among them, claiming to be crossbowmen, but in fact the team list showed 'farmers'.

There are 23 hired crossbowmen and 2 farmers.

The two special partners, Anson and Sarah, are different from these soldiers. They are listed separately in the list.

Of course, this may have something to do with Li Ang giving them clear positions - doctor and foreign affairs officer.

Li Ang planned to directly kick the two farmers out of the team, but suddenly found that there was no option of 'disband' in the team list that he thought was fairly well-functioning...

Forget it, anyway, the salary will be settled after a week, and there is no need to pay for the interview...

Besides, these two farmers might still be useful.

Li Ang carefully calculated the expenses. He had to control the size of the team to a certain number, which could not only guarantee a certain combat effectiveness, but also ensure that the dinar in his hand was enough to last for a period of time.

So recruiting quickly stopped.

With nearly [-] dinars in hand, it is enough for an ordinary family to live a life of wealth.

But for military expenses, it is only enough to pay 40 soldiers a month's wages, and this does not count food consumption-the group of Meittenheim people are all first-class foodies.

Still poor...

And just as he was struggling to calculate the expenses, he heard a familiar voice with a distinct southern accent.

"My lord, you're here so soon!"

Li Ang stood up in surprise: "How come you came so fast?"

That's Anson.

Li Ang found it incredible, except for the one-day delay in Lion City, he had been galloping on horseback all the way, and basically never stopped except to let the horse rest.

And Klose and the others walked with a lot of equipment, but they didn't expect to arrive only half a day later than him.

From the west coast to Changhe Town, it is nearly two thousand miles, so it will take ten or eight days to walk, right?

Are my subordinates all scuds?

An Sen smiled calmly: "My lord, just after you left that day, we encountered a caravan, which happened to be going to Changhe Town—then we acted as the caravan's guards and came directly in a carriage. It never stopped all the way...the caravan even planned to give us a guard commission..."

Li Ang was a little speechless, but also a little surprised.

Look at their luck!
Is this the good fortune that Anson, a kind and honest doctor, got?

Sure enough, doing good deeds like a real knight is still useful...

You see, when money is scarce, money comes.

But then, Anson continued to say flatly: "However, we didn't encounter any problems along the way. We didn't make any effort but caused trouble to others. In this case, collecting money is not in line with the knight's principles, so I didn't accept the caravan's offer." money……"

The joy in Li Ang's heart collapsed in an instant... Confiscated the money?

Why don't you take any money?Have you read too many knight novels?

The nerd!
Forget it, as long as people arrive safely.

"Why are you alone? What about Klose and the others?"

Li Ang looked behind Ansen, but didn't see the group of big men.

"They went to help the caravan unload the goods. Because the money was not collected, the owner of the caravan invited them to dinner... I am a nobleman anyway, so I can't do coolies. I don't want to eat other people's things for nothing, so I came to the tavern to have a look-- I didn't expect you to be here."

Li Ang rolled his eyes, these idiots can trick you into doing hard work with just one meal!

Shaking his head, Li Ang suddenly remembered that An Sen's father seemed to be a businessman after losing his territory?
"Anson, can you settle accounts? I need someone to take care of the logistical support... I have recruited more than 20 people."

Anson showed embarrassment: "My lord, I can do the math, but I don't know anything about logistics... I have never even traded with anyone-my father never allowed me to touch these before."

That's true... If he knew how to trade, he wouldn't have brought a group of hunks to serve as guards all the way for someone and didn't charge for it...

"Forget it, do a good job as a doctor... take me to meet the caravan, I need to buy some food."

"Doctor is just a side job... I plan to become a shining knight, my lord..."

(End of this chapter)