The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 49

After leaving the slave market, Niu Dali asked puzzledly: "My lord, why did you spend 2000 taels of unjust money to buy these slaves? If you want slaves, our Tianwu Empire has a lot of slaves, and each one is only a few pennies."

"What do you know? These alien slaves can't be compared with our domestic ones. I bought them mainly to learn about some Western things. Maybe they have some technologies we need. Dali, a country needs to develop. More communication is needed, only communication can make progress. Our Tianwu Empire is proud and complacent, and refuses to accept things from other barbarians. This is not good, and sooner or later we will fall behind." Lin Yifan explained patiently.

Niu scratched his head vigorously, with a dazed expression on his face.

Lin Yifan smiled wryly and shook his head, "Tell me, you don't understand either. Anyway, I have my own reasons for doing this."

I walked around the street for a while until noon.Lin Yifan and the two entered a Western-style tavern for dinner, which was regarded as a foreign meal.

The tavern is similar to a modern bar and western restaurant. After reading the menu, Lin Yifan ordered several steaks and a barrel of ale, which were mainly prepared for the big-bucket Niu Dali.In the center of the tavern is a stage, on which there are western dancers dancing hot dances, causing strange screams from the surrounding diners.

The smell here is very strong, the smell of sweat mixed with a strong smell of perfume, which is constantly emitted from the passing crowd.If it wasn't for experiencing the long-awaited western food, Lin Yifan would never have stayed here for a second longer.On the contrary, Niu Dali didn't notice it, and buried himself in the steak and ale.

At this time, I saw a few old men with the appearance of soldiers coming in from the door, wearing worn-out leather armor and a rusty saber pinned to their waist. Mix a few drinks by yourself.Then a few people sat on the counter and drank wine one by one, looking at the crowd inside with anticipation.

Sure enough, not long after, a businessman stepped forward, looked at them carefully, shook his head and said: "You are too old, I am afraid that you are not suitable for accepting my task. Forget it."

"Wait a minute, Your Excellency. Although we are a little old, we still have the strength to swing a knife." One of the old men in his early fifties with graying temples stared at a pair of tiger eyes and said loudly, "If If you don’t believe me, you can verify it on the spot.” After speaking, he pulled out the saber from his waist and swiped it in the air a few times, only to hear the sound of piercing through the air, and the film of the saber flying.

The businessman quickly took a few steps back, waved his hands and said: "Kung Fu is good kung fu, but the most indispensable thing in this city is skilled mercenaries. The old people should go home to live their lives."

"Do you dare to underestimate us?" Another bearded old man was furious, and shot up, looking at the businessman with murderous intent.

"Hehe, dare not dare, I really can't afford to invite you old people, so I bid farewell." The businessman shrank his head guiltily, fearing that these old mercenaries would hit them if they disagreed, so he quickly slipped away.

"What people said is right, old man, you are still working as mercenaries at such an age, you don't think it's shabby." A young mercenary beside him sneered, "Go home and stay, and be careful to leave your old life behind. It's outside. Haha!"

"Haha!" The accomplices beside him also laughed when they heard the words.

"Boy, when I was a mercenary back then, you were still wearing crotch pants. Why, after learning two or three three-legged cat kung fu, you thought I was the best in the world?" The bearded old man countered, "Just you little fresh Meat, I can knock you down in a few clicks, believe it or not?"

"Damn it, old man! Are you so arrogant? If it weren't for your old arms and legs, I couldn't help but beat you up. I will definitely beat you up. Now get the hell out of here." The young mercenary pointed at the door and threatened.

"Well, young people nowadays are becoming more and more indifferent." The bearded old man walked up to the young mercenary, "It seems that if you don't teach you a lesson, you will suffer a lot in the future. I hope you can remember this lesson, yes You can help."

"Oh! It seems that the old man is not convinced. Well, if that's the case, don't blame me for being rude." The young mercenary rolled up his sleeves and said with a sinister smile.

"Third brother, be gentle." At this moment, the old man in the lead spoke.

"I know, I will pay attention." The bearded old man agreed with a sinister smile.

"Damn, courting death!" The young mercenary couldn't stand their contempt, he couldn't help being furious, and threw his fist at the opponent.

The bearded old man did not dodge or dodge, stretched out a hand to grab the fist that was being swung, and said with a smile: "The speed is not too fast, and the strength is too weak. Is this what you are capable of?" After finishing speaking, he twisted his hand, and the young mercenary The pain caused the facial features to shift, and the sweating broke out.With a slight push forward, the whole person staggered and fell to the ground.

The young mercenary gritted his teeth in pain as he held his arm. Seeing that his companions were still standing stupidly, he couldn't help but annoyed, "Why are you still standing? I've already been beaten, why don't you go up soon?"

Only then did the fellows come back to their senses, and when they saw their companion being beaten, they couldn't help being furious and rushed forward.

When the bearded old man saw this, he laughed, and rushed forward, fisting, kicking and elbowing, but within a few breaths, those mercenaries fell to the ground, wailing again and again.

Only then did they realize that this group of old mercenaries was not simple, and they were not opponents at all, so they couldn't help but backed up again and again, pulled up their companions, and quickly retreated.

"Haha! These boys can't help but fight, it's not fun, it's not fun." The bearded old man looked at the mercenaries fleeing in a panic, shaking his head and laughing.

Lin Yifan's eyes flickered, looking at the old people over there, his thoughts turned.He never expected these old men to be so skilled. Judging from their words and deeds, it was clear that they were from the old army.If they are recruited into Hengshan, they are not asked to charge forward, just to teach Hengshan soldiers martial arts.In this case, the strength of the Hengshan Army will definitely be greatly improved.Moreover, now that I have [-] Hengshan cavalry to fight and suppress the newly attached horse bandit cavalry, I am already a bit powerless.Wouldn't it be better if some mercenaries could be recruited to calm down the restless mind of the horse thief?

Thinking of this, Lin Yifan made a decision. He stood up, walked towards those veterans, cupped his hands and said, "Are you all mercenaries?"

The old man at the head looked at Lin Yifan, with a strange look in his eyes, and clasped his hands in a calm manner on the surface: "Exactly, we are the Xiongfeng Mercenary Group of Dingxi County, and I am the head of the Xiongfeng Mercenary Group. He is a brother of our regiment, I wonder if this son wants to hire me?"

"That's right, my servant, Lin Yifan. You showed your strength just now. I think this has proved that you are fully capable of accepting my employment. I wonder if you would like it?"

"Of course, but we still need to discuss the price. Let me ask you, what kind of mission do you want us to accept? How long will it take? Is it dangerous? Just answer these few questions, and we will negotiate the price."

"Excellent!" Lin Yifan praised, "Okay, then I'll be straight. I have just subdued a group of horse thieves. There are thousands of people, but my headquarters has only three hundred people. So I need you to help me take care of these horse thieves, and at the same time , I will also lead [-] horse thieves and [-] troops from our headquarters to attack another sand bandit in Tianmen Pass. Of course, you are not needed in the battle. I hope you can serve as the warlords and stabilize the rear. The time will be about a month , As for whether it is dangerous or not, it is up to you to judge."

Several old people heard the words and quickly got together to discuss it.Afterwards, the old man at the head said to Lin Yifan, "You need at least two hundred mercenaries for this mission. We are not enough in number, so we need to join other mercenary groups. But don't worry, we will never make up for it, and we will definitely pick the best ones for you." The mercenaries are here. The danger level is medium, and the time is one month, so the price is about 1000 two hundred taels. How about it? If it feels right, we can cooperate."

"Okay, I agree. Then it's settled, and the task will start tomorrow. When the time comes, you all come to the Jin's shop, and we will meet there." Lin Yifan took out a gold piece from his bosom and threw it to the old man, "This It’s a tael of gold, counted as a deposit.”

The old man took the gold and finally showed a smile on his face, "Don't worry, my master, we will be there on time tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)