Chapter 168

The day after Nicole left, Victor gathered a group of people in the manor to discuss the free civil and commercial corps and the mercenary Corps.

"Sir, the general caravan has more than 100 people, dozens of carts and employs two or three mercenary regiments, with a total of almost 200 people. The caravan is on its way during the day and camped at night. When it is on its way, the mercenaries are responsible for opening the way, guarding the left and right wings of the caravan and breaking the rear. When it is camped, the mercenaries are responsible for guarding the periphery. We are hardly close to the caravan, and the food is delivered by the caravan's people come here.

The mercenary regiment of the caravan must take a pioneering Road, so our main enemies are jackals and bandits. At night, jackals become bold and ferocious, and drive goblins, dog headed men and hyenas. Those goblins and dog heads use a kind of throwing bow to throw stones at us, which often bruise our nose and face. If anyone dares to retaliate against those sundries, he must be punished Dragged away by the jackals. To tell you the truth, there are no three mercenary regiments to pass through the jackals' territory. We don't take care of the bear, and the reward should be doubled! Alas, although we are numerous, some rookie mercenaries will always be eaten by the jackals.

During the day, we mainly deal with bandits. In fact, they are mountain people and maybe free people... Anyway, as long as we see people, men, women, young and old, we will kill them without leaving a living mouth! As long as we run away, the task will fail, and then it will be our turn to run for our lives. "

Perhaps he remembered the mercenary career of licking blood with the knife head. Old John's pupil shrank to the tip of a needle, and his ferocious temperament was like a ferocious old wolf. Victor frowned. He knew that the bear mercenaries were not good people, but he didn't expect them to kill people when they were escorting. It was more ferocious than bandits.

"Why do you say that if you run away, you have to run for your life? Is the strength of the mountain people strong enough to wipe you out?"

Nelson explained: "My Lord, the strength of the mountain people is really good, but they can't compare with us, and the escort of the caravan is better than us. There will be at least a few trainee Knights among them. We're not afraid of the mountain people, but the people behind them. The caravan hires mercenaries and takes remote roads to avoid the interception of hostile families. As long as we get away from a living mouth, there will be a large group of people soon Catch up. Although they are all dressed up as bandits, there may be Knights among them. If you don't run at this time, you'll be killed. "

"So it is." Victor nodded and asked curiously, "since you've all run, what if the task fails?"

"The money is gone!" Nelson said sadly, "when the mercenary regiment takes over the task, it should first take out a large sum of money to the employer as a deposit. If the task fails, it will not only be paid, but also the deposit."

Victor looked at Nelson sympathetically. At the beginning, the bear mercenary regiment was too poor to eat. I'm afraid it was because they didn't have a deposit to take the task. However, it was because of this that Victor gained a group of trusted men, otherwise he had completely fallen into the control of Sylvia. You know, Sylvia had arranged a group of people for him at the beginning.

"Hammer, you are a mountain folk. Tell me about the mountain folk."

A strong hammer, the urn said: "My Lord, we mountain people have lived in the mountains and forests for generations. We choose places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack to build camps. We usually rely on hunting and collection for a living. We will exchange herbs, animal skins, animal tendons, amber, honey, nuts, dried mushrooms, etc. with the outside village for food, iron, salt, linen and sheepskin. We can also exchange weapons and leather armor.

The villages outside have a great influence on the mountain people. We must listen to them. Otherwise, we will be flattened by the army, attacked by other mountain people, or cut off salt and food. Only after I joined the war bear did I know that those villages actually made trade with us according to the instructions of the feudal lord.

If the mountain people find monsters, they must inform the village, and then we must cooperate with the Lord's army to eliminate them. Sometimes, the village head will ask the mountain people to intercept the caravan. In fact, without the request of the village head, we will rob strangers and sell the robbed things to the village head. If there are many other mountain people, we will join hands with other mountain people to rob , if you really can't beat it, you can also get a reward if you pass the news to the village outside. "

"Black forest law!"

Victor shook his head and sighed. The Lord built cities, towns and villages near the water source and mineral vein, took these settlements as the center, controlled the area with a radius of 15 kilometers, implemented law and maintained order. Other areas became lawless, and the mountain people and free people exercised the black forest law. The Lord used living materials and force to control those mountain people and make them home The clan collects mountain goods, monitors monsters, loots caravans, and exercises the black forest law.

Victor had to admit that although the Lord's control over the mountain people was cold-blooded and ruthless, it was the most efficient way and the lowest cost. However, because of this, those rebellious mountain people had no loyalty to the Lord, which was exactly the breakthrough point of the free people's business group plan.

"What is the scale of the Shanmin village? What is the control scope? Who is the biggest opponent? What is the relationship between the villages?"

Hammer answered Victor's questions one by one: "The small mountain people's village has about 50 people, and the large one will not exceed 300 people. The larger the village, the greater the control range. For example, in a village with 300 people, hunters go out to hunt for 15 days is the control range of the village. The mountain people are most afraid of groups of jackals and violent animals, but the Lord will help the mountain people solve the jackals. As for the violent animals, try not to provoke them. If you can't avoid them, you can only migrate , or join other mountain strongholds, or rob other mountain strongholds. Therefore, the biggest opponent of mountain people is mountain people who have lost their hunting ground. Mountain strongholds marry each other's daughters, but women can't talk. It's the hunting ground that determines the relationship between mountain strongholds. "

Victor nodded, turned to battle bear commander Barrett and asked, "what's the plan of the mercenary regiment after you've studied it for so long?"

Barrett cleared his throat and said: "Sir, according to your request, the free civil and commercial team should first deal with the mountain people. It takes mountain roads, woodlands and wilderness. Limited by the terrain, it is impossible to control the carriage. Without the carriage, supply has become a problem. Therefore, the scale of the caravan and mercenary regiment can not be large, but small. We believe that the total number of free civil and commercial traders and mercenaries can not exceed 40. Considering the security problem, the business team should not Five peddlers, 35 mercenaries and seven trolleys are the configuration of the free civil and commercial team.

In addition, the equipment provided by your excellency is too sophisticated. It's not the equipment of mercenaries, but the equipment of elite soldiers. I suggest that the mercenary regiment use old weapons and armor, otherwise the mountain people will see through our identity and pass the information to the village they trade with. The Lord may tolerate the mercenary regiment passing by, but will not let the soldiers of other families close to their own territory. "

At this point, Barrett stopped talking, and Victor said with a smile, "if you have anything to say, just say it."

"My Lord, there are not enough supplies, so I can't bring too many people. In order to hide my identity, I can't use good equipment. The night in the wild is very dangerous. No one knows how many jackals, fierce animals, or even fierce jackals I will encounter. Moreover, the mountain people are not good. We must subdue them before dealing with them. My Lord, safety is really a big problem!"

"Go on."

"My Lord, I'd better not take the traders this time. Those free people businessmen are dragging their feet. In case of danger, I'm afraid they don't even have the courage to run for their lives. The most important thing is that we can't bring much goods without carriages. I think it's better to replace the traders with soldiers. Anyway, they deal with the mountain people. They recognize swords and crossbows rather than traders." Barrett said.

Victor and Nelson looked at each other, stood up and said: "You can see clearly that jackals, goblins, dog heads, wild animals, bandits, mountain people, ferocious animals, perhaps plus the Lord's guards and even knights, these are the enemies that 30 mercenaries have to face. This is a problem of security. This is a constant battle, stepping on blood and corpses all the way! Then, why do we fight? Why kill Why did you bleed? "

More than a dozen War Bear mercenaries looked at each other. Victor continued, "for trade! We just want to use strong bow, crossbow, spear and sword to fight a business path! You are good at fighting, but you can't do business! Free people businessmen can't fight, and you are good at doing business."

"Mountain people's villages and free private lands are inextricably linked with the Lord, but they have no loyalty to the Lord. Therefore, taking the mountain people is the first step for us to deal with other lords. In addition, I want to make the mountain people's villages the foothold of the merchant team. Mercenaries and caravans can rest in the mountain village, get supplies and recruit people. Want to To do this, we can't just rely on force. If we force the mountain people to hurry, the Lord will come forward. The mercenary regiment will beat the bandits into mountain people, and the vendors will turn the mountain people into mercenaries! "

"Don't look down on the free traders. We protect them today and they will protect us tomorrow. Because there is a huge thing behind the free traders: the glorious church! These traders are sleek, sophisticated and capable. They let them deal with the Lord's village through the mountain people, and then hold the church thigh. The Lord can only turn a blind eye. Finally, they sell our crude sugar Go out and buy back the specialties of local lords. At that time, you all sit at home and don't have to do anything. Kinsol flows into your pockets like water. At that time, the mercenaries who obey our orders are not hundreds or thousands, but thousands! "

Everyone was excited by Victor's description of the future. They wanted to lead the mercenary corps to fight for trade immediately.

Victor took two steps back and forth with his hands on his back: "this ice breaking trip must be safe. For the sake of safety, I equipped the mercenary regiment with 25 elite shooters and 10 elite soldiers. They are all powerful soldiers like shack and Renault."

In addition to Nelson, everyone took a breath of air-conditioning. They knew that Victor had many elite soldiers, but they didn't expect that there would be so many soldiers comparable to Renault. Renault could be comparable to Nelson in his early years and were strong enough to surpass trainee knights.

"My Lord, that's no problem!"

Victor waved his hand, motioned Barrett to sit down, and said: "In addition, I also provide 10 dust falcons for the mercenary regiment. The equipment can't be broken. After all, weapons and armor are our human advantage. Of course, I'll send someone to deal with them to ensure that there are no flaws. Ten wheelbarrows are prepared, and the soldiers act as coolies. I also need to bring ten free civilian traders, plus one principal, two deputy and three commanders, a total of 48 people. Specific candidates, Let me know when you decide. "

"Sir, where shall we go this time?" Barrett asked.

Victor went to the huge map, frowned and meditated, and finally his eyes fell on the position of Neville Kingdom: "go to Neville."

Neville is rich in iron and elemental crystals, and Victor needs more flame crystals, so he decided to open up the business road to Neville first.

Victor thought about it and said, "the journey to Neville is far away. It's not only difficult but also dangerous. When mercenaries encounter strong enemies, will they sacrifice some companions to stop the enemy?"

"That's inevitable," Nelson said in a deep voice

Victor pondered for a moment and said, "if this happens, it is most important to save your lives, followed by free civil and commercial traders. As for those soldiers, don't worry about them. It's their mission to protect you."

"My Lord, this..." Cried Nelson in surprise.

Victor glared at him and said to the stunned old mercenaries, "you may not be as strong as them, but you are much more important than them. I need you to come back alive!"

"Willing to die for adults!" The mercenaries shouted in unison.

Victor smiled. "You're dead and worthless." Everyone laughed loudly. After a meeting, Victor continued, "I will send a secret force to protect you secretly. It's hard for you to die! However, they won't meet you, and you don't have to look for them."

Nelson's eyes flickered and then calmed down. He knew that Victor's secret force must be war mastiff. There was no doubt that although he didn't know how many would be sent, with these guys accompanying secretly, the mercenary regiment didn't have to worry about being attacked by jackals and violent animals.

"It doesn't matter whether you make money or not when you go to Neville this time. The key is to open up the business road. Especially the mountain people's villages and free people's camps along the way. We should make them become the nodes of the business road for our use. I have prepared 10000 gold sols for you. Whether you play or buy, I just look at the results."

The trade system designed by Victor is very different from the traditional caravan. The traditional caravan is a point-to-point trade. They avoid hostile families and only trade with fixed lords along the way. Victor's free people's business group does business with all the Lords, going all the way, buying and selling all the way, whether you are hostile or alliance, as long as you pass by, you'll catch them all. The profits and influence brought by this free trade are immeasurable, and only the identity of free people can realize this free trade. Victor wanted to infiltrate the mountain people, villages and towns with free traders, and finally pull the LORD into Victor's trading system. In order to achieve this goal, losing some money in the early stage is really nothing.

"My Lord, the mountain people hardly use kinsol." The hammer stood up to remind victor.

Victor had a smile on his face and said, "ten trolleys really can't hold much goods, not even much grain. Apart from grain, salt and cloth, do mountain people like arrows?"

"Arrow?" The hammer was stunned and said with a grin: "I like it to death!"

"Ha ha!" Victor laughed for a moment and said, "that's right! Of course, the arrows I prepared can't meet all the mountain people, so it's up to the skills of free traders."

"Barol, have the free traders been chosen?"

Barol bowed deeply to Victor: "my Lord, it has been chosen. My people are persuading them."