Al was a little sullen, and Lorist felt a little strange, so he asked him privately what's the matter? El glanced at Tagle who was getting ready to visit Viscount Timba in a Roman car, and muttered softly: "My lord, don't you think Tagle is too sinister? Just now he was talking to Carrick Cheerva They acted so close, and in a blink of an eye, they gave you such a plan to wipe them all out. I dare not be friends with him anymore. Who knows when he will stab me... "
Lorist was speechless. Although El was born as the boss of an underground society, he was just pushed to the top. In essence, he was a man of loyalty and principles, which was different from the real vicious and vicious boss of the underworld. Tager was different. He was at the bottom of the society and saw more intrigues. Although he looked generous, tactful and thoughtful like a good person, he actually had no bottom line. He didn't mind using any means to achieve his goal.
Thinking that when he was in Gerdos City back then, he gave Lorist an idea to take advantage of the fact that the families of the soldiers under Earl Cobili lived in the city, and press all the families of these soldiers to the city to force the soldiers to defect, thus Let Lorist win easily. However, this idea was rejected by Lorist. As a family of military aristocrats, it would be embarrassing to use such means to win. This is not a good reputation, and it will shame the Norton family if it is spread out.
It was at that time that Tagle came into Lorist's eyes, and because he was good at courting people, he was forced to go north with his family to spy on intelligence. Lorist doesn't care whether Tagle's character is insidious or vicious. A family needs talents with different characteristics in various aspects. As long as Tagle maintains awe of the Norton family and loyalty to himself, Lorist doesn't mind reusing Tagle. Let him have the opportunity to display his talents and abilities.
Now it seems that Tager has more talents in espionage than El, but El has become more and more like a traditional knight after becoming the commander of his own guards, paying special attention to the honor of the knight. For this, Lorist could only pat him on the shoulder as a comfort, and whispered that we had to do this for Fatty Shi and the others, and El was relieved.
The process of visiting Viscount Timba went very smoothly. After returning to the royal city, Viscount Timba regained his aristocratic and dignified demeanor. He was very happy to welcome the three of Tager when he learned that they were visiting. After the polite words, Tagle mentioned Carrick, but Viscount Timba had already heard the report of Carrick's quarrel last night after returning home, and he might be very dissatisfied with Carrick's ignorance of current affairs. Comfortable, he only responded with a cold snort through his nose. Tager immediately changed the topic knowingly and interestingly, and began to worry about the current battle situation.
Viscount Timba was very curious about why Tagle was so concerned about the situation of the war. Tager said with a wry smile that they had been out for nearly a year, not to mention traveling, and now they were trapped on the island with nowhere to go, and they were not even planning to go to Haneyabad. The commercial outlets of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce established by the Kingdom have not been found, so it can be said that nothing has been achieved.
Viscount Timba laughed out loud when he heard what Tager said. He promised that there was no need to worry about this. Tager could first set up a firm in Wangcheng, and he would guarantee the Peterson Chamber of Commerce to ensure that no one would dare to come to make trouble.
Tager was very happy when he heard that, so he voluntarily offered 30% of the company's shares to Viscount Timba. The two pushed back and forth very politely, but in the end Viscount Timba reluctantly accepted This third of the dry stocks.
After discussing the shares of the new firm, Tager talked about the current situation of the Xunxue Legion he had seen, and expressed his concern about the low morale of the mercenaries and slave catchers who joined the Xunxue Corps. In this regard, Viscount Timba also agreed with Tager's opinion. He revealed that the number of the Xuesha Legion was not full, and the morale was low, especially the Xuesha Legion was composed of people who fled from Nubit Port. After being forced into the army by His Majesty the King, they complained again and again. The miasma. Now the city defense army maintaining law and order in Wangcheng is also having a headache.
Tagle expressed his own opinion on this matter. He believed that His Majesty King Luther III made a mistake of eager for quick success in the disposal of the Legion of Shame. The most appropriate way is to comfort those who have fled back to the royal city, reward and promote those who have meritorious service, arouse the ambition and shame of the rest of those who have fled back, and then lure these people to go to the palace with rewards. battlefield. Instead of stuffing all the fleeing personnel into the Avenging Corps and forcing them to prepare to go to the front line.
Tagle believes that the biggest difference between voluntary and coercive is the weakening of combat effectiveness and the increase of the desertion rate on the battlefield, and these two points are the key to a battle and the main reason for the collapse of an army on the battlefield. If the Xuesha Legion went to the front line of the battlefield with such a low morale, Tager believed that it would not pose much threat to the enemy at all, but would drag down the friendly army and cause great trouble to the friendly army.
Viscount Timba thought that Tager was right, but he said that His Majesty the King could not think of any good way to improve morale. Tager shook his head and said that there is a good way, just to see if His Majesty the King has the courage to proceed.
Tagle cited the example of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce forming a temporary corps. To form a loose mercenary into a combat-capable force in a short period of time, three points are enough. The first is enough wine and meat, the second is the lure of heavy rewards, and the third is strict military discipline. In a short period of time, this temporary formation will have great combat effectiveness, and it will be competent enough to deal with general-intensity wars.
Then Tager gave a detailed explanation. Enough wine and meat means that there are sufficient logistical supplies, and they are rewarded with wine and meat from time to time, which greatly boosts their morale. You must know that the mouth of cannibals is soft, the hands of others are short, and the frequent rewards of wine and meat will make these rude mercenaries appreciate your hospitality, and their loyalty and favor for you will increase a lot, and they will not resist going to the battlefield to fight for you. work hard...
The lure of heavy rewards is different from offering heavy rewards. Gold coins are very important, but they must also meet the requirements of the other party according to their different needs. Those who want to be famous give him a name, those who want to be profitable give him a lot of money, and those who want titles can take several titles and put them on the table. in front of him. And all of this is to let him voluntarily go to the battlefield to fight hard for the goal he needs, and use the feats on the battlefield to lure these warriors to win for us...
The third is to strictly enforce military discipline, eat mine, drink mine, and we have put out so many rewards in front of them, if this does not make them die for us, then we might as well pull these black sheep Come out and kill chickens to show the monkeys, and punish these soldiers severely so that those mercenaries understand that we are not so easy to talk to, and the price we pay must be rewarded, so that we can establish our majesty among those mercenaries and make them Follow our orders...
Tager's rhetoric successfully aroused Viscount Timba's interest. The two had been talking on paper for a long time. Viscount Timba sighed regretfully. It's a mess, but his brother-in-law Luther III is now riding a tiger. He issued a strong decree to force those who fled back to the royal city to be recruited into the army, so it is not suitable to use appeasement methods now.
Tagle moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he kept silent.
But Viscount Timba had noticed his hesitant expression at this time, so he was very curious to hear what new insights he had.
Tager said: "Master Viscount, this is actually a good opportunity for you, and you should not miss it. We walked all the way back to the royal city. I talked with you and I think you are a very discerning and smart nobleman. It's just that most people now They all regarded you as a young nobleman relying on your sister, and did not see your own talent. This is because your sister, the Great Princess, and your brother-in-law, His Majesty the King, are so dazzling that everyone ignores you, my lord... "
Viscount Timba nodded slightly unconsciously. He felt that Tager's words really reached his heart.
"Now is the critical moment for you, Viscount, to stand up and let others see your performance. Why do I say that, sir, you can think about it. The performance of the Avengers Legion has disappointed your brother-in-law, His Majesty the King, just like your lord As I said, His Majesty the King has forced those who fled to Wangcheng to join the army, and it is not easy to change his tough stance to appease him for a while, so he can only do it in a hurry in the face of the situation where the shameful army is not able to get on the wall. …
So what if you, Lord Viscount, go out? In terms of status, you are the younger brother of the Great Princess, and in terms of experience, you broke through from Nubit Port. Without the guards of the large army, and without the great swordsman Golden Knight by his side, he took two slaves and returned to the royal city. This is much more glorious than those who fled back to the royal city without their helmets and armor. As long as Lord Viscount is willing to stand up and clean up the messy situation of the Avenging Army, I believe His Majesty the King will be happy to see it happen..." Tager said Viscount Timba very happily.
"Well, what you said is very reasonable, but I don't want to take the shameful army to the battlefield..." Viscount Timba said in a very embarrassed way.
"No, my lord, you are wrong. How can such a noble viscount like you go to the battlefield? That is simply impossible. Let alone you go to the battlefield, even if you usually lose a hair, the kingdom is immeasurable What a loss, because this is proof of your thoughtfulness for the future of the kingdom and the future development of the kingdom. In fact, you only need to build up the revenge army, and someone will take them to the battlefield."
Tagle boasted vigorously, well, Al and Lorist, who were sitting at the bottom, were blushed by his sycophantic voice to Viscount Timba, and they just wanted to find a place to hide in shame. go in. How can he say such unscrupulous words, but Viscount Timba enjoys it very much, his eyes shine, and the more he chats with Tagle, the more speculative he becomes...
"I think that this time, Lord Viscount will go out to clean up and form the shameful army. It may lose some money, but it can bring a lot of prestige, and it will win the favor of His Majesty the King, and it will also make your sister, the Great Princess, proud of you. From this point of view, it is a very suitable business to exchange a little money for so many future benefits. As long as I think that the honorable Viscount Timba will be valued by His Majesty the King and obey his orders in the royal court, I will be excited. With the support of adults, our Peterson Chamber of Commerce can truly gain an undefeated foothold in the Kingdom of Haneyabad."
"Then, how much goldford will it cost? Tagle, do you know?" Viscount Timba asked hesitantly.
Tagle smiled: "Master Viscount, in fact, it doesn't cost much to reward a legion. The shameful legion now has nearly 20,000 people, and the cost of providing wine and meat is only seven or eight hundred gold points. One hundred copper coins, to feed and drink a soldier is only forty or fifty copper coins. A bottle of low-quality potatoes costs only fifteen copper coins, and a large glass of ale costs only ten copper coins. A soldier burns a bottle of potatoes for a large A glass of ale is enough for him to drink to his heart's content, and meat worth thirty copper coins is enough to burst his stomach.
A gold fortune is worth twenty large silver coins, so one gold fortune can reward forty soldiers, so 20,000 soldiers only need five hundred gold fortunes. Although we don't have a big feast, even if we buy more wine and meat, seven or eight hundred gold fords can make more than 20,000 soldiers drink delicious food. Nowadays, the daily diet of the soldiers of the Xuexu Legion is cabbage soup and black bread. Many people are happy Haven't tasted meat in days. As long as Lord Viscount rewards them once, these soldiers will definitely appreciate your kindness very much. ,
Of course, Lord Viscount can first ask your sister if it is appropriate for you to come forward. If your older sister, the Great Princess, is also willing to support your move and obtain the acquiescence of His Majesty the King, then the Viscount can shine in this operation of reorganizing and forming the shameful army. As long as the viscount can show his talents this time, then it will be worthy of the name to take on the heavy responsibility of the kingdom in the future, and no one will despise you again. "
"Do you need seven or eight hundred gold dollars for a reward?" Viscount Timba hesitated and murmured.
"Master Viscount, if you can come forward this time, our Peterson Chamber of Commerce is willing to help you and donate 500 gold points." Tagle added another bargaining chip.
"Huh?" Viscount Timba was stunned: "Tager, tell me the truth, what are you donating five hundred gold for?"
Tagle laughed: "Master Viscount, I am dissatisfied with you. In fact, it is a donation, but in fact, if you reward it twice, the five hundred gold points will return to our hands."
"Oh, why?" Viscount Timba was very interested.
"Master Viscount, I donated five hundred gold points and asked you to hand over the purchase of wine and meat to us, will you refuse?" Tagle asked.
"Of course not. It is of course up to you that you are willing to serve after donating so many gold coins." Viscount Timba replied.
"Master Viscount, buying wine and meat is actually a very lucrative business. I just calculated an account for you. The cost of a soldier costs about fifty copper coins, but that is the retail price. We buy those low-quality goods in large quantities. Potatoes and beer, the cost will be much lower, just like those meat, we go to buy some live, old, sick and dead cattle and sheep, the price is very low, anyway, they are eaten by soldiers with rough embryos, who chop them up and throw them in a big pot for cooking There is no way to taste whether the meat is good or bad.
If there is a way to get some moldy dried bacon from the military warehouse, the cost will be lower. So let me tell you that with a purchase budget of seven or eight hundred gold coins, in fact, you can earn three or four hundred gold coins as soon as you change hands, so even if we donate five hundred gold coins, as long as you reward it twice, we can earn back the five hundred. "Tager quietly revealed to Viscount Timba the trade secrets of buying wine and meat.
"Actually, I also understand that Lord Viscount returned to the Royal City alone from Nubit Port. He has no money left. Even if he wants to come out to help, he is helpless. Then, Lord Viscount can report to His Majesty the king that you want to form an army of shame and use rewards to speed up the reorganization of the army. Let His Majesty the king give you the gold coins to reward the soldiers first, one thousand at a time, three times. As for the purchase of wine and meat, let us work for you, our lord. Two thousand Gold Fords are used to solve your current shortage, what do you think, my lord?" Tagle asked in a low voice.
Viscount Timba's eyes lit up: "Well, your idea is very good, I will go to the royal court to visit my sister right away, you three, please wait here for a while, and wait until I come back from the royal court. Have a good discussion, what do you think, Tagle?"
Tager immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to Viscount Timba: "Master Viscount, it is my great honor to serve you. We will wait for your good news here."
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