That's very badass

62 - Witness 4
Hearing this question, Roland quickly calculated in his mind that if there were 10 people and each person consumed 3 copper coins per day, then that would be 30 copper coins a day, or 30 gold coins, and more than 1 gold coins would be needed a year.

"Ten thousand gold coins, my lord."

This time, Baron Leon, the transparent man, was not the only one who was surprised. Even Duke Osborne was surprised.The wheat bought by [-] gold coins is enough for Roland's thousand-member mercenary group to eat for decades.

Of course, this calculation is not fair, because soldiers need to pay salaries and pensions, which is also a large expenditure.
Although the ten legions under the Duke of Osborne, plus the annual salary of a knight order, need 15 gold coins.

But this is a crowd of 10 people!
This does not include some second-line troops for security and patrol, as well as the [-] garrisons in Beifeng Fortress.

"So how many soldiers can you pay for this, I mean, how many soldiers can you bring in when I need reinforcements."

Duke Osborne was only slightly surprised, but thinking that Roland had such a vast land, if it were to be fully developed, it would cost a lot of money, and the money would only be enough for the initial use.

Roland didn't know how to answer this question, because now he only had 1000 soldiers. Should he tell Duke Osborne that he could lead [-] people to support him?

You must know that 5000 gold coins can hire an elite mercenary with [-] people, all of whom are wearing armor.

But with this vague concept of time, I don't know how to answer. I can recruit 1200 soldiers in a month, and I will have nearly [-] troops in a year.

But he couldn't just answer Duke Osborne like that.

Roland had no choice but to put it another way, "I can only guarantee that I will personally come to support with 70.00% of my troops."

Obviously, the Duke of Osborne was not very satisfied with this statement. He said, "I didn't come to play word games with you, Roland, don't let my good feelings for you disappear."

In the eyes of the Duke of Osborne, this kind of rhetoric is simply useless. Don't tell me you have always maintained an army of 1000 people, and at the same time as the militia, I can only get the loyalty of 700 people from you.

This is obviously impossible.

Roland gritted his teeth and said, "Duke Osborne, please know that I only have 1000 troops now.

If you need support tomorrow, then I will personally bring 700 soldiers.

If it is a month later, I can bring 1500 soldiers.

If it is half a year later, the number of soldiers I can bring is 5000.

Of course, if it is a year later, then this number will double to 1, which is the biggest promise I can make. "

Only then did Duke Osborne realize that there was something wrong with what he said at that time. He was only considering the issue of the orcs' attack, but ignored that he still needed time to recruit troops. This was his negligence.

However, he was very satisfied with what Roland said he would be able to bring in [-] soldiers after one year.

In game parlance, reputation goes beyond friendship and has reached 'respect'. As for the higher level, it is reverence and adoration.

"Well, I don't want you to bring a group of farmers who haven't fully trained to come to support, I can reduce this number by half.

But you have to make sure they are all professional soldiers. "

"No problem, my lord." Roland agreed without thinking about it. Duke Osborne's request was not too much, but Roland wanted more.

"My lord, can this gold coin be a little more and become twenty thousand?"

Roland's bold request stunned Baron Leon sitting next to him.At this moment, his mind was filled with thoughts that the Duke had reduced the number of people by half; Roland demanded twice as many gold coins.

As an honorary baron, his annual salary is only 300 gold coins, and 30 gold coins are enough for his salary for [-] years.

He wondered if he was hallucinating, so he quickly rubbed his head to keep himself awake.

But what the Duke of Osborne said next made him doubt his life even more.

"Yes, but the latter [-] can only be withdrawn if you prove that you can bring [-] professional soldiers."

Duke Osborne, who knew that developing a territory required a lot of money, understood Roland's greed.

However, he is not a philanthropic person. He at least needs Roland to prove his ability to fulfill his promise before he will start to strongly support his development.

Because the scouts sent out discovered a huge problem, that is, the orc prairie has begun to desertify on a large scale.

This also explains why the orcs suddenly attacked the northern pioneer territory, because they did not have enough food to feed themselves.

After listening to the description of the returned Sole Miao scout and reading a large number of books on desertification, Duke Osborne judged that the orcs would attack within two or three years at the latest, and within a year at the earliest. .

The current situation is getting more and more serious day by day, and the letters sent to the capital are sinking into the bottom of the sea.

There will be a few replies at the beginning, don't worry, the kingdom will support Beifeng Fortress as soon as possible.Afterwards, simply do not reply.

But he has already done what should be done, and the rest can only be left to fate.Even without these things, the Duke of Osborne has been supporting some pioneering reasons over the years.

Seeing that Roland seemed to have something to say, Duke Osborne said wearily: "If there is anything else to clarify, let's talk about it together, and help if you can."

After Duke Osborne's face changed for a moment, he showed a tired look. Roland didn't know what he was thinking of, but he still decided to put forward his needs.

"My lord, we still need a professional prospecting team to discover the mineral deposits in the territory."

"Okay, sure. They'll set out with the survey team. Anything else?"

"No more, my lord, everything else can be solved with money."

Duke Osborne quickly wrote down a proof of development and a withdrawal document of [-] gold coins.

"Take the development certificate and the expenditure documents. Go and withdraw your gold coins tomorrow." Duke Osborne paused before continuing: "We don't have much time. Come on."

After speaking, he stood up, and Roland knew that he was about to see off the guests.

"Good night, my lord."

After speaking, Roland and Baron Leon left Duke Osborne's study.

He kept thinking about the last sentence of Duke Osborne, and he didn't know what it meant.But think about it for a moment.

Does Duke Osborne mean that the orcs are coming soon?
This is a big problem. I don’t know if there are any traces of the missing trolls in the territory. If not, the investigation will be stepped up next.

If the orcs really attacked, then he and others would inevitably be involved in the war.

He still understands the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.

(End of this chapter)