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

But what he planned to use in that plan was indeed only one-tenth of it.

However, judging from Earl Oden's temperament, maybe he will accept this blackmail calmly.

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

Changhe Town is originally a pioneer base. As long as it is related to territory development, almost everything is sold here - including ordnance, food, building materials, various tools and supplies, and... people.

As one of the necessary conditions for a pioneer lord to pass the review, 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 only know how to fight and kill!

Li Ang couldn't afford to hire a few people with the little money he had, so of course he had to find the right opportunity to steal money from big families.

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

After finishing the material preparation, Li Ang planned to find a tavern to recruit people.

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

Having more manpower can give Li Ang more security.

Moreover, it is still uncertain when those strong men from Mettenheim will arrive here. If they do not arrive in time, Li Ang cannot go to Fletcher Village for a duel...

Moreover, if Ralph hadn't seen his men, that batch of sponsorships might have gone bankrupt...

He found the largest tavern in Changhe Town - still called the 'Adventurer' tavern. Every city has a tavern with this name.

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

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened when we entered the tavern this time.

"Hey! Are there any young guys here who want to find 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 Changhe 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 Changhe Forest is full of dangers, and they would not come here without some skills.

Li Ang can even set certain thresholds and select only the people he wants.

Of course, his threshold was not high, he only needed to be good at bows or crossbows. So he quickly recruited more than twenty mercenaries, all of whom claimed to be masters of bows and crossbows.

Sarah planned to act as a record-keeper, 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 take a rest as he could handle it alone - he had a system, but he didn't actually need to record it.

Sarah expressed her gratitude to Li Ang for his kindness. She was indeed very tired. They had been traveling non-stop for the past two days, and the two horses were almost exhausted. Li Ang was strong and energetic and felt nothing, but Sarah had already carried it.

Can't stand it any longer.

But Li Ang operated alone, which made things simpler.

He only needs to ask those mercenaries first if they are willing to join the team - as long as he gets a positive answer, these mercenaries will be directly displayed in the team list, and you can see what kind of arms they are.

Most of the people we just recruited are indeed 'hired crossbowmen'.

But two gangsters were also found among them, claiming to be crossbowmen. In fact, the team list showed that they were 'farmers'.

23 hired crossbowmen and 2 farmers.

Two special companions, Anson and Sarah, were different from these soldiers and were named separately in the list.

Of course, this may have something to do with the fact that Li Ang gave them clear positions - doctors and foreign affairs officers.

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

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

Moreover, these two farmers might be of some use.

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

So recruitment soon stopped.

I have nearly 900 dinars in my hand, which is enough for an ordinary family to live a prosperous life.

But for military expenditures, it was only enough to pay 40 soldiers a month's salary, and this did not include food consumption-the people of Mettenheim were all first-class foodies.

Still poor...

And just as he was anxiously calculating his expenses, he heard a familiar voice with a distinct southern accent.

"Sir, you arrived so quickly!"

Li Ang stood up in surprise: "Why did you come so fast?"

That's Anson.

Li Ang found it incredible. Except for a day's delay in the Lion City, he was galloping on horseback all the way, and basically never stopped except to let the horse rest.

As for Klose and the others, they were walking and carrying a lot of equipment. Unexpectedly, they arrived only half a day later than him.

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

Are all my subordinates scuds?

Anson smiled calmly: "Sir, just after you left that day, we met a caravan, which happened to be going to Changhe Town - then we acted as the caravan's escort and came directly in the carriage.

It didn’t stop all the way... That caravan even planned to give us a commission for escorting..."

Li Ang was a little speechless and a little surprised.

Look at this guy's luck!

Is this the good fortune that Anson, a kind and honest doctor, has received?

Sure enough, there is still use in doing good deeds and accumulating virtue like a true knight...

You see, when you are short of money, money comes.

But then, Anson continued to say calmly: "But we didn't encounter any problems along the way. We didn't do much but caused trouble to others. In this case, collecting money is not in line with the knight's standards, so I did not accept the offer from the caravan."

money……"

The joy in Li Ang's heart collapsed instantly... No money confiscated?

You don’t even accept the money? Have you read too many knight novels?

This nerd!

Forget it, as long as everyone arrives safely.

"Why are you alone? Where are Klose and the others?"

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

"They went to help the caravan unload the goods. Because they didn't have any money, the owner of the caravan asked them to treat them to a meal... I am also a noble after all, so I can't do hard labor. I don't want to eat other people's things for free, so I came to the tavern myself to have a look -

I actually didn't expect you to have arrived."

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

Shaking his head, Li Ang suddenly remembered that Ansen's father seemed to have become a businessman after losing his territory?

"Anson, can you settle accounts? I need someone to take charge of logistics support...I recruited more than twenty people."

Anson looked troubled: "Sir, I am good at arithmetic, but I know nothing about logistics... I have never even dealt with anyone - my father never allowed me to touch these things before."

That's true... If he knew how to trade, he wouldn't bring a group of tough men to be people's escorts all the way and not take money...

"Forget it, work hard on this promising career as a doctor... Take me to see that caravan, I need to buy some food."
Chapter completed!