king of war

Chapter 4 The Unsolicited Follower

[Amazon female warrior is a special recruitment unit for this plane, and randomly appears in the recruitment list from time to time. There are only ordinary and elite units in the recruitment list. Are you recruiting?]

[Also remind the commander that your current money account balance is 40000]

"When will the recruitment list be refreshed?"

[The commander's rank is automatically refreshed when it is promoted, and it can also be refreshed by spending glory points and merit points. 】

"Forget it." Qin Rongshuai looked at his remaining glory points and merit points. They were pitifully low. He didn't want to waste 10 precious places for ordinary troops. Now that the battle is over, there is no need to recruit, etc. Let’s talk about it when necessary. If you’re lucky, you might meet another special unit.

After recovering the lost horse of the Persian nobleman, Qin Rongshuai fixed his eyes on the big bag on it at first sight, and he was not disappointed after opening it, his eyes were full of golden light, and it was full of looted gold and silver utensils .

A small bag containing gold coins was also found on the body of the dead Persian cavalry, which was full of gold coins, with a bald head on the front.This is a currency minted in Persia called "Darioke". On the front is a kneeling figure holding a spear and a bow.

The prototype of this portrait is the Persian King Darius I, the father of the current Persian King Xerxes, the most famous king of the Persian Empire.

He has made great achievements in military affairs all his life, and his martial arts and martial arts are all first-class. He was defeated in the Marathon Plain when he finally tried to conquer Greece.

The gold coins minted by Darius are also the most outstanding ancient gold coins in the world. One weighs about 8.4 grams, and the pure gold content can reach 98%. It can be said that the fineness is quite high.

There were dozens of gold coins in this small bag, and Qin Rongshuai was elated when he saw it, "Now you're prosperous."

While Qin Rongshuai was admiring the gold, the Amazon female warriors had already cleaned up the battlefield, and the Persian soldiers who hadn't died also made up their swords one by one, and piled up the collected weapons and armor. armor.

This is a set of scales made of metal armor, which can cover most of the upper body after wearing it, even extending to the wrist.You must know that in this era, a set of armor was quite expensive. The average Persian cavalry could not wear full armor. This Persian cavalry should be a very noble noble.

But it's a pity that Qin Feng cut his waist with a knife, almost cutting the scale armor in half, and a big hole was stabbed in the back of his heart. It seems that it needs to be repaired, otherwise the value will be greatly reduced .

Then came the group of captives captured by the Persians. These people included local villagers, Greek civilians who fled here, and some merchants and mercenaries.

Qin Rongshuai announced that these people would be released on the spot and wanted to send them away casually. Some people thanked them and ran away after being untied, but some others stayed where they were, and the four NO.50 people did not say a word. Looking at Qin Rongshuai eagerly.

Qin Rongshuai was a little confused by these people, "Why don't you leave?"

A tall Greek man in the crowd hesitated for a moment, and said: "Dear sir, thank you for your merciful rescue. I am Krosos from Thessaly (one of the Greek city-states). May I ask you a question?" , what is your identity?"

"My identity?" Qin Rongshuai frowned. His own identity is indeed a problem. It's inconvenient to tell the real story, but there must be an excuse when dealing with the locals. He thought seriously about what kind of identity he should make up. That's good.

Qin Rongshuai's hesitation obviously misunderstood the Greek. He bowed in fear and respect, "I'm sorry, sir, I didn't mean to offend you. I haven't seen a person with your appearance and appearance before."

Qin Rongshuai smiled slightly, "I am an envoy from the East!"

Chrysos opened his eyes wide and asked in shock: "Are you the envoy of Xerxes, King of Persia?"

"No." Qin Rongshuai immediately denied, "There is not only Persia in the east. My home is in the east of Persia, an empire called Huaxia."

Chrysos looked blank, "I've never heard of it."

"Because it's too far away. To reach my hometown, you need to cross the entire Persian Empire, climb over the Tianshan Mountains, and cross thousands of miles of desert." Qin Rongshuai quickly changed the subject, "I have saved you from the Persians. Why are you still refusing to leave, are you still waiting for the Persians to take you away?"

"I'm sorry, Messenger, we are not unwilling to leave, but we have no place to go." Chrysos showed a bitter expression, "Our city-state has been occupied by the Persians, and our homes have been destroyed by them. enslavement, or flee in all directions in the mountains and forests."

"My lord, do you need followers?"

"Follower?" Qin Rongshuai immediately understood what Krosos meant. This guy wanted to go to him. It happened that he lacked a local guide, so he didn't expect him to send it to his door.

"Your Excellency, please allow me to follow in your footsteps. I used to be a general's clerk, and I knew how to write. I have also been to Athens and Sparta." Krossos proudly puffed up his chest, "I will help You can help you complete missions better.”

He knows how to write, has served as a clerk, and has travel experience. Crosus's resume is perfect. Qin Rongshuai nodded in agreement immediately, and threw out a gold coin, "Welcome to be my clerk, Mr. Crosos, the salary is [-] Two gold coins per month, this is an advance payment."

The currency of ancient Greece was mainly silver coins, and gold coins were circulated from Asia. At that time, the gold production was very low, so the price of gold was very high. Generally, the gold-silver exchange ratio fluctuated between 1:14 and 1:17.

Two gold coins are equivalent to 30 drachmas (ancient Greek silver coins), which is equivalent to the monthly salary of a cavalryman, consul, or senior craftsman, which is quite a high salary.

Krosos was overjoyed immediately, and carefully put the gold coin into his arms.Seeing Qin Rongshuai's generosity, the other people who had been waiting and watching immediately became excited.

"Your Excellency, I can also follow you!"

"Your Majesty the Messenger, take mine with you. I only need one gold coin."

"Your Excellency, I am cheaper than them!"

Qin Rongshuai's face immediately turned cold. He wasn't being taken advantage of. He needed a guide and negotiator to hire Crosos. What did the others do.

As soon as he waved his hand, the five Amazon female warriors pulled out their swords with a "swish" and shouted coldly: "Shut up!"

Looking at the gleaming long sword and the undried blood on the Amazon female warrior, the restless crowd immediately calmed down.

Qin Rongshuai glanced at the crowd lightly, "I won't take everyone with me, there are too many people, it's useless to me, I only have ten spots here, tell me, what talents do you all have, it's worth my recruitment."

"Choose me, choose me, I am the strongest!"

"Go away, you idiot, Your Excellency the Messenger doesn't need bulls to plow the land, I am a stone statue carver, I can carve stone statues for you..."

"Your Excellency, I am a Thracian mercenary, I can protect you..."

This group of people talked in a hurry, scrambling to squeeze forward, after all, the number of places is limited.

Qin Rongshuai gave priority to selecting all craftsmen, but unfortunately there were only four, including the engraver. The remaining quota selected six Thracian mercenaries, and hired ten of them with a salary of one gold coin a month.

After the selection was completed, the Thracian mercenaries immediately became active and dispersed all the other people who were still surrounding and refused to leave.Seeing the Thracian mercenary swinging his stick vigorously, Qin Rongshuai felt that the price was quite worth it.

After quickly packing up the loot, Qin Rongshuai immediately started heading south with a group of recruited followers. The Persian soldiers who ran away before will go back to report, and soon there will be a large group of Persians chasing them. The most urgent thing is to quickly find someone place hidden.

At this time, Krosos immediately played his role, "Your Excellency, go forward two miles and cross a river to enter the mountain. I know there is a hidden path that can avoid the Persians."

Qin Rongshuai immediately obeyed and asked Croesus to lead the way.

Unexpectedly, before he had gone far, he suddenly saw a group of ragged refugees rushing forward, running away in fear.

"The Persians are coming! Run!"

The expression on Qin Rongshuai's face froze, he looked at a female Amazon warrior, "Go and see the situation."

The female warrior nodded, mounted a war horse, and galloped forward.

After a while, the female warrior hurried back, "Master, I found a large group of Persian cavalry ahead."

　The contract has been sent out, everyone hurry up and invest

　　
　
(End of this chapter)