Chapter 99, Reciprocity(2/2)
Our Lord Viscount promises that as long as you organize the manpower to transport all the orders from the nobles in Qiaomu County, he can guarantee that the number of serfs in this transaction will not be less than 1,500, the number of cattle will not be less than 300, and the number of horses will not be less than 1,500.
Six hundred horses...
You can offset the difference with daily necessities. Considering that there are too many nobles participating in the transaction, you will need to talk to them yourself about the specific products to be used to offset the difference."
After listening to the old butler's words, Hudson's anger disappeared without a trace in an instant. There is no business that cannot be negotiated in this world. As long as the benefits exceed the risks, then everything is easy to negotiate.
Hudson still believed in the promise of a viscount. Although the number was a bit large, there were not fifty, but thirty nobles in Qiaomu County who had placed orders like this.
If you all share it, it doesn't matter whether it's 1,500 households of serfs, 300 cows, or 800 horses...
For this big business, Hudson thought he might as well give it a try by organizing a transport team to take the risk.
Aren't they just the Skull and Bones gang that slipped through the net? As long as the benefits are sufficient, the heroic Baron Hudson will never be afraid of these shady rats.
It's just that after accepting so much physical offset at once, he didn't want to see gold coins in this business. If the goods offered for offset were not attractive, he might have to pay a lot of money.
"Butler Miklos, please tell the distinguished Viscount Oran that if nothing unexpected happens, I will deliver this batch of supplies on time within half a month.
To show sincerity, fifty pairs of plate armor can be added as gifts to this batch of supplies as a testament to the enduring friendship between our two families."
Hudson replied calmly.
The transaction between nobles is that simple. Viscount Oran helped him solve the problem of lack of population and livestock, and Hudson naturally wanted to repay him.
Plate armor is already the most technical product among all the products that can be produced in the territory. As an iron lump, the quality requirements for iron are not too high, so the quality has finally caught up with the average level.
When it came to the market, it started with at least five gold coins, and it was the kind that was in short supply. Now it was directly used as a gift by Hudson.
Everything is worth it. Once this business is completed, the market in Qiaomu County will open up.
As for his heavy infantry establishment plan, the progress has been delayed again, and Hudson said it doesn't matter.
There is no way, who makes the fighting spirit cultivation speed of those elm-headed people too slow?
After struggling for a while, only thirty people got started. They just sensed the aura, which is no different from ordinary people. I don't know how many years or months it will take to expect them to wear armor and kill everyone.
According to the experience taught by Baron Redman, to cultivate a qualified elite private army, the serfs must practice fighting spirit for at least two or three years and go through several wars before they can take shape.
Generally speaking, the individual combat effectiveness of such soldiers who have practiced fighting spirit is much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers.
However, Dou Qi cultivation requires talent, and without the assistance of resources, it goes at a snail's pace, making it difficult to popularize it on a large scale.
Except for a few special military units that are composed of cultivators, the common armies in the outside world are composed of ordinary people. For example, the armies brought over by nobles from the North.
They are considered elites in the ordinary army, but most of the soldiers inside are composed of ordinary people, with only a small number of practitioners.
Including heavy armored infantry, they are only composed of soldiers who are stronger than ordinary people.
Perhaps the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers is not as good as that of cultivators, but because they have experienced systematic training and participated in many wars, they are no weaker than the private armies trained by local nobles.
The specifics still depend on the number of people fighting. The larger the scale of the war, the more conducive it is to the performance of these armies. If it is a small-scale conflict, a private army composed of cultivators will be better.
The quality route cannot be taken, and Hudson can only take the quantity route. However, this requires a sufficient population base. Only when the population is large enough can enough high-quality soldiers be selected.
Not all of the troops currently in Hudson's hands are suitable for fighting. They are only retained because these people have experienced more than a dozen wars, large and small.
Even if most of the time, you just joined in the fun and didn't kill a few enemies at all, it still cultivated your spirit.
Coupled with the series of training he has carried out, he can now see the shadow of an elite. If a fight really breaks out, he may not be much worse than those noble soldiers.
Hudson had also seen the northern Xinjiang aristocrats train soldiers, but it was actually nothing new. They just trained soldiers in combat skills such as slashing, slashing, and stabbing.
To be honest, they may not be as good as him. At least the soldiers trained by Hudson can run. Long-distance running training of ten miles every day does not guarantee that they will become the most capable soldiers. At least they can become the best runners among the infantry.
And it's not just a swarm of swarms running around, but maintaining the structure and running in an orderly manner. When making strategic changes, it's a solid top student.
"Dear Baron, on behalf of Viscount Oran, I would like to thank you for your kindness. I hope the friendship between our two families will last forever!"
Butler Miklos responded immediately.
From the familiar etiquette movements and reaction speed, it can be seen that this must be an old player.
If he were not restricted by his status, this person would definitely get along well in the aristocratic circle.
The butlers of a middle-class noble family all have this kind of cultivation and adaptability, which gave Hudson a better understanding of the noble heritage.
Perhaps the gap between the big nobles, the middle nobles, and the small nobles is not just about pure strength, but also the gap in talent accumulation.
The gap in strength may still be made up in a short period of time, but the gap in talent cannot be resolved overnight.
Chapter completed!