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Text Chapter 860 Let¡¯s make a fortune (third update!)

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    "Ford, I'm going to give you a task here. I hope you can complete it. I wonder if you have the confidence?" Roddelny suddenly changed the subject and became serious.

    Ford¡¯s heart skipped a beat when he saw his Lord Baron becoming so serious.

    He doesn¡¯t know if this mission is very dangerous. What if his baron asks him to do something dangerous?

    He didn¡¯t want to burp so early.

    But Baron Roddelney is his master, which means it is impossible for Ford to refuse some of Roddelney's orders.

    Therefore, with a somewhat uneasy expression, Ford asked: "Master Baron, do you have anything you need Old Ford to do?"

    Seeing that his old butler was so frightened, Roddelny put away his serious expression, became kinder and said to him: "Oh, oh, my old Ford, you don't have to be so afraid. In fact, I want to  What you are asked to do is not dangerous, so you don¡¯t have to worry at all, and it can also make you a fortune."

    ¡°Hmm, can you still make a fortune?

    Butler Ford, who was a little worried at first, felt relieved when his baron master told him that there was no danger, but his mood was not very high.

    However, when Baron Roderney finally told Ford that this mission could make him a fortune, he was not so calm.

    Europeans in this era are very obsessed with wealth from top to bottom.

    Even the old butler who works for Baron Roderney can actually be regarded as a money addict.

    Since there is no danger and you can still make a fortune, why shouldn't he agree?

    "Master Baron, is everything you said true?"

    Ford asked with his eyes widened.

    Hearing what Ford said, Roddelny immediately looked at him pretending to be a little angry and unhappy and said, "Why, do you actually question what the master said?"

    "No! No! No! My great Lord Baron, please forgive Old Ford for his unscrupulous words. You have a lot of people, just forget about this slip of the tongue. Now Old Ford wants to know, what exactly does Old Ford want to be for Lord Baron?"  What are you doing?"

    A flattering smile like a chrysanthemum bloomed on Butler Ford's face. As long as he could make a fortune, there was nothing shameful about it.

    ¡°Anyway, Ford is Rodney¡¯s butler, and he is meant to survive by flattering him.

    So, it¡¯s not a big deal to be shameless at this time.

    "The thing is, before we start attacking Shiliang Castle, we need you to go to Nagasaki to recruit European soldiers. After all, in the siege, I think we will definitely suffer a lot of losses. By then we will use these lost troops  We need to be replenished in time. After all, we have to follow the crown prince to fight in Kyushu, so we need to replenish our troops in time. Only in this way can I get the tenth of the spoils after each battle."

    Roderney began to explain to his butler Ford what he wanted to do.

    "Anyway, the salary of the mercenaries is paid by the crown prince, and it has nothing to do with us. So I ask you to go to Nagasaki to recruit European mercenaries. Of course, you have to remember that the Spanish are the best  Don¡¯t recruit too many people. The same goes for the Dutch. If you can recruit Japanese ronin, that¡¯s fine. In short, you make your own decision.¡±

    After listening to his baron¡¯s explanation, Ford understood his baron¡¯s plan.

    Feelings, this is to let you recruit mercenaries in Nagasaki.

    However, there seems to be nothing wrong with this matter. After all, it can keep yourself away from the battle, right?

    "In order to give you some motivation, I think when you recruit mercenaries, you can offer a price of eighteen taels of silver, so that you can have the benefits of two taels of silver. I think this should be enough for me, right?  ?¡±

    When Ford heard these last words, the smile on his face suddenly became brighter.

    Isn¡¯t it? If this arrangement is followed, the more mercenaries he recruits, the more benefits he will get.

    Only a fool would disagree.

    Of course Ford nodded repeatedly and promised that he would do this well.

    However, Rodelney still solemnly told his butler to be careful not to be too cheating.

    "Remember, the maximum benefit can only be two taels of silver. If it is too much, it will be bad. After all, people use money to sell their lives. Please keep this in mind. If you make any mistakes on this issue,  If something goes wrong, then even ifYou are an old butler who has served my Roddelny family all his life, and I will not let you go.  "

    Roderney is very clear about the seriousness of this problem.

    He was afraid that his old butler would be blinded by money, so his work would deteriorate, which would eventually lead to some unexpected troubles.

    Therefore, you must get vaccinated again in advance.

    Regarding his master¡¯s serious instructions, Ford also understood the importance of this matter.

    "Don't worry, Master Baron. Old Ford is not the kind of person who is too greedy. I know what should be taken and what should not be taken. It will definitely not affect your plan."

    Facing the old butler who had made the promise, Rodelney put away his serious expression and smiled at Ford.

    "As long as you can do what I told you and provide me with enough troops, then when the war here in Kyushu is over, I will give you a sum of money to let you and I settle in America, where you can naturalize and buy a house.  Land, but also a small landowner."

    This can be regarded as a guarantee from Roderney to Ford.

    Hearing what Roddelney said, Ford suddenly became excited.

    After the Baron chatted with his butler for a while, Ford left in a hurry.

    What he needs to do now is to rush to the beach and board the ship to Nagasaki.

    ??The things that our baron has told us cannot be delayed any longer.

    Everyone knows that as long as there is a war, people will die, so it is unknown how much damage a siege will cause.

    Therefore, if this matter is settled earlier, it will be more beneficial to Rodelney.

    By then, you will also be able to get greater benefits.

    When Butler Ford left, the Portuguese sailors were ready and lined up neatly.

    Looking at these companions who were brought to the east by him, Rodelny also had some mixed feelings.

    He didn¡¯t know how many of these people would survive when the Kyushu War ended.

    ¡°However, in order to make himself rich, he doesn¡¯t care about so much.

    "I believe everyone knows that we are not going for an outing or dancing with girls. We are going to fight and earn our wealth in the war. I think everyone has a profound understanding of this.  Bar."

    Before setting off, Roderny must give a speech to his companions to improve everyone's morale and give everyone a deep understanding of this.

    Only by letting everyone have an understanding of what they are about to do, they will not feel resentful towards themselves in the future.

    ¡°After all, he said everything that needed to be said, and everyone did it voluntarily.

    Therefore, even if you are injured or die on the battlefield, it is fate.  It has nothing to do with him, Baron Roderney, right?

    It has to be said that Baron Roderney considered this matter very carefully.

    This is a smarter guy, isn't he?

    "Hey, Lord Baron, we all know what this is. In fact, we all understand that there is nothing dangerous in war. Maybe many of us will die, but as long as we can  There is money to be made, and it is not unworthy to take some risks.¡±

    As soon as Roddelny finished speaking, someone in the crowd spoke.

    In fact, people like this are just guys who are close to Rodney.

    Trust, it also exists in this era.

    "However, what this guy said is true.

    If you want to make money in this era, you must pay some price.

    When you have money, it is very common to bet your life in exchange for money, especially for Europeans, it is completely normal.

    If you are lucky, you will get rich if you survive. If you are unlucky, you will have no choice but to die.

    But what I have to say is that Europeans in this era still have a strong sense of adventure.

    "Baron dismissed the denial. We all understand what you said. When we work with the crown prince of the Song Empire, we don't have to worry about him not paying our salary. After all, we all know how rich the Song Empire is.  As long as Lord Roderney can ensure that even our dead people can get the money, then there is nothing unacceptable for us to follow you to fight for the Song Empire."

    "It's just that it's not easy to make money. We all know that we have to pay??What.  But what does it matter? We have no other abilities but courage and life.  "

    "For wealth, for family!"

    "Oh!"

    Someone in the crowd was talking to each other, saying some things that were inconvenient for Rodelny to say, which could be regarded as solving a small problem for Rodelny.

    But no matter what, everyone¡¯s morale is now high.

    After all, where is the price offered by Zhao Hongyu? This is a very generous price for mercenaries.

    You know, on the European continent, even the monthly salary of Switzerland's elite mercenaries is only twenty or thirty silver coins, but here they follow the prince who sent the muttering doll, and they only need to go through a battle.  I can get twenty taels of silver.

    With such a price, how could they not be tempted?

    ¡°And as a mercenary, you must have a consciousness of death. It¡¯s impossible to want to make money and be afraid of death at the same time.

    Therefore, everyone understands this very well.

    Roddelny nodded: "Okay! Since everyone understands what they want to do, I won't be verbose. Finally, just to be on the safe side, I want to confirm again whether everyone is willing to follow me.  Go take risks and make a fortune, use your own strength in exchange for wealth in war, and use the blood of the enemy to prove the bravery of our Portuguese. If you think it is not worth it, then I will not force it. Does anyone want to quit?  "

    As Roderney asked this question, the crowd began to quiet down.

    Because the question asked by the Baron is very realistic.

    Will anyone be afraid?

    This is of course.

    After all, there are timid people everywhere.

    So, about thirty people walked out of the queue, their heads lowered and looking a little downcast.

    People¡¯s eyes were all looking at these guys, with looks of contempt and disdain in their eyes.

    Yes, average Europeans look down on these guys.

    Because there is obviously a way to make a fortune in front of everyone, but you are too timid to get it, then you are a useless person.

    In this era, if you want to make money but don¡¯t want to pay, how can such a good thing happen?

    This is a consensus among all Europeans.

    ¡°People who don¡¯t want to pay but want to take advantage are the most despised by Europeans.

    Therefore, it is impossible for everyone to look down upon these people.

    But Rodelney did not sarcastically or ridicule those who chose to withdraw. After all, this was their own choice, and he, the baron, had to respect it.

    ¡°Anyway, except for these thirty or so guys, most people are willing to make a fortune with him, right?

    Well, having these people is enough.

    Besides, his butler Ford has now left here and is about to go to Nagasaki to recruit mercenaries according to his plan.  Therefore, as long as Ford carries out recruitment smoothly according to its plan, then there is nothing to worry about here.

    ¡°So, it¡¯s OK with these guys or without these guys.

    Furthermore, if these less determined guys stay in the team, they will also have a bad impact on the team.  So it can be considered a good thing that they choose to launch it now.

    "I respect your choice. This is your right. But after all, you have traveled across the ocean with me from your distant motherland to the East. I, Rodelney, can't just send you away like this."

    Roddelny looked at these people who chose to withdraw with a calm face and said emotionally.

    "You can serve as a logistics force and don't have to charge on the battlefield. This can be regarded as my reward for following me to the East. I will find you something to do and make you some money. When the time comes, you will be able to return to the motherland.  Don¡¯t leave your hands empty.¡±

    Thank you, Lord Baron!

    Those who chose to withdraw lowered their heads in shame, but sincerely expressed their gratitude to Rodelney.

    And Rodelny also showed his affectionate side to everyone through such an incident, and he took advantage of this opportunity in a small way.

    "I promise everyone that even if you die in the battle, the salary from this battle will be sent to your family in the future. This is my promise, Roderney, and I guarantee it with the honor of my family!"

    "Woo, long live Lord Baron! RhodesWell done to you!  "

    The crowd burst into cheers.

    Is there anything that can improve morale more than this?

    Roddelny waved his hand: "Let's go, let's use our abilities now to get the first pot of gold we came to the East!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
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