"I really admire the chief of Davos, who not only commands the battle, but also has a great idea about business! He made a lot of valuable suggestions, such as at the entrance to the market, I was going to guard it with two heavily armed soldiers, and the leader said, 'It's not going to work, it's going to scare the customers who come to buy and sell, and we have to consider the feelings of the customers,' so it became what you see, and now it seems that the customers are responding very well...... Ha ha...... By the way, including these weighers is also his suggestion, and there are many such suggestions. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The reason why this market has become so lively in just 20 days is mainly due to him! I think even if he wasn't a mercenary, he would definitely be a big businessman with his talents! Mariji's words come from the heart.

"yes, it's really unexpected." Bulkos said in response, thinking about something.

He turned and walked into the market, and Marigi hurried to follow, acting as a guide.

As the crowd progressed, the first stall was, of course, the mercenary's own, so it was a large area, with a lot of strange objects and delicate gold and silver objects in different categories...... There are many people who stop, watch, and ask for prices.

"Mersis!" Mariji shouted.

The fat man who was directing the slaves to carry the goods at the back of the stall looked back and immediately said arrogantly: "Mariji, are you here to congratulate me?!" I've sold quite a few items today! ”

Before Marigi could answer, he saw Bulkos and immediately smiled on his face: "Bulkos, you are also here to buy something." Coincidentally, I have a good thing here, guess what? As he spoke, he lifted up the thing in his hand, and it shone with golden light: it was a thin silver rope, and the middle was decorated with small gold plates as thin as cicada's wings, forming an inverted triangle, and a silver rope was drawn out at the top......

Marigi's eyes shrank, and he heard Mersis shouting, "Marigi, don't speak!" ”

"What is this?" Morath asked curiously.

Seeing that everyone was gathered around curiously, Mersis smiled lewdly and said mysteriously: "This is a gift from Cyrus the Younger to his most beautiful concubine, and a wonderful thing made by the best goldsmith in Persia for Cyrus the Younger, which can provide that kind of pleasure!" Guess where the little Cyrus' concubine would have worn it? ”

"Could it be...... ...... below," someone shouted uncertainly.

"That's right, it seems that you are very experienced!" After Mersis finished speaking, there was a burst of ambiguous laughter around him.

"It is said that the little Cyrus wore it every night, with the little Cyrus...... Well...... When Cyrus the Younger was killed in battle, his concubine was captured by the King of Persia, and the thing was left in the barracks and found by our soldiers. Mersis held up the gold chain and waved it before the people: "Sniff ...... There may also be the body fragrance of little Cyrus's concubine on it! I wanted to stay on my own, but unfortunately I don't have a wife yet. Think about it, if you buy it home, you can experience the joy of life in the Persian royal family with your wife or lover! ”

After listening to this, Bulkos was actually a little moved.

A person next to him was already shouting: "How much? I bought it! ”

When Burkos saw it, he knew that he was a merchant in the city-state of Cilitin.

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. Look how beautifully crafted this thing is! Moreover, these are made of pure gold, and the weight is not light! Mersis put his hand on the gold chain and let out a low "boom" sound: "The lowest price is ...... Well...... Fifty Dalik coins. ”

"I'll give you fifty-five gold coins, and this thing belongs to me!" The Siriting merchant shouted.

"I'll give out sixty gold coins!" One of them shouted.

"Hey, I bought it first!"

"But I'm paying more than you!"

"Sixty-five Dalik coins!"

……

Marigi did not expect that Mersis would make such a huge profit by weaving the rare household utensils of the Persian aristocracy into royal objects. However, he didn't want to remind Melsish, if Christoya heard about it, he probably wouldn't have a good impression of him.

Seeing Burcos squeeze out of the crowd, he hurriedly followed.

"I see that you have merchants from other city-states here who have come to buy and sell." Burks said.

"There are quite a few. The city-states of Tarantum, Siritin, Coronia, and Crotone are all available. ”

Hearing Crotone, Burkos' eyelids jumped.

At this time, Moras pointed to a dozen strong men in front of him and said, "These people are all soldiers in your barracks." ”

Mariji looked at it for a moment and replied, "It could be a soldier from the mercenary camp next to it." ”

"It seems to me that there are a lot of soldiers buying things in this market, and it seems that your soldiers are very rich." Bulkos joked.

Mariji smiled perfunctorily: "Mercenaries, after today, I don't even know if there will be tomorrow, of course you have to enjoy it if you have money." ”

When Burkos heard this, his expression was slightly gloomy, and he sighed: "Yes, it is not easy for anyone to live in this troubled world. ”

Marigi didn't speak. In fact, the soldiers of the Davers Barracks are not in such a state of mind at all. Davers inherited and carried forward the practice of Menon, and he strengthened the role of the baggage battalion. During the war, soldiers gave most of their belongings to the baggage battalion for storage, and even had to write on the baggage battalion's registration form who would inherit their belongings in the event of misfortune. so that when he dies in battle, his relics can be handed over to his heirs...... Wait a minute. And when the soldier was in dire need of money and had not enough money, he could borrow money from the mercenary chieftain Davers, and as long as the demand was reasonable, Merses of the baggage battalion would deduct the arrears from his monthly salary without interest...... These practices in the barracks not only enabled the soldiers to reduce their worries and fight with all their might, but also reduced the vices of the army, such as gambling, usury, and extravagant spending.

Mariji is sure that most of the soldiers who squander their money in the market are by no means from the Davers barracks, and there is a limit to the number of soldiers who can go out of the barracks every day, and there are only two places for a squad, and they must return to the camp when the time comes, otherwise they will be punished by military law.

Mariji witnessed first-hand how many times Davers faced reproaches for his efforts to change the army, and even almost disbanded the army, but he did not back down and finally survived. Now these soldiers are able to act according to military rules, and most of the time they are either at the training grounds, building some camp facilities, or going to the baggage camps to see how much money they have increased. From the calm eyes in their burning heat, you could tell that this was no ordinary mercenary.

Marigi had met the Spartan army led by Chrysops, a group of disciplined killing machines, but lacking a passion for life other than fighting. He had also seen the Persian army, which, despite its size, was undisciplined and lacked faith, especially the servant army. And Davers's army not only has the courage and discipline of the Spartans, but also has the belief that they will fight to the death for a better survival, not to mention that they also have a magical commander. What if Davers had not two thousand, but twenty thousand, thirty thousand? This beautiful vision is one of the reasons that attracted Mariji to stay......

"I found out that you sell everything in this market!" Burkos' voice interrupted Marigi's thoughts.

"There's a blacksmith!"

"It's just a small shop that takes orders, and Turii won't let us into the city, but our weapons must be repaired and bought." Mariji argued.

"And this one who bought the clay pot?"

"We can't use our hands when we drink water and boil soup."

"Cloth shop?"

"The soldiers haven't changed their clothes for half a year, so we can't let them wear armor when they're not fighting."

"And this stone shop?"

"Our camp can't just be made of trees, the key points are still secured with stones."

"Where's this boat?! Don't tell me that you mercenaries are going to build a fleet! Bulkos's face was full of anger, and he shouted loudly: "You are robbing! You have robbed the market of Turii and stolen the riches of Turii! ”

Mariji lowered his head and whispered, "The number of goods bought and sold is not much-"

Note: The Scylletium, a city-state of Greater Greece, is south of Crotone.