As the saying goes, the icing on the cake is not as good as charcoal in the snow. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

And Magnus, he not only wants to send carbon, he wants to sell carbon.

Is there a more cost-effective deal in the world than befriending a prince?

Yes, that is, befriending a prince who is destined to become a king.

It's just that it's not easy to befriend Philip.

Unlike Lefèvre, who was deliberately trained to know nothing but loyalty and the art of war, Louis VII was particularly strict with his heirs, knowing that his life was short.

The children of ordinary aristocratic families, arrogant and reckless youth, for Philip did not even dream of it, and the entire childhood of little Philip was spent in hard, even harsh training.

Philip, who lost the pleasures of his childhood, gained extraordinary precociousness: swordsmanship, statecraft, imperial mindfulness, and most importantly, doubting anyone who was good to him.

Don't be afraid to suspect anyone who is good to you with the greatest malice, and use the greatest vigilance to defend against everyone who wants to get close to you, because they are all enemies, and the face that is good to you is just a mask, and under the mask, everyone has their own needs.

The only thing Philip believes, except for Louis as his father, is probably only Lefèvre, who grew up with him.

But this is not to say that Magnus befriended Lefèvre and would necessarily be able to befriend Philippe.

The enemy of the enemy will not be a friend, and the friend of a friend can also be an enemy.

Magnus has his own way, though.

Honest.

Even if you are a hard-hearted person - no, it is precisely because you are a hard-hearted person that you will pay more attention to profits, as long as you can reflect your own value, and then show kindness appropriately, there is no need to worry, Philip will naturally come to the door.

It's like now, it's like a great opportunity.

Lefèvre led a hundred cavalry, and Louis VII only hoped that he would gain experience, but if Lefèvre could get military merit, it would be a very long-faced matter for either Louis VII or Philippe.

You give face, people will naturally give you face, although Magnus didn't say a word, and he didn't even see a face, but this heart, at least they remembered.

However, since there is such a plan, the battle plan must be changed.

"Hello, Your Royal Highness the Prince, I haven't seen you for a long time, dare to ask how you are doing?"

Sweating profusely because of the jousting, he had just returned to his residence to take a shower and change his clothes, when Magnus met a voice unexpectedly.

It's not appropriate to say that it was an unexpected encounter, because it was Magnus's intention to call this person over, but Magnus thought that Odegar would let them wait in the martial arts arena, but he didn't expect to bring them here directly.

But that's fine, save another trip.

"God willing, it's a good day, and I hope you're doing well, Grand Master Chaunce."

Speaking of this Grand Master Chauncy, he was the guest of honor of the French aristocracy.

It can be seen from his title as the Grand Master that Chauncy is the head of a mercenary group, and this mercenary group, its name is 'Carol'.

'Carol', in the Old Germanic language, it means warrior.

A mercenary group that can proudly serve as a warrior without being expelled or challenged by others is enough to prove its strength.

In its heyday, the Carol mercenary group had more than 2,000 soldiers, half of whom were veterans of the battlefield.

It's not that you can't beat it, but why use your precious strength to spend the lives of these untouchables? To consume them, the nobles have a way.

It's like the last time, the Carol mercenary group was hired to help a certain nobleman fight, and the situation that was supposed to win was inexplicably lost, not only lost, but the strength of the mercenary group was also greatly reduced, so that it fell to the point where it had to partner with other mercenary groups to do business.

The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and even if it falls, the reputation of the mercenary group is still there, and a big flag on the ground is also a deterrent, which is why Magnus called him over - as long as Chauncey is done, the other mercenaries don't have to worry.

"Greetings, Your Royal Highness the Prince."

"Hello, Your Highness the Prince."

The two men greeted in completely different styles were from the side of Grand Master Chauncey, and his two sub-heads, Magnus called them Number One and Number Two.

In fact, once any mercenary group grows bigger, the appearance of the sub-head is inevitable.

The reason is still the same old-fashioned and I can't afford to raise it.

The nobles who have a lot of money and a fixed tax income every year can't afford to raise so many soldiers, he is a Changxi, and he is called a big master by the people, and he doesn't know what to scold behind his back, how can he afford to raise so many soldiers!

Therefore, they can only divide the troops, divide the entire mercenary group into small parts, scatter them in various places, and have a big business, for example, when they are fighting, they will be gathered together, which is the norm of large mercenary groups.

And then there's the fun part.

After greeting Magnus, No. 1 and No. 2 found that they and the other party were actually speaking in unison, and immediately snorted coldly at each other.

Sure enough, although I noticed it when we met for the first time, it was the first time that such an obvious performance was made, and the interior of the Carol mercenary group was not monolithic.

If you go down this line, you only need to **** to kill Chaunsy, and No. 1 and No. 2 will definitely turn against the position of Grand Master, and when Magnus comes forward to support someone, it will be easy to bring this combat power into Langzhong, and the author can also write about 100,000 words......

But it's too much trouble, so forget it.

Magnus shook his head, the mercenary group or something, it's really too troublesome.

Rude, brutal, unhygienic, but heroic and fearless, in most people's minds, mercenaries should be such a person.

It's a pity that Magnus is going to let most people down again.

The professionalization of mercenaries waited until the late Middle Ages, and they were cowardly and humble, which is the true portrayal of mercenaries in the early Middle Ages.

The people who go to be mercenaries are poor people who can't survive, and don't forget this first point.

As for the knight master, there are wandering knights, and there are many of them, but a set of equipment on the knight master is enough to exchange for dozens of cattle, and he is not poor by any means, besides, if he is really outstanding in martial arts, some nobles rush to ask for it.

Even if you are ambitious, it is much better to make a career under a certain nobleman than to be a mercenary who is in danger.

Besides, the mercenary can also be regarded as a veteran oil, the so-called veteran oil, that is, sending you to death to pick up the cheap I will only bring the atmosphere of the entire army, and there is no cure.

However, even if it is cannon fodder, there are still some uses for more ants.

After all, ants bite elephants to death.

Thinking like this, Magnus couldn't help but show a bright smile, and then waved his hand and warmly invited the three of them into the room to talk in detail.