The treatment of the Royal Army is good, but Zhang Cheng has no plans to join it. The reason is very simple, he is a black household!

Inexplicably came to this era completely different from his cognition, Zhang Cheng did not have any legal identity.

Zhang Cheng was able to join the mercenaries smoothly because of his typical Chinese figure and appearance and pure official words. As for the identity certificate or something, I'm sorry, but no one will recognize the second-generation ID card in his wallet.

Although the Ming Empire in this era was an empire on which the sun never set, it also had a large number of people living below the poverty line. In order to survive and have the opportunity to get ahead, many people choose to go to distant colonies to pan for gold. There are many people who are fighting at the bottom, and Zhang Cheng is naturally one of them. No one will specifically investigate Zhang Cheng's origins.

But joining the Royal Army is different, that's to be registered! Zhang Cheng dared to pack a ticket, and he would never find out his identity in his hometown. Zhang Cheng, who didn't want to be discovered and sent to do a slicing experiment, could only choose to refuse.

In addition to the identity issue, there is another reason why Zhang Cheng is reluctant to go. After hundreds of years of development, the ruling class in the Ming Empire has become deeply entrenched, and there is basically no possibility for ordinary people to rise to the top.

It's like in the Royal Army, there's no problem being an ordinary soldier or a junior non-commissioned officer. But I want to be an officer, or even a general. You have to have a background, and you have to be a graduate of Lu University!

Where is the Royal Army University, the highest institution of the Royal Army in the entire Ming Empire, so easy to get into? Don't talk about relationships, backgrounds, abilities, and other things. Just say the simplest of the same, tuition!

Students studying at Lu University need to pay at least 100 silver dollars for an academic year! And that's not even counting the day-to-day living expenses and other expenses. Without strong financial support, what student can afford such a high price?

Not to mention those who get scholarships, such people are generally from wealthy families in order to have a broader range of knowledge. Even a few geniuses from civilian backgrounds are just a wave in the sea, insignificant.

This is not just the case in the military, but in all walks of life. This is the real reason why so many ordinary people come to the colony to pan for gold. Now in this day and age, everything is on par with the silver dollar, as long as you have money, the door of high society will immediately open for you!

"Nope." Zhang Cheng shook his head slightly, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes, "I'm not interested in joining the regular army." ”

"It's a shame." The captain was slightly stunned, and then sighed, "It's a pity that a seedling like you doesn't join the army." Behave well, and after getting the appreciation of Shangguan, you may be recommended to go to Shanghai University. After graduation, you will have a future for the rest of your life. ”

Zhang Cheng smiled and didn't say anything more. The zealous captain would not have understood what was in his mind.

Not to mention the identity, even if you do it according to the captain's words, what can you do all the way? Under the suppression of countless children of the family, he became a general after twenty years of suffering in the army? This is not what Zhang Cheng wants!

Since fate has chosen to let Zhang Cheng come to this era, Zhang Cheng will definitely not waste the opportunity to cross the hundreds of billions of people, which is estimated to not be met once! In any case, Zhang Cheng wants to carve out his own sky in this era with his own strength!

The battle lasted three days.

On the first day, they entered the position, reconnoitred each other, fought outposts.

The next day of fierce fighting, the mercenaries finally managed to repel the mob attack with the regular Sardinian army as the main force.

On the third day, the battlefield was cleaned up, and the mercenary regiment retreated and disbanded.

That's right, the mercenary regiment is disbanded. The Doge of Milan's stewards had reached a collegial agreement with the Sardinians and the tenants of the estate, and the battle was over. Although he didn't know what kind of collegial discussion it was, Zhang Cheng looked at the mutilated corpses of the mercenaries who were loaded into the cart, and his heart was extremely angry.

"This damn war!"

The battle is over, and the mercenaries are useless. The people of the Doge's Palace in Milan settled the salaries of all the mercenaries and then announced their disbandment.

From the official joining of the mercenary group in the city of Milan to the dissolution of the mercenary group, a total of thirty-seven days. Based on the salary of two silver dollars a day, Zhang Cheng should have received a total of seventy-four silver dollars. But when I got it, it was only sixty dollars. The people of the Doge's palace in Milan raised their chin and told all the angry mercenaries that the rest of the money was all taxed!

This is also due to the fact that the commanders of the mercenary regiments were all officers of the Milan garrison. The officers were satisfied with the victory and spoke to the mercenaries, otherwise the taxes would have been higher! As for the wrath of the mercenaries, how could the people of the Doge's Mansion care? There may not be much else in this era, but there are a sea of people looking for a way to survive in the colonies!

"This empire is coming to an end." Unlike those mercenaries who dare not speak out and can only curse loudly behind their backs. Zhang Cheng was keenly aware that the Ming Empire was extremely stiff at this moment, and the country was facing a huge threat.

After Zhang Cheng entered the mercenary group, he used his marksmanship to earn a lot of silver dollars from those officers, and his own remuneration was almost three hundred yuan. That's a lot of money in this day and age! At this time, in the most prosperous area of the Ming Empire, the area south of the Yangtze River, the high-quality fertile land was only sixteen silver dollars per acre!

"Have you thought about where to go?" He Laosan, who came down from the battlefield alive, came to Zhang Cheng's side and asked.

Zhang Cheng showed his value in this tragic battle, and naturally he would be grateful and admired by others. The nature of human beings, which has been passed down from the barbaric era, contains the gene of worshipping the strong.

"We're going to try our luck in North Africa, and I've heard that the Moroccan governor is also recruiting mercenaries to suppress the local nomadic tribes. Are you interested in going along? Before Zhang Cheng could speak, Liu Kuaizui, who came over from the side, hurriedly asked. An outstanding soldier like Zhang Cheng, who doesn't want to be a partner with him? At least there is a better chance of surviving after going to war.

Liu Kuaizui is naturally not a guy in the regular army that He Laosan said, he is from a regular army. It's just that he chose to leave the army for personal reasons. With his vision and experience, it is normal to find Zhang Cheng to continue to be a mercenary together. After all, people of their origin can only work as mercenaries in the colony to earn money for their lives.

"Nope." Zhang Cheng shook his head with a smile, his expression was a little complicated, "I don't want to continue to be a mercenary for the time being." ”

What is a mercenary? That's a high-risk business that pins your head to your trouser belt and uses your life to make a fortune! Zhang Cheng is much stronger than most people, but he is not invulnerable! If you are hit by a bullet, you will die, and if you are hit by a cannonball, you will also lose your bones!

Being a mercenary is for money, and Zhang Cheng wants to make money in this era There are too many ways, and there is no need to risk his life to earn two silver dollars a day.

"Brother Cheng, where are you going? We people don't know anything, what can we do without being mercenaries? The baby-faced Guan Kuo also survived, carrying his package and looking at Zhang Cheng with a puzzled face.

For them, the people from the lowest level of the Ming Empire, what else can they do besides working hard? If you had farmed, you wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to the colony. If you go into the factory, you won't be able to endure that hardship. The factories of this era were sweatshops in the truest sense of the word. Without any guarantees, working sixteen or seventeen hours a day is a matter of course. As for weekends, weekends and public holidays? Please, you're from Mars, right?

Although they have received the most basic education, at least they can read and write. But that's where the mercenaries' future ends. If it weren't for the adventures, they wouldn't have had anything to do in their lives.

"I'm going to London." Zhang Cheng chuckled lightly and raised his head slightly to look at the blue sky in the north. The voice was very soft, but he said his plan in a resolute tone.

"Go to the Demon Capital?!" Guan Kuo and the others all opened their mouths in surprise.

London, the capital of England, was home to the most important colony of the Ming Empire in Europe.

In the Second Global War, because it took the lead in completing the first industrial revolution, the powerful England became the commander of the European coalition. They were also the last country to fight the fiercest against the Ming Empire and resist to the end.

After the Ming Empire completely defeated the European coalition forces with its unparalleled strength, England, as the last of the coalition forces to surrender, and was also the leader and initiator, was severely punished.

The royal punishment was nothing. With the deepening of cultural exchanges with Europe, the royal family of the Ming Empire also quickly accepted the unwritten rule of European royal families that wars do not affect the royal family. The British royal family was only fined a huge sum of money and was gently let go. But their country has been hit hard.

The mighty Royal Navy of England was severely limited in strength, and the army was likewise suppressed to the point of a few divisions. The parliament was forcibly dissolved, and the city was massively plundered. Important tax revenues, such as customs, were forcibly seized as collateral for astronomical war reparations. In addition to snatching the military port of Portsmouth, the English were forced to sign the humiliating Treaty of London in the face of great pressure, ceding almost all the south bank of the Thames to the Ming Empire. The result is one of Europe's most prosperous economic capitals.

The business here is extremely developed, and it is known as the financial center of the whole of Europe, the fashion capital, and the extremely prosperous place. The life here is drunk, and the enjoyment here is unparalleled in the world. Similarly, the slums are among the most chaotic in Europe. The most powerful underground forces in Europe, with the exception of the mafia in Sicily, are all in London!

London is a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor.

In the eyes of Guan Kuo and others, London is the magic capital that attracts the attention of countless people!

"That's right, I'm going to London." Zhang Cheng reaffirmed his voice. He wanted to become strong quickly, and there was no better place than London, which was chaotic and rich to the extreme. Far away from home, Songjiang Mansion is also very prosperous, and its wealth is far greater than that of London. It's a pity that it's thousands of miles away from home, and it's heavily regulated, far from being comparable to the chaotic London.

After Zhang Cheng knew that this was an era when everything was looking at money, he made the decision to go to the magic capital early. If you want to rise, you have to have money. If you want to be rich, where else in Europe can you compare to the magic capital?

He turned in his personal equipment, weapons and ammunition, and received his salary. Gather a simple bag and a letter of introduction from the captain's company commander. After saying goodbye to Guan Kuo, He Laosan, Liu Kuaizui and other comrades-in-arms who have fought side by side. Zhang Cheng came to ** port and boarded a cruise ship to London!