Kenrad and his cavalry have all joined Byron's Peony mercenaries, they are very combative, often serving as mercenaries for ten years, both in terms of combat experience and knowledge of many areas, they are very sufficient.

And Byron also found that after they joined, the morale of the troops actually increased a little, not only because the addition of elite troops made the soldiers in other teams look at their Peony mercenary team higher, but also because the morale of this newly joined army has been very high under the leadership of Kenrad.

If Byron remembers correctly, Kenla seems to be a custom hero that didn't appear in the original game, and although the hero skill bar doesn't appear, his strength is not lower than that of any hero.

There are already a lot of troops under Byron, and there are so many powerful cavalry, even if he is a baron with a fief now, he is not his opponent with all the troops he can put together to fight Byron.

However, although the quality of the troops has been greatly improved, the most basic problem from before has once again found Byron.

''Dinar! More dinars''

Byron looked at Jamila's estimated bills, and his head was big.

The monthly wages of the troops, as well as the purchase of supplies, the occasional provision of ale, and the miscellaneous expenses of all kinds, had surpassed the profits of Byron's industry in the city.

And the horses, which are used for war, are not just a matter of hay. Alfalfa and beans are the most basic to keep fit, and wheat must always be mixed in. And every day you have to take them out for a few laps, do special training, take them to eat a meal of fresh grass and then bring them back, brush the horses, clean up the horse manure, and find a few more experienced grooms to take care of them.

Byron had almost 100 horses for war, and more than 50 horses for transportation and hauling goods, and Byron even bought a piece of land as a horse farm to raise these horses. And the monthly expenses of these treasures are no less than the money he spends on soldiers.

At the end of the month, the money he earned was not enough to spend. In desperation, he had to take five or six good horses with strong physique and pure hair to visit the nobles, and sold three of them in one lap before bringing back the 10,000 dinars he had.

In desperation, he began to research new ways to make money.

After thinking about it, I felt that the profits of ordinary ways to make money were really not enough. So he rode out of the city and found Desaivi.

[Desaivi]: [Bow*5], [Guide*4], [Reconnaissance*3], [Run*2], [Track*2], [Marksman], [Green Forest Bandit]; 】

Before becoming a robber, Desaivi had been subjected to domestic violence, so she hated men, even Byron. Every time I met her, the other party had to frown for a long time. The male robbers who followed him had also talked about this, but Byron didn't care.

"How does it feel to be here?"

Byron asked as he approached Desaivi, who was aiming his bow at his target.

"It's not good, it's not bad."

Desaivi let go of his fingers, and the arrow flew out, and the target shook slightly.

Byron walked over and saw that the arrow had hit the bull's-eye.

"Is there anything wrong with you? Captain. ”

Desaivi knew that Byron would definitely not be idle when he came to him, so he didn't say much politeness to Byron.

"The Brotherhood is down, and the remaining robbers are gone. But so many caravans were looted before, and there were always those people who couldn't sell them..."

Byron stopped talking, and Desaivi looked at Byron with suspicion.

"What do you want to buy?"

"There is a shortage of money in the mercenary team now, and although these things are dirty, they are not impossible to meddle with. The merchants in the city don't accept this, but we mercenaries don't have that. ”

"Of course, I don't want to do black work, but there are always people who are interested in those things. We earn a spread in the middle, and it's always good to make more gains. ”

Byron's face flushed a little as he said this, and Desaivi glanced at his lips and lowered his bow.

"If you had told me this, I would have killed you with one shot. I'm a robber, but I hate robbers too. For me, a merchant who touches the stolen goods is no better than a robber. ”

"But I've been here for a month, and I know you're not a robber, and you're willing to spend money on your men. I can help you with that, but don't expect to work with those guys, you're just asking for trouble. ”

Byron's hanging heart relaxed, and it seemed that Desaivi was not disgusted with himself because of this incident. And she promised to help herself contact the robbers, so that the two sides could negotiate a deal.

Stolen goods that cannot be disposed of, captives that need to be ransomed. The Peony mercenary can play the role of a middleman and make a little profit from it.

Desaivi took a few men to look for the robbers, and brought back good news. There were two bands of robbers willing to sell goods that were difficult for them to sell, and Byron was in town to find buyers who were willing to make a bid.

After the peony mercenaries take the goods, it usually only costs a few tens to a hundred dinars. However, when it is shipped to a village outside the city and the buyer is traded, the price can be doubled or tripled. And after those businessmen deal with it, they can make another fifty to double the profit on this basis.

And Byron also deliberately took over some work to help people pay the ransom, because the peony mercenaries are very strong, so the safety of the hostages is still very guaranteed after paying the money. Although this kind of work pays very little, it adds fame.

Over time, Byron also struck a peculiar balance between the robbers and the merchants and wealthy men of the city.

Even some smuggling business, Byron was involved. For example, the medicine used in the brothel, and the bow and arrow, some of the weapons that are regulated, are mixed with Byron in the normal trafficking of commercial goods. Because the scale is not large, and the impact is not bad, no one cares.

As long as you don't bother with the peony mercenaries, the peony mercenaries are the partners of these outlaws.

Relying on black and white, after a month, Byron not only made up for the huge expenses, but also made a small profit.

But although it is very low-key, the other heroes inevitably know about it. However, with the exception of Fatis and Jamila, who had a problem with the robbers, the rest of Byron managed to fool him.

But no matter what, the peony mercenary is still a serious mercenary, and he hasn't done anything out of the ordinary. When entrusted with the commission, the robbers who have made a deal will inevitably be unlucky.

Of course, Byron didn't go too far. If all the robbers and bandits are cleared, then the peony mercenaries will have less business to do.

Moreover, Byron also bought a small tavern in the city, selling wine, meat, and bread, providing accommodation in several rooms, and running a small-chip gambling game.

The benefits of gambling are not small, and the tavern is also easy to gather intelligence.

It's just that Byron forbade his soldiers to gamble to a certain extent, even if he really wanted to squeeze back the money he sent, but if there was a culture of gambling in the army, it would definitely be a big trouble!