"To put it simply, France is the strongest in terms of what it takes, but it doesn't have a good relationship with the other four countries, right?"

Zhao Ritian replied, and at the same time said in his heart that the name of the emperor of France was too awkward and too ugly!

"It's Napoleon, he's a great emperor, but I'm saying that he doesn't have good relations with the four big countries, in fact, in addition to these four big countries, there are other small European countries.

Of course, they are also open to mercenary business.

These small countries have a different position than the big ones, and no matter which big country you have a hiring agreement with, you can sign another employment agreement with those small countries at the same time, and they will be more than happy to sell their own mercenaries as long as there is money to be made.

After all, compared to the national strength of those small countries, the number of their troops is too much, which seriously exceeds the military budget, but the big countries are on the side, and in order to avoid the disaster of national destruction, they can only maintain a huge standing army that does not match their own strength.

Therefore, these small countries can only supplement their military expenditures by selling their own standing armies.

Among these small states, the main ones that favored the French Empire were the Republic of Batavia, the Swiss Confederation, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, the Kingdom of Milan-Italy, and the Kingdom of Spain.

The small states that favored the anti-French alliance were mainly the Kingdom of Naples, the Kingdom of Sicily, and the Kingdom of Sweden.

All of the above small countries belong to their respective camps, and if you sign a mercenary treaty with the French Empire, you will not be able to sign a second mercenary treaty with the small countries of the anti-French alliance, and vice versa.

However, for neutral countries, there is no such restriction.

The main neutral countries were the Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Portugal, Mecklenburg, Denmark, Hesse, Saxony, Oldenburg, the Papal States, and the Kingdom of Sardinia.

However, although the mercenaries of small countries are easy to take, their standing army combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of large countries, and even the Austrian army, which has the lowest quality of troops among large countries, has far more combat effectiveness than these small countries.

After all, the Habsburgs were also very strong, and the reason why the army did not perform well on the battlefield was not because the Austrian army was weak, but because the enemies of the Habsburgs were too strong.

The most important thing is that the price of the troops hired from these small countries is not much cheaper than that of the big ones, and the small countries sell troops to you to make money, so it is naturally impossible to lower the price, even if their combat power does not match the price they offer.

Oh yes, and if the Divine Favor behind you has a huge amount of gold, you can even hire a small nation to fight for you!

Of course, these countries, as far as I know, the Kingdom of Sardinia, Oldenburg, Mecklenburg, Saxony, Hesse are willing to be mercenaries!

As long as you can afford it, they will send all their standing armies to fight for the gods behind you, but the armies will still be under the command of their own commanders.

The price has to do with the enemy behind you, after all, dealing with a figure like Napoleon the Great is completely different from dealing with a lonely second- or third-rate country like the Kingdom of Spain. ”

"In that case...... Zhao Ritian paused in the middle of speaking, listening intently to the whispers of the Ancestor in his ear.

Subsequently, Zhao Ritian said to Schwarzenegger with an expressionless face: "The Great Ancestor has decided that he wants to sign an employment contract with Napoleon, the emperor of the French Empire. ”

Schwarzenegger smiled after hearing this: "There is no need to sign a contract with Napoleon the Great, we are just an ordinary employment business, and it is not worth asking Napoleon the Great personally."

However, I would like to remind you that once the mercenary treaty is signed, you will no longer be able to hire any soldiers from the countries of the Anti-French Alliance, except for neutrals and allies of the French Empire. ”

"Sign up, we're ready!"

[Ding, congratulations on signing a mercenary treaty with the French Empire, since this is the first country you choose to sign, you have gained the friendship of the French Empire, and they are willing to sell mercenaries to you at the lowest price.] 】

After the prompt, Wang Ziming received a list of employment prices for each class of troops in the French Empire.

After reading the price list, Wang Ziming couldn't help but complain: "This price is too unreasonable."

It doesn't matter if there are no 4th-order soldiers in France, anyway, the weapons used are advanced 4th-order soldiers and ordinary people are all knocked down with one shot, but why is the price gap between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd tier soldiers so big?! ”

In Wang Ziming's consciousness, one hundred French line infantry and light infantry who were set as first-order soldiers in different spaces only need to spend 1 magic stone gold coin to recruit, and they only need to provide food and shelter without any military salaries!

That's 10 times lower than the price of a Tier 1 soldier in Horseback Riding and Slashing Fire and Sword!

However, before Wang Ziming could smile, the recruitment price of the second-tier soldier made Wang Ziming stunned.

The 2nd rank of French soldiers includes grenadiers, chasseurs, young guards, hussars, chasseurs, and dragoons, and it can be said that the troops are very complete, but the price is unified to 10 magic stone gold coins for 100 people, and the monthly salary is 1 magic stone gold coin!

What is the principle of the tenfold increase in the recruitment price all at once?

Judging from the introduction, the 2nd tier soldier is not much stronger than the 1st tier soldier!

Not to mention ten to one, with the muzzle of a musket, it is possible for two 1st line infantry to defeat 1 2nd order grenadier!

This cost performance is very unscientific in Wang Ziming's eyes, either the first-order soldiers are too cheap or the second-order soldiers are terrifyingly high!

However, when Wang Ziming saw the price of the 3rd level soldier, the values were completely shattered......

He even wondered if Schwarzenegger was playing tricks on himself and deliberately raising the price of a third-tier soldier!

The 3rd tier French Imperial troops include the Old Guard, Lancers, Cuirassiers, and Guards Cavalry, all of which are the top elites in the game, but a hundred people need a recruitment price of 50 magic stone gold coins, and the monthly salary reaches 10 magic stone gold coins, which is a bit excessive......

Although the monthly salary is not high, the recruitment price is definitely the most expensive class that Wang Ziming has seen in another dimension, and it is evenly divided into 5 magic stone gold coins for every 10 people!

This is only a 3rd order soldier, which is more expensive than the 4th order soldier in horseback riding and slashing fire and sword......

Originally, Wang Ziming thought that because the army in Napoleon's all-out war was equipped with a large number of muskets and artillery, the rank of soldiers was of little significance, and the price gap would be smaller if they were treated equally in front of guns......

Isn't this forcing the 'thrifty' Wang Ziming to use the most cost-effective first-order line infantry and light infantry?

10 line infantry can shoot a 2nd order grenadier even with their eyes closed, and a fool can only let the 1st line infantry who does not need to be paid does not need to recruit a 2nd line grenadier who is 10 times the price and still needs to pay a salary......

It's a pity that there are no cavalry units in the 1st tier soldiers, otherwise Wang Ziming promised that he would not look at the 2nd tier soldiers' quotation list, let alone the outrageous 3rd tier soldiers who are expensive!

Wang Ziming quickly skimmed the list of foot riders and looked at the artillery exchange price list behind him.

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