Chapter 681: Temporary Workers
In short, there were a total of one hundred and twelve mercenaries, or adventurers, who finally passed the review.
They all belong to the reputable kind, and they also have families or real estate in the county of Van Shei, that is, monks can't run away from the temple.
Luo Ming and Grant have both been mercenaries for a while, and now they still admit that they have done this kind of thing in the past, and they have not covered it up as a terrible black history, and naturally they will not discriminate against the mercenary profession.
But it is precisely because they have been mercenaries that they know better than others the phenomenon of this mixed industry.
There must be individual mercenaries who can be trusted, and can even live and die with them. But when it comes to the mercenary group, it is not necessarily reliable, and the employer who has always placed too much trust in them will definitely suffer.
There are mercenaries who accept the escort mission, but when they see the money, they steal the goods or kill the employer;
There are also mercenaries and companions who fight each other for mission items;
In addition, some mercenaries are entrusted with treasure hunting, and they feel that the treasure is far more valuable than the reward afterwards, so they will abscond after obtaining the treasure, or hide it secretly, pretending not to find it.
It seems that hiring mercenaries to do this has many drawbacks.
But Luo Ming is still willing to do this, and in his opinion, as long as he is well prepared, these problems can be avoided.
Of course, his subordinates are much more loyal and reliable than the mercenaries, and he doesn't need to bother to guard against them, and these subordinates are more typical of the monks who can't run the temple than the mercenaries.
But Luo Ming did not let his loyal subordinates go up for two reasons.
The first point is that some of Luo Ming's subordinates can go into battle to kill the enemy, and some can handle government affairs, but few of them are good at treasure hunting, and compared with experienced mercenaries or adventurers, the efficiency and effect are much worse, maybe they will miss the key clues, waste their efforts, and drag on for a long time.
The second reason is that there is no guarantee that the fragments are not dangerous.
Maybe the shard had a self-defense spell on it, or maybe it was buried here by someone with a vicious trap to deal with whoever found it.
Let the mercenaries go up first, if they are injured and die, although Luo Ming will also pay some pensions, but after all, it is not his loyal subordinates who are injured and killed, but temporary workers.
The temporary worker law is not only used to shake the pot, but also to use them to step on the pit and take risks.
Although there is no such thing as five insurances and one housing fund in this world, Luo Ming's protection of his subordinates is indeed good.
From the perspective of cost, once Luo Ming's own subordinates are disabled or die, then the investment in cultivating him before will be in vain, and in the future, he will have to help treat him and his relatives well to encourage the courage and dedication of others, which is another long-term expense.
As for the mercenaries, if they are disabled or die, they only need Luo Ming to pay a one-time pension, and the other party is not a person he has cultivated himself, so he doesn't feel distressed to use it.
Of course, Luo Ming definitely didn't mean to despise the bloody sacrifices under his command, he just felt that those who offered loyalty to him, even if they had to shed blood and sacrifice, should be used in more valuable places.
It's much better to fight for more land for your family's plow, or to fight against an invasion than to run into a trap and die.