The two parted unhappily.

The next day, the soldiers of the Western Legion, who were employed in the ten major territories, quietly participated in a confidential meeting at the request of the various lords. The lords said that they were in urgent need of private armed guards because of the expansion of their territory, and offered a high price, so they asked the soldiers if they would like to leave the Western Legion and join the armed forces of the territory.

According to imperial law, the private armed forces of the territory are not allowed to exceed two hundred, so this time the maximum number of recruits per territory is two hundred. Mercenary groups are formed by the lords of more than two hundred, and then mercenary groups are hired, which is the unspoken rule of all territories.

The lords said that the first two hundred people who signed up first would have a monthly salary twice as high as that of the Western Legion, and that there was a family security fund to take care of the family members of the convoy. In case of a disability and death, the family does not have to worry, the territory will take care of it for a lifetime! Even the children in the family who have a talent for magic are personally instructed by several magicians and earls and provided free schooling for them.

And the mercenary group formed by more than 200 people also has a family security fund and a junior training plan. But the monthly salary is the first point compared to the former, and the various preferential treatment is a little worse, but it is still much better than the Western Army.

After the secret meeting was over, the soldiers scrambled to sign up.

Xia Qiu looked at the soldiers lining up in front of him dumbfounded: "Why don't you go back and resign or something, don't worry, don't worry." ”

"Earl, you can register, I'm afraid that when I go back and resign, there will be no place for me......"

"Yes, yes, Earl, you can register, we will have time to resign after registration. ”

"That's it, why did everyone join the army, it's not a guarantee. Earl, you are in good condition, what are you still doing in the Western Legion? ”

"It's just that, I can't afford to pay my monthly money, what kind of mess do I have, and I can disband......"

"Everyone is not blind, the territory of the top ten masters of the Empire's elite training program, and the Western Legion that can't afford to pay money, everyone knows who to choose. ”

......

Since everyone was so enthusiastic, the lords accepted it with a smile.

The day after this secret meeting, somewhere in Akita Castle, the Western Army was stationed at the headquarters of Akita Castle. Li Laide was furious, and the water cup that had followed him for several years was smashed to the ground by him and shattered into slag.

"Thousands of people quit the group! Just come and tell me now! What are you going to do!"

"General, at the beginning, only a dozen people left the group, some said that their hometown had suffered a flood and they wanted to go back immediately for disaster relief, and some said that their hometown was robbed by bandits and they wanted to go back to save people. At first, we didn't pay attention to it, and let them go after giving some money, so we should give them a holiday. As a result, more and more people came to ask for money to leave, only to realize that something was wrong, and some people even did not come to the barracks to report at all. ”

Li Laide vented, his anger disappeared a lot, and he exhaled and said, "Have you found out what the reason is?"

"It is said that ten lords are recruiting people to form a private army in the territory, and the conditions are very good......"

Li Laide was shocked when he heard this, and immediately understood that Count Lowan's revenge came too quickly.

He said dejectedly: "After you go down, count how many people have left the group, I will personally report this matter to Your Majesty, and I will leave tomorrow." ”

"Yes. ”

The empire's elite training program, the ten earls' territories joined forces to do something, and Li Laide had nothing to do, and only His Majesty could solve this matter. Li Laide had a feeling of being under the fence, he thought that this general of the Western Army was a fragrant bun, why was it so difficult.

In just one day, the private armed forces of the territory with a maximum of two hundred people were formed, most of the mid-level samurai, and a small number of junior samurai. More applicants formed a hundred-member mercenary group, led by Little Fat Man. For this reason, the little fat man also went to the Dajin City Mercenary Guild and decided the name of the mercenary group, Akita Mercenary Group.

Tu Xingyong reported that Li Laide had set off for Dajin City.

"Hmph, let him sue, what should we do, see the move. Luo Wen laughed, it seems that Li Laide is in a hurry.

Now that the top 10 territories are well staffed, the "line of defense" in Loewen's plan can finally begin.

Stretching from Zack's territory to Wang Xiaosong's territory, next to El Avenue and Zack Avenue, the construction of a city wall made of masonry and stone with a planned height of ten meters and a width of four meters began to begin.

"Boss, what are you doing here?" El asked, puzzled, "It doesn't feel necessary." ”

"It's necessary, one day there will be a war with the Moss Empire, this wall is built to protect our territory, don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case. Rowan said meaningfully.

El didn't quite understand, oh, no empire would build such a long wall on the border. But now that the territory has money to do it, the boss says to do it.

"Do you know what this wall is called?"

"What's it called?"

"Ten miles of the Great Wall. Luo Wen smiled obscenely, I can't repair the Great Wall, let's build a ten-mile head office, hahahahaha......

There were more people, and the territory of the little fat man and Bao inquired about began to build equipment every day and night as a weapon supply, and the villagers of Kaili Village stopped planting crops anymore, and all changed careers to become blacksmiths, learning from the master from Dajin City.

There are two thousand private armed forces in the ten territories alone, as well as the White Ash Mercenary Group and the Akita Mercenary Group. According to Lowen's plan, each person had to have two good weapons, a suit of armor, and a war horse. All of this requires money.

Everyone's territory is full of money, and the team in charge of publicity has sent all the advertisements to Stone Town. If it weren't for the mutual blockade of the border with the Moss Empire, I'm afraid that Moss City would also be full of advertisements.

The farmhouse entertainment company is also on the right track, and people come and go every day in each territory, so it's not lively. The lords are also very happy, and they have received the money softly. In the words of Wanli, "I'm too lazy to count the money now, and I can't count the money if it rises too fast."

Finally, everything is normal, and everyone has time to practice well. Sometimes when I get bored, I go to Jinsha Town to provoke from afar, and provoke a few masters to come out to practice. In the end, I saw through their tricks and didn't bother to send someone out.

On this day, everyone was discussing with each other, and the old butler of the City Lord's Mansion Baird came to report, saying that the Dajin City had come to the imperial envoy, and he came with General Li Laide.

"I'll come when I go. Luo Wen said goodbye to everyone and returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

Qiu Yuan was chatting with the two of them enthusiastically, when she saw Luo Wen coming in, "The Earl is here, the Imperial Envoy and the Earl will talk in detail." ”

"Hey, Yuanyuan doesn't have to go, have you forgotten that you are my little secretary?" Luo Wen smiled and pulled Qiu Yuan to sit down.

Qiu Yuan glanced at Luo Wen, she used to be called a secretary, but recently she was called a little secretary, which felt weird.

"This is the Imperial Envoy sent by His Majesty, Count Zhu Shan. Qiu Yuan introduced.

A chubby middle-aged man in his forties, smiling, looking very kind.

"Count Loewen, hahahaha, meet again. ”

"We've met?"

"The earl and noble are so forgetful, you and Yuanyuan were engaged to drink with me. Zhu Shanshan smiled.

"Oh......"

After some mutual praise, they finally got down to business.