During the month, Perez spent public money like water, riding a fast dhow driven by pirates, and shuttling between several ports like lightning. Fortunately www.biquge.info the financial industry in Europe is developed enough: the Dutch and the city banks of the Italian city-states have established financial exchange operations throughout Europe that are somewhat similar to those of later generations. All he had to do was hide a few bills of exchange, memorize a few passwords, and run around empty-handed.

Speaking of which, on a continent like Europe, the whole earth can be regarded as a scorpion pulling poop -- poisonous dung. Since the time of Rome BC, we have been playing total war, fighting to the death. Large-scale wars have not been enjoyed for more than 20 centuries, don't look at the 21st century, it has been quiet for a few years, and it is still necessary to do it ruthlessly, otherwise it is not in line with the legitimacy of history - Xingyue teaches you that you have a long way to go!

In Europe, there is no need to open your mouth to ask the question of which one is stronger, and there is no one who is weak in several large cultural circles.

Spain has long been a place of top-notch military prowess - with ancient Gothic and Celtic ancestry, and the people still regard military service as a decent job. At the same time, it also produces good horses and excellent iron tools, and these characteristics are not weak at all when compared horizontally on a 'violent' continent like Europe, but the total population is a little less, so the influence is not great.

Moreover, in this year, the elite of the Spanish mercenaries has not completely withered, and although the Spanish phalanx is not as dazzling as in the last century, it is not yet behind the times.

Unfortunately, a series of combined punches by the Habsburg royal family will cause the country's population to drop by a quarter in the next century, and a large number of bankrupt poor people will go to South America...... And then there was no then......

Perez was surprised to find that the Spanish captain, who was dying of starvation, was sure to come out with a regiment of mercenaries - about 2,000 men, half spearmen and half musketeers, but no cavalry. In order to prevent him from starving to death, Perez kept giving small gifts while talking to him.

The Spanish captain said with certainty that as long as the 'Doug White Company' builds up its reputation and credibility, tens of thousands of mercenaries will not be impossible, because now Spain is experiencing a series of pains, plagues, food shortages, etc., and everyone has no way to live.

Perez was not in a hurry to make up his mind, and contacted several other nobles and priests who sounded like they had a very wild path. However, after a series of contacts, I felt very unpleasant, and even had to equip myself with a few bodyguards, so as not to be kidnapped inexplicably.

After inquiring from various sides these days, I found that this captain is indeed a suitable candidate, with rich experience and high reputation, and a good reputation among the low-level people, and he is taking care of the families of many fallen comrades.

It seems that there is no longer a choice. In this city where people are burned at the stake at every turn, the weak-hearted Perez does not want to stay longer and begins to negotiate last.

Captain Alat Liszt had been looking much better lately, and took Perez to meet his old team—all murderous beards—because they were covered in patches. He generously stated:

"It doesn't matter where you go to fight, as long as the enemy is not Spanish. ”

Although I don't know who the employer is, the price of the mercenary can be based on the market: the most ordinary spearman costs three escudo silver coins (equivalent to two taels of silver) per month, the musketeer is slightly more expensive, four escudo silver coins (close to three taels of silver), the cavalry is a bit troublesome, and horses, weapons, and armor are all part of the bargain.

Advance a month's settling-in allowance, the 'Doug White Company' is responsible for the transportation of personnel back and forth, and the next thing is to get the money to do things. However, because of the long distance, the other party said that this employment should not be less than one year, and it is best to bring some family members.

Anything else is fine, but when he heard the salary, Perez said, "The spearman has three silver coins a month, are you sure you're not kidding me?" I also received the king's salary back then!

The price of the Spanish phalanx is indeed three to four silver coins a month, but that is the old yellow calendar. Since the Spanish royal family has become poorer and poorer, the main force of mercenaries has also become those bargains: German cannon fodder, Italian cannon fodder, expensive Spanish soldiers are no longer popular.

Moreover, the nobles recruited mercenaries, and the routine was basically the same as that of the later generations of pickled girls, anyway, there was no consumer harmony 315.

The remuneration on the surface is very high, no matter how high the price of the mercenaries dares to ask, the nobles dare to agree. But when it comes to the battlefield, it's almost the same as the newlyweds getting a marriage certificate, and the promises before don't count, and it's common not to pay for a few months, and Perez has endured the pain of not paying for half a year. Therefore, most mercenaries can only earn a living, and if they want to earn more, they have to rely on robbery, which is the same in both the East and the West.

Under Perez's arguments, the salary was reduced to one or two silver a month, and other food and logistics standards were greatly improved, and the two sides reached an agreement.

The first mercenary group has finally been negotiated!

Excited, Perez quickly found a transport ship, and asked someone from the Naples City Bank to help him deal with some chores such as nodding heads and paying settling-in allowances, and returned to the Tehenaut Oasis first.

Captain Alat Liszt was indeed a man of his word.

A month later, a force of 2,000 men appeared on one of the shores. Located in the mountains between the pirate port of Essaouira and Agadir, it's a place that won't attract attention. The Portuguese guides had been waiting for a long time, and the mercenaries rowed their boats and moved from the troop carriers to land.

On the road ahead, the kobolds had already left supplies, and all the mercenaries had to do was hurry. A week later, the unit suddenly appeared in the Oasis of Tehenaut.

After countless twists and turns, it has been more than a month since the sea route was crossed, and the Spanish veterans finally came to the place where they would shed their blood in the future. It's just that the atmosphere here looks too relaxed, with bazaars, parks, and green spaces everywhere, not even the city walls, and even the arrival of everyone, which has not caused much turmoil.

A young man approached the captain, "Daddy, what's going on? What about our employer? It's not going to be the heretics who let us ransack this place, right?"

The dusty Captain Atla Liszt, with two thousand subordinates, looked at the exotic buildings in front of him, as well as the desert peoples coming and going, a little confused. Everyone was curious and awkward: these are all legendary heretics!

Let's just talk about looting, and everyone is not stupid: almost all the heretics here carry weapons, from scimitars to muskets. There are still a lot of horses and armor in the distance, and you can see cannons on the top of the hill, and there are only 2,000 infantry, not necessarily who robs whom.

At this time, the guide walked up: "Everyone, we have arrived, and this will be the city you will defend from now on!"