An hour later, Meng Fan and the others came to the barracks of the royal army, the wooden fence, the towers were densely arranged, and the blue flag representing the Pars family fluttered in the wind on the tower. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The coat of arms of the Gilgian royal family is a white horse with its hooves held high, and the white horse flag on a blue background is the symbol of the Gilgian royal family.

The commander of the royal army, General Herman, and several subordinates were already waiting outside the barracks, and Meng Fan turned over and jumped off his horse, "Lord Claude, it's been hard all the way. Herman saluted Meng Fan.

"I am deeply honored that General Herman personally greeted him outside the barracks. Meng Fan smiled and nodded, "Please come in, Lord Claude." Herman stretched out his hand and invited Meng Fan, Bogula and the others into the barracks.

Walking in the camp of the royal army, Meng Fan saw many soldiers who were training, and Herman led Meng Fan and his party straight to his big tent.

After entering the big tent, Herman sat in the chair above, the Lord of Black Rock City, Meng Fan and others sat on the left side, and several of Herman's subordinates sat on the right side.

"Lord Claude, let me introduce you, this is General Oram, the lieutenant of the army. Herman first introduced his generals to Meng Fan and the others.

"Hello, Lord Claude, it's a pleasure to meet you. With a smile on his face, General Oram greeted Meng Fan, the lord of Black Rock City, who was a man with brown and yellow skin, and like Meng Fan, Oram also had black hair.

"Hello, General Olam. Meng Fan smiled and nodded to Oram, when Herman introduced a few subordinates to Meng Fan, Meng Fan also introduced Herman and others to the Bogula who came to the military camp with him, Tiberius and a few people, when introducing the dark magician Mar Saha, Meng Fan said that Mar Saha was a scholar, and Mar Saha's thin body and pale face also looked like a weak scholar.

"Lord Claude, I have been in Black Rock City with my soldiers for almost two months, and we have spent a lot of money to build a camp here, Lord Claude, I don't know when I can go to your lord's mansion to extract military salaries?" After a brief chat with Meng Fan, Herman brought the topic to military salaries.

"General Herman, I promised His Majesty the King that I would pay half of the annual salary for this army under your command, as the lord of Blackstone City, I will only collect taxes from the people at the end of each year, and it is still October, I am afraid it will take two months to get the military salaries in full. Meng Fan replied.

"Two months...... Well, well, Lord Claude, in those two months, I will send someone to the Black Rock City Lord's Mansion to withdraw the military salary of 300,000 gold coins. Herman nodded after a moment's deep pause.

"300,000 gold coins? General Herman, isn't the annual salary of 50,000 troops 500,000? Meng Fan said.

"Lord Claude, we'll need to rebuild our camp when we come to Blackstone, and of course we'll have to pay a little more...... Herman replied, leaning back in his chair.

"General Herman, I promised Your Majesty half of the annual salary of your army, and the rest of the expenses should not be counted. Meng Fan stared at Herman, who was sitting above, and said.

Military pay is the salary paid to soldiers, and being a soldier is also considered a profession, if you become a soldier but are not paid, then who will join the army?

In addition to the salaries paid to soldiers, there are other expenses in the army, such as the purchase of war horses, weapons and armor, and grain and grass...... Taken together, this money is the real cost of maintaining an army.

Meng Fan promised King Landry Pars half of the annual salary for the 50,000 royal troops, but did not include other expenses.

"Lord Claude, what His Majesty said to me is to take half of the annual expenses from Blackstone, and of course the cost of the army is more than just the salary......," Herman said unhurriedly.

"General Herman, is that really what His Majesty said to you?" Meng Fan asked, looking at Herman, who was sitting above, "Of course, Lord Claude. Herman nodded affirmatively.

"Lord Claude, even 300,000 gold coins are nothing to you, I heard...... Mistress Claude, you get a lot of things from the Rospine Hills every year. Herman said with a smile.

Hearing Herman's words, Meng Fan finally knew that King Landry Pars must have known about the deal between him and the dwarves, and without the king's permission, Herman would not dare to ask him for extra money.

"Okay, General Herman, in two months, I will prepare a salary of 300,000 gold coins for you......" Meng Fan replied, "Haha, I appreciate Lord Claude's cheerfulness very much, Lord Claude, we believe that we will be able to get along very happily." Herman smiled appreciatively.

In the evening, Meng Fan returned to the Lord's Mansion of Black Rock City, and Tiberius and Mar Sahar were called into the room by Meng Fan.

"Lord Claude, this General Hermann has just come over and has a problem for you, Lord Claude. The dark mage Mar Sahar spoke first.

"The king originally sent him to restrain us, and Herman will come to us from time to time in Blackstone......" Tiberius said coldly.

Today, Meng Fan and others were invited to visit the camp of the royal army, and the commander of this army, Herman, asked Meng Fan, the lord of Black Rock City, for a military salary of 300,000 gold coins, and the reason given by Herman was that it cost a lot of money to build a camp outside Black Rock City, and the cost of building a camp would also be borne by Meng Fan, the lord of Black Rock City.

This kind of thing will happen in the future, in addition to building camps, the army will buy weapons, food, grass, horses...... A series of expenses, Herman may come over and ask Meng Fan for money.

"Herman was sent by the king, so we can't kill him secretly. "Even if you kill him, it won't work, the king will send someone else to take over the army." Tiberius said.

"If Herman dies in the territory of Black Rock City, His Majesty will definitely condemn me, and if I kill him now, I will not gain any good, and I will get into trouble. Meng Fan looked at Marsahar and Tiberius in front of him and said.

"But this Herman is a big problem for us, Lord Claude. "He and this royal army are staying in Blackstone City, not only will it affect the financial revenue of the territory, but your movement will also be restricted, Lord Claude, and Herman will definitely keep a close eye on your every move." ”

"Herman wasn't in Black Rock for long. Meng Fan's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the seat, "The Bretan Kingdom will soon declare war on the Gilgidian Kingdom, and once war breaks out, Herman's army is very likely to be transferred by the king." Meng Fan looked up and said.

"Mistress Claude, the Bretans may have invaded from the northeastern part of the kingdom as they did last time. Tiberius spoke.

"It's unlikely. Meng Fan clasped his hands in his arms, "Now that the Thundering Fortress on the west side of Fanxin Lake has been occupied by the Bretan Kingdom, the Bretan army can enter the territory of the Gilgia Kingdom through the Thundering Fortress unimpeded, and there is no need to invade from the northeast of the Gilgian Kingdom." Meng Fan said.

Four years ago, in the war between the Kingdom of Gilgias and the Kingdom of Bretan, the Bretian general "Winged Flying Tiger" Lyton led an army of 100,000 troops to the Kingdom of France and invaded from the northeast of the Kingdom of Gilgias.

The reason why the commander of the Bretan army, Voncis Valuan, made such a tactical arrangement was because the Gilgian Kingdom had a strong defense line of Van Heart Lake at that time, and now the Thundering Fortress on the west side of the Van Heart Lake defense line has been occupied by the Bretan army, and the Bretan people can enter the Gilgia Kingdom from the Thundering Fortress unimpeded.

"All we need to do now is wait quietly and wait for the day when the war between the Kingdom of Gilgia and the Kingdom of Brettan will break out. Meng Fan, who was sitting in the chair, had a smile on his face.

King Landry Pars wants to put a shackle on himself, Meng Fan will not give in so easily, Herman and the royal army stationed in the territory of Black Rock City seem to be a big trouble for Meng Fan, but Meng Fan has already made a plan in his heart.

Herman must be eliminated, Meng Fan not only wants to kill Herman, but also to capture the 50,000 royal troops under Herman.