Wren and Ogudo stood silently in the sparsely populated alley, and did not continue to speak to each other. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Augusto re-examined Wren, his eyes rarely lacking that sharpness.

Without the soul-piercing dissection feeling, Wren looked much more natural when he stood in front of Augusto.

Wren was eager to guess what was going on in Ogudo's mind right now.

But standing in front of a sword master, his nerves were not enough, so he could only stare at Ogudo calmly.

After about three or four minutes, the sharpness in Augusto's eyes returned.

"Tomorrow at one o'clock in the afternoon, we can talk! I have a job to do, and I can't afford to stay here too long." ”

Wren heard that Ogudo actually took the initiative to invite, and his heart was excited, it seemed that there was really hope for Ogudo to be recruited.

It's just that I don't know what to talk to myself about, whether it's the problem of joining the mercenary group or the child's education.

Augusto didn't say it explicitly, and Wren didn't want to ask it openly.

But judging from the content of the last conversation just now, Ogudo probably wanted to talk to himself about his child's education.

He really cares about children.

"Yes, Mr. Ogudo, see you tomorrow!" nodded at Ogudo, and Wren said goodbye before turning to leave.

Walking on the docks of Ruby Harbor, Wren has been thinking about how to convince Ogudo to join,

And whether to explain to Ogudo about going to the Tang Dragon Empire.

Judging from the current situation, Wren feels that he has grasped the problem that Ogudo cares,

If you can help Ogudo solve the problem, it will be much easier to convince the other party to join.

But what exactly is the problem?

Wren was only keenly aware that Ogudo was troubled by his children's education, but he didn't know the details.

If you don't know these details, you can't get started.

Even if you know the details and know the troubles of Augusto, it may not be easy to solve them.

If you succeed in convincing Ogudo to join, but if the other party is a loyal patriot,

Would he be willing to go to the Tang Dragon Empire with him during such a period?

This is also a big headache.

After all, this time he was in a hurry to help the eighth master, if Ogudo was unwilling to go to the Tanglong Empire,

When the time comes, I will find other suitable candidates, I am afraid it will be too late.

Although the eighth master did not give a time limit, Wren knew very well,

Since the eighth master took the initiative to ask him for help, it must be a matter of burning his eyebrows.

After collecting his thoughts, Wren unconsciously walked back to the [Conch House].

Seeing that the inside was still as lively as usual, the old sailor was telling stories to people again.

Wren stopped at the bar window to listen, and when he realized that it wasn't Mr. Augusto's story, he was about to leave.

But after seeing the bar owner sitting at the bar counter rarely, Wren decided to go in and have a drink.

By the way, I will have a casual chat with the bar owner about Ogudo.

......

It wasn't until late at night that Wren returned from the bar to the Dragon Eagle.

The barkeeper, like everyone else, was reluctant to talk about Ogudo's past.

But this time Wren asked the barkeeper about Ogudo and the children, and the boss opened up.

Wren learned an important piece of information about Ogudo's efforts to build an academy for children in the slums.

It was an overly idealistic college, and children from the slums could attend for free, without the need for exorbitant entry requirements.

In this way, more poor children with average talent can go to school.

As for the fact that the academy was not built in the end, the bar owner did not say, but Wren could guess.

The idea is very good, but to establish such an academy, it will take a lot of money.

He must have found someone to invest in, or worked hard to save such a sum of money himself.

Either the investor found it unprofitable and did not invest, or Ogudo found that he simply could not save enough money.

Eventually, the academy was not established, and Ogudo was taught only a few children on the beach every day, as he is now.

However, Wren also thought of another possibility, that is, the children of the poor could not even attend the free academy properly.

He had seen the life of the poor and knew that not every poor child had the time to go to college.

They are often older and have the ability to work, so they have to help their families to work.

Even if they spend the whole day working, they can barely make ends meet, if not worse.

This is the poor man Wren has seen.

The main reason for this is that most of the resources are concentrated in the hands of the nobility and the wealthy,

It is difficult to sustain a larger population with the remaining circulating resources.

This is true in the Duchy of Stannis, in the Junn Empire, and in a large country like the United Empire of Rice Eagles.

However, Wren does not criticize this way of allocating resources, not only because he is an aristocrat.

More importantly, he knew that even if the resources were to be spread out in full, there would be a limit to the population that could be fed.

Thinking about the academy from the perspective of the poor, Wren can understand that free colleges can't solve the problem.

This Augusto must also be clear.

......

Rising early in the morning, Mr. Hoofdent returned to the Dragon Eagle to report to Wren.

He said that the Dragon Eagle Caravan is now developing smoothly and has contacted many major local customers.

Now there is an urgent need to use ships to purchase goods that are of interest to some large customers.

Mr. Hofdent also suggested to Wren the construction of a new cargo merchant ship to meet the needs of the rapid development of the caravan.

The new cargo mall only takes the near-sea route, so only ordinary medium-sized merchant ships are needed.

There is no need for heavy armament, and there is no need for a large ship of the destroyer class like the Dragon Eagle.

Medium-sized merchant ships can opt for an Elite-class frigate hull, which can be maneuvered with only a crew of thirty.

Mr. Hoofdent had already investigated the shipyard in Ruby Harbor, and the price of the Elite-class frigate's hull ranged from four to fifty thousand gold coins.

Such a price is completely affordable for the current financial situation of the Dragon Eagle Regiment.

Mr. Hovdent's proposals and requests were fully approved by Wren.

In terms of business, Wren left it to Mr. Hofdent with complete confidence.

And to support the future development of the Dragon Eagle Regiment, it depends to a large extent on Mr. Hovdent.

Without him providing enough funds for the mercenary group as a backing, it would be difficult for the Dragon Eagle Mercenary Group to develop into a first-class mercenary group.

After dealing with the caravan, the Dragon Eagle departed that morning, temporarily under the command of Mr. Hovdent.

Since the Dragon Eagle would take about two weeks to return from this trip, Wren found a sailor's inn near the docks to settle down temporarily.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, he arrived on time at the beach where Ogudo taught his children to practice swords.

Almost by the time Wren arrived, Ogudo had arrived with his sword on his back.

There were already three children practicing swords on the beach early in the morning, but the young man who was injured yesterday had not yet arrived.

As he passed Wren's side, Ogudo just nodded to him and walked over to the children.

After instructing them to practice first, he walked up to Wren and invited Wren to talk while walking.

At the beginning, Ogudo asked Wren in a flat tone: "Do you remember yesterday's child?"

Wren must have remembered the kid, but he didn't understand why he said it.

Temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and said, "Remember." He didn't come today. ”

Ogudo hummed briefly and continued, "Do you know why he didn't come?"

Wren shook his head lightly and said, "I don't know." ”

"He's a thief, he definitely hasn't paid the money on time in the past few days, and today he should have been locked up and beaten badly. ”

When he said this, Wren noticed the helplessness in Ogudo's eyes, but Wren did not answer Ogudo's words,

He knew that Augudo's words were not finished.

"Don't you want me to join your mercenary group?" Ogudo asked, and after receiving a nod of approval from Wren, he continued:

"I've learned about you, you have a ship called the Dragon Eagle, and a friend who just ran a caravan in the harbor. ”

"I can join your mercenary group, but you have to get rid of all the children in the harbor's den of thieves.

Take them to your ship or that friend's caravan, give them jobs, and make sure they have enough to eat. ”

Augusto paused, stared into Wren's eyes and said, "This is the condition for me to join." ”

Hearing Ogudo say that he could join the mercenary group, Wren was very excited, but he took a deep breath and asked Ogudo:

"How many children? Too many, I can't take care of them all. ”

"About a hundred. Augusto replied.

"It's not small, but it's still within the scope of bearing. Wren calculated, then looked up at Ogudo and asked, "How do you need me to save them? Will you help me?" I don't know a lot about the harbor. ”

"I still have to work. It's up to you to do it yourself. I can tell you how to find that kid yesterday, he can be your guide. ”

Ogudo looked back at the three children who were still practicing hard, and then added to Wren, "Protect him for me!"