Li Chengzhou gave the fishermen a few pieces of gold and asked them to release the news that they were going to recruit guards and let nearby mercenaries apply.

These fishermen went out happily with the gold, and the people around them were very red when they saw them holding the gold, but Li Chengzhou had already said that there was no need to come up now.

Soon the news that Li Chengzhou was going to hire an escort spread throughout Sathronica, and Tia was also puzzled when she heard about it, doing business is doing business, what does it mean to hire an escort? Do you want to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Sathronica?

Tia hurriedly asked his guards to gather the army.

"Gather the army in case of the unexpected, prepare a feast tonight, and we will meet this rich merchant."

Now that Macedonia was running out of money, it had to rely on these horses to form a simple cavalry to resist Rome, and its finances were already in deficit and it could not afford to hire expensive mercenaries.

The kingdom of Macedonia is full of these neutral mercenary armies, they have no nationality, no affiliation, and whoever gives money, they follow whomever they want.

Li Chengzhou seized this point, prepared to empty gloves white wolf, first show financial resources to deceive the trust of mercenaries, form an army of mercenaries, and then go to meet the city lord, with his own financial resources and army as the backing, take the opportunity to talk about buying horses, and even pretend to sell them armor, in short, you must deceive the horses.

As for the gold paid to the mercenaries, when the time comes for a spell to return to the Americas, where will they find someone?

Under the propaganda of a large number of residents, a large number of mercenaries came to apply.

Among them were the famous Cretan archers, Rhodesan slingers, Thracian swordsmen, mercenary pikemen phalanxes, and even some Macedonian light cavalry.

There were more than 300 archers, more than 500 slingers, more than 1,000 swordsmen, 3,000 pikes, and 500 cavalrymen.

Five mercenary leaders got on board to negotiate the price with Li Chengzhou, they came from different places, many customs, and lifestyles were different, but the pursuit of wealth was the same.

Li Chengzhou told them that he was from the distant Tang Kingdom, and that he had come here to be able to trade, and if he behaved well this time, he would hire them as escorts for the fleet in the future.

Several of the leaders were very happy, they were missing such a long-term employer.

"We agreed first, we will try it for five days, and then we will pay after the five days."

Several leaders were in a dilemma.

"Lee, it's hard for us to explain to the soldiers!"

"yes, let's give a little bit first."

"You're so rich."

Li Chengzhou took out five pieces of gold and handed them to the leaders.

"This is just a small gift from me, you can take it. I'm here for the first time and I'm not familiar with it, give me some time and I'll definitely pay the commission. ”

Li Chengzhou walked to a room and opened the door, and inside was a room full of gold.

Li Chengzhou continued to speak.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg, have you ever heard of the Golden Country?"

The leaders shook their heads: "I haven't heard of it." ”

"In our Datang, gold is everywhere, all the utensils used are gold, the water flowing in the river is mixed with gold dust, and only with a gold hoe can the land full of gold be turned over."

Several of the leaders looked incredulous, they rarely saw gold in this part of the Greek peninsula, and now they had fist-sized gold in their hands, and the young man in front of them even painted the picture of their dreams.

"As long as you behave well, I will take you over when I go back this time and live in my Datang."

The yearning for the future life triumphs over the murderous predators of the young people in front of them.

Several people immediately looked at Li Chengzhou: "We all listen to Li Shang!" ”

Whatever they call it, as long as you can gain their trust, it's enough.

Five armies lined up in front of the dragon boats, waiting for their employer, Li Chengzhou, to inspect them.

The phalanx of pikes was in front, the Cretan archers were behind, the flanks were mixed formations of slingers and swordsmen, and the flanks were scattered cavalry teams in the rear.

Their equipment was also very rudimentary, the pikemen had only simple bronze armor draped over their bodies and held spears, the archers had only a bow and a knife, the swordsmen had only a long knife, the cavalry had only a horse and a short spear, and the slingers were even worse, except for the stones that were everywhere as their ammunition, their only iron weapon was a knife.

If the Tang army comes, it will be a massacre, they don't even have a decent armor, not even a shield.

Seeing Li Chengzhou frowning, several leaders hurriedly explained.

"Recently, the soldiers have been so poor that they have sold their helmets and shields, and if you are willing to pay a sum of money for the soldiers to buy equipment, the soldiers will definitely work harder."

Li Chengzhou waved his hand and motioned for him to shut up quickly: "Wait and see how you perform." ”

Tia in the city couldn't help but be a little nervous when she heard that the mercenaries outside the city had gathered, all working for the merchant.

"They had more than 5,000 soldiers, while we had only 3,000 guards in the city, and the great army of the Empire confronted the Romans in the south."

The centurion on the side said.

"City Lord, aren't the mercenaries outside so poor that they sell their equipment? There shouldn't be any threat. ”

"Dear Mr. Centurion, have you ever thought that the soldiers in our city have not been paid a little for a long time because of lack of money?"

"That's terrible."

"I hope the soldiers outside are not friends with the Romans. We're going to bring him over tonight to see what he wants, and get this guy out!" Don't be in our sight anymore. Are you ready for your banquet? ”

"Not yet."

"Don't go yet."

Tia was anxious, he knew that there was a group of mercenaries outside the city, who were specially built siege equipment, and they carried tools and materials with them, and they could lead a large army to attack the city anytime and anywhere.

While mobilizing the citizens of the city to prepare weapons to defend against the enemy, he tried to find a way to send these guys away.

Li Chengzhou walked towards the army, and what interested him the most was the horses under the crotch of the cavalry, these horses were one meter seven high, and the height of the horse's head was more than two meters, and the soldiers tamed these horses into obedience.

Li Chengzhou touched the horses.

"Do you have a lot of horses?"

"Our five hundred cavalry have more than seven hundred horses."

"There are a lot of horse farms around here."

"How many horses are there at these horse farms?"

"There are seven or eight horse farms in the vicinity, and each horse farm has four or five thousand horses, adding up to more than forty thousand horses. There were 10,000 strong horses, more than 6,000 stallions, and the rest were old horses, foals, and all kinds of wounded horses. ”

"Very well, guess what business I do?"

"What business?"

"The business of selling horses, when the news spreads, I will collect the horses at a high price, and exchange a horse for gold the size of a fist."

"But these horse farms belong to the Macedonian Empire, and they can't buy them for you."

"You just have to spread the news, and if there are any other mercenaries nearby, they will all be called, I want them all!"