"It's not okay to sell this, but ......" Seeing a few soldiers with poor eyes, they surrounded him, and Velasco knew that he was going to be bad, and his tone suddenly changed: "However, you can rent, you can rent!" ”

"Wait!" Yu Feng spoke out to stop a few guards, and said with a smile: "Without the Flying Bird, you and your subordinates will have no income, even if it is rented, relying on the rent I gave you, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive!" ”

Seeing that several of the guards had retreated, Velasco wiped the cold sweat from his face and hurriedly replied, "Of course we can't rely on that rent, but there is a better way, my lord, you can continue to hire us!" ”

Yu Feng shook his head: "I don't plan to go to sea for the time being, what do I hire you to do!" ”

I almost didn't understand this, I just fell in love with your ship, and I am not uncommon with you people.

Unexpectedly, Velasco stood up again, bowed respectfully to Yu Feng, and said, "Knights of the Order of Malta Velasco. Barnabas, hats off! ”

"You're a knight?" These are Yu Feng's turn to be surprised, and the Knights of Malta sound very familiar, as if this Knights are a little famous.

"Then how do you become a captain? Still coming to our East? ”

In Europe in this era, except for England, which insisted on the militia system, all the other European countries entered the era of mercenaries. The mercenaries believe that whoever gives the gold coins, we will work for whomever we give. Although Velasco has a Bird, he is still a mercenary in his bones, and he is still a rather unruly mercenary, if you think about it from his point of view, in this far east, it is not possible to do business, it is not possible to be a pirate, and the only promising thing is to find a generous employer and become a mercenary.

In the face of Yu Feng's inquiry, Velasco did not make up nonsense, and briefly introduced his life, for fear that Yu Feng would not believe it, and deliberately emphasized his professional skills: "I...... Most of my sailors, except for a few who were temporarily recruited, were veterans, and some had worked to the death with the elite Ottoman Turkish troops, and we were proficient in spears and muskets, as well as all kinds of phalanxes, and I myself was a family heirloom of swordsmanship......"

Yu Feng's heart moved, he automatically ignored the previous words, but the sentence "proficient in spears and muskets, and all kinds of phalanxes" in the back made his heart move all of a sudden. Isn't this just a ready-made military advisory group? Although I trained these salts and trained them in accordance with the basic regulations of the People's Liberation Army, I am afraid that I am still lacking in fighting in this era, and I am not a graduate of a military academy, but I have been a major soldier for two years, and I know some of the most basic things. And this guy actually said that he and his subordinates are veterans on the Western battlefield, which is very precious, and he himself is a knight, that is, a middle-level officer, then the military skills he has mastered are enough to make up for his shortcomings in this regard.

"Wu Nafan, if you know each other, just say how much silver you want!" Zhao Zongqi said impatiently on the side.

At this time, Velasco was a little entangled, you must know that he is already bankrupt, if the price is too high, I am afraid that this noble lord will not hire them, and when the time comes, the talks will collapse, and it is difficult to say whether he can get out of this manor. If it's too low and not suitable, then it's better to just drive his sailboat and wander on the sea. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "Five taels of silver per person per month, Your Excellency, but, Your Excellency, if the Asuka and my sailors are directly involved in the battle, we need to be rewarded commensurate with our abilities. ”

Someone wants to say that this Velasco loading and escorting can earn five hundred taels of silver in one trip, and the price is a little lower.

It's not low, it's not low at all, not to mention that you want to find this kind of escort business, it's hard to meet twice a year, people load goods, directly hire merchant ships, if you escort, the Zheng family's fleet can be hired, and you will definitely not look at this lonely ghost like the Flying Bird, you can meet the aftermath who is willing to hire them, it is the same as Velasco himself said, that is already God is taking care of him, didn't he have the idea of talking about not being able to rob at the beginning? .

Speaking of which, we have to spend a little pen and ink to briefly describe the price comparison between the Ming Dynasty and Europe at this moment, at this moment, a European nobleman's follower can have an income of about 30 copper coins a day, and a high-ranking nobleman's follower has an income of about 150 copper coins, the gap is not small, but, basically, it is also an income with the people of the Ming Dynasty. A follower of a European marquis, whose income is about the same as that of the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty, if it is an earl or a viscount or something, it is not as good as the common people of the Ming Dynasty, if it is a European peasantry, okay, let the European peasants to hell They are living in dire straits, waiting for the great Ming Empire to liberate them.

Let's convert, that is to say, the price quoted by Velasco is now much higher than the value of the knights and servants around the duke or count in Europe, and due to Spain's extensive mining of silver in the Americas, the purchasing power of silver in Europe is far lower than that of the Ming Dynasty.

However, at this price, Yu Feng can accept it, five taels of silver, but it is the salary of three salt dings, the number of these guys is not very large, and if they go to heaven, they will just raise an extra salt ding brigade, but the benefits that these guys may bring to themselves are definitely more than a little money can buy. With them, his own salt ding can get the most formal and advanced training in Western tactics, and even through them, he can directly bypass the Zheng family and buy Spanish cannons or something, he doesn't believe it, this Velasco has been wandering in the East for several years, and he has not crossed paths with his compatriots.

Zhao Zongqi's eyebrows raised when he heard this, where does this ghost have this value, this year, even if he buys a beautiful maid who has been trained and raised to serve people since childhood, it is only five taels of silver, this ghost is full of hair, can it be compared with those little girls who are smart?

Yu Feng shook his head with a smile, and said to Zhao Zongqi: "Father-in-law, don't be angry, the problem that can be solved with silver is not a problem, as long as this foreigner has this ability, this price is also worth it!" ”

"You also saw my soldiers when you got off the ship, and do you think that if you were the commander of these soldiers, how would you train and improve them?"

This is his own ability in the examination school, and Velasco understands that whether he can be recognized by this adult depends on his answer.

He thought for a moment, and then said slowly: "My lord, your army, I don't see much difference in discipline with our Spanish phalanx, but, in terms of personnel allocation, I think that the number of musketeers is too small, so when fighting, the damage output becomes an obvious problem, and in the real Spanish phalanx, in addition to this spearmen and musketeers, there should be a certain number of axe musketeers, so that when facing the cavalry on horseback, The axe gun can kill the cavalry hook that hits your own phalanx, thus ensuring the safety of the musketeer! ”

"You mean to say that the spearmen and the axemen you are talking about exist to protect the musketeers?" Yu Feng faintly understood in his heart, and I have to say that this is very different from the direction he took at the beginning of the army. You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, the musket is only in an auxiliary position, and it is not even comparable to the position of the bow and arrow, and the musket is used as the main means of killing, in the eyes of the generals of the Ming Dynasty, this is simply putting the cart before the horse.

"Yes, and also, the phalanx formation of the adults is too thin, such a formation cannot withstand the impact of a large number of cavalry......" Speaking of this, Velasco hesitated slightly, he didn't know how many soldiers he had seen in this lord's hands, if there were enough soldiers but formed into such a small phalanx, when fighting, it would be irresponsible for the lives of his own soldiers.

However, Yu Feng is very satisfied with his opinion, under his hands, there are Wu Yanran brothers and sisters to help him deal with internal affairs, but on the military journey, there is no one to help him, the only one who can help, Zhao Zongqi, due to vision problems, can not provide him with too much help, and now a Vikras suddenly fell from the sky, it is like a talent tailored for him.

"Okay, you can follow me in the future, well, let's make a small flag first! Bring your men with them and use them at any time! Of course, your men are five taels of silver a month, and you, the leader, cannot be asked to compare with your subordinates, so only fifty taels of silver a month! ”

Velasco was overjoyed, and without thinking about it, he immediately knelt down on one knee: "My honor, honorable Excellency, in the future, what your military flag points to is the direction of my battle!" ”

"As for the Flying Bird, it is your private property, and I won't move him, but I want a few gates on the ship, as for the discount, you and Xuchang will talk about it, and it won't lose you!"

Seeing Velasco retreat with a happy face, Zhao Zongqi couldn't help but say to Yu Feng: "Virtuous son-in-law, with so much silver, I'm afraid it's not worth raising these ghosts!" ”

Wu Yanran also walked out from behind the screen, after all, she is a child of a master, her vision is much higher than that of Zhao Zongqi, Yu Feng and Velasco asked and answered, she was delicate, she immediately understood Yu Feng's intentions, and looked at Yu Feng with a smile at the moment, to see how Yu Feng explained to his father-in-law.

"Don't be afraid, didn't my father-in-law take a fancy to those Franc machines, with these ghosts, as long as we have silver, no matter how many Franc machines we have, we can buy them back, we can't do things like killing chickens and taking eggs!"

"Oh..."Zhao Zongqi suddenly realized, and immediately walked towards the door: "Then I have to watch it, don't let that guy in Xuchang mess with the rules and hack our family's silver!" ”