ALL NOVEL Chapter 262
Chapter 262
262. You are bragging (1)
It didn’t take long for Blumer to see three strong young men in simple armor and weapons in their hands hurrying back.
Seeing Blumer and his men, the three immediately looked at them vigilantly, but after the old peasant’s explanation, they heard that they were passing guests, dressed well and talked well, and helped the old peasant do farm work for a long time. , The three tall and strong young people immediately became enthusiastic about the three of Blumer.
“Old man, you are so lucky, your three sons are strong and filial.”9
Blumer smiled and complimented the old farmer.
The old farmer’s eyes narrowed into a line of laughter, and he said proudly: “Who said it wasn’t. These three bastards used to worry me a lot. But now it’s alright, His Royal Highness the third prince is recruiting troops all over the country.
These three boys all went to enlist as soldiers, and now they participate in training every day, and each of them can get back five silver coins every month.
I heard that after waiting for the selection, it became an official Chi… Chi… Chi What’s the matter?
“Father, it’s the Chifeng Army!
The younger son next to him interjected.
“That’s right, Chifeng Army! If you become a Chifeng Army, you’ll be able to get a full gold coin every month!”
The old farmer showed off to Blumer.
a gold coin..
Blumer couldn’t help but sigh in his heart: The third prince is really willing to spend money.
“Dad, you can just tell us these words, why are you bragging in front of the guests..”
The eldest son of the old farmer said: “The selection of the Chifeng Army is not so easy to pass.”
When Blumer heard this, he couldn’t help but ask: “Is it difficult? What are the selection criteria?”
The eldest son of the old farmer smiled embarrassedly and said, “It’s very difficult for us, at least the strength of a fourth-level knight can pass the selection.”
“Fourth-level knight?!
Blumer was taken aback.
A fourth-level knight can be a squadron leader or even a battalion leader even in the Bauhinia Army, but in that Chifeng Army, it is only the selection standard of ordinary soldiers??
Blumer couldn’t believe it, it was more incredible than the legendary dragon who had fertilized before.
But looking at Lao Nong’s three sons’ honesty, it doesn’t seem like they will deceive people, and the strength of Lao Nong’s three sons is not weak, they are already at the level of second-level knights.
Blumer thought for a while, the selection criteria of the so-called Chifeng Army is not the most important, the most important thing is how many people in this army.
If there are only a few official members in total, and the scale is not large, then the selection standard is useless no matter how high it is, and it is deceiving oneself.
Blumer asked the old peasant’s son the question he was most concerned about, and the answer was: in Jinsuicheng alone, the number of people who met the selection criteria for the official members of the Chifeng Army was less than 500.
less than five hundred.
The number still took Blumer by surprise.
There is more than just a city like Jinsuicheng in the east.
And there’s the South.
The three princes are recruiting troops in the entire east and south. How many cities are there like Jinsuicheng? If you calculate this, the number of Chifeng troops per capita of fourth-level knights is probably in the tens of thousands?!
Not to mention that there are reservists like the old farmer’s son, the number will only be larger.
And even the reservists, the quality is close to the standard of the general regular army.
Blumer was stunned by this number, but the two men behind him who were elite knights of the orthodox Bauhinia Legion couldn’t help but sneer and said with disdain: “Impossible?! There is only a golden city, grain city. Where can I find five hundred people with the strength of fourth-level knights…
Even if there is, according to what you said, the monthly salary of the official Chifeng Army soldiers is one gold coin, and the reserve service five silver coins…
How much is the monthly military expenditure, does the third prince have so much money to support his army?”
This question gave Blumer a sense of relief.
Yes, if the three princes really have so many troops, military spending will be a big problem.
Where does military spending come from, naturally, it comes from ordinary civilians.
The more military spending, the heavier the tax will definitely be, but from the perspective of the living conditions of the old peasant family, it is not very difficult.
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There is only one explanation for that.
False, the sons of the old peasants did not know the exact situation at all, and they were all exaggerating and fictitious data.
Blumer breathed a sigh of relief.
The three sons of the old farmer became a little annoyed at the questioning of Blumer’s men.
With a blushing face, he retorted: “What we said is true, we don’t understand the military expenditure, but the official number of the Chifeng Army in Jinsui City is nearly five hundred.
“Why can’t there be so many fourth-level knights! A month ago, we were all ordinary people, and we didn’t even have the strength of first-level knights. Now we have become second-level knights.”
“That’s right, our talent isn’t that good. If you have an outstanding talent, you can become a third-level knight in a month.
The words of Lao Nong’s three sons made Blumer’s subordinates sneer.
One month to become a third-level knight?
When the knight training is a child playing a house, you can become a third-level knight in a month? What are you kidding?!
For normal knight cultivation, it would take at least a year or even longer to break through from an ordinary person to a third-level knight. This is still a case of good talent.
The words of the old farmer’s three sons made the three of Blumer more convinced.
They are exaggerating, they are helping the third prince to brag.
“Okay, okay, there’s no need to argue about this issue..”
Blumer took the initiative to stand up and smooth the game, because he had a positive answer in his heart, and he didn’t want to annoy the old farmer’s family.
If nothing else, the third prince’s brainwashing work was done quite well, but with just such a small question, the old peasant family who had been quite enthusiastic about them before had become unkind.
It seems that questioning the third prince is their greatest offense.
Seeing that Blumer made a concession, the expression of the old farmer’s family softened a little, only the youngest son still looked angry.
The old farmer’s wife and daughter-in-law soon brought the prepared dinner to him.
To Blumer’s expectations, the dinner was unexpectedly rich.
The main course is mashed potatoes and hash browns, followed by fresh beans, wild vegetables, a large plate of savory roast meat, and even a pot of hard-boiled eggs.
At first, Blumer thought it was because of his few guests.
You must know that a dinner like this is about to catch up with the small nobles with ordinary conditions, and ordinary commoners may not be able to eat such a meal in a year.
Blumer felt a little embarrassed and took the initiative to take out money to compensate the old farmer, but the old farmer laughed and said: “Dear guests, you can eat openly, this is our usual food, and you just cook more when you come. Just a few hash browns…”
Seeing that the old farmer’s family didn’t look like a fake, Blumer couldn’t help but be astonished when they were eating.
Grilled Eggs…
Is the quality of daily life of ordinary civilians in the east already so high?!.