Riding and Slashing

Chapter 21 Part-time Quartermaster

The market in Changhe Town.

Even in the evening, the market is still very lively.

Unlike Fog Cage City, the merchants here basically don't hawk to solicit business.

Because the market in Changhe Town is very large, and the storefronts are not like stalls along the street like other cities.

Basically every shop here is a caravan camp, and the shops are all stores surrounded by carriages.

A bit like a supermarket, and a bit like a wholesale market.

The caravan that brought Anson and the others was dealing in coconut wine and artwork.

Yes, wine and art, two commodities of completely different nature.

Because this is a line of merchants, going back and forth between Changhe Town and Wucage City.

In the market in Changhe Town, sell coconut wine and buy handicrafts.In Wucage City, handicrafts were sold and coconut wine was purchased.

The mercenaries in Changhe Town consume a lot of wine, and coconut wine from the west coast is very popular.

And the ocean-going merchant ships on the west coast like the exquisite handicrafts made by the Noldor elves, which can only be obtained in the Long River Forest.

This is the most profitable trade route at both ends.

But although the profits are huge, there are still not many caravans willing to do this-this is almost equivalent to crossing the entire continent, the distance is too long and too dangerous; and coconut wine is not easy to preserve in this era, and it will turn sour in a few days; Noldor Crafts are also hard to come by.

When Li Ang came to the caravan, his dozen or so big men were lying in the caravan camp holding a can of coconut wine.

No wonder he is willing to escort people without taking money...

Li Ang thought that this group of Meittenheim mercenaries were inspired by Anson, and began to break away from low-level interests and have noble sentiments, but it turned out to be for drinking...

The leader of the caravan is a pair of siblings, and they are from Buckley.

This made the communication between Li Ang and them a lot smoother, at least he was a fellow with this skinny—although Li Ang himself had never seen what Barkley looked like.

My elder sister is called Leslie. She is a beautiful businesswoman in the eyes of Europeans and Americans. She has some freckles on her face and is cheerful and lively. She is very enthusiastic when she knows that Li Ang is the leader of this group.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, don't you really need a drink? Thanks to you, the coconut wine hasn't changed at all!"

Li Ang waved his hand. He drank a lot when he was in Wucage City. The freshly collected natural coconut wine tasted pretty good, but the encapsulated coconut wine with messy seasonings was completely unattractive to him.

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Leslie, I'm just here to see these bastards...to buy some food."

"Please don't punish them, they have helped me a lot...purchase, but where is your quartermaster, Your Excellency Li Ang?"

Quartermaster?
Isn't it because they didn't find the right people... The group of Mettenheim people were obviously not this type of material. Anson and Sarah were both educated, but neither of them was good at logistics.

Li Ang sighed: "It seems that besides me, no one in the team can do the logistics work... and I will set off to fight on the border the day after tomorrow, so I don't have time to find suitable people."

Leslie nodded sympathetically: "Logistics is a very cumbersome job...I really didn't expect you to handle it yourself."

But immediately, her eyes lit up again: "Is your team planning to enter the Long River Forest? You know, I'm buying Noldo's handicrafts..."

Li Ang shook his head: "Unfortunately, I am going to suppress the bandits, not the Noldor elves... However, if I encounter Noldor products, I will bring them to you. But now, my headache is my team's Logistical support."

Li Ang looked at the shy boy beside Leslie who had been silent all this time, and then turned his eyes back to Leslie: "Your caravan can come from Wucage City to Changhe Town within a week, this is a rare ability— —I've never heard of a caravan or army that can go this far. I think I can learn something from you?"

Leslie looked at Li Ang with a smile: "You are completely different from those high-ranking lords I have seen... But you will leave the day after tomorrow, so you can't learn anything in such a short time, Your Excellency Li Ang."

Li Ang himself knew that many things required experience accumulation, so he nodded and kicked Klose, who was drunk and confused, with his toes, intending to leave.

But Leslie stopped him: "Your Excellency Li Ang, if you want, I can indeed help out temporarily. Such as purchasing materials, preparing military supplies, preparing food and daily necessities, vehicles and baggage, and handling spoils of war...Of course , I want to get a cut of it.”

"That would be great, Miss Leslie, I'll write you a list of the members of my team..."

Li Ang called up the team list and began to copy it.

When he saw the solitary line of 'Great Swordsman of Mettenheim', he decided to test his ideas.

So Klose woke up with a kick: "Klose, stand at attention! I now appoint you as the commando captain! Go and wake up all your people!"

Although Klose was a little confused, he still subconsciously stood at attention: "Obey! My lord!"

Then, the list really changed...

Anson, Doctor;
Sarah, Foreign Affairs Officer;

Klose, commando captain;

Mercenary Crossbowmen, 22/23;

farmer, 2/2;

Mettenheim Infantry, 1/12.

The number in front of the slash indicates the number of people currently capable of fighting, and the number after it indicates the total number of people—the hunks have already drunk almost all their troops...

Li Ang remembered that when this group of hunks first entered the team, they were 'Mettenheim Adventurers', which is a polite name for recruits.After recovering their equipment from the pirate camp, they became 'Mettenheim infantry'.

This means that the upgrade of soldiers not only depends on their skills and experience accumulation, but also changes their equipment... This group of people are skilled infantry. Count as recruits.

The dinars that will be consumed in the future will go to sea.

The road is long...

To be honest, the logistics of dozens of people is not too complicated, but it is very cumbersome.

Food supplies, ordnance consumption, material delivery, welfare distribution, spoils handling...all kinds of trivial things.

Leslie will stay in Changhe Town for a period of time to purchase Noldo handicrafts. During this time, she will become a part-time quartermaster and can help with these matters. She can also help cash out any loot.

And she can provide vehicle delivery.Even if Li Ang's team is stationed outside, as long as she needs it, she can get the guys in the caravan to deliver the goods to her door - according to Leslie, "They are idle anyway, and they can earn as much as they can".

What a qualified businessman.

Although she has to take a commission for buying and selling things, and she needs to pay extra for door-to-door delivery, this kind of service is obviously very high-quality, especially when Li Ang lacks a quartermaster.

However, a little half of the gold coins in Li Ang's hand disappeared—Leslie took 300 dinars for shopping.

The money in hand can only last for 20 days.

Fortunately, on the second day, the bearded Ralph delivered the crossbow and building materials that Li Ang asked for without any discount, and even twenty carpenters were quite a few.

But these carpenters are temporarily seconded, according to Ralph - they will be returned when they are used up.

It seemed that Ralph was indeed loyal to Earl Alden.

Of course, it is also possible that he really cares about the position in Changhe Town. It must be very difficult for a commoner to become the commander of the garrison in Changhe Town...

Everything was ready, and in the early morning of the third day, Li Ang led the team to Fletcher Village, the border of the kingdom.

(End of this chapter)