Dominate the Game of Thrones with Mount and Blade

Chapter 81 Conscription Order

Margaery was very cooperative with her cousins' boasting, and she expressed surprise and admiration from time to time.

Even though she knew little about knights and military affairs, she still had basic common sense.

Judging from the combat power of killing hundreds of enemies in a battle, this handsome Bracken may be the most powerful warrior in the history of Westeros.

When she heard that Arthur only fought with Raventree for the tragic death of three villagers, including a pregnant woman, she had a better impression of Arthur.

"Evil Raventree and Brynden!" Little Rose exclaimed.

Arthur felt that she looked at him differently.

"So in order to prevent the revenge of the Blackwood family, I tried my best to expand my army. In addition to purchasing weapons and armor in the River Bay this time, I also hope to hire a group of brave River Bay warriors."

"It's just that my uncle doesn't support Mr. Arthur very much." Hopper said.

The Duke of Mace is his real uncle.

Horace added: "I think it might be Randyll Tarly's doing. He has always had a good relationship with my second cousin."

"Why?" Margaery asked curiously.

She couldn't understand how Arthur, who had only been in Highgarden for half a day, could offend Lord Horn Hill in the south.

"It should be that I brought a dozen Dornishmen here, and then Randyll Tarly, who was visiting here, knew about it, so he stopped the Bloody Mummers in the name of being hired by me." Arthur explained.

Hobber followed up: "Even if the Bloody Mummers have a bad reputation and the Dornishmen are annoying, they are still going to defend Mr. Arthur's territory. Lord Horn Hill is really a bit of a bully."

He completely put the blame on Randyll Tarly, without mentioning that it was his cousin Garlan Tyrell who stopped him.

Help relatives, not help others.

"My father sometimes can't distinguish right from wrong." Although Margaery felt that her father was overdoing it, she kept her elegance.

After all, with Arthur, an outsider, around, she couldn't express her contempt for her father freely.

"After you go home and wait for me in the afternoon, Mr. Arthur can follow me to see my father. I will convince him."

"That's great." Arthur didn't expect that there would be a turnaround in this matter.

To be honest, for the feudal lord family of the River Bay, which has more than 10,000 professional soldiers, 300 sets of weapons and armor are not a problem at all.

But for Arthur, these equipments are still very impressive.

The fragrant food was brought up by the tavern boy, and the group quickly solved the problem of hunger.

Then Little Rose continued to teach the children to read in the school she founded, and Arthur and the twins went to the town center to recruit warriors.

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"The price of the mercenaries of the Blood Opera Troupe is 20 gold royals per person. The warriors of the River Bay are stronger and more capable. I suggest that Mr. Arthur set the price at 30 gold royals."

Hopper suggested.

"It's better to divide it by person. Those who bring their own weapons and armor can be given higher, and those who don't have equipment can be given less." His brother Horace gave his own opinion.

Several people were standing in the center of the town. The mayor who came after hearing the news was responsible for maintaining order at the scene.

As one of the three top nobles in the River Reach, the twins of the Redwyne family played a big role. Attracted by the blue grape logo of his family, 20 to 30 mercenaries have arrived.

Among them, there are mostly stragglers, and there are only two groups at most.

To be honest, Arthur has a little psychological resistance to stragglers.

Because these people are not easy to pay or command.

The most important reason for mercenaries to form a mercenary group is that they are afraid that they will be eaten up by their employers, and they will not get the money.

But there are still a considerable number of people who choose to work alone, such as Bronn, the luckiest mercenary in the Game of Thrones world.

He went to the Eyrie for Mrs. Stark's bounty. After the bounties of the Starks and the Arryns did not satisfy him, he immediately jumped to the side of the little devil.

Arthur felt that he should avoid this situation.

"Let's talk about the price. What I need now is loyalty and obedience."

The leader of the Blood Troupe, Wager, followed Arthur and helped to screen and identify.

He had a goatee and wore a black plate armor that was different from the Westeros warriors, which made him look very gloomy.

As the leader of a mercenary group of 100 people, how to pick out those who dare to fight and are fearless from ordinary mercenaries is exactly his strength.

Only less than half of the 20 or 30 people in front of him passed, and only 11 were selected by Arthur.

Anyone with a little bit of insight could see Arthur's dissatisfaction.

The number is really too small.

"I think you can issue a conscription order... so that people who are not here can..." Wager suggested with a stutter.

But his stumbling words sounded very uncomfortable.

One of his assistants stepped forward and explained quickly:

"Mercenaries often have their own circles, and information circulates quickly. You can issue a conscription order, and you can get a few silver deer for the interview. This will quickly attract powerful warriors from hundreds of leagues nearby."

"Yes, in just one or two days, the number of mercenaries will double, and it won't take up much of your time." The mayor said with a smile.

This is also a method.

Arthur agreed.

Anyway, he now has more than 50,000 gold dragons, and one gold dragon can be exchanged for 210 silver deer.

It is still very cost-effective to spend a few gold dragons to get a large number of mercenaries to come for the interview.

Arthur ordered: "Then all the mercenaries who come for the interview will be given two silver deer. They must be armed with regular weapons and will be valid for two days. Please help spread this news."

Then he threw a gold dragon to the mayor as a reward for him.

"No problem, I'll do it right away. The ravens are very fast. A large number of armored warriors will come to you tomorrow morning."

The mayor was about to turn around to do his work when he was stopped by Arthur.

"Help me find a convoy that can transport hundreds of sets of armor to the north bank of the Red Fork River in Hejian. The price is negotiable."

For the sake of a gold dragon bounty, the mayor agreed: "No problem at all. You can see such a convoy when you come to interview the mercenaries tomorrow."

Arthur nodded and waved him away.

It looks like he has to stay here for another day.

The Second Sons, a well-known mercenary group in the eastern continent of Essos, can earn 100 gold royals for each ordinary soldier on a mission, while the average price of a mercenary in the Reach is only about 20 gold royals.

Although this is related to the peace in Westeros for nearly ten years, which has caused mercenaries to have no work to do, it is indeed cheap, and it is always good to hire more people.

Next, Arthur and the twins went to Margaery's school to wait, and they would go to Highgarden together in the afternoon.

Arthur needs to settle the money for weapons and armor with Earl Paxter, and Margaery promised to help her father, the Duke of Mace.

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