Emperor Liu Hong

Almost all mercenary regiments are gearing up to show off their skills at the auction, and Liu Bei is no exception.He knew that as soon as the army set off, the price of muskets would inevitably reach a new high. Therefore, he tried his best to raise funds to ensure that he could be the first to apply for the "Private License".

Seeing those mercenaries going crazy, let alone Liu Hong's excitement, "Great, looking at the current posture, I will definitely make a lot of money when the auction starts."

It stands to reason that Liu Hong is now absolutely known as the number one local tyrant in the world, and he is in charge of countless money, so he should look down on the small money of auctioning guns.However, although he didn't care about the little money, he was quite obsessed with the feeling of success when he saw that his idea could make a lot of money. Therefore, he decided to participate in this small auction in person.Of course, Liu Hong went to the auction just to see the excitement. His itinerary was kept secret, and those mercenaries would never know.

The day of the auction finally arrived. On this day, Liu Hong came to the private room specially prepared for him by the auction house.

"I said, I didn't expect that there are so many big men in the mercenary group now!"

The applicants for the "private certificate" are mercenary regiments with more than 50 members.Therefore, all the people who came to this auction were the heads of such mercenary regiments with more than 50 people.However, Liu Hong was a little surprised when he saw the darkness of the scene.

"There must be thousands of people on the scene. Even if each of their regiment leaders brings two followers, there must be thousands of mercenary regiments on the scene. Assuming a regiment of 50 people is counted, the mercenary regiments of the big man have to It’s tens of thousands. Moreover, most of these mercenary regiments don’t have this number of people. To put it this way, there are at least a few hundred thousand people who are engaged in the mercenary industry in the big man!”

Although Liu Hong would use mercenaries from time to time, Liu Hong didn't know much about the current situation of mercenaries.Now he made such a rough calculation, the mercenaries of the big man are not much less than the regular army of the big man.

"I said, why are there so many mercenaries now?! This is hundreds of thousands of military forces that are not under the management of the imperial court. Can that legislation alone eliminate all hidden dangers?!" Thinking of this, Liu Hong felt I felt uneasy for a while, "No, there are hundreds of thousands of mercenaries now, and when the 'private plunder certificate' is activated, the mercenaries have made a lot of money, and there must be more people joining the ranks of mercenaries. Then just one Legal constraints, without other supervision, that is definitely the rhythm of death!" [

Liu Hong is quite resentful of his life. He must take precautions in advance to completely eliminate the possibility of such a threat to his existence.

"The mercenaries are of great benefit to the big man. It is absolutely impossible to ban him. Moreover, they are already so large that it is impossible to ban them. Then, I can only strictly monitor them." Thinking of this, Liu Hong shook his head involuntarily, "I've been monitoring them closely enough now, but I still haven't figured out their number, which shows that monitoring alone is not feasible. And one thing, after a long time, there will definitely be Because of the slack, the department monitoring the mercenaries can do their duty now, but it doesn’t mean they can do their duty forever. Therefore, I’d better find another way and take charge of this matter together!”

Thinking of this, Liu Hong couldn't help but rejoice that he came to the auction house this time.If he didn't come and didn't know about this hidden danger, maybe he didn't have a big problem when he was alive, but after a few generations, when the big man decayed again, the mercenary problem would definitely kill the big man.

"How else can we think of a way to restrain these mercenaries?"

Liu Hong was thinking desperately, and at this time, the auction had already started.

"Hello everyone, I am the auctioneer xx who is hosting this auction. The items for these auctions are [-] muskets, which are divided into [-] groups. Each group has [-] guns with [-] rounds. The reserve price is [-] silver coins , each increase must not be less than one hundred silver coins, and the auction of the first group will begin now!"

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the people below began to bid wildly.However, Liu Hong didn't have the heart to take care of such a lively scene. He was now trying his best to think about how to eliminate this hidden danger.

"Since it's not enough to rely on monitoring them alone, I might as well form a mercenary group and just blend in with them. In this way, as mercenaries, my mercenary group must know everything about mercenaries. If it is true If something bad happens, I can get the news in advance and take precautions!"

After Liu Hong's repeated consideration, this method is the most appropriate at the moment.It is much better to break into them directly and obtain first-hand information than the surveillance of those management departments of the imperial court.Moreover, the two complement each other, and we can better know whether one of them is not doing its best.

"That's right, it's a good idea. But it's not appropriate to establish only one mercenary group. I'll just build two mercenary groups. They don't belong to each other, and they usually work independently, which is more conducive to inquiring about news."

It is definitely a trivial matter to support several mercenary groups with Liu Hong's financial resources.Therefore, not to mention that the mercenary group itself can still make money, even if it loses money completely and can completely eliminate hidden dangers, it is a very cost-effective thing for him.

Having solved such a big hidden danger, Liu Hong was very happy, and he was also interested in watching the lively scene of the auction at this time.

"One thousand 370 No. 370 offers [-] silver coins, and One Thousand [-] No. [-] offers [-] silver coins. Are there any more?"

"Nine thousand, I will pay nine thousand!"

"Okay, 320 for number 320, [-] for number [-], are there any more bids, are there any more?!" [

"I said, this is too crazy, a hundred muskets can be sold for nine thousand silver coins?!"

Hearing this price, Liu Hong felt unreal.You know, although the low price of the auction is not set very high, but at that price, you can already earn a lot of money.Now this auction has turned nine times, which is definitely a huge profit.

"Made, it's no wonder that people say that selling arms makes money. It seems that this matter is still true!"

Liu Hong was excited here, and the auctioneer also dropped the hammer, "Congratulations to No. 320, winning the bid for the eighth group of muskets!"

When No. 320 saw him winning the bid, he jumped up excitedly, and then he ran over to pay the money without waiting for the hostess to come over.

"This guy is really good at the game. He is so excited to pay the money!" But Liu Hong looked at the guy's figure, no matter how he looked at it, he felt familiar, and when the guy turned around, Liu Hong was taken aback, " I said, isn’t this guy Liu Bei?!” (To be continued.)