Chapter 1300 - 343: Expand the Army! Expand the Army! Expand the Army Again! (10,000)
Chapter 1300: Chapter 343: Expand the Army! Expand the Army! Expand the Army Again! (10,000)
Boer slowly straightened up, and began speaking, somewhat hesitantly.
"Master Lynn, of course Boer is willing to accept your Gold Pounds."
"But... but Master Lynn, Boer has a request that may offend..."
Lynn raised his brows slightly, looked straight at Boer, and spoke.
"Let’s hear it."
Boer’s face was still full of hesitation; in the end, he still opened his mouth and said.
"Master Lynn, Boer wants to purchase a batch of Standard Armor from you to arm Boer’s Guard Team."
"Of course, if Master Lynn finds it inconvenient, you can refuse Boer directly."
"Boer is very clear that right now Master Lynn is fully devoted to recruiting soldiers, expanding the number of armored soldiers, and enhancing the Lord’s military strength."
"Therefore, you need a large amount of Standard Armor."
"But Boer still wants to ask Master Lynn: if possible, please sell or exchange a batch of Standard Armor to Boer..."
Boer’s Guard Team had already grown to fifty men.
All of them were mercenaries registered with the Mercenary Guild.
Although some of them wore Leather Armor and Cloth Armor, equipped with Long Sword and Scimitar and Round Shield,
compared to Standard Armor, the gap was still far too great.
And.
As Boer’s caravan had become larger and larger, the goods transported had grown ever more valuable.
For example, the fine salt barter deal he had just concluded with Master Lynn.
The fine salt weighed as much as sixty thousand jin, with a total value of One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Gold Pounds!
Boer needed a Guard unit clad in Steel Armor.
To provide escort and protection, ensuring the safety of transport.
Looking at Boer in front of him, Lynn did not speak immediately.
A few seconds later.
Lynn spoke calmly: "No problem, Mr. Boer."
Bending at the waist to salute and waiting for Master Lynn’s answer, Boer lifted his head in surprise.
"Master Lynn... you really mean it?"
Lynn answered: "Of course!"
"However, Mr. Boer."
"If you want to purchase Standard Armor from me, you’ll have to wait until my Blacksmith Workshop has finished Forging the new Steel Armor and all my soldiers have been fully equipped."
"Then I can exchange to you the Composite Armor that the soldiers are wearing now."
Hearing Master Lynn’s definite response, Boer quickly replied.
"Thank you for your generosity, Master Lynn."
Even if it was the Composite Armor removed from the soldiers of Master Lynn’s territory, Boer didn’t mind.
Given the current situation of the Empire, as an Ordinary merchant, he had no way to purchase Standard Armor anywhere.
Buying Standard Armor from Master Lynn’s territory was his only choice.
Even if the price were a bit more expensive, Boer didn’t care.
Lynn shifted the topic and continued.
"But Mr. Boer, I don’t need Gold Pounds."
"One set of Composite Armor, ten thousand jin of barley!"
The Armor the soldiers were now wearing was too heavy, with poor ventilation.
Its Defense performance naturally was far inferior to Steel Armor Forged from steel.
In other words.
The Armor Forged previously could only wait for Lynn to send it back into the Blacksmith Workshop, to be remelted and recast, smelted into steel.
But if this batch of Composite Armor could still be put to its final use,
spur Boer to speed up the transport of goods and bring more grain into Lynn Territory,
then it would certainly be worth it.
Boer nodded seriously and replied.
"No problem, Master Lynn."
"If possible, Boer would like to exchange one hundred sets of Standard Armor from Master Lynn’s hands."
As long as he could successfully form one hundred Armored Guard in Standard Armor,
Boer felt that,
at least within the entire Kakasong City area,
he would no longer need to worry about threats from bandits or small Manor Lords.
Lynn spoke evenly.
"Then Mr. Boer, transport one million jin of barley, or other equivalent goods, to my territory!"
Boer bent in salute again, his face full of gratitude.
Once the deal was settled, Lynn turned his gaze towards George not far away.
George, who had been standing nearby listening the whole time, instantly understood.
After bowing slightly to Lynn, he headed toward the wagons parked in the distance.
After a few words of conversation, the coachmen drove the wagons, following George toward the Handicraft Workshop District.
Under Lynn and Boer’s watching eyes,
one wagon after another disappeared around the corner of several Red Brick House.
Sixty thousand jin of high-quality leather was extremely valuable!
Whether for Lynn, who was desperately short of leather, or for other Great Lords, it was the same.
Only with enough high-quality leather could Lynn build a Fine Archer unit!
Or use it in other leather-consuming industries in the territory.
Moreover.
Lynn’s pastures, in the short term, still could not provide a stable leather output of any scale.
Therefore.
No matter how great the cost, Lynn would not hesitate to buy up this batch of high-quality leather Boer had brought!
Besides.
With the three Salt Factory in Lynn Territory producing four thousand jin of fine salt per day,
sixty thousand jin of fine salt was only half a month’s output of the three Salt Factory.
Standing before Lynn, Boer seemed to remember something; he withdrew his gaze and spoke to Lynn.
"Master, there’s one thing I almost forgot to report to you!"
Lynn heard this, glanced at Boer, and walked over to sit on the nearby bench.
"What else?"
Although he saw that Master Lynn had left him space on the bench to sit,
Boer, keenly aware of the difference in their status, did not dare show any impropriety toward Master Lynn.
He bowed gratefully, saluted, and then explained.