Chapter 4: Selecting Personnel
After a simple welcome, Derek talked about his goal: "I need to recruit 10 new soldiers, a servant, and a blacksmith."
Andrew was a little surprised. The first two requirements were simple. What did he need a blacksmith for?
He couldn't help but remind him: "Derek, the blacksmiths in the village can only repair farm tools and make a few spearheads. The quality of a simple iron sword cannot be guaranteed. If you want to repair weapons, you don't need to recruit a blacksmith."
"Uncle, don't worry, I have other uses."
"That's no problem. There is a group of militiamen who have completed a training. They are all young and good guys. I asked for you. Even if you recruit 20, the number is enough.
As for the blacksmith, the old blacksmith's son is about your age and should have mastered some skills."
Andrew was really attentive. He even made preparations in advance.
"I still need to buy a house, and it would be best if I could borrow the training ground."
"What house? It happens that the training ground outside the farmland of the police station has everything. You can live there and save me trouble."
Andrew waved his hand. What's the big deal? It's all his father's property anyway.
Derrick thought, every penny saved is a penny saved. It's impossible to sever the relationship between him and the family, so he might as well take more benefits.
With the help of the local snake, Derek's preparations went very smoothly and were arranged in one day.
Andrew took care of the bedding, beds, and daily necessities.
He even sent people to move a few bags of wheat, saving even food.
Other relatives were not idle either, and sent people to deliver various gifts.
They were all very practical. The third uncle gave 30 spearheads.
The fourth uncle gave three simple leather armors.
The eldest aunt asked someone to send five iron swords.
...
In the blink of an eye, Derek didn't spend a penny, and the equipment was gathered first.
Looking at the twelve good guys again, he almost sang happily.
"Thinking back then, when my team just opened, there was only that... weapons team. Forget it, it's too Versailles."
This is the happiness of the nobility. How can a knight born from an ordinary family understand it?
The value of the gifts from these relatives ranged from one or two gold coins to three or five gold coins. That is, he was the only one who chose to go out and venture, otherwise it would definitely be less.
With the basic foundation, the first thing Derek did with the new recruits was to build a blacksmith furnace.
Yes, it was a blacksmith furnace.
The blacksmith's son, Little Tru, officially joined and was assigned to the army column on the panel.
Tru
Occupation: Army Blacksmith Level 1 (22/100)
Experience Pool: 0/100
Yes, the coverage of the panel is larger than expected.
The new functions explored gave Derek more choices.
Compared with licking blood on the edge of a knife, it is more profitable to do arms business.
Especially some weapons and equipment with high added value, which are very profitable.
A set of full-body heavy armor costs sixty or seventy gold coins. How long does it take for an ordinary person to earn that much?
The other eleven recruits began training, but the blacksmith Little Tru began his forging journey.
In fact, the profession of blacksmith can still support a family.
Why did Little Tru appear in the military camp? Of course, it was because he "voluntarily".
The young master of the baron's family fell in love with you. Not voluntarily? Believe it or not, the whole family will be stabbed in the back and commit suicide tomorrow.
Little Tru was ready to change his career to become a soldier, but after arriving at the training ground, he first built a simple stove and set up a platform.
Then a hammer was handed to him, and Master Derek said to him very gently: "Little Tru, your family has been blacksmiths for generations. Don't be polite if you need anything. Go home and get it. I will pay."
"I... I... I can only make some farm tools and repair broken weapons." Little Tru was about to cry. The master didn't think he could make weapons and armor. If he made defective products, wouldn't he kill himself?
"I know, I'll use it for training first, and I won't blame you for quality problems."
Master Derek was unusually easy to talk to, but Little Tru was skeptical.
The reputation of the noble master... Well, the Ferreira family still has credibility.
That day, Little Tru returned home and told the situation, and Old Tru packed his equipment and sent it over.
If Derek hadn't refused, he would have wanted to be punished for Little Tru.
That's right, it was punishment.
Isn't it obvious that he is asking Little Tru to do something he can't do himself?
Derek didn't explain any more, but just put on the posture of the young baron, and the Tru family became obedient.
Before leaving, Old Tru burst into tears: "Boy, you must hold on. I only have you as my child, and I'm waiting for you to support me in my old age."
Little Tru also burst into tears, feeling that his future was uncertain.
Turning around, Old Tru returned home and closed the door directly.
"Mother, let's hurry up and have another one."
It is said that Old Tru will close down in the next few days.
...
Little Tru started to smelt iron and began his forging career.
The next day, the new recruits were trained.
"Thrust!"
"Collect!"
"Thrust!"
Crack! ! !
The spearhead broke.
The spearhead made by Little Tru was of poor quality.
Derek was expressionless and continued to command: "What are you looking at? Can you relax if the spearhead is broken? The enemy on the battlefield will not wait for you, keep on... stabbing."
The training continued!
During the training days, Andrew came to check on Derek from time to time, and he saw that Derek was doing well and could not find any faults.
As for the effect, it would not be seen for a while.
He had a lot of complaints about Little Tru, and he could only let it go after trying to persuade him several times.
Anyway, let his nephew get hurt and learn a lesson, and the loss would not be much money.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
Opening the panel again, because the training intensity was higher and Derek's requirements were stricter, all eleven recruits had militia levels above level five.
Little Tru's progress was a little slower, and he only reached level three.
After level three, the speed of experience acquisition slowed down again.
Judging from the current progress, it will take at least one month to upgrade once.
Tru
Profession: Military Blacksmith Level 3 (11/100)
Experience Pool: 0/100
After all, there is a daily limit for making weapons and equipment, which is far less than training.
And the later it is, the more difficult it is to gain experience.
After level 3, the spearheads made by Little Tru are enough, and the cost is only about 20 to 30 copper coins, which can be easily sold for 70 to 80 copper coins.
Every day, Little Tru can make three or five spearheads, and the profit is basically around 200 copper coins.
The official exchange rate is 1 gold coin for 10 silver coins, and 1 silver coin for 100 copper coins.
But the so-called official price is useless, and the private exchange rate is always changing.
1 gold coin can be exchanged for about 15 to 17 silver coins, and 1 silver coin can be exchanged for 120 to 130 copper coins.
In other words, a qualified blacksmith can earn more than one and a half silver coins a day.
He can earn two to three gold coins a year, which is three times the income of ordinary soldiers.
If his skills are further improved, he can earn more.
But Little Tru signed a contract to sell himself, and he can't run away.
