It was easy to win the respect of the Barbarians. All he had to do was defeat them. It was also easy to gain their favor. All he had to do was drink with them. Most of the Barbarians had simple thoughts. They were not as cunning as the Florentines. Of course, there were exceptions.
"You should know that I have bought you. From today onwards, you are my slaves." Suhlen took out the slave contract and waved it.
The Barbarians did not say anything. Suhlen was not surprised by this. After all, no one wanted to be a slave.
"You should thank me. If I didn't buy you, you would only end up in the cannon fodder camp."
"Didn't you buy us to use us as cannon fodder?" A Barbarian separated his companions, walked out from behind, and stood in front of Suhlen.
Suhlen raised his head and looked at the Barbarian. He did not like to talk to people with his head raised. The Barbarian in front of him was already two meters tall. Even among the Barbarians, he was a burly man. Suhlen was like a stunted child in front of him. More importantly, this Barbarian was very agile. He did not feel clumsy at all. He gave Suhlen the feeling of a cheetah in the northern wilderness.
Suhlen quietly took two steps back and adjusted his posture. Finally, he did not have to raise his head to look at him. "Of course not. If I wanted to use you as cannon fodder, why would I buy the old, weak, women, and children?"
"You don't plan to use them to threaten us as cannon fodder?" The Barbarian was silent for a moment and said in a low voice.
"I am not a soldier. I have nothing to do with the military." Suhlen spread his hands and said, "Besides, I spent so much money not to let you be cheap cannon fodder on the battlefield."
"I am a noble. I just bought a development order. I need a group of soldiers to follow me to develop my territory in the wilderness. This is the reason why I bought you."
"Of course, it is very dangerous to develop a territory. However, I can promise that after my territory is developed successfully, your status as a slave will be revoked. You will also become a free person in my territory!"
"Sounds good, but how can we trust you?"
"You have no choice but to trust me." Suhlen smiled and said, "Of course, I can use my reputation as a noble to guarantee that as long as the territory is successfully developed, I will fulfill my promise. In addition, during the initial stages of developing the territory, I can let your family live here. "
"As the most prosperous city in the northern provinces, this place is also the safest. I will provide them with food every month. Of course, you can send someone to supervise every time."
After hearing Suhlen's conditions, the barbarian, who should be the leader, had already agreed. This was the best outcome.
Suhlen's method was acceptable to both parties. Leaving the old, weak, women, and children in the city could ensure their safety and also give Suhlen peace of mind. If he brought them to the wilderness to develop a territory, Suhlen was worried that these barbarians would escape when he wasn't paying attention. After all, they had lived in the wilderness before.
"We agree." The barbarian grinned, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying. "My name is Johnson. I come from the Violent Bear Tribe, but it no longer exists."
"My name is Suhlen." Suhlen nodded and said.
"Now, you will clean up this camp. You will live here temporarily. After I buy you weapons, we will set off to the wilderness to develop a territory."
Next, more than a hundred barbarians joined in cleaning up the camp. The speed of clearing the camp suddenly increased. Although there were many women and children among these barbarians, these women and children were not weak at all. Although the female barbarians were not as strong as the male barbarians, they were still very strong compared to the Florentines.
Have you seen a weak woman carrying one or two hundred pounds of garbage and walking back and forth? There were also underage children. Each of them was not much worse than an adult Florentine.
By night, all the barracks in the camp had been repaired. Suhlen rested in the inn. He had to continue to prepare the materials for the development of the camp tomorrow.
This group of barbarian warriors added up to 35 people, and each of them was quite strong. They were better than the slave warriors he wanted to buy before. With so many people, he spent more than 700 Kinnar. This way, he saved a lot of money.
The warriors in the slave market cost about 30 Kinnar each, but their combat power was average. Even if the barbarians did not go berserk, they could still easily beat them. If they went berserk, it was not a problem to beat five or six of them. When the Florentines fought against the barbarian warriors, they relied more on numbers and weapons.
Even if the heavily armed soldiers were strong against the barbarians who wore animal skins and used stones or wooden sticks, it was just a last-ditch struggle. In addition, the Florentines were not powerless. Whether it was knights or wizards, they could deal with these barbarians.
With more than 4,000 Kinnar, it would not cost much to buy weapons for these barbarians. As for armor, one leather armor per person would be enough. What? Why didn't they buy iron armor? That thing was so expensive. It started at hundreds of Kinnar. Suhlen was not so extravagant as to equip these barbarians with heavy armor.
Perhaps he would consider these things when he had more money in the future. Right now, the most important thing was the issue of territory. Occupying a territory and clearing out all the monsters in it wouldn't be difficult for Su Lun to do so. The difficult part was defending this territory. After all, if he couldn't guarantee the safety of this territory, and if no free people came to farm it, it would be a rootless tree that couldn't stand on its own.
Only when there were free people could Suhlen collect taxes. With taxes, his territory could continue to develop. Otherwise, he would not be able to last long if he only relied on his endless investment.
For the early development of his territory, he would need to buy a large number of slaves. After all, it was difficult to recruit free people in a new territory, so he could only use slaves. The construction of the territory also required a large number of slaves. He could not ask the barbarians to build houses. These barbarians would probably just build shacks. Expecting them to build houses was better than expecting pigs to fly.
Calt was the largest city in the North. There were all kinds of resources here. Suhlen could buy all the resources he needed to develop his territory, and the price was relatively cheap. If he was in a border city, he might not even be able to buy all the resources. Even if he could, it would probably cost a lot more.
Carriages, food, weapons, seeds, farming tools, tents, and building materials were all bought and piled up in the camp. Among them, food was the most abundant. This was because he had to prepare at least a year's worth of food. Even if he developed his territory this year, there would not be any production. He could only be self-sufficient when the food matured next year.
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