When Xu Yi discussed this with Major MacConley, he hoped that he could provide three hundred retired soldiers to New Flyer, allowing the New Flyer's guards to be established.
However, no matter how one looked at it, there were more than 300 soldiers training under Hart's lead.
"There's no need to count, there are a total of five hundred people. Moreover, I can guarantee that before they retired from the army, they were all elites." Count Samo said with a faint smile.
Xu Yi looked at the training men in confusion before asking Count Samo, "Why?"
"You don't understand?
I'll tell you the truth, this is her highness' idea.
She has taken special care of Major MacConley to meet your requirements in excess of their own.
Therefore, MacConley not only helped you get two hundred more men, but he also specially selected the best of the best.
It wouldn't be exaggerated to say that if these five hundred soldiers didn't retire and formed a squad, as long as they trained for a bit, their battle strength wouldn't be inferior to a large group of soldiers in the kingdom's army. "
Count Samo's eyes had a trace of envy towards Xu Yi. It was unknown if he was envious that Xu Yi's New Flyer would have five hundred elite soldiers or envious that her highness Seveni would pay special attention to him.
According to the organization of the Lampari Kingdom's army, a large group was made of three squadrons for a total of one thousand and five hundred people.
Count Samo said that these five hundred people just needed a bit of training and they would be able to compete with a large group of soldiers. It could be seen that these five hundred men were indeed elites.
Although Xu Yi was grateful for her highness Seveni's special care, he was even more confused.
Since these five hundred were the elites of the military, how could the military be willing to release them all at once?
It had to be known, when Xu Yi requested Major MacConley to find three hundred retired soldiers to join the New Flyer's guards, he didn't expect much at all.
To him, New Flyer didn't have a strong background like the other large companies. Even if they wanted to create a guard, they could only start from scratch and slowly increase their strength.
Therefore, his initial idea was only to establish this organization and get the first batch of people who were passable.
He never thought that Major MacConley would not only get him an important figure like Hart, who was an instructor of the Northern Battlefront Army before he retired, but he also got him five hundred elite retired soldiers at once.
Even with her highness Seveni's special care, this was still a bit unbelievable.
With Seveni's special care, perhaps MacConley could pick a portion of the army loyal to the kingdom's royal family, but it was impossible for there to be five hundred of them.
"No need to guess.
Major MacConley being able to gather five hundred elites for you, other than her highness Seveni's special care, the most important reason is because of his majesty's orders. "Count Samo could see the doubt in Xu Yi's eyes, so he explained this to him.
Xu Yi finally understood.
If it was his majesty who personally gave the order, it was possible for this to happen.
"Of course, even if his majesty gave the order, Major MacConley being able to gather five hundred elites for you is because the other factions in the army headquarters didn't have any objections."
Count Samo looked at Xu Yi and clicked his tongue before shaking his head, "Do you know that for the various factions in the army headquarters, being able to reach a consensus on something is an incredible thing?
No matter how small the matter was before, the army headquarters would be in full swing and it would be hard for them to make a decision. "
"Then why is that?" Xu Yi was even more confused.
"Although our New Flyer has cooperated with the army headquarters and helped them before, so the army headquarters will return this favour to me, there are no objections at all ….. Isn't this a bit strange?
Just like how there are people who oppose her highness Seveni, there should be people in the army headquarters who don't like our New Flyer. "
"You can treat this as compensation for the Magic Trebuchet technology that the army headquarters wanted you to hand over."
Count Samo replied before turning to look at Hart and the five hundred elites who were still training. He said with a soft sigh, "Recently there have been reports of success from the northern border. After the army headquarters analyzed it, they confirmed that the reason why there was such a strong change on the northern border was mainly because of the cooperation with your New Flyer.
Not to mention the large effect of the Magic Trebuchet's might, just the first batch of armours produced by your New Flyer had a very strong effect. "
"Oh?
I learned a bit from Viscount Leslie's letter, but he didn't go into detail. What are the specific uses? "Xu Yi asked.
"I'm not clear on the specifics since I'm not a member of the army headquarters and I don't have any channels of information.
If you want to know, you can try asking her highness. "
Count Samo continued, "But I do know that the reason why the army headquarters didn't object to this is because the army headquarters agreed that cooperating with your New Flyer would increase the battle strength of the Lampari Kingdom's army.
As a soldier, winning is their most important pursuit.
If cooperating with your New Flyer can help them win, then giving you a trivial five hundred elites isn't much. "
"Is that so?" Xu Yi gave a cold laugh.
"If you care this much, don't force me to hand over the Magic Trebuchet technology if you have the skills."
Count Samo revealed a faint smile. He patted Xu Yi's shoulder and said in a gentle voice, "Although I understand the resentment in your heart, I'll give you a piece of advice. With your current strength, it's best if you don't go against the army headquarters.
Being able to obtain the recognition of those important people in the army headquarters and having them reevaluate the importance of cooperating with your New Flyer is already a victory for you and the New Flyer.
As for the Magic Trebuchet … … "
Count Samo suddenly lowered his voice and said in a mysterious voice, "According to the information I've received, the army headquarters will soon send someone to discuss the Magic Trebuchet with you. You should prepare your heart."
"Un?" Xu Yi was a bit surprised, but after thinking about it, he found that this should be good news.
The army headquarters had forced Xu Yi to hand over the Magic Trebuchet technology and although Xu Yi wasn't willing, he still chose to hand it over.
It was like Count Samo said, with the current strength of the New Flyer, they didn't have the capital to fight the army headquarters at all.
If they didn't hand it over, they definitely wouldn't have received these five hundred elites.
Moreover, the army headquarters would be discussing the Magic Trebuchet with Xu Yi … …
Xu Yi gave a cold laugh in his heart as a look of disdain appeared in his eyes.
These fellows at the army headquarters, did they really think that they could play around with the Magic Trebuchet technology just because he handed it over?
They never would have thought that when Xu Yi handed over the technology, he had already dug a giant hole for them to jump into.
Now that they were discussing this with Xu Yi, it meant that they had already jumped into this hole.
What they did next wouldn't be decided by them at all.
These thoughts flashed in his mind as Xu Yi's warm smile returned to his face. He said with a nod, "Alright, I'll wait for the army headquarters' people to come.
But before they come, I have to first welcome the soldiers of our New Flyer. "
Xu Yi wanted to welcome Hart and the five hundred elites, but with Xu Yi's appearance, most of the five hundred veterans weren't that enthusiastic at first. There were even some people who had hostility and disdain in their eyes.
Before they were sent here, they had already been told why they were sent here.
Actually, they were all elites of the army and half of them were still in service. Not only were they the main force of their troops, they didn't have any thoughts of retiring.
However, the army headquarters had forced them to leave the army and gathered them here. They were also told that they would be joining the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's guards.
Although these soldiers had heard of the New Flyer before, they didn't know as much as normal people.
Because they were forced to retire because of the New Flyer, these people didn't have a good impression of the New Flyer.
Moreover, in the eyes of these elites, a normal company's guard wasn't even worth a fart.
Now that they had come here to be the guards of this company, it was simply a kind of humiliation to them.
Therefore, they naturally wouldn't be friendly to Xu Yi and would even reveal hostility.
However, when Xu Yi finished his welcome speech and began to announce the various benefits of the New Flyer's guards, the hostility and disdain in these people's eyes were gradually replaced by shock and disbelief. There was also uncontrollable joy that completely squeezed out the hostility and disdain in their eyes.
According to the conditions that Xu Yi announced, after becoming the guards of the New Flyer's guards, they would start off as first rank guards and enjoy all the benefits of first rank guards.
And according to the rules of the New Flyer, a first rank guard's monthly salary was fifteen gold coins.
Just this point alone made the eyes of the five hundred elites light up.
Although they were the elites of the various armies of the Lampari Kingdom, the Lampari Kingdom's finances were weak and the military was poor. They couldn't even guarantee that every soldier would have a complete set of armor and weapons. Naturally, there was no need to mention the benefits.
Originally, according to the rules of the military, every soldier would receive a certain amount of allowance. Ordinary soldiers would receive around twenty gold coins a year, while these elites would receive more than thirty gold coins because of their military achievements.
But in reality, the number of times these subsidies were actually distributed was very few. Among these 500 people, there were only a few who could receive them each time.
Moreover, even if they received them every time, it would only be thirty gold coins a year. A first rank guard of the New Flyer could receive fifteen gold coins a month, which meant that they would receive one hundred and eighty gold coins a year!
God above, not a single one of these five hundred people had ever seen a huge sum of one hundred and eighty gold coins!
Just hearing about the basic salary made everyone's resistance and enmity towards the New Flyer disappear without a trace.
When they heard the benefits that Xu Yi announced next, they couldn't help feeling excited and couldn't suppress their excitement.
According to Xu Yi, apart from the basic salary, a first rank guard would also receive some basic benefits.
For example, they would be given some rice, flour, oil, salt and other daily necessities every month. In addition, during festivals, the New Flyer would also give out other benefits.
These things might not seem very eye-catching, but they were all extremely practical and easily captured the hearts of these soldiers who were all from ordinary families.
Other than these benefits that could be seen, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's guards also enjoyed some extra protection.
For example, if a guard was injured or even killed while carrying out a mission from the company, then the New Flyer would provide compensation.
If the guard was injured, the New Flyer would fully bear the cost of treatment and receive a normal salary during the period of injury.
And if the guard was heavily injured or even killed, the New Flyer would provide a large amount of compensation.
Hearing Xu Yi promise that if a guard died while carrying out a mission from the company, then the New Flyer would compensate a thousand gold coins to the chosen guard. In an instant, many people had the idea of selling their lives to Xu Yi.
If it wasn't for their family's financial situation, why would an ordinary person choose to join the army?
Therefore, although these five hundred people were elites in the army, their family's situation was mostly poor.
And because of the poverty of the Lampari Kingdom's military, they could only support themselves in the army and couldn't improve their family's situation.
To them, a thousand gold coins was not only a huge sum of money they had never seen before, but it was also a huge sum that they had never even thought about.
If someone gave them a thousand gold coins to buy their lives, then these elite soldiers who had already fought countless times on the battlefield and were indifferent to death would definitely be very willing.
Even at that moment, there were many people who secretly thought that after joining the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's guards, they would immediately die in the middle of a mission.
If their families could receive a thousand gold coins as compensation, then it would be worth it!
However, when they heard Xu Yi's words, these thoughts instantly disappeared.
This was because according to Xu Yi, the guards' ranks could be gradually increased according to the time they served as guards and the contributions they made while carrying out missions.
The higher the rank of the guard, the higher the salary and benefits they would receive. At the same time, they would enjoy greater protection.
If a first rank guard died in the line of duty, then they would receive a thousand gold coins as compensation.
If a second rank guard died in the line of duty, then the compensation would become a thousand five hundred gold coins.
And if it was a third rank guard, then the compensation would increase to two thousand gold coins.
But if they became a third rank guard, who would be stupid enough to seek death?
A third rank guard's monthly salary was a full thirty gold coins!
Moreover, if they worked in the New Flyer for twenty years, then the company would arrange a suitable job for them and they would enjoy a pension after sixty years of age!
This kind of life, for these soldiers who were used to hardship, was simply heaven!
On the side, Samo Count saw the cold and even hostility in the eyes of these soldiers looking at Xu Yi gradually turn into fanaticism. He couldn't help but reveal a helpless bitter smile.
He was originally worried about how Xu Yi would subdue these unruly soldiers, but he didn't think that Xu Yi would be able to do it so easily.
Moreover, Xu Yi used an extremely direct method that Samo Count didn't even think of and was even left speechless.
That was, using money … …