The horses came out of the camp, and Grad and Meese immediately ran back, carrying dirt and grass clippings from the grass with the soles of their feet, and running towards the village in the wet sea breeze.

"Brother, brother, they're coming!"

Brad stabilized his mind and motioned for everyone to calm down, "How many people?"

"There were about a dozen people, all on horseback. ”

And horses? It's a luxury, and only the big tribes have it.

"Don't be afraid, let's see what they're going to do. Brad took the lead and led the people to stand at the entrance of the village.

Cai He smiled when he saw that no one had left, although this village is small, it is close to the coast, if you can establish a good relationship, you can set up a trading place here.

There were still thirty or forty meters left, and Cai He dismounted.

A very young man walked over, probably about the same age as his brother, but he looked like a big man at first glance. Brad breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the other party get off the horse and come over, knowing that the other party was really not a bad person.

"Hello!" Cai He shouted, "We have no ill intentions, I want to make a deal with you." ”

"Deal?" Brad pondered that there was probably nothing to trade in his village, but the other party should have a lot of good things, and if he got some and sold them elsewhere, he might be able to make money.

The tribes here basically used coins from countries such as Rome and Macedonia.

Seeing that Cai He had already walked in front of him, Brad opened his mouth and asked, "Are the things in our house left by you?"

"Yes, it's potatoes in it, you can satisfy your hunger, add a little salt, and it tastes better. "Cai He likes to eat potatoes very much.

"Potato?" I haven't heard of it, but the other party is really generous about taking precious food as a gift: "My name is Brad, and I am from this village." ”

"Cai He, the governor of the Great Qin fleet. Cai He said.

Still don't know the country and official position, anyway, Brad is short-sighted, but he knows that he has hit a lot of luck, since he meets these people, he may be able to develop and go to more prosperous places to enjoy.

Brad didn't have anything to greet Cai and his party here, so he could only invite people to sit at home first.

Cai He immediately asked people to prepare some food and drink, and it was not interesting to sit dry.

Brad found that only Cai He could understand his words: "May I ask if you are also a Celtic?"

"No, I'm from Qin, I'm from a far away, and it takes dozens of days to take a boat. ”

"But you can understand me. ”

"That's because I have a very good master, and he knows a lot. "When it comes to Duran, Cai He always has a look of longing.

As he spoke, suddenly a scent came in from outside. Several of Brad's friends had already surrounded the fire. The Great Qin soldiers set up a stove in the open space of the tribe, and boiled some meat in it, added salt and some spices from the American continent, and the taste of the mixture was simply intoxicating.

Seeing his drooling peers, Brad said it was humiliating.

"Brother, come here, it's so fragrant, come on, I'll help you take a good position." "Grad is just when he is growing his body, and he has a big appetite, and he can't help but smell such a fragrant thing.

I don't know my brother, I think I can talk and laugh with other people's leaders, and I must be a big man in the future, my brother is so embarrassed that he even grabbed a position for a bite to eat, it's too unusual. Although Brad is also very greedy, he still wants to save face in front of Cai He, so he has been restrained. But his image has also been ruined by these people.

In Brad's mouth, Cai He already knew that there were no big cities in the vicinity, only some big tribes. I also learned that this is Britain, not a continent but a huge island.

However, according to the world map, Cai He knew that Europe was already one step away, so he decided to stop and repair.

"My lord, you are really amazing, these people smell so strong, are you still willing to share a room with them, and they don't take a bath?" Zhang San on the side couldn't help but say in Qin dialect.

Cai He glared at Zhang San: "You love to be clean." "We are here to communicate this time, not to make enemies, so we must be polite to anyone and show the bearing of my Great Qin Etiquette State." Even if their living habits are different from ours, they can't discriminate against others. ”

"I know it's wrong. Zhang San immediately admitted his mistake.

Eating, these young Celts immediately fell, and they did not know that the meat could be so delicious. And the potato wedges inside are also extremely flavorful, and even the soup has become delicious.

Meat plus potatoes and seasonings are simply the big killers of this era, gods block and kill gods and Buddhas, and several tribal youths swear that they will never be able to do without this kind of food again, and to eat these delicacies, they have to find a way to mix with Cai He.

Brad was the first to put forward the idea of wanting to work for Cai He: "You hire us, whether it's fighting a war or doing coolies, we can do it." ”

Mercenaries have existed since ancient times, both in the East and the West, but they are more prevalent in the West. Of course, it is not the peak of the development of mercenaries, but mercenaries already exist.

Because many lords did not have the financial resources to maintain a standing army that did not fight, they would seek mercenaries when they were fighting. At this time, the feudal system in Europe was not yet perfect, and it was basically a few city-states that were considered a big force together.

At this time, ancient Rome did not really become a hegemon, and naturally there was no emperor. The first emperor of Europe should have been Octavian of ancient Rome, although Octavian's adoptive father Caesar was already a dictator, which can be regarded as setting an example for Octavian.

Therefore, the emperors of later generations of Europe were also called: 'Augustus' and 'Caesar'. Augustus is because Octavian's full name is 'Gaivis Octavian Augustus' and Caesar's full name is 'Gaius Julius Caesar'.

Augustus and Caesar were both the surnames of two powerful men, and they were later used to refer to the emperors of Europe. For example, the Russian Tsar actually means Caesar, but unfortunately it is translated into another flavor by the broad and profound Chinese.

However, the emperor of Europe is not hereditary, but crowned by the church, and is more like a title that declares the legitimate right to rule over the territory of Europe, as if you have mastered the village, you will be given the title of village head. When he is crowned emperor, he can confidently say that he is the legitimate heir of ancient Rome, and he has been the hegemon of Europe since ancient times.

More often than not, of course, Europe belongs to the king.

It is now more than 200 BC, and it will be more than a hundred years before the emperors of Europe appear. The various powers in Europe still had to have professional armies only in the powerful city-states, and mercenaries were nothing new.

Cai He thought about it for a while and thought that it would be beneficial to hire some locals, because it was difficult for the Great Qin soldiers to communicate with the locals: "Then I will need your help in the future." Cai He said that he would use silk and porcelain as a salary.

Brad knew that his wonderful life was about to begin, and he hugged his thigh. His first mission was to trade his goods with other tribes in exchange for a variety of native flora and fauna. [.]