Chapter 883: Mercenary Regiment (Second Update)

Count Kane said righteously, as long as you are willing to sell them those powerful firearms, their Kingdom of Poland can face Prussia for the Ming Dynasty.

"Then I would like to sell the territory of the Kingdom of Poland to this king, your Excellency?" Liu Hongjian did not answer directly, but asked a strange question.

"How is this possible, Honorable Lord Ming, the territory of the kingdom is the foundation of our existence, and it is impossible for His Majesty John to sell the territory." Earl Kane answered hurriedly.

"Yes, you still know this, but firearms are also the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, if you want to buy the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, should you at least take out your own foundation to buy, so that it seems sincere, isn't it?" Liu Hongjian was not angry, but argued with reason.

In fact, a normal king would not agree to the purchase and sale of land, unless this person is a little biao, such as the former emperor of the Rakshasa Kingdom, who sold the huge territory of Alaska to the Mi Guoyan for eight million dollars.

"This ......," the Earl of Kane replied, not knowing how to answer.

He is also a human being, and naturally knows what it means to have a powerful firearm.

The musketeers of the Europa countries now almost exclusively use large phalanx firing formations, and the firearms are almost as powerful as each other, and the two countries will be able to separate the winners and losers by discipline and the courage of the soldiers.

Originally, this situation would last for at least two hundred years, and it was not until the Civil War in the United States that this large phalanx was slowly eliminated in the final bloodshed.

However, the advent of Daming howitzers and bolt-action rifles broke the original equilibrium, as long as Daming sold these firearms to Poland, Poland was sure enough to train a stronger army to destroy its strong neighbor Prussia.

Liu Hong's heart is still very calm, this is a kind of peace from the superior, his meaning is very clear, Poland may not have thought of using these weapons to attack the Ming Dynasty at this time, but what about the future?

Just as Poland refused to lend to the Ming Dynasty, Liu Hongji's statement existed, which made the Earl of Kane not know how to answer.

"In fact, it is not completely impossible, if you want to protect your country, we still have the opportunity to cooperate." Liu Hongji's words were like a natural sound, breaking the awkward silence.

"Oh? Lord Wang, please speak. Kane was surprised, but immediately straightened his expression and asked.

"This king has met a group of dark-skinned people in the land of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, dare to ask His Excellency Kane if he knows where these dark-skinned people came from?" Liu Hong gradually asked.

"Lord Wang, of course I know, these black people are all from Levia, and the people who live there are all black-skinned, I don't know what the prince is asking for this?" Kane was puzzled, he didn't know what these blacks had to do with buying arms.

"Oh? I just don't know if your Poland will be able to get some for this king. Liu Hong gradually said again.

As a five-good young man who has received nine years of voluntary teaching, of course he knows where these blacks come from, but the Beiyang sailors of the Ming Dynasty are now too busy to take care of themselves, and the open seas are blocked, and it is a bit difficult to cross the South Sea Malacca and then cross the Indian Ocean to Leviya in a short period of time.

"Well, you mean, if I can get these negroes for you, can I trade them for arms?" Earl Kane was calm on his face, but he was very happy in his heart.

The triangular slave trade has been going on for hundreds of years, and the blacks are the least valuable, as long as the rich Ming can buy them from most of the Europa countries.

Kane was glad that Daming had found him first, and perhaps he could get those powerful arms at a very low price, and if this matter was settled, His Majesty John might be able to promote him to the title, after all, powerful arms are a great merit.

"Hehe, Your Excellency Kane, you may have misunderstood, this king cannot sell arms to your country, even if I agree, the Ming court will not agree, in Poland, without the permission of your majesty, what is the crime of selling arms privately?"

"Of course it's a capital offense, and it's going to the gallows!" The Earl of Kane will answer the question.

"Yes, you also know that it is a capital crime, do you want this king to die?" Liu Hong gradually glanced at Kane to see his displeasure.

"No...... No, honorable prince, you are a friend of the Polish state, how can we have such thoughts? It's just that I really don't understand what you mean, what do you want black people to do? Servants? They are clumsy and can't do the job of serving you tea and water. Earl Kane hurriedly explained.

"I don't need them to pour tea and water, let's be honest with you, I want to form a mercenary army, an all-black mercenary army." Liu Hong gradually said lightly.

The idea came about after the defeat of the Kremlin, and the situation in Europa is very complicated, with many small countries having to fight each other every once in a while.

Although the Ming army was strong, it was very difficult to transport supplies and troops from the distant passes, and this land actually had no population, and he did not know what the imperial court would do with it.

But what is certain is that the imperial court should not send heavy troops to guard it so far away, and even if there is a garrison, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to easily interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

But mercenaries are different, they have no nationality, as long as whoever is willing to pay can fight for whom, and there is no need to worry about pensions.

The point is that the employers are all Europa countries, which means that this legion can travel through the countries of Europa.

And the reason why Liu Hongjian didn't hide it from Kane was because there was no need, as long as he saw the firearms and equipment of this mercenary army, a discerning person would immediately know the source of this mercenary group.

But so what? Strong is strong, if you don't hire it, your enemies will hire it, and the Europa people may be happy to hire such a powerful army, where will they care about the source, as long as they can win the opponent.

"This king will set out to train this army into an army no less than the expeditionary force, of course, this army will not be trained in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, he is a separate organization, and has nothing to do with the Ming court, if your country needs him, you can hire him to fight for you!" Liu Hong said seriously.

"Of course, as an insider and a contributor, this legion can give priority to protecting the integrity of the Polish state, and the king can also give you a twenty-percent discount on the price of hiring, how about it?" Seeing that Kane was silent, Liu Hong gradually looked at Earl Kane and asked.

"This ......" Kane frowned slightly as he seemed to weigh the pros and cons.

"Hehe, even if you Dutch country is unwilling to help, there will be other countries to help, and this king is not unwilling to pay." Liu Hong smiled gradually.

He was telling the truth, in addition to Poland, the Europa countries he had dealt with were large and small francs, these two small countries have always guarded the favor of the Ming Dynasty, and they are still close to Levia, which is simply a gesture.

But in line with the principle of not putting all his eggs in one basket, Liu Hongjian will still give priority to the Kingdom of Poland, first of all, this country is close enough to the Rakshasa country, even if something goes wrong in the middle, Liu Hongjian has the ability to deal with it.

It's a big deal to destroy Poland directly, anyway, the neighbors are so close, the blitzkrieg is not only Hitler will fight, he Liu Hongjian is no problem.

"I don't think there's a problem, but I need to report to His Majesty John, you should understand, and I need to know how many blacks you have?" Kane immediately figured out what was going on.

This is a business, blacks can sell for money, and they can also get a favor from the Ming Dynasty, and it is indeed as Liu Hongjian said, even if the Kingdom of Poland is not doing business, someone will do it.

"I need 20,000 men, and in addition, the supply of this army needs the support of Poland for the time being, of course I will pay for it."

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