Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

John suddenly discovered a potential business opportunity.

"Simon, if I set up a mercenary group to develop the mercenary industry, do you think the chances of success are high?"

"Let me think about it," Simon said after thinking for a while, "If it is based on the current situation, it probably won't work."

"Why?" John was puzzled.

"For a mercenary group to operate, it needs nothing more than mercenaries and markets. We have no shortage of mercenaries, but we don't have market channels. If we want to expand the channels, we will need introducers no matter where we expand from. Although I have met a lot of people in the past two months, most of them are small caravans." Simon briefed John on the employment situation of Midland mercenaries based on the current situation.

"Then build up your reputation first. Recommend them to the small caravans you know, saying that they are veterans from the front lines. Remember, don't say it was founded by me." John instructed Simon. After all, it was still the Medieval Era, and the nobles had always been disdainful of paying too much attention to mercenaries. At best, they would send them out when there were no more mercenaries in a war.

"I understand, sir. So which troop are you going to send as mercenaries?" Simon asked.

"I'll think about this more," John said.

After sending John away, John logged out of the system.

"The soldiers recruited before must not be moved. After all, they are already familiar with the process, so they have to be recruited again." John looked at the recruitment and hiring in the system.

"Recruiting will definitely not work. There are no advanced buildings now, and the soldiers can only be used to defend the city." John then clicked on the hiring interface.

"The central and eastern parts of Midland are mostly plains, so we need more cavalry."

Hire Frankish Knights Number 50 Recruitment Cost 1000 Maintenance Cost 30

"Let's skip this one," John said, "I can't afford it even if you kill me."

Mercenary German Knights Number 50...

Mercenary Balkan Knights Number 50...

Turkmenistan Horse Archers Number 50...

John found that these cavalrymen were quite expensive, and the cheaper ones were all pagans.

Forget it, let's use the mercenary knights first. They are cheap, numerous and easy to use. John hired 400 mercenary knights at once, plus 300 mercenary crossbowmen and 300 mercenary spearmen to form a mercenary group.

As for the name of the mercenary group, it was called Blackwatch, and by the way, they were asked to dye their clothes black as well.

As for the generals, John chose Charlie, a subordinate who had always followed him, to lead the team, and asked him to go out with Simon and see the world.

Charlie quickly became familiar with the new mercenaries and was very engaged in the conversation. Basically, the mercenaries were ready to cooperate with him in fighting.

The next morning, the Black Watch mercenaries set out with Simon's caravan to the nearest city, Mond.

Mondstadt was just a small village a hundred years ago. After the Hundred Years' War between Midland and Yoda, it was first transformed into a military fortress due to its location close to the front line. Later, with the gathering of all kinds of people such as merchants and mercenaries, it became a city, and it is also a city directly governed by the King of Midland. The mayor can directly talk to the king or the envoys sent by Midland. Because the local area is not a traditional aristocratic place, the local rule is mainly established by the citizens' assembly. Citizens elect representatives based on voting. Representatives automatically obtain the title of knight, but it cannot be inherited, and the title will be revoked after leaving office.

After placing the mercenary group outside, Simon took the caravan to the Chamber of Commerce to purchase goods and chat with the merchants he knew.