Chapter 75: Successfully Acquired Over 1,600 Cavalrymen 《Please Subscribe!!!》

"Back then, this official promised you that as long as you could successfully suppress the bandits, you could make one request within this official's authority."

"I wonder what you are thinking, Lord Su?"

Since the conversation had reached this point, Su Li did not act coy. He stood up directly and cupped his hands toward the Changshan Administrator: "To be honest, I do have a request."

"I need some warhorses to form a cavalry unit. I wonder if you, my lord, could help me allocate a batch within Changshan Commandery."

"Warhorses?"

The Changshan Administrator was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected that Su Li would not ask for power or wealth, but only for some warhorses.

However, he did not probe further. He thought for a moment and said: "Although there are not many warhorses in Changshan Commandery, since it is your request, Lord Su, this official will naturally try to satisfy it."

"How about this, I will have someone go down and take a count to see how many warhorses can be allocated to you at most."

"Someone, come here!"

Saying this, the Changshan Administrator gave the order.

"Many thanks, my lord!"

Su Li cupped his hands slightly toward the Changshan Administrator.

"It's nothing, this is what I promised you."

The Changshan Administrator waved his hand and suddenly changed the subject: "Lord Su, with your bravery, it is truly a pity to be tucked away in a corner. Are you interested in taking a military post in my Changshan Commandery and serving me?"

[Ding! The Changshan Administrator invites you to join his ranks. Do you accept?]

[Special Note: This is a private recruitment by the Changshan Administrator. Once you agree to join, you will automatically be defaulted as a staff member for the Changshan Administrator, which will eliminate your current status as a player lord and simultaneously trigger a staff member quest.]

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Uh...

Seeing the prompt that suddenly appeared before him, Su Li was speechless again.

He hadn't expected that this Changshan Administrator, like Peng Hu before, could actually invite him to join his ranks.

And it was a private recruitment; once joined, it would directly eliminate his current status as a player lord and make him a staff member for the Changshan Administrator.

What a joke.

Since he had transmigrated into this world, he was definitely here to contend for hegemony.

How could he possibly become someone else's staff member?

It wasn't like his development was so poor that he couldn't survive.

If it weren't for the warhorses, Su Li would have turned around and left. Now, he had to cup his hands and say with a look of regret: "I appreciate your kindness, my lord, but my territory, White Cloud Town, is too far from the commandery city, and I have many close people there whom I cannot bear to leave. I hope you will forgive me."

There was no choice; for the sake of the warhorses, he had to say such polite words.

However, it wasn't entirely a lie.

People like Linglong and Zhao Yu would eventually become close people.

"I see. Then you are indeed not suited to serve under me, Lord Su."

A forced melon is not sweet. Since Su Li had no intention, the Changshan Administrator could not force him. He decided to settle for the next best thing, waved his hand and said: "In that case, since you are concerned about your territory, I will appoint you as the Pavilion Chief of White Cloud Town."

"I hope you will continue to develop and strengthen White Cloud Town and make more contributions to my Changshan Commandery."

During the Han Dynasty, the Pavilion Chief was a rank just below the county level.

Clearly, the Changshan Administrator wanted to use the position of Pavilion Chief to win Su Li's favor.

That way, if he encountered trouble in the future, he could ask Su Li for help.

Sure enough, no matter the era, officials always have a scale and a few tricks up their sleeves, knowing who can be befriended and who should be antagonized.

Su Li naturally understood this. Seeing that no prompt appeared from the game system this time, he cupped his hands toward the Changshan Administrator: "Many thanks for the official position, my lord. I will keep this kindness in mind."

He had no reason to refuse again.

If he refused again, it would be showing no respect to the Changshan Administrator.

It might even affect the allocation of warhorses.

Besides, getting a Pavilion Chief position for free, isn't that great?

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained an official position.]

[White Cloud Town Pavilion Chief]

[Effect: Command +2, Prestige +1000]

[Special Effect: Slightly increases the loyalty of the territory's populace]

[Description: An official position of the Han Dynasty, Ninth Rank, Junior Grade]

(This might differ slightly from historical official ranks, dear readers, please don't mind.)

Not bad.

The official position of Pavilion Chief.

It added 2 points of Command and 1000 Prestige.

It can also slightly increase the loyalty of the territory's populace.

From this, it is evident that official positions are still very important.

A mere Ninth Rank, Junior Grade Pavilion Chief can add this many attributes.

If it were replaced with a higher Eighth, Seventh, or Sixth Rank... or even a First Rank high official, wouldn't the bonus be in the double digits or more?

If there is an opportunity in the future, I really could get a high-ranking official position to hold.

As time passed.

The person sent by the Changshan Administrator to count the warhorses returned; at most, he could only give Su Li eight hundred.

After all, warhorses are also strategic resources for every province and commandery; being able to give eight hundred is already quite good.

However, before leaving, the Changshan Administrator also said that he has connections with a merchant and could obtain a large number of horses, but the price would be a bit expensive.

Upon hearing this, Su Li immediately perked up; if the price is a bit expensive, then so be it. For him, he doesn't care at all.

With the tens of thousands of gold coins obtained from Tiger Might Stronghold, does he still care about the price being high?

He immediately asked the Changshan Administrator for the merchant's address and found that merchant.

But when he heard the merchant's quote.

Only then did Su Li know what it meant to be "a bit expensive"—it was clearly several times more expensive, alright.

Usually, in the Changshan Commandery city market, a warhorse only costs at most two or three gold coins.

But here at this merchant's, he opened with fifteen gold coins—a full six or seven times the price.

This is simply a black-hearted merchant, alright.

If this were outside, Su Li would definitely have to rob the rich to help the poor.

But fortunately, the number of warhorses the merchant could get was large, almost no less than the amount allocated by the Changshan Administrator.

After final bargaining.

Su Li spent ten thousand gold coins and happily acquired over eight hundred more warhorses, and even had the merchant provide transportation services.

Adding in what the Changshan Administrator gave.

That makes a total of over one thousand six hundred cavalry.

It can be said to be a bountiful harvest.

Originally, according to his expectations for this trip, he would have been satisfied with getting one thousand; the extra six hundred were completely an unexpected joy.

"Bringing these one thousand six hundred-plus cavalry back, plus the two hundred heavy cavalry remaining in Zhending County, as well as the output from White Cloud Town's own horse farm during this period."

"Forming a cavalry unit of two thousand people should not be a problem."

"As long as the cavalry is in place, then by utilizing the influence of the Hundredfold Growth talent, I can quickly raise their profession proficiency to Advanced."

"By then... a Red Blood Cavalry unit will be able to take shape!"

Thinking of this, Su Li already began to show a look of anticipation.

Immediately, with the help of the personnel arranged by the merchant, he led the one thousand six hundred-plus cavalry and galloped toward the direction of White Cloud Town.

............................................................Idle.

— Author's Notes —

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