Chapter Nine, Preparation.
Have you ever seen a weak woman carrying two hundred catties of garbage back and forth with just one hand? And those underage children, each one of them is not much weaker than an adult Florentine.
More than four thousand gold dinars, it won't cost much to buy weapons for these barbarians. As for armor, one leather armor per person is enough. What? Why not buy iron armor? That thing is too expensive, starting at hundreds of gold dinars. Suren is not extravagant enough to equip these barbarians with heavy armor.
"Are you not planning to use them to threaten us and act as cannon fodder?" The man remained silent for a moment, then spoke in a somewhat low voice.
You should be very clear that I have already spent money to buy you all. From today onwards, you are my slaves," said Suren as he took out the slave contract and waved it.
Fully armed heavy armored soldiers, when facing those barbarians wearing animal skins and using stones or wooden clubs, even if they are powerful, they are nothing more than a desperate struggle. Furthermore, the people of Florence are not without strong individuals, whether they are knights or wizards, they can deal with these people.
Suren's solution is acceptable to both parties. Leaving the elderly, weak, and women in the city can ensure their safety and ease Suren's mind. If they were to go together to explore and develop the wilderness, Suren would worry that these barbarians might escape when he is not paying attention, especially since they have lived in the wilderness before.
As the most prosperous city in the northern provinces, it is also the safest here. I will supply them with food every month, and of course, you can send someone to supervise each time.
In the slave market, those warriors cost about thirty gold nars each, but their combat abilities are mediocre. Even without going berserk, barbarians can easily defeat them. If they do go berserk, it's not a problem for one to take on five or six of them. The battles between the people of Florence and the berserker barbarians rely more on numbers and weapons.
Are you planning to buy us just to use us as cannon fodder? A barbarian separated from his companions and walked out from behind, standing in front of Suren.
Of course, expanding territory is very dangerous, but I can promise that after the successful expansion of my territory, I will cancel your status as slaves, and you will become free citizens of my territory!
Suren looked up at the barbarian. He didn't like talking to people while looking up. This barbarian in front of him was already 2.2 meters tall. Even among barbarians, he was a sturdy man. Suren felt like an underdeveloped child in front of him. What's more important is that this barbarian's movements are very agile, without any sense of clumsiness. Suren felt like he was facing a cheetah in the northern wilderness.