Although the village chief is not a rare talent for Fengyun, the Ten Attendants are not ordinary NPCs. They are extremely scarce.

There are no more people like them in the whole country.

"Go ahead, the Viking capital has a large population, go and recruit more."

…

The Ten Attendants left.

With the deterrent of the Demon Shark, this cooperation was a complete success.

It can be said that in any era, force is the most basic guarantee to ensure one's own interests.

"My lord, what about our Demon Shark? Do we still need to stay here?"

Fengyun nodded.

"Yes, we now control most of the Yingzhou West Sea Road. Our Han people are not in danger for the time being. We will stay here and watch the Vikings to see if they will harm us. In the future, when our power here is sufficient, you can move freely."

"Hehehe, I really want to walk around here. I just saw that their warships are a little smaller than the Han's, but I feel that they are much more powerful than the Han's."

Fengyun nodded again and said:

"Yes, the tonnage of these Western warships' guns is not as high as ours, but they are indeed more powerful than ours. Unfortunately, our Demon Shark is the most powerful, which is why the Vikings dare not touch us."

"I understand, my lord. I think we can't stay here any longer."

Feng Yun was a little curious about what Ruan Xiaoer was thinking, so he asked:

"So what do you think we should do?"

"My lord, have you forgotten our operation in Yingzhou? To rob people. We are short of people. If we drive the Magic Shark to each city and bombard them a few times, we can rush in and rob them."

Feng Yun was shocked by his idea and quickly stopped him:

"No, Europe is not Yingzhou. If they unite, we will be in great trouble. This time, we are in the right, so we can bombard the port. We can't do this to other cities."

After hearing this, Ruan Xiaoer was not very disappointed.

Apparently, he had other ideas.

"My Lord, what if we sail to other cities to recruit? Do you think that would be more effective?"

Fengyun thought about it and it made sense. As long as they didn't fire at these European cities, they would be in a neutral position and there would be no problem in recruiting people in the city.

Fengyun thought again that since he had the Magic Shark in his hands, recruiting would not be easy.

So he said decisively:

"Okay, let's take a look at the Ten Attendants first, then we'll talk."

So Fengyun waited for a long time.

Then he asked Zhang Rang.

"Master Zhang, how is the recruitment of civilians going? How many people have been recruited now?"

After the carrier pigeon message was delivered, Zhang Rang sent it back soon.

Who knew Zhang Rang was complaining?

"It's not going well. People here are very wary of us because we are of a different race. Many people reject us, and only some homeless people are willing to go with us."

"Okay, wait for us. I'll go help you now."

Fengyun left the words and pulled the Demon Shark to the shore.

"Let's go, everyone, get off the ship and recruit people. We'll recruit people in the name of our Demon Shark."

With Fengyun's order, the men immediately got off the boat.

But their actions frightened the port guards.

I quickly stepped forward and asked:

"Hasn't your country reached an agreement with our city lord? Do you want to tear it up?"

Seeing how nervous he was, Fengyun casually explained:

"Don't worry, we Han people have no intention of becoming your enemies. We are just going into the city to recruit some people. After all, we still need some handymen on the sea."

Hearing that they were not going to attack, the guard was relieved and said:

"Then put your weapons away. Weapons are not allowed in the city."

Fengyun waved his hand, and all his men put away their weapons before entering the city.

After entering the city, his men began to frantically question every passerby who passed by.

"Hello, I'm Han Chinese. Did you see that huge warship in the harbor? It's our Han Chinese warship. We're short of people right now. Do you want to join us?"

"Hello, I'm Han Chinese. Did you see that huge warship in the harbor? It's our Han Chinese warship. We're short of people right now. Do you want to join us?"

“…”

"No, thank you! I don't need it. I'm perfectly fine living here."

"No, no, I don't want to join some big guy, get out of here."

"No, I want to continue living in the city. I don't want to."

“…”

Without exception, the soldiers received negative answers.

Fengyun laughed. How could you just catch someone and ask them questions? These people were in a hurry and it was obvious that they had something to do. How could they possibly agree?

So he shouted:

"If you go to the slums to recruit people, no one here will be willing to join."

In the royal city, where there are rich areas, there are slums. As the port is such an important location, of course it is mostly populated by rich people.

Recruiting people requires going to the grassroots level.

It is easy to find out where the slums are. Just ask a few questions and you will get the answer.

Now everyone swarmed into the slums again.

This is the darkest place in the entire royal city.

No one likes them, even the city lord wants to expel them from the city.

But after we drive them away, they will come back soon.

Besides, they are not completely useless. Some of the most menial jobs in the city still need to be done by someone.

For example, dung cleaners, laundry workers, dishwashers, porters, etc.

Without them, the royal city would not be able to function.

The soldiers went to the slums, and Fengyun of course had to follow.

This is usually the most chaotic place, and he is afraid that these people will cause trouble.

But he was obviously overthinking it.

As soon as the news that the soldiers were recruiting spread, people immediately surrounded them.

"I'm willing to go, but I wonder how much a day's wages are?"

"I'd like to go too. I can swim and I can be a sailor."

"I signed up and I'm willing to do whatever it takes."

“…”

This time, instead of making trouble, these people listened obediently to the recruitment requirements.

"We need healthy, obedient, honest men and women of all ages. We provide food and accommodation year-round, and wages are determined by each person's skills and abilities."

"If you're willing to come, line up over there. If anyone dares to disobey our orders and wreak havoc, we'll throw you into the sea to feed the fish. Do you understand?"

"Listen carefully. We promise to follow the instructions and not act recklessly."

"Everyone come and line up, we are going to the big ship."

"Child, go quickly. We won't have to go hungry anymore."

“…”

Fengyun looked at the rapidly forming team and knew that the number of people this time would not be small.