"I wonder how many soldiers you want?"

Although it is difficult, Shu Daqiang will definitely not show it.

His calmness was in line with Jasmine's judgment - the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce was indeed very strong! So, Jasmine said:

"Only 300,000 soldiers are needed!"

"...Orc soldiers?"

Shu Daqiang was stunned.

"Orc soldiers!"

Jasmine affirmed.

“…”

Shu Daqiang fell silent instantly.

If you want to talk about human soldiers, 300,000 is a lot, but we can still provide them. But for orc soldiers? Forget about 300,000. Even if you have 30,000 orc soldiers, the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce can't provide them! "Don't worry, we in Hobro will definitely pay you a satisfactory reward!"

Jasmine looked at Shu Daqiang seriously and spoke.

Shu Daqiang was speechless. It was not a question of whether to pay or not. The problem was that he couldn't agree to it. But he couldn't just say that the Hongye Chamber of Commerce couldn't do it, otherwise the mysterious image that he had worked so hard to establish would collapse.

Shu Daqiang could only laugh and say, "It's not that we don't want to lend it to you, but you can't afford the price."

As he spoke, Shu Daqiang pointed at Niu Dali who was standing behind him, as if to say that our soldiers are all of this level.

Now it was Jasmine's turn to fall silent.

She wanted to borrow soldiers, but not soldiers of this level. As the head of the army, she was a person who knew the value of goods. The price of equipment like Niu Dali's would be sky-high. Adding the funds for the training of the soldiers, the price would be even higher. Three hundred thousand soldiers like this, they, Hobro, might not be able to afford to borrow.

However, Jasmine was a straightforward person. She shook her head and said, "We can't afford to borrow this kind of thing. Do you have any...more ordinary soldiers?"

After saying this, Jasmine looked a little unnatural. She had come here with the purpose of paying the highest price and borrowing the best soldiers, but after coming here, she found that they might not be able to afford to borrow the best soldiers! Or even if they could afford to borrow them, the price would definitely be sky-high. If the price of these soldiers was higher than the income they would get, or even equal to it, then it would be completely unnecessary.

As for refusing to pay after borrowing, no smart person would consider this. Various signs indicate that the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is an extremely large organization, which may even be able to compete with the Sirius Empire. If you dare to default on your debts in the hands of such a force, you must not want to live.

"This... I'm sorry, our Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce's standard equipment is like this. I can't ask them to take off their equipment..."

Shu Daqiang spread his hands helplessly.

He was not lying. The orc soldiers in Hongye City were indeed equipped with this kind of mecha. It was just that their number was very small, only about 3,000 orcs. It was not that there were not enough mechas, but that there were not enough orcs.

The number of orcs in the Stardust Continent is just like the number of humans in the Orc Continent, too few! When Shu Daqiang said this, the scene fell into a somewhat awkward atmosphere. Seeing this, Shu Daqiang asked curiously: "Can you tell me why you want to borrow troops?"

Jasmine hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "War, we need a war."

Since they have borrowed soldiers, it must be related to the war. There is nothing to hide.

These things were naturally guessed by Shu Daqiang. After hearing Jasmine's affirmation, he could infer that if the Kingdom of Hobro, ranked eleventh, came to borrow troops, then the target of the attack would definitely not be some cats and dogs, but the top ten! However, Shu Daqiang did not ask more questions. After all, there were ten top ten. Who to attack was their tactic and could not be disclosed at will, although Shu Daqiang thought it was most likely the ninth or tenth place.

"If it were a war, we might have a better way to cooperate."

Shu Daqiang suddenly spoke.

This was big business, and there was no reason for him to turn away.

"Hmm? If you mean selling us weapons and food..."

Jasmine shook her head and didn't finish her words, but Shu Daqiang knew what she meant was that, apart from soldiers, these things had limited effect on their enhancement.

"Of course, if it's this kind of weapon, it's a different matter."

Jasmine pointed at Niu Dali and added.

The Kingdom of Hobro has been ranked eleventh for four consecutive times, which means that in the past forty years, the Kingdom of Hobro has made almost no progress. It's not that they don't want to, but the top ten countries have received too many resources. Although they are only one place behind the tenth place, if they dare to fight the tenth place, they will definitely lose! Now that the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce has finally appeared, the King of Hobro feels that this is an opportunity.

But again, the top ten countries are too powerful. You can't win by just buying more weapons or more food, unless the quantity is terrifying or the quality is very high, but King Hobro obviously can't afford it.

Therefore, there is only one way to defeat them, and that is to have reinforcements.

For example, two, three, or even four countries attack together.

In this case, there is a probability of winning, but there is also a problem, that is, these countries cannot trust each other.

After all, this is a ranking war, and interests are involved. If a country wants to be promoted, then naturally there must be a country that is demoted. Every country has its own thoughts and it is impossible to completely trust other countries.

Compared to joining forces to defeat the top ten, it is easier to use strategies to defeat countries that are similar to yourself. What's more, even if you win, the final division of benefits is also a problem.

There is only one spot and everyone wants it. Then they will definitely kill each other and let others take advantage of it.

Everyone can see these things clearly, and everyone knows that, theoretically speaking, defeating the top ten will definitely bring countless benefits, but this is only in theory. In reality, each company has its own ulterior motives and it is impossible for them to truly cooperate.

Therefore, this is one of the reasons why there has been no change in the top ten. In addition to their own strong strength, there is also a lack of challengers.

The reason why the Kingdom of Hobro wanted to borrow troops from the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce was that it felt that the other party was an outsider. They were not a country on the Orc Continent and had no conflict of interest with the Kingdom of Hobro, so they were a partner that could be cooperated with.

But what people didn't expect was that the soldiers of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce were too "good", so good that they couldn't afford to borrow them! Of course, Shu Daqiang didn't agree with Jasmine's idea, because he learned a truth from Lord Zhang Feng's several wars: if you want to win a war, it's useless to rely on numbers alone, you have to use your brain.

But he obviously wouldn't say it, so Shu Daqiang thought for a moment and said, "I think we can try another approach. For example, what do you need, or what purpose do you want to achieve by borrowing these soldiers? We can help you achieve this purpose, and you only need to pay a certain price."

Zhang Feng had told him about this type of employment a long time ago. If the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce wants to gain a foothold in the Orc Continent, it must show some muscle. If it accepts employment and helps others fight, it can not only demonstrate its strength but also earn some extra money while remaining neutral. Why not do it?

"This... is no different from you lending me soldiers?"

Jasmine frowned.

It sounds like there is no difference between him borrowing soldiers to accomplish his goal and letting the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce accomplish its goal.

"Of course there is a difference. If you lend soldiers, the risk is on you. After all, you have to pay back as much as you borrow. If people are gone, the compensation must be paid. There is also the loss of weapons, equipment, food, etc., which are all considerable expenses... But if you leave it to us, then all of this I said will only be borne by us alone, without any additional payment."

Shu Daqiang explained.

After hearing what he said, Jasmine and Conrad next to her looked at each other. It seemed to make sense!

However, it sounds like the latter is not as cost-effective as the former for the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce. Why would they do this? Jasmine asked her thoughts, but Shu Daqiang said mysteriously: "You don't have to worry about this. If we accept the deal, you just need to wait for the news."

Jasmine thought for a moment and said:

"I'll think about it."

This made her feel out of control. She was not sure whether it was feasible or not, so she needed to discuss it. This time she did not come alone, she also brought her own think tank.

"Of course."

Shu Daqiang smiled and nodded.

Jasmine left in a hurry, probably because she wanted to discuss countermeasures with others. Shu Daqiang also came to a secret room, skillfully operated the radio, and sent a message to Hongye City.

The content is of course about the transaction that Jasmine mentioned.

He could make decisions on small matters himself, but this was obviously not a small matter, so he had to inform Zhang Feng.

Soon, Zhang Feng in Hongye City received news from Shu Daqiang.

"Is this... going to be a real war?"

Looking at the information in his hand, Zhang Feng frowned slightly.

Shu Daqiang meant that they could get involved and increase the popularity of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce. Zhang Feng certainly agreed with this idea. But to be honest, if a major war broke out and the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce played a vital role in it, it would most likely attract the attention of the Sirius Empire.

But he changed his mind and realized that if he wanted to develop in the Orc Continent, he would sooner or later attract the attention of the Sirius Empire. It was just a matter of time. It wouldn't matter a few days. It was even possible that he would have attracted attention when the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce was trading with other countries or even when Danga established a bank.

Thinking of this, Zhang Feng felt much more relaxed.

Anyway, he has the natural barrier of the Sunset Mountains. As long as he doesn't reveal that the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce comes from the other side of the mountains, there won't be any problem.

Zhang Feng asked the cat-eared girl to reply, saying that the trade was possible, but the specific situation depended on the circumstances.

“Good Master!”

Seeing the cat-eared girl jumping up and down and preparing to leave, Zhang Feng knocked on the table and called the cat-eared girl again.

"Wait, tell Shu Daqiang that if the Kingdom of Hobro is ready to trade, let me negotiate with them in person."

"Huh? Oh ok!"

The cat-eared girl was stunned for a moment, then quickly spoke.

In addition to sending text messages, radio can also be used for real-time communication within a certain range. Not many people know this, but the cat-eared girl, who is one of them, naturally knows it.

However, Zhang Feng did not use it under normal circumstances, because he used it last time and scared the other party. Some people even thought it was a divine art from the Celestial God Religion! After all, the Celestial God Religion had been in the Buck Kingdom for many years and had used some tricks to deceive people, which had become deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Zhang Feng was naturally unwilling. How could his things belong to the Heavenly God Cult?

Although the Holy Maidens of the Heavenly God Cult now live in Hongye City and have a good relationship with Zhang Feng, they are still outsiders after all, and Zhang Feng may not be able to give them away for free.

In addition, it was rather troublesome to explain, so Zhang Feng was too lazy to do so. Those intelligence agents only knew how to send text messages and did not know how to make voice calls.

Soon, Shu Daqiang received news from Hongye City.

After getting Zhang Feng's affirmative answer, he began to prepare. He had a hunch that this leader Jasmine would definitely choose to cooperate with the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce.

And the result was faster than Shu Daqiang had expected.

The next day, Jasmine came again.

She decided to do business with the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that the transaction can be made just because she says so. It is still up to the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce to judge whether it is feasible.

It was at this time that Shu Daqiang learned the purpose of the Hobro Kingdom.

Just as Shu Daqiang had guessed before, their target was the Babus Kingdom, which ranked tenth! However, the reason was somewhat different from what he thought. In addition to the fact that the Hobro Kingdom wanted to improve itself, the Babus Kingdom and the Hobro Kingdom also had a feud!

Jasmine did not elaborate on the specific reason, but from her words, Shu Daqiang guessed that it might be related to the ranking battle many years ago. The Kingdom of Hobro originally had the opportunity to compete for the top ten, but for various reasons, they only got eleventh place, and they stayed in this eleventh place for many years.

Therefore, whether it was to compete for the tenth place or to defeat the Kingdom of Babus, they were eager to fight this battle.

However, they didn’t have the opportunity before, but now, because of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, they finally see some hope, and naturally they don’t want to miss it.

"In that case, please ask our president to come and talk to you!"

In Xincheng, in the City Lord's Mansion, Shu Daqiang suddenly spoke to Jasmine.

"Hmm? Is your president here?"

Jasmine was a little surprised. She had heard from Shu Daqiang that he was just a small leader in the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce and the real master was not him. He didn't say who the real master was, which seemed very mysterious.

Now that she heard that the other party had actually come, Jasmine was very happy. One reason was that the other party valued her, and the second was that Shu Daqiang must not be able to make the decision on some things. If the president of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce came, then they could talk slowly.

However, Shu Daqiang shook his head and said:

"No, our president is not here."

"Didn't come? What do you mean?"

Jasmine was a little confused, and Conrad next to her was also very surprised.

"Just follow me and you'll find out."

Shu Daqiang didn't say much, but took the two of them to another room.

It's quite empty here. There's nothing else except a conference table in front and a few chairs.

Jasmine was a little confused. Where was the other party's president? Shu Daqiang walked in and shouted to the empty room:

"Mr. President, Captain Jasmine and Mr. Conrad are here."

Who is he talking to?

Jasmine and Conrad both had question marks on their faces.

But suddenly, a voice came from all directions.

"Captain Jasmine, Mr. Conrad, hello."

"who!"

The two were startled.

Jasmine subconsciously put her hands on her waist, but she quickly realized that she had put away the knight's sword before entering the city lord's mansion.

The mysterious voice seemed to notice their nervousness and said in a gentle tone, "Don't be nervous. You can call me - Mr. Hongye, President."