New Ming Empire mixed in America

PS: Thank you for the support of the shit shoveling officer ‘You are not reserved’. (By the way, you are the most arrogant shit shoveling officer I have ever seen.)

Li Mingqi gave a generous banquet to the two horse sellers. They had a sumptuous meal and specially added two sticks of Jin Luo Wang's instant noodles for Stephen and Allen to devour them hungrily.

(By the way, the instant noodles are bought at Xianyu...)

"Sir, may I ask, what is the name of this noodle? I swear, this is the most delicious food I have ever eaten."

Allen swallowed the last mouthful of soup, looked at the large porcelain bowl that he had licked clean, and reluctantly put it back on the table.

"This is a kind of palace pasta from the East, specially used to entertain distinguished guests. It has a beautiful name, called Kang Shuaifu Braised Beef Noodles."

The three words "Kang Shuai Fu" in Li Mingqi's sentence were said in Chinese. He was afraid that they would not remember it, so he repeated it.

"Gangzhuhu, I will definitely remember this name. It is so delicious."

Stephen did not stop Allen from losing his temper because he had the same idea at this time.

He could swear to God that the most delicious food he had ever eaten in his life was this noodle called Gang Lafu.

"You just said that something unfortunate happened in your hometown?"

Li Mingqi also put down his bowl, but his bowl was filled with noodles made by Sun Laifu.

I have to say that although Sun Laifu is a bit short, his craftsmanship can be said to be very good.

"Yes, sir, our hometown has been experiencing drought for two consecutive years. The grass has died in patches..."

As soon as Allen was halfway through his words, Stephen stepped on him hard under the table.

Stephen wanted to gag his arrogant companion.

They obviously wanted to negotiate the price, so he went along with what they said. The money for selling the horse had not been settled yet, so he was waiting to be slaughtered.

Li Mingqi, who noticed the little moves of the two people, said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm not trying to lower the price. Okay, now let's talk about the price."

Taking a sip of the tea that Jin Yiwei had just brought to him, Li Mingqi was so hot that he inhaled.

These gangsters really don't have the talent to be waiters. It seems that finding a few maids needs to be put on the agenda.

"Sir, these horses of ours are all well-trained. Based on the current market price, the lowest price of an ordinary horse is more than fifteen dollars."

Speaking of this, Stephen gritted his teeth and continued: "Our horses are all good horses, and the horses shipped in this batch have been carefully selected. I can give you a price of twenty-three dollars per horse."

After saying that, he fixed his eyes firmly on Li Mingqi at the top of the long table, fearing that he had lowered the price too low.

"I won't take advantage of you. I've had someone look at these horses. Just like you said, they are all good horses."

"Since you made a bid, let's calculate it according to the price you said."

"However, I can give you a profit of 10% higher than the market price for the next batch of horses. Accordingly, you have to do one thing for me."

In fact, Stephen was completely over-concerned, because Li Mingqi was really not short of their little money.

In other words, Li Mingqi never thought about paying. One hundred and twenty horses together only cost a little money.

In other words, two aluminum lunch boxes can hold up to the sky. If that doesn't work, add an aluminum spoon.

Hearing Li Mingqi say that the price of the next batch of horses would give them 10% profit, a sincere smile appeared on Stephen's face.

"Thank you, sir. You are such a generous gentleman."

"Is there anything we can do for you? You know, we are just the sons of ordinary small ranchers."

Although he was happy that the deal was concluded, Stephen still cautiously raised his questions.

"It's not difficult. You have served in the army. I want to use you to help me hire an officer who is proficient in training soldiers."

"It doesn't take long, just one and a half months or three months. I can give you a salary of no less than fifteen thousand US dollars."

Li Mingqi stated his purpose. The training of the National Defense Force was developed by him, Liu Erhesun and Laifu together.

But now it's okay to have the National Defense Force soldiers line up, but if they were to march in unison, there would definitely be chaos.

In order to let them distinguish their left and right feet, Li Mingqi tried every means. For example, he tied a rope on his left hand or took off one of his shoes.

The effect was there, but it was far from the standard Li Mingqi had in mind.

After all, there were only three of them, and the only ones who actually trained the soldiers were Liu Erhe and Sun Laifu. The two of them were training more than 270 people, so they were really doing something wrong.

It took half a day just to correct the movements one by one. After the next password, a lot of people made mistakes again.

So it is still necessary to find a professional.

In the era of queuing to kill, Western armies still did a very good job in terms of enforcement of orders and prohibitions.

Just having the soldiers line up and advance toward the enemy's position with bullets in their hands is amazing. Not to mention having to reload them calmly while holding bullets in their arms.

However, Li Mingqi did not need the National Defense Forces soldiers to line up to die. He only needed to let the National Defense Forces understand basic commands, distinguish left from right, and obey orders.

Stephen readily agreed to this request because many officers in the army were now retired.

Even if you don't retire from the army, it's not a bad idea to take a few months off to earn a part-time job with a horrendously high salary.

If he and Allen weren't just ordinary soldiers, he would have wanted to make this money.

With fifteen thousand US dollars, you can at least buy a big house and have food and drink for twenty years.

After watching Stephen and the two go away, Li Mingqi walked back to the tent and prepared to take a nap.

But as soon as he closed his eyes, Liu Youcai came over.

"Long live my lord, those bounty hunters who came back today are a little weird."

In order to evict the locals who refused to move, Li Mingqi promised a large price and issued a reward.

At this time, there are no less than seventy bounty hunters operating on his land.

Some of them went out together to find targets, and some were active not far from the camp to defend against possible gangs or desperadoes. Six others were hired to draw nearby maps.

Freelance bounty hunters receive a basic salary ($50) plus scalp money ($150 each), and the remaining two are dead wages ($200).

After all, the latter two can get money without working hard. At the same time, Li Mingqi also promised that if there is a fight, the money will be calculated separately.

So when Liu Youcai said there was something strange about them, Li Mingqi's heart skipped a beat.

When the empire was at its weakest, if the bounty hunters made any changes, it would really be a disaster for the country.

Li Mingqi gritted his teeth and asked:

"What happened to those guys?"

"They...they killed good people and took credit for their crimes. The scalps those foreign devils took back were all covered with thick, long hair."

Liu Youcai said and gestured with his hands. Judging from the length, it was almost the same as a woman. But it was impossible for those bounty hunters to kill all women.

"Hooray, I checked with Joyce and he said those are Indian scalps..."

After listening to Liu Youcai's story, Li Mingqi also understood.

A team of bounty hunters who went out to find a target just now are back.

When we went out, there were more than a dozen people, and when we came back, there were only three left.

But they brought back a lot of scalps, more than thirty in total.

It seemed that these guys were dishonest and dared to deceive him.

It's so arrogant that his mother opened the door to Xiao, so arrogant.