Chapter 35: Integrated Mercenaries

When Robert's head landed, the mercenaries cheered. Although the soldiers of the Mark Legion were still holding the weapons in their hands, they obviously had a relaxed look on their faces. After all, it was the soldiers who were willing to win without going through the war.

"These mercenaries have no honor or loyalty at all." Liugudi looked at the commanders who betrayed him, and the cheering mercenaries were filled with contempt. In the heart of this parish knight, there was no more fighting side by side with these despicable mercenaries and unbearable.

"Sir Liugudi, what is loyalty?" Schwab asked, turning his head.

"Loyalty is a lifelong service to those who are loyal to you, and you will never leave it in any situation." Liugudi said piously, holding the silver cross on his chest.

"Oh, Sir, your explanation is so noble." Schwab nodded and admired Liugudi. This noble knight is really a role model for the world, "but I have another explanation."

"Oh, what do you think?" Liugudi asked curiously. In his opinion, Sir Schwab always had a novel view. Liugudi temporarily suppressed his dissatisfaction with the mercenaries.

"Loyalty is the obedience of the lower-ranking people to the higher-ranking people. You are not wrong with this, but there is one thing you did not say, why should the lower-ranking people obey the higher-ranking people?" Schwab asked back, Liugudi was stunned. Civilians obey the nobles. This is a system arranged by God. As for why no one has ever thought of it.

"Why?"

"It is a responsibility and obligation." Schwab said. This view was not expected by the academics in this era until the middle and late Middle Ages.

“Responsibility and obligations?”

"Yes, the superior protects the rights of the subordinates, and the subordinates obey the superiors, and use this obligation of obedience to exchange for their own rights."

"This." Liugudi was stunned. He had never heard of this brand new view, but it seemed to make some sense.

"The reason why Robert was rebelled by the mercenaries was because he demanded too much of the obligation to obey the lower ones, but the corresponding rights were given too few. Although people would be suppressed at the beginning because of the authority of the higher ones, it would be like sitting on a volcano for a long time, and it would erupt whenever the right time was encountered."

"So that's the case, so it seems that the actions of these mercenaries are forgiven."

"That's right, although they are warriors who don't know anything, it doesn't mean they can deprive their power at will, both nobles and civilians." Schwab sighed and summarized. Looking at Robert who had lost his head on the ground, Schwab warned himself to not repeat the same mistakes. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty once said that water can float boats and can overturn boats, and no generals from ancient and modern times can forget them.

The surrendered mercenaries were placed outside the Mark Fort. After all, the two sides who were fighting together yesterday would not cause anything immediately if they were put together.

"Captain Karen, if you can join me, you will lead this mercenary." Pointing at the mercenary shack stationed outside the castle, Schwab said to Karen. Although Karen had not joined Schwab yet, he did not leave in Schwab's territory. It was obvious that Schwab wanted Schwab to take the initiative to raise his price. Schwab did not expose it. After all, Schwab accepted the employment of Princess Mary and was about to join the Duke's army. It was always better to have more power at this time.

"Are you going to hand over this mercenary to me?" Kalian said in surprise. After Robert's mercenary troops surrendered, they were actually owned by Schwab, and Schwab handed over this mercenary to Kalian, which made Kalian get a strong combat force like a pie falling from the sky.

"Yes, but you only need to accept a few Mark's supervisors."

"Supervisor? What is that?"

"It's so. The rebellion of Robert by the mercenaries this time made me feel the need to set up an official who communicates well with the mercenaries. They don't care about the battle, but just listen to the mercenaries' opinions in normal times and then feedback them to the commander, so that similar things will not happen." Schwab said with a smile. Although he was very gentle, he was very worried that Karen would see something.

"Oh, that's it." Kalian was silent for a moment, feeling that this proposal was very good, there were no traps, not to mention that Schwab was the one who saved his life, "Okay, I agree, sir."

"Very good." Schwab secretly wiped his sweat. The supervisor's idea was to deeply understand the outstanding contributions of our country and the instructors in the army's control. Schwab came up with a sudden idea. As for the system to gradually improve in the future, as long as the troops are still in their own control, they will not be afraid of not becoming their own people.

After a busy morning, the mercenaries settled down. After Schwab read out several laws in the Mark territory, he thought it was over. He was about to leave and go to the castle hall and discuss with the palace members about going to Hanruowei, Schwab was stopped by Captain Karen.

"Sir, please wait a moment, there is still a ceremony that has not been completed."

"What kind of ritual?" asked Schwab, who did not understand the rules of mercenaries at all.

"As the oath ceremony, sir, if you don't complete this ceremony, the mercenaries will not establish an employment relationship with you, so you can go back on your word at any time."

"What, it's so bad, so what do you need to do?" Schwab burst into a cold sweat when he heard this. If his troops fled in scattered before the war began after joining the Duke, he would be embarrassed and lose himself. Thinking of the ridicule of the high-level nobles, Schwab was in a hurry.

"We are all ready, please come here, sir." Schwab followed Karen to the gathering place of the mercenaries. Liugudi and bald Otto were guarding both sides. After all, these mercenaries had just killed their commander. To be cautious, Schwab's subordinates dare not relax their guard.

In the venue where the mercenaries gathered, there was a large wooden barrel, and two spears were inserted in front of the barrel. The mercenaries consciously lined up in front of the crossed spears.

"What am I doing?" Schwab asked, and since he didn't understand, he asked patiently.

"Sir, just stand on the wooden barrel." Kalian made a gesture and asked Schwab to stand on the wooden barrel.

"Okay." Schwab stood on the wooden barrel and looked at the mercenaries in front of him, feeling a little funny, as if he was a primary school principal standing on the rostrum to speak.

"I, swear to the respected Lord Schwab, that during your employment, I will be loyal to you, and if you have any acts of escape or timidity, you are willing to accept any punishment, God will testify." A mercenary lowered his head and walked through the crossed spear, then raised his left hand and swore to Schwab. After saying that, he spat a sputum on the ground, as if he had spitted his destiny like this phlegm.

Every mercenary said the same vow and made the same moves. The employment of both sides was established in this special act. Although fate was like dust, these mercenaries fighting on the battlefield also had their own stubborn side, which seemed to be to preserve the last dignity.

"Call Amori, don't forget to bring paper." Schwab looked at the solemn appearance of these mercenaries, as if seeing the persistence of these warriors, and decided to make the vow more perfect.

"Yes, sir." Bald Otto quickly found the writer Amory, and a moment later Amory arrived with a book made of Mart paper.

"Sir, have you summoned me?" Amori quickly bowed when he saw Schwab.

"Amory, I want you to record these loyal people to me." Schwab said to Ammory.

"What? Yes." Amory knew that Schwab's orders were not to be denied, so he quickly bowed and came to the mercenaries.

"What is this for?" The mercenaries looked curiously at Amori holding a quill. They had never seen books, pens and words. These were only in the hands of a very small number of people, churches and nobles. For these poor-born mercenaries, books and words that emit ink fragrance are mysterious and even can form direct connection with God. In confession, the priests always hold the Bible and tell them that all the divine truths come from here.

"Come on, tell me your name." Amory had no good feelings for these rude men, and the mercenaries did not dare to disrespect the person who could write in the book.

"Lehman." A mercenary mustered up his courage and issued his name. His friends around him smiled at his stuttering words.

"Lehman, is it imperial?"

"Ah, what are you saying?"

"Forget it, that's it." Amory was speechless to these rude men. He raised his pen and wrote on the book made of Mark paper. The graceful letters were like paintings, and the mercenaries around him looked at him with awe, "Okay, next."

"Is this my name?" Lehman looked curiously at the letters written on the paper. This was the first time in his life that his name appeared in a book.

When each mercenary reported his name to Amori, they had a deeper and more intuitive understanding of the oath. When they thought that their name appeared in books that only wrote the Bible and the deeds of the ancient kings, they felt that they had become a different warrior under Schwab's command than before, just like the character in the story sung by the minstrels, and Schwab was the great warrior who led him.

"What an amazing person." Seeing the mercenaries' eyes exuding a different color than before, Karen sighed. Schwab used this cultural attack to successfully turn the mercenaries into loyal soldiers under his command.
Chapter completed!