When Henderson heard Cadfan sigh, he was also in agreement with him as he said, "Lord Schulz, there are too many hidden dark sides in the world overseas. There are many people aiding and abetting wicked deeds and crooks who are hidden amongst the honest folks."
"Moreover, it is easier to nurture and breed a powerful organization such as Ten Thousand Armies in these kinds of turbulent and messy places!"
"It's just that I really did not expect that the lord of Ten Thousand Armies would be so young. I really cannot imagine what kind of fate Porter Waldron has to be able to build up an organization that is so powerful such as Ten Thousand Armies in such a short period o f time! It is simply impossible for any ordinary person t o do it no matter what it is!"
Cadfan could not help but ask, "By the way, how is Ten Thousand Armies' financial strength?"
"It's also very strong!" Henderson said seriously, "This kind of mercenary organization has very strong profitability!"
After pausing for a moment, Henderson continued saying, "The revenue of Ten Thousand Armies is estimated to be at least hundreds of billions of US
dollars a year." "What?!" Cadfan was dumbfounded as he asked, "More than hundreds of billions of US dollars a year?! That's simply opening a money printing machine!"
Henderson explained, "Lord Schulz, a hundred billion US dollars might seem like a lot of money, but you should not forget that there are tens of thousands of mercenaries working for Ten Thousand Armies. These mercenaries are people who carry out dangerous tasks and risk their lives for their masters. So, their average salary is also very high."
"Even the most ordinary soldier would not do this kind of dangerous task or risk his life without getting a salary of tens of thousands of US dollars a year."
“As for the higher-level senior officers amongst the mercenaries, I think that their average annual salary should be at least three to four hundred thousand US dollars."
"The payroll for fifty thousand people alone would already amount to ten to twenty billion dollars a year."
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