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Chapter 108

Looking at the busy land reclamation crowd from a distance in the Salam Mountains, Master Hudson nodded in satisfaction, and the cub squatting on his shoulders followed suit happily.

The progress of land reclamation has greatly increased, and the plan to reclaim [-] mu of land before spring plowing has a high probability of being overfulfilled.

Lord Hudson, as the lord, is naturally very happy that his subordinates are working so hard.It just made him wonder why the cub was so excited.

If you ask, it is Mr. Bear Stearns who is happy; if you ask more questions, it is Mr. Xiong who likes it.

Forget it, the brat can't guess what's on his mind.A guy who can be alone for several days with just a small gadget, obviously cannot be judged according to the thinking of normal people.

People's limits are not forced out.Since Hudson ordered to divide the area into the unit of protection to open up wasteland independently, the following protections soon followed suit and divided the tasks into each A.

Level by level, it seems that everyone is self-taught in this respect, and the task is quickly disassembled and passed to the most basic level.The more clearly the task is down to the lowest level, the harder it is to be lazy.

There are ten households from one to one, and they know each other very well. Everyone knows who is what.

It was a matter of food rations, everyone was staring at each other, it was clear at a glance who was doing more work and who was doing less work.

Even if you don't get advanced and get the reward from the lord, you can't be punished at the bottom!
The security chief above was afraid of being punished, the chief armor in the middle was also afraid, and the serfs below were even more afraid.The taste of long-term hunger, as long as you experience it once, no one wants to try it a second time.

It seems that the ration supply is only reduced by five pounds a month, but it is actually a change from barely full to hungry.Even if it adds another five pounds, everyone can still eat clean.

In the era of insufficient oil and water, everyone is a big eater.It seems that the young and strong have a daily supply of [-] pounds of grain, but in fact two-thirds of it is miscellaneous grains.

It's not that Hudson is stingy, but that the living standards of serfs are like this these days.A lord with sufficient supplies like him is already the conscience of the lord's world.

If you want more food, you can only do more work.For example: the daily supply of miners and blacksmiths in mines is [-] pounds, and other non-staple foods are also higher.

There are skilled masters and soldiers, not only the daily ration supply has reached two pounds, but the proportion of staple food has also increased from one-third to two-thirds, and even a small amount of wheat is supplied.

Compared with the initial ration supply, it has now increased too much.After all, in the beginning, less people distributed cooked food, which seemed to be more in quantity, but in fact the food would expand during the cooking process.

After one pound of rye and some wild vegetables and leaves, it is easy to make two pounds of rye bread.Three pounds of rye bread would not be impossible to make if more ingredients were added.

Other miscellaneous grains are slightly worse, but they are all used to fill the stomach, so there is nothing to be picky about.

The difficulties are temporary. The supply of oil and meat is tight, mainly because the breeding and planting industries have not developed.The meat brought by hunting alone is naturally a drop in the bucket in the face of a five-figure population.

The expansion speed of the breeding industry is limited, but the accelerated development of the planting industry is very simple.Now the newly reclaimed land, Hudson is going to use it to grow soybeans, peanuts, flax...

At that time, the oil extraction process will be carried out, and it is estimated that from next year, the oil supply in the territory will improve significantly.

Now, just watch from the sidelines.Speaking of the experience of opening up wasteland, the serfs at work are more experienced than Master Hudson.

Farm tools and livestock are all equipped, and the task of the lord is completed.The rest of the work can be left to the serfs' free play. Anyway, Hudson only cares about the results in the end.

Involution is more productive, and it is now being proven.The unscrupulous Master Hudson is ready to expand and promote this experience.

For example: Grain planting can also be divided into tasks, and the production can be compared at that time; the grouping mode can also be used in mines, and the output and scrap rate can be directly compared later...

A whole set of plans to guide his subordinates to involve is constantly taking shape in Hudson's mind, and it will be fully promoted in the territory as soon as the plan is perfected.

"My lord, this month's iron production capacity data has been released. A total of 41 pairs of plate armor, 320 four handles of broadswords, and [-] iron hammers have been produced...

According to your instructions, we have notified the nobles to come and receive the goods. It is estimated that half of the previous orders can be completed before the day of the gods, and the rest can be rushed out before the spring of next year.

However, several new orders that have been added recently have not been counted for the time being.According to your will, our production sequence has always followed the principle of first come, first served.

The number of newly added orders is not very large, and it can be completed in about half a month.If there are no accidents, the production task pressure in the mining area will gradually drop after the spring of next year. "

What the old butler said made Hudson look serious.The pressure of production tasks has dropped, which is not a good thing.

Although it is possible to send redundant miners to open up wasteland without wasting labor, but opening up wasteland is a long-term investment, and it is difficult to see benefits in a short period of time.

If this situation continues, the income of the territory next year will inevitably drop significantly.For the heavily indebted Lord Hudson, lower earnings are undoubtedly dangerous.

Although creditors will not come to collect collections for a while, borrowing with money and borrowing without money are two completely different concepts.

The situation tends to be stable, and there will be no more explosive market conditions. Next, our own products must also be transformed.

The arms business cannot be given up, but the proportion must be reduced.The main reason is that its own strength is too weak, and it can only spin around in the low-end market.

The market for serf soldiers seems huge, but in fact there are only a few nobles who are willing to pay the bill.Most of the orders were placed after they felt the danger.

Looking at the distribution of customers, one can tell that the aristocrats of Wright and Wyton Counties, who are not rich in pockets, contributed [-]% of the weapons orders.

This percentage would have been even higher had it not been for the Skeleton Society's toss in Arbor County, which frightened the local nobles to rush to strengthen their military strength.

Relatively speaking, the sales of agricultural tools and daily necessities are more balanced.Generally speaking, the two counties of Wright and Wrighton are still the main ones, but this is mainly a matter of market development.

Since the outbreak of the Skull and Bones rebellion, the Salam mining area stopped selling iron to the outside world. Due to the relationship between supply and demand, the price of iron in the southeastern provinces began to skyrocket.

There was a doubling in the middle, and even if it fell back later, the price rose by 30.00% compared to before.Even so, the market is still out of stock.

In this context, direct purchase of finished iron products has gradually become a new choice for lords.

Sitting at home and waiting for business to come to the door, there are orders coming in. If I take the initiative to distribute goods to the outside world, I think the situation will only be better.

If you want to smoothly survive the decline in orders and the impact on the income of the territory, building a sales network and distributing goods throughout the province is undoubtedly the best choice.

There is no doubt that such a network is not so easy to build.Those who have a complete business network in the southeastern province are now selling salt from the Dalton family.

How lucrative the profit is, Hudson does not know, anyway, the profit of any county is higher than the output of the entire mountain territory.

After all, iron products can also be replaced by a series of tools such as bronze, pottery, wooden tools, etc., but salt is irreplaceable.

From the lord down to the lowest slave, everyone needs salt.Not only do people have to eat it, but even livestock must be supplemented with a small amount of salt.

100% rigid demand products plus monopoly operation, the final result will naturally generate huge profits.

Hudson sold iron products and had to give discounts to big customers from time to time. The Dalton family's salt never brought any profit.

Not only does it not give up profits, but it also often adds ingredients to the salt.The poor-quality coarse salt eaten by civilians is not only yellow in color, but also attaches such as sand, mud, and sawdust, etc. can be seen at a glance.

If you want high-quality table salt, there is no problem, just add money.Two silver coins a pound of refined salt, the color will be much better, not only the impurities are gone, even the color has become whiter.

If the price continues, one pound of magic salt for one gold coin, the quality will be even better.It is said that the magic active factor is added, and after eating, it can slightly increase the affinity between oneself and magic elements, and has always been the favorite of mages.

As a pseudo-magician, Hudson can solemnly declare that these are false propaganda.

Theoretically, it is possible to improve the activity and affinity of elements, but that is when a large amount of food is consumed.If you can eat a few pounds of magic salt every day, it is estimated that you can increase the affinity by one or two, and it is only effective at that time.

The question is, how can salt be eaten in large quantities?Putting aside the issue of wallet injury, the body does not allow it!
It can only be said that the IQ tax exists in every world.The only difference lies in the IQ tax on the continent of Aslante, which is only for the rich.

Frankly speaking, with the wide distribution of members of the Koslow family, it is not difficult to establish a business network in China.

The problem is that Hudson has always kept one truth in mind-not to do business with relatives and friends.

One or two transactions is fine, long-term business cooperation, interest friction is inevitable.

If it is not handled properly once, not only the business will be damaged, but even relatives and friends will be lost.

Relatives and friends cannot be found, let alone other nobles.After all, this is a profitable business. If you give it to outsiders but not to your own people, what will your relatives and friends think?
In fact, even if Hudson is willing to give up the bottom line, it will be very troublesome to find his own family to cooperate.Who made him have more relatives and friends?
Everyone is willing to join hands in profitable business.No matter how you choose to give or not to whom, you will inevitably offend others in the end.

The best way is to directly organize people to do it yourself.There is no doubt that playing direct sales in the feudal era is definitely challenging.

Safety is second, and the key lies in the staffing.With so many salespeople, they may deal with noble lords at any time, but not all cats and dogs are competent.

"Understood, continue to organize production according to the plan. I will take care of other things."

Hudson replied blankly.

For such a complicated matter, there is no need to trouble the borrowed butler.Identity determines position, if some information that should not be known is brought back, it will not be a good thing for everyone.

……

Although immersed in the troubles of building a business network, Hudson still did not ignore the major changes in the outside world.

First, the Alpha Kingdom and the Holy See initially reached a settlement under the mediation of various countries.According to the information he inquired, Hudson directly summarized it in one sentence:

"In the past, everyone will not pursue each other; in the future, everyone will go their own way, and no one should interfere with others."

With such an agreement, whether the Alpha Kingdom will suffer or take advantage, Hudson, who has limited information, cannot make an accurate judgment for the time being.

The only thing that is certain is: the two major forces will not fight in the near future, the peaceful years of the Alpha Kingdom can continue, and there is still time for farming in the Mountain Territory.

Another big event, a little more distant than Hudson's life, but the impact is the most practical.

Prince Alex, under the expectations of everyone, ascended to the position of crown prince of the Bimon Royal Court.

It is really what everyone expects. Except for the fierce opposition from the Beamon Royal Court, everyone from the Orc Empire to the entire Alpha Kingdom is singing praises for it.

The crown prince with such a strong appeal before he took office, Alex can be regarded as a historical precedent.

It is a good thing for all parties, including the mountain region, that the Bimon Royal Court welcomes a crown prince who spends his days and nights.

At the very least, it is certain that after this man became the Crown Prince of Beamon, the balance of power between the main war faction and the main peace faction within the Orc Empire would not be reversed.

"Crown Prince" does not only mean the heir, but also has great power and influence in the imperial court. Become the main combat faction.

The current situation is undoubtedly the best. The old Beamon the Great is unable to lead the army, and Crown Prince Alex, who is also in poor health, is also not the one who can lead the army.

Neither of the two imperial court chiefs is suitable for leading an army, and the others are not of sufficient status to compete with the four imperial courts for leadership.

To start a war is to hand over the dominance of the orc empire. Driven by interests, it is difficult for the Bimon imperial court not to oppose the war.

Regardless of how many years these two guys can last, it is a rare farming time for Hudson.

If possible, it is best to let these two guys live a long time...

It's embarrassing, one of these two old guys is over [-] years old, and the other is almost [-] years old. It seems that it is not appropriate to talk about longevity based on their age.

In short, Master Hudson now needs them all alive to maintain the current structure of the orc empire.It is best to be able to live for more than ten or twenty years at a stretch, and extend the peaceful years to the development of the mountainous territory.

Against the backdrop of the two major events, it was nothing at all for a group of orc slaves to go south.

Although he had never seen what an orc looked like, and wanted to see it, Hudson, who was rational and online, finally held back.

The relationship with the northern Xinjiang nobles is very ordinary, and it would be very rude for them to come to watch the fun without an invitation.

"My lord, Baron Sith sent someone to send an invitation to invite you to participate in the commodity fair held in Dardir City next month."

Looking at the invitation card handed over by the servant, Hudson was also speechless.Is this giving pillows when you are sleepy, or is it a weasel giving a chicken a New Year greeting?

Although there is no direct conflict of interest, Hudson and Baron Sith are indeed hostile forces.The dispute that happened in Dadir City last time pushed both of them to the wall.

Perhaps the Sith Baron was just having a feverish moment at the time, but the aristocratic world has no regrets to speak of.Once a choice is made, there must be consequences.

Dadir City has a superior geographical location and convenient transportation. It has always been the commercial capital of the southern region of the Southeast Province.

Any lord who takes root here and wants to make a fortune quickly must pay attention to business development.Being able to endure until now before taking action, Baron Sith can be considered calm.

It's just whether to support this field, but Hudson hesitated.Although he is now interested in what an orc slave looks like, he and the Sith Baron are hostile forces after all.

As one of the representatives of the local nobles, Hudson has a lot of influence among the nobles of Wright and Wyton counties.Once a reaction is made, it will not only represent oneself, but also affect the choices of some local nobles.

At a time like this, running to support Baron Sith is undoubtedly advocating for the enemy.Even at a trade fair, it is possible to get a new order, and the one who will benefit the most is the other party.

Just because I don't participate, can I mess up this trade fair?

Hudson was very skeptical.

In the final analysis, the two counties of Wright and Wyton, which are recovering, need a commodity trading place to provide transactions for the nobles in the two counties.

Hudson also wants to keep the commodity trading venue on its own turf, if possible.

It's a pity that the mountainous area is too remote. Even the largest iron products production base in the southeast province does not have the possibility of becoming a commercial center.

No matter how strong the network is, if you want to get customers to buy goods, you will have to travel hundreds of miles, and no one will lose face!

Deep down in his heart, Hudson had already secretly scolded his fellow nobles for being useless.The geographical location of Dardir City is indeed superior, but it does not mean that other people's territories are remote.

In the past, Dadir City was able to become the commercial center in the southern part of the province. The biggest reason was that the former lord was the most powerful nobleman in the southern region.

Among the two counties, there are not a few areas that have the opportunity to compete with Dadir City for the commercial center.Although the reputation is not as loud as Dardir City, it does have the inherent conditions.

Anyway, everyone is now rebuilding, and no one's foundation is much stronger than the other. As long as you plan carefully and are willing to spend money, you can definitely jump out and compete.

It doesn't matter whether it is successful or not, as long as someone can jump out and do something, it is enough to cause a certain amount of trouble for that Sith Baron.

If force is insufficient, Master Hudson is willing to help stand on the platform.He is willing to provide all verbal support without involving his own interests.

There cannot be two tigers in one mountain, and the small Wright County is destined to not accommodate two powerful dragons.The strong rise of any one is bound to crowd out the political resources of the other.

Unfortunately, Hudson was in a rivalry with Baron Sith.Especially in the last conflict, everyone directly put the contradiction on the bright side, so there is no need to talk about it.

As for the other aristocrats in the county, although all of them have great ambitions, they are limited by their own strength and are unable to participate in the competition in the short term.

(End of this chapter)