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With a few of his subordinates, he was rafting on the canal, admiring the natural scenery on both sides of the bank, and the spirit of "pointing the country and inspiring words" emerged spontaneously.

Unfortunately, the further he went, the less satisfied he became with the canal. At the narrowest place, the water surface is only more than 20 meters wide; at the shallowest place, the water depth is only four meters.

Such a river can be navigated by small boats of several hundred tons. If a few large ships of one to two thousand tons meet each other in the river, it will probably be like the sight of missing a car on a country road.

"Jacob, what did your Ministry of Government do? Why did it fail to meet the design requirements?"

Hudson asked angrily.

After investing a lot of manpower, financial and material resources, the final canal failed to meet expectations. Isn't this a slap in the face of Mr. Hudson?

According to the original plan, after this artificial canal with a total length of more than 200 kilometers is opened to navigation, it will be the canal with the strongest navigation capacity in the Kingdom of Alpha.

Even the slogan was calculated in Hudson's mind. In the future, this "Grand Marsh Canal" will be a business card of the mountain territory to the outside world, showing the outside world that the territory's transportation is developed, so as to avoid being always considered a small rural place.

It is a pity that the plan has not kept up with the changes. From the current situation, the transportation capacity of the Marsh Grand Canal is similar to that of several artificial canals in the Kingdom, and it cannot win the reputation of maximum navigation capacity.

"Lord Earl, we are carrying out construction according to the plan. Theoretically, it can carry two giant ships in parallel.

However, the water flow in the canal cannot keep up. Even if we have introduced multiple water sources in the territory, we still cannot meet expectations.

But now is the dry season. When there is sufficient rain in summer, the water level will rise and the design target will be achieved. "

Jacob explained with an aggrieved look.

They didn't dare to take the canal project lightly, which was the lord's personal responsibility. However, some things couldn't be solved through hard work.

There is plenty of rain in the mountainous areas, but no matter how abundant the rain is, it has its upper limit.

The water flow is only that big, no matter how you build the canal, the upper limit will be stuck.

Theoretically, the Hudson can also build a stepped canal, build a dam in the middle to store water to ensure the water level, and open the gate at a fixed time every day to make it waterproof and navigable.

Unfortunately, the technology these days is not up to standard. It is easy to build a few gates, but when it comes to actual operation, no one can guarantee whether they can be opened and closed freely.

If you look at the navigation situation along the way, you will know that except for the special management agencies at both ends to collect fees, the middle is completely free for everyone to navigate.

It’s not the Ministry of Government’s fault for the rough management, that’s how everyone behaves these days. The management of the Marsh Grand Canal also follows the operating model of other artificial canals in the Kingdom.

Hudson also has no experience in this regard. When it comes to specific operations, he can only let everyone fumble forward.

Plagiarizing other people's management models may not be the best choice, but it is the most effective way to build a management system in a short period of time.

"Besides waiting for the flood season, does the Ministry of Government have no other option?"

Hudson continued to ask.

It was obvious that he was still a little worried about the canal's navigability failing to meet expectations.

“There is a way, but it requires a lot of investment and takes a long time, and there is no guarantee of success.

The Ministry of Home Affairs plans to widen the tributaries of the canal after all the marshlands are developed. It can not only facilitate daily irrigation, but also divert the accumulated water from the Blackstone Mountains into the canal.

According to the current development progress, it will take us five years at the earliest to complete the farmland transformation of the Everglades. Subsequent water conservancy project construction can only be postponed.

Considering that the Blackstone Mountains are often haunted by monsters, the Ministry of Government is also considering whether to leave part of the swampland to act as a buffer between the two sides.

There is a direct conflict between these two plans. They are still under internal discussion and discussion. There are no relevant plans and feasibility report analysis yet. "

Jacob replied seriously.

Upon hearing this answer, Hudson sighed. There are so many unsatisfactory things in the world. If you want to get something, you have to pay the price in other ways.

Whether or not to stay close to the past and directly be neighbors with the monsters, Hudson himself did not dare to make an easy decision.

Warcraft have a strong sense of territory, and a conflict is almost inevitable once they get close to one another.

Hudson didn't care about the low-level monsters on the periphery. If they dare to cause trouble, they will be arrested. The female is a beast and the male is a mount.

But he had to consider the idea of ​​high-level monsters. According to Bear Stearns, there are many scary guys in the Blackstone Mountains.

The proud bear in his family said that the monsters inside were not easy to deal with, so of course Hudson would not make things difficult for him.

Not to mention offending them all, even offending one of them would be a huge risk.

If the person you offend is an idiot like Maxim, it can be easily solved. Designing a few traps can always trap the beast.

If someone offends a rogue bear like Bear Stearns who is good at sap fighting, there will really be no peace.

It is estimated that at that point, Hudson will have to take his monster with him whenever he goes to the toilet, otherwise he is likely to die in an unknown manner.

"Follow your pace and deal with it normally!

Now that the canal has been opened, the next step is to make good use of this canal to make the territory's economy prosper.

Next, your Government Affairs Department has a very heavy task. Economic development is a long-term process, and in the short term we can only choose industries suitable for mountainous areas.

With the sea at our back, this is our greatest advantage, and we must take advantage of it as soon as possible.

More than 90% of the salt circulating on the market in the southeastern provinces comes from the sea, and is monopolized by the Dalton family.

In the past, our tentacles could not reach the sea. There is a large swamp in the way. Even if you get salt, management and transportation are a big trouble. You can only watch people make a fortune.

The situation is different now. The sea does not belong to the Dalton family. They can extract salt from seawater, and we can do the same.

The specific salt production process is described in detail in the database in the territory. Just take my warrant to get it.

In addition to salt, there is another industry - fishing.

Don't underestimate the fishery. If it develops well, it can become another pillar industry in the territory.

Select a group of young people from the territorial residents and let them practice water skills in the canal. When they are almost familiar with it, they will arrange for people to go to the offshore area for trial fishing.

Build a fishing boat and make various fishing tools. There are related things in the warehouse, you can find them yourself.

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No one else was surprised by Hudson's words, but Jose on the side was shocked.

As an inland noble, the Koslow family should not have such side information under normal circumstances. However, from what Hudson said, not only does his lord have it, but he also has many types of information.

Buy from the royal family?

Just think about it, it is no small miracle that the royal family can sell the shipyard to the mountain territory.

If you think that people will sell all the technology needed for the development of the territory, then just go to sleep! Even if the royal family is willing to sell it, it must be a sky-high price.

Usually these things are accumulated bit by bit through time and experience.

This is another tacit understanding between the great nobles, deliberately setting up technical barriers to make it more difficult for emerging nobles to rise.

But thinking of Hudson's status in the later stages of the war, Jose instantly understood. The typical way to get rich is through war.

Thinking of this, he felt endlessly sad. Everyone went to the battlefield together, and Hudson rose all the way up, but he fell into the mortal world.

…

"Mr. Jose, the port construction and shipyard relocation work will be left to you!"

Hudson immediately ordered.

Port construction is nothing more than that. As long as you have relevant technical information, you can select a group of craftsmen and civilians and follow it.

But the relocation of the shipyard is a troublesome task. Not only do we have to move factories, machinery and equipment, and shipbuilding raw materials, but we also have to move employees and their families.

Originally, everyone was working with the royal family, but suddenly they had to work for a country noble. There must be a huge gap in their hearts.

Coupled with the fact that it is difficult to leave the homeland, it is almost inevitable that some people will resist the move.

In previous immigration relocations, Hudson had encountered this kind of thing frequently. It's just that the original immigrants were all serfs and did not have the courage to compete with the lord.

The craftsmen in the shipyard also had no personal freedom, but their horizons and knowledge were still higher than those of the serfs.

Especially those designers who have read books and have their own ideas.

If you want people to work wholeheartedly in the future, you cannot simply use force to solve the problem. You must appease those who should be appeased.

If Jose hadn't joined, Hudson would have been prepared to perform the role of Corporal in person to win people's hearts.

"Don't worry, Lord Earl, I will handle this matter properly.

It’s just that the Berkshire Shipyard is not adjacent to us. It has to pass through the territory of the Dalton family on the way, and I’m afraid they will destroy it. "

The relationship has eased, and those are also competitors. In particular, the Koslow family is going to the ocean, which directly collides with the interests of the Dalton family.

It is completely normal for something to happen in the middle of the journey. If the Daltons didn't respond, that would be a problem.

"Don't worry, Mr. Jose! Governor Pierce is a person who takes the overall situation into consideration and will not stir up disputes at this time.

What's more, I just gave the Dalton family a big gift not long ago, and they were embarrassed to fall out so quickly.

As for the little tricks behind the scenes, I would ask Maxim to hang out there from time to time to scare the kids. "

Hudson said calmly.

When it comes to fighting and causing trouble, Bear Stearns is more agile in thinking; but when it comes to scaring people, Maxim is more professional.

Originally, with its huge body shape, it looked very good. Especially after following him, the body developed again and grew another two meters.

It’s unknown how much his strength has increased, but his body shape has become more intimidating. If you go out and pretend to be the Dragon King, I'm afraid 99.99% of people will be deceived.

As soon as the mission was assigned, a pair of gryphon cavalry suddenly fell from the sky and landed accurately on Hudson's ship.

"Dear Earl Hudson, by order of the King, we hand over this letter to you!"

A detection magic passed and after confirming that there was no problem, Hudson took the letter. In front of everyone, he opened the envelope directly.

"You go back and tell His Majesty that I have accepted this secret mission."

It can be seen that Hudson is very reluctant. But there is no other way. The Holy See will not hesitate to lose money but also consume all the kingdom's cash flow, forcing the kingdom to declare a debt default.

Caesar IV's response plan this time was very consistent with his appetite. Since the Holy See wants to buy war bonds in the market, then simply sell them more.

However, these bonds must not be sold within the kingdom, otherwise people in the Holy See will soon find out that something is wrong.

The best way is to transport the bonds to various parts of the mainland, sell them to the Holy See in batches, and then redeem them and then take them back for public destruction.

Judging from the current market price, if you flip back and forth, you will get at least 10% profit. If bond prices continue to recover, profits will be even higher.

The money of the Holy See is not earned in vain. If you want to destroy the kingdom's finances, you will naturally have to pay a price for it.

But the biggest problem here is transportation. Sending ordinary people there, not to mention safety issues, would be too late in terms of time.

God knows how many bonds the Holy See received during transportation. If a huge amount of bonds were to come at once, Alpha Kingdom would not be able to bear it.

Originally, we were going to let the griffin cavalry escort us, but unfortunately the gryphons had limited physical strength and could not carry a large amount of bonds.

What's more, they are easily exposed. If they are intercepted on the way, the kingdom will suffer great losses.

Choose, choose, the most suitable person in the kingdom to perform this task is Hudson, the dragon knight.

It can not only ensure efficiency, but also have sufficient force. If you act at night, you can still avoid the Holy See's eyes.

Of course, he wasn't the only one who went on a mission together. The kingdom will also send sky knights and grand magisters to escort them.

There is no way, the kingdom is playing too big this time.

In order to deceive the Holy See, Caesar IV not only took all the war bonds from the royal family, but also borrowed a large amount of bonds from the great nobles.

Anyway, as long as the Royal Government is willing to admit the internal debt, the existence of the bond will not affect the final payment.

Lending a bunch of paper to help the kingdom tide over its financial crisis, everyone still has some patriotic feelings.

Hudson didn't know the specific amount, but it was definitely an astronomical sum.

If something unexpected happens along the way and the bonds are not delivered safely, the Alpha Kingdom will really have no choice but to default on the debt.

Caesar IV did not speak to him, presumably because the news of the bond selling had spread earlier in the prairie.

As for the call for everyone to buy war bonds not long ago, it fell into the eyes of Caesar IV that it was Hudson's political show.

Wishful thinking: The mountain territory lacks financial resources, and it is simply impossible to spend a large amount of cash to take over the kingdom.

Wrong cognition led to wrong results, and Hudson naturally would not help correct it.

Being able to deceive Caesar IV proves that his subordinates have done a good job of keeping secrets, and the news of the massive bargain hunting has not yet been leaked.

This is undoubtedly good news. The news of the bond acquisition has not been leaked. If the bond sales in the future cause market fluctuations, no one will doubt him.

After hesitating for a while, Hudson decided to bring some private goods and send the low-interest bonds out for disposal.

There is endless money to be made, and there is no need to accumulate a large amount of cash just for the last few points of profit.

It doesn’t matter if someone in the same industry finds out. The excuses are ready to help the younger brothers realize the bonds in their hands.