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After completing the mission, Hudson refused everyone's attempts to stay and returned directly to the territory.

He really didn't want to get involved in the Arcane Academy's affairs. Facing a group of old guys with surprisingly high seniority, the king used to be taught as a grandson, so he didn't stay and ask for trouble.

Anyway, there is nothing in the Arcane Academy now. Let these old guys take the lead first, and it will not be too late to come over and share the results after it is completed.

The title of "Founder of the Academy" is not for nothing. When all these old guys go to see the Lord of the Dawn, Hudson, the honorary principal, will definitely be qualified to become a full member.

In a competition with a group of old men whose average age is over 160 years old, Hudson is not afraid at all.

Unless they can break through the holy realm, the end of time for these people is not far away.

At this moment, he jumped out to form the Arcane Academy and openly opposed the Holy See. He probably knew that he had only a few years to live, and wanted to lay a better foundation for the future generations before he died.

The Holy See's revenge can only scare middle-aged people. It doesn't have much deterrent effect on a guy whose body is half buried in the ground; it also lacks deterrent effect on a young man like Hudson.

This is caused by the environment of birth. Take Hudson as an example. He has been hearing about the horror of the Holy See since he first stepped out of his house, but the real events that happened around him told him that the Holy See was just that.

At least within the Kingdom of Alpha, it is not the Holy See’s turn to make the decision.

Had he not been sober-minded, Hudson would have definitely been a vanguard against the Holy See. There's not much reason, it's just that they're unhappy.

No one likes someone sitting on their neck to shit or pee, but the Vatican has done all these things.

To put it bluntly, even the king can't deal with them.

Regardless of whether he was Caesar III or Caesar IV, when encountering major issues, he would discuss them with the great nobles in the country instead of labeling them as heretics.

In the final analysis, it is still a question of "security". Under the royal power system, the personal and property safety of nobles is guaranteed.

Except for special circumstances during war, Hudson rarely saw the kingdom execute nobles. As a vested interest, a sense of belonging naturally arises.

Under the theocratic system, everything becomes different. A word of "heresy" can knock down the lofty king, let alone the nobles.

Since this uncontrollable force cannot be controlled by oneself, it must be defeated.

…

"Your Majesty, these are all the major and minor events that have occurred in the territory in recent days.

Except for Governor Pierce sending an official letter requesting the dispatch of additional laborers to build the Blood Moon Defense Line, everything else is going according to your deployment. "

Jacob reported calmly.

Under the traditional feudal lord system, government affairs were very simple. As long as the lord doesn't cause trouble, then basically there will be no problem.

The same is true for the Mountain Territory. Commerce can basically be ignored. Industry and agriculture are both the lord's industries.

The territorial economy is carried out completely in accordance with the planned economic model, and all resources and labor are subject to the deployment of the lord's government.

Long-term development is not considered for the time being, but in the short term, this is definitely the most scientific economic system that can concentrate its efforts on big things.

"The canal project has been completed. Those slaves are of little use if they stay. Send them all over to build the defense line!

After coordinating with all parties, we can provide more orc slaves in exchange for a group of serfs with rich farming experience to help open up wasteland.

We can also provide all the steel required for the project. If the territory needs it, we can ask them to replace it. If not, the excess labor will be coordinated. "

Hudson said with a look of disgust.

Orc slaves have made outstanding contributions to the development of the mountain territory, but these guys are really difficult to use.

It's fine for purely hard work, but anything with a little bit of technical content will make a mess.

In the same way of opening up wasteland, the work efficiency of one human serf can match that of three or four orc slaves. In terms of cost, it is actually cheaper.

The biggest advantage of orc slaves is that they can be used as consumables. Anyway, they are all transitional products and cannot be retained for a long time. No matter how many people die, there is no need to feel bad.

"Okay, Lord Earl. Let's go down and implement it immediately.

In addition to this problem, the people we sent out to buy serfs also came back. The progress was not very smooth, and the nobles of the County of Kolubia still had illusions about the Hessians.

There were very few nobles who were willing to sell serfs, and the quantities sold were not large. Only two prodigal sons sold a large number of serfs to repay gambling debts.

This operation purchased 1,586 serf households, totaling more than 11,000 people, at a cost of 96,794 gold coins, which was far less than expected.

At present, these people have entered the kingdom, and according to the current forward speed, they are expected to arrive in the territory in two months. "

After listening to Jacob's report, Hudson frowned. At present, the biggest factor restricting the development of mountainous areas is insufficient population.

It turns out that there is no money to buy slaves. After the establishment of the Seven Prairie Kingdoms, even if you have money, you can't buy slaves. In order to increase the population, Hudson also tried his best.

Encouraging childbirth is a long-term policy. In a short period of time, distant water cannot quench near thirst.

The country has been unable to think of any solution. The kingdom's population has already suffered a lot due to the war, and the emerging nobles are now looking for ways to rob people.

Even if occasionally a noble is willing to transfer his slaves or sell serfs, the price is sky-high and the price-performance ratio is pitifully low.

As a last resort, Hudson could only look abroad. After the two countries issued a joint note, he judged that the Count of Kolubia was going to be in trouble.

Before all parties could react, Hudson sent people over early to purchase serfs. I originally thought that I could pick up bargains by relying on panic, but I didn't expect that the nobles of the Count of Kolubia had different ideas from him.

"Even if the nobles of the Count of Kolubia are unwilling to trade, we can't force them to do anything. The Kingdom of Hesse cannot work in vain. There will be times when they cry later.

First bring these people back, break them up and settle them down. The situation in mainland China will not be stable in the future, and there will be many such opportunities in the future. "

This is another divine prophecy, and everyone has long been accustomed to it. In the past few days, Mr. Hudson has never failed to judge the general trend.

"Your Majesty, after many attempts, we have initially mastered the salt-making process.

Currently, boiled salt is the main method. Due to site requirements, the sun-dried salt process cannot be promoted for the time being.

The territory's current daily salt production is about 800 pounds, and production is in the process of expansion.

The Ministry of Government plans to increase salt production to 8,000 pounds per day within this year to completely solve the salt problem in the territory. "

Jacob said enthusiastically.

Salt is currently the largest expense in the territory. After solving this problem, all commodity mountain territories have become self-sufficient.

In the eyes of everyone, the daily production of 800 pounds of salt is already a large amount. But for Hudson, neither the daily output of 800 pounds nor the daily output of 8,000 pounds could move him at all.

With such a low salt output, it is clearly a small workshop in a township. The statistical unit used in any salt farm is tons.

"It's done well. There's no need to worry about the salt-drying method. At present, our demand for salt is not large, as long as it can meet our own consumption.

It is not appropriate for the Southeastern Province to be unstable at the moment, and the Dalton family's cheese will not be touched for the time being. I will decide whether to take action after the situation becomes clearer.

At what stage has the shipyard relocation been progressed? "

Hudson asked concerned.

Sun salting requires not only a large and flat site, but also a natural climate with less rain and high evaporation.

The climate in mountainous areas is obviously contrary to these requirements. It can form swamp terrain, which obviously has more rain and less evaporation.

In contrast, the now widely popular method of boiling salt is more realistic.

"My lord, the relocation of the shipyard has just started. At present, we have only completed the location selection of the port and shipyard.

Construction is expected to take another year. After the construction of supporting projects is completed, the relocation plan will be fully launched.

Considering the development needs of the territory, we plan to transfer part of our production capacity first and specialize in the production of canal transport ships and fishing boats that do not require dedicated docks.

The production of large ships will remain in place for the time being. I have communicated with the royal family, and for your sake, Earl, they have agreed to continue to lend us the venue for two years.

Those who have been moved here are mainly family members, some mechanical equipment that needs to be installed in advance, and shipbuilding raw materials that need to be stored for a long time. "

Jose's answer made Hudson very satisfied. There were many problems encountered during the relocation of the shipyard, but all of these problems have been solved instead of blaming the problem on him, the boss.

Of course, this does not mean that other subordinates lack responsibility. The main reason is that they have too little knowledge and many things are beyond their capabilities, so they can only choose to report them.

In fact, the governance capabilities of the mountainous leadership have been greatly improved compared to before.

Two or three years ago, if any major projects were to be carried out in the territory, Hudson would have to personally direct them. When the project is on track, the following people can take over.

However, no matter how much we improve, we still have to dig deeper. To cultivate talents yourself, ten years is the starting point, twenty years is just the right time, and thirty years is the explosive cycle.

In fact, under the political system of the Aslant continent, the number of people qualified to receive education is too small. Whether it can cultivate top talents still depends on luck.

The Koslow family is pretty good, because they are prosperous, and under the leadership of Hudson, ethnography has developed very prosperously in recent years.

But that's all. If you want to go further, that's a challenge to the rule system.

Not to mention universal education, even enrolling children of minor aristocrats, Hudson tried several times, but had to give up because the opposition was too strong.

On the one hand, educational resources are too scarce and cannot provide education to too many people; on the other hand, there are too few positions for the ruling group, and vested interest groups are opposed to outsiders joining.

Looking at the mainland as a whole, it is currently in a stage of excess basic talent and massive spillover.

From the increasing number of aristocratic children who go out to make a living every year, we can know how fierce the struggle within the aristocratic group is.

There were even many descendants of great nobles who had to leave their families and seek opportunities outside.

This is also the core reason why when Hudson was preparing to expand enrollment in ethnic studies, everyone unanimously opposed it.

People can't help themselves in the world, and the strong family leader Hudson must also consider the common will of his tribe and retainers carefully.

If you can't get everyone's support, even if you can force it forward, it will have no effect. After all, any policy requires people to implement it.

This is true for the emerging aristocrats, but if the established aristocrats want to reform, it is even more impossible.

Since I can't complete internal reforms, then you can't try to be new or different. Everyone must be on the same level.

Anyone who dares to break the rules is a heretic. Just form a group and beat them together.

The most typical example is Franz XIX, who is unanimously considered by everyone to be the most foolish king in human history.

This unlucky boy had a lot of charges against him, but he actually only did one big thing - establishing an official school.

To put it simply, it is to encourage nobles to pass on their inheritance, establish three-level official schools from local to central levels, including counties, provinces, and royal capitals, and recruit children of nobles to enroll.

Even so, because it touched on the core interests of the great nobles, it became the trigger for the collapse of the last unified empire of the human race.

If the alien race hadn't been too eager and launched a large-scale invasion at the beginning of the human race's civil war, forcing everyone to stop the civil war and join forces with the outside world, the human race's continental hegemony would have been ruined.

From then on, popularizing knowledge became a taboo in aristocratic circles. Even if the transaction is done in private, it must be done quietly.

…

In Blood Moon County, since the construction of the Blood Moon Defense Line began, Earl Pierce moved his Governor's Mansion here.

When it comes to the defense line of the family business, it is really difficult to reassure people without coming to see it in person.

Not only him, but also the nobles of the entire southeastern province paid close attention to this line of defense.

A lot of energy was consumed on engineering projects, and Governor Pierce had no energy to continue doing things. Even the bank run that happened not long ago was not taken seriously by him.

"Is the news accurate?

Is the Koslow family really building ports and shipyards? "

Pierce asked doubtfully.

According to the intelligence analysis collected previously, the Koslow family is on the verge of financial bankruptcy at this moment and has no money at all for major construction.

"Your Majesty Governor, we have verified this information many times. The Koslow family is indeed building a port terminal and shipyard.

According to information from insiders, the Koslow family has invested heavily in these projects and should be preparing to do something big.

It is said that they have also received strong support from the royal family, and many shipwrights from the Berkshire Shipyard have already relocated to the Mountain Territory.

Mr. Governor, do you think we should take action to cause them some trouble? "

After hearing what his men said, Governor Pierce simply rolled his eyes. By manipulating the territory of the Southeast Province, the suspicion can be pinned on the Dalton family without in-depth investigation.

"What's there to panic about?

After all, Earl Hudson was still too young, and his smooth journey to the present made him forgetful.

Not everyone is qualified to participate in ocean trade. We have worked hard for hundreds of years, but now we can only operate in a limited number of countries.

The Koslow family joined in. Without decades of business, there would be no success.

It’s just time for our Earl of Hudson to have a good experience of what the ocean swallows gold, so as not to be restless every day! "

Governor Pierce said with a sneer.

Originally, he was still worried about how to trick Hudson and slow down the development of the mountain territory.

Unexpectedly, before he could do anything, the Koslow family jumped into the pit of maritime trade.