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In the mountainous territory, with the arrival of boat after boat of immigrants, the little-known "Bear Harbor" has also become lively.

Behind the weird names, there is often a legendary story.

"Bear Harbor" is located at the outlet of the Grand Canal. Because of the great efforts of a certain bear during the construction of the canal, he obtained the right to name the port.

"Captain Gur, what do you want from me?"

Looking at the visitor, Jose had an unknown premonition.

As an important partner of the territory, Gur's fleet has helped transport tens of thousands of immigrants in recent days.

For mountainous territories with land but no farming, population is the most precious asset.

The addition of tens of thousands of immigrants means that the territory can add another ten to two hundred thousand acres of fertile land.

There is no elderly crisis in the Aslant continent, and there is no shortage of livestock in the mountain territory. Even if the proportion of young and strong men among immigrants is low, if the data is doubled, it is still a big fortune.

"Mr. Jose, it is said that the Holy See's fleet is about to enter the southeast coast, and the sea may not be peaceful for some time to come.

For the safety of the fleet and to be responsible for our customers, we need to wait and see the situation in the next few days.

Regarding the transportation task, you can choose to postpone it or terminate the contract.

The liquidated damages can be deducted from the subsequent payment for this transportation. "

Captain Gur said with a pained look on his face.

The transportation tasks in the Mountain Territory are not very rewarding. The main reason for taking this task is to fly the flag of Mr. Hudson, and to be able to travel unimpeded in the waters of the Alpha Kingdom, and no one who is short-sighted will come to make things difficult.

Although I didn’t make much money transporting refugees, the ships were always empty when going to Xingang. At the moment, all kinds of strategic materials are in short supply on the prairie. You can get good returns by just bringing some goods there.

One transportation mission, earn two waves of profits, and follow the rhythm of blood-earning.

Unfortunately, the plan did not change quickly, and the Holy See's fleet headed north. If you want to live long at sea, you must keep your eyes open.

The dispute between the Alpha Kingdom and the Holy See is not something that little people like them can get involved in. If you accidentally get involved, you will be swallowed up and no trace of you will be left.

After a slight hesitation, Jose nodded and said: "Then let's postpone it!

Forget about the liquidated damages. The Holy See fleet going north is beyond your control. We will continue to perform the contract until the situation stabilizes. "

Cooperation will not last only once, and things cannot be done forever.

Maritime transportation seems to be a huge profit, but in fact the risks are equal. If you are unlucky, you will still lose everything.

The fleet under the command of the great nobles is not bad, there is less exploitation along the way, the safety is more guaranteed, and the profits are indeed very generous.

Grassroots fleets like Gul add blood to their wounds every day. Most of the huge profits obtained were used to manage relationships.

Being unable to go to sea for a period of time will put a lot of pressure on the fleet. After all, fleet maintenance costs and daily relationship management costs are indispensable.

What's more, the matter was caused by my own lord, and everyone else was passively suffering unreasonable disasters. If you worry about it, you will fall behind.

"Thank you, Mr. Jose, for your understanding. Please rest assured. When the situation stabilizes, the fleet will complete its mission as soon as possible!"

Captain Gur hurriedly assured.

It is difficult for a nobleman to do business, especially when he encounters a powerful nobleman who insists on fulfilling the contract, so he can only risk taking the fleet to sea.

Even liquidated damages are waived, this is proper care.

"Captain Gur, you don't have to be polite. I need to report this matter to the earl, so I won't keep you here."

Jose said politely.

It's not easy to be a housekeeper, there are a lot of trivial things to do. In particular, the influx of large numbers of refugees has intensified administrative pressure.

The original population of the Mountain Territory was only 340,000. In recent days, nearly 70,000 refugees have been imported, and the population has increased by more than 20%.

Suspending the importation of refugees can also give the territory's bureaucracy a breath of relief.

Fortunately, Hudson had the foresight to start stockpiling grain before the outbreak of the Continental War. When the war broke out, they took advantage of the fact that all parties did not react and raided the market for goods.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard we try, we are still far from the ultimate goal of one million tons.

As of now, the total grain reserves in the territory are only 670,000 tons.

It seems like a large number, but the people, horses and livestock in the territory are all consumed!

If millions of immigrants were to flood in all at once, the stock would be exhausted in a year or two.

Of course, the territory is also producing its own blood.

With the current total grain output in the mountainous region, there is still no problem in supplying the consumption of 410,000 people.

Everything went as expected. In the next few days, notices from various shipowners were received one after another to suspend transportation.

The Holy See fleet is still on the way, but it has already had a major impact on the development of the mountain territory.

Also in trouble were the southeastern coastal provinces. Almost overnight, maritime trade was on the verge of extinction.

Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents. No one can tolerate even the powerful Holy See.

Driven by common interests, a large net targeting the Holy See fleet has quietly been launched along the coast of the Alpha Kingdom.

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In the royal capital, after receiving the news from the territory, Hudson couldn't help but greet the senior officials of the Holy See.

The current immigration activities are underground in nature and cannot be seen in the light at all.

Once the kingdom and the grassland countries complete negotiations and immigration activities are on the table, then all the forces in the kingdom will share the cake.

Even big nobles who have no shortage of people will come in to get a share of the pie.

After all, war is full of uncertainties. What if another enclave is obtained after the war?

If you really don’t use it, you can still resell it, and you will definitely not lose money.

Hudson calculated that of the millions of people on the grassland, half of them could escape because of the Lord of the Dawn's blessing. If they were unlucky, not even one-third might survive.

This is still based on the cooperation of all countries, otherwise the number of people who can escape will be even smaller.

Many nobles in the country shared the stolen goods together, and it was estimated that the amount that fell into his hands was only a few hundred thousand. If you work hard, you will only get 200,000 at most.

How could such a small population satisfy Hudson's appetite?

If formal channels are not available, then you can only do small things in private. This is the advantage of being a coastal noble. If you are an inland noble, you will not be able to use it even if you have connections.

Similar things are happening in northern Xinjiang. Some border aristocratic lords with vast territories and sparsely populated areas also wielded hoes.

It's just that everyone's approach is not as wild as that of Hudson, who just pulls people in one boat at a time.

In fact, Hudson has been very restrained. The hired fleets are all inconspicuous. If the fleets of coastal nobles are hired together, the harvest will definitely be much greater.

However, the benefits are great, and the disputes caused are also great.

Theoretically speaking, the negotiations have not yet ended. At present, the refugees from the grassland countries are still ownerless, and whoever grabs them will belong to them.

But everyone in the kingdom regards these people as their own, and eating them if they look too ugly can easily arouse public outrage.

Even if we don't have time to have an attack now, we will definitely remember it in our hearts, and sooner or later we will pay the price for it.

After a slight hesitation, Hudson quickly came up with an idea.

If the cake is not enough, then find a way to make it bigger. How could there be a lack of refugees when the continental war affected such a wide area?

Not to mention the distance, there are probably millions of refugees from the Warhammer Kingdom alone who have poured into the Principality of Moxi.

If the war continues to expand, refugees from the Principality of Cantru, the Principality of Usta, the Principality of Fike, the Principality of Oton... and a series of countries may flow into the Principality of Mosi.

If you want to retain people, you must at least solve their food problem. The Principality of Moxi, where the flames of war are about to reach its doorstep, obviously does not have the ability to accommodate so many people.

It just so happened that the next military operation was to support the Principality of Moxi, so no one wanted to buy it.

It's all labor, no matter where it comes from, Hudson doesn't pick it.

There are no other disadvantages in recruiting people from the Principality of Moxi except that the distance is a little longer and the immigration cost is a little higher.

Isn’t it just money?

When war breaks out, gold will be lost.

In the last war, Hudson made a lot of money selling arms; this time the war was even more severe, and the magic potion was out of the circle before the battle even started.

I have to admit that huge profits still depend on extraordinary power.

There is no deliberate rip-off, just pricing based on current market rules.

To mature a low-level monster cub, the magic potion that needs to be purchased is approximately between 800 gold coins and 3,000 gold coins.

It mainly depends on the situation of the monsters. The energy required for the growth of first-order monsters and the growth of third-order monsters are different, and the costs are naturally different.

For the small nobles, such a cost must be a sky-high price, and everyone would rather wait for more than ten or twenty years for the Warcraft to mature naturally.

But for the great nobles, the small cost is not worth mentioning at all. Compared with the cost of medicines, what everyone is more worried about is that there are not enough Warcraft cubs in their hands.

Because of the early training, the current actual expenditure on magic potions is slightly smaller.

There are only one hundred and eighty monster cubs in a family, and the total cost is only a few hundred thousand gold coins. Even the poorest nobleman would not be unable to afford this amount of money.

The small and medium-sized nobles are not that financially wealthy, but they also have a small number of Warcraft cubs in their hands. Some families even only have one, so they just grit their teeth and get over it.

A single family is nothing. When all the nobles in the kingdom are added together, it is an astronomical order.

In addition, the Kingdom’s military is also a big customer. There are more than 800 sub-dragon beasts alone, as well as a group of underage griffins.

According to preliminary estimates, the final order amount will not be less than five million gold coins. If the business scope is expanded to the entire northern continent, it is only a matter of time before it doubles.

As for pharmaceutical cost control, this is Mr. Hudson's strength. It's a potion that's meant to hide people's eyes, so naturally it can't be that expensive. The biggest cost is energy.

However, we have a stake in the magic crystal mine, and the industrial chain has formed a closed loop, so we must have a gross profit of 93%.

These are all normal operations. The magic potion industry is a huge profit industry, and all excess profits are used to pay for research and development.

In the era of purely handmade products, affordable potions did not exist. Even if it is the cheapest potion, there must be at least a 50% profit margin.

This is still a unified wholesale price. If it changes hands a few times, the final retail price will be even higher.

"Marshal, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, Grand Duke Efiero, and Marquis Delgado are visiting."

After listening to the guard's words, Hudson knew that business was coming.

The three giants of the kingdom, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Military Affairs, and the Minister of Finance, come together. Apart from negotiating the price, they can't talk about romance, right?

"please!"

It's funny to say that after being a nobleman for so many years, Hudson has never been to a romantic place.

The legendary aristocrats lived a life of extravagance and extravagance, but they never enjoyed it. Instead, they were constantly accompanied by soldiers and warriors.

Maybe after the war is over, we should look for opportunities to see it, otherwise we will lose a lot of topics to brag to.

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"Your Majesty Marshal, how many of these potions do you have in your hands? The kingdom wants them all!"

After hearing the words of the Prime Minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, the tea in Hudson's mouth almost spat out.

What on earth gave them the illusion that the kingdom had the strength to take all the potions in his hands?

If the kingdom really dares to scan goods, prepare to go bankrupt tomorrow!

If he wanted to, Hudson could come up with a hundred versions of the ripening potion in a day. Whether it has ingredients or not is a minor issue, the key is to be effective.

Even if you have to take it back to analyze the ingredients, the sample given in the early stage is enough, and the subsequent potions will enter the belly of the monster.

In fact, most magic potions have anti-leak devices, and they must be used immediately as soon as the bottle is opened, otherwise they will quickly deteriorate.

Hudson didn't play around like that. The main reason was to make sure that others had counter-introduced the formula and had pirated the potion. There was no need to increase production costs for no reason.

"Prime Minister, I have made an agreement with everyone, and I can't break it!

The Kingdom can take the first fifteen thousand doses if needed. The price is as agreed in advance, five hundred gold coins per dose. "

As soon as Hudson finished speaking, the expressions on the three people's faces were really pretty.

The one closest to the water and the tower gets the moon first, and the monster is right in front of him, so he naturally completes the potion test first.

Not only the sub-dragon beast has a remarkable effect after taking it, but also the effects of other Warcraft cubs are surprising.

I originally thought that the output of this magical potion with low side effects would be very small. In order to seize the opportunity, the kingdom naturally has to strike first.

Who could have known that the unit of measurement for Hudson was ten thousand?

It is said that a large number of precious medicinal materials are used, but what is so precious about them?

It seems that this statement is not wrong. Judging from the analyzed ingredients of the medicine, there is an unknown medicinal material.

According to several magic potion masters, it is somewhat like the excrement and urine of a giant dragon, and some is like the urine and excrement of an earth bear.

It's just that the ingredients are similar, and there's no real thing to compare them with, so no one knows what's actually added to the potion.

After all, this is a magical world, not suitable for scientific analysis. Many medicinal materials with exactly the same ingredients can have completely opposite effects.

The formula, technique, and temperature when refining the medicine may all affect its efficacy.

The potion provided by Hudson was a complete mess, and no one could understand the principle at all.

In the continent of Aslant, things that are incomprehensible may not necessarily be awesome, but things that have extraordinary effects and are incomprehensible are definitely awesome.

Things are rare and valuable, so if the output is very low, the kingdom will naturally have to sweep the goods directly.

Nowadays, pharmaceutical production units use ten thousand, which obviously has nothing to do with scarcity. Fifteen thousand doses, that’s 7.5 million gold coins.

For the financially troubled Alpha Kingdom, allocating so much funds at once is obviously a pressure.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, we don't need that much. The kingdom purchases 3,500 doses, the royal family purchases 2,000 doses, and 5,500 doses are enough."

The Prime Minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, said slightly embarrassed.

It was a big joke, but there was nothing we could do, the overall budget was only that much.

The number of Warcraft cubs in hand is limited, and even these potions may not be used up.

After all, these ripening potions are for junior Warcraft cubs, and the demand for one Warcraft is not very high.

"No problem. I will arrange for Maxim to deliver the goods right away. You can come and pick up the goods tomorrow."

Hudson said calmly.

As long as we don't bargain, we are all good friends.

Of course, if he really couldn't get enough of the favor, he would send a few more as appropriate, but the price definitely couldn't be lowered. This was a matter of principle.

"Your Majesty Marshal, if the potion output is high, do you think it is feasible for us to use these potions to help the countries in the northern continent that are threatened by aliens?

Of course, we won’t fund everyone. If you have a problem with someone, you can list that person as a banned person. "

Marquis Delgado asked tentatively.

I can only say that he is worthy of being the Minister of Finance, and he can see business opportunities in this. In name, it was to help, but in fact, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

The World of Warcraft Legion Plan a few years ago was a joint effort by all countries in the Northern Continent. Currently, various countries have a batch of Warcraft cubs waiting to be fed.

If it can be directly matured to adulthood, it will greatly improve the military strength of the Northern Continent. Even if the price is a little expensive, all countries can only grit their teeth and accept it.

With Hudson's ability, he can naturally promote the potion, but that will take a lot of time.

Maybe the medicine hasn’t been promoted yet, and some countries have already sold it out in advance.

If we use the power of the kingdom, this process will undoubtedly be greatly accelerated. The most important thing is that the wholesale price is not affected, and Marquis Delgado does not allow him to discount.

"If they can help the countries in the Northern Continent and contribute to the great cause of humankind's resistance to alien races, every noble in the kingdom will be obliged to do so!"

Hudson said with a sacred look.

He was always willing to help others without compromising his own interests.

"The Marshal is of noble character and is truly a role model for our human race...

Our Ministry of Finance wants all the extra quota for ripening agents, and the deposit will be sent over tomorrow.

We will send the subsequent payment immediately after the medicine is sold. "

The previous words were very upright, but the situation changed a little later, and the Ministry of Finance was actually unable to pay in full.

It’s not that Hudson has no ambition, it’s just that he cannot set a precedent for many things. The Ministry of Finance is playing with credit, what should relatives and friends do if they follow suit?

During the war, everyone was short of money. Even if you are not short of money for the time being, you still want to keep some extra cash in your pocket to meet unexpected needs.

In normal times, it’s okay to have a little debt outside. But the current situation is special, and the debtor may be gone in the blink of an eye.

Correspondingly, it is also the best period to borrow money. If you are lucky, the creditor may suddenly disappear.

“Dear Marquis Delgado, in order to refine this batch of potions, the Mountain Territory was completely depleted and incurred a large debt.

Now I urgently need to withdraw funds and repay the debts I owed, so the payment must have a clear deadline.

If the Ministry of Finance is short on money, it can first obtain a small amount of goods. Anyway, the price I offer to the Kingdom is already the best, and no one can get it lower..."

Hudson immediately said miserably.

Alpha Kingdom's ability to resist risks is good, but no one can guarantee that the Ministry of Finance's ability to resist risks is equally strong.

The batch of bonds in his hand kept him awake. If he added several million more debts, he would not be able to survive.

Based on Hudson's understanding of Caesar IV, when the kingdom's finances really collapsed, he was really capable of defaulting on his debts.

Constrained by the relationship between monarch and minister, if it really comes to that point, he can only hold his nose and admit it.

The property rights of the Mountain Territory are unclear. In addition to the registered fiefdoms, most of the land in the Hudson belongs to the black households and does not need to pay taxes to the kingdom.

This is a tacit agreement between the kingdom and the noble lords. In order to encourage expansion, the newly expanded land will not be included in the taxation area until development is completed.

When taxes will be imposed later, it depends on whether the monarch is strong. Based on the current performance of Caesar IV, it is estimated that Hudson will not need to pay taxes on this new land in his lifetime.

The taxable area is already small and the fiscal revenue contributed to the kingdom is limited. It would be too much to let him take the lead in resisting taxation.

What's more, even if we make a hard bargain with the king and force tax deductions from the territory, I'm afraid we won't be able to cover the interest on the funds.

"Your Majesty Marshal, otherwise, the medicine will be placed in your hands first, but the quota must be reserved for our Ministry of Finance.

When the deal is concluded, someone will be sent directly to pick up the goods from you, and then the money and goods will be cleared. "

Marquis Delgado thought for a while and said.

It won't work if we don't book in advance. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs finds out, people will come to grab business.

When it comes to relations with other countries, I am the professional. When the two sides are connected, the Ministry of Finance will have nothing to do.

Grand Duke Efiero on the side also became eager to try. The Alpha Kingdom is poor, and naturally the small treasuries of the kingdom's ministries are not rich either.

If there is an opportunity to make money, no one will miss it.

It's just that the Ministry of Military Affairs is in a special situation, and the Ministry of Finance supports them very strongly. Archduke Efiero, who lost the opportunity, is embarrassed to undermine the sponsor.

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