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After spreading out the map in his hand and scanning it roughly, Hudson quickly identified a dozen targets.

Either it is located on a traffic thoroughfare, or the land is fertile, or the family has a mine, all of them are prosperous places. If you take any one of them, you will gain blood.

"We can only try hard. There are a lot of forces eyeing the two counties now. Not only the nobles of the southeastern provinces, but also big forces from the royal capital and other regions.

Especially the nobles in the North, if they have the opportunity to go south, they will not give up. The most important thing is that they have no shortage of military exploits in their hands, which invisibly increases their voice.

If we want to compete with them, our biggest advantage is that we have been rooted in the southeastern province for a longer time and can easily gain the support of local nobles.

Secondly, our Koslow family is too weak to pose a danger to the Dalton family and may gain the support of Earl Pierce. "

Baron Redman analyzed calmly.

Obviously, he still knows a lot about the politics of the kingdom. Don't take it for granted that all those participating in the competition are local nobles.

Compared with his colleagues, Hudson was indeed strong in battle, but he was still far from the nobles of the North who were stationed in the northern border all year round and had bloody fights with the orcs every now and then.

The kingdom must reward these heroes. Almost every year, fiefdom nobles are born in the North, but most of these people are upright and upright, and they have declined the fiefdoms given by the kingdom.

There is nothing surprising. Compared with other regions of the kingdom where the situation is stable, the political shuffle in the Northland is the fastest. After rounds of wars, the weak and small and medium-sized nobles were eliminated.

Almost all the best land in northern Xinjiang fell into the hands of a few big nobles. The remaining land is either too barren or threatened by orcs.

The fief is comparable to an uninhabited village. There is no profit at all, but it has to bear the obligations of the fief lord, and even Hudson will not take it.

A group of small and medium-sized nobles, including the Koslow family, could not withstand the long-term destruction of the orcs and were forced to change their development direction.

After two hundred years of reshuffling, Northern Xinjiang has completely become the territory of a few big nobles, and the situation began to change from this moment on.

The orcs had no small or medium-sized nobles to rob, so naturally they could only rob the big nobles. Although these guys are not easy to mess with, no one can care so much when they are hungry.

Every time there is a lean season, orcs will surely harass the Northland, and a group of great nobles will also suffer a lot.

If you win, you will lose money; if you lose, you will lose blood. The orcs were like psoriasis, clinging to their bodies, constantly sucking their blood, and unable to throw them away.

At this time, the big nobles were thinking about the good things of the small and medium nobles. It's a pity that everyone has been deceived. Even if many preferential policies are promised, few nobles have taken root.

Of course, in Hudson's opinion, the main reason why few people go there is that the risks and benefits are not proportional.

Not to mention the small and medium-sized nobles, once they catch up with the large-scale invasion of orcs, the big nobles will also be disappointed.

In the last continental war, the Alpha Kingdom suffered heavy losses. Even the royal family's direct territory in northern Xinjiang lost three provinces, which directly led to the decline of the royal family's power.

There were also many nobles who were maimed. If it were not for the reinforcements from various countries in the mainland, the Alpha Kingdom might have become history.

Hudson was very suspicious that the surrounding neighbors did not add insult to injury to the Alpha Kingdom, but instead spent money to support it. The main reason was that they did not want to be neighbors with the orcs.

The Warhammer Kingdom and the Principality of Moxi next door have a strong say in this regard. Ever since the Alpha Kingdom lost its city and territory during its strategic contraction, they have been passively bordering the Orc Empire.

The orc threat originally faced by one family in the Alpha Kingdom became a joint response among three families. The most direct consequence is that their territory has not expanded since they became neighbors with the orcs.

Although the city and territory were lost, there were two more unlucky guys to share the firepower, and the defense pressure on the Alpha Kingdom dropped sharply. After decades of recuperation, the overall national strength has taken a further step forward.

The guys in the Northland are now clamoring to unite the two neighbors to launch a counterattack against the Orc Empire and regain the kingdom's homeland.

Of course, just listen to this slogan. If they could really do it, the Three Kingdoms would have joined forces to fight it long ago. How could they keep swallowing their anger?

The orcs didn't dare to invade. What they were afraid of was not the three countries joining forces. What really worried them was the intervention of other human countries.

The overlord of the Aslant continent is ultimately the human race. If the human race had not split into dozens of countries, there would have been no room for other races to survive.

With the addition of a group of strong competitors, after a little thought, Hudson crossed out a few more goals. His intuition told him that it was better not to be too greedy.

"Father, my family already has two territories in Wyton County. Due to the need for checks and balances, my territory will most likely be placed in Wright County.

If we directly plan the fiefdom in Wright County, the probability of success should be higher. If it really doesn’t work, then settle for the next best thing.

In this major reshuffle, many territories should be split and merged, and some newly merged territories can also be considered. If done properly, the benefits may be even greater. "

The scope of the inherent territory is clear, and it is simply impossible to take more and more.

The reorganized territory will be different, and all boundaries need to be redrawn. As long as the connections are in place and the boundary line is moved 180 meters outward, it is possible to create an additional village.

As he spoke, Hudson placed his finger on a corner of southern Wright County. Except for the three knight territories, the rest are the territories of the former Viscount Alphonse.

It was unknown whether the three knights had any heirs, but Viscount Alphonse received the box lunch for his whole family.

The Dadir City he left behind is tempting enough, and the probability of the other half of the county being monopolized is very small. Even the Dalton family would not dare to do this.

Unless the king canonizes a prince to come over, this generation of the Alpha Kingdom is the only seedling. If he wants to stay in the royal capital and inherit the throne, he cannot come over to grab the territory.

A few inconspicuous hills attracted Hudson's attention entirely because there was an iron mine with considerable reserves in the area.

Large-scale mining was not carried out mainly because Wright County was short of coal and could only rely on charcoal smelting, which resulted in low production efficiency.

This is a disadvantage as well as an advantage. If there were associated coal mines in the area, it wouldn't be Hudson's turn to plan them.

"Hudson, you have to think carefully. The iron ore reserves of the Salam vein are indeed rich. When it was discovered, it once caused a sensation in the entire southeastern province.

It's a pity that the entire southeastern province is short of coal. There are a few coal mines, but the quality is too low. The quality of the smelted iron is not up to standard and cannot be used to forge weapons at all.

Because transportation costs are too high, Viscount Alphonse has always used charcoal for smelting, and the iron produced can only be used to make farm tools, iron pots and other daily necessities.

Although the profits from iron ore are good, the local land is relatively barren and the food output is not high, making it difficult to be self-sufficient.

Taken together, the income you can get is not too high, and it is far less valuable than the other fiefdoms. "

Baron Redman reminded him earnestly.

It's impossible to explain. It can't be said that he learned steelmaking knowledge in his previous life and can improve the smelting efficiency and quality, right?

"Father, don't worry, this is just an alternative. All the information marked on the map is from the past. Whatever the specific situation is, it's best to go and check it out in person.

If the land is too barren, or the iron ore is not as good as expected, then abandon this place and seek other fertile places. "

As he spoke, Hudson pointed at the cub. Baron Redman, who was originally looking ugly, felt much better instantly.

The prospecting methods in Aslant Continent have always been full of magic. Either hire an alchemist or use a magical beast with special talents.

As the darling of the earth, the Earth Bear is naturally an excellent mineral detector, but the outside world only pays attention to its powerful power.