King

With the arrival of Baron Redman, Hudson's public relations activities officially kicked off. The actions before this can only be regarded as warm-up.

It was also a door-to-door visit, and Hudson clearly felt the difference between the two visits. It's not because of everyone's snobbery, it's mainly because of human debt.

Either it's to take back the favor that was sold before, or it's to represent that the family owes the other party a favor.

Of course, since we are all nobles, we must be embarrassed. On the surface, the two parties were simply reminiscing about old times, and all transactions were kept secret.

Compared with simple gift-giving, this kind of favor transaction within the circle is undoubtedly more in line with the appetite of the nobles.

Yesterday I helped you, today you help me, and the day after tomorrow I will help you again... This cycle repeats over and over again, and gradually we become family friends.

Now the people the Hudsons visit are all family friends of the Koslow family. They have had human relations with each other for at least three generations.

Even if you have a close relationship, you cannot guarantee success every time. The prerequisite for helping is to protect your own interests first.

Whenever his master expressed embarrassment, Baron Redman would decisively change the subject and then quickly leave.

Throughout the whole process, Hudson's attitude was very good. If he was willing to help, it was a sign of friendship. If he didn't, it was also his duty. Just because he was a family friend didn't mean he had to help unconditionally.

Relying on their personal connections, the Hudsons also obtained a lot of information, the most important one being the King's Judgment.

this point is very important. If Earl Pierce's proposal is passed and the enfeoffment is limited to the baron level, then there is a high probability that there will be no direct descendants of the great nobles among the northern nobles who move south.

If the strong dragon is not strong enough, it means that local snakes like Hudson can compete with it. Thinking about this situation, it is also what Earl Pierce wants to see most.

Conflicts arose during the fight for the fiefdom. If the Dalton family instigated a little more from behind the scenes, the native nobles of the southeastern province would inevitably have conflicts with these outsiders.

In the high-level game, Hudson was not qualified to participate. Taking advantage of the fact that there was still time before the battle for the fiefdom, after visiting all the old friends, he immediately appeared in the Salam Mountains with the cub and dozens of guards.

To say it is a mountain range is purely flattering. The southeastern province is covered by flat plains, and the so-called mountains are all small earthen parcels, and the same is true for the Salam Mountains.

It consists of more than a hundred hills, large and small, like giant steamed buns placed on the ground. Picking the highest mountain, it took Hudson and his party more than two hours to get from the foot of the mountain to the top.

The relative height of most of the mountain tops does not exceed two hundred meters. They are obviously hills. The name "mountain range" is entirely the last stubbornness of the nobles of the southeastern province.

When we arrived at the Salam mining area, there was only one word for the scene - chaos. Production had stopped long ago, the site was a mess, and the miners were nowhere to be found.

He casually picked up a stalactite of iron ore from the ground, waved it around in front of the cub, and said in a bewitching tone: "Bear Stearns, it's your turn to perform.

Whether the future will be animal milk + honey every day, or whether we will be so poor that we can only eat dirt every day, it depends on today's wave.

Just give me a rough estimate of how much of this kind of stone is buried underground and how deep it is from the surface. "

The confused naughty kid looked at Hudson with a resentful look. Since signing the contract, it has been deceived more than once.

Not only did the food standards promised in advance fail to be met, but they were also forced to work. If it hadn't been practicing faster with Hudson and the temptation of animal milk and honey was too great, it would have gone on strike and run away.

After shaking his head for a moment, the bear paw pointed forward, and he led Hudson and his group through the mountains and forests.

After climbing over one hill after another, Hudson would have suspected that the cub was playing a prank if it hadn't been for its repeated assurances that it was not in the wrong place.

The mineral vein extends to a wider area than indicated in the Hudson data. No wonder the food production in this hilly area is low. The ground is full of iron ore, and there is just a layer of soil above.

There are exposed ores on the ground in many areas, and large-scale mining has not been carried out. It is estimated that the unlucky Viscount did not pay attention to it.

Since the smelted iron cannot be used to forge weapons, it loses its strategic value. Just producing pots, pans, farm tools, etc. is not worth the trouble of the noble lord.

After crossing the mountains and finally coming to a swamp, Hudson decisively stopped the cub from moving forward.

The fact that the earth bear can walk on the ground in the mire does not mean that he can also. If he fell in and died, it would be a disgrace to the traveler.

Smelling the fragrance of the earth and looking at the endless swamp, Hudson was very confused. How could such important information not be marked on the map?

Do you think there is no development value? Or were the ancestors negligent and did not conduct in-depth exploration?

After hesitating for a moment, Hudson finally gave up the idea of ​​in-depth exploration. Anyway, the swamp is here, and there is no way to escape. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

But this also intensified Hudson's determination to pursue this place. Hilly areas are not suitable for agricultural production, nor are swamps.

Perhaps because it is not conducive to food production, except for the mines, most of this hilly area is not on the map, which means that it is not registered by the kingdom.

Unowned land belongs to whoever develops it. If he became the lord of the southernmost fief in Wright County, no one would compete with Hudson at all.

Although development is somewhat difficult, the corresponding benefits are also great. Especially the swampland in the south will become a natural granary once developed.

The most important thing is that it is blocked by hills in front, which is a rare and dangerous place in the southeastern province. Even if a war breaks out, you can use the hills to defend yourself.

Strong enemies may not be able to stop it, but with a level of chaos like the Skull and Bones Rebels, there is a high probability that it can still be defended.

These days, everyone is using serfs for farming, and the population cannot flow without the approval of the noble lord. If the information is blocked well, the outside world may not know about it for ten or eight years.

No time was wasted here, and following the pace of the cub, Hudson and his team continued to determine the distribution of the mineral veins.

In fact, it can also be roughly judged from the vegetation. In areas where the ore is shallow, most of the plants growing are trees, and the few ancient trees are staggered and short.

Outside the mining area, or the area where the ore is buried deeper, the vegetation is much lusher, and the signs of wild beast activity are more obvious. If food production is carried out, the output will be much better.

What pleased Hudson the most was that along the way he also discovered many mountain people and miners fleeing the war. Labor was extremely valuable in postwar Wright County.

I didn't bother them. Now is not the time to take in a younger brother. Hudson's task was very heavy, and inspecting the Salam Mountains was just the beginning. Several other alternative areas also needed to be inspected.

After all, no one can tell when an accident will happen. Until the dust settles, no one can guarantee that nothing will happen.

If the plan fails, there must be a backup plan. As a cautious owner, Hudson didn't want to be in a hurry when things came to a close.

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