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The Hessians had no idea of ​​keeping secrets, and the actions of the Frank Empire and the Iliban Kingdom were quickly fed back to Hudson.

The moment he saw the news, he was shocked. The nascent aristocratic capitalism is actually playing so hard.

Even though the technological levels of the countries in mainland China are roughly the same, their actual productivity is vastly different.

The more free people a country has, the more developed its industrial, commercial and manufacturing industries are, and the higher the government's fiscal revenue is.

Even small workshop-style production will be more conducive to cost control after it is scaled up.

When there is an obvious gap, only a fool dares to ask others to open the country from the very beginning.

It's just a matter of bullying small countries. If big countries can be dealt with with a simple loan, then there will be no "force to open the country" in the world.

Compared with war, the cost of loans is much lower.

After thinking about it, it seemed normal to Hudson. The economic model of the Frankish Empire and the Iliban Kingdom cannot be simply summarized in one sentence of capitalism.

In essence, they still have aristocratic rule as the core, and capital is just an accessory. It was able to develop and grow mainly because of the noble men's pursuit of profit.

Hudson is also confused as to where the different aristocratic capitalism will eventually go.

With the added variable of extraordinary power, the experience of previous lives is destined to be unreliable here.

Judging from the current situation, as long as the aristocratic group controls extraordinary power, capital can only be reduced to an accessory.

The aristocratic thinking and processing mode is much more straightforward and neat. Everyone has not learned the various roundabout ways yet, or they don't bother to learn.

I don’t know whether the plan between the two countries will succeed, but it will definitely be a good thing for the Alpha Kingdom in the short term.

The eldest brother and the second child are engaged in trouble, and the third child cannot sit idle and do nothing.

Since we are going to do something, the internal fighting must stop first.

It was expected that the political struggle in the kingdom was about to ease, and Hudson also took advantage of the situation.

To ease the relationship between the two major interest groups, intermediaries are indispensable.

Originally the king was the most suitable choice, but unfortunately Caesar IV was too tied to the reformists.

If the reform is successful, he will surpass the previous monarchs of the kingdom and become a god-like existence.

The corresponding reforms failed, and Caesar IV placed himself in the vortex of the storm, unable to escape easily.

At this moment, the only person who can speak in both camps at the same time is Hudson, who has a special status.

It is magical enough to think about it. The leader of the emerging nobles has actually become the best person to mediate the conflicts between the old and new nobles.

But there is no rush yet. As a mediator, you must appear at a critical moment. It is still a little too early to intervene now.

If you have the tax-free benefits of the three countries in mainland China, you must take advantage of them. I was busy with internal cleaning and couldn't take care of it, but now it's time to intervene.

Frankly speaking, with the current economic situation in Xueyue and Mountain Territories, there are really not many competitive products.

The Hessian Kingdom has no shortage of hugely profitable commodities such as arms and salt, and they are still in the hands of local powerful people. Outsiders will definitely not be able to get involved.

For bulk commodities such as cloth and grain, the transportation costs alone determine that there is no market.

What really has potential is animal husbandry, to be precise - war horses!

Sitting on a vast pasture, Xueyue Ling has been expanding its war horse breeding scale in the past few years.

If it weren't for the special national conditions of the Alpha Kingdom, this kind of breeding that far exceeds its own needs would have long attracted countless criticisms.

No one has any objections now, because everyone thinks that Hudson is preparing to destroy the Orc Empire.

Once a war breaks out, war horses become consumables. It would be better to hoard more horses and idle in the pasture than to have no horses available during the war.

No matter how you expand your stocking, there is still an upper limit on the quantity.

Unlike cattle and sheep, war horses need to eat food. If you feed only fodder, you will train a rogue horse.

The territory's livestock industry has suffered losses all year round, and the fundamental reason is that they were eaten by these war horses.

Of course, if you are simply selling horses and war horses, it doesn't matter whether there is tax exemption or not.

As a strategic resource, no government will restrict the inflow of war horses.

War horses cost one price in the Alpha Kingdom, and another price in the Mid-Continent. The price will be even higher after entering the Southern Continent.

What Hudson wanted to do was use the war horses as bait, package them with other goods in the territory, and sell them together.

Although this kind of gameplay will lower the profit margin, to a certain extent, the profits of War Horse are used to support a bunch of industries that are losing money.

Faced with the competition from the two giants in the southern continent, the Mountain Territory and the Snow Moon Territory had to take a detour if they wanted to gain a place.

When he was working on magic potions before, Hudson thought about bundling sales, but considering that low-end potions were fungible and mid- to high-end potions had to ensure scarcity, he had to cancel the plan.

War horses are different. This thing is destined to be a volume deal. The cavalry must form a large scale to be able to exert its maximum combat effectiveness.

To form a cavalry force of 1,000 men, a great noble would need to purchase at least 1,500 horses. If it were a knighthood, the demand would be even greater.

A single war horse is nothing. There are only a few forces that can produce so many war horses at once.

The breeding cycle of war horses is too long, requiring a large amount of long-term investment, and the price in the kingdom is not high.

Including the nobles who came together to explore the Near East, they were limited by their own financial resources and the number of war horses they raised was also very limited.

This invasion of the inner earth race made all countries realize the importance of cavalry. During the process of military reform, there are plans to expand the size of the cavalry.

It has not been implemented for a long time. In addition to its own financial resources, more importantly, there is a lack of war horses.

In the past free-range breeding model, not only the quantity was limited, but the quality of the horses was also not guaranteed.

Market gaps are profits!

After the trade lines are opened, the noble lords from the southeastern provinces will definitely expand the scale of war horse breeding, but it will take several years before they can bear fruit.

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"Duke, judging from the intelligence we have collected, the shortage of war horses in the three countries of the Central Continent is at least 200,000.

According to the plans announced by the three countries, they plan to expand each of the two standing cavalry corps and five knights in the next three years.

The private aristocrats and private armies have a greater demand for war horses. Even if they can provide some of them through internal hematopoiesis, there is still a large shortage of war horses.

Perhaps fearing the reaction of the elves, the Principality of Moxi did not directly expand its army, but preliminary estimates indicate that the shortfall in their war horses is more than 50,000.

The situation in the southern continent is a bit complicated, and it is impossible to estimate it for the time being. I think the gap will not be smaller than that in the central continent! "

After listening to Jose's report, Hudson nodded slightly.

This number is still relatively conservative. In the era of lords and nobles, the private armies of the nobles have always exceeded the standing army of the kingdom.

Especially poor governments like the three countries in the Central Continent must be constrained by financial resources when expanding their military strength.

On the contrary, there are many wealthy households among the noble lords below.

The past peaceful years created conditions for the accumulation of wealth.

Some big families with deep foundations have tens of millions of cash piled in their warehouses.

After realizing the crisis, these big families will definitely find ways to improve their military strength.

The big family that was wiped out during the invasion of the inner earth race is the best negative teaching material.

As long as they paid enough attention to military preparations and invested half of the family's wealth in the army, they would not be in this situation now.

The main political issues among the countries in the Southern Continent are political. Before the coordination of the three major foreign ministries is completed, it is impossible for the Alpha Kingdom to sell war horses to them in large quantities.

"The kingdom's war horse reserve has only become rich in recent years. The number of wealthy adult war horses in the government's hands does not exceed 30,000. Due to war readiness considerations, it is almost impossible to sell them to outsiders.

There are not many nobles who breed war horses on a large scale among the people. We are the only ones who have more than 5,000 adult war horses in stock to meet their own needs.

Compared with the market gap, our wealthy 50,000 war horses are not many, and we must make good use of them.

The next ten years will be a golden era. Even if everyone tries their best to expand the scale, it will be difficult to meet the market gap.

If the political problems are resolved and the market of the Southern Continent is opened to us, the golden age will be extended even longer.

The Ministry of Government must seize the opportunity of the times and effectively cooperate with the Ministry of Commerce to develop the industrial, commercial and manufacturing industries in the territory! "

Hudson said seriously.

The war horses of the Royal Government are all in the hands of the military. Even if they have not yet entered military service, they have been included in the establishment in advance by the overbearing military.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Hudson has a very important say in the disposal of these war horses.

Without his nod, even King Caesar IV would not have been able to sell these horses.

Of course, given the special system of the Alpha Kingdom, it is estimated that no one will have such a terrible idea.

In the past few years, the government's finances have been on the verge of bankruptcy several times, and no one has thought about it, let alone now.

In this context, Xueyue Ling, who holds a large number of war horses, has actually gained market pricing power.

When the market is out of stock, anyone who wants to get the war horse in advance must accept additional conditions.

“The Duke can rest assured that we have sent a signal to the outside world, and currently we have more than 50 large-scale interested buyers in contact with us.

Thirty companies have paid us deposits in advance, with a pre-sale account of one million gold coins, and the total pre-orders have exceeded 120,000 horses. There is no need to worry about selling! "

Political Officer Jacob stated confidently.

With the expansion of human activities, the area of ​​Aslant continental grassland is shrinking.

Currently, the only human country with large tracts of grassland is the Alpha Kingdom, and its innate conditions determine the kingdom’s right to speak in this field.

What Xueyue Ling had to do at this moment was to seize the right to speak in his own hands before all parties could react.

In the aristocratic era, business focused on being mature rather than raw. It was both business and friendship.

Once a deal is concluded, there are no major changes later, and partners rarely change.

What's more, this wave of Xueyue leaders is just seizing the opportunity, and they are not alone.

Xueyue Ling cooperates with the country and the big aristocrats. This part of the market cannot be eaten up, and the market of the small and medium-sized aristocrats below cannot be taken into consideration at the moment.

They are all making money, and they are selling to anyone they sell to.

Before the relationship between supply and demand is overturned, there is no substantial competition between the parties.

“When bundling sales, grasp the balance and don’t make the deal impossible.

When necessary, some precious magic potions can be mixed in to soothe the customers' hurt emotions! "

Hudson said calmly.

It's all about development!

There are not many major industries in Xueyue. It is difficult for the primary industry to be self-sufficient, and it definitely does not have the value of exporting.

In addition to heavy industries such as mining and smelting, the secondary industry is mainly agricultural and sideline product processing and cashmere textile.

There is no doubt that agricultural products are not suitable for long-distance transportation when their freshness preservation capacity is limited.

The focus of exports is on the secondary industry.

When the war horse is sold, it is bundled with a set of exclusive equipment for the cavalry, pots and pans for the cavalry, several sets of exclusive combat uniforms, and a set of cavalry rations.

There is only so much that can be done in the short term. In the farming era, people's needs are not big, and there is not much room for trouble.

Perhaps there will be further room for exploration after the area of ​​cash crops expands in the future, but this depends on market demand.

In fact, Hudson wants to engage in magic technology more than these basic industries.

The main magician gathering place on the mainland, Xueyue Territory also has certain advantages in this aspect, but unfortunately it is still at the purely manual stage.

Whether it is magic potions, magic equipment, or magic technology products, they are all artificially crafted.

The output is low, but the cost remains high, making large-scale industrial production completely impossible.

The worst part is that there is no experience to draw from in this regard. After all, the world itself is not scientific.

Complex occupations create the diversity of civilization and also make the future full of uncertainty.

Since the end of the Elemental Tide, almost all powerful people have focused on personal cultivation, and there are very few alternatives who are willing to study magic technology.

It just so happens that this group of people is the most knowledgeable. If you want to climb the magic technology tree, you cannot do without their participation.

Hudson suspected that if there were no elemental tides, there would be no magical technological progress in the past three hundred years, and social productivity would likely remain at the level of three hundred years ago.

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Emerald Palace.

After being shocked by the actions of the Franks and Iberians, Caesar IV's expression suddenly became complicated.

The international situation has changed rapidly. For the sake of the kingdom's strategy, the conservatives have no time to continue to create obstacles for him.

But more than surprise, I was even more annoyed!

Among the many countries of the human race, the only ones he could regard as opponents were the Frankish Empire and the Iliban Kingdom.

At this time, the two families were infiltrating into the Central Continent, and it was clear that they were coming to poach people. How could he endure this?

The three countries of the Central Continent were drawn over, the Five-Nation Alliance collapsed, and the Alpha Kingdom's status as a great power was also affected.

The outside world can recognize the three kingdoms as a tripartite, not only the strength of each of the three families, but also the strength of the younger brothers who are dependent on the three families.

The Alpha Kingdom, which is far away from the center of the human race, has a lower sense of existence, and it all depends on its own initiative.

It was not until the establishment of the Five-Nation Alliance that quantitative changes led to qualitative changes, gradually making up for the lack of political presence.

"Prime Minister, one month after the order is sent, I will hold a palace meeting to determine the candidate for prime minister, and order the governors of all provinces to come and attend the meeting!

Go to Xueyue Territory on my behalf and ask Marshal Hudson to mediate the party disputes in the court. By the way, ask him what he thinks about the choice of prime minister.

At the same time, arrange for people to contact the governors of various provinces to find out their background first. "

learn from mistakes.

With the lesson of the disastrous defeat in the last palace meeting, Caesar IV's self-confidence was severely damaged and he no longer had the arrogance he had before.

In order to avoid another tragedy, he has become cautious at this time.

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