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For the nobles of Quel'Thalas, the happiest time is undoubtedly the period when Dath'Remar was in power at the beginning of the country.

Not to mention the short-lived second generation, starting from King Homs, passing through Anasteria to Kael'thas, every generation of the Sun King is trying to weaken the authority of the nobles.

Xungui is also a nobleman.

As the saying goes, the cunning rabbit dies, but the lackey cooks.

After Anasteria's suppression, the power of the old aristocracy has faded away, and the four major aristocrats have almost completely surrendered to the royal family.

Xungui was once supported as an opponent of the old aristocratic forces. Now that the enemies are about to disappear, will the lackeys used to bite the enemies still have value? Will the royal family worry that they will be like the old nobles?

Including the Sangunar family, most nobles have been worried about this issue in recent years.

With the gradual decline of the old nobles, many powerless nobles in the northern part of Eversong Forest sold their fiefs back to the country, leaving only a nominal title of nobles, and their lives were extremely difficult.

This will inevitably make the rising nobles feel sad, and worry that their family will fall into this situation one day.

What made them even more uneasy was that Kael'thas was vigorously developing those nationalized territories, and it seemed that he did not intend to confer these original noble territories again.

"I know what you're worried about."

Looking at the uncertain faces of the powerful nobles present, Sharlayan maintained a formulaic smile and said: "Here, on behalf of His Majesty Kael'thas, I would like to make a pledge to everyone."

"As long as you don't evade taxes, don't collude with the enemy and betray the country, the nobles who operate their territories in accordance with the laws of Quel'Thalas will never be punished unnecessarily."

There is another meaning behind this guarantee. If someone breaks the law in order to make money and seize power... don't blame me for not reminding me in advance.

Compared with those old aristocrats who were used to lying on the merits of their ancestors, the rise of the nobles is not too long. For the high elves, 3000 years is at most 2-3 generations.

There is a folk saying in another world, that a person cannot be rich for more than three generations.

At least in this time period, most of the nobles have not been completely corrupted, and they are still willing to stand up and earn money.

The royal guarantee conveyed by Sarlayan made many people present heave a sigh of relief, but some people showed a look of anxiety.

Sharlayan ignored the changes in expressions of everyone present.

"Anyone who knows me well knows that I don't like to engage in meaningless small talk, and I don't like repeated probing around the bush. Let's get straight to the point."

"Everyone wants to make money, no problem. Gentlemen love money and get it in a proper way. Even if you don't break the law, Quel'Thalas still has a lot of ways to make money."

Facing the more than 20 real powerful nobles present, Sarlayan spoke with eloquence without stage fright.

"I think everyone should have heard about the shameful incident that happened not long ago. His Majesty Kael'thas was furious about it. He has clearly ordered the navy to be rectified and shouted the slogan of the first five-year plan."

Viscount Sangunar, who was sitting next to Sarlayan, took the topic and asked, "Of course we've heard about such a big event, but what does developing a navy have to do with making money?"

"Of course it does."

Sharlayan smiled at Viscount Sangunar, who was self-consciously admiring, and said, "Developing the navy vigorously means that Quel'Thalas will fully open the sea."

"Do you think that Yangfan Port alone can support the upcoming large number of ship construction orders and trade volume?"

Sharlayan's reminder brightened the eyes of many people present, especially those nobles whose territory was close to the sea, their faces showed excitement.

The nobles of Quel'Thalas have a very obvious trend, rich in the north and poor in the south, rich in the west and poor in the east.

The north is rich and the south is poor, because the capital of Quel'Thalas, Silvermoon City, is located in the northern part of Eversong Forest, and the territory closer to the capital will naturally be richer.

The west is broad and the east is poor because of geographical reasons.

The terrain in the west of Eversong Forest is relatively flat, and most of the land connected to the sea is flat beaches, which can be easily developed.

This has been confirmed by the tourism development of the Windrunner family.

In addition to the Windrunner family, there are several nobles in the western coastal area of ​​the southern forest.

Relying on the sea and eating the sea, the nobles with ports in these territories are obviously richer than the nobles in the east.

However, the terrain in the eastern part of Yongge Forest is more complicated, and it is separated from the east coast by rolling mountains, so it is difficult to enjoy the benefits of sea trade.

The only territory in the southeast of the forest that can directly build a port is still located within the ruins of the former city of Zu'aman.

The Red Dragon Knights have been hiding in the Zul'Aman ruins for several years. After the battle of Yangfan Port, they may no longer be able to hide.

Since the mounts of the Red Dragon Knights were difficult to replenish, Kael'thas was unwilling to let them be consumed in meaningless disputes.

The Sun King and the Silvermoon Council intend to move the Red Dragon Knights outside of Silvermoon City, and will only send them into the battlefield in certain special battles.

With the in-depth contacts with the Highmountain Tauren, the Giant Eagle Knight, which was formed a few years ago, has gradually formed combat effectiveness and has become one of Quel'Thalas' regular air troops. Each has its own characteristics.

Once the Red Dragon Knights are relocated to Silvermoon City, the old land of Zul'Aman will be vacant again.

Sharlayan had previously proposed to develop the old capital of forest trolls into an important town on the eastern coast, as the first barrier against the "pirates" of the East China Sea going north.

In addition, Sharlayan also proposed to build military ports in the Viscounty of Sangunar and the Earl of Darthweather on the same coast, forming three lines of defense in the front, middle and back of the eastern coastal area.

This proposal has already been voted on by the Silver Moon Council, so it should have a higher probability of being approved.

The ruins of Zul'Aman have not been awarded to any nobles, and are under the direct control of the royal family.

The development of the Sangunar Viscounty and Darthweather County requires the consent of the local lord.

Viscount Sangunar is a die-hard royalist and will not have any objection to the royal family's decision.

Before Kael'thas asked them to give up growing grapes and instead raise horses, Viscount Sangunar carried it out without complaint, and this time will be no exception.

As a result, Viscount Sangunal, who was persuaded to eat enough, not only did not lose money, but instead made a fortune by relying on the unicorns bred in his territory.

Having had a good cooperation experience, Viscount Sangunar decided to continue to follow in Salayan's footsteps without hesitation. He believed that Salayan would not let his family suffer.

And it is true.

Due to the harsh geographical environment on the east coast of Quel'Thalas, there are very few lands eligible for the construction of ports, and there are only three of them.

Considering the cost of transportation, nobles whose territories are located in the east are more willing to transport their own goods to the nearby port, and do not want to cross the forest to the west.

The three ports of Zul'Aman, the Viscounty of Sangunar and the Earl of Darthweather can just meet the shipping needs of most of the eastern nobles, speed up the logistics and transportation, and increase the income of the lords in disguise.

Sharlayan's simple introduction made the lords present more and more excited, but this was just an appetizer.

Now that it is decided to vigorously and comprehensively open the sea, the corresponding supporting facilities and tools will naturally have to keep up.

In addition to escorting naval ships, civilian merchant ships also need to be vigorously built so that bulk cargo can be transported quickly from north to south through offshore transportation.

The timber required for the construction of naval vessels is relatively demanding. It is best to harvest old trees over a hundred years old from the cold zone, and then need to dry in the shade for a period of time before they can be put into use.

Although the geographical location of Quel'Thalas belongs to the subfrigid zone, due to the existence of the Sunwell, Eversong Forest is like spring all the year round, and the trees here do not meet the construction needs of naval ships.

So where did the materials for the construction of large naval ships come from?

The answer is Crystalsong Forest.

Of course, the rich timber resources in Yongge Forest didn't mean they were useless.

Although it cannot be used to build naval warships due to hardness problems, it is completely sufficient for civilian merchant ships.

Shipbuilding is a complete industrial chain, from timber harvesting to drying in the shade, to ship polishing, sailors, wharf cargo loading and unloading, shop operations, etc., people are needed everywhere.

Once this industrial chain takes shape, it can provide Quel'Thalas with a large number of jobs.

Arcane puppets can't do jobs like building ships and selling goods, and they just move the lazy high elves.

When they taste the sweetness of being paid, except for those hopeless slobs, most hardworking civilians will habitually put in work, exchange labor for money, and get rid of the lazy style of having nothing to do before.

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