The King

  Chapter 64 Mines VS Fields

   Spread out the map in his hand, and after a rough scan, Hudson quickly delineated a dozen targets.

   Either it is located in an important traffic road, or the land is fertile, or there are mines at home, all of them are rich places. Take one of them casually, it's blood money.

   "I can only try hard. There are quite a few forces staring at the land of the two counties. Not only the nobles in the southeastern province, 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 do not lack military exploits in their hands, which invisibly increases the right to speak.

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

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

   Baron Redman calmly analyzed.

  Obviously, he still knows the kingdom politics well. It is not taken for granted that all those participating in the competition are local nobles.

  Compared to his colleagues, Hudson is indeed powerful in battle, but he is far from the northern nobles who have been stationed in the northern border all the year round and have a shopping battle with orcs every now and then.

  The kingdom must reward these heroes. Almost every year, fief nobles are born in the Northland, but most of these people are high-spirited and upright, and have declined the fiefdoms bestowed by the kingdom.

   It's nothing surprising. Compared with other regions of the kingdom where the situation is stable, the political reshuffle in the Northland is the fastest. After round after round of wars, the weak and small nobles were all eliminated.

  The best land in northern Xinjiang almost all fell into the hands of several big nobles. The rest of the land is either too barren or threatened by orcs.

  Comparable to the fiefdom of an uninhabited village, you can't see any benefits, but you have to bear the obligations of the fief lord, and Hudson will not want it.

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

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

  Beastmen have no small and medium nobles to grab, so naturally they can only grab big nobles. Although these guys are not easy to mess with, but they are hungry, but no one cares so much.

  Every season when there is a shortage of crops, the orcs will definitely harass the Northland, and all the great nobles are also tossed enough.

   If you win, you will lose money, if you lose, you will lose money. The orcs are like psoriasis, sticking to their bodies, sucking their blood continuously, and can't throw it away.

  At this time, the big nobles are thinking about the good of the small and medium nobles. It's a pity that everyone is scared of being tricked. Even if many preferential policies are promised, few nobles have taken root in the past.

  Of course, in Hudson's view, few people pass by. The main reason is that the risks and benefits are not directly proportional.

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

  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 are not a few great nobles who have been beaten and disabled. If it weren't for the reinforcements from various countries in the mainland, the Alpha Kingdom might have become history.

  Hudson is very skeptical that the neighbors around the Alpha Kingdom did not attack the Alpha Kingdom, but spent their money to support it. The main reason is that they do not want to be neighbors with orcs.

   On this point, the Warhammer Kingdom and the Principality of Moxi, who are next door, have a very good say. Ever since the Alpha Kingdom lost its city and land for strategic contraction, they have passively bordered on the Orc Empire.

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

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

  The guys in the North 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 kind of slogan. If they could do it well, the Three Kingdoms would have joined forces to fight over it long ago, so how could they keep swallowing their anger.

  The orcs did not dare to invade wantonly, they were not afraid of the alliance of the three countries, but what really made them fearful was the intervention of other human nations.

  The overlord of the continent of Aslant is the human race after all. If the human race hadn't split into dozens of countries, there would be no room for other races to survive.

   There was a group of powerful competitors. After a little thought, Hudson crossed out a few more goals. Intuition told him that it is better not to be too greedy.

   "Father, the family already has two territories in Wyton County. Due to the need for checks and balances, there is a high probability that my territory will be placed in Wright County.

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

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

  Inherent territory, the scope is clear, it is impossible to get more and more.

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

   While speaking, Hudson put his finger on a corner in southern Wright County. Except for the three knight territories here, the rest are the territories of the former Viscount Alphonse.

   It is not known whether the three knights have extinct heirs, but the whole family of Viscount Alphonse received the lunch box.

  The Dadir city he left behind is attractive enough, and the probability of the other half of the county being swallowed up by others is very small. Even the Dalton family did not dare to do this.

  Unless the king canonize a prince to come, but the generation of the Alpha Kingdom is the only seedling, and if they want to stay in the capital to inherit the throne, it is impossible to come and grab the territory.

  The few inconspicuous hills can attract Hudson's attention entirely because there is an iron mine with a lot of reserves in the local area.

   No large-scale mining was carried out. The main reason is that Wright County lacks coal, so it can only be smelted with charcoal, and the production efficiency is not high.

  This is a disadvantage, but also an advantage. If there are associated coal mines in the local area, it is not Hudson's turn to plan.

   "Hudson, you have to think about it. The iron ore reserves of the Salam vein are indeed rich. When it was discovered that year, it 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 good enough, so it cannot be used to forge weapons at all.

  Because of the high transportation cost, Viscount Alphonse has always used charcoal for smelting, and the ironware produced can only be used to make daily necessities such as farm tools and iron pots.

  Although the income from iron ore is good, the local land is relatively barren, and the food production is not high, so it is difficult to be self-sufficient.

  Comprehensive calculation, the income you can get is not too high, far less valuable than the other fiefdoms. "

   Baron Redman reminded earnestly.

  An explanation is impossible. It cannot be said that he learned steelmaking knowledge in his previous life, which can improve the efficiency and quality of smelting, right?

   "Father, don't worry, this is just an alternative plan. The information marked on the map is all past information. It's best to go over and check it out for the specific situation.

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

   While speaking, Hudson pointed at the cub. Baron Redman, who had an ugly face, suddenly felt much better.

  The prospecting methods on the continent of Aslant have always been full of magic. Either hire an alchemist, or use a monster with special talents.

  As the darling of the earth, the Earth Bear is born to be an excellent mineral vein explorer, but the outside world only pays attention to its powerful power.

  (end of this chapter)