Wandering Knight Start: I have a simple data panel

After the conversation between father and son, the atmosphere in the family was particularly good.

This New Year, the whole family reunited, which was a happiness that Derek had not experienced for a long time.

Then after the New Year, family affection quickly left his life.

The heavy snow had stopped, and it was time for everything to move.

For Derek, the real luxury was family affection.

Now, the rational duke was online again.

"The railway between Augusta City and Plan City has been completed, so more than 3,000 black slaves died."

The official in charge of building the railway reported that in his hand, there was a clear report that the death toll was just a cold number.

In fact, no one cared how many people died.

Converted into money, the cost and reward of transporting black slaves did not exceed five gold coins in total.

Converted into money, that is, 15,000 gold coins.

For the principality, that's all.

The extra expenses are at most a drop in the bucket.

Derek casually flipped through the report, then asked the attendant next to him: "Is the new fleet ready?"

"Because the navy's demand for warships has shifted, the current output of wooden merchant ships in the shipyard has doubled. The new fleet has been launched for its first voyage, and it is expected to bring back 2,000 black slaves at a time."

The attendant knew these data by heart and reported them out.

After listening, Derek turned his head and said to the person in charge of the railway with satisfaction: "Did you hear that? This new transport fleet is prepared for you. Don't be afraid of the loss of tools. What I want is speed."

"Yes, before the middle of the year, the railway from Augusta City to Degen Port must be laid."

"Very good, while laying the railway, while accumulating experience, and strive to start the two lines together next time."

Derek is not reckless. In fact, the distance between these two railways is not too long.

In the era when productivity is still relatively low, the accumulation of manpower and the use of flesh and blood can bring higher efficiency.

In order for the people of the principality to enjoy a better life, it is worthwhile to let the black slaves sacrifice.

After all... self-sacrifice is a great merit, I believe they will thank me.

When the railway director left, the officials in line came in immediately.

There are many people who come to the Duke to report their work every day, and they have to wait in line for several days. No one dares to waste time.

"Duke, our shipyard is running out of money again."

The visitor cried poor as soon as he entered the door, and he almost knelt on the ground.

Derek took a look and saw that it was a new warship shipyard.

This is a new department, and its purpose is entirely to build ironclad ships.

"It's just the beginning of the year, and the financial budget has not been allocated to you?"

Derek turned his head, and the aide immediately understood what the Duke meant, and hurriedly reported: "The funding for the military factory is the first batch of funding, and the first quarter has been issued."

Could it be that someone is corrupt?

"It was allocated, but it's not enough.

The navy is being rude and has given us a few three-masted sailing ships to cover with iron armor.

The new Thousand-Miles-class ironclad ship is over budget. The first ship is about to be launched, and the rest have just completed the main structure. They will stop construction soon because they have no money."

Derrick was shocked when he heard this. This shipbuilding is over budget. Has this skill spread to another world?

The noise gave Derek a headache, so he immediately raised his voice and said, "Stop howling, tell me how much a ship costs now."

"Five hundred thousand gold coins, and the gold coins have depreciated recently, so the subsequent cost may rise to five hundred and fifty thousand gold coins."

Derrick's forehead was throbbing with veins, and he asked, "The budget is three hundred thousand gold coins, and you tell me it's more than half exceeded?"

The shipyard was also very nervous. He knew that the number was too much at this time, but the fact was that. Facing the Duke who was obviously angry, he could only bite the bullet and say, "There is a problem with the budget. Those designers don't understand the price and labor costs at all. The actual construction cost is much higher than the budget, and the shipyard itself needs maintenance..."

Actual operation is not a boring calculation, and all kinds of costs will emerge.

"Okay, I'll give you the money first, but I'll send someone to investigate. If you embezzle a gold coin, I'll hang you up." Derek held back his anger.

The shipyard breathed a sigh of relief. He had just taken office and really didn't dare to embezzle, and he was not afraid of investigation.

On the contrary, if you get the money, you can continue to work, which is a political achievement.

After driving away the money-seekers, Derek was still unwilling to give up. The money was spent too quickly.

The annual fiscal revenue of the entire principality was just over 10 million, but the expenditure was also high.

If it were not for customs taxes and overseas income, the speed of spending would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Even so, it could not afford such spending.

An ironclad ship needs to be dug in the gold mine for half a month, and the cost of maintenance in the future is also inevitable. Who dares to spend money like this?

"Cut the budget, you must cut the budget." Derek got up and walked around twice, and said to the attendant beside him: "Write it down, prepare to set up the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of the Army, and the budget will be directly sent to them in the future. If you are short of money, go out and find it yourself, otherwise don't think about buying new things."

Derrick, who was deeply troubled, was ready to concentrate his powers, otherwise he would be busy to death sooner or later.

In fact, there are also a large number of officers doing similar work now, but there is no top-level person in charge, and most decisions still have to be made by Derek himself.

This is more efficient and reduces corruption, but it's really not something a human would do.

…

Every order from the Duke's mansion will affect every aspect of the entire principality.

So those in power must be cautious.

For example, in order to speed up the progress of the new railway, the officials who had accumulated experience long ago directly started the construction in sections.

Because the terrain is relatively flat, the construction and design difficulties are almost the same, so they simply divided it into seven or eight sections and started construction at the same time.

Each stop is a node.

Tens of thousands of black slaves were driven and started to be busy.

A large number of supervisors were active on the construction site, and the army was directly guarding on the spot.

This era doesn't talk to you about any laws.

The Duke's order is an imperial decree. Work during the day and then continue at night, and work will not stop for 24 hours.

There is an error in the connection and it needs to be reworked?

The responsible black slaves and surveyors will be hanged directly.

Tired of the labor intensity?

Dig a pit under the sleepers and use it as the foundation directly.

Want to resist?

The black slaves can't beat the army with swords, let alone those with guns.

There were several riots, all of which were collectively executed.

The rest of them became obedient.

Compared with the heavy snow, the weather conditions were a little better, but hundreds of workers died every day.

There was a body burial pit every other section of the entire railway line.

With the high consumption, the speed was also increased.

The construction site was different every day, and the progress was faster than expected.