Your Majesty, the Spectacle Has Missed the Country!

Chapter 62 Closed Door Meeting

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The modifications and adjustments to the monetary system of this book are as follows:

1. In subsequent articles, gold coins, silver shillings and copper plates will be used as the common currency of the Norman Empire.

Among them, 1 gold coin is equal to 20 silver shillings, and 1 silver shilling is equal to 20 copper plates, that is, 1 gold coin is equal to 400 copper plates.

2. All the prices mentioned in the previous article that need to be modified are adjusted here, and will not be modified directly in the previous article for the time being.

Three baskets of feces can be exchanged for 1 copper plate.

It costs a total of 2,300 gold coins to build the Hanging Garden.

The first time I sold sea salt and sugar, I made a total profit of 500 gold coins.

The second sale of sea salt and sugar resulted in a total profit of 800 gold coins.

Soldiers' military pay is 3 gold coins (1,200 copper plates) per year.

The pay of the Guards is 4 gold coins (1,600 copper coins) per year.

The annual income of ordinary civilians in Idarland is about 1.5 gold coins (600 copper plates).

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(If there are any inaccuracies, you can point them out. The price level in the Norman Empire will be based on the price level in the Western Middle Ages.)

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[2] Li Yunfei. An exploration of serfdom in medieval England—from the perspective of labor restrictions and conversions before the Black Death [J]. World History, 2007(05):80-86.

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Aging is a long process, although Bruno hopes to shorten it.

But fundamentally speaking...he is a conscientious nobleman!

Therefore, the first batch of Idar whiskey is expected to be officially taken out and bottled on the day when the road connecting Idar City and Mann Fortress is completed.

Even Bruno has already thought of a name, just call it "Water of Life"!

When it comes time to sell it, the price will have to be increased several times if the product is packaged and promoted.

Who is the best person to deceive money from...well, no, it's the best way to make money.

The answer is of course nobility!

Nobles are the richest group of people in the world!

Nowadays, the Norman Empire is no longer the unrivaled empire it was when it was first established.

When the original meritorious nobles gradually left, their descendants enjoyed the wealth and power that their ancestors had gained with their blood and sweat, and gradually sank into the past glory of the empire. They had long lost the bloody spirit in their hearts and only regarded the so-called dignity of the nobles. as the most important thing.

Although he has gained face, he has already lost it.

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Nowadays, everything in Idar is running in an orderly manner.

The Namur Fortress in the north was slowly built under the day and night work of the serfs, and the cement road in the south was quickly laid under Bruno's urging.

In the fields where seeds were sown by serfs and civilians, the bobbin carts on the riverside were turning creakingly, and the curved shaft plows were slowly moving forward under the pull of the plowing cattle.

At the Cape Saltworks, piles of snow-white salt shimmered dazzlingly in the sun, and were then loaded onto bullock carts in the salty sea breeze.

At the fishing port pier, fishing boats go back and forth between the sea and the land, delivering lively and fresh fish to the dining tables of the Idar people.

Anel drew the magic circle over and over again in the study, and then helplessly threw the scraps of scraps on the ground.

The brewing workshop has already started brewing whiskey, and the paper making workshop is also meticulously performing the fermentation steps according to Bruno's instructions.

However, Bruno noticed a little... problem in this peaceful atmosphere.

Although this problem does not seem particularly serious at the moment, it will become increasingly prominent as Idar's economic strength grows.

To put it simply, Bruno felt that the management system of Idar Territory had great shortcomings.

There are serious overlaps and entanglements in the areas of competence of many people.

This is particularly serious among the lowest-level officials in Idar.

Idar's subordinate officials do not have clear departmental boundaries. They may help Old Ford calculate income and expenses one day, and help Shabi shovel shit the next day.

In short, their scope of responsibilities is extremely vague, and there is not even a definite division of positions.

Although there is no problem yet, who should Bruno go to when there is a problem?

Streamline the organization and clarify responsibilities!

As soon as this sentence came out of Bruno's head, it stayed firmly there.

The next day.

Bruno summoned all the important officials of Idar, including Old Ford, Sabi, Lobida and others, to the Lord's Castle and held the first formal closed-door meeting in the Idar Territory.

Everyone was quite unprepared for the sudden meeting held by their Earl.

After all, in all these years, has my master ever taken the initiative to pay attention to the major and minor matters in Idar Territory?

The spacious banquet hall of Lord Idar's castle has been decorated completely new. Apart from Bruno, Old Ford, Sabi, Lister, Lobida and Sam Layton, only White Barrell, who was responsible for the construction of the wonder, and the only one in the territory Arnel Blood, the mage's apprentice, was allowed to attend the meeting.

As for the servants in the lord's castle, they were all given a day off.

"The closed-door meeting held today is mainly to summarize the major and minor events that happened in Idarland last year, and then to make work arrangements for various matters in Idarland this year." Bruno rarely said seriously.

"Last year, the total expenditure of Idarland was about 3,800 gold coins, of which 2,300 gold coins were used to build hanging gardens."

"However, the total income of Idarland last year was only 3,300 gold coins, of which 2,000 gold coins came from land taxes and crop output. UU Reading www.uukｎshu.net This means that Idarland received a total of 3,300 gold coins last year. There was a deficit of about 500 gold coins, and this part of the gold coins was filled with gold coins retained from previous years."

Hearing Bruno's words, everyone present except the old Ford who was in charge of money were shocked.

After all, in their inherent impression, it is normal to have a large balance every year.

Bruno continued: "...As for this year, due to the large-scale use of cement, the construction cost of Namur Fortress is expected to be reduced to about 3,000 gold coins."

"But at the same time, the income from the Cape Saltworks is expected to reach more than 3,000 gold coins for the first time this year, and since there is no fallow land in Idar Territory this year, the income from land output and taxes will increase. After a while, it reached an unprecedented 4,000 gold coins!" Bruno finally couldn't help the smile on his face.

This is seven thousand gold coins!

You know, the average income of an ordinary earldom in the Norman Empire is about 3,000 gold coins. Even the rich earldoms in the western part of the empire only earn between 5,000 and 6,000 gold coins a year!

It’s developed!

But... Bruno may be the only one here who thinks so.

The corner of Old Ford's mouth twitched. He just wanted to say now, but if those...chemical fertilizers are not effective, then the land output next year will drop sharply...

However, after all, this was Bruno's first time to hold such a meeting. As the chief steward of the Idar Territory, he could not openly refute his master's face, so he had no choice but to nod his head, which was regarded as agreeing with his master's statement.

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