The King

  Chapter 375 Tiankeng

  After completing the task, Hudson refused everyone's persuasion and returned directly to the territory.

  He really didn't want to get involved with the matter of the Arcane Academy. Facing a group of old guys with surprisingly high seniority, the king used to be trained as a grandson, so he didn't stay to ask for trouble.

  Anyway, there is nothing in the current Arcane Academy, let these old guys stand in front first, and it will not be too late to come and share the results after it is completed.

  The title of "Founder of the Academy" is not for nothing. When these old guys go to see the Lord of Dawn, Hudson, the honorary principal, is definitely qualified to become a regular.

   Hudson was not at all shy when competing with a group of old men whose average age was over 160 years old.

  Unless they can break through the sanctuary, the end of life for these people is not far away.

  At this moment, he jumped out to form the Arcane Academy and openly confronted the Holy See. He probably knew that he would not have a good life for a few years, and wanted to lay a better foundation for the next generation before he died.

  The revenge of the Holy See can only scare the middle-aged people. It doesn't have much deterrent effect on guys who are half buried in the ground; it also lacks deterrent effect on young people like Hudson.

  This is caused by the birth environment. Taking Hudson as an example, since the first time he stepped out of the house, he has been hearing about the horrors of the Holy See, but the real events that happened around him told him that the Holy See is just like that.

   At least within the territory of the Alpha Kingdom, it is not yet the Holy See's turn to decide.

  If it weren't for his clear mind, Hudson would definitely be the vanguard of anti-Holy See. There are not so many reasons, it is purely to see them unhappy.

  No one likes someone to **** and pee on their neck, but the Holy See has done all these things.

   To put it bluntly, the king can't do anything without them.

   Regardless of whether it is Caesar III or Caesar IV, when encountering major issues, they always discuss with the great nobles in the country, instead of labeling people as heretics at every turn.

   In the final analysis, it is still a matter of "sense of security". Under the royal power system, the personal and property safety of nobles are guaranteed.

   Except for special circumstances during the war, Hudson rarely saw the kingdom execute nobles. As a vested interest, the sense of belonging will naturally come up.

  Under the theocratic system, everything has become different. A word of "heresy" can knock down a high-ranking king, let alone an aristocrat.

   Since this uncontrollable force cannot be controlled by oneself, it must be defeated.

  …

   "My lord, these are all the big and small things that have happened in the territory in recent days.

   Except for the official document sent by Governor Pierce requesting additional labor to build the Blood Moon line of defense, everything else is going according to your deployment. "

  Jacob reported calmly.

  Under the traditional feudal lord system, government affairs are very simple. As long as the lord does not do anything, basically nothing will happen.

  The same is true for the Mountain Territory, where commerce is basically negligible, and industry and agriculture are both the lord's industry.

  The territorial economy is carried out completely in accordance with the planned economy model, and all resources and labor are allocated by the Lord's Mansion.

  Long-term development will not be considered for the time being, but in the short term, this is definitely the most scientific economic system that can concentrate efforts to accomplish big things.

   "The canal project has been completed, and those slaves are useless to stay, let's send them over to build the defense line!

   Coordinate with all parties, we will send more orc slaves in exchange for a group of serfs with rich experience in farming to help open up wasteland.

  We can also provide all the steel needed for the project, and we can find them for replacement according to what the territory needs. If not, coordinate excess labor. "

   Hudson said with a look of disgust.

  The orc slaves have made outstanding contributions to the development of the Mountain Territory, but these guys are really hard to use.

   It’s okay to do pure hard work, but things with a little bit of technical content will make a mess.

   Also opening up wasteland, the work efficiency of a human serf can be as high as three or four orc slaves. In terms of cost, it is actually cheaper.

  The biggest advantage of orc slaves is that they can be used as consumables. Anyway, it is a transitional product, it is impossible to keep it for a long time, and you don't need to feel bad about dying.

   "Okay, Lord Earl. Let's go down and implement it immediately.

   In addition to this problem, the people we sent out to buy serfs also came back. The progress was not very smooth, and the nobles of the Counties of Korubia still had illusions about the Hessians.

   There are very few nobles who are willing to sell serfs, and the number of sales is not large. Only two prodigal sons sold a large number of serfs in order to repay their gambling debts.

  In this operation, 1,586 households of serfs were purchased, a total of more than 11,000 people, and 96,794 gold coins were spent, which was far less than expected.

  At present, these people have entered the kingdom. According to the current speed of advancement, they are expected to arrive in the territory in two months. "

  After listening to Jacob's report, Hudson frowned. At present, the biggest factor restricting the development of mountainous areas is insufficient population.

   It turned out that there was no money to buy slaves. After the Seven Kingdoms of the Prairie were established, even if they had money, they could not buy slaves. In order to increase the population, Hudson also tried his best.

   Encouraging childbearing is a long-term policy. In a short period of time, the distant water cannot quench the near thirst.

  There is no way to think of a way in the country. The population of the kingdom affected by the war is not small, and the emerging nobles are now trying to find ways to rob people.

  Even if there are occasional nobles who are willing to transfer their slaves or sell their serfs, the prices are skyrocketing, and the price-performance ratio is pitifully low.

   As a last resort, Hudson can only focus on foreign countries. After the two countries issued a joint note, he judged that the country of Cuba would be cool.

   Taking advantage of the lack of reaction from all parties, Hudson sent someone to buy the serfs early on. Originally, he thought that he could pick up cheap goods by relying on panic, but he didn't expect that the nobles of the Counties of Korubia had different ideas from him.

   "It's fine that the nobles of Counties of Korubia don't want to make a deal, but we can't force others to do what they want. The Kingdom of Hesse can't be busy in vain, and they will cry later.

   Bring these people back first, break them up and settle them down. The situation on the mainland will not be stable in the future, and there will be many such opportunities in the future. "

   Another prophecy from God, everyone has long been familiar with it. In the past days, Master Hudson has never missed a single judgment on the general trend.

   "Master Earl, after many attempts, we have initially mastered the salt-making process.

  Currently, boiling salt is the main method. Limited by site requirements, the sun-dried salt process cannot be promoted for the time being.

  The current daily salt production in the territory is about 800 pounds, and it is in the process of expanding production.

  The Ministry of Government Affairs plans to increase the production of salt to 8,000 pounds per day within this year to completely solve the problem of salt use in the territory. "

  Jacob said enthusiastically.

   Salt is currently the biggest expense of the territory. With this problem solved, the commodity mountain territories have all achieved self-sufficiency.

  In the eyes of everyone, the daily production of 800 pounds of table salt is already a considerable sum. But for Hudson, neither the daily output of 800 pounds nor the daily output of 8,000 pounds could move him in the slightest.

  Such a low salt output is clearly a small workshop in a town. For any saltworks, the statistical unit used is ton.

   "Well done, there is no need to worry about drying the salt method. At present, our demand for table salt is not large, and it is enough to meet our own consumption.

   Right now, the southeast province should not be in turmoil, and the cheese of the Dalton family will not be moved for the time being. After the situation becomes clearer, I will decide whether to take action.

  The relocation of the shipyard, where is the progress? "

   Hudson asked concerned.

  Salt drying requires not only a large and flat area, but also a natural climate with less rain and high evaporation.

  The climate of the mountainous territory is obviously contrary to these requirements, and can form swampy terrain, which obviously has more rain and less evaporation.

   In contrast, the salt boiling method, which is widely popular now, is more realistic.

   "My lord, the relocation of the shipyard has just started. At present, we have only completed the selection of the port and shipyard.

   It is estimated that construction will take another year. After the supporting projects are completed, the relocation plan will be fully launched.

  Considering the development needs of the territory, we plan to transfer part of our production capacity to specialize in the production of canal transport ships and fishing boats that do not require dedicated docks.

  The production of large ships is still put in place for the time being. I have communicated with the royal family, and for your sake, the Earl, they agreed to continue to borrow the venue for two years.

  The people who are relocated now are mainly family members, some mechanical equipment that needs to be installed in advance, and shipbuilding materials that need to be stored for a long time. "

   Jose's answer made Hudson very satisfied. There were many problems encountered during the relocation of the shipyard, but all of these problems have been solved, instead of pushing the problems to him, the boss.

  Of course, this does not mean that other subordinates lack responsibility. The main reason is that they have too little knowledge, and many things are beyond their ability, so they can only choose to report.

  In fact, the administrative capacity of the management of the Mountain Territory has been greatly improved compared to before.

  If it was two or three years ago, Hudson would have to personally go to direct any major projects in the territory. When the project is on the right track, the following talents can take over.

  However, no matter how improved, the foot of the wall still needs to be dug. Cultivating talents by yourself starts in ten years, twenty years is just right, and thirty years is the outbreak cycle.

  In fact, under the political system of the continent of Aslante, the number of people who are eligible to receive education is too small, and whether they can cultivate top talents depends on luck.

  The Koslow family is not bad, because their own population is thriving, and under the leadership of Hudson, the ethnology has developed very prosperously in recent years.

   But that's all. If you want to go further, it is a challenge to the rule system.

  Not to mention education for all, Hudson tried several times to enroll the children of minor nobles, but had to give up because of too much opposition.

  On the one hand, educational resources are too scarce to provide education for too many people; on the other hand, there are too few positions for the ruling group, and vested interest groups oppose outsiders joining.

  From the perspective of the mainland as a whole, it is currently in the stage of a surplus of basic talents and a large amount of spillover.

   From the increasing number of noble children who go out to make a living every year, we can know how fierce the struggle within the noble group is.

   There are even many descendants of great nobles who have to leave the family and go outside to seek opportunities.

  This is also the core reason why everyone unanimously opposed Hudson when he planned to expand the enrollment of ethnology.

  People are involuntary in the rivers and lakes, and the common will of the clansmen and retainers, Hudson, a powerful patriarch, must also carefully consider it.

   Can't get everyone's support, even if it can be pushed forcibly, it will have no effect. After all, any policy needs people to implement it.

  Even if the emerging nobles are like this, it is even more impossible for the old nobles to reform.

  Since I can't complete the internal reform, then you don't want to be different, everyone must be brought to the same level.

  Whoever dares to break the rules is a heretic, and it is right to form a group and beat them together.

  The most typical example is Franz XIX, who is considered by everyone to be the most stupid king in the history of the human race.

  This unlucky boy was charged with a lot of crimes, but he actually did one big thing—establishing a government school.

   To put it simply, it is to encourage the nobles to take out their inheritance, establish a three-level official school from the local to the central to establish the county, province, and royal capital, and recruit the children of the nobles.

  Even so, because it touched the core interests of the great nobles, it became the trigger for the collapse of the last unified empire of the human race.

  If it wasn’t for the fact that the foreign races were too eager to invade in the early stages of the human race’s civil war, forcing everyone to stop the civil war and unite with the outside world, the continental hegemony of the human race would have been ruined.

   Since then, popularizing knowledge has become a taboo in the aristocratic circle. Even if it is a private transaction, it must be done quietly.

  …

  Blood Moon County, since the construction of the Blood Moon Defense Line started, Earl Pierce moved his Governor's Mansion here.

  It involves the defense line of the family business, and it is really difficult to make people feel at ease if they don't come and watch it in person.

  Not only him, but the nobles in the entire southeastern province have kept a close eye on this line of defense.

  A lot of energy has been consumed on engineering projects, and Governor Pierce has no energy to continue doing things. He didn't even take the run on that happened not long ago as a big deal.

   "Is the message accurate?

  The Koslow family is really building ports and shipyards? "

   Pierce asked suspiciously.

  According to the intelligence analysis collected before, the Koslow family is on the verge of financial bankruptcy at this moment, and there is no money for large-scale construction at all.

   "Master Governor, we have verified this information many times. The Koslow family is indeed building a port terminal and a shipyard.

  According to the information from insiders, the Koslow family has invested a lot of money in these projects, and they should be preparing to do a big job.

   It is said that they have also received strong support from the royal family. At present, many boatmen from the Berkshire Shipyard have relocated to the Mountain Territory.

  Master Governor, do you think we are going to take action to cause them some trouble? "

  After listening to his subordinates, Governor Pierce rolled his eyes directly. The suspicion can be pinned on the Dalton family without any in-depth investigation on the territory of the southeastern province.

   "There's nothing to panic about!

  The Earl of Hudson is still too young after all, and the smooth journey to the present has made him forgetful.

  Ocean trade, not everyone is qualified to participate. We have worked hard for hundreds of years, but now we can only operate in a limited number of countries.

  The Koslow family joined in, without decades of operation, there would be no success at all.

   Just let our Earl of Hudson feel what it means to swallow gold in the ocean, so as not to be restless every day! "

   Governor Pierce said with a sneer.

   Originally, he was still worrying about what method he would use to trick Hudson and slow down the development of the Mountain Territory.

   Unexpectedly, before he had time to do anything, the Koslow family jumped into the pit of ocean trade.

  (end of this chapter)