The King Chapter 113

   Except for the episode of unsalable slaves, the first business exchange meeting in Dadir City was a complete success.

   A group of local nobles who originally thought they were going to make trouble, just used non-transaction as a means of resistance, and did not take any drastic actions.

   He punched the cotton, which made the Sith Baron who had prepared so hard, very depressed.

  The guests don't make troubles, so he, the host, can't take the initiative to make troubles!

   Baron Sith, who can't understand the opponent's operation at all, can only choose to take one step at a time, and his intuition tells him that the matter is endless.

"What did you say?"

   "All those slaves went to the mountain territory?"

  Sith asked in disbelief.

   "Yes, sir!

  The spies we sent to keep an eye on the Mountain Territory found a large number of orc slaves there.

  In the entire southeastern province, the only one with so many orc slaves is Baron Kettley. "

  The old housekeeper replied affirmatively.

   "I was tricked!"

   This was Baron Sith's first reaction.

   Immediately, something was wrong again. Baron Kettley came to the door that day, looking like a broken pot, obviously planning to kill the fish and kill the net.

   Everyone is aristocrats, not actors. If there is a way out, that kind of despair is difficult to deduce.

  If the two hadn't colluded beforehand, they had colluded together afterwards.

  The reason is known without analysis—benefit.

  In any case, Hudson is the most likely person in the southeastern province to buy those slaves.

   Regardless of the price at which the transaction is made, it is a stop loss for Baron Kettley.

   Created an established fact, even if Sith wanted to object, it was useless.

   "Kately, you bastard!

   How dare you play tricks on me.

  I remember you, let's see! "

  Master Hudson, the leader of the mountain region, who kept instructing his subordinates to resettle the slaves, became busy again.

   With so many orc slaves added at once, the original territory development plan is bound to undergo major changes.

  In order to manage these slaves, Hudson had to announce the expansion of an infantry regiment dedicated to monitoring the work of these guys.

  The output has not been seen, but the military expenditure has risen first. Fortunately, the weapons and equipment are all self-produced, which saves a lot of expenses.

  Suddenly became the nobleman with the most troops in the two counties, but Hudson still felt that he was understaffed.

  If he wasn't worried about the rapid expansion of the troops, which would affect the combat effectiveness, he wouldn't mind forming two infantry regiments at once.

   It's not about resorting to military action, it's a practical need.

  Since slaves are to be used in large quantities, they must be prepared to suppress the rebellion at any time. It is absolutely impossible to have no soldiers in hand.

  With the continuous expansion of business, there are gradually more special customers who require door-to-door delivery.

  As long as the donors are willing to add money, the demand for door-to-door delivery must be met, and it will be a matter of time before they provide armed **** services.

   Reason told Hudson that there is no rush to expand the army, and it can only be completed gradually.

  The most urgent task is to adjust the development plan of the territory first, or to improve the original target requirements.

  First of all, the expansion of mine capacity is necessary.

   Regardless of whether or not the market in the north can be opened up, the goods used to pay for slaves must be produced for others.

   There is no accident, they are mainly daily necessities, pots and pans, and agricultural tools only account for a small part.

  The main reason is to worry about those unscrupulous slave traders who really sold these goods to the orc empire.

  Day-to-day necessities are nothing more than a convenience to the orc's lifestyle, but it will not increase the overall national strength.

   But farm tools are different. If a large number of farm tools flow into the orc empire, it can increase farming efficiency and production.

  As a patriotic nobleman, Hudson still would not do this kind of unscrupulous business.

  As for whether melting pots into swords will happen, Hudson said generously: Although the smelting is complete, he will lose if he can produce qualified weapons.

  At least ordinary smelting methods will not work.

   If you find a few alchemists, or master blacksmiths of the dwarves, then there is no guarantee.

   But this kind of high-end talent, no matter where it is, is a minority. Even if high-quality weapons can be produced, they cannot be mass-produced.

   In addition, Hudson expanded several business lines.

  Hong Fu, Baron Tosis, invited many merchants in the southeastern provinces to Dardir City, which happened to create an opportunity for Hudson.

  Although he was in Dardir City on the surface, he did not make any moves; but the small movements in the dark did not stop.

  After a brief contact, Hudson found several partners with certain financial strength who were willing to sell mountain collar products on an agency basis.

  If Baron Sith knew the news, he would probably understand why Hudson didn't make trouble at the trade fair.

  Compared with nobles, merchants are often at a disadvantage. Therefore, when looking for a partner, they always look for nobles who abide by the rules as much as possible.

  In order to reassure everyone, Baron Sith chose to abide by the rules of the game knowing that he was cheated, and the same applies to Hudson.

  Compared with developing agents and building your own business network, doing things in Dadir City is obviously not that important.

  The shipping channels have been increased, and the next orders will definitely increase a lot. Production capacity must be prepared in advance.

  Road planning must also be arranged.

   With so many coolies, it is useless.

  These one-brained guys are just right for cracking rocks. I'm so exhausted every day that I don't have the energy to do things.

  Developing transportation earlier will also help strengthen Master Hudson's control over the territory.

   It is not known whether orc slaves are competent for the technical work of opening up wasteland.

  If it doesn't work, let them go to the swamp.

  High-tech play Hudson doesn't and doesn't need to be that much.

  Play directly with the rough open channel drainage, and first remove the water that can be drained.

  Water that cannot be drained, and "bamboo and wood fences" are built to separate rivers and cultivated land in the swamp.

   Thanks to the abundant rain in the southeastern province, the salt brought by the sea was washed away. Judging from the plants growing in the swamp, the salt content in the swamp is not too high.

   There is no need to worry about wasting the excavated silt. It is a good fertilizer, which is just right for the newly opened raw land.

  As for doing this, how much labor is required and how much loss must be endured, Hudson can't take care of it all.

  With more than 20,000 more mouths, the daily expenses of the territory almost doubled. His wallet wouldn't hold up if he didn't get something done soon.

  In fact, this is the result of preparation in advance. If Hudson hadn't stored a large amount of grain in advance, he might have cried in the face of the high price of grain on the market.

   It was all the fault of the orc slaves. Although the Governor's Mansion promised to provide cheap food, it was only limited to the previously registered citizens. The orc slaves who came in later could only buy food from the market.

  Fortunately, the southeast province is a major producer of grain. If it is left in some poor places, tens of thousands of mouths will pour into it when the crops are scarce, and even if they have money, they may not be able to buy enough grain.

   Needless to say, all the northern Xinjiang nobles were tricked again. Lord Ketterley had not been able to borrow enough money, not unrelated to the rise in food prices.

   Fortunately, this kind of day will not last long. Winter has come to an end, and the day of harvesting new grain is not far away.

  When new grains are put into storage, the price of grains in the market will inevitably drop. As for how much it can drop, Hudson is not clear.

   Anyway, this has nothing to do with him. Although the food in the territory is not enough, the food produced in the territory of several relatives of the family has been reserved by him early.

  The price naturally follows the market price, but if you can't stand it, you can pay on credit! The foreign debt is getting more and more tiring, and Hudson is now numb.

  If it is counted as the operating debt of undelivered goods, at this moment, Master Hudson's total foreign debt has exceeded the 120,000 mark.

   Such a debt, even if it is placed in some middle-class aristocratic family, will cause scalp numbness and sleepless nights.

   I reckoned that selling Bear Stearns might fill in the hole!

   Of course, selling bears is impossible. I have never heard of contracted monsters that can be transferred.

  Master Hudson is not someone who needs to sell bears to pay off his debts. Although the foreign debt is huge, the cash flow of the Mountain Territory is still sufficient, and there are 20,000 to 30,000 gold coins lying in the treasury at any time.

  Among the foreign debts as high as 120,000 gold coins, more than 80,000 gold coins are operating debts, including the "60,000 gold coins" expenditure for buying orc slaves.

   There is also a debt of 30,000 gold coins, which is being continuously converted into operating debt. Those who really need to fill in real money only need more than 10,000 gold coins.

   That's right, the last more than 10,000 gold coins are owed to my father, Baron Redman. Parents and sons also have to settle accounts clearly, and help can't be taken in vain.

  Weapons and equipment, pots and pans, farm tools, everything that can be paid for, Hudson has paid for it.

  Now there is nothing in my hometown, and there is really no refill, so I can only pay in cash.

   As for when to pay it back, it depends on the finances of the Mountain Territory, when will it be rich.

   As far as the funds in the account are concerned, Hudson does not dare to tamper with them. In case something unexpected happens one day, these are life-saving money.

   It can only be said that there are too many debts, and Hudson, who owes huge debts, is also very popular in the aristocratic circle, and no one even thinks he is poor.

  More than 20,000 citizens + more than 20,000 slaves, simply counting the population, have caught up with some fiefdom viscounts.

  If it settles for a few years, the operating debts will be settled. If hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land are opened up, the foundation of a middle-class nobleman will be established.

   "Master, an advance payment of 2,000 gold coins has been entered into the account today. It is mainly a batch of agricultural tools and daily necessities sent to the three counties of Hansen, Kadar, and Warren, including a small amount of weapons.

  The three agents are waiting outside, do you see..."

   Before the old butler finished speaking, Hudson interrupted directly: "I won't show up. For such small matters, you will be responsible for receiving them from now on."

  Although it is Party B, it is also a domineering Party B who has mastered the core competitiveness. Being able to receive an advance payment and then organize production is enough to explain everything.

  Combined with the disparity in the status of nobles and ticket merchants, Hudson has the capital of not showing his face.

   In fact, this kind of anonymity is good for everyone. Businessmen are profit-seeking, and they like to compare pennies and pennies, so it's just right for them to argue with the housekeeper.

  If Hudson came to negotiate in person, even if the negotiation can be reached, I am afraid that everyone will feel uncomfortable.

  Operating debt increased again, and Hudson didn't bother to do the calculations. According to the existing operating model, for a long period of time in the future, Mountain Land will have to operate under high debt.

  The main reason is that there are too few upstream suppliers, otherwise there will be more debts. Having deeply realized the benefits of using other people's money to develop his own territory, Hudson seemed to have opened Pandora's box.

  Looking at the account sheet on the bamboo slips, Hudson deeply felt that the products in his territory were too single.

   Everything revolves around "iron". If a few more iron mines are discovered in the southeastern province one day, the business of his master Hudson may be shattered in an instant.

   But if it doesn't revolve around "iron", what else can you do to make a fortune these days?

  Since ancient times, the feudal dynasties have made the most huge profits with "salt" and "iron". It is pure luck to be able to share a cup of "iron".

   "Salt", if Hudson dares to reach out. It is estimated that on a dark and windy night, the mountain leader was wiped out.

   There is no doubt that, driven by huge profits, the Dalton family can definitely do this kind of thing.

  According to gossip, the profit from salt accounted for half of the Dalton family's income. Anyone who dares to touch this cake will be turned upside down in minutes.

  Even if some nobles are not reconciled, at most they secretly instigate a few merchants to sell smuggled salt, and they have to be careful lest the slightest bit of news leak out.

  Many times, the slightest sign of trouble scares them into killing people. As a result, more private salt dealers died in the hands of the mastermind behind the scenes than were wiped out by the Governor's Mansion.

   As for whether these guys made money from it, Hudson thinks no, at least they didn't make huge profits.

  The reason is quite simple, salt sales are generally stable everywhere and have risen slightly over time. Once there is a decline in sales, it will immediately attract the attention of the Dalton family.

  Under this background, not to mention wanting to make money, and not being caught by others, that is the blessing of the Lord of Dawn.

  If the most lucrative industry cannot be reached, it can only settle for the second-best industry—"tobacco and alcohol".

  Tobacco is ruled out first, there is no stuff in the continent of Aslante, even if Hudson can find tobacco leaves, he doesn't know who to sell it to.

   "wine", it must be wine. At many of the banquets Hudson attended, wine was used.

   It is a pity that the Southeast Province is located in the south of the Kingdom just by its name.

  There is indeed plenty of rain, but as for the light, it can only depend on luck.

  In a year with little rain like this year, the sunlight is sufficient, and the grapes grown will look good.

  However, it has been a rainy year, and it would be nice to see the fruit of the grapes. What do you expect from the quality of the grapes?

   The main buyers of wine are nobles, although most of the nobles are old and rough, and cannot tell whether the wine is good or bad.

  But some of them are "people-oriented", but they have studied this stuff deeply and have the right to speak in the industry.

  Even if Hudson can produce it, it can only dawdle in the most competitive "low-end wine".

  Instead of earning that hard-earned money, it's better to create liquor and slowly cultivate the market.

  Of course, this is just imagination. Before finding users, the steady Hudson will not blindly develop products that run counter to the market.

  In addition to these products, what else can you do?

   "Matches", it seems that it is difficult to produce. Pure manual work, just think about how high the production cost is.

   It is just easy to use, I am afraid it will be difficult to sell at a high price. After all, noble gentlemen don't need to live and cook by themselves, so is it important for servants to be convenient?

   "Soap", a must-have product for travelers. But that smelly thing is mainly used for washing clothes.

  If you want to stand out, unless you change the production process and produce new products without odor.

  Anyway, pure animal oil cannot be used as a raw material, otherwise the peculiar smell cannot be eliminated. It is no different from the stinky soap on the market, and Hudson doesn't think that there are huge profits in the rotten street stuff.

  Vegetable oil substitute, it seems that you can try it. However, with the current production of vegetable oil, I am afraid that it will not be expected in the short term.

  This new thing can only make a quick buck. Once the technology is deciphered by others, followers will appear soon.

  Aslante is not popular with patent protection. Even if there is patent protection, Hudson does not have the strength to fight piracy all over the mainland.

  It is a fortune to make a fortune, and Hudson has decided to increase vegetable oil production. After accumulating enough raw materials, go out and make a wave of quick money.

  As for the technology leak, at least it can occupy a place in the market by virtue of the name of the starter.

   People's hearts are full of meat. When the price is comparable, everyone still prefers to use genuine products.

   Unless the quality of the original product is not as good as the pirated version, then there is nothing to say, and it deserves to be eliminated by the market.

   If you really want to get involved in that, Hudson also admits it.

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