Heroes of Might and Magic: Knight Chapter 357: A new round of expansion

“With so much money, wouldn’t it be great if I copied a few more companies?”

However, Richard, who still maintained his basic sanity, quickly suppressed this dangerous idea. The more than 40 nobles who copied them were still well-known. If the remaining ones who cooperated with Moriel's decree were copied together, If he really becomes a public enemy, it would be more realistic to consider how to use the money.

Although Richard knew that the nobles in the river valley were very wealthy, he still did not expect that these guys could be so wealthy. There were more than 40 nobles, and Jin Naer alone had copied more than 1.5 million coins. This means that on average, each family copied more than 30,000 gold naars. You must know that the poor nobles in the North had to work together to come up with 10,000 gold naars to invite Richard to send troops during the Ogre Rebellion. , and the nobles of the river valley can take out a family with a net worth of tens of thousands of gold. This does not include jewelry, luxury goods and other items that have not been discounted for the time being, and the hoarding of food is also astonishingly large, more than 15 million gold. Food, the hoarding ability of these river valley nobles is like hamsters. This much food is close to one-third of the total annual food production in the North. If there is no major expansion action, Richard will not be able to do anything in the next few years. The issue of food consumption needs to be considered. These river valley nobles are really his gods of wealth.

With money and food in hand, of course he also has the capital to create things. Richard will not be like the group of hamster nobles in the river valley who store gold and food in the warehouse, and finally keep it as the enemy's trophies. Every jinnaar should be used to strengthen the Hunter family.

"Go and ask Manager Egger to come."

"Yes, sir!"

The messenger outside was quick on his feet and quickly notified Iger. After a while, Iger walked into the meeting hall where Richard was sitting.

"Good day, Master Richard."

"Uncle Egg, sit down quickly."

"Thank you, Master Richard."

No matter what time, Egger always behaves very respectfully, and his ability is really good, so he has always been highly regarded by Richard.

“This time, Moriel has gained quite a lot in the river valley. Uncle Egger wants to arrange for people to receive it. The food alone contains more than 10 million dan and 1.5 million gold. ”

"So many!"

Iger has broadened his horizons a lot with Richard during this period. From the few hundred gold nuggets he spent during the Ironwood Fort period, to tens of thousands of dollars passing through his hands. It should have been calm, but I was still shocked when I heard this number.

But then there was a huge sense of happiness. Every financial official wanted to have more money. When he didn't need to spend money, he always paid for it, especially since the Hunter's stall was more popular than the pancake stall. Things are going fast, projects, the military, and officials are all asking for money. Iger lives a life of careful budgeting every day. Now that he has received such a large amount of income at once, he does feel a little overwhelmed by happiness.

"Miracle City is big enough. Five granaries and a money storehouse were built from the beginning, which can hold most of them. With this batch of food in the river valley, there should be no food shortage in Northland this year. If there is a problem, we should also consider not to put too much grain into the market at the same time, sell the old grain while purchasing some new grain for storage, and fill the five granaries for emergencies. ”

"Yeah."

Richard nodded, agreeing with Egger's point of view. This year, due to the riots caused by the ogres, half of the Northland was devastated by the war. A reduction in grain production is inevitable. The batch of grain purchased by Lint before was also limited. It was just a temporary response and did not really alleviate the problem of food shortage in the North. However, now that Moriel has collected so much food from the river valley that it will directly affect the price of food in the North, naturally it cannot be released in full and a batch needs to be stored.

"There are still a few things that Uncle Egg needs to arrange."

"Huh?"

"Army expansion."

Actually, there was no need for Richard to say it. Egger also knew that with Richard's temperament, it would be impossible to get the money without making a show of it. He just pretended to be obedient and waited for Richard's order.

"The Flying Bear Army, the Tiger and Leopard Army, and the Silver Wing Army will remain as planned and expanded into a large army of 50,000 people and ten flag regiments. The Griffin Army will be converted into a large army and divided into three legions. The number was expanded to 150,000, with Rhodes serving as the regiment commander."

The combat effectiveness of early armies such as the Flying Bear Army, Tiger and Leopard Army was no problem at all, but Quill and Kerry, who served as army commanders, were actually a little behind in terms of capabilities. Although the Hunter family's increasingly abundant resources plus their The talented ones have recently broken through to become great knights, but at most they can only serve as legion commanders. Their command experience is not enough for Richard to hand over hundreds of thousands of troops to them.

And heroes like Rhodes, who have fought in Erathia for a long time, have been recognized by the system for their abilities. It is more than enough for him to command the Griffin Legion to 150,000 people.

"After the Griffin Legion has formed its combat effectiveness, the Silver Wing Legion will be transferred back to Miracle City to garrison. The Dragon Army will all be transferred to the River Valley. After mixing with the River Valley Legion of General Dane, it will be expanded to four legions. A large regiment consisting of 200,000 people, Tal's orc flag regiment also expanded its recruitment as much as possible and sent them all to the river valley to join the dragon army."

"Set up a separate garrison flag regiment of 5,000 people in Miracle City, with Ron as the flag regiment leader."

With just a few words, Richard doubled the number of troops. The total goal of military expansion reached more than 500,000 people. It was also the wealth of the river valley that gave Richard the courage to speed up the expansion. It was just north of The Dijia Valley has a population of less than 20 million, and more than 500,000 troops were recruited, which is a slightly higher ratio.

"I will arrange the recruitment work as soon as possible, but the scale of expansion this time is a bit large..."

"There is no rush, we still need to ensure the quality of the soldiers. The expansion time can be slowed down to two months to reach full strength."

"Ordnance factories must also expand simultaneously. The output of weapons and armor must be doubled within two months, and the quality must also be guaranteed."

"Yes, Master."

After learning that a large sum of gold and grain had been credited to his account, Egger did not raise any questions about Richard's expansion plan. This batch of supplies would be enough for the Hunter family until next year, which was quite generous for the time being.

The expansion of the ordnance factory is also necessary. According to the current scale of the Hunter family, the output of the original ordnance factory has become a bit stingy. Now that the Northland has been unified and the river valley has been taken over, the craftsmen must be abundant, and the ordnance factory The factory will naturally increase output.

After Richard arranged everything, Iger resigned first, leaving Richard alone in the meeting hall.

What worries Richard is nothing more than one thing. There are not enough people on hand. The shortcomings of the rapid expansion of the Hunter family are still being exposed. The entire time from making a fortune to unifying the Northland and taking over the river valley did not exceed half a year. , this little time is not enough for the growth of the talents originally cultivated by the Hunter family. The most top-notch talents like Quill and Kerry Richard dares to entrust to a legion, and it is a bit of a rush to get on the shelf. The rest can lead a flag regiment. Even if it is good, it is actually difficult for even Viscount Sauter to command more than one regiment of troops. The original layout of the Hunter family is too small.

Richard arranged for Moriel to expand the dragon army in the river valley as part of his plan. According to Richard's plan, when the Eastern Expedition begins, he will definitely bring Moriel and the dragon with him. The army will also have to contribute, and when the time comes, the valley will need to put someone in, someone who can trust him. There are not enough people.

I hope an all-around hero similar to Moriel will appear tonight. Richard can only place his hope on the tavern that opens once a week.

Today is another new month. Not only will new heroes appear in the tavern, but there will also be some surprises in the market of Stone Castle.

Putting aside what he was doing for the time being, Richard stood up and teleported to the inside of the Stone Castle.

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"Oh, noble envoy of God!"

The first thing that came was Grandet's familiar drake voice...