Tales of the Reincarnated Lord Chapter 590: Lack of labor

Charade hurriedly walked to the study room of Lorist with a thick folder. One month has passed since the last visit of Duke Kenmays to already, and it is now Grindia Continent common calendar November 1786.

In a small office next to the study, Charade was pleased to see his second son. Frederick was frowning with a pile of documents. He coughed twice and waited until Frederick looked up to himself and said, "Go and let me know, I will see His Highness ..."

Frederick raised his eyebrows at the door of the study, lethargic: "Father, go in by yourself, Your Highness has already said, you do n’t need to report ..."

Charade suddenly became angry: "Git boy, tell you to report it, you will report it, Your Highness is polite. As a subordinate, you must understand the rules and keep your duties, do you understand? Don't go fast!"

Frederick mumbled to his feet and stood up: "Do not bother others if you do this, as if you know the rules ..."

Soon, Frederick flashed out of the study and opened the door of the study: "No, Your Highness invites you in ..."

There is not only Lorist in the study room. Tarkel, who is the head of Norton Family intelligence, stands beside the desk.

"You're here? First look at these pieces of information returned from Imperial Capital." Lorist pointed to a few documents on the table and said to Charade.

Charade put down the folder in his hand and picked up a piece of information on the table and said: "His Majesty decided to form Stormwind Legion, with a total of 45,000 people, and plans to deploy in the province of Malivia. At present already has exact The evidence shows that Antares Chamber of Commerce obtained a standard fine iron weapon and armor from Trade Union and sold it to His Majesty at a preferential price of raw materials plus thirty gold fordes. In fact, His Majesty did not pay a penny, and the entire amount was paid by Antares Chamber of Commerce ... According to Imperial Palace The insider of the middle revealed that His Majesty King placed an order for 100,000 sets of precision iron equipment to Trade Union ... Your Majesty, Your Majesty Is He Crazy ... "

No wonder Charade will issue such doubts. What is Second Highness trying to do? Trade Union was once the enemy of Krissen's Empire. Now Second Highness has placed an order for 100,000 sets of fine iron equipment. This is not a small amount. Even a set of 30 gold fordes requires a huge amount of 3 million, not to mention To add raw materials for making this equipment ...

"What do you see?" Lorist asked.

"I wonder if our Majesty has a problem in his head. It is now in peacetime. Instead, he vigorously strengthened his armament and invested funds in this bottomless cave. Three million gold fordes of capital plus raw materials in exchange for One hundred thousand sets of standard iron equipment, did he forget that Trade Union was the biggest enemy of Empire? He is supporting the enemy of Empire!

Also,

Frenzy Legion has lost its reputation because of the caravan incident. His Majesty King will not think that adding a word of sand will become the new Legion? Stormwind Legion is also deployed in the province of Marivia. Is this not intended to replace White Lion Legion? Her Majesty is ready to let White Lion Legion be responsible for cleaning up domestic bandits, and let Stormwind Legion be responsible for external expedition? "Charade suspected.

"If you look at a few other documents, Antares Chamber of Commerce has built a large-scale refinery and forging plant in Liushuichuan, which has preliminary processed and refined various raw materials and ores, which has improved the efficiency of transportation and reduced The cost of land transportation. And it has collected 3 million funds for the order of 100,000 sets of fine iron standard equipment placed by Trade Union ...

The three million gold fordes funds are said to have been forcibly allocated to Antares Chamber of Commerce by our King, because we increased the purchase price of raw materials and mineral resources, and His Majesty lost one million in revenue last year and this year, so he Pass this loss on to the head of Antares Chamber of Commerce. As for the other million, His Majesty's investment in Antares Chamber of Commerce, he invested 800,000 gold fordes, and asked Antares Chamber of Commerce to give a return of 500,000 profits per year. This is really a good deal ... "

Lorist has a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth: "I really admire the commercial talent of the Serig Young Lord chairing Antares Chamber of Commerce. He not only resisted the price war of our family to raise the purchase price of raw materials and mineral resources, but also in our place. The development of Antares Chamber of Commerce to the current size step by step in the greedy forced apprenticeship is indeed a great skilled personnel.

I originally thought that increasing the purchase price would reduce the cash flow of Antares Chamber of Commerce, increase the cost of land transportation, and then force our Majesty to pass the losses on to Antares Chamber of Commerce, which would force them to disconnect or reduce the business to Trade Union. Road scale. However, they did not expect that they would use standard iron equipment to satisfy their greed, and expanded their trade with Trade Union to make up for the cash back.

I have to admit that our family wants to increase the purchase price of raw materials and mineral resources to force Antares Chamber of Commerce to comply. already has lost its effect. In order to obtain the 100,000 sets of refined iron equipment, our King, already will manage the three provinces directly under its jurisdiction. Mining and sales rights in seven of the seven mineral resource regions are granted to Antares Chamber of Commerce ... "

In the past, Antares Chamber of Commerce only involved sales rights, so Norton Family had to raise the purchase price of raw materials and mineral resources, Antares Chamber of Commerce, and had to keep up. However, Second Highness now grants Antares Chamber of Commerce the mining rights in the mineral resources regions of the provinces directly under the Central Government, so Antares Chamber of Commerce can fully mine by itself without the need for external acquisition. Over time, Antares Chamber of Commerce will surely develop into a commercial giant, which can even affect the implementation of Empire policy. This should be something a wise king should avoid and be vigilant ...

"His Royal Highness, what shall we do ..." Charade asked with a frown.

"What to do? No way ..." Lorist shook his head: "We can't control His Majesty's decision. What he wants to do is his right to be Empire Emperor. As long as it does not infringe on the interests of our family, we can only Stand on the sidelines. In fact, in the next few years, our family will not have the energy to do anything idle, and we can only tolerate even a secret loss.

At present, the energy of our family is on the Malak defense line in Punan Province. This is a major event that will affect the long-term security of our family for a hundred years. As long as the Marek defense line is completed, there is no invasion of the Mountain Barbarian tribe and the magical beast group. The mountain province can become our backyard of Norton Family and a good place for our leaders to live and work in peace. When the power of the future family expands to the original place, it will have a solid backing and base. "

Lorist tapped a few pieces of information on the table with his finger: "Actually, this information does not just let us know what happened between Her Majesty and Antares Chamber of Commerce, what agreement was reached, and if we analyze it in depth, we will also You can find more secrets. For example, what are the 100,000 sets of standard iron equipment mentioned in this one that can remind you ... "

Charade's face changed: "100,000 sets in two years ... Your Highness, this shows that Trade Union is likely to use a large-scale hydraulic forging machine like our family, otherwise they would not be completed within two years by human labor. This order, and sold to His Majesty at such a low price ... "

"Yes ..." Lorist nodded: "This shows that the strength and vitality of Trade Union are recovering quickly, so we can research and manufacture these hydraulic machines. Now Empire and Trade Union have a close relationship under the liaison of Antares Chamber of Commerce. No, the restrictions on Trade Union that we arranged were completely lost. Just like the salt monopoly system implemented by Peterson Kingdom, Antares Chamber of Commerce shipped large quantities of rock salt to Trade Union for sale. Peterson Kingdom did not dare to control it. . And Her Majesty's Spitfire Legion will be deployed in the province of Marivia. It is clear that it is threatening the Peterson kingdom not to interfere in the trade between Empire and Trade Union ... "

"His Highness, do you think Trade Union will likely attack Peterson Kingdom in the next few years?" Charade asked.

"With this possibility, Trade Union wants to revive it must open the way to Falik Plains and recover Falik Plains and Morante City. And Peterson Kingdom is the first level to stop them. However, from the current situation, Trade Union should not So unwise, if it launches an attack in the next few years, it will surely become the pinnacle of all the countries around the world. After all, the war in the central and southern regions has only subsided for a few years, and all countries in the world are wary of it ... "Lorist looked at the wall The map groaned and answered.

"Tarkel, increase the investigation of Trade Union, and report immediately as soon as Trade Union is found to be ready for action or indication!" Lorist commanded.

"Yes, Your Highness," Tarkel replied.

"Sir, unfortunately, we are too far away from Falik Plains and Peterson Kingdom. Once there is any change there, we will be beyond our reach." Charade sighed.

"Oh, it's okay, don't forget that our family still has a lease on the side of Morante City. As long as it helps to keep Morante City, then it doesn't matter if you lose Falik Plains. Sometimes I really hope that Trade Union can start an attack again, so I am ready to assemble The family armed forces will completely destroy it to eliminate our troubles. Alas, unfortunately, we do not have this opportunity now. "Lorist is now lamenting that if the soldier(s) casualties intensified in the past, these troubles will not be present Already.

Trade Union is really an invincible Xiaoqiang, the kind that can be brilliant if given a little sunshine, especially now it also joins hands with Second Highness and turns the enemy into a friend under the communication of Antares Chamber of Commerce. The bigger and bigger the business, it will affect To the layout of Norton Family in Empire. And Lorist could not come up with any good countermeasures for a while, after all, business competition can not be solved by shouting and screaming. Suppressing with the status of Sword Saint will only be a good joke ...

Tarkel retired after saluting the information on the table. Lorist opened a bottle of blackcurrant wine and poured a glass for Charade and himself.

Charade opened the thick folder that he brought, and sipped the fruit wine in a glass: "His Royal Highness, this is a report from Mr. Camora. He said that His Majesty sent a document, hoping that Jillin Harbor The amount of grain purchases can be increased next year, at least double the amount of grain purchased this year ... "

Lorist shook his head: "Our Majesty is short of money and anxiety. The food purchased by Jillin Harbor is delivered to Morante City for sale. His Majesty can earn more than one million gold fordes from it every year. You write a letter and tell him that Morante City's The grain market is so large and so much is needed. If the number of purchases is increased, the price of the sale will fall, but not so much profit. Reject his request ... "

Charade nodded: "Grandmaster Ciroba sent a report from the front line of Panshan Province. He is not optimistic that this year's scheduled project schedule for the Marek defense line will be completed as scheduled. The original plan was to achieve a project progress of one year this year. Hundreds of miles, but the current progress has only been completed for more than sixty miles. The lack of labor is the biggest reason that the project cannot be carried out as planned. We need more young labor ... "

Lorist frowned. This is a big problem that the family is currently facing. Perhaps the life in the family Territory is too good. The leaders of Northern Land are not willing to leave their homes to go to Panshan Province. This is relatively wild. Provinces go to engineering labor. As long as they can bear hardships and hard work, they can easily find a good job in Northern Land. This made the family's original plan to recruit 100,000 young laborers at Northern Land go to Panshan Province to build the Marek defense line ...

"There are only more than 40,000 laborers working on the front line of the Panshan Province. More than 30,000 of them are captives of Legion. They have been sentenced to five years of hard labor and forced labor by us. Nearly a thousand casualties have occurred in the past year. Mainly due to poisoning and the attack by the Mountain Barbarian tribe, morale is very low, and the remaining more than 10,000 young laborers are already leaders who settled in Panshan Province. They know that the completion of the Marek defense line means that What, so they are the residents who support this project most, but unfortunately there are not many ... "Charade made a further report.

Lorist tapped his finger on the table and asked, "Do they have any good suggestions for the lack of labor?"

"Potterfang Lord(s) proposes to increase the remuneration of labor recruitment, and there will be courage under the remuneration. It is believed that if the remuneration is doubled, it may be easy to recruit enough young labor in the family Territory to go to the construction of Marek in Panshan Province. The line of defense, but this proposal was rejected by the director of Speer. The director of Speer believes that the family cannot increase the additional expenses of the Marek line of defense. It is possible to allocate engineering expenses and war alert costs within the budget. already is the best effort of the family finances ... ...

Malek Lord(s) proposes to bring the Legions in the provinces to the front line of Panshan Province and carry out half a year of engineering construction to make up for the labor shortage. However, Hickard Lord(s) raised objections to this. He believes that when the three main families of the family Legion will gather on the front line of the Panshan Province, the provincial Legion should not be transferred to the engineering labor, otherwise, if there is a change, the family Territory guards against emptiness and is easily driven into by the enemy chief ... "

Charade watched the documents one by one to report the views and controversies of senior family members on the lack of labor. After turning over a page of documents, he paused and laughed: "His Royal Highness, Fierce Tiger Ross is a very interesting one. Suggestion, he suggested that our family armed forces cooperate with White Lion Legion to clean up the several provinces with severe bandits in the central region, and then use these captive bandits as labor for the project, so that it saves money and the trouble of recruiting labor(er) ... "

"Well ... Fierce Tiger Ross is hard to come by, and finally has a good proposal." Lorist smiled and asked, "Any other suggestions?"

"Yes ..." Charade replied: "In fact, the director of the Ministry of the Interior, Chris, Lord(s), suggested that the family can adopt the method of compulsory recruitment of civilians to solve the problem of lack of labor. Serving Lord(s) is originally a duty of the citizens, but we are Norton Family This has never been done ... "

Forcing conscripts to serve is a privilege of Lord(s). Lord(s) can decide how much time each contributor spends every year to work for himself. Some benevolent Lord(s) only allow the people to serve a month of labor, and also provide some food. Some harsh and stingy Lord(s) will lead the people to serve for half a year of labor and bring their own meals, but the escape rate of such Territory leaders is very high. Territory Aristocrat(s), like Norton Family, have never used this privilege before.

Lorist was silent and shook his head after a while: "Forcing conscripts to serve is not advisable. This will frustrate the concentric power of the congregation, and it will also make the insider of the family Territory uneasy. Since my None of the family's ancestors used this power over the leaders, so I'm not going to set a precedent. Let's think of another way. "

"Okay, Your Highness. Actually, I think that Fierce Tiger Ross's proposal is very operational ..." Charade said.