Chapter 109: Territory construction (1)

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The next morning, Yulian, Ophelia, Charlotte, Judy, Messiah, and Semiya also appeared in the meeting room of Twilight Castle that was almost never used, which can be said that Yulian obtained the Twilight Forest Since then, the first regular lord meeting. This is no wonder, after all, after the source conversion device is activated, the construction of the territory of the Twilight Forest can be said to be everything, only the east wind. Next, how to build the territory has naturally become a top priority. So Yulian decided to simply gather everyone together and discuss together to see if they could get any good suggestions and opinions. In fact, even Yulian himself is a little confused about how to build the territory. Although under the current circumstances, the operation of the Twilight Forest is still normal, but this is not enough.
As his lieutenant and secretary of state, Ophelia naturally presides over this meeting. Judy's identity is the captain of the castle guard, and Charlotte is the maidservant. As for the sisters, although they look at them on the table and laugh and play, they know that these two little guys are obviously I came to fight soy sauce, but Yulian still gave them the title of guest secretary. Anyway, this is to be called out, and it doesn't matter if the little guys are willing to accept it themselves.
"At present, there are a total of forty-five servants in Twilight Castle. As far as the current situation is concerned, it can barely keep the castle running. But in terms of territory, we currently only have three timber yards and a processing plant. The tax that can be received every month is about 800 gold coins."
"It's really less..."
Hearing this, Yulian frowned. He knew very well that even these 800 gold coins actually had a lot of water. Most of these gold coins came from the three timber yards and processing plants. In fact, except for one of them, one of them was invested by a nearby businessman. All of the facilities are built by the Zac family to fulfill the contract. To put it bluntly, they are building here, and making money is only second. To put it bluntly is just a kind of good behavior by the Zac family. This kind of loss-free trading is obviously not a normal business behavior, so in fact it is not possible Count. Moreover, frankly, 800 gold coins per month are not as good as the tax revenue of a small town on the Golden Trade Road.
"The handover of the Golden Business Road takes half a month. According to intelligence, all the soldiers responsible for checkpoints and inspections were from the Bird family. After the contract of your adult takes effect, the Bird family will recall these people. If you If we want to control those checkpoints and checkpoints, then we need to recruit a large number of local people... I think this will be a very troublesome thing."
O'Fallier's report is simple and clear. In fact, she is right, and the Bird family's act of recalling its own family soldiers is also understandable. After all, these soldiers are also members of the Bird family. In other words, even if Bo The German family was so generous to give these soldiers to Yulian, but it would be troublesome if something happened in the future. After all, these soldiers are concerned, but the tax profit of tens of thousands of gold coins per month is not a trivial matter.
"Wait until the handover, I will take two little guys there to see the situation in person."
Yulian quickly made a decision.
"As for the soldiers who guard the level, they can be recruited from the local area, and we can give them more favorable treatment and compensation than ordinary soldiers. Of course, the premise is that these guys are obedient......... But after all, these are only external. For business, we still focus on our eyes. I want to know why the Twilight Forest cannot attract too much foreign investment? We always have to be self-reliant, even if we don’t make money, stone and minerals are always produced by ourselves. You can’t always buy it. After all, we don’t have much money to waste, and it’s too time-consuming to buy from outside.

"Because of lack of manpower, sir."
O'Falil put together the documents in his hand and said flatly with a smile.
"In fact, I think the news about you and the two young ladies should have spread to the nearby territories. For those businessmen who develop here, if they can climb the ranks of high-level swordsmen, Trees, then there will always be one more way to go in the future. But the fact is that the twilight forest is seriously understaffed, and there are only less than 300 people in the town, and if the elderly, women and children are excluded, then the rest There are fewer young and middle-aged workers who can work, and now, the three lumber yards and processing plants have shared these surplus labors, and even then they can only barely operate, let alone, not everyone is willing to do these heavy For many young people, they would rather go to the bustling cities on the plains to find some profitable business, rather than do these low-paying jobs here."
It’s no wonder, after all, young people are full of ambition and vitality. They are generally seldom willing to live in a barren and isolated place like the twilight forest, and in places like the lumber yard, the rewards will not be so high. Where to go, so lack of attraction is also a matter of course.
In other words, in fact, the businessmen did not want to invest in the Twilight Forest-in fact, they wished to start cooking immediately, establish their own industry in this territory, and then take the opportunity to draw closer to the young high-level swordsman and lord relationship. For territories such as Twilight Forest, various industries are necessary, and by that time, as a lord, Yulian will naturally have to deal with these merchants, so for these merchants, as long as If you can see the lord above, what is Lala's relationship?
They really wanted to come. Unfortunately, the clever woman could not cook without rice. I can provide the funds and the technology. But the manpower problem is very troublesome. You know, this is not just to send a few people to supervise the work. If you want to start an industry in such a place, you need manpower, and you need to provide them with accommodation, food, etc. These are all very troublesome and expensive. Taking a step back, even if those businessmen are really willing to lose money to this extent, it is still a question of whether their employees will come.
If the Twilight Forest is only barren and barren, but has a sufficient population, then these merchants will naturally not miss this good opportunity. Labor can be hired from locals, which saves a lot of costs and saves you some trouble. But now, the Twilight Forest is vast and sparsely populated. There is only one town with less than 300 people in the entire forest. Although Yulian was able to obtain three more towns after signing a contract with the Zac family, Yulian was also very clear that the people there must be reluctant to come here. If you really want to issue such an order, then I am afraid that the handover of the territory is less than half a month, and those guys will be rioting.
"The total number of wandering souls is only 130, and it's still barely enough to maintain the operation of the castle, but I think if I take part in the work, I'm afraid it will be somewhat insufficient.
Charlotte sat in the chair, fiddling with the teacup in his hand. Judy also frowned, staring at Yulian in embarrassment. Although she wasn't too concerned about these, she still understood what O'Falil meant.
"So what should we do, even if you have announced a tax rate reduction, but the Twilight Forest simply does not have the conditions to attract the surrounding people to go."
"Since they refuse to come by themselves, then we can only force them to come."
Yulian shrugged his shoulders, leaned back on the back of the chair and stretched.
"Yes."
Hearing Yulian's words, O'Falil nodded.
"Since civilians do not want to come to the Twilight Forest, our only option is to buy those slaves."
In this continent, slave trading is a legal transaction. Although the Church of Saint Grace has always expressed anger and condemnation, but the interests are the first, but not everyone will listen to the church. Generally speaking, slaves are composed of refugees who were wounded, captured, or displaced during the war. The army will hold these captives and sell them to slave traders in exchange for money. In fact, during the war, many additional The income comes from such a slave trade, which also accounts for a large part of it. Of course, the cost of buying slaves is really not low, but Yulian still has a surplus income in his own hands to buy these idle labor. It is not a problem to think about.
"In the first batch, we plan to buy 700 slaves for work. At least, we have to stabilize the general area of ​​Twilight Town. Otherwise, the current town alone may be difficult to withstand the degree of operation we want in the future. As far as military power is concerned, Judy can only rely on you to maintain order. The castle does not need you to worry. I don’t think anyone will come to attack us. When we buy the slaves back, your task is to guard them. To avoid unnecessary confusion."
"Yes, sir."
Upon hearing Yulian’s order, Judy immediately stood up and nodded, but Charlotte looked at his master curiously, seeming somewhat puzzled.
"But master, so far, we have no clue about how to buy or sell slaves, or that you have found a channel?"
"I haven't found it yet."
In the face of the maid's question, Yulian spread her hands, and answered very readily.
"But I found someone who might have clues about this, and I think he should be here soon."
As soon as the voice fell, a heavy knock on the door rang, and then Caster entered the room and saluted Youlian straightly.
"The first guard captain Castel reported to you, Master Yulian, what's the matter with you?"
Although Custer lowered his head and looked at the ground with a serious expression at the moment, in fact, deep in his heart, he was full of joy. In fact, when Yulian sent someone to call him to the meeting, Custer I understand that my efforts in these days have not been in vain. Now that the young lord has finally used it, then I must seize this opportunity and I must not lose the opportunity. Because of this, after receiving the notice, Custer carefully prepared for a turn, and then quickly rushed over.
"Mr. Custer, I remember you were a member of the security team on the Byrd family territory, right."
"Yes, sir."
Hearing this, Castel was slightly stunned. He looked at Youlian with some curiosity, and some were unclear. What the lord is thinking, he should be very clear about his origins, there is no need to ask more. .
"So I would like to ask, are you familiar with some slave traders? I am currently planning to do business in this area, hoping to find a trustworthy referee..."
Speaking of this, Youlian looked at Custer, his mouth slightly raised, and a smile appeared.
"I don't know if Mr. Custer can recommend me such a trusted and traded businessman?"
"This one……………"
Hearing this, Custer frowned. In fact, as a member of the security team, whether they like it or not, they would deal more or less with the slave merchants. After all, those slaves are not comparable to civilians, and the danger is also very high, so the probability of making trouble is also very large, and the security team has not dealt with these slaves and their masters. Naturally, many people in this respect are known.
However, these slave traders are not good at all. They may even judge to sell the buyer at the same time when they are dealing with you. Of course, Custer believes that the group of bully and fearful guys certainly dare not fight this. The idea of ​​the young lord, but the slave merchant’s nasty trading methods have to be guarded. After all, this is the lord’s first task assigned to him to deal with. If he does not introduce himself, let this lord Adults suffer a loss, so the next development will naturally be imagined.
Custer finally climbed such a big tree, and naturally he would not fall so willingly, so he frowned, thinking hard for a long time, putting the dangerous men in his brain too high to master After culling, I finally found a suitable object in the corner.
"In this case, I can recommend Keyes of the Neverwinter Hand Chamber of Commerce to your adult. Although the guy is a slave trader, he can finally speak, and his character and reputation are still guaranteed. And the Keyes Chamber of Commerce is located in Emerald Town, there can now be said to be your site. I think the old guy should not have the guts to come to you."
Speaking of this, Custer stopped for a while, paying attention to the expressions of Yulian and O'Falil before continuing.
"If you have this meaning, then I will immediately send someone to invite him here. How do you think?"
Case of the Neverwinter Chamber of Commerce?
Yulian and O'Fallar glanced at each other and nodded slightly.
"Don't be so troublesome, since he is in Emerald Town, then I will go for a trip in person."
With that said, Yulian stood up, and it was announced that the first meeting of the Lords of the Twilight Forest ended.
"I think Mr. Custer should be happy to walk with him, right?"
"Of course, Lord Yulian."
Hearing this, Custer finally couldn't help it anymore, showing a smile, and then he hurriedly lowered his head and replied respectfully.
Emerald Town is a small town located outside the Twilight Forest. A few decades ago, it was the same as Twilight Town, but it was just a small village surrounded by forests. But later, the Bird family developed this territory and connected it to the golden business road, and the town of Emerald, once unknown, also became prosperous.
"It's really better than others, maddening."
Standing in the prosperous street, looking at the crowd coming and going on both sides, you even sighed. Although Emerald Town and Twilight Town both sound similar, the difference is immediately revealed when comparing the two. On this flat, wide street, there are bustling crowds and busy figures. The noise and the noise are mixed on this street, bringing vitality and vitality. And in the shops and taverns on both sides, it is also overcrowded. From time to time, you can see the mercenary wearing leather armor blushing, shouting and waving something in the hip flask, and on the notice board outside the door, those who are all in full Armed adventurers are surrounded, looking for adventure tasks that they can do.
If you compare this with Twilight Town, then the latter is simply a deserted ghost town.
"Emerald Town is close to the Golden Business Road, and it is normal to have such a prosperity."
O'Falil pulled the cloak beside him and looked at the crowd with dissatisfaction. Unlike Yulian, O'Falil obviously preferred the quiet, laid-back living environment of Twilight Town.
"Sir O'Falir is right. This is the closest town to the Golden Business Road in this area, so there are a lot of people."
Custer, who was in charge of the guide, separated the crowd on both sides, led the two forward, and introduced them to them.
"And those slave traders will stay here from time to time. Frankly speaking, every time they come, there will be a lot of trouble here, which is really a headache."
"Will those slaves also enter the town?"
Hearing this, O'Falil asked inquisitively. After all, she was the princess, and she rarely saw the slave trading market. It was not surprising that there was such doubt.
"Of course impossible, Master O'Falil."
Custer smiled and waved his hand.
"Not to mention that those slaves are dirty and smelly, and people in any town will not welcome their entry. Besides, who knows if these slaves are infected with any infectious diseases or plagues? In case, let them come in and make trouble If something goes wrong, then it will be much more troublesome. So, in general, the slave merchants will gather the slaves in the outer area of ​​the town, let the mercenaries guard, most of the slaves admit their lives. Of course, some people will definitely try to escape , This is unavoidable.........arrived!"
In the speaking room, Custer had already led the two through the bustling neighborhood and came to the tall house in the corner of the town. On the surface, this was a two-story building, which looked clean.
"Please follow me, sir."
Custer made a gesture to Yulian, then he went up the stairs, pushed open the wooden door and went in.
As can be seen from the arrangement inside, the Handless Winter is obviously not a rich chamber of commerce. Both the wooden seats and the inferior carpets on the floor illustrate this point. In the empty hall of Noda University, except for a young apprentice beside the counter who was dozing off, he could not see a half figure. There is absolutely no prosperity that Yulian and O'Falil imagined, and even the streets outside may be more popular than here.
"How is this going?"
After seeing everything in front of him, Custer frowned in surprise.
"I remember this was not the case last time..."
He muttered in a low voice, then walked to the counter and took a picture of the table, so that the apprentice who was sleepy suddenly made a spur, and finally woke up from the dream. He straightened up, rubbing his sleeping eyes, and then nodded panicly to salute the guest in front of him.
"Hello, distinguished guests, welcome to the hands of Wu Dong, what can I do for you..."
"We are here to talk to your president about business."
Custer knocked on the counter impatiently, and said coldly.
"What about Case? The old guy should be here, and immediately call him to see me."
"Yes, yes, I will go right away."
Obviously, this young apprentice has never had any experience facing guard soldiers. In fact, when he saw the standard armor worn by Custer, his legs were already half-softened-it’s true where people don’t fight officials. . So after hearing Caster's words, he nodded immediately, and then ran upstairs as if he was running away, disappearing from the figure.
"It seems something is wrong."
It wasn't until the figure of the apprentice disappeared that Custer turned around and said to Yulian with a trace of anxiety.
"I remember a few years ago, the Hand of Neverwinter was a prosperous chamber of commerce, and made a lot of money... But now it looks like this, it seems to have encountered some difficulties. Frankly speaking, I don’t know if it can reach the lord Your request, sir."
"Don't care so much, just look before you talk."
Compared with Custer’s uneasiness, Yulian was much easier. He certainly understood Custer’s ideas. This was a rare opportunity for him to express himself. If he messed up, it might affect Yulian’s view of him, and As far as the current situation is concerned, it seems that the situation is somewhat unexpected from Custer. However, this does not matter. According to Custer, some of Emerald Town are slave merchants. If this is not possible, then find another one. Anyway, some are choices.
"Oh, oh, oh sir.........!"
Just as everyone waited for boredom, an almost neurotic voice sounded, and then, a tall, thin figure stepped down the stairs and walked downstairs. He raised his hands high, with a trace of terror on his thin face.
"I said that, I will return the money to you before winter, so..."
His words were only half said. In fact, after seeing the people clearly, the tall, thin businessman swallowed his next words. He looked at Castel in disbelief, and then strode forward to unfold. Arms.
"Hi, Custer, isn't this Mr. Custer? It's been a long time since I heard you called the Byrd Family Guard? Now you are..."
"Okay, Keith, don't get too close."
Although he said something like this, Custer reached out and gave a warm hug to the businessman in front of him.
"I am now working under Lord Yulian, the Lord of the Twilight Forest. In fact, this time I brought you a business."
With that said, Custer turned sideways, pushing Yulian and O'Fallier forward.
"This is Lord Yulian, the Lord of the Twilight Forest, and his fiancee Miss O'Falil, and they want to buy a batch of slaves from you."
"Oh oh, that's what it is."
Hearing Caster's words, Case immediately smiled enthusiastically, and he strode forward, holding Yulian's outstretched hand firmly.
"Welcome, welcome the arrival of the two. The respected Lord Lord and this beautiful lady, it is a lucky three lives to serve the two.........Excuse me, what the two need is..."
"We need a group of slaves."
Yulian withdrew his hand and said.
"About 700 slaves, healthy, men and women are not limited... I hope you can have good recommendations, of course, money is not a problem."
"Seven hundred slaves..."
Hearing this, Keith frowned, slightly embarrassed. He glanced at Custer standing beside him, and gave a bitter smile.
"This.........I'm sorry, two, I really can't get 700 slaves..."
"How can it be?"
Hearing this, Yulian hadn't spoken yet, but Custer cried in surprise.
"I remember the hands of Neverwinter who used to do slave business often? The seven hundred slaves should be no problem for you."
"It used to be that way, brother, but now it's different."
Hearing Caster's inquiry, Case shrugged his shoulder with a bitter face.
"I think you have seen it. Now the hands of Neverwinter are no different than before. I have lost business and lost a lot of money in the past few years. I do not hide from you that I did get a group of slaves before, but now... I can't sell it."
Can't sell it?
Hearing this, Yulian and O'Falriel looked at each other curiously. What is this? What does it mean that there is no way to sell?
"What happened?"
Hearing Yulian's inquiry, Case apparently hesitated, he considered for a moment, and finally sighed helplessly.
"In fact, it's not a big deal. I originally took over a thousand refugees from Orutt. I originally planned to sell them to the south. But when I took it back to rest, there was a little accident... ..."
The matter is not particularly complicated. When Keith took a break, a guard soldier took a fancy to a girl among the refugees, and then dragged her out to have a good time. Anyway, in their view, these refugees were slaves. , There is no human rights at all, and businessmen are always short of three points in front of officers and soldiers. Although Kester is worried that such a move will irritate his refugees and stop, but the other party obviously does not intend to give him any face. Still took the girl away.
But then things got in trouble, the little girl was already weak, and how could she suffer from a young man's ruin, so when she was sent back to the slave camp, the little girl had only half of her life left Although, after that, Keith also sent someone to find a doctor to treat the little girl, but her age was too young and her body was too weak, and the method of guarding the soldiers was too cruel, so the little girl could not persist. In the end, he screamed—and this naturally aroused the anger of the refugees, and their revenge was also very simple. They deceived the young garrison soldier to the slave camp, and then beat them up, killing them alive, and then throwing them. Went out.
This move of the refugees triggered an uproar. You should know that the soldiers on guard are not civilians. Killing these soldiers is no different from rebellion in some sense. Moreover, the young guard soldier was the son of the guard captain in this town. Soon, the refugees were surrounded by the guard captain and asked them to surrender the murderer who killed their son, otherwise they would be killed. Sleepy here. However, these refugees were stubborn and would rather die, so the two sides stalemate.
For Case, this is undoubtedly a flying disaster, although he also tried to reconcile, but it had little effect. Right now he wants to take away those refugees, but it is impossible to sell them. After all, the garrison is a ground snake, and no one wants to cause trouble. So now Kester can only sigh and deliver some food to the refugees, hoping that they will survive this time and wait until the adult feels better before selling them.
This is not Case's sympathy for those refugees. As a slave businessman, the professional ethics should be indispensable. But because these years, Case has been losing money in business, and now these refugees are his only hope of turning back, so he naturally treats them much better than ordinary slaves. But in fact, it has been more than two months since now, but the two sides have no intention to stop the confrontation, and Keith’s money is not endlessly consumed, and the result is dragged on and on, and so on, I am afraid that Keith I really want to lose my blood.
A group of refugees?
Hearing this, You Lian narrowed her eyes.
"What is their origin?"
"They came from the giant wood valley of Orlut, captured after Orut was occupied by the Sith, and then sold them to me. I originally planned to take them to the south to sell. I believe they should be able to sell for a good price. But now it looks like it's good not to lose money..."
"I want it."
"Hey?"
Perhaps Yulian's speech was too short, and Case did not respond for a while. He widened his eyes in surprise, staring at the young man in front of him.
"You mean..."
"I want it. Where are they now? I want to go check it out. There should be no problem."
"This……………"
Hearing this, Keith looked embarrassed. He looked at Yulian with some doubt, thinking about the other party's true meaning. This young man should not have heard what he said just now, so why did he make this decision?
Thinking of this, Case looked at Custer in confusion, but he only nodded slowly to himself.
"So, please follow me."
Kate no longer hesitated when he saw that the other party had said something. Anyway, if he dragged on the blood that he would definitely lose, it would be better to see what this young man can do to help him solve this problem. (To be continued, if you want to know the future, please visit www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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