Chapter 544: Border Friction

Villages began to take root in the two counties, a large number of farmers began to cultivate the land with their oxen when they went there, and some farmers who intended to make a living by raising livestock began to tidy up their pastures.

By this time, it was almost winter, so they had to take advantage of the fact that it was not snowing yet to reclaim enough arable land as soon as possible for the next year's cultivation.

After they got a lot of land, they were very happy, and such a large piece of land could already allow them to live a very privileged life.

They did not have the idea that the Celestial Empire people would not be able to leave their homeland, and as long as it was profitable, they would live the same wherever they went, so this immigration program set off a boom in the two counties of Denlenburg and Issamdenburg.

They went in droves to the immigration department set up by William, and every fifty households were organized into a village, and each village had two well-trained officials, who served as village chiefs and tax collectors in charge of taxation.

Both of these positions are quite important, and with mutual supervision between the two men, as well as the supervision of the veterans who are assigned to the village to act as instructors, the potential for corruption is greatly reduced.

After all, William, who came from the Celestial Empire, had a visceral aversion to corruption, and he knew how terrible corruption was for a regime.

In addition to supervision, William also stipulated that whistleblowers could obtain the property of the corrupt in general, and such a multi-pronged approach made William feel at ease with the territory.

Now every village has a standard, a village chief, a tax collector, and a militia instructor, those small fortresses that have one every dozen kilometers, and it is impossible for William to send a large number of soldiers to station.

It was only possible to have two regular troops per fort, and the rest of the garrisons and patrols were filled by trained militiamen, which was the only way William could ensure that there were a large number of forts in the territory, that they could be played in good order, and that there were enough troops.

Otherwise, there were nearly a hundred forts in William's territory, Issamdenburg and Denlenburg alone, and if each fort had a regular army, it would be at least more than 10,000 people.

Even if it wasn't enough for him to send out all his troops, such a workaround was necessary.

He was not only an emigrant among the Loerdes, but also many Chekels who had been emigrated to Denlenburg and Issamdenburg.

He mainly wanted to adjust the ethnic ratio of each region, and he didn't want Clauren and Thatcher to still have too many Checkers.

Not only that, but the Loald people who had emigrated in the past were not only all engaged in farming, but also herded sheep, cattle and horses, and it was impossible for him to turn a particular trade into the patent of a certain race.

The Chekers in the territory of Denlenburg and Issamdenburg were also required to cultivate the land, and among these immigrants were to select good men as hussars.

William's ultimate goal was that the Loerdes living in Thatcher and Grass would eventually become good cavalry soldiers.

At the same time, large horse farms began to be built, and William obtained a large number of cattle, sheep and horses from the Checkers.

Cattle and sheep should be raised in a large-scale pasture manner, and which war horses should be built one after another, and the role of excellent war horses on the battlefield is not inferior to sophisticated weapons and equipment.

However, because the cattle and sheep trees were too large, William did not have the experience and financial resources to establish all the pastures, so he could only select some of the best quality, and then distribute the rest to the residents, let them raise, and then collect taxes from them himself.

This time, William won more than 80,000 cattle and more than 300,000 sheep, which was a very large wealth, of which William selected 20,000 cattle and 100,000 sheep as the property of the pasture, and the rest were distributed to the residents.

The ranch was directly operated by William, and it was necessary to hire people to raise it, and the cattle and sheep that were distributed to the residents were theoretically his private property, and even all the civilians were William's private property.

However, if William wants to take back all these things, it is estimated that it will arouse the anger of the people, after all, Dou Mien will promote rice hatred, so William plans to let them use money or livestock to offset the account, and then give these livestock to them as private property, otherwise it is indeed very difficult.

Both counties are in full swing, with forts and roads rising from the ground, villages gradually being built, and farmland around them being reclaimed very quickly.

In short, everything in these two counties is still in ruins, and there is only one word so far, spend money! It costs a lot of money!

William won these two counties, and the immediate benefits were not much, and he also planned to raise those cattle and sheep as real estate, so after winning these two counties, he could not have any large economic income, except for the confiscation of the family property of which tribal leaders and magnates to obtain some wealth, without any accounting.

And to build here, it also takes money, the fortress needs money, and although the orcs don't need money, the food consumed is also amazing.

Add to that the soldiers' salaries, the increase in the wages of stone workers to increase the amount of work, as well as the salaries of some skilled jobs, and the salaries of brick kiln workers, all of which cost money!

The extra officials also need salaries, and it is not yet time to really start spending money, and when the capital construction is completed, he will have to pay for all the commercial cities, large fortresses, and military fortresses.

This made his already tight finances even worse, and the financial tension caused by the massive expansion of the army, which had just improved somewhat due to the opening of porcelain sales, became tense again due to the construction of these two counties.

After all, porcelain has not been popular by everyone, and now there are porcelain, spirits, and honey, which are supported by three profitable private properties, plus the territory is developed in commerce, and there are many agricultural taxes, but even so, the income of each quarter of the year is only just a surplus.

If we calculate according to the current income, there will even be a large deficit when the fortress and city construction are carried out in the future, and it is estimated that only when the sales of porcelain are fully opened can there be a slight surplus when the two counties are developed.

Just when William was worried about money, the border between the Kingdom of Tskema and the Duchy of Bunkersen was once again in a rather violent conflict.

After Duke Bunkerson crossed the border, the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Tskema confronted Duke Bunkerson in a forest within 20 kilometers of the Kingdom of Bunkerson.

After all, this is only a coalition army, if King Hand Brolin is on the throne, or even just when King Hunt is on the throne, this will never happen.

Although the nobles still longed for the throne, they knew that the current throne was seated, and even if they did not accept it, they would serve the king wholeheartedly, and even most of the nobles would not disagree.

However, the current situation is different, the throne of the king of the Tskema Kingdom is still undecided, and everyone with a little strength wants to do it themselves, give themselves and their families this glory.

The small nobles, on the other hand, hoped to gain benefits by supporting the big nobles, so no one wanted to lose their troops at this time, for fear of suffering a loss when they competed for the position of king in the future.