"Everything is arranged, brother, the Blood Knights are exchanging the path of light with the paladins of the Knights of the Silver Hand in the Abbey. Liadline and Windranger were also placed in the best accommodations. More and more commoners and nobles of Lordaeron are joining the Order, and everything is progressing in a steady and orderly manner, Ares. ”

In the royal city of Lordaeron, in Ares's residence, the Grand General Drumm carefully reported on the progress of the recent work. Since the cleansing of the Sunwell, more and more Blood Knights have come to Lordaeron to learn the true ways of the Paladin. The relationship between the Blood Elves and Lordaeron has entered a honeymoon period. This was unprecedented, even during the height of the Orc War, Silvermoon had never supported Lordaeron like this. Not to mention that Garissus later forced the Blood Elves to rebel. The present situation was something that the people of Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas had never imagined. Even the Blood Elves and Ares never thought of it.

In Lordaeron's days, Ares walked almost everywhere, and there were always two beautiful "bodyguards" by his side - Liadeline and Sylvanas...... Of course, they weren't really bodyguards, and Sylvanas stayed in Lordaeron as a freelancer, becoming the link between Silvermoon and Lordaeron. And Liadrin, just to train her knight team and avenge Lotherma.

"Well done, bro. I wish we could change history! ”

Standing in front of the windowsill of the room, Ares said confidently.

"History is made by us."

Dram, who didn't know what to do, also responded excitedly.

"Come, brother, I have a new plan and idea."

On a whim, Ares walked over to the large map, which was a giant map of Lordaeron. The outline is similar to the Lordaeron continent in his memory. It's just that the territory of Gilneth and Arathi Highlands is slightly larger. The area of Hinterland, on the other hand, is slightly smaller.

"This is the city of Lordaeron, this is the Tifaris woodland, this is the silver pine forest. Recently, I've been pondering a question, if we want to get in touch with the Seramo in Karimdor on the western continent and trade with each other, then where do we need to build a port? ”

Staring at the giant map, Ares asked excitedly. There was a glint of hope in his eyes, however, Drum, who seemed to be silent, seemed preoccupied.

"You're going to build a port?"

Drumm asked in a heavy tone.

"Yes, if you want to develop, you have to build ports, you have to build roads."

Ares didn't notice the bitter look on his partner's side, and continued to talk excitedly.

"How? Tell us what you think. ”

Drumm still didn't answer.

And Ares continued to mutter—

"Brother, I think it's here - the North Stream Coast. There was originally a small town here, Beiliu Town. Like Nanhai Town, it is inhabited by fishermen and has a simple port, but if you want to develop, this small port is completely insufficient. We need to build this into a second Nanhai Town, not Nanhai Port. And we should send a fleet of sailing ships, and Gianna, the leader of Theramore. Proudmoore got in touch. Once trade between the two places is achieved, Nordliu City will become another prosperous and prosperous place in the Republic of Lordaeron. It will not be inferior to the Stratholm of yesteryear. Brother, you must ask me why you chose to be here and not somewhere else. Look at the whole territory of Lordaeron, the eastern part is some plague-infected land, only the western part can be developed, and the entire Tifaris woodland is almost surrounded by high mountains, only the north coast has the foundation to build a large port, but the north coast is mostly shallow, there is no deep-water port, the fleet from Karim is all long-distance ships, without a deep-water port, large ships cannot enter the port. Therefore, after thinking about it for many days, I think it is the most suitable for Beiliu Town. ”

"Brother, it's enough for us to have a large port like Nanhai Town now, why choose another place and rebuild a large port."

Drumm asked, frowning. Although it is a question, in fact, there is already disagreement and disapproval hidden in the tone.

"Because...... The reason is simple...... A country cannot concentrate all its economic gravity on one region, one city. The equivalent of you can't put all your eggs in one basket. In the event of a war, this area, this city, becomes the object of the enemy's attention. In that case, we would be in a very passive position. Moreover, no kingdom, nor the current Republic of Lordaeron, can make the local strength surpass the central government, and Nanhai Town has not yet reached a large city, nor does it have the same population as Lordaeron. However, it has a unique geographical advantage. In the future, as long as there is no threat of war, it will surely develop rapidly. At that time, a large number of foreign populations will pour into Nanhai Town, and its strength will inevitably surpass that of Lordaeron City. In this way, the council's control over it is invisibly weakened, and new lords will even emerge, clamoring to break away from Lordaeron's rule. In this way, we have created another kingdom with our own hands. ”

Faced with Drum's confusion, Ares explained seriously-

"So we need to disperse and recreate another Nanhai Town, which is Beiliu City. One south and one north, just form a role of mutual containment. makes Nanhai Town not a monopoly. By taking advantage of the rivalry between Beiliu and Nanhai, we will be able to better control these two areas. ”

With Ares, Drumm took a deep breath. His face grew more and more ugly.

"Brother, what you say makes sense, but there is a question, where do the funds, where do our funds come from? The construction of ports, the construction of roads, these projects require a lot of money. We don't have the funds ......."

Drumm reminded.

"I know...... But we can borrow ......"

Ares replied with a smile.

"Borrow? Who to borrow? Varian? Stormwind has been through two wars and is now running low on finances of its own, and Varian is busy with his country's internal affairs. ”

Drumm sat down and said gloomily.

"Well, I know Varian isn't having a good time either, so we can't ask for anything more from him. We borrow from the people. ”

"Are you crazy?"

As soon as Ares finished speaking, Drumm jumped. He believed in his hardcore brother's military talents, but politics and economics were not the same thing at all. It's more complicated than military.

"No, I'm not crazy. I thought about it. Borrowing from the populace, especially from the nobility. After two years of development, there are some people who have accumulated a certain amount of wealth. We can issue government bonds and raise funds for port and road construction. When Beiliu Port starts to make profits, we will repay the loan to the people. And pay them interest. It's a way to kill two birds with one stone. Even, we can let the nobles who are willing to contribute participate in the construction of the port, and once the port is built, the proceeds will be divided into a corresponding percentage to them. I think many people would like to have such favorable conditions. As long as they are interested in the future development of Lordaeron. ”

Ares swore by it.