"That's bad news, is there anything else?" said Aaron, rubbing the sides of his forehead in annoyance.

"There's another tricky question!" Zabas said, rubbing his palms.

"Huh?"

"Of the 6,000 refugees, nearly 1,000 were slaves who had escaped from the country. If this is discovered, it may cause unnecessary trouble to adults. Zabas said worriedly.

"You don't have to worry about this for now, you can put up a notice saying that all slaves don't need to worry about safety and discrimination. Here in Kingston, as long as they have completed the additional tasks, I, Arun, in the capacity and name of the Baron, will be relieved of their slavery status and restored to their status as free people. Aaron waved.

"Okay!" Zabas then went down.

Bags of cloth filled with bulging auray disappeared day by day over time. Ole kept sprinkling out, but like water splashed into a deep pool, it could not satisfy the refugee's mouth. Due to the severe lack of funds, the ranks used to maintain law and order in the town are also uneven, and there is a shortage of personnel.

The increasingly serious problem of public order has also led to poor sanitation and the emergence of underworld forces. Under the chain reaction, the flow of merchants from other places was also affected, resulting in a decline.

However, while the leadership team in Kingston was busy with a lot of trivial matters, Dalyse's people finally brought the good news that Aaron had been waiting for.

The Stoudemire family in central Arizona is one of the heirs of the current head of the family, Viscount Amare. He was interested in the mines of Arlen. This time, Amare sent someone to follow Dalys's men to Kingston to investigate, and if the mine is not too problematic, he will formally sign a contract with Aaron.

According to the man sent by Talis, the Stoudemire family is not only deeply rooted in central Arizona, but also powerful. Even in the entire province of Arizona, it is an extremely influential family. They have close personal relations with some guys in the military department, and their networks are very large.

With this relationship, Alun spent the next few days hospitably entertaining the delegation and personally accompanying them to the front and back of the mine to inspect and extract samples of soil and excavated spars. I have been tense for several days, for fear of slacking off this group of people by half a point and letting my hopes be disappointed. After sending them away, Aaron and Zabas softened and breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Perhaps knowing what's at stake, Scrooge old Gibson didn't have much of a problem with the money being spent on hospitality, but only complained to his dogs in private.

Soon, the contract deed of Amare arrived, and the person who came also greeted Arun on behalf of Viscount Amare, and said that all the output of the mine was purchased at a high price relative to quality and quantity. In addition, the viscount also expressed the hope that he could take a stake, but out of respect for the baron, he said that he would not participate in the management, but only asked for some dividends.

For Amare's request, Aaron immediately replied to the person who came, and said yes. In the end, after some debate, Arun allowed Amaré to own 20% of the mine's shares, and would receive a quarterly report of the mine's operations every quarter. The rights and obligations are based on the relative dividends or losses at the end of each year. There are also some rules and regulations.

At the same time, Aaron sent someone to Salz to tell the news to Count Anthony. In the following time, with the signing of the contract on the Salz side, the funds were received one after another. This was followed by funds from Amare's side.

As the owner of the mine, Arun owns 70% of the mine, Anthony and other powerful nobles own 10%, and Amare owns 20%.

With a new round of huge capital injection, the mine not only continued to maintain normal operation, but also expanded the scale of development on the original basis.

Minecarts, iron spears and shovels, miners, roads, houses, etc., increased rapidly. In addition, Aaron also allocated a little money to the alchemists, which he used to buy materials to make thunder bombs with no weak explosions. Although these thunder bombs are not as powerful as those used in combat, they are very effective and appropriate for mining and blasting mines. Not only the effect is wonderful, but also has the advantages of mass production, cheap and easy to buy materials.

With the continuous investment of funds, the mine can finally produce ordinary quality quartz, that is, it meets the standard requirements of commodity procurement.

"My lord, this is the financial report for this quarter. Three months later, when Zabas presented it with a thick stack of statistical reports in his hand, his tone was excited and confident.

"Well, it looks like as long as the mine remains operational, it should be able to double the size of mining next year. This allows us to mine mid-to-high quality quartz. After reading it carefully, Aaron was full of confidence about the future.

"This shouldn't be a big deal. Since the funds were in place, the management of health and public security has also been greatly strengthened, and the production of amethyst has also attracted more business travelers and mercenaries here. Now, Kingston has a permanent population of more than 8,000, and the floating population has reached a staggering 60,000, and even Salz City has less than one-sixth of our floating population!

"Very well, Mr. Zabas. Take good care of Kingston, and I'll need your help with more things in the future!" Alan smiled with a few flicks of expensive paper made from wood pulp.

"Yes, Your Excellency, and good news for the refugees!" Zabas excitedly added Tim's dry lips.

"Oh, you're saying they're self-reliant now?" Aaron asked casually, keeping his eyes on the financial statements.

"No, sir. Self-reliance had already begun in two months, and most of the nearly 1,000 slaves had regained their freedom. I would say that they were all about to overwhelm my office. Zabas shook his head and laughed.

"Ahh

"Every day, hundreds of people come to me and ask us to give them the right to be permanent residents, and they want to put down roots here. So, this time, I'm mainly going to report back to you. Zabas laughed.

"Haha, that's a good thing. I have approved their request, and you will immediately prepare for this work and quickly implement their application. "Aaron cut the railroad.

"Yes. Zabas replied.

Kingston is not large, with a radius of twenty or thirty kilometers of ground, and deep mountains, rivers and rapids are all over it, dividing Aaron's territory into countless strips. There are very few places for human habitation and they are scattered. Today, people have settled around the thriving town of Kingston, which has gradually formed several densely populated street fairs featuring crafts and services.

With more and more money on hand, as the lord of Kingston, Aaron's mansion naturally had to be rebuilt. In addition to the construction of the lord's palace, several naturally formed commercial markets and main streets are also being expanded and renovated.

While the territory was thriving, Zabas also secretly sent some shrewd and reliable people to the Slovenian Empire, as well as other large and small principalities and independent city-states, to negotiate the matter of Amethy Stone. With the news that the town of Kingston could produce a large amount of amester ore spread, Kingston, which was unknown in the past, suddenly appeared on the map of the mainland.

More people arrived in Kingston, and there was a shortage of places to live, with some locals quitting their jobs as miners and buying cheap lots in the middle of nowhere to build accommodation hotels.

Hills have been razed and giant trees have been cut down to replace them with houses rising from the ground. Refugees wandering in Aquitania also learned from many people that Kingston was a good place far from the battlefield, with prosperous trade and prosperous people. These people came to Kingston with their families, and the population of Aaron's territory rose again to more than 10,000.

The increase in population has also promoted a more detailed division of labor and cooperation in the industry to promote the development of the industry. After a year, Kingston is no longer the nameless village of the past, but a place known to everyone throughout the province. The people here have benefited from the continuous development of the mine. In addition, Arun also issued a decree that all local residents would have the right to receive the mine's annual dividends.

Today, every resident of the Arun Territory receives two Orley dividends per year in the mine, which increase as the mine's profits increase. As a result, the law and order in Kingston suddenly became more civilized and safe than the imperial capital overnight.

The number of security officers to maintain order in the mines has been reduced from 300 to less than 50, and most of the work is only coordination and communication, because the market order in the mines of Kingston has been regularized and regularized. If any of the unsightly fellows dared to disrupt the operation of the mines in such a situation, all the inhabitants of Kingston would shout and fight with them from their homes with sticks and shovels.

When you put your hand in the pockets of one or two people and take the money, maybe they won't resist. But if you put your hand in the pockets of a group of people and take the money, they will dare to fight with you.

Aaron's administrative expenses are not too much additional expenditure, compared with the establishment of a large number of security forces to enforce management, the effect of mine dividends is more prominent, and the extra part of the funds is not enough.

The Salz region, which depends on Kingston's prosperity, has gradually become lively before you know it. Earl Anthony and several other old nobles also became more frequent in their dealings with Zabas, the governor of Kingston.