Chapter 451 Signing the Agreement

“...... To the north of the province of Yungeshandra are the Leden Mountains and the Yunske Hills, which reach the seashore and are sparsely flat and arable. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIt is bordered by Egret Lake to the south and is surrounded by swampy areas. The total population of the province is now 580,000, including the family armed regiment of the Grand Duke of Fortrendo and the 170,000 immigrants who have migrated with it, of whom the number of young and able-bodied laborers is 147,381......"

“...... After more than four months of exploration and investigation, we have found three mineable iron ores in the Lydon Mountains and the Yunske Hills, and two that can be classified as excellent mines. There is one gold mine with medium reserves, and the estimated annual mining value is about 500,000 gold fords, and seven copper mines, all of which are small reserves. In addition, there are twenty valuable mineable vein resources. The largest amount of mineral is white clay, which is a fine clay for the production of white pottery. After research, we believe that we can use Baikui soil to form a large-scale pottery industry, making it a special product of Yungeshandra Province......"

“...... If a dam is built along the border between Egret Lake and the territory, the marshy area of Yungeshandra Province can be reclaimed into nearly 10 million acres of fertile land, which will not only make the barren Yungeshandra Province a major grain-growing province, but also take advantage of the proximity to Egret Lake to develop fishing, processing and aquaculture. At the same time, we also recommend that the fields near the mountainous areas of the northwest should be vigorously planted with flax and fine linen to develop the textile industry......"

“...... Based on a comprehensive survey and exploration report in Yungeshandra province, we have developed a five-year development plan that will require 300,000 to 400,000 labour, with a budget of 7 million goldfords. It will take five years to carry out a comprehensive renovation of all the infrastructure in the province of Yungeshandra, and the arrangement of various plans and industrial development will be preliminarily completed......"

On December 16, 1785 in the general calendar of the Continent of Gelintya, Baron Sedcamp, who had been appointed by Lorist as the head of the overall investigation and exploration of the province of Yungeshandra, returned to the city of Fury, accompanied by the Grand Duke of Forrendo, and reported to Lorist and the family hierarchy the results of the survey and the plan for the development of the province of Yungerchandra.

As Lorlist's personal servant when he was a child, he was also a late bloomer, and after Lorlist's return to the Northlands, he left Lorlist's side to take charge of the development of the family's domain. Last year, on New Year's Day, he was made an honorary baron. The servant-born Sedercamp was able to help the nobles on the one hand, because of Lorist's appreciation, and on the other hand, it was also the result of his efforts.

After being appointed by Lorist as the director in charge of the joint development of Yungeshandra Province, he dutifully led nearly 100 family officials and technical experts to complete the comprehensive investigation and exploration of Yungeshandra Province in more than four months with the cooperation of Archduke Volundo......

However, the huge development fund of 7 million Kingford was also a big burden for the Norton family, and Director Speer was adamantly opposed to the joint development of the province by the Norton family and the Forrendo family. He thought that if it was two or three million, the Norton family could lend money to the Archduke of Forlando, after all, these gold fords were the family's reserves, and they would not give birth to small gold coins in the treasury, and there was still interest to be taken by lending them to the Archduke of Forlando.

However, the 7 million development fund, which is more than half of the family's reserves, is too risky to lend for joint development. The family's current reserves are only 13 million goldfords, especially Lorist is also preparing to build a large palace complex in the southeastern suburbs of Raging Bear City to show the power of the Norton family, and Master Siroba has begun to prepare to survey the terrain for design, and it is estimated that it will cost at least 3 million goldfords.

Director Speer couldn't imagine the consequences of the family only having three million reserves left, what would happen if they encountered a natural disaster or a flying disaster? For other families, three million goldfords were enough for them to get away with it for a lifetime, but for the Norton family, which had a large family and occupied the entire Northlands with more than two million people, if there was really a catastrophe, these three million goldfords were not enough to stuff their teeth. Director Speer was already heartbroken by Lorlist's recurrent whimsical decision, couldn't he let those lovely Kingford stay in the family treasury so that Director Speer could sleep in peace......

"Your Highness, why did you suddenly decide to build a large palace complex in the southeastern suburbs? Although the situation is calm now, it doesn't mean that we can indulge in life...... "Shi Fatzi, who also couldn't hold back his doubts, came directly to Lorliste to interrogate him.

Lorist smiled bitterly, this is the limitation of the times, Shi Fatzi is also a stunning figure in the aristocratic circle of the Andinac Kingdom, and he is famous, and even His Royal Highness envy the Norton family for having such an administrator, the chief knight. But Shi Fatzi also didn't find the economic crisis hidden under the calm situation.

In the past few years, although Lorist led the family armed forces to fight in the four central principalities for two years, the development of the family territory did not stop. Since the population of the Northland reached more than 2 million to alleviate the lack of manpower, the family territory was thriving, and the economy developed rapidly. But the premise is that the family's large-scale development of the Northland has stimulated the demand, and now the overall development of the Northland has either been completed or is nearing the end stage, once these large-scale territorial development projects are lost, then the thriving production scene of the industrial and mining farms within the family's territory will encounter a cold winter and heavy losses.

"Have you read this year's report on the family's finances and Baron Barleck's report on the development of the industrial and mining estates in the family domain?" Lorist asked.

Without the opposition and obstruction of the unrelated supervisor Hansk, Daddy Barek, who was responsible for the development of the family's industrial and mining farms, was finally canonized by Lorist as a territorial baron for more than ten years of conscientious service to the family, from a foreman in charge of the family's small copper mining to a territorial nobleman, which is also a very inspirational example.

"See, the family's financial income is good this year, and the income reserve of two million Kingford has been added, which is the first time that our family has been able to achieve such a high net profit income. I have also read Baron Barec's report, and last year and this year there have been more than 1,300 industrial and mining establishments of all kinds in the Northland, most of which have been invested and established by nobles and merchants who have transferred to our family. These investments have nearly doubled our family's earnings in business tax revenues last year. Now the development momentum of the family territory is very good, and this year is expected to reach a new high in terms of income...... "Shi Fatzi has a very good memory, and he is clear about the key figures.

Lorist shook his head, picked up another document from the desk, and handed it to Shi Fatzi: "Look at this, I specially asked Schward to send someone down to investigate." ”

Shi Fatzi took a look, but it was a Voliber Bell Intelligence Investigation Bureau's investigation of all the industrial and mining farms in the family territory, and the investigation was a very simple aspect, that is, the inventory of the products produced in these industrial and mining farms.

When he opened the document, Shi Fatzi read out loud: "Forty percent, thirty-eight percent, thirty-two percent, forty-one percent......"

"Your Highness, this is ......" Shi Fat seemed to think of something, and looked up at Lorist.

Lorist picked up the fruit wine on the table, poured himself a glass, and motioned to Shi Fatzi to take it easy: "In the past two years, the economic development momentum of the family territory has been very strong, mainly due to these factors, one is that the Grand Duke of Fisabrun has placed a purchase order of two million gold fords to the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce for two consecutive years, and these goods are all produced by these industrial and mining farms of our family. The second factor was that the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce obtained permission from the Grand Duke of Fisabrun to trade deep into the Northeast Savannah and the Barbarian Tribes. The year before last it was worth a million goods, this year it is two million goods, almost double last year.

The third factor is the internal needs of our family, the 400,000 displaced people who have migrated from the central part have settled down and have some savings, they need to purchase some necessary daily necessities and consumables for their families and relatives, as well as the rectification and construction of transportation facilities in the north that Codan is in charge of, and the nearly 70,000 mountain brute laborers also need a large amount of meat and ale and some daily necessities.

At the same time, more people are optimistic about the development of this area and have invested in the establishment of these industrial and mining farms and processing plants for the production of daily necessities, which is the real reason why our family territory seems to be prosperous this year. ”

Lorist drank the wine from the golden cup in one gulp: "Remember what I once said to you? Most of the merchants are profit-seeking and visionless, like these nobles who are in fact merchants, and they covet the profits from the peaceful living environment of our northern land and the large production orders, and have invested in the construction of various industrial and mining workshops in our family domain.

A lot of investment is a good thing, but if they only chase two huge purchase orders, it will turn a good thing into a bad thing. If you look at this survey report, you can see that most of the industrial and mining farms built by these merchants in our northern land are industries that are already owned in our family territory, and if these production units in the same industry do not have a market that is sufficient to sell the quantity of goods they produce, then it will only bring vicious competition and price reduction, and when they produce more goods and cannot sell them, the consequence will be bankruptcy and bankruptcy, and then we will wipe their butts. ”

Shi Fatzi had already understood the meaning of Lorist's words: "Your Highness, is there something wrong with the purchase order of the Fisabrun family and the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce?"

Lorist nodded: "The Fisabrun family's purchase order of nearly two million Kingford per year for the past two years is actually a gesture of favor to our family. As I told you before, they don't need so many supplies and supplies, but most of them are sold to the Barbarian Tribe. And the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce has also determined the total amount of goods to be purchased from these production units of our family after two years of trading with the Grass Barbarian Clan.

There is a limit to everything, just like the Fisa Bulun family and the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, there is also a limit to the amount of transactions between them and the grass barbarian tribe. Although there are many grass barbarian tribes, most of them are very poor, whether they buy those daily necessities and supplies that the Fisabrun family changed hands or the goods brought by the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, they have a consumption quota and boundary, beyond which they will not be able to consume.

The other day the Grand Duke of Fisabrun gave me a clear answer that this year they are ready to purchase less than a million goods from our family. And Duke Kenmax also confirmed that the purchase order for goods to trade with the barbarian tribes in the Northeast Prairie next year was only 1.2 million goldfords.

That's why I told Schward to investigate the industrial and mining farms that were desperately trying to produce and borrow money to expand, and when they found that the goods they produced could not be sold, they were finished. This will have a very bad impact on our Northlands. If we look at the map, we will see that in fact, the market where we can sell our goods is that the Northland is located in several provinces, and other places either can't open the market or those places can't afford our goods. ”

"I think I understand what Your Highness meant, the construction of that palace complex on the southeastern outskirts of Raging Bear City is to stimulate the internal needs of the family domain......," Shi Fatzi said in deep thought.

"No, that's just a small aspect. Lorist laughed: "In January next year, I will announce the purchase orders of the Fisabrun family and the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, I believe that this news will cause chaos in a large number of industrial and mining farms in the family territory, and the goods produced will make them bankrupt and bankrupt if they cannot be sold." So next year, your task is to be responsible for rectifying and supporting these industrial and mining farms in the family domain.

Rectification is to let the same industry only need to retain two or three production units is enough, and the purchase order is assigned to their production so that they can form a competitive relationship with each other to ensure the progress of quality and products.

The support is to provide financial support to those new industrial production units in the family territory that have not yet been established, and encourage them to develop and grow. The situation facing the family is not tense now, and there are no enemies in the circle, which is a rare period of peaceful development. Therefore, the backward production units should be eliminated in the family territory and the construction of new industrial production units should be encouraged.

For example, the palace complex I am going to build will be built with more high-grade materials. Now is not the war-torn northland, a peaceful and peaceful life will allow people to gradually improve their enjoyment of life, so now set up some high-end daily necessities and consumables production units, so that we have been occupying the initiative in the market and obtaining huge profits.

Also, I decided to invest in the territory of the Grand Duke of Forundo and develop Yungeshandra Province with them in order to cultivate a market, and if you think about the completion of the development of Yungeshandra Province in five years, it will give our family territory an additional sales market for the goods of its territory. Money must be put in circulation in the market to be effective, not in the family's treasury, as Director Speer advocates......"

On February 4, 1786, the Norton family and the Forrendo family signed an agreement to jointly develop the province of Yungeshandra. The Norton family will provide the Volendor family with seven million Kingford development funds over a five-year period, and send an advisory group headed by Baron Sedercamp to assist the Volendor family in implementing the territorial development plan. After five years, the Forendor family will repay the Norton family for the development investment, two million a year, for a total repayment of 10 million goldfords over a five-year period.

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