Chapter 340 Accounting Methods

"Your Highness, the Sea Legion currently has twelve Thunderbolt Ships, eight Fast Cruise Ships, Forty-six Large Ocean Schooner Merchant Ships, One Hundred and Twenty-Four Medium Fast Merchant Ships, One Hundred and Eighty-Four Medium Armed Merchant Ships, and Forty-four Large Armed Cargo Merchant Ships. In addition www.biquge.info there are thirteen large ocean-going whaling vessels and nearly a hundred medium- and small-scale offshore fishing vessels, four fast schooners, a sailor training camp and five training warships in Hornhorn Bay, and a large maritime regiment garrison at Sailfish Ridge on the island of Hirowis.

In addition, there was a cruising detachment of twelve warships in the Hanea Bada Islands. The total strength of the entire Sea Legion has reached 58,000 men, because the harvest of commerce and fishing has offset most of the military expenditure, and the family now spends 280,000 to 350,000 gold fords a year for the Sea Legion, which is only about one-third of their military expenditure compared to the Rock Legion and the Flying Tiger Legion. ”

The Thunderbolt Battleship of the Sea Legion is a sail artillery battleship built on the model of the Storm and a long-range attack of bronze artillery, while the fast cruise battleship is a fast schooner battleship built on the model of the Flying Fish of Dawn, but the large steel crossbow installed on the ship has been cancelled and nine small bronze guns have been modified to strike the enemy with long-range and mobile capabilities, which can be called light cavalry at sea.

Shi Fatzi was holding a thick volume of documents about the Sea Legion to report to Lorist, after the plan to reorganize and expand the four Guards Legions was perfected, Lorist was ready to contribute to the family's overspending on saving military spending, and the first knife was cut at the Sea Legion.

"Commander Sambarwood has received orders, he is currently on the island of Hilowas, and he will arrive here in half a month. At the same time, the main commanders of the Maritime Corps should be brought in to convene an integration meeting. In April, he submitted an application to expand the Maritime Corps' Thunderbolt Battleship, hoping to build six new Thunderbolt warships at the Niujiao Bay Shipyard in the North Sea within three years. However, the application was denied by me. At present, the Oxhorn Bay Shipyard has accepted an order for the construction of twelve large ocean-going merchant ships and medium-sized armed merchant ships for the Kenmax family for a period of two years, and there is really no room left to build new lightning warships. Shi Fatzi said.

"Kenmax is a very fast guy, I remember I approved a document last year about building a ship for the Kenmax family, two large ocean-going merchant ships and eight medium-sized armed merchant ships, right?" Lorist asked.

"Yes. Shi Fatzi replied: "The total cost is 150,000 goldfords, including the weapons on the ship and the training of sailors, and their family has sent more than 800 people to our family's sailor training camp for training." ”

"Well, send a letter to ask Kenmax that guy, and if he doesn't mind, we can sell them those medium-sized armed merchant ships that have been deleted after the reorganization of the Maritime Legion, and he won't have to wait two years. Sixty or seventy percent of the new ships should be enough for him to organize offshore trade. Of course, except for new ships that have been put on the frame and started to be built, those that have not yet started construction can be sold. Lorist said.

"Here's a plan, it's my rough idea for reorganizing the Sea Legion, you can take it and take a look. When Sambarwood arrives, you can discuss it with him, and if there is anything wrong, then we will change it. Lorist handed Shi Fatzi a copy of the copy, which was the result of his painstaking meditation in the past few days.

Shi Fatzi took it and was taken aback: "Your Highness, are you going to open Beihai City and Niujiao Bay, and the ...... of Hiloas Island."

Lorist nodded.

Shi Fatzi continued to look down, thought about it after reading it, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, you have slashed really hard with this knife, which has almost reduced the entire sea legion to one-fifth of the size." ”

Lorist stood up, walked to the side of the large map of the family territory hanging on the wall, looked at the coastline of the territory on the map, and said, "No way, I have been tossing and turning on land for the past few years, and I haven't paid much attention to the Sea Legion. But I didn't expect it to swell to such a point now, and almost even a small fishing boat entered the establishment of the Sea Legion, and the number of people reached more than 58,000. You know, I'm shocked when I hear you talk about it. Although Sambarwood is very conscientious, and every year the family has given him a good task, whether it is maritime trade or fishing fishing, he has done his best, but this is not what I wanted. ”

"Maritime trade should be a major profit growth point for the family's finances, but now whether we are trading at sea or fishing fishing, its profits are not even enough to meet the military expenditure of the Sea Legion, and the family has to subsidize two or three hundred thousand gold fords every year, which is very abnormal. Of course, I don't suspect that the high-level leaders of the Sea Legion, such as the commander of the Sambarwood Regiment and the administrators, are corrupt, after all, our family's financial income and expenditure are supervised and managed by Speer, and these behaviors have been well avoided. It was only after I learned all the dossiers about the Sea Corps that I realized where we were wrong......

The purpose of the establishment of the Sea Legion is to create a sea family force that can only maintain the security of the coastline of the family territory, protect the islands of our territory, and defend against attacks from the sea, and at the same time have strong combat power, can open up and protect sea trade routes, fishing grounds, and can also carry out surprise attacks on enemies located on the coastline, and attack the enemy's merchant ships and fishing ships, as well as trading fleets. Captain Sambarwood has done this, and our family's Maritime Legion has become the overlord of the northern seas, and even we have no enemies who can threaten us at sea.

Sambarwood misunderstood that he had taken care of all the things of the sea, and that every ship and every sailor had been included in his family's armed forces, so that the Sea Legion had swelled into a giant. This is not what I want, a group that governs all affairs at sea, it is not a family army, but a maritime business community, and it is a society that needs an annual financial subsidy from the family. ”

Lorist's fist slammed twice on the location of Hornhorn Bay on the map: "If you look at the ports here in North Sea City and Hornhorn Bay, why can't they be lively? We have spent so much time in Moldant City, and we should know very well why Silver Bay is known as the first harbor on the continent of Gelintia, that is, it is full of vitality." Yes, vitality, I thought about it for two days before I understood. But if you look at Niujiao Bay, and Beihai City, why is it so deserted for several years? It's very simple, that is, the ships of our family's sea legion come and go, and even the date is fixed.

Looking at our maritime trade, there are now only two sea routes, one is the sea route from the Kingdom of Shayslan to the Hanea Bada Islands, and then to the island of Hirowas, and the main commodities are spices and all kinds of daily necessities produced in our family domain. The second sea route is from Butterworth City to Hilovas Island. However, we need to note that the terminus of these two sea routes is at the island of Hilowas, and the foreign trade is carried out by the Peterson Chamber of Commerce and the Chicked Chamber of Commerce, and I suspect that our commodity profits are artificially depressed by these two chambers of commerce, which is equivalent to us becoming the producer of these two chambers of commerce, and this is the most important key to the lack of profits from our maritime trade to make up for the military expenditure of the Maritime Legion.

In fact, we have many business opportunities, such as trading with the nobles of the territories along the northwest of the former kingdom of Redlis, or transporting goods directly to the Plains of Fallinow, or even further south to the Golden Coastline to find a trade partner. But our family has an agreement with the Peterson Chamber of Commerce that they should act as their agent for the dealings with the Fort Business Alliance, and the Chicked Chamber of Commerce only needs most of the spices we have shipped from the Kingdom of Shaysland, and they have also proposed to follow the agreement signed by the Peterson Chamber of Commerce, and they will act on the trade of the goods of our family's territory on the Golden Coast......

This is the main reason why I want to split the Sea Legion, the Sea Legion should return to the military and become the most reliable family armed force on the sea, as for the trade fleet, the fishing fleet can be classified by a chamber of commerce, except for our family to control two or three merchant ships cargo armed fleet and fishing fleet, all the rest are released to let the private funds come in, so that these private fleets can buy goods from our family and go to other places for trade, and our family only needs to collect taxes. Only then will Bullhorn Bay in Buttersea City be vibrant, and these private fleets will bypass the agreement signed between our family and the Petersen Chamber of Commerce, so that our family's goods can find a larger market, which is the main purpose for which I prepare to open Buttersea City and Cowhorn Bay and Hiloas Island. “

Shi Fatzi raised a few pieces of paper in his hand: "But Your Highness, you have reduced the Sea Legion too much, according to your plan, the entire Sea Legion will not have fifty ships in total, and the total establishment will be eight thousand to twelve thousand." ”

"Enough, there will be no more maritime legions in the future, only the North Sea Fleet, and Sambarwood will not be the commander of the legion, he will become the commander of the North Sea Fleet. Lorist said with a smile.

"Is this really possible? I don't know about naval warfare, but the Invincible Armada of the Fort Business Alliance has more than two hundred warships, and nearly a hundred ships are dispatched every time they patrol the golden coastline of the southern seas. And you are also preparing to divide the North Sea Fleet into two cruising fleets, I always feel that the forces are too thin. Shi Fatzi asked suspiciously.

"Hehe, don't compare the Invincible Fleet of the Commercial Alliance with our family's North Sea Fleet, the Invincible Fleet is still using the old-fashioned maritime tactics of sea jumping, and for our family's lightning strike ships, those are all slow targets. Whether it is mobility or long-range attack capabilities, the naval armament of any country on the Continent of Gelinthia cannot be compared to the warships of our family. To put it mildly, our North Sea Fleet is at least fifty years ahead of others in strength.

A cruising fleet can be formed with six mine-strike warships, supplemented by four fast cruising warships, two or three large ocean-going merchant ships as supply ships, and a dozen or so medium-sized fast merchant ships as frigates. Patrolling the North Sea and maritime trade routes to protect civilian fleets, while a cruising fleet rotates. Although I do not plan to increase the number of ships in the North Sea Fleet, I am still planning to replace all the long-range attack weapons of those supply ships and frigates with bronze artillery to increase the long-range attack power of the cruise fleet. ”

After laughing at the Invincible Armada of the Fort Business Alliance and preparing to install bronze guns on every ship of the cruising fleet, Lorist thought for a moment and said to Fat Steward: "The plan for the division of the Sea Corps must be done within this year, and all the ships that have been deleted must be refurbished and refurbished. I am going to announce this news to the nobles and wealthy people present at the New Year's celebration at the end of this year, so that they can join the sea trade. Of course, whether these people are going to form a Chamber of Commerce or a merchant fleet, our family will occupy thirty percent of the dry shares, as the price for us to open up North Sea City, Cow Horn Bay, and Hilois Island. ”

"Okay, I know, I will split the Sea Legion as soon as possible according to your plan, form the North Sea Fleet, and strive to report to you the results of the Sea Legion reorganization as soon as possible. As he spoke, Shi Fatzi put a few pieces of paper in his hand into the folder he carried, and then took out another document from the folder: "Your Highness, take a look at this plan for the planning of the entire Northland transportation and road facilities......

Lorist was about to go over to pick it up, when he heard Genorio's voice from outside the study: "Miss, this is His Highness's study, you can't go in!"

"Who are you, Schward?" the voice was familiar.

"I'm Genorio, His Highness's attendant, Senior Brother Schward has gone to the back mountain to retreat and cultivate. ”

"Oh, new here, stupid big man, you get out of the way, I'm looking for Locke's bastard. ”

"No, you can't go in......"

"Don't force me to do it, get out, I dare to stop me, I'm such a big man. ”

Then there was a "bang", and it was clear that Genorio had been thrown into a corner.

Shi Fatzi put the file back in the folder: "Locke, it seems that you are in trouble, let's discuss this document next time." ”

Lorist smiled bitterly and looked at the door of the study, the door was pushed open, Aridolly came in angrily, and Genolio in the back should have just gotten up from the ground, and his face was red and wanted to stop her: "You can't go in, ah, Your Highness......."

Fat Shi had already walked to the door and patted Genorio's chest: "Big man, it's okay, Your Highness won't blame you." You can't afford to mess with this young lady......"

Then he nodded to Aridori: "Hello, Knight Aridori, long time no see, you are beautiful again." ”

"I'm sorry, Baron Schrader, am I being too reckless to disturb your business?"

Shi Fatzi smiled a little gloating: "It's nothing, we're almost done discussing it, so we'll leave first." If you have any questions, please talk to Your Highness. ”

As the door slammed shut, Arridori's face returned to a fierce expression.

"Yali, you're so rude. I'm glad to see you though, Fenna Gary is back too, you've been there for too long this time. Lorist hurriedly smiled.

"Hmph, you wish we didn't come back, don't you, you can live with your princess. Aridolly snorted through her nose.

"Hey, what are you doing, who offended you with such a big anger?"

"It's you, you bastard. Last time, I said that proposing to Princess Celivia would give the Norton family a strong reinforcement, so I put up with it. But this time the Fisabrun family has become the enemy of your family, and you still want to marry her, it turns out that you lied to us before!" Aridolly kicked Lorist with her foot, but Lorist flashed fast and didn't kick.

"Hey, don't move your hands and feet, you have something to say......"

"I'll kick, kick you bastard. You asked me to be your lover, I confessed, let my aunt be a concubine, she agreed, and gave birth to a son. It doesn't matter if the two of us are there, but my sister gave it to you for the first time, if you bastard can't marry her, don't provoke her, and let her be your concubine. Our two sisters and aunt of the Dina family have followed you, and you must give my sister an explanation. ”

"Yali, don't mess around, your sister Fenna Gary and I are willing to do it by herself, and I didn't lie to her......"

"I don't care, you have to give me an explanation. Aridolly pounced, and soon threw herself into the net, and was caught in Lorist's arms, and her arms were locked.

Well, I've been holding it back for more than two months, and now I can't bear to touch Aridori's body......

"You're a door-to-door delivery, Ally, I love you so much......" Lorist said as he kissed her, his hands undoing her body.

Aridorie was startled and immediately struggled: "Are you crazy? It's morning ......"

Her mouth had been gagged by Lorlist, and she was soon turned into an aries, softened and trembled by the caress of Lorlist's hands.

Lorist pushed her against the wall in a hurry, picked her up with both hands around her thighs, and went straight into her ....... body (18,000 words omitted here, you book friends imagine for yourself......"

Once on the wall, once on the desk, and once on the couch, Lorist finally refreshed himself and entered the realm of the sage. This would hug the paralyzed Aridolly half-leaning on the sofa, her hands still tossing on her: "Ally, why did you come back suddenly, is the territory okay?"

"I, I'm not coming back, I'm sending, sending my brother to Nicol's Academy, my sister has already gone to see the princess, I'm here to find you, you bastard to settle accounts......" Although she was tossed by Lorist enough, the first female knight of the Dina family was still very arrogant.

"I like this way of settling accounts, really, I didn't lie to you. Lorist said.

...... (To be continued.) )