At the beginning, only the Randall family had the technical conditions to domesticate and raise swift birds and war birds in the entire centaur hills, and Sylvia and Victor reached an agreement that Jinshui City would send hundreds of wild swift birds collected to the Randall family, and Victor would provide swift bird war birds to Jinshui City every year according to a fixed proportion, and the minimum number should not be less than 40 per year.

The advantage of this agreement is that the Randall family has expanded the population of swift birds, further improved the technology of breeding, breeding, domestication, and combat training of swift birds, and took the lead in forming an elite swift bird light cavalry. In particular, Wizard Emerson used his talent for witchcraft to stimulate the bloodline instinct of the swift birds and change their diet structure, turning these lazy and obese stupid birds into real land birds of prey.

Randall Swift now has strong muscles, and his physical fitness, explosiveness, sprint speed, weight-bearing ability, and desire to fight have been significantly improved. The proportion of meat in their diet has increased, and they only need to add a little jaggery to their vegetable feed, and no longer rely on sugar-rich purple cane leaves. This means that the Xunniao light cavalry has broken through geographical restrictions and has the ability to go out to fight.

With the growth of Randall's number and ability, the regularization of the Swift Bird Light Cavalry is just around the corner, but the disadvantages of intensively raising Swift Birds are gradually revealed.

Swift Bird eats too much. The average annual food consumed by an adult swift bird is converted into gold coins, which is worth 8 gold soles, and more than 3,600 large and small swift birds eat almost 20,000 gold soles of Victor a year. Half of them are females that cannot choose war birds, and the Randall family bears the cost of raising all females, which has a very negative impact on the economy of the territory.

Nicole suggested that it would be a good idea to give the bird to the other lords of the Centaur Hills for scattered domestication, so as to reduce the risk and cost of raising Randall's Swiftbird.

In Randall, no more than a bird eats and drinks for nothing, and mercenary soldiers and children between the ages of 4 and 8 do not spend money on food. If Swiftbird and the mercenary soldiers worked for the Randall family, then Victor was a bit too merciful to pay for the children of the people.

Even in the modern world of the earth, few countries have been able to do so.

However, the other world is not the earth, and the resources in the territory, including the people, belong to the lord. In this sense, all the people are eating and drinking for nothing. If the countries of the earth world are also like Victor, the resources are highly concentrated in their own hands, they take 65% of the income tax from their people, recruit their people every year, serve four months of labor, and have to raise their own children...... Aren't you afraid of stirring up a popular uprising?

The people of another world will not rebel, but they will flee. The benevolent virtue of the lord is actually the cultivation and competition of human resources.

Lilia believes that selling the food, fruits and vegetables consumed by the mercenaries every year can increase the financial income of 16,000 gold soles per year, so it can be inferred that the budget occupied by the mercenaries should also include food supplies.

This seems to be the truth, but unfortunately, she only sees half of the problem, and this kind of thinking is incompatible with Victor's theory of seeing people as wealth.

Nicole only said that she would cut the financial expenses for raising the birds, and did not dare to go against Victor's general education policy. However, she included the cost of raising the bird in the family's finances, apparently accepting Lilia's method of calculating wealth. There are more than 20,000 young children raised in the general education school now, and when they become 100,000 or 200,000 in the future, the top of the family will accept Lilia's ideas and concepts, and will they still be able to firmly implement the general education policy? They may not dare to go against the will of His Highness Randall, but as executors and administrators, they will have many tricks to deduct the cost of child support.

Victor believes that it is necessary to reunify the thinking of the Randall family management.

Tapping on the solid wood table to attract the attention of the attendees, Victor turned to Nicole and asked, "Honey, you just said that the family paid a great price for implementing the policy of encouraging childbirth that I formulated?"

Nicole nodded and said, "You give out 5 copper soles per month to each pregnant woman through the church, and each family gives birth to the first child and gets a pair of ground lizards, gives birth to the second child and gets two pairs of ground lizards, the third child is rewarded with a green feather goose, and the fourth child is rewarded with a sheep. In addition, after newborns are weaned from breast milk, they must also ensure that they have a cup of cow and goat milk every day until they reach the age of 8...... Tenant families practice monogamy, Randall now has more than 30,000 young couples, they have a child every two years, Randall Ling welcomes more than 10,000 newborns every year, eight years later, 120,000 young children...... That's a staggering number, and our investment is unimaginable. ”

"It's a beautiful vision, the children will have cow and goat milk to drink every day, they will grow up quickly, and when they reach the age of 8 and graduate from general education, they will be able to do some light work for the family...... Unfortunately, in fact it can't be reached. I estimate that at the current level of the family's population, it would be nice to have more than 7,000 newborns a year. Victor finished laughing, and shook his head regretfully.

Nicole said helplessly: "In fact, in order to reduce the so-called premature mortality rate, we have to recruit more women over the age of 45, organize more nursing groups, assist in the church's medical relief, and deal with the fertility wave in the territory...... The care workers themselves are half a strong laborer, and we have to pay more so that they are willing to work with peace of mind...... That's another big expense. ”

Victor smiled and said, "A young couple can rent 80 acres of land and cultivate it in rotation for three years, and they should also plant 25 acres of wheat fields and 25 acres of potatoes or pasture grass in a year...... This little bit of work is more than enough for a man. He worked hard, took 30% of the harvest, and had no wild resources to collect, so he could only feed two or three people at most. He works so hard that he can't support the extra children, so who will farm and work for us in the future?"

"The wool comes out of the sheep. Since the lord took seventy percent of the tenants' harvest, he had a responsibility to ensure the livelihood of the tenants' families. ”

Victor asked instead, "Lilia, you said that the mercenaries and the children of the general school enjoy free food, which reduces the family's financial income......"

Lilia pursed her red lips and muttered aggrievedly, "I didn't say that toddlers ......"

"The principle is the same. There will only be more and more young children in general schools, and this is what I need, and for that, I am willing and must provide them with free food. ”

Victor continued: "If measured only in monetary terms, the family's financial income comes mainly from the trade of goods, the transaction tax, and the seigniorage. The fiscal expenditure is reflected in the procurement of materials and the payment of salaries. ”

"What were the main goods that the family purchased last year?"

Lilia thought for a moment and said, "The stone, ornamentation, and timber for the cathedral, the softsilver ore for the interior walls, the abundance of charcoal, and the high-quality mahogany of the dark forest for shipbuilding...... There are also iron, iron ore, copper ore and rock ore...... The most expensive unit price is the pharmaceutical material. ”

Victor nodded and said, "These supplies have to be bought with money...... Where does the money come from? Selling the family's goods...... In the past, grain and meat exports accounted for the bulk of the family's ordinary trade. But now, the population of the territory is increasing, the number of people who eat and drink for nothing is increasing, the consumption of food and daily necessities is also increasing, and the food and materials that the family can export are decreasing...... You will soon find that the family earns less money and has more places to spend it, and you think that the increase in the number of soldiers and young children has led to a decrease in the family's financial income. ”

"Lilia, I ask you. Victor paused, turned his head sideways, and said, "How much can the mercenary corps and general education schools sell for the grain and meat consumed last year?"

Lilia didn't understand the intention of Victor's question, bit her lip, looked at him suspiciously, and after a while, tried to say, "About 2 or 30,000 gold soles, right?"

"Huh...... Victor chuckled lightly and said, "The displaced people of the entire Blinor Plains have moved to the Centaur Hills, what are the Nimes, Wellington and Kite Castles going to procure grain for?

"Neville and Dordor need food and meat...... However, they are too far away from us, and the cured meat is stored for seven or eight months at most, and it stinks when it is shipped, and the cost of wheat has increased more than ten times, so how can they compete with the green wheat of the Sassangs?"

Victor knocked on the table, looked around the audience, sighed, and asked:

"My food supplies can't be turned into money now, and I don't want them to rot in the warehouse...... Who's going to tell and what to do?"

"I know!"

Nelson's voice broke the silence of the room, and he stood up and said with an excited expression:

"Store food and meat in the bodies of soldiers and young children, make them strong and powerful, and open up land for the family!"

"It's easy to understand! It is better to let the grain and meat rot in the warehouse, than to train strong soldiers, craftsmen and farmers!"

Victor slapped the table and smiled, "Nelson, you're right. ”

Nelson grinned, smirked, and sat back down.

Lilia was devastated, and she thought about it too, but she didn't have time to say that she was preempted by her stupid brother. She didn't know that Nelson had heard Victor talk about the theory of the secret method of the soul bloodline, and that transforming food into external force and internal subterrane was the most basic bloodline law of human beings.

"On the other hand, when we raise young children from tenant families, their parents and elders can have more energy and time to farm and work and create more wealth for the family. And when the young children grow up, they have a greater sense of belonging to the family, and that is loyalty! You can understand that I am exchanging unsellable, spoiled grain for loyal and strong soldiers, artisans, and farmers. ”

"To tell the truth, only the centaur hills can carry out the general education school without hindrance, and can carefully cultivate the future strength of the family...... This is our advantage over other territories. Victor said with burning eyes: "As long as the family collects no less than 60% of the offerings from the people, the policy of free raising young children in general schools must be adhered to." I will not allow anyone to change the family's hundred-year plan in any way!"

"This is my will! Do you understand?" said Victor in a solemn tone, his eyes shining with golden streamers.

Everyone's hearts sank, and they said:

"As you wish, Venerable Highness Randall. ”

Victor nodded with satisfaction, softened his tone, and said, "Lady Lilia's problems cannot be avoided. Tenant households, including some of the families of the people, are still in the stage of accumulating wealth, and they are reluctant to shop and want to save their wages. The salary we paid cannot be returned, and the family's currency reserves are very tight......" paused, turned to look at the sheriff monkey, and said with a smile: "Munk, find a way to take out the salary from the pockets of the hired soldiers." ”

A wry smile appeared on the monkey's face, and he lowered his head, not daring to look at the four ladies sitting at the top, and said thoughtfully:

"My lord, the tenant family is monogamous, and the hostesses of the tavern and inn are married and have children, and there is no fun in the tavern except drinking and bragging...... In fact, the commissions for hiring soldiers were borrowed and they took wives. The gangsters over Yehliu City will charge 40 gold soles if they introduce a woman who can give birth to a child. On the family territory, if you want to marry a family with a daughter, you must first give 50 gold soles...... In the territory, most disputes are related to the deposit of a wife. ”

Victor rubbed his chin and said with a smile: "These guys can buy wives and children from outside to return to the territory, and the money is not in vain." ”

"Your Excellency!"

Alice snorted, and Nicole rolled her eyes at Victor. Everyone also laughed, Nelson laughed the loudest, only Jomoson and the others did not dare to be presumptuous in front of His Highness Randall, but their eyes showed surprise and envy.

It turned out that His Royal Highness Randall would really talk and laugh with the people who participated in the round table!

Victor continued, laughing, "Farming, working, having children...... The life of the people of the territory is too monotonous, and they must be enriched with entertainment on weekends and two days, so that they are willing to pay for their wages, otherwise, where will we collect the transaction tax?"

"Munch, isn't there any other fun besides the hostel and the tavern......? Change also comes out. Horse racing, cockfighting, rat fighting, organizing handball leagues, musical and dance dramas, puppet shows, circus performances...... It's a lot of fun, it depends on whether you have the ability to do it. ”

The monkey's eyes lit up and he said loudly, "Don't worry, my lord, I will do it." ”

"Why are you doing that?" shouted Nelson, widening his eyes.

The other mayors and village chiefs also followed him.

"Alright, everyone here can participate in this business, and I will appoint my sheriff to handle it. Hmph, without the police station, it is not easy for you to do it well. Victor stopped the noise in the conference room and turned to the monkey and said, "This matter is up to you, and if something goes wrong, you are the only one who asks...... When it comes to gambling, I will take a heavy tax, and I will set two rules for you: gambling cannot make people bankrupt; anyone who drinks like a life is waste, and there must be restrictions on selling alcohol...... Isn't the vigilante an important person? I promised, you can recruit 150 vigilantes from the swamp scouts first, but you must keep order in your territory. ”

"Linda, the Superintendent selects adult attendants from Silvermoon Manor, and I'll give you 40 places. ”

"Thank you, sir. Overjoyed, Linda rose from her seat and bowed to Victor.

Nelson looked left and right, pointed to his nose, and said, "So, what about me, my lord, what about the mercenary army?"

"Mercenary Legion will forget it this year......" Victor spread his hands and said helplessly, "The remaining acolytes of Silvermoon Manor are all your sister." ”

Lilia snorted arrogantly and raised her chin at her stunned brother.

"To tell you the truth, the kingdom has completed the population diversion, Naville and Duoduo are all thinking about bringing in displaced people, and the Sassan Empire is no longer moving outward from the outward migration, only Seuss, Borui and the Eastern Alliance are moving outward from the outcasts, but it is our turn to absorb the displaced people from the east. Starting this year, there will be no more large-scale population migration in the Centaur Hills. ”

Victor sighed, propped his arm on the table and said, "That is to say, in the next period of time, the family will fully turn into strategic contraction. In the next few years, there will be a shortage of family talents, and it will be your main task to cultivate talent backbones and retain the tenant population. You don't have to worry about financial problems, cut more purple cane, and the money will be there. I give you such good conditions, if you still let the tenants move into other families, then there is no need to sit in this position anymore. ”

"This concludes our meeting for today. Victor waved his hand and ended today's roundtable.

Everyone saluted and retired, and left the conference room, which was automatically divided into three waves. Lilia and Linda bring together the mayors of the towns, including Dennis and Papo, the Monkey and Lord Hals, the sheriff of Rose, and Nelson pulls Lord Jomoson into a common room on the second floor.

Nelson walked to the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of seven-year-old purple cane wine, took two crystal glasses, walked to the sofa and sat down, filled it for Lord Jomoson next to him, and said with a smile:

"This wine was snatched from Ant-Man's mouth by me and Master Victor...... That year, Ant-Man broke through the hill camp and swept through Randall's territory, and the adults and I avoided the ant tide, sneaked up on the Ant-Man leader, and collected supplies everywhere. We found twelve barrels of purple cane wine in the cellar of the Chebman family's camp, and only eight barrels remained. Throughout Silvermoon Manor, Lord Victor only placed this seven-year-old purple cane wine in my exclusive lounge...... Come and try it, how does it taste?"

The two touched the glass, and Qiao Mosen took a sip of purple cane wine and praised: "The taste is mellow and very good." ”

Nelson drank it all and said with a smile: "The taste is actually average, but I am reluctant to give it to others." ”

Qiao Mosen raised his head and drank the remaining purple cane wine, and said with a smile: "Then I am really honored." ”

"Man, you've seen it all today, the round table is all about robbing money and people...... Nelson said affectionately while pouring wine, "My sister is a lot of people, and my wife and those village chiefs are following her......; Havens aren't worth mentioning, I'm the only one of Victor's henchmen, and the mercenary legion's budget has never been less. ”

Nelson drank another full glass of wine, put down the crystal glass, and sighed, "Alas...... Master Victor is no longer presiding over the round table, and the mercenaries will have a hard time in the future...... My sister and Lady Nicole have a good relationship, and that little miser has always been a slammer, and when I ask her for money, she is never happy...... You're Lady Nick's number one, and the mercenary legion's future budget is counting on you. ”

"My lord, please rest assured, no matter what, I am also the deputy commander of the mercenary corps, and I will do my best to get the mercenary budget from my wife. Jomoson patted his chest and reassured, paused, and said, "It would be great if Your Excellency could ask His Highness Randall to set a bottom line for the mercenary budget." ”

Nelson's eyes lit up, he stood up excitedly, and said, "Good idea, I'll go find Lord Victor." ”

Jomoson was taken aback, although he came up with the idea, Nelson confessed him so quickly, he was still a little apprehensive...... That's a highness.

"Don't worry, sir. Qiao Mosen hurriedly persuaded: "I'm afraid that His Royal Highness Randall has something to say to Madame now...... You might as well find an opportunity to ask Your Highness to inspect the mercenary corps, Your Highness is happy to see it, we are making suggestions, and the effect will be better. ”

Nelson thought for a moment and said with a deep expression, "What you say makes sense......"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of the attendant came from outside the door:

"Lord Nelson, the master has summoned you in the study. ”

"Okay, I'll go. Nelson stood up and smiled at Jomoson: "Man, you sit down by yourself, we will have a meal together at noon, you can go hunting in the forest on the west side of Silvermoon Manor in the afternoon, and then go to Pinghu Fort for a banquet in the evening." ”

"Your Excellency, please ...... Don't forget to invite Your Highness to inspect the mercenary corps...... I mean, find the right time. ”

"Don't worry, I understand. ”

Lord Jomoson got up to see him off, and when Nelson left the lounge, he whispered to himself in a glad voice:

"Luckily, luckily ......"