"Reagan, how are you investigating?" Claire asked, looking up, with the same new map of Nafu in front of her.

Reagan shook off his clothes and walked into the study.

"Young master, it was organized by some spontaneous merchants and fishermen, and at first they wanted to provide a place for those tourists to rest and make a little profit from it."

"And now it's three restaurants, five hotels, and two craft shops, but all of them are scattered vendors. There are no productive activities, they are all services. There is also no permanent population, and the people inside are either from nearby fishing villages or tourists from outside. ”

"Now there are about 1,000 or 2,000 people moving there every day."

"And it's the confluence of the one-hop river and the estuary of our territory, the water system is developed, the transportation is convenient, and there is enough fresh water."

"I just went to see it with my own eyes, and the scenery and nature are good, and some tourists are willing to stay there even if they don't see Miss Eve."

"That's not a small scale." Claire muttered to herself.

This is also the same as Claire's thoughts, that place did not develop by chance, nor because of Eve's single factor, but because of the superposition of various factors, under the action of various factors, it produced a gathering area of people, which can survive after it was created.

Claire estimates that even if Eve doesn't go to the coast anymore, it won't shrink, but will change the direction of its business, no longer using mermaids as an attraction point, but with scenery or other other attractions.

"Master, this was reported before it first developed, and I sent a clerk over at that time...... Reagan said.

He thought it was just a small place that suddenly sprung up, and it would be good to send someone over to collect taxes, but now that the young master asked him to find out, he realized how good the geographical location was there. It's entirely possible to build a new town and collect more taxes.

Claire waved her hand: "It's okay, it's good that you can send someone out at that time." ”

Reagan is already very good as a political officer, and Nafu City is well governed in his hands, although this time it is a little lost, but Claire does not force him to be a perfect person, and anything can be considered.

After listening to Reagan's report, Claire dragged her chin and looked at the map in front of her, holding her hand and drawing on it.

He muttered, "I saw it when I went to set up the teleportation circle, and the water there was deep enough. Although there are some reefs, it is not too much to blow up. ”

"There is also a river nearby, you can follow the waterway to the territory, and it just so happens that this river is connected to the town of Gilded Roses, and Nagin Town is not far from this river."

Listening to Claire's whispering and the news he had just reported, Reagan also guessed something, so he asked, "Young Master, are you planning to build a dock here?" ”

"Docks?" Claire shook her head and poked her hand at that location on the map, "It's not a dock, it's a port city." ”

Then Claire stretched out her finger and measured it, and continued, "It's not very far from Nafu City, and combined with the news you just received, this place is very suitable. ”

If it is too far away from Nafu City, it will increase the cost of everything, and if it is too close, it will not be able to compete with Nafu City at all, and everything will gather towards Nafu City, and it will not develop at all.

It's like if you open a small supermarket, but if you have a big supermarket chain next to it, your business will be robbed. Therefore, the two cities should not be too close to each other, otherwise the resources and labor will be snatched away by the stronger city, which is not conducive to the development of the other.

"Young Master, what should we do next?" Reagan asked, "Why don't you send a construction team first?" ”

Reagan had been involved in both Gilded Rose Town and Nagin Town, so he was very familiar with the process.

"No, you don't." Claire shook her head, "It naturally developed on its own, so there is no need to intervene artificially like the previous two." ”

"As long as there are good conditions and environment, it will develop on its own, and we will solve the good environment for it."

"Knock knock!" Claire's knuckles tapped on one of the maps, "Here..."

Reagan put his head over and saw that the place where Claire's finger was touching was Earl Vian's Portland.

Reagan knew that it was also a port city, and there were only three ports in the southern part of the kingdom, and the territory of Earl Vian also bordered the Griffin territory, and Portland City was the closest port city to the Griffin territory.

So......

Is this what the young master means when he says about creating a good environment and conditions?

After the competitors were destroyed, a new port was built, and the ships that were supposed to go to the port of Portland would come here, and the port would naturally develop.

Claire pushed the map in Reagan's direction and muttered, "Don't you think our territory is a little small?" It doesn't seem to have reached the geographical area of a principality. ”

A smile also appeared on Reagan's face, "Indeed, if you swallow Portland City, it will be about the same." ”

Claire shook her head slightly, "No." ”

Reagan's smile froze for a moment, thinking that he had misunderstood what his young master meant, but then Claire continued: "Even if we swallow Portland City, it is too small, and there are many places around us." ”

Reagan's pupils dilated slightly, and his voice trembled slightly, "Young Master, are you planning to bring all the territories of the nobles who offended you before into your command?" ”

Claire didn't answer, but asked rhetorically, "Can't you?" ”

Reagan hesitated for a moment, then continued: "If you just swallow one Portland City, it shouldn't be a big deal, but if you find a few surrounding territories to annex them, I'm afraid that other nobles in the kingdom will complain." ”

With Claire's current status and power, there is really no problem with a Portland City, but if you want to annex several surrounding territories as well.

This has to be famous, otherwise when he makes this move, the other local nobles who own the territory will unite to resist Claire.

If you can annex other territories today without any reason, will it be our turn in the future?

In this psychology and the possibility that their core interests may be damaged, it is impossible for those nobles to sell face to Claire.

And Claire is not relying on Erin now, so she can be unscrupulous in the kingdom, as well as the six major mage families, as well as the five sword saints, and the hereditary dukes who have survived since the founding of the kingdom, these also have their own territories.

Interests are interests, even those nobles who stood with Claire to support Erin's ascension may turn their faces at this moment.

And it was not only the boycott of these nobles, but also the law that explicitly forbade such behavior. If Claire has a blatant conversation, she will be caught by others on the pigtails.

"Don't worry, I'll find a way." Claire said calmly.

"Uh-huh." Reagan nodded, since the young master has his own way, then it must be no problem.