At the beginning of the day, a hundred wastes are waiting to be revived. Before Kislev was aware of it, the new Queen Dennis had quietly completed the annexation of one hundred and fifty-three noble estates, lands, and mines across the country. And almost as soon as the estates and mines were brought under state control, workers, farmers, and new managers were on their posts, and a new round of production was resumed.

Standing in the office hall of the Bandagar Palace, looking at the map of the Old World continent in front of him, Rhodes was full of emotion and unsettled. Now, the whole of Kislev is completely under the control of his own family. After a bloodbath, there was no longer a voice of opposition and revolt. And the people of Kislev, who have experienced two vampire plagues, just want to recuperate and live a quiet life, and they no longer care about whether the Tsar's blood is pure or not. As long as anyone can give them a stable life.

With less than fifty years to go before the end of the world, Rhodes knew that production had to be restored as soon as possible. At least, in the previous decade, Kislev's national strength has not progressed, and two large-scale civil wars have exhausted the already weak national strength.

Fortunately, the north developed, and Erengrad developed. Become the most prosperous port of the civilized order in the north. However, this is still not enough. After all, Erlengrad's economic output is limited, while although the north has developed, the hardware is not good, the land is barren, resources are scarce, the development is slow, and there are serious development bottlenecks in the later period. After all, cities rely either on the production of resources or on the convenience of transportation and trade, and in the entire north, with the exception of Erlengrad, there is hardly a town that has such an advantage. When the end comes, one Erlengrad alone cannot sustain Kislev's economy. So, it's not enough.

"Father's ......"

A gentle female voice interrupted Rod's thoughts. Daughter Dennis appeared behind her in a light blue velvet dress. Her face was a little pale, exhausted and happy. Obviously, the work these days is quite productive, and whoever it is, there will be a sense of accomplishment.

This belated happiness, Rod thought.

"Here you are, sit down, what to drink? I'll let the servant fetch it, tea or wine?"

Rod smiled.

"No, I just came from the office, drank black tea all morning, and now my stomach is still uncomfortable. ”

Dennis said in a coquettish tone. Outside, she is the queen of Kislev, who is admired by everyone, and in private, when there are only father and son, she is the father's good daughter. Yes, she always has been, Rhodes is convinced...... It's just that, sometimes, it's still not honest enough. At least, she didn't tell herself about her underground affair with Boris in the first place......

Looking at his daughter, Rod smiled, "Adding milk to black tea and adding some sugar cubes can make it taste less bitter." If done right, it's a new drink that you can try when you have time. ”

"Someone has tried it already, Villanelle just did it a while ago, but it's so bad......"

Dennis replied with a pout.

"The birth of a new drink requires many experiments, hehe, try more, maybe there will be new discoveries. The control of sugar and milk, as well as the choice of tea varieties. ”

Rhodes narrowed his eyes and smiled. Although milk tea is not very good, it is an indispensable daily ...... for women

"You can try more milk and sugar, but there are only so many kinds of tea, and it's expensive......"

Dennis shrugged his shoulders and looked helpless.

"Hehehe, let's get down to business, the matter of annexing the land seems to have been handled well, quite smoothly, without any rumors and resistance. ”

Rod said, sitting down on the gold-trimmed ivory cushioned chair.

"No one dared to say anything, and the bloody baptism three months ago is still fresh in many people's minds. ”

Dennis returned with a cold face. Obviously, the cruelty of the world has taught her to grow up, and she is no longer the sentimental little girl she used to be. It is also known that sacrifice is necessary in order to achieve certain ends.

"Next, it's time for those assets to be disposed of. Rod pursed his lips and said. "Now, we are just taking the first step in a long journey. There's still a lot of work to be done. ”

"The biggest villa in the city center, the Ivano Card, had to be put to good use. The chaos is over, the city defense army has moved to camp at the foot of the west city gate, and in the center of the city, there is no longer a need for such a large armory. Let it regain the function of the previous accommodation. Transform it, along with the surrounding outbuildings, into an orphanage. ”

"Father...... Actually, I've always had that thought. ”

After Rod finished speaking, Dennis immediately answered.

"I just didn't have the energy to do it before. ”

"Let Vitalyevich take care of this. In times of civil strife, he was not on the wrong side and remained on your side in your most difficult times. Prove that the person can be trusted. The task of building and renovating the orphanage was entrusted to him. You only need to work out the schedule and cost with him, and let him take someone to complete the other specific work. ”

Rod picked up his glass, took a sip, and continued—

"The problem of orphans and refugees is the biggest problem of the moment, and every day walking down the street, you can see herds of beggars who live on leftover carrion from the farmers' market, which is very dangerous. Not only physical diseases, but also the problem of social unrest. Without resettlement for the hungry, crime cannot be reduced. The stability of the city is the prerequisite for development. Therefore, a large-scale asylum is very necessary. The population was so important that society could not tolerate them for a while, so we settled them, allocated money from the treasury to take care of the rations, and then distributed them to the estates and farms. More than 100 estates and farms, eight mines, all of which require manpower. ”

"Hahaha, you mean, these people are going to be our workers too?

Dennis half-jokingly. But from a certain point of view, this is indeed the case. These assets have been nationalized, and the employment of these civilians at the lowest wages is considered an employer-employee relationship.

"If the orphans are raised temporarily, see if anyone is willing to adopt them, and if not, wait until they reach adulthood, and then arrange to engage in various work. ”

After Rhodes finished speaking, he refocused his gaze on the huge map of the Old World on the wall, and at the edge of this map was a huge mountain range—the Edge of the World Mountains. All the information and the landscape came to an abrupt halt at the foot of the mountain range. It seems that for thousands of years, that is the boundary of the human world, but no one has ever cared about the world behind the mountains, yes, what is behind this mountain range that crosses the continent of the Old World? This is what Rhodes really cared about......