"So, because of his kindness, the great Lord of Black Hammer Castle did not attack the villains in the territory, but kept him and waited for me to deal with it?"

As soon as Alves got up from the warm bed, Rhodes came to "visit" him. The little dwarf had to wash up and go downstairs to greet him, this is someone else's territory, someone else's castle, and he was saved by Rhodes again, so there is no reason not to be on call. In fact, Alves is very grateful to Rhodes for his rescue, and I am afraid that the only one in the world who will still miss himself and risk his life to save himself is Rhodes. Therefore, as long as Rhodes wants to see him, he cannot slack off.

"Haha...... Can't say that. It's not kindness, it's just that I don't want this to get out and ruin my reputation. ”

Rhodes was blunt.

"It's true that reputation matters...... At least for you, it's important. Alves turned around and said thoughtfully, "I have a solution, but I need to give me some time." ”

"Time is not an issue, as long as it is not too long. ”

Rhodes returned.

"I have several long-term business partners in Kislev City, and when I was the treasurer of Fort Ring, all of their trade had to pass through my hands before they could be shipped. So, the relationship is quite close. It's just that as soon as Aubrey died, and Dean's little brute took power, I cut ties with them. But if I need to, I can find them again. ”

Alves said.

"What do you mean?"

Rod frowned and looked at Alves.

"The best way to deal with a bad wolf is to bring in another group of bad wolves. Let them bite each other, and as long as there is a benefit, someone will be willing to do it. Willing to risk their lives. What's more, with us, these wolves are not in danger of life, and we are even their backers. ”

Alves said, a small smile on his lips.

Rhodes has a feeling that he has found the right person, but now is not the time to put it bluntly, he must first test Alves's ability. And the deal with Laheim is a starting point. 127

"I've thought of the specific plan, and I'll tell you in detail after I've made it. Now, I'm going to have something to eat first, dear Lord Rhodes, you haven't let me eat breakfast yet. ”

Alves said jokingly.

......

After Laheim's business was handed over to Alves, Rhodes took a break and continued to deal with the development and construction of the town. The population was insufficient, but after several fierce battles, the influx of a large number of refugees made Blackhammer Castle a little unbearable, first reluctantly arranged a wave of refugees from Errengrad, and now, after the fall of Ring Fort, another batch of refugees has come.

So much so that Rod had to turn on the infrastructure madness mode in advance. The way to deal with a large number of laborers in a short period of time is to invest in the government and pull up a construction team, and the mine is already full of people and can no longer be arranged. Other walks of life could not accommodate so many people in a short period of time, so Rhodes could only pull the group of people who fled from the Ring Fort to build various municipal buildings.

For example, prisons, libraries, stadiums, etc.

It is the so-called troika that drives the economy: investment, consumption, and exports. The easiest stimulus of these three is investment. Residents must have additional income, and when their income increases, they will only think about consumption if they have a surplus part. However, this is not something that can be done overnight. For example, it is impossible for mines to suddenly produce a lot of minerals, and farmland cannot produce a large amount of grain in a short period of time, and it is impossible to export without surplus commodities. Therefore, whether it is export or consumption, it needs to be considered in the long run. Only investment can be a tyrant.

In order to settle the refugees from Fort Ring, Rhodes sent them all to the lower reaches of the Winterspring River to build a library and prison. Prisons come first, and libraries come second. There were still enough rooms in the castle to hold the archives and manuscripts, and the prison had to be built. As the number of refugees increases, so does the instability in the towns, because without money and food, people are prone to trouble.

The refugees in Fort Ringe are different from those in Erlengrad, not because of their quality or physical health, but because of their different places of resettlement. In the last wave of refugees from Erlengrad, Rhodes resettled them in the suburbs, either to cultivate wasteland or to go north to log in the Black Forest. None of them stayed in the city, which means that those people basically have no consumption needs, but only the stage of capital accumulation.

The refugees in Fort Ring, on the other hand, were given the task of municipal construction, that is, in or around the town. This group of people has consumption needs, at the very least, they can run to the brothel next door to vent after a tiring day. As a result, this group of people has potential spending power. As long as they are given an adequate salary, there is a consumption behavior. The so-called fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, and this kind of business will naturally not let others take advantage of it.

Next to the construction site, temporary markets, brothels and bars have emerged. There is no doubt that these were arranged by Rhodes. The construction team had to take care of the construction of these facilities in parallel with the construction of the prison and library. Once completed, these sites were operated independently by Ruder Finn.

So, this forms a circular chain. As an employer, Rhodes paid wages to the migrant workers, who in turn spent money in these places in Rhodes, and even bought food from the temporary market, so this part of the proceeds flowed back into Rhodes' pockets again. So, half of the salary is paid by the workers themselves......

The long-term benefits of prisons and libraries go far beyond these salaries. It's just that all of these investments come with a time cost. For example, libraries, medical schools, prisons, and so on......

The library expands the knowledge base of Black Hammer Castle, and the knowledge can be used again and again for the future development of the town; the prison maintains the long-term peace and stability of the society, reduces the occurrence of crime, and is also beneficial to the economic development; the medical school, which has a group of highly skilled doctors in the city, can reduce the morbidity and mortality rate, which is definitely good for the future development of the town. Again, this will take time...... Moreover, it will take at least a few years before it will slowly become apparent, and at least, it will take several years to train a group of doctors who are highly skilled and take into account the moral character of faith. The income of libraries is also very slow, and it is not possible to achieve real economic benefits in just one or two years when new technologies are put into production, products are formed, and then sold out.