When Ted returned to his studio, a manual popped up...

[Do I need to start a course?] 'Firearms training from scratch' lasts for 60 days. 】

"60 days!?" Ted shouted! He never thought that he would have to study for so long!?

Even if it's been so long, I can't refuse... The gun is easy to make, but the bullet is not useful for the time being...

A gun without bullets is not even a-stirring stick, and besides, there is nothing wrong with learning how to use a gun~

"Learn!"

【Loaded...】

[Current target: Garand M1 rifle.]

As the first semi-automatic rifle to be massively equipped in the history of human beings on earth, it has strong firepower, good accuracy and low failure rate, has undergone the baptism of war, and is known as the "best and most reliable weapon in World War II".

The firearm adopts the working principle of air conduction, and the bolt rotary locking method, and the bullet is fired by the hammer striking the firing pin!

The empty gun weighs about 4.3 kg, has a total length of about 1107 mm, and can be equipped with a bayonet using eight rounds of missed magazines!

Ammunition: .3006 (7.62*63mm)]

[Need a mass scan of the current weapon?] 】

【Scanning... Scanned! Current weapon rating 96/100, rating: Excellent! 】

The moment he saw the excellent level of weapons, Ted breathed a sigh of relief, his idea was right, to provide advanced tools, and continue to develop directly from the late industrial revolution, and everyone only needed to learn from the failed test products.

The kind of front-loading flintlock pistol can also hit a dozen large-volume targets at close range, and the broken iron rod will follow the fate when it exceeds 30 meters, and you don't even need to grind your dog's teeth!

There are dinosaurs and dragons in this world, and missiles may be of little use to them, let alone guns in their hands...

This one, chosen by oneself, is enough to equip for a hundred years for defense! As long as other people's weapons and equipment can't catch up with themselves, then this Garand M1 rifle can always be used improvised, just like the old American M2 godmother, if it can be used, it will continue to make do~

Now! Complete the Thermal Weapons Use Course First! The rest will be talked about later~

"Your Excellency!"

Ted: "..."

Whenever he is immersed in Gensokyo, Chris always pops up without noticing.

"What?"

"My lord, our plan should have succeeded!"

"What scheme?" Ted looked confused, a few days ago he used to solve the matter of the soldiers of the Huck Empire, and he was completely left in the corner of his memory.

"Huck Empire, throw dung!"

"Ahh I remember, but the front line is so far from us, how can we be there so quickly? ”

"My lord, we went by boat, and it only took 2 days to get to the battle site by water, and it only took a few minutes to throw dung... Now we just have to wait for them to come back! ”

"Well... I see, is there anything else? ”

Ted had a sense of foreboding as he looked at the large stack of papers Chris was holding.

According to the tradition of the North, deficit documents are stored in yellow folders, and at least eighty percent of them are yellow...

Ted took the document in front of him tremblingly, a hint of discomfort flashed at the corner of his mouth, and even if he knew the result, he had to look up and confirm it to the butler: "Chris... Our finances..."

"Your Excellency... Now that people are cleaning up the city, it is all about volunteerism and enthusiasm, you can't always let them work for nothing... I have to pay my salary..."

Ted spent so much money before, it can even be described as a family fortune! "But... Didn't I give out free food to all citizens? ”

Is it possible to let them eat enough and help themselves with activities for free, but it is not okay?

"My lord, the problem is this, you have distributed food to all the citizens, some people have received food and do nothing, but some people ~ went to clean the streets and participate in the construction of the city! At first, the warm blood you give them will last them for a while...

It's just that when they find people who have done nothing, but they are holding the same things as them, they will be suspicious and feel unfair~"

Having said this, Christ paused, put the papers on the table, took out a copy of "Sociology" from his bosom, and continued: "If at such a time you give them a salary, give them the title of good citizen, then then! They will continue to do the work at hand, sneering at the lazy people, and these people are the citizens of a healthy country, and they should not be treated badly! ”

The butler in front of him, like the reliable Sir Humphrey, seemed to be saying 'Yes, Prime Minister~' in the next second.

Now that he has a reliable helper, Ted can also do what he needs to do with confidence: "Hmm... Chris, then you're going to continue to do urban planning, and I'm in charge of making money? ”

"Yes, my lord, of course it's fine, but if you can give birth sooner..."

“stop！ I'll tell you after I've signed the paperwork! Ted kindly pointed to the door and told Chris to go out and get on with his work!

In the previous life, there were all kinds of relatives, neighbors, and friends who gave birth, and all kinds of fancy show babies were reborn by themselves, and in the next life, I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen!

"It's a heifer meeting an old heifer! No NB anymore! Chris is simply my nemesis! With a slight spit out, Ted lowered his head and worked on the paper.

"My lord...", a soft and shy female voice came, and Ted put down the pen he had just picked up again: "... Mia, what's the matter? ”

"Look~ Am I beautiful?"

"It's beautiful! I'm working, if it's okay, please go somewhere else to play first~" In a slightly disgusted tone, Ted tried to make Mia retreat.

Mia didn't mind, but pouted and made a funny grimace, gently sticking out her tongue and asking, "My lord~ The macarons you gave me are so delicious~ Is there anything else?" ”

"..."There are 60 of them in that box, and the macarons are sweet! You have to eat it with black coffee to barely eat it...

"Mia, are you fat again?"

"Huh?" Mia hugged her head and exclaimed, "No! After carefully examining her arms and chin, she seemed to realize something: "My lord, I'm going to run laps in the yard!" ”

...

Now, Ted can finally work with peace of mind!

Open the folder... One financial report after another flashed, and Ted's heart became colder and colder...

The new water station, the workers who collect manure every day, the convoy that delivers water, the workers who go out to mine, and the soldiers...

Originally, the finances, revenues and expenditures were comparable, not as it is now, only in and out...

The grain industry, which supported the finances, as well as the iron ore industry, has now become a money-losing business.

Even if there is no material cost, the wages of the workers must be paid, and you can't let everyone work for nothing because they don't make money!

"It seems that we have to find a way to make money sooner..."

Two hours later, Ted signed the last word and stamped it.

"Click!"

"Today's business is done!"

Lying in the chair behind him, Ted closed his eyes and thought quietly.

...

Five days later.

As usual, there were snowflakes in the sky, but this year's snow came a little later than usual.

At noon, the man who quietly ran out to throw dung also rode back to Valentine on fast horses.

The first thing these scouts do when they enter the city is to go straight to the baths, as if if they don't take a bath, the demon will devour them completely!

And this spirit of loving cleanliness has also been imperceptibly applied to the war horses, and they don't want to be bitten by lice and fleas because they are dirty...

After another two hours, the leader of the scouts, who had gone out, came to the lord's office to report on his work.

"My lord, the plan was a success! We told the general about the plan, and he said: If it succeeds, we will give your majesty the credit for our merits! ”

"Uh... What did you say to the Imperial General? ”

"My lord, according to Sir Chris: there was a plague in our city, and our gate finally wiped them out, and found out the cause of the plague, and threw them into the drinking river of the Huck Empire!"

"Good! Well done! Go and rest! ”

"Yes, sir!"

That's a reasonable statement, and if Ted were to do it himself, it would be pretty much the same reason.

He did not send troops in the war, only provided food, in order to maintain his position in the empire, so that most nobles would not forget that there was such a 10,000-year-old nobleman in the north, and it was also important to bubble properly!

The food needed had been taken long ago, and Chris had set up a scene that was enough to deceive anyone, and even placed a number of animal skeletons along the way to set off the bleakness.

The officials who came to get food even relented, saying: You can take less!

But! The butler pretended to be sick, lying on a stretcher carried by the soldiers, and prayed with touching slogans such as 'Long live the Empire' and 'Even if the people of the north die, they will not fail to complete their tasks'...

Such a move made the soldiers who came to escort them burst into tears, and they rushed to tell each other that although the north was poor and plague was rampant, they would still come up with enough food to supply the front line!

Now, other nobles have no excuse to be short of two pounds... After all, such a miserable northern part has been handed over in full, as a rich nobleman in the central region, what reason is there to escape?