With the arrival of Baron Redman, Hudson's public relations activities officially kicked off. Before that, that can only be regarded as a warm-up.

It was also a home visit, and Hudson clearly felt the difference between the two times. It's not that everyone's power is in the eye, it's mainly due to the debt of human affection.

Either to take back the favor that was sold before, or to owe the other party a favor on behalf of the family.

Of course, everyone is a nobleman, and they must be face-saving. On the surface, the two sides are just a simple reminiscence, and all the transactions are self-evident.

Compared with simple gift-giving, this kind of human favor trading within the circle is undoubtedly more in line with the appetite of the aristocracy.

Yesterday I helped you, today you help me, and the day after tomorrow I will help you...... The cycle goes on and on, and it slowly becomes a world friend.

Now Hudson's father and son are visiting the Khoslow family, and at least three generations of ancestors have been in contact with each other.

Even if you have a close relationship, you can't guarantee success every time, and the premise of helping is to give priority to protecting your own interests.

Whenever his master expressed embarrassment, Baron Redman decisively diverted the topic and quickly left.

Hudson's mentality is very good throughout the whole process, it is love to be willing to help, and it is also his duty not to help, and the world friend does not mean that he has to help unconditionally.

Relying on personal connections, Hudson and his son also heard a lot of news, the most important thing is the king's ruling.

This is very important. If Earl Pierce's proposal is passed, and the division is limited to the baron level, then there is a high probability that there will be no great noble lineage among the nobles in the northern frontier who go south.

The dragon is not strong enough, which means that Hudson can compete with it. Thinking about this situation, it is also what Earl Pierce wants to see the most.

There was a contradiction in the fiefdom dispute, and the Dalton family provoked a little from behind the scenes, and the local nobles of the southeastern provinces would inevitably have a conflict with these outsiders.

Hudson was not qualified to participate in the high-level game, and while there was still time before the fiefdom was contested, after visiting a group of old people, he immediately appeared in the Salam Mountains with the bear cub and dozens of guards.

To say that it is a mountain is purely to lift up. The so-called mountains in the southeastern province are all small dirt bags, and the same is true for the Salam Mountains.

It is composed of more than 100 mountains of all sizes, just like giant steamed buns placed on the earth. It took Hudson and his party more than two hours to pick the highest mountain, from the bottom of the mountain to the top.

The relative height of most of the mountains is no more than 200 meters, which is obviously a hill, and calling the mountain range is completely the last stubbornness of the nobles of the southeastern provinces.

When I arrived at the Salam mine, there was only one word on the scene - chaos. Production has long since stopped, the site is a mess, and the miners are nowhere to be found.

He picked up a stalactoid of iron ore from the ground, dangled it in front of the cub, and said in a demagogic tone, "Bear Stearns, it's time for you to put on a show."

Whether the future is animal milk + honey every day, or whether you are so poor that you can only eat soil at once, it depends on today's wave.

It's this kind of stone, how much is buried in the ground, how deep it is from the surface, give me an approximate figure. ”

The bewildered bear child looked at Hudson with a look of resentment. It has been cheated more than once since the contract was signed.

Not only did they fail to meet the food standards promised in advance, but they were also forced to come out to work. If it hadn't followed Hudson's cultivation speed up and the temptation of beast milk and honey was too great, it would have struck and run away a long time ago.

Shaking his head, the bear's paw pointed ahead, and led Hudson and his party through the mountains and forests.

Turning hill after hill, Hudson suspected it was playing a prank if it hadn't been for the cub's repeated reassurance that he was not in the wrong place.

The veins extend more widely than indicated in the Hudson data, so it is no wonder that the grain yield in this part of the hills is low. The ground is full of iron ore, and there is a layer of soil on top.

In many areas, there are ore exposed on the ground, and no large-scale mining has been carried out, and it is estimated that the unlucky Viscount did not pay attention to it.

Since the smelted iron cannot forge weapons, it loses its strategic value. Just producing pots and pans, farm tools, etc., is not worth the trouble of the nobles.

After traversing the hills and finally reaching a swamp, Hudson decisively stopped the cub from moving on.

Just because an Earth Bear can walk on the ground in a quagmire doesn't mean he can too. If you fall into it, you will lose the face of the traverser with a whimper.

Smelling the aroma of the earth and looking at the endless swamp, Hudson was puzzled. How could such important information not be marked on the map?

Don't think there's any development value? Or was it the negligence of the ancestors and did not probe deeply?

After a moment's hesitation, Hudson finally gave up the idea of going deeper. Anyway, the swamp is here, and it won't run away, and there will be opportunities in the future.

But it also strengthened Hudson's determination to pursue the place. Hilly areas are not suitable for agricultural production, not equal to swamps.

Perhaps because it was not conducive to food production, most of this hilly region was not on the map, except for the mines, which meant that it was not registered by the kingdom.

Borderlands, whoever develops it belongs to whom. If he became the southernmost fiefdom lord of Leyteshire, there would be no competition with Hudson at all.

Although the development is a bit difficult, the corresponding benefits are also great. In particular, the swamp to the south is a natural granary once developed.

The most important thing is that there is a hill barrier ahead, which can be regarded as a rare dangerous place in the southeastern province. Even if war breaks out, there is a possibility of using the mountains to defend.

A strong enemy may not be able to stop it, but a level of chaos like the Skull and Bones Rebel Army will most likely be able to hold on.

In these years, everyone used serfs to play farming, and the population could not flow at all without the approval of the noble lord. If the news is blocked, the outside world may not know about it for ten or eight years.

Not wasting time here, following in the footsteps of the cubs, Hudson and his party continued to determine the distribution of the veins.

In fact, it can be roughly judged from the vegetation. In the shallow ore area, most of the plants that grow are trees, and the few ancient trees are also crooked and not tall.

Outside the mining area, or the area where the ore is buried deeper, the vegetation is much more abundant, and the signs of wild animal activity are more obvious. If you are producing food, you will have a much better yield.

Hudson's greatest delight was that he also found many mountain people and miners fleeing the war along the way. Labor was invaluable in post-war Wright.

Didn't bother them, now is not the time to take in the younger brother. Hudson's task was heavy, and the exploration of the Salaam Mountains was just the beginning, and several other areas needed to be explored as well.

After all, there's no telling when accidents will happen. Until the dust settles, no one dares to guarantee that there will be no moths.

If the plan fails, there must be an alternative. As a cautious lord, Hudson didn't want to be in a hurry.

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