Chapter 9, Three-Year Plan - Encouraging Childbirth
To formulate a development plan, you must first understand the local situation, and if you are not clear about the situation, you naturally have no right to speak.
The said territorial development meeting will inevitably become a special show for local leaders in the end.
Everyone's development plan can be summed up in two words β conservative.
Almost all of the solutions are in the middle of the rules. Those who grow potatoes grow potatoes, and those who grow rye grow rye, almost all of them are shaved in the ground.
Even if the breeding of livestock is proposed, it is to meet the needs of arable land and by the way, to solve the meat needs of the people.
A bit of an economic acumen, but he just proposed to grow his own flax. This is a popular thing, flaxseed is used to refine vegetable oil, and flax stalks can be used to spin silk.
Economic development is something that only cities need to consider. It is enough for the small towns in the countryside to do a good job in agricultural production, and at most to maintain and repair the roads.
The only two, or three, cities have quite conservative development plans. Copying a decree from a neighbor and strictly implementing it is considered a measure.
Everything is in order, nothing is unconventional. I couldn't find any bright spots, and I couldn't find any major faults.
Without experience in urban governance, the best thing to do is to copy the neighbor's. To develop everyone to develop together, to put everyone together to put a bad place, as long as it is pulled to the same level, it will not be left behind.
Hudson was not in a hurry to comment on the content of the ordinance, which was the experience of good neighbors. Perhaps behind the seemingly strange decree, there is an even more bizarre story.
Copying it may not be able to achieve outstanding results, but at least it can ensure that it will not make a mess of the territory.
Hudson prefers to improve on the original political system rather than build on the original political system.
"Earl, this is a summary of the territorial development plan, please take a look!"
As he spoke, Kane handed over the paperwork he had put together. On the front page is the "Three-Year Plan for Territorial Development".
The time period can be stretched by three years, and it is clear that it will not be an enclave. From the moment it is determined that the land will be exchanged, the requirements for the development of the enclave are: to see the benefits quickly, and stability is paramount.
Reform does not exist, and a major move will take place after the territory swap deal is concluded. The original social structure was completely disrupted, and everything had to be started from scratch.
At this moment, to run to carry out reforms is purely to be fed and supported, and to waste administrative resources in vain.
If it weren't for the fact that the people were basically all serfs, and there weren't many free people, a relocation of this scale would have caused a big mess.
The three-year plan is very simple, written down on just one page, which dooms no concrete plan.
In general, it can be divided into two major modules: economic and military.
As for high-profile politics, it is not something that these subordinates are qualified to get involved in.
To put it bluntly, Hudson himself is following others, and there are really not many political issues to consider.
In the entire kingdom's political system, he actually doesn't have a high right to speak, except for the military field, he basically has nothing to do.
Politics and diplomacy are what the ministers of the royal capital need to consider. The economy is played by everyone, and the lords everywhere have enough autonomy.
Although the king could collect some tax from the localities, the tax rate and tax types were fixed, and most places still had an old tax system.
If you want to charge an extra copper coin, you have to get the approval of the noble council. Unless it's a time of war, there will be basically no passage.
Militarily, we will continue to improve the reserve level system and gradually reduce the size of the standing army to less than 3,000 people.
Within three years, a 500-strong crossbow army was established, mainly equipped with magic crossbows; Establish a Thousand Knights and lay the foundation for the future formation of the Knights of Warcraft.
There is no doubt that in terms of military development, the mountain lords have also followed a similar path to the nobles of the kingdoms.
That kind of war mode with large legions of people piling up, with the decline of the Orc Empire, I am afraid that it will be difficult to appear again.
Looking around the Alpha Kingdom, there are no major alien forces at all. For a long time to come, if a conflict breaks out with the outside world, it will be a civil war of the Terrans.
Aristocratic wars, a whole bunch of constraints. Mass slaughter is rare, and you can't expect that in a civil war, everyone will be able to fight the enemy to the death.
Gone are the days when serfs were given weapons and could go into battle and fight the enemy to the death.
In the new mode of war, continue to let serfs go to the battlefield, and there is a high probability that there will be "upper, middle and lower three braves".
After all, in an aristocratic war, it doesn't matter who wins and who loses, whether the serf or the serf.
Even if he wins, he will be rewarded with a few meals of wine and meat at most; If you meet a stingy lord, you will have to continue to nibble on black bread that can smash people.
The general environment is like this, and Hudson does not dare to make a big move. The most important thing is that the serf soldiers really can't defeat the extraordinary troops, and no matter how well-trained, they will suffer.
If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't yet established an extraordinary army, he would be ready to abolish the national reserve system and only select people with cultivation talent to train from an early age.
Mainly due to the limitation of productivity, it is impossible to equip magic crossbows on a large scale, otherwise even an army composed of ordinary people can cause a certain amount of damage to the knights.
Of course, this was in the battle for the defense of the city. If there is an encounter in the wild, with the current power of the magic crossbow, it will still not be able to stop the Knights from charging.
Economically, the development plan for the MTL is simpler. To sum it up, it can be summed up in one sentence: "Open up the wasteland, dig canals, and develop the industrial economy." β
The specific content is no. The first two are very straightforward, and you can understand what they are doing at a glance, and the development of the industrial economy in the back can only be explored slowly.
Up to now, the pillar industry of the mountain collar is still steel. Whether it is the produced pots and pans, or the head of the sword and gun, it is inseparable from steel.
The oil industry that Hudson started earlier, because of the massive increase in population, finally became self-use.
Extending the industrial chain, that is also built under the self-sufficient lord economic system.
The development of commerce was pure nonsense, and the largest group in the territory were serfs, followed by orc slaves.
The freedmen and the nobles were only a few thousand in all. This little purchasing power is really limited, and the potential to tap is really limited.
The main body of trade now is still the aristocracy. Unless serfdom was broken, it would be difficult for industry and commerce to develop.
Although there were organizations similar to the July Meeting, which shouted the slogan of "Down with the aristocracy and emancipate the serfs," they all broke into cults.
As a member of the aristocratic group, Hudson naturally would not be stupid enough to jump out and change his life. Even if there is to be political reform, that is for the future.
Not to mention, all of them are masters of traditional education, and all of them are staunch supporters of the current system.
"Not enough!"
After a cursory look, Hudson said in a spurt.
Hearing such an answer, everyone was very surprised. All the plans were discussed by them together, covering almost all the major matters of the development of the territory.
With such a short amount of time, it is not easy to come up with an outline, and no one can figure out the specific implementation details so quickly.
"Please show it to the Earl!"
Kane said apprehensively.
is also a worker, and his status is also high and low. Kane, who has faintly become the head of the staff, has to be the first bird at this moment.
"The development of the territory is inseparable from the population, and you should know how high the land limit of the county is.
If the marshes and salaam were reclaimed, the total area of the territory would definitely be more than 40,000 square kilometers, and even if half of the land was used for arable land, it would be enough to feed millions of people.
What is our current population?
How big is the gap in the middle, you should know it in your hearts, why is there no policy to encourage childbirth? β
Hudson said dissatisfied.
In the era of feudal lords, if you want to increase the population, you mainly depend on the attitude of the lord.
As long as the aristocratic lord is willing to take money and grain to raise, everyone can live boldly with confidence.
In this era of no entertainment and no contraceptive facilities, it is the eternal mainstream to create people at night.
Marriage rate, what's that?
When you reach the age and don't marry, the officials of the lord's mansion will directly assign the object. Serfs did not even have the right to personal freedom, so naturally they did not have the right to refuse.
As for the freedmen, there were not many in the territory in the first place, and it didn't matter whether they were active in their desire to have children.
"Earl, we have already made an announcement to liberalize childbirth, so there is no need to continue to reiterate, right?"
Kane replied stiffly.
"Encourage fertility" was the first time he had heard of it. According to tradition, when the lord needs to increase the population, he will issue an announcement to release fertility.
After that, whenever a newborn baby is born, the Lord's Mansion will increase the corresponding rations.
At present, the mountain collar also plays like this, using the traditional rationing system.
The difference is that in order to encourage land reclamation, Hudson shared some of the proceeds of the land with the lords.
The people who came early in the morning, as long as they were honest and willing to work, now have more or less extra income, and they can be regarded as wealthy households among serfs.
As for letting go of childbearing, it seems that since Hudson moved into the mountain territory, there has never been a restriction on everyone making people.
If it is placed on the earth in the previous life, the fertility rate of the population of the mountain territory, it is a proper king.
Unfortunately, due to medical conditions, the fertility rate is high, and the mortality rate is also high.
"That's not enough, it's just too slow to rely on natural population growth.
We need to come up with more aggressive demographic incentives, such as better health care for the population, or some in-kind incentives.
How can relying on just a few priests meet the medical resource needs of the territory?
The training cycle of pastors is too long, and it is simply impossible to train a large number of pastors in a short period of time.
The best choice is to train pharmacists, they don't need to be too proficient in alchemy, as long as they understand pharmacology, can use some herbs, and can deal with some daily minor problems. β
Hudson's words fell into the ears of everyone, no less than a thunderclap.
Apothecaries were not popular in the continent of Aslanth, and in the era of the prosperity of the Holy See, they were even beaten as heretics and were caught and burned at the stake.
Even after the decline of the Holy See, under the influence of traditional ideas, pharmacists were a part-time profession.
Mainly the nobles who were high up and did not need pharmacists to serve them. There are priests who are injured and sick, and even if they don't want to receive magical healing, there are more advanced magic potions.
There's no way, it's just so hierarchical. The magic potions used by the big guys are orthodox, but the ordinary apothecary is heretical.
In Hudson's view, it was all about profit. In order to monopolize medical resources, the priest deliberately smeared and suppressed competitors.
If the Holy See was powerful, Hudson would never dare to do such a deviant thing. But this is the Alpha Kingdom, a place where priests have to look at the eyes of nobles.
The priests in the realm may be dissatisfied, but there will never be a big mess. Even if they don't want to do it, the family behind them will make them honest.
The right to speak, that is only the high priest is qualified to have. Hudson's territory was mixed with a group of low-ranking priests.
If you don't want to do it, there are a big gang of people waiting to take their place. Just to meet the medical needs of the aristocracy, it really doesn't take many people.
Moreover, although this kind of change has had an impact on the status of pastors, the overall impact is not large.
The declining pharmacists, even if they revive in the mountain realm, will only be able to provide medical care to serfs for a long time to come.
The aristocratic lords can't trust these guys, and their current competitors are still the magicians who are proficient in alchemy.
In general, as long as there is no war. The nobles do not have a great need for medical resources, and each knight is in good health.
When there is a physical problem, it is also the time of old age. Usually when an old disease recurs, it is time to die.
Anyway, the healing technique of the priests to stimulate the potential of life is a talisman for the nobles in their later years.
If you don't get cured, you can live for a few more days, and there is a high probability that you will be sent away directly.
"Earl, there are not many good people in these out-of-the-way pharmacists, and letting them in is afraid that it will cause trouble. Especially their reputation, if you don't do it, it will attract ......"
Before Jacob, the magistrate, could finish speaking, Hudson interrupted, "Whether they are good people or not, I just need them to train more pharmacists for the territory."
If you're worried that something is wrong with them, send someone to keep an eye on them. What you need is to help me solve the problem, not just ask the question.
As for the wind and rain in the outside world, with me, the earl, in front, you don't need to bear it! β
Hudson felt that some of the risks were well taken compared to the benefits.
The church within the kingdom was scattered, and it had long been divided by the aristocracy, and the bishop of the mountain lord was still appointed by Hudson himself, and it was purely a decoration in politics.
If this causes dissatisfaction among the Holy See, then let them be dissatisfied. The eldest of his own family is a heretic in the eyes of the Holy See, and there is nothing wrong with being a junior brother to keep up.
Originally, he made a home by killing the Papal cavalry and rubbing the light of political correctness, and Hudson didn't mind letting his anti-papal imprint go deeper.
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After a day's work, Hudson returned to Gentle Country again. I have to admit that Yin Shabel, who is proficient in singing, dancing, chess, calligraphy and painting, is indeed very attractive, and he has been staying here for the past few days.
As time passed, Hudson's heart also gave birth to a sense of crisis. Especially the letter from his fiancΓ©e, which made him feel bigger.
At the beginning, he swore to Melissa that he had nothing to do with Yin Sabel. In this state now, he has no way to explain it.
In this regard, he admires his father-in-law, the red flag at home does not fall, and the colorful flags outside are fluttering. There was even a time when Hudson found Orlan taking his lover home to play with his wife.
Hudson couldn't promise the same thing, but he could do it. At least his ability to coax women, he is completely inferior to his father-in-law.
The only thing that can attract women is what Maxim brings. The identity of the dragon knight is born with an aura.
Perhaps sensing something, Yin Shabel, who was lying in his arms, suddenly turned around, stared at Hudson and asked, "Hudson, what are you worried about?"
Is there anything that can stump you, the dragon knight? β
"It's not a big deal, it's just that the territory is developing, and there is a little trouble.
I'm going to train a group of pharmacists to provide better medical care for my lords, and I'm worried about the collective opposition of the realm priests. β
Hudson flickered as much as he could.
It's impossible to tell the truth. If you overturn the vinegar jar, it will be difficult to get this kind of top-notch enjoyment.
In recent days, Yin Sabel has served him too comfortably, and Hudson does not want to ruin the current relationship between the two.
"If you don't consider the influence of the outside world, it's just that the priests are opposed, you send someone over to communicate with them privately, and I think everyone should give you the face of the earl!"
It was clear from the skeptical gaze that Yin Shabel did not believe the reason given by Hudson. It's just that as a smart person, she didn't debunk it directly, but took it as a real help to give advice.
Realizing this, Hudson secretly complained to himself. I can't help but think in my heart, sure enough, it's better for women to be stupid, and it's really not good for women who are too smart to fool!
It seems that Yin Sabel is very virtuous, but is this what a lover should have? It was obvious that this was a pretense to show him, trying to magnify the guilt in his heart.
If she really has the same status and plays tricks, it is estimated that ten Melissa will not be her opponents.
It's a pity that there are not so many ifs, some things are born and there are no things that are born then it is impossible to have.
In the continent of Aslanth, men still have the opportunity to change their lives on the battlefield and complete the leap of status and class.
If a woman wants to make the leap, she can only choose potential stocks and invest in them in advance before a man makes a fortune.
For example, a potential stock like Hudson can only marry a singer before he gets a knighthood, or when he is poor and white when he just gets a knighthood.
However, Hudson at that time could not have entered Yin Sabel's eyes at all. The little nobleman who was fascinated by her, but he was able to rank from here to the royal capital.
The marriage with the Holliser family was also the result of Orlan, who was still a viscount, having a unique vision and investing in advance.
You must know that when the two sides first came into contact, Hudson was still a little baron, and at most the military strength in his hands was stronger than that of the average baron.
In the face of an olive branch thrown by an old nobleman, the Coslow family, who did not know that Hudson could rise rapidly, could not have the mind to refuse at all.
It was only after the dust settled that Hudson began to truly rise. It can be called a classic example of the perfect time to bet on potential stocks in advance.
"Hmmm! It's a good idea, I'll arrange it when I get back! β
As he spoke, Hudson had already kissed him......