Little Ivan was very innocent and quickly explained.

"Lord Baron, have you forgotten what you said, I asked you what to do with the wealth brought from the city of Domme and the fortress of Sp, and you said that it was your personal money, so it was not recorded in the account, probably more than 10,000 dinars."

"Is there such a thing?" Claire was a little puzzled, why she didn't have any impression at all.

Seeing this, little Ivan kindly reminded again.

"It's the day Eugene came to see you from the Fortress of Spu."

"Oh!" Claire patted her head, as if there was indeed such a thing.

At that time, Eugene brought a group of teenagers to Tilling Town, and by the way, some treasures were transported, when little Ivan asked what to do with the money, Claire complained casually, all the money that was used to fight Tilling Town was taken out, and he was about to become a poor god, and it was better to keep the money as private money.

Unexpectedly, when he said this casually, little Ivan took it seriously, what a sin.

"You recalculate how much money you have, and then merge it into the general ledger." Claire doesn't want to have a private account, the entire territory from the people to the land is his property, what else do you need a private account?

"By the way, how has the recent production of weapons and armor been?"

Hearing Claire mention this, little Ivan was also a little resentful.

"The stock of raw materials has been used up, and a total of thirty pieces of armor have been crafted, and a lot of spears and bows and arrows have been made. I have already asked the two regiment commanders to help me and send people to buy it together, but none of the nearby territories are willing to sell it to us, and I don't know when I will be able to buy it.

The surrounding territories still don't let our caravans pass by, and if it weren't for the strong guards they sent, they would even be ready to rob us. ”

Claire is also somewhat prepared for the hostility of the surrounding territories, but these territories, the main force is not there, and he dares to bully him, which is really bold.

Forget it, now is not the time to deal with them, so let's let them bounce for a while.

Claire snorted coldly and comforted little Ivan. "It's okay if the people around us don't know how to respect us, maybe they'll come to visit us with gifts after a while. By the way, what materials are mainly lacking now? ”

"Iron ore-based respective ores." Little Ivan replied. "We can also make iron in Tilling Town, but because we don't produce ore, most of the time we buy pig iron, and we don't make iron ourselves. But in the current situation, pig iron is definitely not available, so you can only make iron yourself. ”

Claire also frowned when she heard this. Before, he patronized the issue of start-up capital, but ignored a very important issue in the development of the territory, resources.

Although the town of Dottilin is close to the river and the transportation is relatively convenient, the three territories seem to have no special resources except for the basic resources such as grain and timber, which is a bit embarrassing.

In peacetime, it is good to say that many resources can be purchased from other places thanks to convenient transportation, but once the environment is as tense as it is now, it is impossible to obtain them.

No, the next development of the territory, steel and magic crystals are in high demand, and both resources must be in their own hands.

As for the magic crystal mine, with Claire's current strength, there is no need to think about it for the time being, it is something that only the great lord is qualified to touch. Small forces and small lords, they can't keep it at all.

The value of a magic crystal mine is even higher than a gold mine in this world.

But iron ore, Claire still dares to think about it. The premise is that there must be one near the town of Tilling, otherwise there is no need to think about it in the short term.

Claire pulled out a map from her storage ring, pointed it to it, and asked little Ivan.

"Where are the iron mines around?"

Although he had obtained surrounding information from Earl Wright before, it was only superficial data such as population, taxes, and military strength, and he naturally didn't know about such things as minerals and specialties.

Only locals like Little Ivan may know.

"Here!" Little Ivan was on the map, pointing to a location. "There are a lot of iron mines near Tico City, and it is by relying on these iron mines that the Holder family has become the most powerful baron family in the vicinity."

"Tico City?" The location of Tico City is in the southwest of Dome Town, that area, which does not belong to the sphere of influence of Count Wright and Count Macas, and there are several very powerful baron families, so that the two sides do not dare to expand easily.

The Holder family is one of them. Moreover, the distance between Tico City and Tilling Town is really too far, almost five days away, and for the current Claire, it is completely a place where power cannot be projected.

The southwest direction, although it is also the expansion direction that Claire had planned in her mind before, is far from the time now.

However, you can try to contact them and maybe form a stable buying relationship.

"Tico City is too far away, but you can prepare a little gift for the Holder family, and introduce us by the way, and ask them if they would like to sign a long-term business agreement. For a family with this kind of strength, it is more suitable to be a friend than an enemy at the moment. ”

Seeing little Ivan nodding his head to make a note, Claire asked again.

"Anything else? It doesn't matter if the iron ore is smaller, the key is to be close to Tilling. ”

"There are close, too." A hesitant expression flashed on little Ivan's face, and he looked at Claire cautiously, considering his tone. "It's just that the lord's identity is not ordinary."

"Not ordinary?" Claire asked, raising an eyebrow. "What's so unusual, which earl's heir?"

"Not an earl's heir." Little Ivan smiled wryly and shook his head. "That's Viscount Lawson's domain, the town of Batan."

Viscount Lawson, the name Claire has not heard of, but the meaning of the viscount as a special title, Claire is still clear.

This Viscount Lawson, that is, a member of the royal family. The royal family, the status in the kingdom, needless to say, Claire doesn't want to provoke the royal family.

Oh, I didn't expect that it was so difficult to find an iron ore for a while, but it was reasonable. Iron ore is a resource, even in this world, it is a strategic resource, and how can a small nobleman with average strategic resources be qualified to master it.

After questioning the iron ore branch near Tilling Town again, Claire felt that in order to obtain a stable supply of iron ore, she had to pick up the tiger's whiskers and start with the town of Batan, which was the Viscount Lawson.

In addition to the fact that Batan Town is the closest to Tilin Town, Batan Town's military strength is weak and its defense is not strong, which is also an important factor that makes Claire excited.

Those other nobles, perhaps because of the other party's viscount status, take care of one or two, even if they know that it is fat, they don't dare to start.

But Claire has no respect for any royal family, let alone just a member of the royal family, even if it is a king, Claire doesn't think it's anything unusual.

Strategically defying, tactically should also be emphasized. Even if you don't buy the identity of the viscount in your heart, you still have to do enough to play.

"Go and invite the two regiment commanders to come, I have something to discuss with them."