Outside the village, Wade and Bella and others were waiting for Claire.

"How?" Wade rubbed his hands together and asked Claire expectantly.

Claire knew that Wade wanted to hear two words of praise, so she gave him a blank look.

"Not good."

"Really?" Wade looked puzzled and glanced at Bella. "I think the territory has changed a lot now, it's so different from when we first came, can't you see it?"

"It's not enough." Claire shook her head and didn't say much.

For the people of this world, there may have been a lot of changes at the moment, but for him, he has already seen a more progressive world and situation, and it is indeed far from the present.

"I think you're deliberately finding fault, aren't you?" Wade was a little upset.

Claire didn't explain much, but comforted the other party, and after a few words, Wade regained his smile.

Bella in the back looked at Claire and Wade and laughed, with a faint smile on her face, this scene was very familiar to her, very similar to the way their mercenary group went on a mission together, well, the head of the regiment and this Baron Claire are indeed quite similar, both are very poor, and very strong.

Yes, powerful.

Although Claire only looks like she has mid-level strength on the surface, she is still the kind that has just reached the middle level. But Claire's knowledge, his political and military prowess, his strength, is not just about his personal force.

After inspecting the situation in the countryside, Claire found that the situation in the entire territory was still not optimistic.

As the most basic agricultural production in the territory at present, the current situation is terrible.

Except for a few villages around Tilin Town, where the villagers can barely reach the standard of being well-off, most of the villagers in other villages can only struggle with food and clothing.

Of course, this standard is not according to the standard on the Blue Star in the previous life, it is summarized by Claire herself according to the situation in this world.

The so-called food and clothing refers to being able to eat enough and dress warmly. The so-called well-off is to solve the most basic survival needs, that is, food and clothing, and also have some surplus materials to exchange for other means of life.

Even by this standard, Claire's territory is still poor, and as a lord, Claire's work is a long way to go.

On the issue of agricultural development, Claire made instructions.

Since there are so many magic apprentices and so many reserve magicians in the territory, it is necessary to use them and let them help with agricultural production.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Claire came up with the technique of greenhouse planting.

The principle of greenhouse planting is not profound, it is just a simple warmth technology, and it is not difficult for farmers to understand. As for how to transport fresh vegetables without a refrigerator, Claire said that there is no need to worry at all, people's granaries have magic arrays to help ventilate and dry, and cold chain transportation is nothing.

It's not for the sake of eating dry food to raise so many magicians.

The only regret is that Claire doesn't have any potato seeds in her hands, and the main crop here is also a grain crop similar to Blue Star's wheat, and although the yield is higher than Blue Star's, it is not a high yield.

As for such things as fertilization, the people of this world also know that it is all done by magicians, and Claire does not need to teach it again.

Claire, however, managed to get a simple tool, the plow.

Even in the eastern part of the relatively densely populated kingdom, the kingdom is still vast and sparsely populated, for example, the land of Claire is about the same size as a county, but the population is only tens of thousands. With such a large land and such a small number of people, it can be said that the land is completely vast and sparsely populated.

As for why the world's population growth rate is so low, it is not that the production technology is backward, but there are two main reasons.

First, there are frequent wars. War is the norm among nobles, and nobles like Mikawa City, who have not fought for twenty years, are worthy of special mention, and you can imagine how chaotic the situation within the ordinary kingdom is.

Due to the long-term war, even the nobles can easily lose their heirs. Even if this world has medical technology far beyond Blue Star, magic technology. Seriously, this is much more powerful than Bluestar's modern medicine.

It's a pity that it still can't save most people from dying on the battlefield. After all, the number of magicians is still so rare, and the magic power of each magician is also limited, and they can't save too many people.

The second is that there is a lot of uncultivated wasteland. When they hear about the wasteland, many people will feel inexplicable, especially if the people of Blue Star hear it, they want to curse people. Ya's wasteland is so good, you can farm well.

It's a pity that the wasteland of this world, but the wasteland in the original sense, is a little different. Although they are all uncultivated land, these lands are not only inhabited by some wild animals, but also live in various magical beasts.

Warcraft, similar to the professional in humans, are animals with their own strange abilities. The top ten empires also have some Warcraft, it is rumored that the early empire was still relatively visible, and later with the development of imperial civilization, Warcraft were almost all extinct, and only a small number of creatures were domesticated and placed in the laboratory to be studied.

And in this world, the largest kingdom of mankind has been busy fighting with foreign races, that is, beasts, before, and a large number of professionals have died on the battlefield, and for these demonic beasts in the wilderness, they naturally have no ability to organize liquidation.

These magical beasts, for ordinary people, are completely invincible existences. Therefore, where there are monsters, human villages will stay away. Among ordinary people, only a very small number of people can fight against Warcraft, and these people also rely on hunting Warcraft to make a fortune.

Therefore, Claire took out the plow, naturally, in order to free up labor and cultivate more land.

With muskets, Claire doesn't need to mobilize professionals to destroy those scattered magical beasts, as long as ordinary soldiers are equipped with muskets, I believe that with the huge number of humans and the powerful lethality of muskets, it won't be long before the wasteland reclamation in the entire territory is completed.

Wade nodded, believing that Claire was right, while also making a suggestion.

Given that the population of the realm is so small at the moment, it is possible to recruit outcasts and slaves to work for the realm in order to help the realm grow rapidly.

Claire couldn't believe it, he still remembered that Wade was born a commoner and was very disgusted with the oppression of the people, why would he make such a suggestion, could it be that the lord who had been delayed for a while changed his mind and betrayed the class?

Wade pursed his lips, and when he saw Claire's eyes, he knew that the other party was thinking too much, and hurriedly added that for these foreign slaves and outcasts, as long as they worked in the territory for a certain number of years, they would be given citizenship and freedom.

Good guys, the immigration bill is there, right?

I forgot about this stubble, Wade thought about it, it's really good, it seems that his deputy is getting more and more presentable.

After that, the handicraft industry, well, there is nothing to say, the territory that Claire takes, the handicraft industry is indeed not very developed. However, in the bazaar, there are many iron and even steel weapons, as well as some magic scrolls and the most basic enchanted weapons, which are very popular with mercenaries.

Seeing this, Claire looked at Bella.

"You went with your magic apprentices on a side hustle? Why did so many magic creations come out, with this kind of effort, it is better to study what I gave you, by the way, the few drawings that were sent to you before, how did you study them, and when can they be made.

Oh, and also, have you been tested for magical talent in those newly conquered territories, are there any talents worth looking forward to? ”

Claire slammed Bella's questions like a cannonball, and Bella was a little helpless, but she still answered truthfully.

She knew about the problem of the magic apprentice's side hustle, but it was not brought by her, but by the magic apprentices themselves. In these days, learning magic is not a cheap thing at all, otherwise the whole kingdom should be full of magicians.

Just by simply having a magical talent, the number of magicians is not so rare as that of other professions.

The most important thing is that the cultivation of magicians is still very money-burning.

If nothing else, let's just talk about carving magic scrolls, when you start learning, those who can depict hundreds of times can become a genius, that scroll is not ordinary paper, it is a special parchment, and the price can be quite beautiful.

If you don't have money, you will naturally be much slower in magic practice.

Claire has been very generous to her magic apprentices, not only does she not charge money, but she also provides teaching materials and materials for free, and has an additional weekly stipend. But this subsidy and the materials issued are not enough for magic apprentices who want to make a breakthrough in magic.

Therefore, many magic apprentices have officially become first-order magicians, and some are even less than first-order, and they have begun to take on some private jobs to make money, in order to help their own magic practice.

After all, it is not difficult to enchant ordinary arrows to make them fly farther and faster, even with a little magical knowledge and energy, and the income earned is also considerable.

Claire shook her head, this... What's the matter? However, this scene also reminded him of his magical practice in his previous life.

If he hadn't followed a rich and capable mentor, I'm afraid he would have been like other magisters, sometimes in order to make up experimental funds, he had to find a company to cooperate with or make a relationship.

It's a pity that at the moment, for these magic apprentices, he is not a good teacher, although he has compiled some teaching materials, he still can't afford to raise them, and he wants to compare with his mentor, which is really far behind.

"No, Your Excellency the Baron has done quite well." When Bella heard Claire say faintly, she blamed him for not having money so that these apprentices needed to work to earn money, and hurriedly said.

"In fact, in the practice of magic, in addition to talent, money is also very important, which is why most magicians with good strength will choose to join the great nobles, if you rely on the personal strength of the magician, you can't afford the cultivation of a magician."

Claire was dumbfounded, didn't say much on this topic, and could only smile bitterly.

However, he did know that if the empire in the previous life was just a simple magic practice, it would not cost much money at all, and many things were free, as long as you had that talent and ability.

As for why magic cultivation is so expensive in this world, a big reason is that the basic materials are too expensive. In other words, the productivity of this world is not enough, and when the productivity is enough, everything can be solved.

When he takes everyone through the magic industrial revolution, it will no longer be difficult for the whole people to practice magic, just like the empire in the previous life.

"And what about the steel, the iron? Is the production already so large that it can be sold at will? ”

Bella obviously couldn't answer this question, and looked at Wade, who was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head to stare at old Ivan.

Old Ivan smiled bitterly, took a step forward, bowed and said.

"My lord, our output has already met the military needs, a lot more, and because of the large investment before, I agreed to sell some of the steel and return the funds."

Hearing this, Claire instantly became serious.

The problem that old Ivan said was far more serious than what steel. Even if the musket gunpowder flowed into the people and fell into the hands of the enemy, Claire didn't care.

More advanced weapons, more powerful technology, Claire has more on her mind.

However, if you don't have money, many things are difficult to do.

There were many nobles in the kingdom, who eventually had to mortgage their land because of bankruptcy, became landless nobles, and eventually the entire family disappeared into the dust.

Although Claire will not get to the point of mortgaging the territory, if there is no money, any development of the territory is completely a dream.

Fortunately, old Ivan's next words made Claire instantly relieved.

"Rest assured, there are still a lot of funds in the account, and during this period of time, through the issuance of loans, the sale of steel and the collection of commercial taxes, there is still a lot of income, which is enough to make up for most of the daily expenses."

Claire is a little surprised now, how much time is this, the territory can be in a positive cycle, and the income can cover the normal expenses, doesn't this mean that the golden time for the development of the territory is coming.

In fact, it is true that since hearing that Edmund could take out loans, many businessmen have come to take out loans, especially the Domme City, which is already more economically and trade-developed, and has a tradition of doing business.

These merchants, and apprentices in magic, became the lion's share of the loan's income, accounting for more than eighty percent. As for the increase in commercial taxes, it is also based on the rising commercial atmosphere.

As for the sale of steel, it is true that it cannot last long, not because of the output, but because of the fact that today, the source of iron ore is still a problem.

It seems that if there is a chance, we still have to find a way to take one or two mines.

Well, it is also possible to have the magic apprentices wander around their own territory and the surrounding territories in the near future to see if they can discover new mines.

After all, with the world's prospecting technology, the possibility of missing mines is still quite large. It's just that I can't remember how to do that little thing about prospecting, and I still need to think about it, otherwise everything will be more convenient.

After walking around the territory as a whole, Claire also has an understanding of the economic and livelihood situation of the territory, and overall, the entire territory is in a thriving state.

Then it comes to the most critical part, the military part.