Compared to the vast majority of lords in the Dawn Continent, the bereavement of the soldiers in the Haaland Territory is very good.

The families of soldiers who died in battle receive 50 kilograms of food every month, and there is also a death allowance of gold coins every year.

Such a pension can be received for 20 consecutive years.

In addition, every year for the Christmas of the Goddess of Dawn, the territory will give some festival fees to the families of the martyrs.

Last year's festival fee was three taels of brown sugar, ten catties of mutton, a roll of linen, and three silver coins.

Although the supplies are small, they are enough for the families of the martyrs to have a good holiday.

The annual pension given by the territory is enough for a family of three to barely support their family.

The pension policy specified by Richard was better than that of the regular army of the Kingdom of Grant.

In a central legion like the Northern Frontier Army, when a soldier dies in battle, he only gives a pension of ten gold coins, plus the comrades and officers who make up a little, it is a hammer deal.

When the pension is spent, the standard of living of the families of the fallen soldiers will fall sharply.

The pension granted by Haaland's territory is not a one-time settlement, but lasts for 20 years, and for many families of soldiers who are not good at managing their finances, this pension is a guarantee of survival.

Because of the implementation of a good pension policy, the soldiers of Haaland's territory will fight to the death.

In several wars, the territory has lost more than 200 soldiers, and the annual pension, including food, costs about 400 gold coins.

As casualties continue to rise, so does the pressure on pension payments.

If there is no new source of finance, the capital chain will become tighter and tighter, and eventually the territory will usher in bankruptcy.

The order for bricks brought by Baron Sharp has ended, and the territory's largest cash income is now from the sale of steel.

More than a thousand kobold slaves were exchanged for heavy trebuchet drawings, all of which were now sent to the mines for mining, and the production of the steel mills had increased a bit.

The province consumes half of the steel production capacity, and the remaining half is sold.

Steel sales are increasing every month, and last month it has exceeded 300 gold coins, and the profit after deducting expenses is quite considerable.

After completing Baron Sharp's order, Richard did not stop the brick kiln factory, and continued to burn bricks.

In addition to supplying Fort Sophia, Richard was also preparing to build several roads and expand the river wharf.

By next year, Richard was also preparing to build a new military fort, Fort Iron Mountain, near the steel mill, and add a squadron of soldiers to protect the mine from spies.

This year's grain harvest has once again ushered in, and after deducting the rations left by the people, the grain reserves in the territory have exceeded 8,000 tons.

Richard was only going to store 3,000 tons of grain, and if the rest of the grain was put on the market, it would make the price of grain in Heihe Fort drop somewhat.

In addition, the grain trade requires a lot of capacity, and in order to transport the grain, it is necessary to build roads and build grain ships.

If you hire outside grain ships, the profits will be eaten by others.

The investment in road construction and shipbuilding is not small, and Richard calculated the cost, and he felt that it was not very cost-effective.

Especially in recent years, the territory is still very short of money, and it is a little bit to be able to save a little.

In a short period of time, Richard only planned to repair Sophia Fort to Fort William, Sophia Fort to Iron Mountain Fort, and Sophia Fort to Bobbi Brick Kiln Factory, connecting the castles in the territory.

These three roads have taken on the task of military dispatch and have been given higher priority.

Since the grain cannot be transported, the territory needs cash income.

After thinking about it, Richard decided to set up a distillery to brew grain into liquor for money.

The liquor market in the Kingdom of Grant is dominated by wine, and there are some fruit wines, and grain wines are relatively rare.

Richard observed for a long time and found that the northern regions preferred spirits.

If you make a high-quality sake, you should not have a problem selling it, and the key is to keep the secret of the sake brewing process.

The process of distilled spirits is very simple, and it can be copied as long as people look at it.

The trade in high-grade liquor may not be monopolized for too long.

There is also grain wine in the liquor market of Heihebao, but the brewing process is very backward, not only there are many impurities, but the wine is also very turbid, and the taste is sour.

Richard carefully studied the process of making grain wine, and found that this primitive grain wine used the fermentation method.

Using the fermentation method, not only is the yield low, the time is slow, and the degree is low, but the taste is also very average.

Switching to the distillation method, the taste is much better, and the cost is a little lower.

Richard used the distillation method to brew a batch of liquor on a small scale, which was tasted by the soldiers in the army, and won the praise and affirmation of the soldiers.

Of course, this batch of liquor is relatively strong, and the noble lady doesn't like it very much, and it is not suitable for the aristocratic banquet.

But as long as you take the market of the Legionnaires in the North, you can make money by opening a brewery.

Brewing liquor on a small scale, and as soon as it became popular, Richard began to set up a distillery.

Richard originally planned to go to the Grand Duchy of Starnik to buy a group of slaves and use these slaves who were not involved in the Kingdom of Grant to build a winery, but he did not expect to absorb more than 2,000 displaced people.

This group of exiles has nothing to do with the lords of other regions in the north, and it is just right to select a group of brewers.

When the men arrived in the territory, Richard took them to the south of the Bobby Brick Factory, across the Burney River.

On the other side of the River, the Bernie River is still wild, and dozens of hectares of paddy fields can be cultivated.

The winery is built at the foot of the mountain, about 500 meters from the river.

It's late autumn and the climate is getting colder.

In order to speed up the construction of the distillery, Richard mobilized 3,000 serfs to help 2,000 displaced people cut down trees and build houses.

By mid-October, rows of brick houses had been erected at the foot of the mountain, the displaced people had settled down, and the distillery had been completed. Large-scale production of highly distilled spirits begins.

Because the degree of distilled spirits is very high, it can often reach more than 60 degrees, and it is too strong to drink. Richard mixed some water and felt a little better.

The water-grained wine was born, and it immediately swept the Black River Fort and swept the major taverns.

This wine was named by Richard for the fire of the heart.

Soldiers, mercenaries, hunters are loyal customers of distilled liquor.

In the cold winter of northern Xinjiang, drinking a glass of high alcohol can make the body warm and resist the cold.

Moreover, the price of distilled liquor is also very affordable, and three copper coins can buy one kilogram.

Normally, three catties of grain can make one catty of wine.

The cost of one kilogram of grain is only two copper coins, and if you add labor and investment, the cost is higher than three copper coins.

Richard sells blended wine, which is cheaper.

Calculated for less than a copper coin per kilogram of blended wine, the profit has reached twice as much, and the double profit is enough for the capitalist to sell the lasso that hangs himself.

Whether it is the earth in the past life or in this life, the beverage industry is a highly profitable industry.

If a brand effect is formed, more than 200% of the profit is actually very average in the wine industry.

It's a pity that the productivity of the Grant Kingdom is not the time to pursue the brand, and there is no brand effect.

I had something to do in the afternoon, and I went to the county seat to buy an electric bicycle, and today it is still ten watches. From the first to the fifth day, it is ten more every day, from the sixth to the tenth every day, and from the tenth to the fifth day, there are basically no more manuscripts to be deposited next month, and only 6,000 words can be updated every day.

(End of chapter)