After taking the captives into his hands, Richard scattered the soldiers and divided them into the original army.

With the addition of 5,000 soldiers, Richard expanded the infantry brigade by four at once.

Now the Harland Territory has a total of ten infantry brigades, a Warcraft Cavalry Brigade, a Scout Cavalry Brigade, a Guard Brigade, a Magic Hot Air Balloon Squadron, a Lion Cavalry Squad, a Territory Mage Regiment, plus the headquarters staff and logistics personnel, the regular army in the Harland Territory has 16,000.

Sixteen thousand soldiers, enough to be reorganized into a single regiment.

After completing the reorganization of the army, Richard began to ask soldiers and officers who had practiced the breathing method to sign a contract to prevent leaks.

After the soldiers completed the signing, Richard took the royal seal and began to let the territory mage apprentice and the secret personnel of the institute all sign the contract.

With that done, it's November.

Every winter, it is the season when the Haaland Territory hosts the Commodity Fair.

Last year, the Haaland Territory held its first commodity fair, and a foreign trade order of 60,000 gold coins was reached.

Seeing that the commodity fair worked so well, the consul Rogge decided to hold an expo every winter.

This year's second commodity fair is scheduled to be held in October.

The autumn harvest has been completed in October, and the climate is relatively warm, making it more suitable for trading activities.

Large-scale commodity fairs are more suitable for holding in September and October. November in the northern Xinjiang region is a little too cold after all.

At this year's commodity fair, Rogge sent invitations to more merchants and nobles, and there were more trade orders.

During the whole expo, foreign trade orders have reached 100,000 gold coins, and the import and export volume has almost doubled compared with last year.

After consulting with the big merchants and nobles, Rogge decided to fix the time of the commodity fair, and the commodity fair was set on the third day of October every year in the future, with a duration of 12 days.

Throughout September and October, Rogge was busy preparing for the commodity fair, counting the materials in the territory, and organizing the preparation of supplies.

Most of the government affairs were left to Richard.

This year was a very rapid development year for Haaland's territory, and through the war, Richard received a second county, and the area almost doubled after the exchange of territories.

With such a large area of new territory and an additional population of more than 200,000, it is naturally very difficult to manage it in a coordinated manner.

Moreover, after returning from the Grand Duchy of Starnik, Richard was busy drafting a secret contract and signing contracts with the key members of the realm with the royal seal, so he had little time to manage the new territory.

Tens of thousands of people need to sign royal contracts, which can take up to three or four months.

Territorial inspections and inspections are basically in Hayden's charge this year.

Hayden managed the intelligence system for many years, and his deterrent effect on bureaucrats was somewhat less than that of Richard. But because the stalls are too big, it becomes more and more difficult to manage. The more impoverished and remote the area, the more corrupt officials there are.

By the time Richard was busy signing the royal contract, the commodity fair had already ended successfully. Rogge was also able to find time to share some of his affairs, and Richard had a little free time.

On a sunny afternoon, Richard arrived at Riverside Elementary School early, ready to pick up Margaret from school.

This year, the fourth primary school in the Haaland Territory began to be built, and the number of children attending school in the territory has reached nearly 3,000. Next year, Richard is also preparing to build a new fifth elementary school at the King's Castle in Count Roger.

After the handover was completed, Richard consulted with Rogge and decided to divide the county into counties in Haaland's territory.

Today, the area of Haaland's territory is 56,000 square kilometers, and according to the experience of the Kingdom of Grant, the territory of a province is about 30,000 square kilometers.

In the case of the county of Haaland, it would be more appropriate to divide it into two provinces.

According to Richard's idea, 20,000 or 30,000 square kilometers in a province is too small. In his previous life, two or three hundred thousand square kilometers of a province was more suitable.

Twenty or thirty thousand square kilometers of land is more suitable for the establishment of a prefecture and a county, with several counties under its jurisdiction.

The administrative division of the Kingdom of Grant is a four-level management system of provinces, counties, forts, and villages

According to Richard's idea, the Harland Territory has set up a five-level management system of provinces, counties, counties, forts, and villages, which is one more layer than the Grant Kingdom in terms of macroscopism, and is more similar to the Holy Spirit Radiance Empire.

Under Richard's auspices, the entire Haaland territory was divided into two counties, nine counties.

The original county of Harland was renamed the county of the southern foothills of the Eagle Mountains, and governed seven counties: Harland County, Marsh County, Grey Ford County, Two River Basin County, Salt Lake County, East Canyon County, and Southern Pratos Mountains.

With the Haaland Valley as the core, Haaland County has three castles: Fort William, Fort Soldier, and Fort Coal Mine. This county is the most important part of the Haaland Territory and has developed a number of primary industries with a total population of more than 60,000.

Marsh County takes the swamp basin as the core, under the jurisdiction of the two castles of Flame Fort and Lightning Fort, although this area has not yet been developed, but two mage towers have been established, which is the strongest defense area of Haaland's territory, and for Haaland's territory, this area is also very critical, and it is the focus of territorial development in recent years, with a population of about 30,000.

Graveson County has the most important copper resources in Harland's territory, because of the new Salt Lake County, Graveson County has been counted as a second-tier area, and is no longer the focus of defense, because of Richard's large number of immigrants, the population of this county is already about 50,000.

The county of the two river basins has jurisdiction over the Marte Castle and Vic Castle, which almost inherited the two baronies of the original dirham and stoopa, and is the traditional agricultural area of the Harland territory. The county has a larger population than Harland County, with more than 100,000.

The eastern part of the canyon is located in the area east of the Pratos Canyon, and has jurisdiction over Sophia Fort, Iron Mountain Fort, Brick Kiln Town, and this county also has some industry. Although it was developed very early, it has not been the focus of territorial development in recent years. But in the early years the county migrated a large number of people, with a total population of more than 40,000.

The southern county of the Pratos Mountains is the original Barony of Harden, under the jurisdiction of the Iron Lion Castle, the South Bank Castle, and the Rohm Castle, three castles, this territory has been developed and matured, and it is under the protection of the two baronies of Sharp and Soros, which is relatively safe, and has a population of 60,000 under Richard's strong immigration.

Salt Lake County is a new county, for the time being, there is only one castle in Salt Lake Fort, relying on Salt Lake minerals, the population is only a few thousand, the degree of development is relatively low, and it is in the northernmost part of the territory, which is easy to be attacked by orcs, and it is not very safe.

But the county's location was so important that it was strategically located between the two counties, and even if there were no salt lakes, it would be the focus of Richard's development in the next few years.

The former county of Roger was renamed the Eastern County of the Grotta River, which is located on the west bank of the Grotta River and consists of two counties: King County and Norman County.

King County under the jurisdiction of the King's Castle, Riverbank Castle, the total population has been 80,000, especially the King's Castle is the original Roger Castle, not only the city fortifications are very majestic, the nearby river valley has also reclaimed a large amount of farmland, in King Roger, Duke Jonathan two generations of lords under the management, the development is very good.

Norman County is under the jurisdiction of Canyon Castle, Norman Castle, which is the front line of the eastern county of the Grota River, this county is considered a military fortress, with a population of only more than 10,000, and is the same as Salt Lake County is the two less populous counties.

Norman County was in a very dangerous position, holding Fort Canyon and almost holding the security of more than 100 kilometers of defense in the eastern county of the Grota River.

Now that the eastern county of the Grotta River has been incorporated into the Harland Territory, the Canyon Fort and the Riverside Castle are also the focus of Richard's business.

In the blink of an eye, school was over, and Richard had picked up Margaret with a few soldiers.

Throughout the year, Richard and Sophia rarely saw the children.

After the formation of the Intervention Army, they were gone for half a year. After returning to the territory, he was also busy, Richard was busy drafting royal contracts, and Sophia was busy studying magic.

The children's lives are basically managed by servants and guards. The main thing who took care of them every day was Sophia's assistant Anne, and the children's relationship with the servants was a little more intimate.

Seeing Margaret, Richard suddenly felt a little guilty, he had too little time to spend with his children, and he was not a qualified father.

But Richard, as the owner of Haaland's territory, hundreds of thousands of people depend on him to survive, and he can't be like a little man, revolving around his wife and children every day. Sophia's personality doesn't like men like that either, and it should be understandable when the children grow up.

Richard became a nobleman, and could only find time to spend with his children. The time of the great nobles is very precious, and many times it does not belong to them. Even if Richard had many assistants, it would not change that.

Although they spent less time together, Margaret and Richard were a little strangers, but their blood was connected after all, and Margaret was very happy to see her father come to pick her up, waving her little hand from afar, and running towards Richard.

Margaret is seven years old this year, and because she has been very smart since she was a child and can easily complete her studies, she has skipped one level and entered the third grade.

Unlike ordinary aristocrats, Richard did not hire a tutor, and the children of the Harland family all went to Riverside Primary School to study, and they were exposed to ordinary people from an early age, and when they grew up, they could also get into contact with the local atmosphere and would not be easily coaxed.

Many of the children of the great nobles were born in the deep palace and grew up in the hands of women, and they did not know anything about market life.

The joke of Emperor Daoguang's thirty taels of silver and an egg also occasionally appeared among the nobles of the Dawn plane.

Especially the longer the great nobles, the more corrupt and degenerate, the farther away from the lives of the common people.

The nobles of the Grant Kingdom are slightly better, after all, they face orc invasions all year round, the nobles need to experience war, and the society needs to maintain a good war mobilization. Although the class solidification is serious, there are still circulation channels, and the competition between the aristocracy is also fierce.

It is difficult for a foolish aristocrat who is not grounded to adapt to this environment. Most of the nobles who can stand firm in the Grant Kingdom are still shrewd and capable, heroic and good at fighting.

Riverbank Primary School is the best primary school in Harland's territory, and the tuition fee is much higher than the other three primary schools. Basically, it is mainly from the families of military officers, and the atmosphere of the school is also very strict.

Children here have to receive military training from an early age.

In the first grade, the queue began, and in the third grade, archery was practiced.

"Having fun at school today?"

"Not very happy."

Normally, Margaret is not yet old enough to start school.

The average age of students at Riverbank Elementary School is ten and a half years old, Margaret has been very smart since she was a child, and she has been enrolled at the age of six, because she jumped one level, her classmates are basically thirteen or fourteen years old, and they have entered adolescence. Children at this age, naturally, do not have a common language with Margaret. 、

In school days, Margaret was actually quite lonely.

Richard touched the top of Margaret's head and said, "Even if you are unhappy, you still have to go to school every day, because knowledge can change fate." Besides, you are my first in line to the throne, and in this school, you can come into contact with ordinary people and market life every day. When you grow up and become a noble lord, you have enough knowledge of society and social common sense, so you will not be easily deceived by others.

In an aristocratic family like ours, in addition to meditating and cultivating to enhance their own strength, the most important thing is to be good at employing people. The human heart is the most difficult to see through the belly. As a proper aristocrat, we must be able to recognize lies. In addition to observing words and colors, the recognition of lies depends on knowledge and experience.

The past few years of studying and going to school will be a very important experience for your life, and it is a valuable experience.

Dad has been too busy this year and has cared too little about you to be a good father. But Dad's love for you is the same as that of other fathers, and I hope you can understand it when you grow up. You skipped one level this year, how was your homework? ”

"The homework is okay, I am the third in our class in this year's exam."

Hearing Margaret's answer, Richard was very happy to hold his daughter in his arms. Laughing, "Very good. When you graduate from elementary school, let your mother test your qualifications, and if you have the talent to learn magic, you can follow us every day. ”

Richard returned to the mansion with his daughter, and at this time there were already many people in the city lord's mansion, and these people were basically direct members of the Harland family. Bringing the immediate family together, in addition to the family gathering, there are some work matters that Richard is going to ask in detail.

When talking about work at home, Richard allowed his family to sit in on the listen, and his eldest son, Philip, was only three and a half years old and knew almost nothing. On the contrary, Margaret, who was already interested in government affairs at a young age.

After the dinner, Richard called the brothers to his study.

"Don, you are in charge of agricultural work, how many tons of grain do we produce this year, how much grain do we have in stock now, do you need to buy grain from outside?"

"This year, about 1.6 million acres of farmland have been cultivated in the territory, and 130,000 acres have been planted with cash crops. Because a large amount of farmland was distributed to the freedmen, the grain production of the territory could only be estimated, about 160,000 tons. Combined with the stale grain accumulated last year, there are 110,000 tons of grain in the government treasury. Counting the sheep that are slaughtered, according to my estimate, there is no need to buy food from outside. ”

(End of chapter)