The happiest time for the nobles of Quel'Salas was undoubtedly the period when the kingdom was first established under the rule of Darth Rema.

Not to mention the short-lived second generation, starting with King Homs, through Anastria to Kael'thas, each generation of Sun Kings is trying to weaken the authority of the nobility.

Nobles are also nobles.

As the so-called cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks.

After the suppression of Anastria, the power of the old aristocracy has been weakened, and the four nobles have almost completely surrendered to the royal family.

Xungui was once raised as an opponent of the old aristocratic forces, and now that the enemies are about to disappear, will the lackeys used to bite the enemy still be valuable? Will the royal family be worried that they too will be like the old aristocracy?

The vast majority of nobles, including the Sangunar family, have been worried about this issue in recent years.

With the gradual decline of the old aristocracy, many powerful nobles in the northern part of Yongge Forest who were unable to sustain sold their fiefs back to the state, leaving only a nominal noble title, and life was extremely poor.

This will inevitably make the rising nobles feel sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox, and they are worried that their family will one day fall into this situation.

What disturbed them even more was that Kael'thas was vigorously developing the nationalized territories, and it seemed that he did not intend to give these original noble lords again.

"I know what you're worried about."

Looking at the uncertain faces of the powerful nobles present, Sarian maintained a formulaic smile and said, "Here, on behalf of His Majesty Kael'thas, I would like to make a guarantee to you. ”

"As long as there is no tax evasion or betrayal of the country, the nobles who run their territories according to the laws of Quel'Salas will never be punished unjustifiably."

There is another meaning behind this guarantee, if someone breaks the law in order to make money and take power...... Then don't blame me for not warning me beforehand.

Compared with the old nobles who have become accustomed to lying on the merits of their ancestors, the rise of the nobles is not too long, 3000 years is at most 2-3 generations for the High Elves.

There is a folk saying in another world, it is called rich for no more than three generations.

At least at this time of time, most of the nobles have not been completely corrupted, and they are still willing to stand and earn money.

The royal assurances conveyed by Salian made many people present breathe a sigh of relief, but some showed a look of unease.

Saljan ignored the change in the expressions of the people present.

"Those who know me well know that I don't like to engage in meaningless pleasantries, nor do I like repeated temptations around the bush, so let's get straight to the point."

"If you want to make money, no problem, a gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way, even if he doesn't break the law, Quel'Salas has a way to make money."

In the face of the more than 20 powerful nobles present, Salian spoke eloquently without stage fright.

"I think you must have all heard about the humiliating incident that happened not long ago, and His Majesty Kael'thas is very angry about it, and has clearly ordered the reorganization of the navy, shouting the slogan of the first five-year plan."

Viscount Sangunar, who was sitting next to Saljan, took over the topic and asked, "Of course we have heard about such a big thing, but what does developing the navy have to do with making money?" ”

"Of course it does."

Salian smiled at Viscount Sangunar, who was self-consciously choked, and said, "Vigorously develop the navy, which means that Quel'Salas will fully open the sea." ”

"Do you think that a single Yangfan port can support the upcoming large number of ship construction orders and trade volume?"

Sarren's reminder made the eyes of many people present, especially those nobles whose territory was close to the sea, and their faces showed excitement.

There is a very clear tendency among the nobles of Quel'Salas to be rich in the north and poor in the south, and poor in the west and in the east.

The north is rich and the south is poor, because Silvermoon City, the capital of Quel'Thalas, is located in the northern part of the Yongge Forest, and the closer it is to the capital's territory, the richer it is.

The western and eastern poorness is due to geographical reasons.

The western part of Yongge Forest is relatively flat, and most of the land connected to the sea is flat beaches, so it can be easily developed.

This has been confirmed through the tourism development of the Windranger family.

In addition to the Windranger family, there are several noble lords along the western coast of the Southern Forest.

The nobility who had a port in these territories was significantly richer than the nobility in the east.

The eastern part of Yongge Forest is more complicated, separated from the east coast by rolling mountains, and it is difficult to eat the benefits of sea trade.

The only territory in the south-eastern part of the forest where a port could be built directly is located in the ruins of the former city of Zuaman.

The Red Dragon Knights have been hiding in the ruins of Zuaman for several years, and after the battle of Yangfan Harbor, I am afraid that they can no longer hide it.

With the Red Dragon Knights' mounts difficult to replenish, Kael'thas was unwilling to let them be consumed in pointless strife.

The Sun King and the Silvermoon Council deliberately moved the Red Dragon Knights' headquarters outside of Silvermoon City, only throwing them into battle in certain special battles.

With the in-depth contact with the Supreme Mountain Minotaur, the Giant Eagle Knights, who had only begun to form a few years ago, gradually developed a fighting force and became one of the regular air units of Quel'Thalas, which was distinctively different from the traditional Dragon Eagle Knights of Quel'Thalas.

Once the Red Dragon Knights are relocated to Silvermoon City, the old land of Zuaman will be vacated again.

Salian had previously proposed that the old capital of forest trolls be developed into an important town on the eastern coast, as the first line of defense against the northward movement of "pirates" from the East China Sea.

In addition to this, Sarena also proposed to build military ports in the Viscounties of Sangunar and Counts of Dasvisser, which are also on the coast, to form three lines of defense in the eastern coastal area.

This proposal has been voted on by the Silver Moon Council, and there should be a high probability of it being approved.

The ruins of Zuaman have not yet been awarded to any nobles and are under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family.

The development of the Viscounty of Sangunar and the Countdom of Dasviser required the consent of the local lord.

Viscount Sangunar is a hardcore royal party and will not disagree with the decisions of the royal family.

Previously, Kael'thas asked them to give up growing grapes and raise horses instead, but Viscount Sangunar carried it out without complaint, and this time will be no exception.

As a result, Viscount Sangunar, who listened to the persuasion to eat well, not only did not lose money, but made a lot of money by relying on the unicorn bred in the territory.

Having had a good experience working together, Viscount Sangunar decided without hesitation to continue following in the footsteps of Sarrean, who he believed would not let his family suffer.

And so it is.

Due to the harsh geography of the east coast of Quel'Thalas, there is very little land that can be built as a port, and there are only three of them.

Given the cost of transportation, the nobles whose realm was located in the east preferred to transport their goods to nearby ports rather than crossing the forest to the west.

The three ports of Zuaman, Viscount Sangunar and Earlate Dasviser were just enough to meet the shipping needs of most of the eastern nobles, speed up logistics and transportation, and increase the income of the lords in disguise.

Sarren's in-depth introduction made the lords present more and more emotional, but it was only an appetizer.

Since it has been decided to vigorously open the sea in an all-round way, the corresponding supporting facilities and tools will naturally have to keep up.

In addition to escorting naval vessels, civilian merchant ships also need to be built vigorously to allow large quantities of cargo to travel quickly between the north and the south by offshore transport.

The timber required for the construction of naval vessels is demanding, and it is best to harvest trees that are more than 100 years old from the cold zone, after which they need to be dried for a period of time before they can be put into use.

Although the geographical location of Quel'Salas belongs to the subarctic zone, due to the existence of the sunwell, the Yongge Forest is like spring all year round, and the trees here do not meet the construction needs of naval ships.

So where did the materials come from for the construction of the big ships of the Navy?

Answer: Eucalyptus is the Crystal Song Forest.

Of course, the abundant timber resources of Yongge Forest do not mean that it is useless.

Although it cannot be used to build naval warships due to hardness problems, it is completely sufficient for civilian merchant ships.

Shipbuilding is a complete industrial chain, from the harvesting and drying of timber, to the grinding of ships, sailors, dock cargo handling, shop operations, etc., people are needed everywhere.

Once formed, this chain could provide a large number of jobs for Quel'Thalas.

Building ships and selling merchandise are jobs that arcane golems can't do for them, just enough to get the lazy High Elves moving.

When they taste the sweetness of receiving wages, except for those incurable lazy people, most of the hard-working civilians will habitually put into work, exchange labor for money, and get rid of the previous lazy style of having nothing to do.

[This is called an arrow...... How many withered? 】