Chapter 210

In peacetime, it depends on the face of the tax collector and the lord's thoughts. If there is any turmoil, it depends on luck to not starve to death or be robbed and slaughtered.

Now Lord Rand is here and has brought them advanced farming techniques so that they will not die of cold and starvation even when the weather is not good.

They also provided protection so that they would not be robbed or massacred by other nobles.

Now Rand needs them to work and pays them the corresponding wages. If anyone dares to cut corners, he deserves to be hanged!

But Rand was watching here. As an official figure, Taran was hard to say too much, so he had to read the document Rand gave him.

Rand watched Taran holding the whip, with a fierce look on his face and a fierce look on his face.

I can only be worthy of being the leader of the bandit before, but it is different.

He is obviously very steady in normal times, and is very skilled in handling official documents and local affairs, and has a good reputation.

But when this comes, he becomes a fierce bandit leader.

That's fine, at least it looks very efficient, and no one is really whipped by him.

I feel that these people work very hard, so in this way, the main roads can be replaced with brick and stone roads soon.

Compared with gravel roads, brick and stone roads are much smoother, and unlike gravel roads, they will become muddy when they rain.

However, brick and stone roads also have disadvantages, that is, they are as easy to damage as gravel roads.

The bricks fired in the kiln will be reviewed, but no matter how strong the bricks and stones are constantly rolled over by the wheels and horses' hooves, they will be damaged.

It is estimated that it will be repaired on a large scale in three to five years.

However, within ten years, Rand will definitely have a way to implement cement pavement.

At that time, bricks and stones will only be used to build houses. Bricks and stone houses are not only warmer and comfortable than wooden and thatched houses, but also effectively prevent the spread of fires. They are very excellent building materials.

"Show me the map." Rand looked at Taran in the distance and urged the laborers to build the road, saying to the clerk Olena beside him.

Olena handed over a total map of the Moon Phase Earl to Rand.

There are many lines drawn on it, which are the roads planned by Rand and the top leaders of the den.

Especially Olena, who is a top student from Baizhiguo University, and she has actually studied urban and rural road management a little.

After discussions at the senior management of the den, including Rand, the current road plan was established.

Rand can't calculate how many percentage points it can improve traffic efficiency, but it must be greatly improved.

Moreover, there is already technology for arch bridge construction in this era, which allows bridges across rivers to prevent the passing of small boats.

It is expected that at this year, the end of the fourth year when Rand arrived in the world, the Count of Moon Phase can pave brick and stone roads on all main roads.

At that time, the port of Rand could make almost the initial profit.

Actually, it has made some profits now.

Rand arranged some small boats and planned some fishing grounds offshore. Seafood from offshore is already available, although the efficiency is very low.

But the advantage is the rare.

And Rand had built an ice cellar long ago.

After being transported freeze, the sea fish are still quite fresh.

Now more and more nobles want to come and invest in ports.

"The bidding meeting is about to begin." At this time, at Rand's request, Olena, wearing glasses, had a very bookish atmosphere.

Since seeing that Olena's knowledge is even better than he thought, Rand arranged for someone to create a pair of glasses for Olena!

Rand sighed, feeling that he was becoming more and more foolish.

"Okay, I'll rush over now."

This place is not far from the Full Moon Gate, and you will arrive quickly by horseback.

In order to meet current needs, Rand set out an open-air area as the venue for the bidding conference.

It's different now.

At the beginning, Rand wanted to attract investment, but he whispered to the strong men sent by the kingdom for a long time.

But now, with the family forces behind the strong men of the kingdom coming to participate in the investment, especially the Grand Duke of Thorns, investing a lot of money and materials.

The Marquis of Black Brown and the Earl of Bucks also invested a lot of wealth.

The nobles in China realized that the construction of the port in Rand must be a business that will make sure to make a profit.

And it seems that this port will be rewarded soon.

When Rand's iced seafood appeared on the dining table of the domestic aristocrats, the domestic aristocrats realized how great this benefit was.

So the situation is different now. Everyone wants to come and invest in Rand, and Rand can be picky and choose.

Bidding is like this, now it has become easier to attack and defence!

Looking at the enthusiastic venue, Rand narrowed his eyes with satisfaction.

After a while, Rand walked up to the front desk.

"Is there any other problem?" Rand asked.

"What is the guarantee service for bulk transactions?" asked a nobleman from the audience.

Rand smiled and began to explain.

Finally someone started to care about the service.

This is Rand's attempt to advance the economic system of the world.

In this world, unless there are artifacts, alien mounts, or rare jewels, the nobles' large amount of silver and gold coins can only be spent in war.

Most of the time, these coins could only lie in the warehouses of the nobles.

The money lying in the warehouse is dead money, which has no meaning to the economy.

And now, since Rand wants to build a port, a lot of money has been leveraged and started to flow.

This money will be exchanged for human resources and material resources, flowing within the Frost Moon Kingdom, and then as the port of Rand is built, it will be converted into more human resources and coins.

In this process, Rand can operate to a certain extent.

For example, he can make a guarantee.

"I will guarantee some nobles and merchants with good credit, for example, when there is a large transaction at the port, I will pay the coins to complete the transaction directly, rather than wait until the money and goods of both parties are in place. , there will still be a guarantee fee of about one percent, and if it is a noble who has invested in port construction before, the guarantee fee will be reduced to five percent."

"If you don't want to pay the guarantee fee, you can also store the money in me. When you need to trade, you can just withdraw it from me."

The former can bring huge profits, while the latter will give Rand a lot of money to dominate.

In fact, it is the use of credit currency. In this turbulent era, if you want to promote banknotes, you will basically lose money until you have no shorts left, or simply become a joke that no one cares about. The state guarantees cannot be done because the country may go bankrupt. Not small.

But it is still possible to simply use the economic principles. If it can be implemented, the Port Investment Construction Bank can be established.

This bank will only participate in the port economic cycle in the early stage and will not participate in other matters. In order to gain trust, Rand will not call bank money to other places in the early stage.

As for the later, once the bank really obtains a lot of savings, it will be difficult to truly go bankrupt as long as Rand Credit does not go bankrupt.

If banks want to make profits, they don’t have to lend.

The nobles and the people in charge were talking in the audience.

Rand explained it very clearly, it is indeed very convenient and can reduce a lot of losses.

Without guarantee services, bulk money transactions are quite dangerous. After all, the relationship between nobles is not very good. And once the money gets too high, there are the most senior professionals in this world who are transported to Xinyue Port for transactions. At that time, you may be robbed.

A large amount of money often needs to be transported by the army.

And the dispatch of the army will bring a lot of consumption.

This will be the case for both buyers and sellers, but now these nobles are just buyers.

By the time the port is officially completed, at least Rand can trade with the White Kingdom and several other northern United Nations with coastal land.

If it is a merchant ship recognized by all countries, they can also go to some countries in the south to trade.

At that time, the seller will also be promoted by Rand.

After all, they have to transport a lot of money back to their country, and they have to face the threat of pirates and aquatic smart creatures, right?

Whether it is to have Rand guarantee or store the money here, it is a very good choice.

Usually, you just need to record the money in Rand. When you really need to transport money back to China, you can settle it once a year.

The nobles off the field all thought Rand was very smart and thoughtful, and had considered everything so far away.

Rand looked quietly at the aristocrats talking in the audience, which would undoubtedly be a win-win situation.

When the bank is truly formed and both parties to the port transactions are settled in Rand, their money will become a number that only changes in the books, and the real money does not even need to appear in front of you!

Chapter 302 North and South

The Black Brown Marquis arrived in the northern border.

This is a pretty long journey.

It will take more than two months to go by land, which is due to the frequent repair of this road.

Maybe when the port of Rand is completely built, you can arrive at White Country by boat from Fenyue Port.

Then go from Baizhi Kingdom to the north, and the time spent will probably be reduced by half.

The Black Brown Marquis smiled with a dull face. It can be expected that Xianyue Port would be a prosperous port, but unfortunately he would definitely not be able to see it.

The permafrost environment in the northern border is much colder than that in the Frost Moon Kingdom.

Even with a cotton lining, the iron armor still feels cold when worn on the body, and it even sticks to the skin.

After meeting with the commander-in-chief of the North, the Marquis of Black Brown rested for a night and then set off.

Now there is a mission that requires experienced aristocratic military commanders to command the battle.

It is not appropriate to call it a line of defense in the North.

This is a composite defense system composed of countless docks and fragmented city walls.

Used to resist orcs.

In the early morning, when the sun was shining brightly, the Marquis of Black Brown personally led the cavalry into the orc camp.

After destroying the siege equipment and massacre it, it left.

"Bad ~" The Black Brown Marquis smiled happily. Only at this time could he forget the complicated affairs of the territory, the complex politics of the country, and the difficult-to-handle family problems.

Back to youth!

When he was young, he came to the North and exchanged his orcs' heads for great military achievements.

And now, he is here again.

The horse's hooves stepped across the frozen soil and raised gray dust.

The rifle, sword, and armor were all stained with blood.

With the arrival of the Black Brown Marquis, the military-good commander, the pressure on the North was reduced a little, and many orcs' plans were thwarted.

But overall, it is still difficult to stop the orcs from a large-scale invasion.

The overall strength of the orcs is not as strong as that of the North, otherwise they would not have been driven to the frozen soil where birds do not shit, and they could only occasionally go south to try to rob.

But this time the orcs came out in full bloom and gained some kind of power from purgatory.

Being fearless of death, violent, and greatly increasing its power.

This would be very troublesome for humans. If it weren't for the defense line that had been built over the years, the Frost Moon Kingdom might have to endure orc disasters now.

Now most of the member states of the Northern United Nations have begun to mobilize wars, and a large number of troops have begun to be drawn.

I can only say that fortunately the disasters of the God of Struggle and the undead that the Southern Kingdom is suffering from are also very serious, otherwise you may be attacked from both sides.

Of course, Northern United also has short-sightedness, believing that even if the defense line is broken, the orcs cannot defeat their own country.

This is the case with the Principality of the Cure Shadow and the Wisteria Kingdom. They were in a relatively remote place in the Northern Union, and only symbolically provided a small amount of materials and soldiers to the defense line.

Generally speaking, even if the defense line is completely and comprehensively broken, and the orcs are driving straight in, it is almost impossible for them to choose these two countries as targets of invasion.

After all, they are remote and poor.