Chapter 363 Let’s Let’s Agricultural Revolution
King Rodney asked everyone about the reward plan for Paul Graiman, and there was a burst of whispers below.
Before anyone among the ministers could answer, a gentle voice sounded beside the king.
"Father, why don't you reward Count Grayman with ten thousand gold coins."
This was the little princess's suggestion. Irene knew that Paul was short of money now. The more you earn, the more you spend.
Before the king could answer, the finance minister suddenly became anxious. This princess really didn't know how expensive food and rice were.
He was already very dissatisfied with the monetary reward the king gave Hansel just now. Although it was a thousand gold coins, mosquitoes, no matter how small they were, were still meat.
However, His Majesty has already said it. What the King says cannot be taken back casually.
He immediately stood up to stop him: "Your Majesty, the situation is critical now. Money is needed everywhere, and the rebellion in the south is a bottomless pit. It is better to use other methods instead of monetary rewards."
The king pondered for a moment and said to The Chancellor asked: "Do you have any good ideas?"
The Chancellor of the Exchequer winked at the Prime Minister, Rupert, and they had already discussed it.
Rupert stood up, caressed the king's chest and saluted, and suggested: "Your Majesty, we have carefully inquired about the past history of the Graiman family. A hundred years ago, this family was exiled to the Northwest Gulf because of their participation in the battle for the throne. He is still guilty and has no power to confederate any vassals. It is better for your Majesty to forgive the crimes of the Graiman family and restore their due power as a lord. For a true noble, there is no reward more than what he deserves. The honor is better."
Irene on the side was very disdainful. Paul was living well without his vassals. On the contrary, his ally brother Myron was almost killed by his vassals. The royal family himself Aren't you also disgraced by the vassal Giles?
However, King Rodney liked Rupert's proposal very much. He patted the armrest of the throne and said with joy: "That's right. For a true noble, there is nothing more important than honor. It’s important.”
Wonderful, you don’t have to spend a penny and you can still make the other person grateful.
"Okay, then it's settled."
King Rodney made the final decision and ordered the Lord Privy Seal: "Written the edict now and have Hansel Abbott take it and send it to Earl Greyman. "
"Your Majesty!" Harrison, who had been silent, took a step forward and suddenly shouted.
"Harrison, do you have anything else?"
"Your Majesty, please ask Count Grayman to allow his fleet to stay in Westport for a while longer to help us guard the west coast. ."
"Oh? Don't we have enough troops of our own?"
"Your Majesty, it takes time to train sailors who can be used in combat. We don't have many civilian sailors to begin with. And..."
"And what?"
"Goblins appeared in this battle. What I'm worried about is whether the pirates will quietly drop goblins into the area around Westport. If this is the case, With their reproductive capabilities, they could become a big problem. "
The king thought for a while and then said: "You are right, we do need more manpower." He said to the Lord Privy Seal: "Write Harrison's suggestions into the edict, but use polite words. The decision-making power still lies with Earl Grayman."
The edict was quickly completed, and the minister was handed over to the king for reading. Rodney was very satisfied and stamped his seal on it.
The next day, Hansel took the king's order and hurried to the north with his servant Tommen.
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In the warehouse of the Huxin Town Machinery Factory, Paul was enthusiastically visiting the products of the agricultural machinery factory with several lords from the neighboring territory.
With the addition of a series of agricultural machinery such as harvesters and the crop rotation system, Arda's agricultural production has made great progress.
After careful consideration, he decided to promote Arda's new agricultural technology and experience to the surrounding territories.
British history shows that the development of agriculture is one of the important prerequisites for the industrial revolution. It is nonsense to do anything without enough food to feed people's stomachs. In the work of the Government Affairs Council, agriculture has always been a top priority. Hansel, the director of the Ministry of Agriculture, is an important position second only to the general manager of the Government Affairs Council.
Only relying on the three counties under the control of Huxin Town cannot produce much effect, the entire northwest bay must be brought in
Only in this way can we feed a larger population and generate more labor force.
The lords who came were Duke Henry Ferdinand, Earl Price Parker, Earl Winifred Heller and his son Viscount Derrick Heller, and of course Paul's ally brother Myron Garnard. Earl, but he has been a permanent resident of Lake Town for a long time, and under the management of the Government Affairs Council, his territory Baierding has already started agricultural reforms.
Prior to this, agricultural machinery produced in Huxin Town was not sold outside Alda, Bairding, and Emden. On the one hand, in order to ensure Alda's technological advantage, on the other hand, there is no patent law outside these three places, and the Lord's Court of Alda cannot control the outside world.
“What, didn’t you say before that you would wait until the Customs Union is established before you start selling food?”
Henry Ferdinand, now the Duke of the Northwest, looked at the harvester in front of him and asked Paul ask. Manda, the direct territory of the Ferdinand family, is a large agricultural territory. If there are things in this warehouse, it will be even more powerful.
“Customs union?” Paul smiled bitterly, making people scratch their heads when talking about this.
He asked everyone: "What about you? How are you reacting in your respective territories?"
Earl Parker and Earl Heller both shook their heads helplessly. Looking at their reactions, it was clear that they had encountered considerable resistance.
Earl Heller's son Derrick shouted dissatisfied: "They are all short-sighted rural landowners. They usually say that they only obey the orders of their lords, but if they really want to touch their interests at all, they will shake their heads and object. ."
Paul felt the same way: "I feel the same way here. This alliance is expected to take a few years."
For the several lords present, it is all about collecting taxes. Commercial tax collection and agricultural tax collection are the same. Judging from the development of Arda, it seems that commercial potential is greater.
Larnaca of the Parker family and Portree of the Heller family are not far from Arda or Bailding, and they have benefited a lot from the commercial development of these two places. Ever since Arda opened a new route, those merchants from the Corner Bay, who were adorned with jewels and dressed more luxuriously than the nobles, had all traveled across the ocean to do business, which was very eye-catching.
However, those lords who owned a large amount of land themselves did not agree with the customs union very much, such as Earl Morley Malkan, who had participated in the Assault War. Duke Henry Ferdinand is a special case, because the agriculture in his territory is the most advantageous in the northwest Gulf.
(End of this chapter)