Chapter 596 New Land
The core of today's noble values is honor. Honor is what nobles value most. They can risk their lives to defend their glory in duels or battles.
However, this kind of honor is only responsible for oneself and one's own lord, which is very narrow.
Frederick was trying to use this opportunity to develop the south to instill a sense of national honor in this young generation.
“Our country is facing huge challenges and potential threats right now.”
Frederick spoke eloquently to Waldemar von Pistor.
He asked Waldemar to look away from his own one-third of an acre and focus on the entire Rhine League and the wider land.
Currently, the Rhine League is in danger of war on three sides.
The Piast Kingdom in the east once invaded the west, but was pushed back by the Elbe River.
They have been plundering eastwards over the years, accumulating strength, and there is no guarantee when they will take the idea of the Rhine League again.
The north was originally thought to be safe, but this year the Kingdom of Sverrier suddenly crossed the sea and invaded south.
Although the goal they are currently promoting is only the Kingdom of Danma, who can guarantee that after swallowing the Kingdom of Danma, they will not leave the richer Rhine League in the south alone.
Although the Kingdom of Gaul in the west no longer seems to be an enemy of the Rhine League, and the royal families of the two countries are getting married, the role of marriage is not that great in the face of national interests.
Now the Kingdom of Gaul is involved in the civil war of the Kingdom of Tarago. Last year's war did not achieve a decisive victory. This year's war has just begun, but the prospects are not good.
Regardless of whether the Kingdom of Gaul wins or not, the next target must be the Rhine League.
Nowadays, the Rhine League has only a few reliable allies. The Helvetia Federation is huddled in the mountains and playing its own game. The Osmaga Empire is trying its best to compete internally and to contribute to the east. The East Puran Empire is a bit far away. The Kingdom of Sardinia is separated by The White Mountains have no idea of aggression against the Rhine League, and the Kingdom of Kush has no idea either.
If the Rhine League goes to war with its enemies in the east, north and west, it cannot expect much effort from its allies and can only rely on itself.
Especially in the Kingdom of Kush, the current political situation is in turmoil. Once something changes, it will affect the food security of the Rhine League.
The most important thing in a war is food. When the war breaks out, the southern region far away from the battlefield is the granary of the Rhine Alliance and a solid rear area.
As long as the south is managed well, the Rhine League may suffer setbacks, but it will never fail.
Frederick used a rhetorical trick and said nothing about the king, only about the country.
Waldemar did not notice this, and was in an unprecedented excitement at this moment.
He is the grandson of Count Pisto, Minister of Military Affairs. Although he is the second son and has no right to inherit, military families are prone to death, so as a backup for the heir, he still received a good education.
It’s just that his education direction is different, focusing on magic skills. His original plan was to join the royal mage corps.
Woldemar often saw his grandfather, father and eldest brother giving advice on the country. He was quite envious, so he did not join the Royal Mage Group. Instead, he went to the Duke of Wesson to join the army incognito, hoping to become a general. .
It's just that there have been too many monsters in the military academy in the past few years. He repeated a year and still couldn't reach the passing mark based on the number of graduates. He was too embarrassed to return to the company as a non-commissioned officer, so he chose to retire.
After he was discharged from the army, Waldemar changed his name and said that he was traveling around in the past few years and after hearing about the Southern Fruit Company, he invested and joined.
He originally thought that he would do business in the south and live his whole life as a rich man.
However, Frederick's words today reignited his passion.
Waldemar picked up the tea cup and took a sip of the cold flower and fruit sweet tea. After calming down, he asked Frederick: "Do you mean that these areas in the south will be built as new territories in the future? ?”
According to his understanding, what is the difference between building the south into the rear area of the Rhine League and expanding the territory?
For the nobles of this era, what other achievements can be compared to the expansion of territory? Frederick nodded and said seriously: "In fact, it is so, but it cannot be shown."
Waldemar then nodded and said: "I understand."< br>
“The political situation here is very complicated. If we rashly declare it to be a new territory, it will trigger a war.”
"We can use the name of the United Fruit Company, two brands inside and outside, and actually one team to manage the land in the south."
Frederick nodded.
Waldemar raised a question: "Whose new territories belong to you, or His Highness Rudolf?"
This is a question of principle.
Waldemar still equates the country with the royal family. If the land is counted as a country, it belongs to the king, and if it is counted as the Duchy of Wesson, it belongs to Frederick.
Because the shareholders of the United Fruit Company are not only from the nobility of the Rhine League, but also from the Osmaga Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Church of Light and the Church of Fire. The ownership of the land involves political relations with all parties.
Frederick replied: "It's a shareholder."
He did not expect to be able to reverse Waldemar's thinking at once. This work needs to be done step by step and cannot be rushed.
Waldemar thought for a while, this was the best way to avoid political trouble.
Frederick continued: "The large and small nobles of the Rhine League own most of the shares of the United Fruit Company, but they cannot ignore other shareholders."
"We currently need to put aside the dispute over land ownership, calculate the income from all the land as a whole, and then distribute dividends to shareholders."
Waldemar nodded and said: "I understand."
Compared with land ownership, all parties currently value investment income more.
The people currently doing the actual work in the United Fruit Company are all people from the Rhine League, and most of them are children like Waldemar who have no family inheritance rights.
It can be said that the Rhine League is the actual controller of those lands in the south.
Equity dividends and land control, the latter is more important in the eyes of landowners.
Frederick looked directly into Waldemar's eyes and said solemnly: "I suggest to Maria that you be appointed as the vice president of the company and take charge of the daily work of the company."
Waldemar was stunned for a while. Everyone knew that Maria could not stay in the south forever. Someone would definitely be in charge of the daily work, but he did not expect that it would be him.
Frederick continued: "There is a lot of pressure in this position. The short-term goal is to build the experimental area, and the mid-term goal is to sign a monopoly trade agreement with each shareholder's country to prohibit others from developing areas with us. Trade, the long-term goal is profit.”
“You have lived in the Principality of Wesson for a while and understand my construction policy. I hope you can use this as a blueprint to build the south like your own home.”< br>
"At the same time, an armed force needs to be established to protect these lands."
Frederick had made a decision in his mind about the positioning of the southern lands. This needed to be done slowly and not in a hurry.
Waldemar immediately recorded Frederick's instructions and promised to give a detailed plan three days later.
(End of this chapter)