Zong Shen's eyes were deep and he looked at the sand table in his territory and pondered for a while.
Then he raised his head and looked at Howie.
"Howie, you're right."
"But now I still have a question."
"If the scale of our territory develops to the level of a state or city in the future."
"Will the Kingdom interfere with us?"
Zong Shen asked a sharp question. Nowadays, the states and cities in the kingdom are basically controlled by the noble class.
For example, the person in charge of Goti Castle is Viscount Ector, and the person in charge of Bosbon is Baron Bezos.
Behind this, there are also the figures of the major kingdom families, which is a very solid class interest chain.
The state city exists more as an inherited fiefdom for the heirs of a big family. Although there is no fixed concept of fiefdom in this world, it is not important whether there is such a concept for some things. It is whether it exists or not that is the most important thing.
And his current status in the kingdom can only be regarded as an amateur without any background or power.
It would be a bit disgusting if the nobles of the kingdom wanted to come and pick peaches after their territory developed rapidly and quickly reached the city level.
Hearing Zong Shen's question, Howie hesitated for a moment.
There are many precedents for this kind of thing in mainland China, but the endings are not very happy.
If the territory develops to the level of a state city, kingdom forces will soon intervene, and they will use various means to seize control of the state city.
Among them, they are mainly led by the royal families active in the local area.
For the founders or actual controllers who have single-handedly developed the business, if they understand the situation, they can still get a compensation. If they don't, the end will be very miserable.
This is the naked reality, but it is not easy for the indigenous people to develop a state-level territory. It requires decades of painstaking management and development.
The world is very vast, and there is no shortage of cultivated land, so the population reproduces very quickly.
But there are not only humans in this world, there are also many alien races and various monsters.
The seemingly vast land is actually not safe. In addition, most of the wealth of the entire kingdom is controlled by various nobles of the kingdom's families. The entire kingdom is overrun with rogue bandits, and the more densely populated areas are with various bandits.
The more.
And a state city is equivalent to a treasure house for those nobles.
Cities with smaller populations can have more than 100,000 people, and cities with large populations can even reach the scale of millions or even millions.
This standard interval is relatively large, because regional differences across the continent are also very large, thus creating a variety of situations.
As for the population of giant cities, it starts at tens of millions. Some huge giant cities often have tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people living there.
Seeing that Haoyi was hesitant to speak, Zong Shen probably understood.
The lords regarded the aborigines as granaries and stepping stones for development, and when the lords developed to a certain level, there was a possibility that the aborigines would pick peaches for them.
"If you don't have a background and a title, then our territory will encounter some trouble in the future."
"But sir, you only need to establish a good relationship with the local kingdom family to obtain certain privileges."
"Or you can find a way to gain meritorious service in the kingdom and become a meritorious noble named by the kingdom. Then you can naturally control the territory at the state and city level."
Howie pondered for a moment and then told him truthfully.
Zong Shen nodded and remained silent. This was an unavoidable hurdle in the future development of the territory.
However, as a third-party force without a camp, the lords do not necessarily have to rely on aboriginal forces to develop. They can obtain recruitment coupons and development through many ways such as redeeming challenge points, opening treasure chests, exploring ruins, [market] transactions, etc.
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It can only be said that by borrowing power from the indigenous people, we can obtain more resources and faster development.
The pros and cons and the choice of future development path depend on each lord.
Thinking of this, Zong Shen couldn't help but start thinking about the situation in his area.
For now, the area where Zong Shen is located is relatively sparsely populated by indigenous people.
Within the proven area, there are only three aboriginal villages, and after Odo Village was delisted, only two remained.
Of course, there must be more than just these two or three aboriginal villages in the entire area.
After all, the area they landed in was a square area of 200 kilometers x 200 kilometers.
The location of Zong Shen's territory should be in the northeastern part of the area.
Continuing eastward is the village of Citano, which is also the direction to Bospan.
In the opposite direction, that is, the direction to the west towards Odo Village, that is the direction leading to the center of the area and the direction where the giant city of Lentax is located.
From the north of the territory, you can enter the northern mountain forest more than ten kilometers after passing through the Bone Burial Ground. The mountains there are continuous and occupy a large area.
As for the south, it was the direction that Zong Shen explored the least. He only fought some bandits and went to the island in the middle of the lake. In addition, Jiang Yi's territory was located in the southeast.
There is also a village called Dinan in the south, but Zong Shen has never been there yet.
According to Tie Zhu's previous exploration, if Dinan Village continues to go south for more than ten kilometers, you will see a swamp shrouded in poisonous fog. The swamp is like a dividing line, blocking Tie Zhu's way south.
The scope of the swamp is not clear yet. According to Tie Zhu's report at the time, it extended for at least ten kilometers or even dozens of kilometers.
There are many places worth exploring in the entire area. As Zong Shen's territory develops, the scope he can set foot on will become larger and larger.
Of course, this is also the case for other lords in the region. The top priority is to develop the territory as soon as possible, and Bosbon must also go there.
He still has many props related to Baron Bezos. He will try to contact Baron Bezos first and use him as a breakthrough to further understand the situation of the aristocratic group.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Bezos is just a baron and belongs to the lowest rank in the title. This is actually an important piece of information.
Zong Shen could already guess the size of Bosbon through Bezos's title.
Haoyi stood quietly on the side, silently watching the change in Zong Shen's expression, and sighing slightly in his heart. He once had lofty ideals and wanted to give full play to his talents and ambitions.
But after more than ten years of hard work, he was completely disappointed.
In this world, it is almost impossible for ordinary people without background and status to break the shackles of class.
However, he still believed that Zong Shen could do it, because when he officially joined Zong Shen's command, he knew a lot of information, and the lord was the chosen one!
Being able to not be constrained by any rules opens up unlimited possibilities!
Zong Shen lowered his head to sort out his thoughts and had a plan in mind.
"This matter is not a big problem. First we must establish a good relationship with Baron Bezos."
"The second is to go all out to develop the territory quickly and get on the right track as soon as possible."
"Those regional families who want to get involved here cannot avoid Bosbon."
"As long as Bezos deliberately covers it up for us, we can gain the most critical period of development time."
"As for the others, I will slowly think of a solution."
Zong Shen supported his head and said slowly.
"By the way, besides getting permission from Bangcheng when going to Bosibon, there is another important thing."
"That is to form a caravan in our territory and carry out trade circulation."
"However, the development progress of animal husbandry and agriculture in the territory is not very high now."
"Especially the one-third of an acre of land we have now. We haven't even had a bite of food yet, let alone sell it."
"The number of cattle and sheep is not large enough to be regarded as a major foreign trade commodity."
Zong Shen added, and then raised a new question.
Regarding commercial trade, Howie has his own opinions. His talent is indeed biased towards material management and commercial trade. He is extremely sensitive to numbers, which is why he has been able to manage the tenant tax revenue at Goti Castle for more than ten years.
Howie actually had an idea about the future commercial development of the territory. After hearing this question, he couldn't help but take two steps forward, came to Zong Shen and bowed in front of him.
"Sir, in fact, caravan trade is not limited to agricultural and animal husbandry products."
"These are primary commodities, and their selling value is not very high."
"In trade, the most important thing is to take advantage of the information gap."
“Purchase specialties from different regions and bring them to other regions for sale.”
"We have goblin airships in our territory, which can enable continuous long-distance air travel."
"It is completely possible to establish a rudimentary air trade route, purchase materials from other regions and sell them in Boss State, and make high profits."
"In fact, this is what most tour operators do."
"It's just that they choose land transportation, which takes longer and carries greater risks."
"We are taking the air transport route, which is shorter in time and safer. However, because the goblin airship consumes magic energy, it takes some effort to select the product."
"Confirm an optimal route, select some of the best products, and sell them along the way to ensure there is enough profit to meet the consumption of magic energy and revenue expectations."
"On the way out, we can purchase some Bosbon products with unique characteristics and price advantages and sell them along the way. The same goes for the return trip, purchasing special products along the way and in the local area."
Howie said with some excitement that the establishment of a trade route he talked about was actually similar to the trade rules of those goblin merchants. They sold along the way and purchased along the way, and realized a complete trade route through the movement of caravans.
As long as you walk through the trade route, every link and every area is undergoing a cyclical process of trading and purchasing. Not only can you get a lot of dinars, but you can also get a lot of materials.
This solution is indeed good, but it is still difficult to implement.
Building an optimal trade route with mutual needs requires a lot of preparation work.
Especially in regional intelligence, a lot of homework needs to be done.
You need to know which city has what specialties, what the demand is, how far it is from the headquarters, and how many specialty spots or demand spots there are along the way.
"You are right, air trade routes do work."
"But to achieve this goal, a lot of preparation work needs to be done."
"Anyway, let's go to Bospan first and then decide."
"I will be able to provide you with some information support then."
"You will be in charge of the caravans in the territory in the future. We don't have many talents in the territory right now. You have to take care of the material incoming and outgoing of the territory."
Zong Shen immediately made the decision, and all remaining arrangements will be considered after the trip to Bosbon is over.
Howie saluted again with some excitement. Zong Shen's words basically determined his future position.
That was to develop commerce for the territory and build his own caravan. This was one of his former ideals.
The two chatted briefly for a while, and Zong Shen waved his hand to let Howie rest.
There are still one and a half days until the rules announcement of the new challenge is released, and two and a half days until the new challenge starts.
He had inquired about the location of Bosbon before, which was seven or eight hundred kilometers east of Citano Village.
It took at least two days for the traveling merchants' carriages to travel from Bosbon to the village of Citano.
If you ride the Andalusian horse of Bajie or the Immortal Lancer and go all out, it will probably only take 6 to 8 hours to get there.
Riding a prairie horse takes 12 to 14 hours.
The war horses in this world are still very different from those in the original world.
The powerful war horse has excellent attributes and abilities, and is really easy to maintain.
This is probably a difference in breed or so-called bloodline.
Some excellent war horses are like Warcraft.
He is very well-fed, has excellent physical fitness, and is not squeamish.
Just like the Huntress's panther and the Wolf Rider's giant wolf, they are actually stronger than ordinary horses.
A prairie horse with very average speed, endurance, etc. is a standard ordinary horse. There is still a big difference between the two.
In addition to mounts, riding a loader mecha will require at least more than twenty hours of continuous trekking.
Another option is to take a goblin airship, but it also takes about ten hours, and the consumption of mana alone is not a small amount.
Zong Shen thought about it and decided that it would be most reliable to ride directly on his mount.
As for the departure time, Zong Shen was prepared to wait until Safuli was sent away.
Shafli is eager to return home, and she will probably leave in a hurry tomorrow as soon as she recovers.
Zong Shen sat at the long table, rarely able to think about some issues quietly.
At this time, Vereesa and Mariel accompanied Safuri into the lord's small building.
After taking a dip in the hot springs and eating and drinking to replenish her strength, Safuri's condition was much better.
Now I can walk independently without the support of others.
According to this recovery speed, it will be almost recovered by tomorrow morning.
Zong Shen's goal has actually been achieved.
His expectation for Sally is not now, but in the near future!
This chapter has been completed!