"In Tartaglia, a large number of old and weak people die from famine every winter. Due to lack of food rations, many indigenous tribes will even abandon young children and old people who have lost their labor in the swamps." Moriarty sat.
He returned to his seat and said.
"Indeed. The cultivated land there is very scarce, and races like wolf-heads and lizardmen are famous for being 'productive'. With many people and little land, life is naturally not easy." The baron is very clear about the actual situation in Tartaglia.
"So, if hiring a workshop worker in Erathia requires one pound of semolina per day, then at least ten or even twenty natives can be hired for the same cost in Tartaglia."
"I understand what you mean...but the natives there are so stupid. You can't expect them to be as qualified and skilled as the workers in the kingdom." The baron nodded and then asked again.
"Father is right. We cannot ask the natives to become smart and capable overnight, even spinning and weaving, casting iron and building ships like the workers of the Kingdom. But at least, we can let the natives do some work that they are good at."
"for example?"
"For example, the leather goods processing that the indigenous people are familiar with, the dangerous sulfur purification work, or some wood carving techniques that require dexterous fingers, etc." Moriarty smiled.
"What do you think is that the family will open a workshop directly in Tartaglia?" the baron put down the cigar in his hand and stood up.
"Yes, my suggestion is: the family invests in setting up a production workshop among the goodwill forces in Tartaglia so that the goods can be rough processed locally. In this way, not only can it save a lot of costs, but it can also reduce unnecessary costs.
The necessary return transport capacity is wasted and greater profits are harvested." Moriarty took a piece of rough grass-leaf paper and sketched it with a black quill while continuing: "Of course, in order to protect the family
For the security of the industry, I think we should allow local tribes to take a certain share in the workshop. And those people who were turned into slaves in tribal wars can also become one of the best labor forces for the Ensberg family."
"Moriarty, I have to say, you surprised me." The baron took the flowchart handed over by Moriarty and looked at it for nearly ten minutes before slowly raising his gray eyes and looking.
To my son.
"Thank you for your compliment, father." Moriarty smiled at the baron: "However, the idea I proposed is only the crudest draft. As for how to resist the family's competitors from following suit, how to deal with the relationship with the local indigenous tribes
, how to maximize profits, I think the professionals in the family will definitely do better than me."
"You're very good, Moriarty." The Baron glanced at Moriarty again, returned to his seat and sat down again, saying: "I find such an unprecedented idea quite interesting. How about it, Frei
I will leave the caravan in Lys to you, and the establishment of the workshop in Tartaglia will also be left to you?"
Putting an important caravan that can bring in tens of thousands of gold coins every year to Moriarty's control can not but be said to be a considerable reward. It can be seen that Baron Ensberg's mood at this moment is definitely not the same as that of Moriarty.
He acted so calm and detached.
However, after thinking for a while, Moriarty said: "Father, if possible, I would prefer to obtain the management rights of a 'Bracada' caravan."
"Bracada?" The baron looked at Moriarty, his eyes twitching.
"Okay." The Baron thought for a while, sighed slightly, and nodded: "Rupu's caravan belongs to Bracada's route. However, it is only a bronze-level caravan and has fewer resources to use.
Yu Frith."
"It's okay, father. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity." Moriarty took over the control of Lupu's caravan with satisfaction without even thinking about it.
After giving the Baron's father this little lesson about "the world's factory," Moriarty said goodbye and left the big study.
As for what actions the Baron and the Ensberg family will take in Tartaglia in the future, and whether they will actually turn the new concept proposed by Moriarty into reality, the young man is not very concerned.
After leaving his father's administrative study, Moriarty went directly to his own small study. The rest of the time was left for Moriarty to study magic.
Moriarty's mother, Helen, is a fourth-level mage from Brakada. Although Helen's status is only a commoner in terms of title, Helen can still enjoy considerable benefits in the Kingdom of Erathia by virtue of her status as a mage.
The status and treatment of the female lord.
As early as five hundred years ago during the "Ice Doomsday", mages in the Pan-Continent died in large numbers due to the devastating attack of energy storms, and the continent's magical civilization also experienced an unprecedented and huge setback.
Nowadays, except for the Brakada Federation on the southern ice sheet, no place in the Antagrich continent can maintain a complete mage system and tradition. Even the elves on the continent who were once famous for their high magical achievements
Most of them have been reduced to hunters who rely on bows and arrows to hunt in the forest. (Except for the Necromancer Alliance, because evil necromancy is considered more evil than magic.)
So today, no matter where a fourth-level Brakada mage goes, he will be respected and welcomed by the local ruling class.
Moriarty's mother Helen met Baron Ensberg during her travels and they both fell in love.
After nearly a year of passionate pursuit, Master Helen agreed to the baron's proposal and eventually became the mistress of Ivy Manor.
This marriage between a noble and a mage directly caused huge repercussions in Kent County. Almost all the local nobles in Kent County cheered for a mage to join their circle.
After little Moriarty was born, Helen began to work hard to train him to be an excellent mage according to the tradition of Brakada. For this, the Baron also gave full encouragement and support. Because a man with the identity of a mage
The family heir will undoubtedly bring more aura and heritage to the Ensberg family.
When Moriarty was twelve years old, he had his own spell book, learned one of his own spells, "Magic Arrow," and officially became a qualified mage apprentice.
But unfortunately, his mother's sudden death two years later not only brought an unimaginable mental blow to Moriarty, but also seemed to completely cut off his future as a mage.
After all, in Erathia, which has long since discontinued its mage tradition, it is tantamount to wishful thinking to rely on self-study to become an official mage. Even though there is a so-called mage guild in the royal capital of Standwell, it is only a very broad one.
A small organization, even equivalent to a fraternity of a few mages in the kingdom.
Unless Moriarty can leave his family behind and go to the distant ice fields in the south to study. Otherwise, the boy will be further and further away from his magical career in his foreseeable lifetime.
And putting aside family and title is extremely unrealistic for the heirs of the Ensberg family.
Entering his study, Moriarty took off his coat and at the same time called all the servants to leave.
"What a noble young master does is not an easy job." Picking up the Lester black tea that had just been brewed at the table, Moriarty took a few sips and then breathed a sigh of relief.
After resting for a while, Moriarty sat down cross-legged on the ground covered with thick blankets and began to meditate.
Meditation is a compulsory course for all mages.
Whether it is to increase mental strength, increase the amount of mana, or simply restore mana, meditation is the only choice for mages. In Brakada, there are even many mages who spend half their lives meditating. But
To outsiders, a master's meditation is almost the same as closing one's eyes and resting one's mind.
Although Moriarty has lost his mother's guidance and can no longer learn new spells for the time being, the meditation skills he has mastered since he was ten years old have already become the instinct of this body.
Since his awakening, Moriarty has spent at least three hours in meditation every day.
In this regard, the baron remained silent, the butler would silence the entire Ivy Manor at the same time every day, and the servants would all stay away from Moriarty's private study.
According to the oldest magical legends, the wizard's meditation is actually the process of exploring one's own heart.
Therefore, every mage sees a different world when he meditates.
In Moriarty's meditation world, the golden fragment that has transformed into a transparent crystal book is all it has.
After a month of continuous meditation, although the spell Moriarty mastered was still the only "magic arrow", he was surprised to find that his mana had increased abnormally.
According to common sense in the magical world, if a mage wants to increase his mana capacity, the best way is to increase his mage level.
Every increase in the level of a mage will bring great benefits to the mage himself. One of the main benefits is a substantial increase in the amount of mana.
However, the improvement of level is slow and difficult. No matter how talented the mage is, he cannot guarantee when his next promotion will come. Therefore, meditation has become the main method for ordinary mage to increase the amount of mana. Of course, it has nothing to do with the improvement of level.
The explosive growth of mana amount varies from time to time. Increasing mana amount through meditation can only be done bit by bit. But this is the most stable way forward.
In addition to the above two methods, there is also a shortcut in the legend, which is the "Mysterious Garden", a place of magic and miracles. Legend has it that as long as you find and enter the Secret Garden, the mage's mana amount will naturally increase.
Level 1.
Unfortunately, no trace of the Secret Garden has been found in the entire continent for five hundred years. Even the Grand Arcanist of Bracada believed that all the Secret Gardens had been destroyed by the "Ice Doomsday".
However, after just one month of meditation, Moriarty found that his mana had increased by nearly 30%. This was a quite terrifying number, almost reaching the explosive level that would only occur when a mage advanced.
The level of growth. According to the body's memory, Moriarty's mana amount only experienced a similar increase when he learned his first spell and became a mage's apprentice.
Moriarty thought about this for a long time, and the only possible explanation he could think of was: that unknown golden fragment made all of this happen.
Of course, Moriarty was extremely excited and happy about such great news.
To be honest, Moriarty values his status as a mage apprentice more than the heir to the Ensberg family.
Just as the previous world was more obsessed with mechanical and electronic engineering, in Moriarty's eyes, the magical world is undoubtedly far more attractive than the aristocratic circle. And compared with the earth, the magical world in this new world is undoubtedly much more attractive.
Strength will be even more important and incomparable.
Of course, it is equally important for the newly born Moriarty to properly consolidate his aristocratic status. This is why Moriarty spent so much time "proposing" to his aristocratic father in the big study just now.
For Moriarty, his current roots are in Erathia, but his future prospects are in Bracada.
Moreover, in addition to the supernatural increase in his own mana, Moriarty was also surprised to find that the golden fragment had the magical function of storing spell books and magic props. Moriarty's own spell book and a magic weapon left by his mother Helen came with it.
The hairpin with the second-level spell "Disguise" was quietly stored in the crystal spell book, so there was no need to carry it extra.
.....................
New book, please give me fans, votes and favorites.
