After a cup of tea, someone spoke first. It was Manid who had just returned from Eriador.
"Sir, if you want to improve the lives of residents through business, you can't just rely on traveling merchants. If you allow it, I suggest you find a place outside the city, build a market, and then rent it out to those who are willing to stay with us.
For merchants who open stores, this can greatly increase the dependence of those merchants on us. This matter is still very practical through my observation in areas such as Shire and Bree. It seems that there has not been a war for a long time.
are troubled, and the business has reached a relatively saturated state, our place should still be very attractive to them."
After Allen listened, he raised his eyebrows and motioned for Manid to continue. In Allen's view, business can play an extremely critical role in the development of towns no matter what world they are in. The current population of Wilderness Town
There are many, but it is a commercial desert. Only some shops run by the cabinet government have increased according to the increase in population, maintaining people's basic living needs.
There are very few others. Only a few smart townspeople have started to work together to engage in breeding. There are also some families who have purchased some furs from the hunters and sewed some clothes to supplement their household income. The rest are selling cakes, prey and other small items.
Bought and sold.
After Manid saw that his answer satisfied Allen, his voice became a little louder.
"After opening up this market, if we have townspeople here who are interested in business, we can rent a small store to try it out. I heard that River Valley City is rich in toys. You can go there to buy some and sell them.
, and dwarf jewelry is also quite popular in Eriador. It is said that the Woodland Kingdom also has some extremely exquisite products. The most important thing is that not only can we get the rent of the shop, but we can also continuously collect taxes from the landowners.
In this way, if you adopt the military recruitment system, part of the funding gap can be made up with rent and taxes, even the part that far exceeds the expenditure."
Relying on business alone can offset the wages of recruiting thousands of standing troops. Allen has never thought about this possibility. It is too difficult. Raising the army and developing armaments can be said to be one of the most expensive projects for a country.
, in fact, Allen is not short of money. In the early stage, as long as he can initially complete his idea, it will be enough to prevent the soldiers from being dissatisfied with their treatment.
Thinking of this, Allen nodded and said to Manid: "Very good, I have adopted your suggestion. Where should this market be built and how should it be built? You can make your own decision. If you don't know much about architecture.
If you know more about it, you can go to our dwarf friends for consultation. They may not know much about business, but as long as you tell them your needs, they should give you good suggestions. Finally, you can come up with a practical solution.
Give me the plan."
Speaking of this, Allen remembered something again.
"Manid, I once promised those businessmen that as long as they come to Wilderness Town to do business this year, we will not collect taxes. It is June now, and there is still a long time. You can use this period of time to observe and formulate a detailed plan.
The principle of our commercial tax system is that it should not be too low to allow businessmen to take advantage of our loopholes, nor too high to scare them away; of course there are details, you can think about it carefully."
Manid is very experienced in the matter of business taxes. Although he has not collected taxes from other merchants, he has paid too many taxes, such as the head tax for entering the city and the transaction tax for successful goods transactions.
Taxes for crossing roads, taxes for crossing rivers, taxes for crossing bridges, etc., there was nothing that the lords could not think of.
"Don't worry, sir, I will prepare these things as soon as possible according to your request."
"Well, do your best. If you need anything, you can contact Jamila. She will provide you with the help you need."
After Manid finished talking about the business, Stephen felt a little embarrassed, because Manid had already said almost everything he wanted to say. At this moment, the former mayor, who had lost a lot of weight, was hanging.
I tried my best to think of anything else I could add.
At this time, Fatis spoke.
"Alan, it is of course good to recruit our existing soldiers into a standing army. This way, they can have more time to devote to training, and they will have more chances to survive on the battlefield in the future.
In fact, the best thing is no war."
Having said this, Fatis shook his head. It was obvious that he knew that even though life here was much more stable than on the Calradia continent, without war, it was just an unrealistic luxury.
"I will immediately arrange for my subordinates to publicize the standing army. At the same time, I will also ask my subordinates to register the names of soldiers who are willing to accept recruitment. As for the appropriate salary, I need the help of Jamila and Manid.
, let’s understand the real income and living conditions of the soldiers at the bottom. My initial idea is to make these soldiers feel that they can earn much more as soldiers than working in the fields. At first, it will be about 50% more.
Of course, the salary can be set initially. According to my experience, as time changes, the salary will definitely need to be adjusted."
After Fatis finished talking about the preliminary arrangements, he was silent for a moment, and then continued: "Alan, these things are not difficult. What I want to say is that even if you recruit these soldiers into a standing army, you need to consider
The problem of changing defenses at once is that they cannot be allowed to stay on the same front line all the time."
As the Minister of Military Affairs, he has been in contact with the existing soldiers in Wilderness Town for a long time. Fatis naturally understands their current situation. Conscripted troops are changed to standing troops. Most of the soldiers must have no objection, even if they don't have money now.
Under the circumstances, they also paid a lot, not to mention paying them later.
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Fatis is also happy to see his soldiers can have a better life. As for whether these soldiers will have a better life after they have a better life.
Fatis has never worried about losing his life on the battlefield and not being willing to fight. His family is right behind him, and he knows the military regulations by heart. The officers are very loyal.
The law enforcement team is guarding the back, isn't it?
What he and Allen were worried about were actually somewhat similar, that is, soldiers could not see their families for a long time, which might cause dissatisfaction among most soldiers, leading to desertion.
This kind of thing is too common in Swadia. Sometimes the war enters a stalemate stage. Under the strong orders of King Haraus, the soldiers have to stay on the front line for a long time. The result is that there will be a large number of deserters.
, especially those farmers who were drafted without wages. After breaking the law and becoming deserters, most of them would escape into the nearby forests and hills and become green forest bandits who caused harm to one side and turned the originally stable rear area into a pot of porridge.
In order to survive, these guys who have blood on their hands don't mind attacking villagers in other villages. Fatis doesn't want to see similar things happen in the stable wilderness town in the future, and he doesn't want to
Kill his former subordinates with his own hands.
Of course, under Allen's rule, the possibility of this happening is still very small. After all, Allen is not as keen on war as King Harus, nor will he exploit his subordinates too much. Fatis thought
The important thing is to prevent problems before they happen.
On this point, the two old friends had similar thoughts. Allen had long considered the issue of changing defenses, but the troops he had were really stretched and couldn't be deployed.
This time's military reform also takes this aspect into consideration.
"Fatis, I have considered the issue of defense changes. Believe me, I am also worried about the things you are worried about. That is why we need to continue to use the previous recruitment method in addition to the standing army to conquer Changhu Town as soon as possible.
We will count up all the men of suitable age in Wilderness Town and Yin Ouweiya, equip them with suitable equipment, and arrange certain training. Once these things are completed, it will be much easier for us to switch defenses."
Fatis nodded. He would discuss this matter with Jamila later. After all, officials under Jamila were more familiar with such matters.
After everyone had finished speaking, Jamila looked at the parchment in front of her. There were many things recorded on it. I don’t know when Allen began to ask for corresponding meetings when major meetings were held.
Record and confirm with everyone after the meeting to enhance the effectiveness of the meeting.
Of course, before that, Jamila also briefly reported on things related to herself.
"It is not a problem to organize new residents to participate in farming in the fields. We have enough experience to complete this matter. What I am worried about is that even if we give out the money, the families of the soldiers will also
Choose to work day and night, and keep those coins to buy the things you want, instead of using them to hire others to plow the fields for you, unless our cabinet issues an order forcing them to pay for them."
Having said this, Jamila smiled. Recently, she especially likes to laugh, and she looks much more lively.
"If we really want to force them, it will easily be counterproductive. Then wouldn't it be a waste of effort for us to think of so many ways? I think it is better to change the method. I will arrange for all the new residents to be organized according to their families.
Divide them into several teams, and then assign them to the families of the soldiers. Tell these families that these people have been arranged by the lord to help them farm. You have to take care of the food and pay for them, but it is not mandatory.
, and tell them at the same time that because these people have to be resettled, the men in your family will soon become paid professional soldiers, and their income will be very high. As long as these two things are related, it will be easy for them to accept this.
It will be much easier and it will not cause them too much dissatisfaction. I will arrange the specific operation methods for my subordinates to do it."
It can be said that Jamila has been dealing with the villagers in the past few years. She knows that if you don't explain things clearly, you will definitely not achieve the effect that Allen wants in the end. Sometimes
The way you communicate with the villagers is extremely important. On the one hand, you must use Allen's prestige to give them a sense of oppression, but do not force them to accept it. But at the same time, you must also let them know that if you do not accept such an arrangement, you may
The one who suffers is you. Only in this way both parties feel that they have gained an advantage, and things will be much easier.
Allen had no opinion on what method Jamila should use to fulfill her request. He nodded and agreed with Jamila's idea. Allen knew that if Jamila couldn't do this, then he would
There is no one else under his command who can complete it.
At this point in the meeting, most of the matters have been discussed. What is left is the specific operations and the verification of the effects, which takes time.
As Jamila repeated what happened at the meeting, the meeting ended here, and the time came to noon. Allen asked his maid Alice to prepare a simple banquet. After all, after the war
, these people have never gotten together.
The atmosphere of the banquet where only one person was present was quite relaxed. James, who had just said nothing in the meeting, and Fatis, who was talking eloquently, each held a glass of wine and winked in front of Allen.
Following the development between Alan and Jamila.
The two of them can be said to be Allen's best friends, such as Desaiwei, Kress and Bandak. Even Jamila calls Allen "sir", which is the way subordinates treat their superiors.
Only the two of them usually call Allen by his first name. In their hearts, friendship still outweighs this superior-subordinate relationship.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Of course Allen does not reject this title. He does not want to be a loner in another world. It would be sad if he does not have a true friend around him. He is willing to give
Great efforts were made to maintain this friendship until the moment it could no longer be maintained.
"When are you going to get married? Jamila is not young anymore. How many years have it been?"
James directly pointed out the question he wanted to know with a smile in his eyes. After all, when he met Jamila and Allen, there were only three people in the team, including himself. The scene in the tavern in the past was still vivid in his mind.
James also sees Mira's dedication and Allen's attitude all the time, but there was nothing he could do if Allen didn't accept the move before. Now that the relationship is established, as a good friend, of course he has to gossip.
.
"What on earth do you think? I feel it's quite sudden. After I came back, James suddenly told me the news."
Fatis was much more reserved, but he still wanted to know what Allen was thinking. After all, he still had a heart-wrenching past that he had not let go of.
Facing his two good friends, his men with pricked ears, and the blushing Jamila, Allen took a sip of wine, shook his head, and said softly: "I was seriously injured this time.
Thinking of many things, James, you are right, Jamila is indeed not young, but don't worry, we still have time to complete what we want to do, as for when to get married."
When he said this, Allen's voice became even softer. "I haven't thought about it yet. What time do you think is more suitable? Give me your opinion!"
Allen is actually a man who is quite insensitive to feelings. Even in his previous life, he rarely had the feeling of love at first sight. Moreover, when a person, especially a girl, has been good to him for a long time and taken care of his life
When he is young, he will easily develop a liking for that girl, and will regard this liking as love.
In his memory, Jamila took care of him personally for two years without any regrets. If he wasn't moved, would he still be a human being? Moreover, the feeling of being near death this time also made Allen think a lot.
Life is not as tough as imagined. Since there is a good choice, why not cherish it? Is it possible to really go to Thrandu Yin and ask for an elf girl? The difference in life span also made Allen break.
This thought.
After James heard Allen's words, his voice suddenly rose eight degrees.