The lukewarm midsummer is probably the most pleasant time in Forsbarrow, a northern city.
There is no harsh cold wind in winter, nor the sticky heat and humidity of Xiongdu. Summer in Forsbarrow is always dry and cool.
If it were not too far away from the capital and the roads along the way were not smooth, there would be many nobles from the capital who would be willing to come to Forsbarrow to spend the summer every summer.
However, the people of Forsbarrow obviously have no such leisure - for them, summer is the busiest time of the year.
The Longji Mountains in summer are the time of year when the vegetation is the most lush and the animals are the most abundant. The entire Forsbarrow, whether hunters or herb collectors, must seize the time in summer when the environment is good and the animals and plants are abundant.
Possibly hunting and gathering, two-thirds of their annual income comes from the three months of summer in Forsbarrow.
For them, if they seize summer, they seize a year's livelihood.
For the guys from the Chamber of Commerce, summer is the most important part of the year for Forsbarrow, because in the summer, the trade fair in the capital of Demacia is the main place for selling Forsbarrow’s goods.
On the same day, they would form a caravan, load up the goods they had worked hard to collect over the past year, and set off to the capital of Demacia to exchange them for other goods that Forsbarrow needed.
Not only that, this year, in addition to organizing a caravan to Xiongdu, Fosbairo also has two more important trade routes. The sudden increase in workload has made the chamber of commerce, which was originally well-staffed, suddenly seem a little stretched.
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Even if a lot of people were temporarily added, and even if most of the trade routes to Freljord were filled with mages, the members of the caravan were still very busy, and they were almost too busy even when counting the supplies for departure.
Make mistakes and cause trouble.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly in the end. The three caravans loaded their goods and set off smoothly, heading towards the Freljord, Mithril City and the capital of Demacia.
The caravan going to Freljord was led by Ino personally, and Fiona served as the escort. The main goods carried by the caravan were grain and linen, etc. Even in Forsbarrow, the price was not high.
High basic daily necessities.
These goods were all negotiated by Ashe and Ino before. The food is not for people to eat, but to improve the survival rate of Enuk and Yukal calves after they are weaned. The cloth is for people, but it is used as food.
Underwear to use.
In addition, the caravan going to Frostport also carried many gadgets that seemed inconspicuous but that no one in the Freljord had - such as exquisite combs and brushes that were not used as weapons.
Daily necessities such as iron knives and spoons.
These things were previously discovered by the intelligence team in Frostport that the locals did not have, and needed to have. The Freljord people have things with similar functions, but in comparison, they are not as beautiful or convenient as Demar.
Products of West Asia.
For the caravans going to Freljord, bulk commodities are the main source of profit. A complete Ernuk fur can be exchanged for thousands of pounds of oats in Demacia, but in this trade
, the price is only worth two hundred pounds of oats, even so, Ai Xi feels that he is taking advantage of it.
These gadgets are the main means to expand Forsbarrow's influence in Frost Harbor. These gadgets will be traded with the Avarosan people in the form of barter, in a silent way.
, arousing their desire for Demacia.
Well, this trick was learned by Ino and Mrs. Piltover. When the relationship between the two cities eased, but before they were reunited into Vazuan, Piltover once relied on its rich supply of goods to cause a stir.
It has captured the longing of many Zaun people.
As for the caravan in Mithril City, it was led by Cullen. It was more like an exchange between nobles than a caravan - the caravan carried carefully selected high-ranking officials.
Quality intact pelts, as well as Forsbarrow's special treasures including Cassidor rose flowers.
Although Lux comes from a Crownguard family, the friendly relationship between Forsbarrow and Mithral City still needs to be diligently maintained.
Because the caravan going to Mithril City took away a lot of good things, the size of the caravan participating in the Xiongdu Trade Fair this year has obviously shrunk a lot. However, at this point, the problem is not big. With Lux here,
In the future, the trade proportion of Xiongdu Trade Fair in Forsbarrow will become smaller and smaller.
Even in the caravan that went to the Xiongdu Trade Fair this time, nearly half of the people were not members of the Chamber of Commerce. Several groups that performed well during the excavation of the artificial lake all sent representatives to follow the caravan for half the journey.
Procedure.
The representatives of these groups are the construction representatives of Forsbarrow. Their main task is to observe the roads and waterways going south from Forsbarrow and study how to build the next canal.
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All in all, Fosbello is busy in the summer.
As the lord of Forsbarrow, Lux is currently...busier than anyone else.
What is Lux busy with?
Lux is busy setting up Forsbarrow's administrative structure.
After a winter and a spring of hard work, Lux has gained a fairly good reputation in Forsbarrow. In addition, she is the legitimate lord of Forsbarrow. Now, she has finally taken initial control of this city.
Among the four organizations originally responsible for maintaining order in the city, the Herb Gatherers' Guild, the Chamber of Commerce and the Mining Association have completely turned to Lux. Although the Hunters' Guild still maintains a high degree of independence, with the increase in the power to recruit troops,
The independence of this part is only reflected in the hunting order.
Now, what Lux has to do after initially mastering Forsbarrow is to strengthen her management of this city.
If you want to manage a city, just relying on a few people, or a dozen people, is totally not enough. What Lux wants is not to rule from the top, but to carry out thorough reform.
To do this, she needs to fully mobilize the power of everyone in the city, from production methods to social structure, to make the entire Forsbarrow look brand new within five years!
The first step is to form an administrative organization that can act according to the plan.
If we follow the general situation in Demacia, the administrative organization under the lord is usually a top-down organization with clear tasks, and because the lord's attention is mostly on the communication of nobles, this kind of organization usually involves
To one person.
The tax collector is responsible for collecting taxes, the constable is responsible for public security, the garrison is responsible for managing the private army, the clerk is responsible for handling documents, etc.
Among them, the tax officer is usually the person that the lord trusts the most, because the nobles often only care about "how much tax is collected." As for the security, safety, stability and other issues of the territory, they can all be reflected in the tax.
As for the life of the residents of the territory, that is none of the noble lord's business - for the noble lord, it is not terrible that the common people in the territory cannot survive, but the terrible thing is that they cannot pay taxes.
However, because the agricultural conditions in most areas of Demacia are excellent and there are few natural disasters, it is almost impossible to survive. Since the founding of the country, the price of food in Demacia has remained at an extremely low level.
level, and the life of Demacians is generally at the level of "survive, but just survive".
But in Forsbarrow, Lux obviously cannot copy the "general situation" of Demacia. Although this kind of top-down rule is worry-free, it cannot bring about development, and it has almost no control over the grassroots.
What Lux needs is the intersection and combination of top-down and bottom-up - this is also the main reason why she retains four industry guilds and slowly transforms them later.
Of course, the idea was good, but when it came to actual implementation, Lux found that it was far more difficult than she imagined.
When she was in Zaun, since most of the people in Zaun were workers and had received a certain level of education, Lux could make sense when giving speeches and reasoning. Coupled with the existence of Foreman as a grassroots organizer, she
A team can be easily established, from which capable and like-minded people can be selected to help build the Zaun government.
But in Forsbarrow…
Let's put it this way, almost all the locals in Forsbarrow have not received prenatal education, and those who can write their own names are considered knowledgeable. It is not ordinary to reason with them and let them understand what the concept of governance is.
Specific to each policy, if you want the people of Fosbarrow to understand it, you may be able to do it with some effort; but if you propose a development strategy and make some development plans, most of the people of Forsbarrow will have "Lord"
What nonsense are you talking about?"
Under this situation, if Lux wants to form an administrative organization, it seems that the best way is to choose one from the Archon.
After several months of training, most of the Archon can basically read and write, have some knowledge of history, and are quite loyal to Lux.
But Lux obviously can’t do this!
Not to mention that most of the Dharma Protectors have no management experience at all, even if they did, it would be impossible for Lux to directly use a group of outsiders to form Forsbarrow's administrative team!
Even if Lux dared to say that "there is no difference in status between administrators and civilians," the Forsbarrow people would not believe it. When the time came, they would only see a group of foreign law protectors occupying various positions.
Be responsible for "managing" yourself.
Why, do you think the Archon has integrated into Forsbarrow too quickly, and you want to create some artificial barriers?
Fortunately, through walking around the streets in the past winter, Lux had some knowledge of the life of the Forsbarrow people. Through four guilds, she issued a notice from the lord, announcing the launch of the Forsbarrow Adult
Education - Moreover, at the end of the notice, she directly stated that "After the first batch of adult school graduates, Count Laxana will select clerks to maintain the order of Forsbarrow among the outstanding graduates."
As soon as this announcement was released, it quickly aroused discussion among the people of Forsbarrow.
The people of Fosbello don't know what a clerk is, and they don't know anything about most of the work contents listed by Lux, but behind the notice, they can completely understand the detailed treatment of clerks!
You don’t have to go out of town to work, and you’re paid on a monthly basis—just these two things are enough to kill almost all the jobs in Forsbarrow right now.
Regardless of whether the people of Fosbello are gathering herbs, hunting, or mining, they all look like wild monkeys, but if possible, they also hope to sit in the city and work and get paid every month!
Under the temptation of profit, the people of Fosbello began to inquire about the previous content from the Dharma Master who guest-starred as the commentator of the announcement.
Studying, what is studying?
Does it cost money to study? Do I need to prepare anything?
How long does it take to learn to be a clerk?
For these questions, the Archon, who had already received the detailed rules from Lux, also gave detailed answers.
The length of study for clerks is six months, and the main content of study is basic reading, writing and numeracy, as well as a small amount of art and history.
At the beginning of winter, Lady Laxana will hold an exam. Those who pass the exam can become clerks and participate in the subsequent operation of Forsbarrow.
After hearing these contents, many people who were previously very interested suddenly began to back down.
Six months of study covers Forsbarrow's entire summer and autumn - as long as he participates in study, it means that this person has almost no work this year.
In Forsbarrow, if a living person does not work for a year, then the family's life will probably be very difficult in winter.
Although it seems that the clerk job provided by Lady Laxana is good, most families cannot afford for a person to take off work and go to school, even if it is only for six months.
The adult workforce does not study, and many families with half-grown children suddenly become interested.
Is it okay if young people come to study?
The answer is yes, but not completely yes - Forsbarrow adult education is naturally aimed at adults. For those who are under age, there will be education for minors in the future!
Now Lux needs a group of people with basic political affairs handling skills to work for her. This is the immediate problem. What can be expected in the future will be discussed later!
In the end, ten days after the notice was posted, less than a hundred people signed up in the entire Forsbarrow - and this was despite the fact that many of the "parental family members" brought by Lux were included.
Seeing that the number of people did not meet her requirements, Lux was about to get angry.
Then, at this time, Ivar returned from Freljord and brought back the latest news about Freljord trade from Ino - after reading the letter written by Ino, Lux's previous
The sadness is finally gone!
The benefits of the first phase of Freljord trade far exceeded expectations!
Lux, who will soon have a large amount of money in her pocket, will instantly feel confident.
This time, with a wave of her hand, she directly asked the four organizations to select a group of people according to their requirements to directly participate in this adult learning.
What, they don't want to come?
It's okay, I will provide generous subsidies to this group of people!
Studying is more profitable than working. No one will refuse this time, right?