After dealing with the matter between Lucian and his son, John met with a group of officials and nobles from Sands as a royal representative, which comforted these people and made them feel stronger in their sense of belonging to Emsdan.
Then he announced another thing about this trip, which was to enthrone his knight Arthur.
Brandon was named Baron Walker and had a large area of territory in Hegal. Arthur, who was also one of John's earliest veteran servants, naturally could not treat him unfairly.
Considering that Arthur's earliest foundation was in Sands, John still enfeoffed his fief in Sands, and it was in the old nest of the Vanderlin Gang, which was the main activity of the Vanderlin Gang in the western part of the Federation.
Neighbor Heishui Town.
Heishui Town is not far from Rem Town. For the vast and sparsely populated New World, especially the western part of the Federation, it is a very close neighbor a hundred miles apart.
Heishui Town and Rem were considered a temporary brilliance, with similar scale and economic conditions. However, since a bandit group called the Vanderlin Gang came, and two federally assigned sheriffs were killed.
Heishui Town declined.
In addition to the original resources, new copper mines were discovered in addition to the original resources, so they became more and more prosperous. They now have a population of nearly tens of thousands, and this scale can be called a small city in the western region.
In fact, the real reason for the rise of Rem Town is that it is an interchange station between Jinsha Port and the central region, but secretly it is the most important stronghold on the smuggling road between the east and west. It can be said that the whole town lives by relying on the interests of diversion smuggling.
As the new sheriff, that year, Klaus and John had a lot of money in it. Although it was airborne, the locals gave face and should have a lot of money, which earned a lot of money every month.
It is higher than a medium-sized farmer. After all, this is free money and does not require investment or expenditure. So John naturally has a very good understanding of the situation here.
This is also the result of the family's arrangement behind the scenes. Otherwise, can anyone be a sheriff?
The three Arthur brothers were still serving in the army and did not follow John. However, after learning that their fiefdom was enfeoffed in Hei Water Town, they were all surprised and satisfied.
Because Heishui Town is vast in area, it is equivalent to the size of an earl in the old continent. Although the area under its jurisdiction is mainly wild environments such as forests and has a population of only a few thousand, it cannot withstand rich resources and developed commerce!
Just send two confidants to supervise tax and property. Every year, you can sit at home and watch gold coins and flowing water come in. The income is definitely much better than that of the ordinary Earls of the Old World. The land in the Old World has been developed.
Almost all, resources, population and business are saturated, so where can the new continent with vast land and sparsely populated areas make money? This is also the reason why so many aristocratic branches chose to venture into the new continent regardless of danger.
Heishui Town is different from Rem Town, famous for its minerals and forest resources. Because the soil climate is very suitable for crops such as grapes, olives and wheat, the people here mainly focus on agriculture and animal husbandry, and have many plantations developed by wealthy people.
and vineyards.
Whether it is olive oil called liquid gold or wine called liquid ruby, it is a high-priced product, especially the wines in Blackwater Town, which are also relatively famous in the federal territory, second only to the grapes near Sands Port.
The famous wine producing area of the valley.
Similarly, the people here are mainly Zeman and Romans on the Old Continent. The former has similar habits to the Middle-earth people in John's previous life, and they like to farm and breed livestock, while the latter is better at fiddling with cash crops and
Handicrafts, such as oil pressing, wine making and leather making, etc.
The wines, olive oil and high-quality calfskin in Blackwater Town are all famous specialties in the west.
Especially the federal government has issued several bans, but the three western states did not implement them. Therefore, in recent years, the winemaking industry in the western region has been very developed. Basically, there are several private brewing shops in every village and town, which has also given birth to a
Series of famous wine brands, such as the winery in Grape Valley and Hei Shui Town, the famous wine pinewood wine in Hongsong Town, etc.
The prohibition was originally intended to limit the economic development of the aristocratic plantations, vineyards and other economic developments and suppress their interests. As a result, these wines from the westerners were sold well in the eastern part of the federal east during the period when the wine was banned, and were deeply loved by people at all levels.
It brought a lot of economic benefits to the development of the western region, so the four eastern states were deeply envious. The power of capital promoted the government to abolish the ban on alcohol. However, due to the humid and cold climate in the eastern region, it was difficult to produce suitable wine, so many people lost money.
Yes, this is also the tuition fees paid by those lay officials who have changed from capitalists to politicians and have their own governance capabilities.
The economic sources of Heishui Town are not only logging and agricultural products, but also the main ones are the transactions of alcohol, fur and tobacco medicinal materials. Backed by the Dragon Claw Forest, Heishui Town is equivalent to having an inexhaustible building.
gold mine.
In addition, the wines, ciders, and sailors' favorite rums are all relatively famous, at least in the New World.
And after being under Emsdan's rule, the federal ban and heavy taxes were abolished or reduced a lot, which greatly stimulated the economic development of the three western states, and Sands State has a unique geographical location and is the best development.
a state of.
There was no good thing now during the federal rule. The federal government imposed heavy taxes on drugs and alcohol, especially the latter. In the decades since the establishment of the federal government, the alcohol ban has been issued in the impression of ordinary people for countless times.
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Another major reason why the Van Delin brothers are satisfied with their fiefdom in Heishui Town is that this is the place where they lived the longest and most familiar with the New World. People are nostalgic, and the familiar environment makes people feel at ease, especially
Many of the brothers who did not go to Emsdan with them were arranged to settle in Hei Shui Town, which can be regarded as their nest.
Since the independence of the three western states, the Vanderlin gang has stopped all criminal activities. Under the order of John's instructing Arthur's three brothers, they all settled down. So Blackwater Town once again restored its former prosperity, although it was with Rem.
There is still a little gap between the towns, but it is also a wealthy commercial town with the highest number of western states.
Once you become the lord of Hei Water Town, at least part of the benefits here must be controlled by their Vanderlin family. Whether it is grain crops or wine trade, you need to pay a tax to the lord's mansion, and the rest is the state tax.
Even so, the taxes that merchants and landlords wanted to teach were much lower than those in the federal period. This shows how severe the eastern government was in the western period.
The king's order was issued, but Hei Shui Town involved many noble interests, so this aspect still needs to be negotiated through Lucian.
Lucian was very skilled in doing business and quickly completed the communication work with those people.
Finally, on the condition that Heishui Town will protect their original private industries and that the taxable fees will never exceed the red line set by the state government, an agreement will be reached with those behind the industries in the town.
All other land and resources that originally belonged to the state government in Hei Shui Town will be handed over to the new Blackwater Baron after formal enthronement.
Although we cannot plunder so many mature industries such as economic plantations and wineries at once, the remaining large area of land and the resources contained in it are enough for the three Van der Lin brothers to eat.