Richard sat in the garden enjoying the warm spring sun. A maid beside him mixed some tea for him.
Since Lint completely took over the daily affairs of the Demon Suppression Castle, Richard has been freed from these tedious affairs and has time to bask in the sun in the garden, sip tea, and be a salted fish for a while.
"Sir Richard, here is the situation of the territory this month, as well as the amount of soap sales. Please take a look."
"You don't have to look at it. I can rest assured that you will do your job."
Lin Te, who was sitting opposite Richard, was reporting to Richard on the daily management status of the Demon Suppression Castle.
Ever since he decided to work for Richard, Lin Te quickly got into the mood, and after getting a little familiar with it, he took charge of the daily affairs of the Demon Suppression Castle.
And he quickly showed his ability in internal affairs, which was even better than what Richard did originally.
As for Lin Te, what Richard got was not just a top talent.
Lin Te also has caravan channels, elite armed forces and even intelligence agencies. To use an inappropriate analogy,
Lin Te's move to seek refuge was equivalent to bringing a generous dowry with him. Richard recruited Lin Te and also merged with a large force in the North.
The funds brought by Lin Te greatly alleviated the financial difficulties caused by Richard's militarism.
Moreover, through Linte's mature trade channels, the sales of soap were also completely opened, and Richard actually had a rare financial surplus again.
"Nightingale, please ask Sir Richard to send someone to accept it as soon as possible."
"I told you, just continue to take care of Nightingale. Others can't take care of it now."
Nightingale was Lin Te's original intelligence agency. From a professional level, it was not as good as Yusidu.
After all, Yusidu’s intelligence concepts all came from Richard, and Richard absorbed thousands of years of experience and knowledge from his previous life on Blue Star to come up with a set of intelligence concepts that are extremely advanced in this world. Yusidu’s professionalism is very high
Yu Nightingale is not something that makes Richard proud. They just stand on the shoulders of giants.
Although it lags behind Yusidu in terms of professionalism and philosophy, it is undeniable that Nightingale is already one of the best intelligence organizations in this era.
Moreover, compared to Yusidu, Nightingale's farming time is longer and the area is wider, which definitely has a great supplementary effect on Yusidu.
"Sir, you must send someone to take over Nightingale."
Lin Te was very serious this time. No matter whether Richard was sincere or pretending to refuse, an organization like Nightingale should not be in the hands of someone who had just joined him.
"In that case, you are still responsible for the operation of Nightingale. I will select a few smarter people from Yusidu and Ironwood City Official School to go to Nightingale. It will happen that Nightingale will follow the example of Yusidu and reform it."
Seeing Lin Te's firm attitude, Richard thought about it and came up with a compromise.
In fact, he is really not worried about Lin Te causing trouble with Nightingale. Although the two intelligence systems cost manpower and material resources, one obvious advantage is that the intelligence from both sides can corroborate each other.
As long as the minds of the two intelligence organizations do not collude, they will never dare to deceive Richard, because no one knows whether the other line has obtained relevant intelligence.
With Yu Sidu around, even if Lin Te had any selfish intentions, it would be difficult to hide important matters from Richard through Nightingale.
The most important thing is that Richard's real trump card is the group of system soldiers who are loyal and will not betray. With this army supporting him, Richard feels very secure and rarely becomes suspicious.
"That's fine."
Lin Te thought for a while and finally accepted Richard's proposal.
"How is the progress of the recent expansion project of Demon Town?"
"There is no shortage of labor at present, but due to the large amount of work, it may take some time to complete."
"But those kobold slaves are good at digging holes and quarrying rocks, and they don't consume much food. It would be nice if they could have more."
The project of expanding the Demonic City with the Demonic Demonic Castle as the center started after Richard sorted out the military affairs.
At this time, after the ogres were raging, there were still a large number of refugees in the territory that Richard took over. These were all ready-made laborers. Relief with work was the best way to deal with it.
Various road and city projects have been started at the same time. The price that needs to be paid now is just basic food.
The expansion project of Demon Suppression City is the key project of this work-for-relief project decided by Richard.
It’s just that compared to Ironwood City, the expansion scale of Demon Town City is much larger.
Due to its location, Ironwood City can absorb 40,000 to 50,000 residents even if it is full. After all, although Ironwood City is the place where the Hunter family made their fortune, its location is still too remote, almost at the northernmost tip of the Northland.
The products are also relatively simple. There are only some timber merchants who will buy some timber, and there are also some sporadic leather goods markets. It is enough for a small fortune, but it is difficult to have greater development. This level of Ironwood City cannot support Richard.
ambition,
The Demon Suppression Castle is different. Although it borders the wilderness, it is actually closer to Piaoxue City. There is the wider Daling River flowing next to it. There are also some special products in the wilderness that can attract many caravans. The original He
It is because the Er family serves as a transit point for caravans heading to the wilderness that they can become the first echelon of nobles in the North besides the Lanster family.
It's just that the ogres in the wilderness are unreasonable and powerful. These caravans go to the wilderness to trade with their heads pinned to their pants. The ogres need their products to be genuine, but they can't stand these ogres.
The devil has a robberish temperament and doesn't understand the principle of long-lasting water. As long as he encounters a tribe and has evil intentions, the entire caravan will have to answer.
Under such circumstances, caravans are willing to go to the wilderness to carry out trade, which shows that the benefits are high.
Of course, Richard's ambitions don't stop there. Being the second in command of the Hull family is simply below his standards.
What he wants to do is to completely conquer all the tribes in the wilderness, turn the dangerous wilderness into a safe passage for caravans, and bring the wilderness into his own territory.
The project volume of Demon Suppression City is at least five or six times that of Ironwood City, and the target is also the Piaoxue City of the Lanster family.
Of course, such a large project cannot be completed in a short time, and the meal must be eaten one bite at a time.
"Master Richard, Master Gandolf wants to see you."
"Invite him in."
"Yes, sir."
While Richard and Lint were still planning their big plan, Gandolf finally couldn't help but come to see Richard.
It has been almost a month since he stayed at the Demon Suppressing Castle, and Richard has not given any confirmation when he will go to the wilderness.
Although he was served delicious food and drinks all day long, he was always worried about something and his life was not comfortable.
"Master Richard, Master Linte..."
After entering the door, Gandolf said hello to the two of them.
After living in the City Lord's Mansion for so long, Gandolf naturally understood Lin Te's current status. When they first met, he wanted to take Lin Te as a disciple because he had the talent to become a mage.
Unfortunately, Gandolf didn't actually have any useful information, and Lin Te wasn't as easy to fool as Luo Lin, so the matter had to be dropped.
However, after hearing this, Richard asked Gandolf carefully if there was any way to detect the opponent's talent.
After all, Richard has a system, so he naturally knows that Luo Lin and Lin Te have higher mental strength than ordinary people, and they are indeed suitable people to become Masters.
It was only in the face of Richard's inquiry that Gandolf kept talking about it. Finally, he really didn't dare to fool Richard, so he told the truth.
Whenever he meets someone with a weak body and a clever mind, he will trick them into learning magic from him, because such people have stopped being knights, so they are likely to be fooled by him.
After knowing the truth, Richard immediately lost interest.
"Master Richard, look at it, it's been a month, when can I go to the wilderness..."
Although Gandolf was anxious, he still suppressed his temper after entering the door and reminded Richard in a tactful tone.
"Your Excellency Gandolf, please sit down first."
Richard pointed to the empty seat next to him and called the waiter to also serve Gandolf a cup of tea.
"Master Richard, what do you think?"
Gandolf now completely lost the calmness that a mage should have. His mind was full of spells and magic crystals, and he was even more anxious than Richard.
"The time is coming soon. Just prepare yourself. We can set off in a few days."
After saying that, regardless of Gandolf's excitement, he turned back to Lint and said:
"There are also kobold slaves you need. From this time on, you can have as many as you want."
The market has been refreshed again. After a month of accumulation, Forest City and Stone Castle have more soldiers.