"With so much money, wouldn't it be great if we copied a few more companies?"
However, Richard, who still maintained his basic sanity, quickly suppressed this dangerous idea. The more than 40 nobles who were copied were considered to be well-known. If the remaining ones who cooperated with Moriel's decree were copied together, it would really be a big deal.
If you are going to become the public enemy of the world, it would be more realistic to consider how to use this money.
Although Richard knew that the nobles in the river valley were very wealthy, he still didn't expect that these guys could be so wealthy. There were more than 40 nobles, and Jin Naer alone had copied more than 1.5 million coins, which means that on average
Each family copied more than 30,000 jinnar. You must know that the poor nobles in the North had to work together to raise 10,000 jinnar to invite Richard to send troops during the Ogre Rebellion. And in the valley
A random local noble has a net worth of tens of thousands of gold. This does not include jewelry, luxury goods and other items that have not been discounted for the time being. The amount of food hoarded is also staggering, with more than 15 million stone of food.
The hoarding ability of the nobles in the river valley is as good as that of hamsters. This amount of food is close to one-third of the total annual food production in the North. If there is no major expansion action, Richard will not need to consider food in the next few years.
It's not a matter of consumption. These river valley nobles are really his gods of wealth.
With money and food in hand, of course he also has the capital to create things. Richard will not store gold and food in the warehouse like the hamster nobles in the river valley, and finally keep it as the enemy's spoils. Every gold
Nardu should be used to strengthen the Hunter family.
"Go and ask Manager Egger to come over."
"Yes, sir!"
The messenger outside was quick on his feet and quickly notified Iger. After a while, Iger walked into the meeting hall where Richard was sitting.
"Good day, Master Richard."
"Uncle Egg, sit down quickly."
"Thank you, Master Richard."
No matter when, Egger always behaves very respectfully, and his ability is really good, so he has always been highly regarded by Richard.
"Moriel has gained quite a lot in the river valley this time. Uncle Egger has to arrange for people to receive it. The food alone contains more than 10 million dan and 1.5 million jinnar."
"so much!"
During this time, Ige has broadened his horizons a lot with Richard. From the few hundred gold nuggets spent in the Ironwood Fort period, to tens of thousands of dollars passing through his hands, it should have been smooth.
I was shocked, but I was still shocked when I heard this number.
But then there was a huge feeling of happiness. Every financial official wanted to have more money. When he didn't need to spend money, he would always spend money. Especially since the Hunter family's stall was repaid faster than the pie spread.
Engineering, the military, and officials are all asking for money. Iger lives a life of careful budgeting every day. Now that he has received such a large sum of money, he does feel a little overwhelmed by happiness.
"The Miracle City is big enough. Five granaries and a money storehouse were built from the beginning, which can hold most of them. With this batch of food in the river valley, there should be no more food shortages in the Northland this year.
We should also consider not putting too much grain into the market at the same time, selling old grain while purchasing some new grain for storage, and filling five granaries to prepare for emergencies."
"Um."
Richard nodded, agreeing with Egger's point of view. This year, due to the riots caused by the ogres, half of the Northland was devastated by the war. A reduction in grain production was inevitable. The batch of grain purchased by Lint before was just a response.
This emergency has not really alleviated the problem of food shortage in the North, but now the grain collected by Moriel from the river valley is so much that it will directly affect the price of food in the North. Naturally, it cannot be released in full, and a batch needs to be stored.
"There are still a few things that Uncle Egg needs to arrange."
"Um?"
"Army expansion."
In fact, there was no need for Richard to tell me. Iger also knew that with Richard's temperament, it would be impossible to get the money without making some pretense, so he just pretended to be obedient and waited for Richard's orders.
"The Flying Bear Army, the Tiger and Leopard Army, and the Silver Wing Army will remain the same as the initial plan and expand into a large army of 50,000 people with ten flag regiments. The Griffin Army will be transformed into a large army, divided into three legions and expanded to ten.
Fifty thousand people, with Rhodes as the regiment commander."
Early armies such as the Flying Bear Army, Tiger and Leopard Army had no problem with their combat effectiveness, but Quill and Kerry, who served as army commanders, were actually a little behind in terms of ability. Although the Hunter family's increasingly abundant resources and their excellent talents
They have also recently broken through to the rank of Grand Knight, but at most they can only serve as legion commanders. Their command experience is not enough for Richard to hand over hundreds of thousands of troops to them.
And heroes like Rhodes, who have fought in Erathia for a long time, have been recognized by the system for their abilities, and it is more than enough for him to command the Griffin Legion to expand to 150,000 people.
"After the Griffin Legion has formed its combat effectiveness, the Silver Wing Legion will be transferred back to Miracle City to garrison. The Dragon Army will all be transferred to the River Valley. After mixing with the River Valley Legion of General Dane, it will be expanded to four legions with 200,000 soldiers.
A large corps composed of people, Taal's Orc Banner Group also expanded its recruitment as much as possible, and sent them all to the river valley to join the dragon army."
"Set up a separate garrison flag regiment of 5,000 people in Miracle City, with Ron as the flag regiment leader."
After a few words, Richard doubled the number of the army. The total goal of army expansion reached more than 500,000 people. It was also the wealth of the river valley that gave Richard the courage to speed up the expansion. He just added the river valley from the north.
With a population of less than 20 million, more than 500,000 troops were recruited, which is a slightly higher ratio.
"I will arrange the recruitment work as soon as possible, but the scale of the expansion this time is a bit large..."
"There's no rush. We still need to ensure the quality of our troops. The expansion time this time can be slowed down to two months before the troops are fully staffed."
"Ordnance factories must also expand simultaneously. The output of weapons and armor must be doubled within two months, and the quality must be guaranteed."
"Yes, Master."
After learning that a large amount of gold and grain had been accounted for, Egger did not raise any questions about Richard's expansion plan. This batch of supplies would be enough for the Hunter family until next year, which was quite generous for the time being.
The expansion of the ordnance factory is also necessary. According to the current scale of the Hunter family, the original output of the ordnance factory seems a bit stingy. Now that the Northland has been unified and the river valley has been taken over, the craftsmen will be abundant, and the ordnance factory will naturally need to
Increased output.
After Richard arranged everything, Iger resigned first, leaving Richard alone in the meeting hall.
What worries Richard is nothing more than one thing. There are not enough people on hand. The shortcomings of the Hunter family's rapid expansion are still being exposed. From making a fortune to unifying the Northland and taking over the valley, the entire time did not exceed half a year. This point
There is not enough time for the talents originally cultivated by the Hunter family to grow. Top-notch talents like Quill and Kerry can only be entrusted to a legion at most. It is still a bit of a rush. The rest of them can lead a flag regiment, which is good.
Even Viscount Sauter found it difficult to command more than one regiment of troops. The original structure of the Hunter family was too small.
Richard arranged for Moriel to expand the dragon army in the river valley as part of his plan. According to Richard's plan, when the Eastern Expedition begins, he will definitely bring Moriel and the dragons with him, as will the troops from the North.
Please do your part. When the time comes, the river valley will need someone else, someone who can trust you. We don’t have enough manpower.
I hope that an all-around hero similar to Moriel will appear tonight. Richard can only place his hope on the tavern that opens once a week.
Today is a new month. Not only will new heroes appear in the tavern, but there will also be some surprises in the market of Stonehenge Castle.
Putting aside what he was doing for the time being, Richard stood up and teleported to the inside of the Stone Castle.
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"Oh, noble envoy of God!"
What came first was Grandet's familiar duck voice again...
