The Knight had gone far away.
The Flower Town was restored to its former tranquility at dawn. However, the small town's administrative office was bustling with activity. The port town's and Flower Town's officials, as well as the garrison knights, were all gathered here. The meeting was presided over by Consultant Gort.
"Isaiah, Blair, you first talk about the financial situation of the two towns, and then we will reasonably arrange the gold coin subsidies for the Lord's support."
Isaiah first said, "The income of Flower Town is roughly as follows … The expenditure of Flower Town is roughly as follows … In general, the town's water flow is very high, but to bear the consumption of the castle and Black Horse Island, the loss is about five gold coins a day, and at least 150 gold coins a month is needed."
The construction of Flower Town has been slightly stagnant, and most industries are making money. Unfortunately, the main projects are either mortgaged or have limited production capacity, and cannot be used as a cash cow. Coupled with the daily consumption of the castle and the construction materials to support Black Horse Island, it is really difficult to operate.
Blair went on to say, "The main income of Port Town at present depends only on the rubber produced by the rubber trees and the pottery and charcoal of the brick factory … The Port Town's expenditure needs to support the overall construction of Black Horse Island. The projects lack people, materials, and money … The loss is at least 15 gold coins a day."
Rubber production is not high, and the brick factory has to meet the needs of the territory.
Black Horse Island is also built in parallel with various industries. It is already very healthy to maintain a loss of only 15 gold coins a day.
The two administrative officers each reported the situation of the territory.
Gort cleared his throat and said, "The Lord has allocated a total of 2,300 gold coins to the territory finance. I plan to take out a total of 500 gold coins to store food. According to the Lord, to store enough food for 10,000 new serfs, plus the existing people in the territory, we need to meet the food needs of 15,000 people. "
"Advisor, we are constantly hoarding food, and the price of food is bound to rise sharply. I think we are lucky to be able to hoard enough food for 1,000 gold coins." Blair refuted Gort's idea from another perspective.
Isaiah also supported this point, "I talked to Captain Harpagon of the Flower Caravan. It is really getting more and more difficult to purchase food. We can't expect the foreign lords to sell food to us at the same price as the Lord of Coral Island."
Refuted by the two administrative officers.
Gort was in a bad mood, but he still nodded. "Then let's use 1000 gold coins as a budget to store food. That's the end of this topic. Let's move on to the next topic, the allocation of funds to various industries. "
…
The town's administrative office was having a meeting.
There was also a small meeting in the castle. In addition to Butler Carter, Mrs. Morrison, and Mrs. Abby, there was also Kris Truth, Harpagon, Charlotte, and other caravan captains.
Carter was the first to speak. "Madam Kris is very busy, so let's start with the purchase of magic books. The master has allocated 1,000 gold coins for books, 400 of which will be used to buy knight novels and 600 of which will be used to buy magic books. The main transaction with Mr. Elkson needs Kris to preside over it. "
Chrissy's temperament was out of place with the servants. She just sat aside and said lightly, "Mr. Carter, the Viscount told me that when Lord Elkson comes to the town to trade, you can inform me, and I will complete the price of each magic book."
"That's for the best."
"Then, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first."
On the way back, she was in a trance.
Her thoughts were a little chaotic. "I feel that I seem to have touched a cognitive barrier recently. According to the Theory of Three-State Magic Array and Reality Interaction, this is a sign of transition from a static magic array to a dynamic magic array. Unfortunately, my accumulation is still weak, and I need more magic reference."
She thought of what Liszt said to her yesterday when he came to pick up the potion.
"Kris, I don't have the money to build a mage tower for you yet, but you can buy any magic books you want. In addition, I will ask Elkson to find sufficient casting methods for your reference. I hope you can become a great mage as soon as possible. "
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but breathe a little heavily. "The value of a mage is too low. I can't let Liszt down. Only by becoming a great mage can I repay him for saving my life and for his usual smile … I have dedicated all my body and mind to the truth …"
Liszt's voice and smile flashed through her mind.
She gradually showed an expression of longing, and her eyes were full of warmth. "But I still want to see him smile every day."
… …
On the sea.
A huge white shell opened.
A Qi held a small horn in her hands and blew it softly. She looked a little sad. The mangrove sprite, Nami, was holding a peanut nougat and gnawing on it.
At Nami's feet, the dark green kelp worm swam in circles around it, the gills on the back of its neck opening and closing, looking very cheerful. The kelp worm's abdomen had feet that looked like lumps of flesh. They were flatter, which allowed it to swim quickly.
Soon.
A Qi put away the small horn, touched Nami, touched the kelp worm, and took a deep breath: "Let's go, Nami, kelp worm, let's go catch more sprite worms. When brother comes back, we will give him a big surprise!"
Of course, Liszt didn't know that the little siren was preparing a surprise for him.
He had arrived at the Coral City port.
After checking his Orders of Chivalry members, he boarded the flagship of the Coral Island fleet, the Tulip. When all the Knight, retainer Knight, and supplies had boarded their respective ships, the majestic fleet immediately set off for the Azure Waves Sea, once again advancing towards the Iron Hoof Island.
Liszt was busy locking up Dosen and the eight small ones in the cabin to prevent them from running around. The chocobo Loki was also locked up in the cabin. With wheat and soybeans, it enjoyed staying in the cabin.
Soon after.
As usual.
All the aristocrats came to the Tulip for a meeting presided over by the count. The topic of the meeting was the distribution of spoils of war.
The basic principle of meritorious service was distribution according to work. The more work, the more you get, the less you get, the less you get. The basic principle of supplies was that whoever seized them owned them, but one-third of them had to be used as compensation for the deceased in the Orders of Chivalry.
At the same time, it was also stipulated that the seized mineral resources were prohibited from being sold to mercenary groups. They had to be turned over to the treasury and distributed by the grand duke. The main purpose of the annual development orders was to seize minerals.
After clarifying the distribution of the spoils of war, the aristocrats dispersed and returned to their ships.
Liszt suddenly thought of a question and asked the count: "Father, are those mercenary groups trustworthy?"
"Based on my many years of battle experience, it doesn't matter whether they are trustworthy or not. As long as they can help us with trade, some losses can be borne."
"If I were the Lord of the Eagle Kingdom, I would never allow mercenary groups to develop."
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