"Last month our Cassano trade income was 78,581 gold coins, but the trade expenditure was a full 379,072 gold coins. Fabia, there was a deficit of 300,000 in one month. Fortunately, your private piece of magic selling The income from scrolls and magic items is almost 350,000, which is a slight surplus..." Vivian said,
"Yes, in addition, it is already autumn, and crops are being harvested throughout Cassano." Adela added: "This year's harvest is much worse than in previous years. In normal years, one harvest is enough to ensure 3 Years of living, but unfortunately the previous war caused us too much loss. According to estimates, this year’s harvest can barely sustain the lives of our people for one year, so there will be no way to trade food next year... "
Seeing that the two women had finished speaking, Moses began to report: "As for the security of the territory, last month we eliminated three gangs of thieves, and the loot obtained did not exceed 5,000 gold coins. Also, in the east part of the territory, A pack of wolves appeared outside, numbering about 200. Nigel has already led a team of 500 people to eliminate them. This should be able to solve the problem and it can be regarded as training... "
"In terms of territory construction." Adams pointed to the thick account book in his hand and said: "The construction of the new city of Iron Fist Castle is progressing very smoothly. In fact, a large amount of gold coins spent last month were in the new city, not daily expenses, so there is no need to go too far. I am worried that in terms of trade, a section of the road from Free Paradise to Crimson Castle is dilapidated, and many of the two roads from Seremis to Iron Fist Castle need to be repaired. It is recommended that these roads in the territory be repaired. Carrying out maintenance will not only make it easier for businessmen to come and go, but it will also be much more convenient for us to allocate resources internally... "
"There are also Cassano's minerals." Carter also began his report: "In the past 200 years, the three families have spent a lot of manpower and material resources on this, but unfortunately the results have been little. The original three families only owned 4 iron nuggets and one silver mine. This amount of mining can barely guarantee the replacement of farm tools in the hands of farmers. In fact, the weapons of the army are all made by themselves from steel purchased from outside. The trade volume of Free Paradise is The biggest, this is a very big hidden danger, once the free paradise stops trading, we will be in trouble."
Old Bill was the last to speak. He was the worst in terms of status. However, in order to balance the power of the three families in the Cassano Council, the Emilio family must have two places. Originally, Vivian’s mother’s The lover was the best candidate, but it was a pity that he died in the battle that night, so Vivian only had to choose a familiar figure among the unfamiliar Emilio family, and Old Bill was lucky enough to be the one. Big shot in the council,
Old Bill is well aware of his identity, so he not only works harder, but also lives in seclusion. In this council, Old Bill is mainly responsible for the daily affairs of Iron Fist Castle. He can be regarded as Ryan's big housekeeper. After seeing that others have finished speaking, Old Bill Bill then said: "Everything is normal here in Iron Fist Castle. Everyone is in good spirits. Watching the new city being built little by little every day, everyone is full of fighting spirit. Now Iron Fist Castle has become the center of Cassano. People from outside There are many merchants and mercenaries, and they will inevitably get into fights when they are drunk. I suggest dividing the new city under construction into several areas and dedicating one area to these mercenaries and merchants. This will make management easier and also The thing is that the current Sheriff, Mr. Moses, does not have a team entirely dedicated to maintaining law and order. Every time there is a mercenary fight, manpower must be drawn from the army. Do you think it is necessary to form such a team?"
Ryan rubbed his head in distress. It seems that being a qualified Cassano overlord is not an easy task. It has only been a few months and Ryan is already feeling quite exhausted. In fact, Ryan had the idea of staying out of the matter at first, so He would push many things to his subordinates, but as time went by, Ryan slowly integrated into this place. To him, this territory was almost equivalent to his own children, making him cherish it exceptionally.
Seeing a large circle of people around him looking at him, Ryan coughed lightly and began to give instructions: "The construction of the new city of Iron Fist Castle must be guaranteed on time. This is the strong backing of our Cassano's future and the center of the entire territory. , As for the funding issue, it’s up to me to figure it out. Fortunately, a large number of boulders are mined from the Valo Mountains ourselves, otherwise the cost would be even higher.”
"Okay, I understand." Vivian nodded, indicating that she understood. Ever since the three of them took an ambiguous bath in the bathroom that night, the relationship between the three of them naturally became very harmonious. There seems to be a real tacit understanding of signing a soul contract between them. However, in front of outsiders, especially in meetings like this once a month, Vivian and Adela still have to show their identity to Ryan. servant attitude,
"At the harvest, if there are not enough manpower, let the army help. The entire Cassano grain inventory can probably last for how long." After Ryan said this, he turned to look at Adams, and Adams blurted out without even thinking: "Not counting this year's income, it can feed more than 200,000 people in the entire territory for 22 months."
Ryan was very satisfied with Adams' performance, which showed that the frail former Salanar lord had put his heart into it. Ryan thought for a moment and said: "This storage capacity is not enough. We are now facing the Imperial Capital to the north and the Imperial Capital to the east. It’s Seike City, bordering the forces of Wangyue City to the south. The strength of any of their families is far greater than ours, so we must make preparations in advance, including the training of soldiers, the storage of supplies, etc.”
Ryan took a sip of water and continued: "So starting from this year, Cassano will no longer sell grain to the outside world. He said to the outside world that the losses in the previous war were too great. As for the gap in the grain trade, I will think of other solutions. , anyway, the money usually doesn’t arrive until the second year, and you can only use it after that, right?”
"Yes." Adams replied firmly,
"As for the construction within the territory, this should be done, not only the roads, but also the construction of various manors, the construction of new farms, and the development of other resources. But now we are very short of money, so we have to do it little by little. Let’s repair the road first. Adams, please make a plan and calculate the length of the road to be repaired, the surrounding environment, the areas passed through, the estimated cost, etc. Let’s find another time to discuss it.”
"Yes." Adams nodded heavily. As long as he handed over these matters to his subordinates, he would be able to come up with a satisfactory plan, but he just wanted to completely calculate the entire Cassano situation. , it still takes a lot of time, as Ryan said, we really need to find another time to discuss,