"Your Highness."
Standing there, looking at Orliman standing there in a daze, looking a little absent-minded, Chen Heng reminded.
Only then did Oliman come back to his senses.
"Feel sorry."
Looking at Chen Heng in front of her, she sighed and concealed: "Sorry, seeing you reminds me of some past events."
"It doesn't matter."
Chen Heng nodded very understandingly, and didn't ask any more questions.
"In the past few months, Kailin, you were not in Kutu, where did you go?"
Looking at Chen Heng, Auliman continued to speak.
As for where Chen Heng went, she naturally knew very well, and she just put aside the topic at this moment in order to answer the conversation.
"I went to my father's land and stayed there for a while."
Chen Heng said truthfully: "There, I still have some things to deal with, so I stayed in my father's territory for a while."
"oh?"
Auliman seemed a little curious, and deliberately asked, "I don't know, what is it?"
"Is it convenient for Fang to disclose?"
There is curiosity on her face, and a smile on her beautiful face, which makes people itch when they see it.
Anyone who saw her appearance would probably be unable to bear it, and wanted to show off the achievements she had made.
Chen Heng was unmoved, just smiled, and simply said what he had done.
What he did, important as it was, was not really a secret.
At least like Princess Oriman in front of her, as long as she wants to investigate, she may know the result soon.
Since there was no possibility of concealing it, Chen Heng had no intention of concealing it. He opened his mouth directly and told what he had done.
"North-South trade."
Listening to Chen Heng's narration, Princess Oriman showed surprise on her face, and her face was full of admiration: "It's a really good idea."
"How did you come up with this idea?"
Her face was full of admiration, and she asked curiously at this moment.
Compared with before, although this time she still has elements of disguise, but there is a lot more sincerity in it.
She really admires what Chen Heng has done, and there are many things she wants to communicate with Chen Heng.
The performance at this moment is not all a disguise.
"My friend Kurudo is a lord from the north."
Sitting opposite Princess Oriman, Chen Heng said softly: "Through this friend of mine, I learned about the lives of the lords in the north, their plight, and the differences between the north and the south."
"The idea of carrying out north-south trade also came from this."
"oh."
Auliman showed some interest: "Tell me, what did you find?"
"That would be very cumbersome."
Chen Heng smiled, and continued: "For example, climate, such as production."
"Your Highness may not know that the climate difference between the south and the north is huge."
"This difference seriously affects the output and also affects the income of the lord."
"Compared to the south, due to the climate, the grain production in the north is not high, and the production per mu of land is only a quarter of that in the south."
"Similarly, the battle with the alien race in the desert led to a long-term war."
Looking at Auliman, Chen Heng explained: "The battle has affected production, forced the labor force that could have been put into production to become fighters, and even seriously affected the farming cycle, resulting in a further decline in output."
"These factors have affected the price of food, making it very expensive in the north."
"indeed."
Auliman glanced at Chen Heng and agreed with his words.
Although what Chen Heng said is very simple and clear, in this era, not everyone can sum it up.
For many nobles who grew up in Kutu City, they probably don't even know where the north is, let alone sum up anything.
"Then what do you think should be done in this situation?"
Auliman then spoke, looking at Chen Heng with interest.
For this question, she just asked casually, and did not expect Chen Heng to really answer.
In the past, she also asked many people about this question, but she never got a specific and clear reply.
Those professionals who are very familiar with the situation in the Northland can't solve it, let alone Chen Heng in front of him.
But to her surprise, in front of her eyes, Chen Heng only thought for a while before giving the answer.
"There are two ways."
Chen Heng thought for a moment, and then said: "The plight of the northern lords is not actually the low output, but the continuous war."
The level of land output will not actually cause the lord to get into trouble.
After all, no matter how little the output of an acre of land is, it only means that the lord's income is less, and life may not be ample, but it is impossible for the lords to fall into the brink of financial collapse.
The real predicament of the northern land lords lies in the low land output and low income, but at the same time they have to face strong military pressure.
Because of the strong pressure from the desert, the northern lords had to fall into a long-term war.
And fighting costs money.
It is precisely because of the low income and the high cost of war that the northern lords are in the current predicament.
Therefore, the method to solve the current predicament of the northern lords is actually very straightforward.
"To solve this problem, either, let the pressure from the desert disappear, or let the northern lords benefit from the war, so that they can continue to recover their costs in the war, so as to support it."
Looking at Auliman, Chen Heng said his answer.
"Then what should I do to do this?"
Looking at Chen Heng, Aoliman subconsciously asked this question.
At first, she listened very casually, a little casually.
But as Chen Heng opened his mouth, she became more and more absorbed. In the end, she had concentrated all her energy and listened carefully.
As the princess of Kutu Kingdom, and also as a lord who is close to the northern lords, she has always attached great importance to the issues of the northern lords.
In the past, she also listened to the suggestions of many relevant people, but no one could analyze so thoroughly and clearly like Chen Heng.
"The method is actually very simple."
Watching Auliman gradually fascinated, Chen Heng continued: "If you want to reduce the burden on the lords in the north, you can start with trade first."
"Different from the situation in the north, because of the climate and environment in the south, the food production is very abundant, and sometimes it even reaches the point where the food rots in the warehouse and cannot be sold at all."
"It's the exact opposite of what's going on in the north where grain prices are high."
Chen Heng said softly: "Through trade, the surplus grain in the south can be transported to the north, thereby reducing the cost of the lords in the north."
"On the other hand, the slaves acquired by the northern lords in the war can also be digested through trade, so that the northern lords can make profits in the war, so that war is no longer an unprofitable thing."
"If these two points are done well, the pressure on the northern lord will be reduced a lot, and it will no longer be as difficult as before."
This is the first chapter, there will be another chapter later
(end of this chapter)