Black Iron Crown

Chapter 540: Winter in the North

As the Queen said, after the Northern Territory became an independent country, it did not hostile to the empire. Instead, it increased the export volume of sugar and wool cloth.

   During this period of time, the output of wool cloth has grown wildly, which has increased by a full seven times over a year ago. The huge profits have allowed these profit-seeking businessmen to purchase wool cloth at all costs.

   And the factories that produce wool cloth are gradually blooming among the common people. After seeing the benefits of wool cloth, more and more women have mastered the use of flying shuttles.

   In this way, the foundation of production has become more mature. No matter how many wool factories are opened, they can still recruit enough female workers.

   Producers are responsible for the production of goods, while traders buy wool cloth in the northern border and sell it to other places. Products from other regions can also flow back to the northern border, thus forming a virtuous industrial circular chain.

This kind of industry has driven the economic development of the entire northern territory. The monthly cargo throughput value of wool cloth alone has reached more than 3,000 gold coins. This has also brought Reiner's monthly income of at least 300 gold coins. .

   And this is just taxation. The largest and most profitable wool cloth factory in the north is the industry under the name of Reiner. Now his monthly business income can reach 1,500 gold coins.

   With all the income together, Rainer's income in one year has reached 20,000 gold coins.

It seems that 20,000 gold coins are not many, but you must know that for Yihe civilian businessmen, one hundred gold coins is already a rich man. In the entire empire, there are only eight or nine wealthy businessmen with wealth exceeding 1,000 gold coins. .

   This is already one-tenth of the annual fiscal revenue of a huge empire, which shows the level of Reiner’s income.

   In this way, he can accumulate a lot of wealth.

   Although gold coins can be spent no matter how much they earn, after all, there are too few people in the north, and it is really hard to get a lot of tax.

   And population also limits the number of troops. With a small number of troops, Rainer's expenditure is not that big.

   As a lord, he can be self-sufficient in many things, including food, meat, various luxury goods, which do not need to be bought by him, except for some artificial money, he can produce it himself.

For example, the luxurious robes that look like jewels, the gold and gem jewelry that Frant wears on his body, are dedicated to craftsmen in Reiner’s castle, so many of the huge gold coins are stored in Reiner’s warehouse. Be prepared for a rainy day.

   In addition, many infrastructure construction has officially started in the north, and the stone road that has not stopped has been joined by more people this winter.

   The repair of the city walls, the trimming of the buildings in the city, the various post stations or small watchtowers, or the construction of some commercial market towns on the land of the north, these have become opportunities for the men in the north who are restricted from home in winter to make money.

   The money piled up in the warehouse is actually just a pile of stones. After a certain amount of savings is ensured, the money is spent to stimulate more production. This is the role of money.

   Give these people a salary. Not only do they have to pay taxes for themselves, but they can also stimulate the development of local businesses and encourage merchants to buy more goods to sell.

  Many commodities, including alcohol, are brewed by purchasing grain from residents’ homes. All transaction taxes incurred in this event must be paid.

   What's more, after the market town is built, it will once again drive the business of a region, and Rainer's business tax will increase again.

   If you don't spend the money, you can only sit in a pile of stones in the warehouse and show no value.

   But after spending it out, Rainer not only developed his territory, but was also able to get all the money back, even more.

The snow in the north is falling from the sky. It is now March 28 of the Empire. Eight months have passed since Leiner declared the independence of the north. He held the two-year-old Dethan in his arms, standing The roof of the main castle of Mecalon overlooks the vast land.

   The cold air couldn't stop digging into Lena's clothes, and he held his arms tightly to protect the child in his arms from the cold wind.

   For his son, Rainer feels it is very necessary for him to have a strong physique and a wise brain.

   But now he is only two years old and obviously does not have the conditions for mental training, so Rainer can only let his children receive the baptism of severe cold.

  Although the cold in this era is also a very terrible disease, Reiner is confident to deal with such a virus.

   In fact, colds have become more and more rare in the northern border in recent years. Last year, the number of deaths due to colds was only a mere 20.

   Compared to the past, one or two hundred people died of colds in the northern border every winter. It is much better now.

  Because Rainer has set up a hundred medical clinics on the huge land in the north, and each clinic is equipped with a physician and three apprentices.

   Although the level of these doctors is not very high, they cannot be counted on for large-scale trauma, but they have good results in dealing with some common minor problems.

   If it were not for the high prices of these doctors in the system, Rainer would definitely exchange seven or eight hundred to strengthen the living environment in the North.

   But it is a pity that, like the rest of the combat arms, the price of doctors will increase after reaching a hundred, so Rainer had to spend a small price to recruit apprentices.

   Inside Leiner's castle, there are three-star physicians with more advanced medical skills, and Leiner has spent more than two thousand feats.

   But this kind of effect is immediate~lightnovelpub.net~ This doctor also has his skills, which is to reduce the incidence of diseases within five kilometers by 30%, which is a magical skill.

  Leiner’s merit points have been continuously increasing, because Leiner was pleasantly surprised to find that once the Klads who mined iron ore in the mine suffered casualties, they would also be converted into precious merit points.

   And in order to ensure that the combat effectiveness of his army will not decline, Reiner organizes a slave hunting team to clean up in the cold forest every winter.

  Liner looked at the thick snow outside, and subconsciously fought a cold war.

   Fifty thousand people have poured into the north this year, and many vacant land have been newly cultivated.

   Some people choose to avoid the exhaustion of reclamation, so they can only obtain land from Reiner, and in return they will have to pay 10% more agricultural tax every year within 50 years.

   There is still a lack of population in this land in the north. Reiner looked into the distance repeatedly, and outside the vicinity of Kemekalong, he could not see any signs of human activity. The heavy snow covered all of this.

  Frant walked up to the rooftop at this time. She was wearing a cotton-padded coat that didn't fit and rushed up angrily.

   "I really don't know why you always come here! Do you want to freeze yourself to death?" Frantt slapped Rainer's arm twice and said angrily.

   "It's fine for you to come up by yourself, and also bring my Dethann! I don't think you are allowed to do this anymore! I heard you don't!" Frank yelled at Renner fiercely.

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