In this way, under the leadership of Ryan, the nobles of Zero Crossing Prefecture agreed to communicate within their respective territories.
It's just that they still don't understand.
"Baron Ryan, in our territory, in addition to growing food and mining, everyone has these things, what else can we trade with?"
Indeed, the South nobles said that the Northwind Province nobles were poor. The big reason was that they had nothing to offer except Iron Ore.
"Each territory relies on different geographical environments. There must be things that the people of other noble territories need. What's more, even if they don't, those craftsmen and even farmers can acquire better skills through exchanges and serve us nobles, right?"
Of course it is impossible for Ryan to say that this is the truth that Frozen Earth Territory wants to eat meat for the export of his handicraft crops, while others can only drink soup.
Of course he knew that most of these aristocratic territories did not have any valuable specialties. In this era, the aristocratic territories mainly focused on farming.
But if Ryan wants to turn the tens of thousands of people in Frozen Earth Territory into Gold Coin, it is definitely not something that farming can do.
Development is not just about reclaiming wasteland internally, but also about opening up resources to the outside world.
"Exchange can help our territory develop faster. If we develop well, we will naturally make money."
"But apart from that, there is the most crucial point."
Ryan has a serious expression.
"War."
He finally spoke about the topic that these nobles were most concerned about.
"Northwind Province's war has begun again. In Iron Mountain County, our noble friends have almost fallen into a full-scale war through war mobilization at the end of the year. Spring plowing has not yet come. Whether it is Iron Mountain County or Silver Stream County, they all seem to want to end the war before spring plowing."
"This is a war that will affect the entire Northwind Province for tens or hundreds of years in the future, and we cannot stay out of it."
Ryan had just spread, and Baron Enzo raised its head.
"This time, shall we send troops to Iron Mountain County?"
This is what they did last year. Their slave soldiers received militarized training in that war. After returning to the territory, many of them even became soldier instructors under these nobles, responsible for training soldiers, which can be regarded as a class jump.
In addition to Baron Enzo who has ideas, there is also Baron who has a sad face.
"Baron Ryan, we have experienced too many wars, and the young people in the territory have suffered heavy losses. And I heard that the Chamber of Commerce will not transport slaves to Northwind Province this year. The war in the south requires more cannon fodder."
The lack of young people is fatal to a territory, affecting all aspects of the entire territory.
At the same time, this was also seen as a sign of the decline of the nobility.
"I don't want to force this matter. Each of us has experienced too many wars and too many soldiers have died."
Ryan said, then looked at Baron Enzo.
"This time, we are not going to Iron Mountain County. Although we can't lose much there, we can get nothing."
"In this year's war, I plan to go to Dragon Mountain County and Northwind County. If the war is to end, it will only be on the battlefield of those counts."
"So, this year's war may no longer be a war that belongs to all of us. The nobles in Zero Crossing Prefecture will all depend on their resources to send troops to participate."
"Risks and rewards coexist. If we want to achieve greater glory than our fathers, we can't do it without working hard."
Ryan's words made the nobles look a little strange. Did he also include himself?
In this year's war, Ryan no longer intends to drag an army composed of slaves. He only wants elites. After all, on such a battlefield, slaves who can't even eat enough to eat can't form any combat effectiveness at all.
Facing Extraordinary Legion, there was nothing more than being slaughtered.
If you want to achieve results, time is very important. Naturally, there is no extra time to train those slave soldiers.
The nobles gradually left, and they needed to think about the pros and cons of this matter, but Baron Hatton, as a neighbor, stayed until the end.
"Ryan, didn't you ask me to help you understand Andara Kingdom last year? My relatives in the south have already written to me."
Baron Hatton said seriously:
"The Old King of Andara can no longer suppress the great nobles below. The royal family now only has a Extraordinary Legion composed of less than three thousand people. Now Inside the Andara Kingdom, the most powerful Extraordinary Legion is Radiant Griffin Legion that relies on Grand Duke McReynolds of the Griffin Mountains."
Ryan looked surprised. If that was the case, then a lot of things would make sense.
In this case, those nobles Andara Kingdom need weapons even more.
That Fragoso Viscount Family, why didn't you come to buy weapons from me?
Ryan, who came back to his senses, suddenly looked at Baron Hatton and asked:
"The Chamber of Commerce has arrived at Northwind Province?"
Baron Hatton was able to get news from the South nobles, and it must have been through letters sent through the Chamber of Commerce. There is no complete information transmission path between the empire and Northwind Province, which is why Ryan's status and reputation in Zero Crossing Prefecture's South is not known at all.
"Yes, this year's Chamber of Commerce arrived faster than every year before, and they brought a lot of food this time."
Haton looked at Ryan, and now he also knew that Ryan's Frozen Earth Territory's demand for food was simply terrible.
"Now the chambers of commerce are all in Winged Gorge, Ryan, as you know, Northwind Province started the war, and those chambers of commerce are also worried about their safety after entering the province."
"They are in a hurry..."
Ryan captured the message Baron Hatton said. Every year when the Chamber of Commerce comes to Northwind Province, it is a time when it is not so cold and the road is easy to travel.
That is March to April.
But this year, it's only February.
"Mr. Haton, you might as well send someone to Winged Gorge to ask those chambers of commerce what they want."
Ryan showed intelligent thinking in his eyes, and then called a maid next to him.
"Go and get the weapons in Brock's Blacksmith Shop."
Soon after, Ryan handed over Knight's Greatsword to Baron Hatton.
"When you send someone, take this weapon with you."
"Tell them that this is the forging process of frozen soil."
Haton is not stupid. He reacted at this moment and couldn't help but look at Ryan.
"Didn't we have a very clear understanding of ourselves in the previous meeting? Northwind Province, apart from the numerous Iron Ore, is there anything else that these chambers of commerce should care about?"
"But finished weapons are very expensive. They can just buy Iron Ore as before, and then transport them to South to use the iron smelting process."
Ryan shook his head and denied Haton's speculation.
"Mr. Haton, you forgot one thing."
"Time."
Ryan has deep eyes.
"They don't have much time. Turning Iron Ore into a weapon will waste a lot of their time."
Ryan looked at the sky of South, and the war was not breaking out only Northwind Province.
Compared with the war at Northwind Province, the war at Thousand Lakes Province in the south is countless times more terrifying.