Frozen Earth Territory.
Ryan is thinking about increasing manpower and sending miners to Otherworld Plane to mine Gold Mine and Amber Jade.
But after thinking about it, I gave up. That place was on the front line between Natives and the nobles. Once it was mined on a large scale, it would easily attract attention. By then, Gold Mine would no longer be able to be defended by Ryan alone.
"Take your time, think of ways to increase the conflict between Otherworldly Plane Natives and the nobles, and then gain the right to speak in Otherworldly Plane."
"The development of Other Plane should be stalled in a short period of time. Mountain Forest rioted and the nobles suffered a lot of losses. They can take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune."
"But is this Azure Lion Tribe really just one-minded? I have blessed them with so many warriors and given them so many weapons. After so long, they still can't react to annex other Natives tribes. Do you want to change to another tribe..."
"A new batch of weapons has been sent to the Andara Kingdom. I don't know how the war between the Grand Duke and the South nobles is going. I hope... it won't be too intense."
"We still need to bring back some of the Catfolk assassins. Although we don't know which of the two counts are yet, the war between the empire and the Church has spread to Northwind Province, and there may be trouble next."
"The Catfolk assassin in Frozen Earth Territory can also prevent those two secret methods."
Ryan had a headache, blood burst out from his hands, and the note turned into ashes. These things can be recorded to clarify the next plan, but they cannot be kept forever.
But turning around and looking at the civil issues sent by Eteria, Ryan felt even more helpless.
Frozen Earth Territory is developing in an orderly manner. There are no problems in this general direction, but the small problems that arise due to this are constant troubles.
For example, some civilians have accumulated considerable wealth. They find the steward Bilder and want to repay the money they owe the lord Baron Ryan over the years.
There are quite a few of them. For example, the houses, land, and food they originally lived in were all given to them by Ryan in the name of loans.
These civilians obviously didn't really want to owe the lord money. They just wanted to pay back the money when they had money.
Ryan Of course, we won't do anything like loan sharking in this area. The amount is what it is. The key is that if they don't owe money, those civilians will probably not work so hard to open up wasteland.
This is what Ryan doesn't want to see.
"I have to draw some new pie."
Ryan gave advice on the remaining little troubles, and then expressed hesitation on the final de-slavery.
People must have classes, which can increase cohesion. As slaves at the bottom of the class, they naturally belong to the property of the nobility. Under certain circumstances, a closed loop is formed within the aristocratic territory.
For example, the current status of Frozen Earth Territory and Lordship is higher than that of the rich, and the status of the rich is higher than that of most civilians. The civilians feel that they are much better than the slaves, so they feel happy. The slaves are the property of the lord. When Lord Ryan is not so harsh on the slaves, the slaves also have smiles on their faces, and because they belong to the lord's wealth, no matter how many others there are, they can only bully them.
Under this system, each class has its own reasons to find the source of happiness, so Frozen Earth Territory's happiness is not low.
In addition, the towering silos are also part of the happiness.
Slaves were a very important link in the aristocratic domain.
Moreover, although Ryan has never actively paid attention to this world, he knows that the number of slaves must be not a few, many, many.
He is Baron, and he is not qualified to be special.
The deslavery submitted by Eteria was in response to the previous plan of Ryan. She believed that slaves could be pardoned slowly, every year or every month, and the conditions should be made clear so that slaves could become civilians through slavery.
Ryan agrees with this, but on top of this, he needs to add something.
Shangwen and Shangwu, Ryan attaches great importance to these two points. Frozen Earth Territory can't all be illiterate, nor can they all be weak. In Northlands, only with wisdom and strength can he provide more loyalty to Lord Ryan.
Simply put, even if a gifted child is born among slaves, they can be pardoned from slavery.
This is also a contribution, isn't it?
"That's it!"
Ryan printed the ring on the paper, and then watched the housekeeper Bilder come to the study.
"Sir, there is a letter from the Clayton Family, and the caravan has also returned from Calais Province."
Ryan took the letter. There was a fiery breath on it. After opening it, he saw that Count Clayton praised his development, and then mentioned Amber Jade.
"Amber Jade itself is a precious magic material. Crosstman needs it very much. This can speed up the process of it becoming Legendary. The family will buy it from you through trade."
"In addition, most Amber Jade are just jade, and a small number of Amber Jade, because of the name Amber, may contain some secrets from a long time ago."
"You have to pay attention, some treasures may be found in some Amber Jade."
"Someone once found an artifact in Amber, and someone also found the remains of Deities in Amber Jade."
"West Coast people are keen on stone gambling."
Ryan put down the letter and it spontaneously ignited without any wind.
He probably understood the role of Amber Jade, and at the same time he found a sales channel for Amber Jade. He could sell them all to the Clayton Family, or he could select some and sell them to West Coast.
However, West Coast was too far away, so Ryan decided not to consider it for the time being.
Amber Jade needs to be found. Otherworldly Plane, which is only ten years old, cannot support a business path leading to West Coast.
"Grand Mage Macken doesn't know if it's useful. Mage Luna needs a batch of Amber to improve his magic practice. There is also Mage Tower. She seems to want to pick a piece of Amber as the top of Mage Tower."
"I hope the scale of Gold Mine will not disappoint."
Ryan soon received a second type of letter.
Some nobles from Northwind Province.
One thing expressed in the letter was that their soldiers suffered heavy losses in Otherworldly Plane, and they wanted to ask Ryan to command the army again, hunt the beasts of Otherworld, and clean up some of them so that they could relieve the pressure.
Ryan replied one by one, expressing his refusal, and vaguely mentioned that he had encountered some trouble. The Church's priest died in his territory, and he is now in a state of distress.
These nobles have not been pushed to the limit yet, and Ryan will not get much benefit after agreeing, so naturally they have to wait.
Soon, the third letter also arrived, from a certain missionary from the Church. He concealed his identity and came to Frozen Earth Territory and handed the letter to a soldier.
"Dear Baron Ryan, welcome to become a believer of our Lord. The glory of Dawn will not fade away in the darkness, but forgive us for not being able to crown you. Please do not reveal your identity as a believer for the time being. The glory of our Lord will definitely illuminate the coldness of Northlands."
Ryan has a weird expression, and the Church really has a way to detect that Dawn Doctrine is being used.
However, does this mean he is a missionary?
"It's a bit troublesome."
Ryan's eyes showed murderous intent. He took out a blank piece of paper and wrote with a quill pen.