Departure and a Genius

The next morning, Victor and Veronica went to the dock to see Alex off and took his boat to Sea Song Town.

Because Alex had to leave early in the morning and was in a hurry, Alex fleet was resupplied overnight, and the milling machine was delivered directly from the Machine Factory to the dock in Wood Fort Town and loaded onto the ship overnight.

The fleet was leaving its berth under the guidance of the dock pilot, and the three men were talking at the bow.

"My uncle has already sent a letter to the Old Baron Wembley, and I estimate that your marriage will be finalized soon. But even so, you should be careful not to hold the wedding while heavily pregnant." Alex looked at the two of them with a wicked grin.

"Alex, you bastard!" Veronica yelled angrily, and was about to draw Victor's sword to slash at Alex.

Victor pressed his sword down and put his arm around Veronica. This move worked very well, and Veronica immediately stopped struggling.

"Don't worry, Veronica and I are completely innocent, there won't be any problems."

"Well, Victor, you're always so calm," Alex said, finding it uninteresting.

"You'll be busier and busier after you go back this time. Will you still have time to handle the flour business?"

"Don't worry, the Iron Birch Family has a lot of talent. I don't follow up on the flour business every day anyway; it's always been my subordinates who are in charge. I just do a periodic review."

Victor nodded upon hearing this. The Iron Birch Family has a rich talent pool, and they don't need to do many things themselves, as there are naturally relevant teams to manage them.

"What are your plans for the near future, Your Count? Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Not for now. All plans are proceeding as scheduled. Victor, you have done a great job. The White Sugar business you provided can add at least one legion to Iron Birch Territory. So my father is not as anxious as before."

"So, is White Sugar selling very well right now?" Victor was also curious, after all, his territory was located in the northern frontier and had very little interaction with the interior. In addition, he had been fighting abroad for more than a month and did not know much about the situation in the duchy.

"The White Sugar business is booming right now. Of the 100 tons of White Sugar you provided, more than half have already been sold, with less than 30 tons remaining. This is after doubling the price from your suggested retail price of 2 Silver Maple per kilogram, which brought in gold. For the rest, we plan to ship it by sea to the East Sea Alliance and the Scorching Sun Islands in the south, where the price will at least double again. My father's court advisors unanimously believe that the profit you calculated earlier was too low. If we can sell 600 tons of White Sugar a year, the net profit will be no less than gold. Even if we have to share the profits with other nobles, our Iron Birch Territory will still make a profit of gold. 100,000 gold! That's enough for us to build a brand new legion and fully staff our existing Second Legion."

"I really didn't expect that, because at the beginning I only calculated the spending power of the duchy's nobles and did not take into account that Iron Birch Territory could have such a large distribution channel in the south."

"Yes, Father has already made arrangements. After the second batch of trade ships returns, half of the profits from the White Sugar business will be sent to the Two Rivers Territory. After that, we will proceed according to your plan. The Golden Sunflower Family will have a White Sugar quota of 100 tons, the Iron Birch Family 400 tons, and the other families a total of 200 to 300 tons. This quota will be basically consumed internally by the Northern Frontier nobles."

"I have no objection to the allocation of production quotas. As I mentioned before, I will provide the White Sugar consumption for my own territory."

"Of course, all of this is backed by our Iron Birch, and no one will dare to say anything against it."

"Alex, are there any difficulties in expanding the army in Iron Birch Territory, such as the procurement of military equipment? The Arms Factory in the Two Rivers Territory produce high-quality and inexpensive products, which can be supplied to Iron Birch Territory."

"Don't worry, Victor, our Iron Birch Territory's arms production is sufficient to meet our needs. If we even need the help of our allies for this, how could Father dare to have such a thought?"

"It's getting a bit windy, you can go inside the cabin to talk."

Veronica beckoned to the two men, but by then the ship had already set sail, so Victor and Alex had to stop talking and the three of them went into the cabin.

After arriving in Sea Song Town, the fleet dropped off Victor, Veronica, and their men. Without stopping in Sea Song Town, the fleet headed directly south.

Veronica and Victor stood on the dock and watched the fleet sail away before entering Sea Song Town.

"How is this place, Veronica? I designed it myself."

"It's truly unique. This is the first time I've seen such a beautiful seaside town, and there's hardly any fishy smell." Veronica looked at the beautiful white town with great delight.

"If you like it, that's fine. If you want, I can build you a villa here."

"That's great, I really like it here, but let's leave it for now. Your funds should be used for something more important."

"It's just a separate courtyard, it won't cost too much money. Do you think I'm a penniless lord who's spent all his money developing his territory?" Victor said to Veronica with a smile.

"No, but I think the Two Rivers Territory is indeed a wonderful territory. It's beautiful, but it's definitely not your final destination. So even if I want a villa, I want one that's closer to you."

Hearing this, Victor felt a warmth in his heart and reached out to stroke Veronica's light golden hair. This intimate gesture made Veronica's face turn red, but she did not dodge Victor's touch.

"Thank you, Veronica."

In the following days, Veronica stopped Victor from continuing his tour of the Two Rivers Territory, instead suggesting that Victor could handle his work normally and she could just watch from the sidelines; she really wanted to see Victor work.

Victor couldn't persuade Veronica otherwise. After all, it was hard for anyone to resist such a beautiful woman pleading with him with tears in her eyes, let alone a white-haired girl with a special attack bonus against Chinese people.

However, Victor soon discovered that he was starting to enjoy his work. Veronica was very intelligent and had received a full education as an heir to the estate from Viscount Benjamin since childhood. Her knowledge and experience far surpassed those of women of the time. Veronica quickly took over Victor's secretarial work and began to help Victor organize documents and handle government affairs.

To Victor's surprise, Veronica quickly grasped the KPI system established by Victor and Number One. She was very sensitive to numbers and processed a lot of data quickly and well. Although she was far inferior to the Calculation Module, she was definitely a superhuman.

The Number One analyst believes that Veronica has a very high level of intelligence and is a true genius. Victor can provide Veronica with intensive training and should not waste Veronica talent.