Lord Harland.

Chapter 236 Annual Summary
With spare money in hand, Li Cha was going to take out a sum of gold coins to buy extra cattle from the nearby lords.

Throughout the winter, the caravan from the Harland Territory traveled all over the three provinces of northern Xinjiang, and even entered the Duke of Jonathan. They only bought [-] head of cattle in total. Including the cost of transporting the cattle, it cost [-] gold coins.

Half of the [-] oxen were farm oxen and the other half were bison.Bison cannot be used for plowing fields yet, it needs to be domesticated for a period of time.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, during the period of spring plowing, one ox can help four families of free people open up wasteland and plow fields. If they choose to plow and open up wasteland, they can cultivate about [-] mu of farmland.On average, three to five acres can be cultivated every day.

If cultivated land, the plow is relatively shallow, and ten mu of land can be cultivated every day.For shallow plowing, the mule plows the land faster.

If you use Warcraft horses, because of their strong strength and good endurance, the efficiency of plowing the field is ten times that of cattle.However, the Warcraft Warhorse is extremely powerful, has a violent temper, and is relatively intelligent, so it is not easy to control, and only professionals can control it.

There are only more than 100 iron horned horses in Harland's territory, even if they are all used to plow the fields, it is still a drop in the bucket.

The main force of spring plowing still depends on mules, horses and oxen.

Four thousand cattle can cultivate 48 mu of farmland.

The Harland Territory used to have 6000 cattle and more than 110 mules and horses. Now the land cultivated in the Territory is only [-] million mu. In the past three or two years, even if there is a large-scale land reclamation, there will basically be no cattle. There is a shortage.

This year marks the tenth year that the Harland family has been a nobleman.

After ten years of development, by the end of the year, the population of Harland's territory had reached 21.

Richard did not buy slaves this year, most of the 4000 newborns were newborns, and only [-] slaves were privately purchased contract slaves.

All privately purchased slaves will be converted into indentured slaves after they enter Harland's territory. After the contract expires, the territory will compensate the slave buyers a sum of money.

After private slaves entered the territory, it was difficult to get access to the core secrets of the territory.

Generally speaking, when the industrial and mining enterprises in the territory recruit workers, most of them will choose the slaves purchased by the Grand Duchy of Stanik, and the managers at the grassroots level will only choose among the free people.

The leakage of the brewing process has already caused a lot of damage to Harland's territory.All factories with technological advantages are very strict against the outside world.Even the sales staff who are often in contact with the outside world are not allowed to enter Fort William and Fort Sophia.Business contacts are basically carried out through Vic Fort.

Because the salesperson leaked the secret, Territory summed up the experience and lessons, Li Cha ordered the salesperson to be rotated every three months.

Although doing so will affect the business, it is the only way to prevent salespeople from being bribed.After all, there is no perfect thing in the world. Now for the sake of confidentiality and safety, we can only sacrifice efficiency.

Entering November, the efficiency of the charging formation has increased to [-]%, and a magic crystal can be filled with magic energy within [-] hours. Relying on the magic power well of the Flame Tower, Harland's territory's monthly hair The income has already reached [-] gold coins.

It only takes a small amount of money to buy discarded magic crystals, and the monthly cost is only 33 gold coins.To operate the magic crystal charging formation requires a magician and two magic apprentices to take care of it, which adds up to seven gold coins per month.

The profit of more than 560 gold coins per month from a magic well is already very impressive for the territory of Harland.

Entering December, Richard summoned the officials in charge of finance in the territory.Report this year's financial income and make a financial budget for next year.

Gibson was the first to speak.In the past one or two years, Mrs. Ola has let go of business matters, and most of them have been handed over to Gibson and Mrs. Kelly.

As the Harland family became more and more powerful and produced more and more commodities, the business of Heihe Fort was also getting better and better.

The Harland family's business in Heihebao is very messy, including chain taverns, hotels, commercial stations, transportation companies, real estate properties, mills outside the city, grain depots in the city, clothing stores, shoe stores, etc. .

This year's income has exceeded two thousand gold coins, which is definitely a huge sum of money for ordinary businessmen.

The Harland family is already one of the largest chambers of commerce in Heihebao. Mrs. Ola plans to build a theater next year and form a song and dance troupe.

In recent years, Richard has not borrowed money from Mrs. Aura, and the small coffers in her hands have already accumulated a huge sum of [-] gold coins.

Leighton was next to report.

A few years ago, Richard promoted Rooney to be the Civil Affairs Officer of Fort Sophia, and Layton succeeded Rooney as the factory director.

In recent years, because there were no large orders from the outside world, the income of the brick kiln factory was very average. This year, a large number of free citizens increased in the territory, the real estate began to develop rapidly, the construction market was relatively active, and the profit reached [-] gold coins.

Because the demand for real estate is relatively large, the output value of cement and glass has increased a little, and a lot of money has been made.

This year, the glass production technology in the Harland Territory is getting better and better, relying on copper molds, and began to mass-produce flat glass.

The windows of many houses have been replaced with transparent glass.In addition to the glass bottles needed for cans and drinks, and the glassware needed by hospitals, schools, and laboratories, the income of the glass kiln this year has exceeded [-] gold coins.

The real estate chains such as glass, bricks, wood, and cement have a total income of [-] this year.

The steel industry is still very stable. The Harland Territory has produced [-] tons of steel this year, and the sales price of steel has dropped a bit compared to last year.

Now the retail price of steel has dropped to 25 gold coins per ton, and the price of a kilogram of good-quality iron ingots is only nine copper coins.

The steel production value of Harland's territory has reached 3 gold coins.[-] tons of steel were produced, only [-] tons were sold, and the remaining [-] tons were mainly used on the territory.

The [-] tons of steel sold brought about [-] gold coins in profit. In addition to the wages of hundreds of workers and the food consumed by the orc slaves in the mine, the net profit of the steel trade was about [-].

The profit of the wool spinning business has surpassed that of steel this year. The number of sheep in Harland's territory has exceeded 200 million this year, and the net profit of the wool spinning business has reached [-].

The grain planting brought [-] gold coins, but the purchase of cattle consumed [-], and the remaining gold coins were [-].

This year, there are already 6 free citizens in the Harland Territory, and they need to pay [-] gold coins in land tax, plus commercial tax, house rent and other miscellaneous income, which add up to about [-].

Brown sugar plantation production has doubled and a half this year to 260 tons.Because of the large increase in production, the wholesale price of brown sugar has dropped a bit.Now the market price of brown sugar in Harland Territory has dropped to twelve copper coins per kilogram, and the wholesale price has even dropped to ten copper coins per kilogram.

In the territory of Harland, brown sugar is no longer considered a luxury, and free people families can often eat some.

But in Nolan, the capital of the kingdom, the price of brown sugar is still high, and it is still a luxury like honey.

The next few years will be a few years when brown sugar production will explode. Three years later, the output of brown sugar will exceed [-] tons, and five years later it may exceed [-] tons.

With such a huge production capacity, it is absolutely not enough to rely on a population of 30 million with consumption capacity in northern Xinjiang.

For the impact brought about by the explosion of brown sugar production capacity, Li Cha made two preparations. First, he lowered the price to sell, sinking the market, and second, he developed to the capital of Nolan.

The profit brought by the brown sugar plantation this year has already reached [-] gold coins.

Last summer, the flame spider queen laid eggs and hatched a new flame spider. This year, she started spinning silk. The flame spider's silk production increased by half, and the income increased to [-] gold coins.

The output value of the coal mine is still rising. The coal mined this year has reached [-] tons. The output value of the coal mine this year has reached [-] gold coins, and the profit is also [-] gold coins.

In order to allow coal to enter free households and reduce deforestation, Richard lowered the sales price of coal.

The selling price of one ton of coal is only four silver coins. If it is raised to eight silver coins, the profit will exceed ten thousand.

But the price is high, and many freedmen will not choose coal, but will cut down trees and burn wood for the winter.

With the increase of free people, the income of fruit and fruit preserves has also increased, especially canned fruit. After several years of laying the foundation, the market has been completely opened up. You can eat fresh fruit in winter. I like it very much.

Relying on the large wild orchards on both sides of the Harland Valley, the net income has exceeded [-].

In addition, the rose perfume was also successfully produced, and it was sold to noble women through Mrs. Ola's channel. This year was the first year, and the income was relatively small, only [-] gold coins.

The income from the hemostatic ointment is very stable, with a fixed amount of [-] gold coins every year.

Hunting monsters is now also an important benefit of Harland's territory.

Throughout last year, the Demon Hunting Team went deep into the Eagle Mountains more than a dozen times, and successfully hunted monsters three times. The territory gained [-] gold coins through dividends with the Demon Hunting Team.

In addition, last year he made four-wheeled carriages and earned [-] gold coins.The territory of Harland used four-wheeled carriages to form a transport team, and the profit was also two thousand.

The magic crystal recharging technology developed by Harland Territory is very promising. In one year, he recharged 260 discarded magic crystals and earned more than 400 gold coins.

By next year, the magic well of the Tower of Flame will bring a net income of [-] gold coins to the territory, which is quite a lot of money.In addition to the Tower of Flame, there is also a Tower of Lightning in Harland's territory.

The energy core of the Tower of Lightning is the magic core of legendary monsters, which can slowly absorb magic power from the natural environment. It can also be installed with magic crystal charging formations. The two mage towers can charge the discarded magic crystals, and the income brought to the territory will exceed ten thousand.

Throughout this year, the cash income of Harland's territory was 16.Excluding the windfall of 12 gold coins from the Venus family, the income of the territory is still [-].

The income of 12 gold coins is equivalent to half of the Earl of the South.

This year's cash proceeds of 16 gold coins cost [-] to buy cattle, about [-] to soldiers' salaries, [-] to army logistics supplies, [-] to territorial officials, and [-] to medical and education funds.

The annual expenditure is about [-] gold coins.

By the end of the year, there were [-] gold coins saved in the treasury.

It is useless to keep so many gold coins in the treasury. Richard plans to keep [-] gold coins in reserve, and the remaining [-] gold coins are going to go to the Grand Duchy of Stanik to buy slaves.

23 gold coins can buy [-] slaves, and with these [-] slaves, the population of the territory will exceed [-].

Entering the fall, recruits have completed their training.Li Cha mixed recruits from eight squadrons with veterans from the third and fourth brigades to form the fifth and sixth brigades.

Li Cha, the captain of the Fifth Brigade, appointed Roland. Although Roland had prosthetics, it was still inconvenient for him to fight on horseback.The large-scale expansion of the territorial army this time, Li Cha took advantage of the situation and transferred him to the infantry to do his old job.

The captain of the Sixth Brigade, Li Cha, appointed Jennings. Jennings was very talented. He was promoted to the fourth level at the age of 27, and his advancement speed was two years faster than those with better talents such as William and Roland.

This year, 46 soldiers were promoted to professionals, and all the new professionals were transferred to the fifth and sixth brigades by Li Cha.

Although these two brigades are newly formed, they have drawn a large number of veteran officers, and their combat effectiveness is not weak at all. Because they have received a large amount of enchanted equipment from the Venus family, their combat effectiveness can be comparable to that of the main army.

With more and more troops under his command and higher levels of professionals, Li Cha knew in his heart that the Harland family must be promoted to Earl as soon as possible.

Only when nobles are promoted to earls can they be canonized nobles.

According to the aristocratic law of the Kingdom of Grant, the earl can be granted the title of baron.

In the Kingdom of Grant, the lowest hereditary title is Baron.

The royal family will bestow the title of lord of the mid-level professional of the Imperial Guard, and give them a part of land and manor.However, the lord does not have the status of a member of the noble council, and if his descendants cannot be promoted to middle-level professionals, they cannot inherit this part of the land and manor.

Professionals struggle all their lives for nothing more than this title and land that can be passed on to future generations, to open the door to the upper class, and to allow their descendants to achieve a class transition.

If the development of the Harland family stagnates, the attraction to outstanding talents will weaken a lot.Li Cha knew in his heart that titles, territories, and honors were the cornerstones of loyalty in this era.

Even though Li Cha promoted many professional officers from the slaves and changed their fate, many people were grateful to Li Cha.

However, if the passage for professionals to rise to nobility is blocked, it may develop to a certain extent, and many people will still choose to leave the Harland Territory, join the main army or join other nobles, and be promoted to hereditary barons.

This kind of thinking is determined by the social atmosphere of the Chenxi plane for thousands of years. As long as you live in this plane, you will be affected by the mainstream values, and it is difficult to change it forcibly.

Judging from the accumulated meritorious service, Li Cha is not too far away from being promoted to Earl.He has two viscount fiefdoms under his name, and he can be promoted to earl if he gets another viscount fiefdom.If he can seize the opportunity to make achievements in the next orc invasion war, he should be able to become an earl.

(End of this chapter)