Throne of the North.

Chapter 286 Warehouse, Wonder, Faith, and Profit Sharing

There are actually two ideas among the nobles regarding population.

One type is nobles like Baron Ryan, who have a pioneering and enterprising spirit and need population to supplement their own consumption in all aspects.

There is another type, or to be more precise, most of the nobles, who are traditional.

They rely on the inertia of power to rule their own territories. What do such nobles need most?
Not variables, not changes, but the hope for eternal stability.

If there are no strangers in the territory, it will always be peaceful, and they will always be noble masters, high above everyone else, teasing the maids.

So do their descendants.

This is what most nobles want in their hearts. They are not qualified pioneers, but they just desire stability, and it would be best if nothing happens that can change the power structure.

Just like in past history, those in power often do not want to see the birth of new things because that will bring variables, uncertainties, and ultimately lead to contradictions and struggles.

Contradictions and struggles are the fundamental driving force for changing the world and restarting the season.

It will make the high and mighty masters fall down.

Therefore, there was not much fierce struggle over the division of the resources of the indigenous tribal population.

They did not want any changes in their territory because of these difficult-to-civilize natives.

Ryan was wrong. Even Viscount Hogg, who had the most ideas, did not get involved. Only three great nobles and Baron Ryan had ideas about the indigenous tribes.

Ryan could understand the concerns of these nobles.

Not every noble could, like him, use miraculous means to transform an ordinary person into a warrior, thereby bringing about a huge increase in loyalty and prestige.

Miracles are the most convenient means of collecting faith.

"Then the second resource is about wild beasts and magical beasts."

No noble is willing to give up this kind of resource. Although they have been tired of eating the beast meat from other worlds for some time, no one can deny the value of this beast meat.

Whether it is the nutritional value when eaten or the economic value when sold.

"Those wild beasts that can be tamed and turned into livestock all depend on your abilities. No matter what the reason, other nobles cannot allow their soldiers to rob any wild beasts or magical beasts captured by the army. Otherwise, they will be punished by all the nobles in the province."

"Do you gentlemen have any different ideas on this point?"

Ryan looked around and saw the nobles were thinking and finally nodded.

Why? Because under such conditions, they would not suffer any losses, just like before. Instead, Baron Ryan seemed to suffer a lot of losses, as he hunted the least number of beasts.

"Everyone hunts wild animals based on their own abilities. Baron Ryan, how about your judgment on the third and fourth resources?"

A noble spoke up, saying that he didn't care about the two resources Ryan mentioned first.

"Don't worry, Viscount Miris."

Ryan continued to look at the other nobles and said:

"Meat is not easy to store. You can't eat all the wild animals you hunt in a short time, so storage is the biggest problem."

"Smoking and storing is one way, but you can't smoke all the meat that you can't eat at the time, right? How much firewood will be wasted? Most importantly, how much salt will be wasted?"

"And even if we don't care about these, as nobles, do we have to mix with bacon all day long? Over time, I'm afraid we will become bacon ourselves."

Imagining this scene, some nobles couldn't help laughing.

"Baron Ryan, what exactly do you want to say?"

Clearing his throat, Master Ryan said pointedly:
"You all used to look down on my frozen land because it was too cold. It is really because it is too cold that it has natural storage conditions. I have arranged for people to dig several ice cellars."

"The meat that cannot be eaten can be stored in the ice cellar. It has magical value. It guarantees that you will be able to eat fresh meat in the next few years."

"The key point is that the transaction cannot be completed in an instant. If we want to sell the meat to the south, we also need a warehouse to store it."

"For every 1,000 kilograms of meat, you can pay one gold coin and store the fresh meat in the ice cellar warehouse, and wait for the right time to sell it to the south. I can guarantee that as long as the time is right, you can double your earnings for the storage fee you paid."

"The contract is signed in black and white. It will be the same when it goes in and out. I, Ryan, guarantee with my reputation that you will not suffer any losses."

"To show our sincerity, the first 10,000 kilograms of meat that each noble present puts into the warehouse will be free."

"I, Ryan, will arrange for soldiers to patrol and manpower to guard and protect your property."

Ryan's words almost made all the nobles lose their minds.

Put the wealth in the hands of Baron Ryan and let Ryan earn the insignificant storage fee?
Indeed, when large quantities of animal meat were sold at a very low price at one time, but as time went by, the educated nobles were able to calculate that the price difference was much higher than the storage fee.

The nobles were hesitant, after all, this had never happened before, but in the end, under Baron Ryan's solemn guarantee of reputation and compensation for mistakes, the nobles agreed to the name of the Northern Warehouse mentioned by Baron Ryan.

"Then the next step is the third resource: flowers, trees, and soil."

"Soil can be sourced locally, but it is better to start from around the portal, so that we can free up a huge space as a transportation channel and reduce transportation costs."

"We couldn't plunder too much soil from the mountain forest world until the very end, so the soil wasn't that important."

"The most critical thing about the third resource is the plants that the Empire doesn't have."

"Indeed, I propose that the nobles of the entire North Wind Province unite to create a wonder."

"I need everyone to believe that this has nothing to do with me."

Ryan pointed at himself.

"I am the blood of the Clayton family, a descendant of the blood of the Flame Dragon, and a descendant of the great Dragon Rider."

"In my opinion, the significance of building wonders is to allow the Northern Wind Province to truly communicate with the Southern Empire."

"This is a beginning. It is a glory and honor that the nobles of the Northern Wind Province can show off."

"When we go to the Imperial City next time, we can proudly say that we are the proud ancestors of our descendants because we have left them a huge fortune."

"For us nobles in the Northern Province, when we exchange letters with our relatives in the south, we can say that we are building great wonders."

"I think they will be surprised and their mouths will be wide open. It will even be much easier for you gentlemen to find mistresses, hahahaha."

Ryan said with a smile, and the nobles all laughed knowingly, and the atmosphere in the hall became much more cheerful.

Ryan looked at Marquis Beifeng again.

"But I think that's not the reason why we build wonders, right?"

"These things cannot be said out loud."

"And the reason we build wonders is because of the great and immortal God of Light."

"His will guided us to find the plane of another world, in exchange for wealth that can make us rich. This wonder should be used to commemorate the great God of Light. His immortal will will also watch over our wonder."

"This is the greatness of light and the credit of the pioneers of light."

The nobles were all left with their mouths wide open at Ryan's words. It can only be said that they were shocked first before their relatives in the south were shocked.

Especially the Marquis of Beifeng, his eyes were so bright at that moment that it was a little scary. He lowered his head and breathed rapidly.

"Yes, this is a miracle. It is a miracle belonging to the Great God of Light and His immortal will."

At this moment, he finally found a goal that he could explain to the royal family.

What does the empire need most now? Is it to spread the faith against the dawn? As a pioneer of light and a patron of the God of Light, what is the significance of him, the Marquis of the North Wind, Korisna Columbus, coming to the Marquis of the North Wind?
He needed to let the entire empire and the entire world see that he, as a saint favored by light, would lead the glory of light to illuminate the world and dispel the brief dawn.

Only in this way will he have greater say in the royal family, and even surpass all the marquises to become the Columbus member second only to the emperor in the empire.

Marquis Beifeng shook his hands excitedly. He raised his head, and his eyes were already shining with a blazing white light.

"Yes, the wonder is the will of light."

"His arrival brought glory to the Northern Wind Province."

Why does it feel like the effect is so great? Ryan looked at Marquis Beifeng and some nobles with some surprise. He was just constantly adding gimmicks to the tourism industry.

After all, in the past life, it had eye-catching titles such as the world's first, national level, etc., and the tourism performance it attracted was extremely impressive.

He seemed to have overlooked the fact that in this world of transcendence and gods, the status of gods was really high. In essence, Ryan was the undoubted blasphemer of this world, and he had no reverence for the so-called gods.

Whenever necessary, the gods can be used by him.

"It seems that you, Lord Marquis, have seen the approval of the light."

Ryan praised, realizing that the construction of the wonder might not require him to be the supervisor and planner.

The Marquis of the North Wind, who carries the will of the God of Light, will be the best supporter of the wonder.

The nobles will provide assistance, even if they are reluctant because they do not see much benefit now.

The title and power of the governor, as well as the belief in light, have a huge impact.

"Then the three resources have been decided. The allocation of the fourth resource..."

Ryan's voice brought the nobles back to reality, and everyone faced the matter squarely.

In the previous discussion, although there were some differences in some places, the final result was actually no different from their behavior in the other world in the previous time.

As for the population, they also secretly captured natives as slaves during hunting.

As for hunting, there are so many prey that not everyone can necessarily encounter them. Naturally, whoever finds it owns it. It is impossible for the nobles to haggle over a bite of meat.

As for the soil and transplanting trees, although I don't have any ideas, it doesn't affect anything. Marquis Beifeng has said that all expenses will be paid by the God of Light, so what else is there to say? They only need to pay slaves without even paying them wages and can just sit back and collect the money.

However, the mineral veins are the biggest contradiction they are facing in the different world.

The war broke out 100% because of this.

The mineral veins are also huge direct wealth that the nobles can see.

What you can see and get is the best.

Ryan stopped talking. He knew the argument would last for a while. This was the standard way for nobles to discuss things.

Whoever makes the loudest noise is right.

"The copper mine originally belonged to me. I discovered it, and there is no need to share it with anyone else."

“This is the family’s honor!”

"The silver mine is so valuable. There is also a magic crystal mine next to it. You, a viscount, want to take it all?"

"It was agreed at the beginning that the discovered resources should belong to all the nobles!"

"The value of the mineral vein is enough to buy out your ten baronies, but you want to keep it all for yourself?"

"What do you mean you discovered it? My soldiers discovered it a long time ago, but they haven't been able to develop it due to lack of tools and manpower. If you're talking about discovering a mineral vein, I was there before you!"

"Stop talking nonsense. How about we let our soldiers fight and whoever wins will occupy the magic crystal mine?"

"Okay, who's afraid of who? Do you really think those knights under your command can be my opponent? If they die, don't ask me for compensation!"

"Isn't it just a war? Come on, let's fight outside the Marquis' territory today. Whoever dies will withdraw."

"Let's start the war. The dignity of the Baron family must not be violated!"

Seeing that the quarrel was getting louder and louder and was about to end in war again, Ryan couldn't help but take a deep breath and looked at the nobles helplessly.

"I wonder what Lord Winter thinks of the gold mine?"

His voice made many nobles stop and they couldn't help but look over here. Gold mine, it's worth more than anything else.

Except for silver mines, other mineral veins need to be traded for gold and silver coins. However, gold mines can be used directly after being dug out and smelted and extracted according to the proportions required by magicians.

Gold is hard currency.

"That is the Winter family's wealth. If you want it, take it on the battlefield!"

Count Winter snorted coldly. There was no way his anger about the discovery of the gold mine would disappear.

"So, are we still going to go to war? You have gathered so many noble troops before, and you are not going to divide them up?"

Ryan's words made Earl Winter's chest heave. If possible, he certainly didn't want to divide!

"How about this? Take out the gold mines, the magic crystal mines that Count Sauron and I have, and all the mineral veins that have been discovered."

"Let's share it together."

"Since it was agreed that the resources of the other world belong to every noble, then all nobles will have a share."

"How about distinguishing the mineral veins that have been discovered and those that have not been discovered?"

"Those that have been discovered will be divided according to the method we agreed on long ago."

"For the mineral veins that haven't been discovered yet, whoever discovers it will own it. Remember to plant your family's flag when you find it, so as to avoid the problem of not knowing who discovered the mineral vein first."

"Of course, as the original digger, such as that of the gold mine, Earl Winter can enjoy a larger share."

"In this way, together with the portion of the other minerals allocated to you, your loss will not be too great, Count?"

Ryan said that he wanted Earl Winter to divide the gold mine, but he would also compensate with other mineral veins. There would definitely be a gap between the two, but who could calculate it?
No one knows how big those mineral veins are.

"The same goes for the other mineral veins. You discovered the copper mine together, but now you can also share a portion of the gold mine and the proportions of the other mineral veins."

“The wealth gained will not be too little.”

"Also, considering the impact of the mineral vein on the lifespan of the other world, we should no longer open the gate every ten days, but once every one or two months."

"Otherwise, in five or six years, when the other world is plunged into an eternal winter and buried by snow and wind, we won't even be able to dig out a single mineral vein. Wouldn't our current quarrel seem ridiculous?"

Ryan raised a very realistic issue.

"The mineral vein is very large. There is an iron mine in the territory of each of our nobles. After so many years, the iron mine still brings us wealth."

"In a few years, even if we mine at all costs, can we really dig out all the mineral veins?"

"If you really give the mine to one family, how many people can help you mine as a baron or a viscount?"

"How many years will it take you to turn a mineral vein into your own wealth?"

"Will you dig out the mineral vein first, or will the winter north of the other world flood your mine first?"

The population of the current baronies, even with the addition of one or two lords from the former pioneering knight territories, is roughly around one or two thousand to four or five thousand.

How many miners can be mobilized from this?
No more farming? No more chopping wood? No more making clothes? No more blacksmithing?
A few hundred at most is already the limit, and they must be strong young men. How can this number of people dig out a vein of minerals with their bare hands?
Not to mention that the time is getting shorter and shorter, even if they were given ten or twenty years, they wouldn't be able to do it, right?

Since you can't take the wealth out before the world dies, what's the point of guarding your own mineral vein?
Then why can't we act together and dig up the mineral veins one by one in huge quantities?

Even the mines that are too difficult to mine will be abandoned in favor of mining new veins.

Ryan's words made all the nobles ponder. Indeed, they could not dig out all the treasures by themselves. Even if they were given exclusive use of the treasure mountain, they could only bring it out...

Wealth that you can control.

Thinking of this, many barons were a little dejected. They finally realized this problem.

"Then...what about the mineral veins that haven't been discovered yet?"

"Of course it belongs to you personally, but if you think that you don't have enough miners to dig, and you want other nobles to help, you can't do it without paying anything, right?"

Ryan said with a smile, but the baron who spoke lowered his head. Obviously, this was a dead end.

If you want to share the wealth of other mineral veins, you need help, right?
If you produce too much, no one will dig up the mineral veins you discovered secretly. If you produce too little, you will get less than others and feel very uncomfortable.

Unless they are great nobles with a large population under their control...

Yes, population. At this moment, some nobles once again recalled the first resource Ryan mentioned.

It’s so important.

(End of this chapter)