Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

Last time in Casimir...

【noble?】

"Yes, the nobles."

[What can the nobles do now? And can I gain their trust now? ]

Kosice was obviously still a little confused about what he should do.

Of course, it is time for the intimate boy Qiao Yelan to help her solve her problems.

"Do you think the current nobles are happy with my industrial reform plan?"

[It's impossible. Not to mention that your reform plan has no benefit to them, just the fact that this plan was jointly proposed by Witte and Fyodor will definitely make them oppose it.]

Most of the industries in the hands of the nobles came from the results of Vladimir's first industrial reform. Apart from a large amount of mining and primary processing, most of the rest were related to the military.

This means that when the Ursus Empire begins the second half of its plan and shifts industrial development to civilian industries, these nobles will not be able to keep up with the pace.

"Yes, but they will find that they can't suppress this matter - because their own strength is not enough, they must find more support."

Qiao Yelan's expression remained amiable.

[…So, they’ll ask me for help?]

"why not?"

[How can I help them? I almost never show up in public at Saint Eagle Castle, and of course no one would think that I would help them resist Fyodor. I think they are more likely to go to Nicholas - do you want me to send another letter to Nicholas? ]

Kosice expressed her own understanding.

"No, they won't go to Nicholas."

【why? 】

"Because it was Nicholas who proposed the disarmament plan."

This sentence confused Kosice, and she couldn't connect the two things together for a while.

Seeing Kosice not speaking, Qiao Yelan suddenly realized that this was an economic problem, and that he had jumped too many links at once, confusing Black Snake.

"You know the nobles' industries. The reason why they can continue to make money and maintain their power is because they rely on the special funds for national procurement. Most of these special funds actually come from military orders."

"Ursus' military expenditures in the past have always been quite exaggerated, and most of this money was earned by the nobles, so the direction of the second round of industrial reform is light industry - the purpose is to use products to earn money back from those nobles and form circulation."

Qiao Yelan’s explanation made Black Snake suddenly realize.

This industrial reform plan, which is divided into upper and lower parts, aims to direct Ursus' tax revenue to the nobles by strengthening heavy industry, so that they can get rich first and maintain sufficient investment confidence in Vladimir's Ursus so that they can support themselves in the war.

The development of heavy industry can quickly enhance the combat effectiveness of the army, making Ursus' military strength abnormally stronger than its own national strength, so that it can rely on war to plunder neighboring countries.

Then, relying on the plundered wealth, they built their own light industry system, dug wealth out of the cellars of those aristocratic rich people, formed a new circulation in the country, turned the country away from the military direction, and by adding an extra cycle, slowly transformed the war wealth into the domestic economy.

Of course, this can also be understood as the rich leading the poor, but it must rely on Vladimir's visible big hands to achieve it.

So when the lower part of the light industry reform plan got stuck, that extra cycle was lost, and the wealth within the entire Ursus was madly concentrated in the hands of the nobles, but it could not flow back to the hands of the Ursus people at all.

That's why Qiao Yelan asked Nicholas to write a letter in advance, saying that he wanted to carry out disarmament.

Because it was too late, the wealth plundered from the war had been absorbed by the nobles during this period of time. Even if Qiao Yelan could rely on squeezing Casimir to build a set of light industry for Ursus, it would be difficult to start the cycle from the additional economy, but he had to go directly to the gold in the hands of the nobles.

Therefore, Qiao Yelan had to cut off the wealth flowing to the nobles from the very beginning.

Disarmament is undoubtedly the most reasonable means.

Therefore, from the moment Nicholas proposed disarmament, he and the nobles were bound to fall into a situation of mutual distrust. No matter whether Nicholas would become foolish or greedy in the future, he would never be able to turn back.

"A year has passed, and with the decline in purchases, most of the nobles have realized this, so they will not go to Grand Duke Nicholas."

[That doesn't seem to mean that they will look for me. ]

"Yes, this plan was bound to be implemented. When the nobles find that they cannot stop this matter in Parliament, they will realize that the only way they can express their protest and boycott is to play some tricks in the whole process after the policy is implemented."

Kosice understood Qiao Yelan's logic, but he still didn't understand what he could do.

[You mean, they want to restrict the circulation and trade of serfs and freemen? ]

"That's only part of it. The more important part is that they have to find a buyer for their excess capacity."

Qiao Yelan sneered.

Ursus will not fall into a great depression, but the same may not be true for the nobles of Ursus.

As the Ursus army expanded, the state orders it brought had already made these nobles well-fed, and the factory production capacity continued to expand.

Now, when the Ursus army is in a state of total decline and the national finances are about to get rid of these blood-sucking bugs, the nobles will realize that something is wrong.

"This is your chance."

【Chance? 】

Seeing that the black snake still didn't understand, Qiao Yelan sighed again.

Never mind, just keep teaching.

"After these guys find out that Ursus cannot absorb this production capacity, they will definitely turn their attention to the outside world. But I have already blocked Ursus's foreign trade channels. I have the final say on all smuggling channels. Who do they think they are?"

[Ah? You mean... I'm going to help them smuggle? ]

"Yes."

[Where else can this be smuggled? The nobles' factories are already behind the times. These weapons can only be used now, but they cannot keep up with the latest technology of each country.]

“There are countries that can use it.”

[Which one? The country that can take up this production capacity on this land must be a big country. Which big country is now closed to the outside world, scheming against each other internally, and can't even climb up the technology tree? ]

Qiao Yelan looked at the black snake meaningfully.

......It seems to be true.

[You mean... Leitania? ]

"Look, during the Sorcerer King's time, the country was closed to the outside world and internally full of intrigue. The Electors' plate was not as good as that of Grand Duke Victoria, and there were also small nobles to hinder them. The idea that warlocks are omnipotent was deeply rooted in people's hearts. Who cared about the military technology of the army?"

[But the roads on both sides are not easy to travel now, right? The bodies in the Heidenschweier region are still there.]

"First of all, the electors are not that shameless. Secondly, we can just take a detour and go through Kazdel - then turn to Syracuse and enter the Leitania region."

Qiao Yelan smiled.

"Whether it's the mode of transportation or the route, I've already taken care of it."

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[From Ursus... go to Kazdel, then to Syracuse, and finally enter Leitania...]

"Yes, I have already arranged all the routes outside of Ursus. You only need to be responsible for the routes within Ursus. I think we both have a good impression of the road from Ursus to Kazdel Wasteland, right?"

Qiao Yelan laughed, and Black Snake also shuddered and sneered.

This road is so impressive.

If Ursus wants to go to Kazdel, she must pass through a city that has left a deep impression on her to this day.

——Chernobog.

"I told you that I can't give you my intelligence in Chernobog, but if you want revenge yourself, I will create opportunities for you to punish all those who betrayed you."

Qiao Yelan said gently.

[I understand. Thank you, Qiao Yelan.]

If Kosice has to follow Qiao Yelan in terms of economy, Black Snake still has some skills when it comes to political issues.

Qiao Yelan not only reserved the profits from the transactions with the nobles for her, but also pointed out the current situation - in fact, the nobles must also rely on transactions with Kosice to get rid of the difficulties they are facing.

In other words, it was now the nobles who had something to ask of Kosice.

Of course, it was a bit of a waste to use this deal to deal with the lord of Chernobog - but the nobles would not mind "punishing" a mere marquis in order to get a gift and visit and curry favor with the Grand Duke of Kosice who could bring them orders during this purchasing winter.

As for other benefits, Kosice is already thinking about how to gain enough support to help himself get into the team.

To the extent that she even forgot that Qiao Yelan had actually promised to provide her with additional support.

But Dr. Qiao was happy not to mention it. After all, who would mind paying less cost?

Although it originally had zero cost.

[Have you stayed in Ursus recently? ]

"Of course, it's best for the situation in Casimir to continue to ferment for a while, and Ursus must also do the preliminary work, so I will stay in Ursus for the time being."

[Okay, I'm going to leave for a while and release some intelligence and news in Kosice's body. During this time, you should ask your guards to be more careful and not let those nobles take advantage of them - those lowly guys don't care how dirty the means are.]

"Is this caring about me?"

The surging black mist took the shape of a human, gave Qiao Yelan a cold look, and then left through the window. When leaving, it did not forget to help Qiao Yelan close the window.

After all, it is the Saint Eagle Castle, and the spring breeze is still chilly.

Watching Kosice leave excitedly, Qiao Yelan shook his head and took out the remaining four checks from his arms.

Witt signed five checks for him in total, and he would send more checks in the foreseeable future, so Qiao Yelan would be more generous when dividing the money.

Anyway, this time it was Kosice himself who didn't want it.

He took three of the checks back and left only one on the table.

This is for the emperor, although he originally planned to give only one, but since Koschei gave up one, he might as well add a few more chips to the emperor, so that the emperor can "eat" a little longer - to save this poor and short-sighted guy from staring at Yegor every day, hoping that the Imperial Ministry of Labor will give him gold coins.

That would affect Qiao Yelan's entire [Ursus Strategy].

As for the remaining check, Qiao Yelan would use it himself to buy a piece of land in Saint Eagle Castle to build a factory. However, for the time being, only a framework would be enough, and Witt would continue to give him gold coins, so he could invest in the second and third phases later and continue to expand the construction.

The reason for taking them back was, of course, because these three checks could not be given out with Witt's signature. Qiao Yelan needed to operate them and turn them into his own signature before taking them out for use.

But there is no need to be so troublesome for the remaining one.

"Ace, go get Mr. Yefim."

"Yes."

Soon, the hotel manager came to Qiao Yelan's room and greeted Qiao Yelan politely.

The man smiled amiably and pushed the check on the table over.

Yefim's eyes were naturally drawn to it, and he took in the amount and signature on it. Even though Yefim had seen a lot, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"This is my political donation to His Royal Highness Nicholas. By the way, please convey my regards to His Royal Highness Nicholas."

"I will definitely pass on your greetings."

Hearing that it was for Nikolai, Yefim did not hesitate to accept the check directly, then bowed to Qiao Yelan more solemnly before leaving.

Qiao Yelan promised to give Nicholas a 20% share - he always keeps his word.

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It didn't take Koschei much time to come back, but this time when she came back, she had changed into Kashena's body.

Obviously, since I can't do without Qiao Yelan, I might as well find a way to learn more from Qiao Yelan.

Kashena's personality is obviously closer to Qiao Yelan, so Kosice doesn't mind continuing to study with Qiao Yelan in this identity - at least it can make Qiao Yelan feel his sincerity, right?

However, this kind of little trick used on Qiao Yelan was obviously like flirting with a blind man. He didn't care at all about what kind of personality or image Kosice used.

During this period of time, Qiao Yelan had bought a large piece of land in the non-core urban area of ​​Shengjun Eagle Castle, and unceremoniously used his authority to forcibly relocate the nearby residents to another resettlement house, whether they were willing or not, after they paid a large sum of money.

After all, he didn't really want to build a factory - how much money could he make by building a factory?

Of course, he is not completely unwilling to build a factory, but at least not now.

The reason for buying this land and relocating other people is naturally to keep it secret.

The second [Ursula Spacetime Channel Node] has entered the design drawing stage.

This is not smuggling, this is our magical warehouse of Babel Tower, it will become bigger and taller when it touches water...

As the trade relationship between Da Yan and Ursus is almost severed, Qiao Yelan only needs to transport the goods west through Longmen to Kazdel, and then transfer them to the Holy Eagle Castle, and then he can naturally sell them to the nobles for money.

According to the previous agreement, Tracy, as a secret keeper under the spell of loyalty, can get 10% of the commission.

So, when Mr. Dat had money in his hands and found that a batch of Ursus equipment with a strong background was going to be circulated from his territory...

Could he resist the urge to buy something?