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Chapter 49 The Kingdom's Little Ingenuity

Yes, that's outrageous, absolutely outrageous. If the information in black and white wasn't right in front of him, he would never have believed such nonsense.

What's the difference between this and a rotten egg that you casually throw into the trash can that silently hatches into a giant dragon?

At least in Mr. Loren's eyes, the development of Redstone Village was far more outrageous than hatching dragons.

The difficulties that a normal village would face seem nonexistent to them.

Hunger, disease, wild beasts, monsters, and even the dozen or so floating corpses he had tied to the upper reaches of the river had no effect on the village.

Having gone to such lengths, how come that village is still perfectly fine? On the contrary, it has overcome all the blows that nature has dealt it, and is even becoming more and more prosperous.

Frankly speaking, this is abnormal. The entire village, from the village chief to the villagers, is abnormal. Obviously, this village cannot be treated as an ordinary village.

After all, it is obviously impossible for a normal village to build a nine-meter-high city wall with only fifty people. The wheat field is also abnormal, and all kinds of machines are not right. It is even more abnormal that the inside of the city wall was filled with sturdy, exquisite and beautiful houses that are exactly the same in one evening.

So now the situation is very clear: machines, city walls, food, weapons and tools, and even basic military force are absolutely not something an ordinary village could possess.

But the village really does have all of that, leaving Loren with few correct answers left.

If he wasn't mistaken, this village might be a large city, like White Sky City. No, he might as well be bold and say that the capital city sent people to support this village.

And barring any unforeseen circumstances, this kind of support will continue indefinitely in the future, and this practice is quite common.

There's a saying among nobles: "The vassal of my vassal is not my vassal." Clearly, some people think this is wrong.

For example, if the capital city wanted to collect all the taxes from the entire kingdom's territory, they could only issue an order to the garrison lords of the four border regions.

Let them continue collecting taxes, from the garrison city down to every town, every fortress, and every village below, subcontracting and exploiting at every level.

The amount of tax ultimately collected depends entirely on the government's discretion.

If it were just a matter of not being able to collect taxes, that would be a minor problem. What's worse, some large or small lords, taking advantage of the fact that the country is far away, secretly recruit soldiers and horses and commit strange beheadings.

Whenever His Majesty the King feels something is amiss with a certain territory, he will appoint a special talent to develop that territory, providing them with money, weapons, and technology.

Some developed into frontline fortresses, directly attacking disobedient garrisoned cities; others simply farmed diligently, eventually replacing the garrisoned cities.

Ultimately, this led to the city's defenders falling directly into a lower social class.

The former is generally used to deal with lords who rebel and are beheaded, while the latter is used to deal with lords who cannot collect taxes. Every king of the Kingdom of Tyran has liked to do this, and it has not only been successful time and time again, but it has also been entirely beneficial.

It can not only solve the current problems, but also help the kingdom build another large city from scratch.

If a lord openly attacks a new territory, the kingdom can legitimately send troops to quell the rebellion without worrying about frightening other lords and plunging the kingdom into chaos.

Well, now Mr. Loren understands. It's no surprise that Redstone Village is His Majesty the King's doing. As for that mysterious lord, he is obviously also one of His Majesty the King's men.

Good, good, good. Although I don't know how the lord of White Sky City offended His Majesty the King, I'm really lucky to have found out about this now.

After all, he was just the head of a merchant guild in a small town. All his strength combined amounted to a few adventurers, more than sixty leather-armored guards, four caravans, and a dozen or so shops.

Arm wrestling with His Majesty the King's men is like asking to break your own bones.

And the most frustrating thing right now is that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, I've already been remembered by that mysterious lord. Right now, he might not care about me, but what if he has time for me in the future?

What will become of your merchant guild when it is targeted by the king and a city that is about to prosper?

Hmm, no, I need to fix this broken relationship myself.

Although the old saying goes to be "courtesy first, then force," that approach often fails. Perhaps this "force first, then courtesy" approach could have a surprising effect?

As for Raymond and the mercenaries who kidnapped Lester...

Those were all temporary workers at the Golden Harvest Chamber of Commerce; they've already been fired!

Of course, it's also necessary to be prepared for the possibility that the other party might not give you face...

To be honest, he absolutely didn't have the guts to go against the king. If the king wasn't really determined to kill him, but just disliked him, then it would be simple.

You can offer the other party a condition they can't refuse.

For example, the iron ore that originally belonged to them?

After all, even though the iron ore mine belongs to their village, what about smelting it after it's mined? What about logistics? What about sales channels?

These are all problems, and even if His Majesty the King helps to support them, it will still take time.

And I can help solve this problem. Let's work together to mine iron ore and make money together.

After all, Lester was eventually rescued, and their village didn't suffer any real losses. What's not negotiable?

Well, I need to find a suitable and likable person to do this job, like saying, "Someone, call Green over here."

The next day, the villagers of Hongshi Village welcomed their new day.

Almost everyone left home feeling refreshed, thanks to the best sleep they'd ever had the night before, which boosted their morale for work and training today.

Thorne did the same, taking the bread and carrot and potato soup for breakfast from one of the villagers and enjoying it with relish.

Although he still wasn't used to the taste of cooked carrots, with these conditions, what more could he ask for?

After finishing his meal, Thorne stood up again and stretched.

He thought about it for a long time last night and finally decided that he should build the synthesis plant ahead of schedule, and in addition to the plant, he should also upgrade it a little.

Naro envisioned a factory as a simple handicraft workshop, but thanks to his memories from before his transmigration, he might be able to upgrade it into an assembly line.

From cutting cotton thread to synthesizing wool to making wool fabric, the process is like a continuous flow of water, linking each link together. The same principle applies to sugarcane on the other side.

Okay, that's done!