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Chapter 111 - 111 95 Heavy Infantry_3

111: Chapter 95, Heavy Infantry_3 111: Chapter 95, Heavy Infantry_3 The pressing matter at hand is for us to expedite the consolidation of our dominion.

Only by focusing our power can we restore Dardiel City in the shortest time possible.

As the largest city at the southern end of the Southeastern Province, Dardiel City is inherently suited to be the center of commerce and trade, which is our greatest advantage.”

Despite making light of the situation with words, the elder could not hide his envy for Hudson.

Consistent development could secure our spot within the intermediate aristocracy, so why undertake so many unnecessary endeavors?

It’s not the speed that matters, but stability that is key.

Whether it takes ten, twenty, thirty, or even fifty years, we have the patience to lull our lands into complacency.

Although the investment return ratio is low, it is important for nobles to prioritize long-term economic benefits over short-term gains.

The Mountain Domains maximum limit is the intermediate aristocracy, is not Dardiel also within the same league?

Even by usurping the Prefectural Governor position, Baron West could only enter into the intermediate aristocracy.

Did Hudson get a good deal?

This conclusion seems mistaken.

Before Hudson settled into the Salam Mining Area, the efficiency of iron smelting was far from high, and the quality was embarrassingly poor.

The iron was only good enough for forging farming tools and everyday items, barely enough for low-grade weapons, let alone to meet the mining area’s current income.

After subtracting all lordship expenses, the surplus is only a few thousand gold coins at most.

Wanting to achieve an investment worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins was ludicrous.

If it were easy, the original lord would have done it.

It wouldn’t have been Hudson’s turn to pick up the pieces.

Even now, many outsiders still do not see the value in the long-term development plan.

After all, no one knows whether tomorrow or an unexpected accident will come first.

Putting all of a family’s strength into a bottomless pit of a development project is simply irresponsible.

…

Everything is settled, the news of the conflict between the Kingdom and the Clergy has finally reached the Southeastern Province.

At that moment, everyone understood Governor Piers’ meaning.

What made the Northern nobles furious, however, was that they were informed of this late—they wouldn’t have caused any uproar if they knew sooner!

Hit with the sudden blow of public shaming, the already fragile alliance disintegrated.

Trust, once lost, could hardly be regained, even with tenfold effort.

Before everyone could catch their breath, a hefty fine came crashing down, weakening their financial status, leaving them with no capital for trouble-making.

The most critical aspect was that their lifelines were now controlled, they had to purchase the limited and cheap food supplied by the Governor.

The fixed monthly supply was small, and those who dared to start trouble would face starvation the next month!

The native nobles were also unhappy, but they didn’t blame Earl Piers as much.

After all, the main victims of this onslaught were the Northern nobility.

The nobility would naturally favor their own people, the signal sent by this political move was enough to placate the native nobles.

Except for a certain resentful pawn in the game, most of the native nobles accepted the outcome.

Having arrived at his domain without incident, Hudson began to doubt that he had been too suspicious of others.

Perhaps the moral standards of the nobles were not as low as he had imagined.

But a promise is a promise.

After treating everyone to a feast, Hudson opened his storeroom and allowed everyone to select from its contents.

The selection had already been screened beforehand, so no high-quality items could be found, no matter how one would pick.

Considering his own life, Hudson would not commit such an error in principle.

To hide the fact that he could forge excellent weapons with charcoal, he even went to great lengths to purchase high-quality coal from outside.

He refrained from selling his items externally because the cost was too high.

There was no fault in this, Earl Piers could testify to this, they never sold their high-quality weapons externally either.

Weapons produced from purchasing high-quality coal from outside the province at a high price had a production cost only slightly lower than the market price, making it economically unviable to sell on a large scale.

The main reason why the Dalton family insisted on making its own purchases was that they did not trust the quality of the products bought externally.

This was the Magic World, there were many ways to sabotage others.

If someone had tampered with the weapon supplies, that could be fatal to a large family.

Although they could take precautions, they could not ask magicians to check each item, could they?

With the effort it took to bother master mages, it was better to organize their own personnel for forging.

After all, the Dalton Family was not lacking in iron ore, which could also save some expenses.

As for the small and medium nobles, they didn’t need to worry too much.

Sabotage also had its cost, and they were simply not worth it.

Even if there was a need for inspection, they just needed someone to check if their weapons had been cursed.

The fate of ordinary soldiers need not be concerned about, if the enemy was willing to expend such vast resources on them, it wouldn’t be difficult to simply attack and annihilate them.

A hundred-person assassination squad would be enough to decapitate ninety-nine percent of the medium and small nobility, the remaining one percent would just happen to be the lucky ones who were not at home.

Although Hudson’s actions might seem conservative, no one found it unusual as it did save some costs.

“Hudson, start casting plate armor!

The iron produced in your domain, although not suitable for high precision armor, should be no problem for large plate armors.

Even if the quality is slightly lesser, it dosen’t harm.

As long as it’s thick enough, it won’t be a problem to block ordinary weapons.”

After visiting the smelting fields, Knight Adrian enthusiastically proposed.

Baron Bario and Guallent Knight, who were on the side, also rare agreed with his proposal.

It is clear to see that the nobles of Alpha Kingdom are obsessed with that clunky plate armor.

Many powerful nobles have prepared this for their private armies.

“It’s too impractical, unless there is some preparation in advance, otherwise, it’s difficult to play its role.

If you’re wealthy, you can prepare some at home and use them when an enemy invasion occurs.

During peacetime, soldiers would be too tired to carry heavy armor that weighs tens of pounds, thus making it hard for them to carry out long-distance marches.

If it is kept on carts, there wouldn’t be enough time to put it on when war breaks out.

Take my advice; this expensive toy is not suitable for you poor nobles yet.”

Hudson retorted unceremoniously.

Despite critism, his plan for a heavy-armored infantry secretly started.

Although the plate armor had many flaws, it had one important advantage—strong defense.

After all, it was the Magic World, warriors who have practiced the Fighting Qi had physical strength far beyond ordinary people.

Wearing tens of pounds of armor might be a little inconvenient, but it wouldn’t be so burdensome that they couldn’t even move.

The reason for discouraging the three was because of the incredibly low production of plate armor.

In the entire domain, there were only three craftsmen who could cast plate armor, averaging at thirty sets of armor monthly.

The clan’s heavy infantry have not even completed equipping themselves, let alone being able to export outside.