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Chapter 137 - 137 104 Baojia System_2

137: Chapter 104, Baojia System_2 137: Chapter 104, Baojia System_2 The same task done by different people can yield different results.

A social reform initiated by a big shot can change the world; the same thing initiated by a nobody often results in their destruction.

As a striving Lord, everything Hudson did was for one core purpose – to strengthen his territory and enhance his survival on the Continent of Aslante.

Responding to a substantial increase in population, Hudson once again adjusted his original territory development plan.

The first priority was to ensure production in the mining area.

Without any hesitation, he supplemented the workforce with a thousand sturdy men to increase the output of iron.

Some basic infrastructure of the territory also had to be planned out: roads, the manor house, and water conservancy projects.

With a plenty of tasks at hand, Hudson felt overwhelmed and, ironically, had no competent assistant available.

Even though Hudson borrowed stewards from several relatives, it barely ensured the normal operation of his territory.

These people had rich management experience and adequate execution skills, but lacked decision-making ability.

Important decisions in the territory were still all on Hudson’s shoulders.

To reduce administrative pressure, Hudson had no choice but to cut down on the number of projects and postpone the castle construction indefinitely.

Road construction was simply limited to widening the route connecting to the mining area.

For other areas, maintenance was the main goal.

Water conservancy projects mainly consisted of repairing canals in the plains areas.

No large-scale water projects were planned.

The Southeastern Province was accustomed to abundant rainfall every year, which was sufficient to sustain agricultural production.

At the very least, the Wash Flower Stream could reliably irrigate crops in the plains areas.

As for the hilly areas, the land hadn’t been developed yet, so it was too early to discuss irrigation.

However, digging a pond on top of small earth mounds to store water was necessary.

All these tasks were for the future.

The immediate task was to reclaim the land.

With the current productivity, only those few tens of thousands of acres in the plains could not support the over twenty thousand population in the territory.

Aside from adding some breeders to take care of livestock, all remaining labor was dismissed by Hudson without a second thought and sent to reclaim the land.

One small hill was not enough to satisfy Baron Hudson.

At least two hills should be developed before the spring plowing.

The increased livestock and labor constituted the confidence behind his land reclamation plan.

Two thousand acres was the basic target.

Regardless of the yield of the new land, it had to be reclaimed first.

For a newly developed territory, the simplest way to stabilize morale is to reclaim enough land and harvest enough food.

As long as the granary is full, the morale will be naturally stable.

Of course, the purchased food didn’t count in Hudson’s thinking.

Although the serfs lack any initiative due to social restrictions, they still possess basic common sense.

The purchased food will eventually run out, and they won’t feel any benefit from the rich yield of the mine.

Only the crops grown by their own hands can truly put people at ease.

Even if the yield per acre is low, as long as the total output is high enough, a sense of security will be fostered among the population.

Only by maintaining a stable morale can a territory truly take root.

This often requires time and can’t be achieved overnight.

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The Orc Empire, Bimon Royal Court.

The falling snow has coated this city in silver.

The extreme cold could not dampen people’s enthusiasm.

At this moment, numerous citizens within the city are celebrating the 300th birthday of the great Emperor Bimon.

Emperor Bimon, who has brought the Orc Empire to its peak in both strength and reputation, didn’t show a trace of smile on his face at this moment.

Joy and sorrow can come in an instant.

A day meant for celebration turned into another day of experiencing the pain of losing a child for Emperor Bimon.

“The heir, he’s dead.

Again.”

A topic which sounds like a farce has been performed repeatedly in the Bimon Royal Family.

The fact that four crown princes had died was already heartbreaking for Emperor Bimon.

To add insult to injury, another one passed away on this great day.

“Send my orders.

All celebrations today are cancelled.

Prepare for a funeral for my poor son!”

From the trembling voice, one could tell how shattered Emperor Bimon was.

The guests who were attending the celebration banquet were also confused by this sudden turn of events.

The joyful occasion turned into a tragic one, and everyone was unable to adjust their mood for a moment.

There was no way around it.

Emperor Bimon had just lost a son.

No matter how strong he was mentally, it was impossible for him to continue his own birthday celebration on this day.

The numerous guests at the banquet were cursing the deceased Crown Prince Bimon.

They thought to themselves, “If you couldn’t handle your liquor, you should’ve drunk less!”

Now, the unfortunate Crown Prince Bimon was dead and gone, but what about them, the guests who had proposed toasts to him?

Even though they were victims as well, completely unaware of the crown prince’s inability to handle his drinking, trying to reason with a grieving old man was evidently unrealistic.

Even if he’s the greatest Emperor of the Orc Empire, at this moment, he is merely a father who has lost his son.

Being the brunt of displaced anger was inevitable.

The fact that he didn’t lash out on the spot showed how strong Emperor Bimon was on the inside.