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Chapter 184 - 184 119 Rare Talent_3

184: Chapter 119, Rare Talent_3 184: Chapter 119, Rare Talent_3 If the training results pleased Master Hudson, sacrificing one or two more sheep to provide an extra meal was inconsequential.

Though the number of livestock within the territory was still sparse compared to the population, Master Hudson was willing to spend money to buy them!

When it came to the standard of meals, who could compare with the Mountain Domain within hundreds of miles?

The Lord’s conscience was not only reflected in the quality of the bread.

In terms of meat rations, the Mountain Domain was the only standardized one.

In other territories, whether the serfs could have meat was entirely up to the mood of the nobles.

Even if they occasionally caught prey during hunting, they could only eat it with the nod of a noble.

Standardized supply also came with severe polarization.

The minimum meat supply in the territory remained at 0.5 pounds/month, but the maximum standard had already risen to 10 pounds/month.

With a twenty-fold gap, the former rejoiced over a bowl of meat soup, while the latter enjoyed the freedom to eat meat at will.

For this polarization, Hudson had no good solution.

As the lord, he set the rules and chose the inward-looking development model, which inevitably led to this scene.

Fortunately, it is easier for people to go from frugality to luxury than from luxury to frugality.

All in all, everyone was used to the harder times.

Although the Mountain Domain had much work, at least it allowed people to fill their stomachs.

Those who performed well, even enjoyed the freedom to consume meat.

Countless real-life examples continually stimulated everyone’s nerves.

Otherwise, Hudson seriously doubted whether the serfs would massively defect.

In the era of large-scale reclamation, there had never been a shortage of runaways.

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“Master, recently the orders for weapons have suddenly increased.

Many customers are new and their accents do not seem to be from around here.

Initially, I did not plan on taking these dubious orders, but because each order’s size was small and they pay generously, even being willing to pay in advance, we took them.

But gradually I realized something was wrong.

In less than five days, the total sales of fragmented weapon orders exceeded thirty thousand gold coins.

So many orders condensed together are not simple.

Perhaps some incident has occurred on the outside, and the news has not reached us yet.”

After listening to the mid-age manager’s analysis, Hudson nodded slightly.

It wasn’t easy.

After running the business for half a year, we finally found someone who can think.

If it had been his former trusted person, he would probably be coming over with excitement, ready to take credit for the discovery.

Being able to accurately add up the order numbers without major mistakes is the result of great effort.

But to sense something wrong from the numerous orders, and associate that with possible outside incidents, unfortunately, it goes beyond that person’s cognitive range.

“Understood, Nick.

Business will go as usual.

However, we should raise the selling price by 20% for new customers as our risk-bearing fee.

Notify Tom and have him pass on the message to the friendly nobles.

Also, send someone to inquire what happened outside.”

Hudson casually said.

Although Nick performed well this time, he is still new to us.

Regarding his past, Hudson only knows bits and pieces.

If it wasn’t for the severe shortage of talented individuals in the Mountain Domain and the heavy administrative burden made him weary, Hudson would never use someone with such an unknown background.

In his opinion, the saying ‘doubt if not used, trust if used’, is absolute nonsense.

The result of ‘doubt if not used’ is no one to use.

It’s impossible to only have those whom you trust 100% all around you.

‘Trust if used’, then be prepared for an early grave, grass to grow on your tombstone!

To blindly trust someone because you’ve met them a few times and expect them to be willing to take a bullet for you is to oversimplify things.

Especially these capable individuals who think a lot.

The smarter they are, the better they are at weighing pros and cons.

Trying to earn their loyalty is like trying to reach the sky.

Without experiencing trials and tribulations, it’s impossible to tell how loyal someone is.

Many times, even the person doesn’t know if they can be 100% loyal.

No matter what their origins are, the precondition for betrayal is: the stakes being high enough.

The best way to get along is not to provide the opportunity.

For instance, the few recently recruited talents, Hudson would treat them as important but use them with caution.

They could help handle some administrative affairs, participate in making the rules of the territory, analyze some situations.

But if they want to participate in the final decision-making process, they can think again!

“Yes, Master.”

Nick responded dutifully.

Communicating with intelligent people is simple.

Knowing that Hudson didn’t want to delve deeper into this issue, he stopped at the right time.

At one point, Hudson even thought about focusing on cultivating him, but his reason quickly quenched this idea.

Who made him read too many history books?

In the early stages of entrepreneurship, there’s no right to demand loyalty when recruiting talent.

Only when a certain level of development is reached, and we can provide what they want in exchange, do we have the right to ask for loyalty.

‘Equivalent exchange’, is ingrained in the marrow of every noble.

In the world of nobility, there’s no such thing as groundless love or hate, only — exchange.

Having passively agreed to continue with the orders, Hudson was unsure whether his choice was right or wrong.

The only certainty was that if he didn’t do this business, others would.

As long as the other party is willing to fragment the order, they won’t worry about a lack of takers.

Even if it is discovered by someone with ulterior motives, they would most likely turn a blind eye.

In the end, too many people were suppressed for too long and wanted to change the world.

This includes some offshoot members of major forces who also want to change the existing interest distribution model.

Thank goodness these guys still have a bottom line and know what they can and cannot sell.

Inferior weapons are all consumables, no matter who holds them.

After a few battles, they would be mostly scrapped.

The harm is relatively controllable.