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Chapter 681 - 681 9 3-Year Plan - Encouraging Childbirth_1

681: Chapter 9, 3-Year Plan – Encouraging Childbirth_1 681: Chapter 9, 3-Year Plan – Encouraging Childbirth_1 Formulating a development plan first requires familiarity with local conditions.

Without this knowledge, one has no right to speak.

Every planned development meeting on the domain inevitably ended up as a showpiece for the people in charge from each region.

Summing up all their development plans, it could be concluded in two words— conservative.

Almost all the plans were middle-of-the-road solutions.

Those growing potatoes would grow potatoes, those growing rye would grow rye—the focus was overwhelmingly on ground crops.

Even the proposals to breed animals were primarily aimed at satisfying farming needs and additionally addressing the meat requirements of the domain people.

Those with a bit of economic sense suggested planting flax.

This idea was well received, flaxseeds could be used to extract vegetable oil, and flax stalks could be used to produce fiber for making cloth.

Economic development is a concern for cities.

Small rural towns merely need to maintain good agricultural production, and at most, maintain and repair roads.

The only two, or rather three, cities had development plans that were also quite conservative.

They copied legislation from neighboring areas and considered strict implementation as action.

Everything fell within the norms, devoid of any uniqueness.

There were no highlights, but no significant issues could be pointed out either.

If there’s no experience in city governance, the best approach is to copy your neighbor’s.

Whether it’s development or allowing things to stagnate, doing it collectively maintains uniform standards and prevents falling behind.

Hudson didn’t eagerly comment on the content of the legislations.

These are conclusions drawn from the experiences of good neighbors.

Behind seemingly absurd laws, there may be even more absurd stories.

Mere copying might not yield impressive results, but at the very least, it could guarantee that the domain won’t fall into a mess.

Compared to being unique and establishing a brand-new political system, Hudson preferred to make improvements to the existing system.

“Earl, here’s the summarized domain development plan for your perusal,”

As he spoke, Cain had already handed over the sorted documents.

Prominently displayed on the first page was the document titled “The Three-Year Domain Development Draft Plan.”

The plan spans three years, obviously, it’s not about any exclave.

As soon as the decision to relocate was made, the priority for exclave development was quick profits, with stability over everything else.

There’s no intention for reform, as soon as the domain exchange deal is sealed, a large-scale migration will occur.

The existing social structure will be completely disrupted, and everything will have to start anew.

Thinking of implementing reform at this moment is a pure waste of administrative resources.

If it weren’t for the domain people mostly being serfs with very few free citizens, such large-scale migration would inevitably result in chaos.

The three-year plan is very simple; it’s recorded on just one page, indicating the absence of any specific plans.

In general, it could be divided into two major sections: economy and military.

As for politics, which is in the public eye, it’s not something these subordinates are qualified to meddle with.

To be blunt, Hudson was merely following others himself, and he didn’t have many political issues to consider.

In the Kingdom’s political system, his influence was not very significant.

Except for military affairs, he basically had little involvement in other matters.

Political diplomacy was the responsibility of the ministers in the Capital.

Everyone dealt with their own economies, and every Lord had sufficient autonomy over their territory.

Although the King can levy some taxes from the regions, the tax rates and types are fixed, and most of the regions still operate under the old lump-sum tax system.

To collect an extra copper coin, approval from the Noble Parliament is necessary.

Unless during times of war, such approvals are seldom granted.

In military matters: to continue improving the reserve system, progressively reducing the size of the standing army to less than three thousand people.

In the next three years, establish a crossbow troop of five hundred people, mainly equipped with magic crossbows; create a Knight Corps of a thousand people, laying the foundation for establishing a Magical Beast Knight Legion in the future.

Undoubtedly, in terms of military development, the Mountain Domain is following a path similar to various aristocrats of the Kingdom.

The battle mode involving massive armies is probably a thing of the past, along with the fall of the Orc Empire.

Looking around the Alpha Kingdom, there are no significant different races forces.

For a long time to come, any conflict with the outside world is likely to be civil war among the Human Race.

Aristocratic warfare comes with numerous restrictions.

Massacres are rare, and one cannot expect everyone to fight to the death during civil war as they would with enemies.

The era when weapons can be given to serfs who could then go to battle and fight the enemy to the death, is likely gone for good.

In the new mode of warfare, continuing to send serfs to the battlefield would likely result in the “brave trio” scenario.

After all, in aristocratic warfare, regardless of victory or defeat, a serf remains a serf.

Even if victorious, they would at most be rewarded with a few good meals.

If dealing with a stingy lord, they might very well end up continuing to chew on hard black bread.

Hudson dared not make any big moves in such an environment.

Most importantly, serf soldiers honestly can’t beat the Extraordinary Troops, regardless of how well-trained they are.

If it were not for the lack of Extraordinary Troops, he was prepared to cancel the universal reserve system, selecting only those with cultivation talent for grooming from a young age.

Mainly constrained by productivity, it’s not possible to equip magic crossbows on a large scale.

Otherwise, even an army consisting of ordinary people could inflict some damage on a Knight Corps.

Of course, this applies in city defense warfare.

If a confrontation occurs in the field, the current power of the magic crossbow still cannot stop a Knight Corps charge.