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Chapter 720 - 720 23 Planting the Seeds of Continental Turmoil _2

720: Chapter 23, Planting the Seeds of Continental Turmoil _2 720: Chapter 23, Planting the Seeds of Continental Turmoil _2 Hudson was patiently explaining all this, clearly not out of pure altruism.

As a rising major noble, he wanted to achieve greater development, and the only way was to break the existing distribution of interests.

Just look at the development history of the Mountain Domain.

It’s either farming or pioneering—the days were indeed tough.

It wasn’t that Hudson didn’t want to develop quickly, but all the interests had already been divided among everyone else.

No matter where he tried to extend his hand, he would face resistance from those who had vested interests.

If this situation continued, once the development of the marshland was completed, the Mountain Domain would reach its peak of development, and there was no hope of moving further forward.

In his subconscious, Hudson was not a person content with mediocrity.

Since he started promoting the issuance of bonds by the Moxi Duchy, he knew that troubles were inevitable.

Whether the Moxi people choose to default on their debt or repay it by breaking unwritten rules, both would eventually disrupt the existing order.

“Marshal, you have successfully convinced me.

Unfortunately, the final decision is not in my hands, and what the Duchy will do next is still uncertain.

However, we will always remember what you have done for the Duchy.

If there is anything we can do for you, feel free to command us!”

Rakel said with a grateful expression.

This was not just a polite phrase but a real commitment to return the favor.

As for the specific extent of the return, it all depended on the next choice of the Moxi Duchy.

If Hudson’s plan was adopted, compensation would certainly be necessary.

In other words, it could also be called—a hush money!

Having no time to worry about these intricacies, after sending Rakel away, Hudson was busy checking the accounts of his territory.

A year had come to an end, and a summary of the work must be made.

What should have been summed up at the end of the year had been dragged into April of the following year.

Along with the first quarter’s summary, the main reason was that he was too busy.

In the past year or so, a lot of major events have happened in the Mountain Domain: the grand mass migration, the Lord’s grand wedding, the establishment of the Magical Beast Breeding Base…

“My lord, without counting the cost of immigration, last year’s fiscal deficit was as high as three hundred and twenty thousand gold coins.

This year, the financial situation of the Domain has not improved, but has further deteriorated.

In the first quarter alone, our deficit was as high as one hundred and thirty thousand gold coins.

If the replacement costs of the Domain and the relocation costs of the immigrants are taken into account, the total deficit for last year and the first quarter of this year will be as high as two million gold coins.

Fortunately, the domain replacement compensation is a one-time payment, now that the resettlement of immigrants has been gradually completed, the follow-up expenses are mainly for infrastructure investment.

These expenses are not urgent, and according to the actual situation, they can be gradually carried out in batches.

The aggravation of our financial deficit in the first quarter of this year is mainly due to the rapid decline in the profit from the steel industry.

Compared with the same period last year, we receive twenty thousand gold coins less each month.

Secondly, in the formation of the Magical Beast Legion, according to the agreement we reached with all parties, we have already received thirty-six Magical Beast eggs.

Due to the lack of hatching methods in the Domain, we paid the Association of Mages fifteen hundred gold coins in hatching fees.

According to the care package given by the Association of Mages, the future cost of care is expected to be at least two hundred gold coins per month.(Not including labor and Maturity Potion costs)

Considering that a large number of female beasts are pregnant, in the coming days, we will receive varying amounts of Magical Beast eggs, or juveniles every month, and future expenses will further increase.

According to the most optimistic estimate, this year we hope to harvest three hundred Magical Beast juveniles, and the estimated additional funding expenditure is between thirty and fifty thousand gold coins.

It really depends on the research and usage of the potion.

According to the information we have, the Kingdom Association of Mages has currently only listed four Maturity Potions dedicated to Magical Beasts, and one mass-product Maturity Potion.

The majority of these research expenses are for improving the existing Maturity Potions, aiming to reduce the cost and side effects to the lowest.

In this regard, the investment efforts of the Kingdom’s major nobles are substantial, various resources are leaning towards this aspect, and results are believed to be achieved soon.

We alone have received thirty-six Magical Beast eggs, which belong to eight species of Magical Beasts.

The subsequent increase in Magical Beast species will only be more.

To form a Magical Beast legion, we must make choices.

Considering that we have agreements with the major nobles in the country and can share the research results of Maturity Potions free of charge, our best choice is still to keep the juveniles of Magical Beasts listed by the Association of Mages, and sell all the remaining juveniles.

At present, everyone’s Magical Beast Legion is in its initial stage, it’s the time when beasts are most urgently needed, and there’s no worry about not being able to sell the juveniles at a good price!”

As the financial officer of the Domain, Sir Rudolf is also worrying about the Domain.

The Magical Beast Legion has just started, and he is already considering selling Magical Beasts to reduce expenses and recoup investment.

It’s not that he’s making a fuss over nothing, but the number of Magical Beast juveniles is increasing.

This situation will continue until the end of Maxim’s breeding season, then it will slowly decrease, and finally stabilize at a fixed number.

This year’s increase in military expenses of thirty to fifty thousand gold coins, next year this figure may have to increase by several multiples.

After all, it is inevitable to use Maturity Potion if they want to deploy the beasts to the front line quickly.

The best way is to control the types of Magical Beasts from the beginning, unify the logistics supply standards, and lower the cost by large-scale breeding.

“Don’t worry, Sir Rudolf.

Your lord still owes two hundred and fifty-six Magical Beast juveniles outside.

The majority of this year’s Magical Beast juveniles have to be used to repay debts.