Gawain is quite satisfied with the development of the territory after the winter.
All construction projects are proceeding smoothly, even faster than previously expected - the craftsmen took the initiative to use the magic network and basic runes as an auxiliary force and applied them in daily work , which directly promoted the progress of most projects in the territory, and what pleased Gawain even more was the ideological change reflected in this process: ordinary people began to realize the impact of the new "magic facilities" on the territory on them. The impact of producing life and adapting accordingly is exactly what he wants to see in his territory.
Of course, this change has not yet become widespread. People who can realize the convenience of magic in time and apply it in production and life are basically all kinds of craftsmen. These people originally worked in civilian society. Among them are the "wealthy class" who have a relatively high status. They have more knowledge and experience in dealing with nobles. Some even know how to read and count. Naturally, they are better than ordinary people in terms of flexibility of thought. Apart from them, Most civilians... It may take some time to change their minds and integrate magic into their lives.
In addition to the construction work, another thing that satisfies Gao Wen is the smooth start of the business.
Driven by interests, the Kant Territory in the north and the Leslie Territory in the northwest completed commercial connections with the Cecil Territory as quickly as possible, passing through the northern wilderness and the White Water River. Along this route, mass-produced alchemy potions and basic mining machines are continuously delivered to customers, and they are exchanged for abundant money, as well as trade routes and information that are more valuable than money.
Money seems to be more precious to Amber...
In the study room of the Lord's Mansion, Gawain turned around helplessly and glanced at the man who was putting his head into the money box. The half-elf lady who sucked it sighed and said: "It's just the first payment for the mining equipment. What's this about you? Those big boxes in the mountain treasure house are not enough for you to suck?"
"This It's different!" Amber "Boer" suddenly pulled his head out of the pile of money and looked at Gawain, "This is money earned back! The money spent is different!”
“I can’t understand your world view, but money is meant to be spent. Only floating gold coins are gold coins, and those placed in the treasure house are gold coins. It can only be metals," Gawain shook his head, "And to be honest, direct trading of precious metals is still too cumbersome. After the Cecil Chamber of Commerce becomes influential enough, we still have to consider a credit currency system..."
< p>As soon as Amber heard Gawain's words, her ears suddenly stood up: "Is that what you said last time about using paper as money? And the process of using paper to buy things? I don't want it!"< /p>As he spoke, the half-elf looked at the sky at a 45-degree angle with a longing look: "My biggest dream in this life is to sleep on a pile of gold coins. You can exchange them all." If it becomes paper, then what should I do with my dream..."
"...WhereIt’s as simple as changing the gold coins into paper, and you’re a giant dragon, you don’t feel uncomfortable sleeping on a pile of gold coins.” Gawain rolled his eyes at this guy helplessly, then looked down at a report in his hand, "Well...that Padrick is indeed a talent. He has already drawn up the list of the first batch of distributors and the initial market development plan. He also drew a simple radiation map based on the map I gave him. …Not simple, not simple. ”
Hubo saw that Gawain didn’t seem to want to continue bringing up the topic of “changing gold coins into paper”, so he wandered over to the desk and took a look at the report in Gawain’s hand. It looked good. His eyebrows raised slightly: "Stop boasting, think about how to get the manpower on your side first - I remember what you said, you need to use this commercial network as the skeleton to build a synchronized intelligence network. , Padrick can solve the businessman's problem for you, but after all, there must be a group of people who are dedicated to transmitting information. You plan to spread out all the scribes that you have managed to collect in the territory. Will I serve as a spy for you throughout the southern border? "
As she spoke, she shook her head: "Let me tell you, if you really do this, Hetty will fight for you. It took her a lot of effort to train those apprentices and give them to herself. She has gathered enough assistants, and now whoever asks her for help, she will wield the staff with a set of resting stick techniques..."
Looking at the confident look on this half-elf's words, Gawain was sure that this guy He was definitely beaten by the Anxi stick method in the past two days.
He shook his head: "In the early days, this intelligence network did not need such high-end staffing. The territory cultivated a group of people who could read and write. It’s not easy to be a clerk in Lingguang. Let alone Hetty, I’m not even willing to send them out. "
"Huh? So how are you going to organize your intelligence personnel? Could it be that they were the businessmen who came here because of Padrick's deception? Or should we rely on the big soldiers trained by Byron and Philip? I tell you, those soldiers are good at fighting, but they are not in this business..."
Gawain didn't wait for Amber to finish speaking, raised his head and interrupted her with a smile: "I asked Pitman to ask. Passed. "
"Scared! "Hu Hu was excited for a moment, "What are you asking about with that crooked old man..."
"You must know a lot of bad friends, right? "Gawain looked at Amber with a half-smile, then took out a piece of paper from his pocket and began to read one by one, "The Thief of the South, the Queen of the Tavern, the Ruler of the Bar and the Card Table, and the Common Leader of the Boasters in the Fields. , the reaper of wallets and pockets, the co-owner of copper plates, silver coins, and gold coins, the self-proclaimed Chosen One of the Night God, the one who can't pour three barrels of ale, Amber. In short, he is super powerful..."
Gawain read Halfway through, the half-elf lady had already jumped up, and the second half of the title was completely recited by the half-elf thief jumping up and down to grab it - obviously Amber's height of 1.6 meters is not as good as Gawain, who is more than 2 meters tall. She was not worth mentioning in front of Han. Even though she had superb shadow talent, she wanted to use all the shadow steps when jumping up and down, but in the end she still couldn't grab it.Passed the note from Pitman...
"Who gave you the titles on this..." After reading, Gawain pressed Amber's head and looked at it helplessly. Seeing the half-elf's face flushed, "Friends? Or yourself?"
"Some of them were caused by others, and some were caused by my own drunkenness." Seeing that she couldn't resist, Amber could only He glared at Gawain fiercely, and then turned away slightly embarrassed, "But can you not add 'self-proclaimed' in front of that Dark Night God's choice? I really..."
"Okay Okay, you are God's choice, you are God's choice," Gawain took his hand away from Amber's head with satisfaction and sat back behind the desk, "Actually, I have been curious from the beginning. With your shadow talent, sneaking Ability, sneaky level... Although some of these skills don't sound very good on the table, it is undeniable that they are the way to survive in the "gutter". And you who are so superb in this aspect, how could you not know some people who are hanging around in the "gutter"? Friends in the shadows - why didn’t you tell me at the beginning?”
“You didn’t ask me at the beginning,” Amber curled her lips, “And just like you said, they are all just friends. , not many of them are on the stage. When I traveled around in the early years, I formed a group with them to cause trouble. But later I settled down in the old Cecil Territory and had a relatively stable lifestyle, so naturally I didn’t have much dealings with them. Now..."
"By a relatively stable lifestyle, do you mean changing from committing crimes on the run to committing crimes in a fixed location?"
"Yes, yes~~"< /p>
Gao Wen: "..."
After an awkward moment, he coughed dryly and brought the topic back: "In short, I need you to step in and help me recruit a group of talents in this field. I don't care about their origins and past. I only ask that these people be flexible, know how to observe, and be able to maintain a minimum of loyalty and obedience when given enough money. I want you to get these people into the territory and then train them for a short period of time. "
"If you give me enough money..." Amber couldn't help but twitched her lips when she heard what Gawain said, "What you said is really straightforward."
< p> "No way, I have no choice," Gawain sighed, "It's not like you don't know the foundation of the Cecil Territory - more than 800 original territorial residents, nearly 10,000 exiles and slaves, this is the territory's population The main structure of the organization, in addition to the fact that the talent we employ and extradite in various ways is simply in short supply, it is impossible for me to pull up an intelligence team from such a territory, and the people you know - theirs. Their character may be questionable, and their past may not be clean, but since they can survive, it proves that they have flexible minds and the ability to protect themselves, and they must be smart in the environment in which they live. People with these abilities cannot be cultivated casually."Starting from the "gutter rats" at the bottom of society in various places to form the most primitive intelligence network was something Gao Wen had ventured a long time ago. An idea he had had, heHe knew that those "gutter rats" were despised by nobles and even citizens, but he also knew that people who could survive in that social environment were born to be the best spies: they were alert yet calm, cautious yet bold, They have sharp ears and eyes, are good at observation, and basically have their own information channels. These information channels are even one of their ways of survival: the mercenary adventurers walking around will be happy to buy information from gutter rats everywhere, as long as the money is available, The latter is the most reliable source of intelligence.
The two groups of people located on the margins of society and at the bottom of society have a natural symbiotic relationship.
Of course, "gutter rats" also have a lot of shortcomings: they are weak, but they have almost nothing to do with kindness. They are unlikely to have any noble sentiments or the concept of loyalty. Intelligence is sold to you, but they can also sell your secrets to others for money. This is a group of people with almost no morality and discipline at all, because these two things are absolutely useless in their lives.
But Gawain didn't care - or in other words, compared to the value of those people, he could completely accept this flaw.
The loyalty of these people can be bought with money, and that is enough, at least for now.