I, the prince in distress, send money

Chapter 174 Horse Bones and Transport

"Is it true that the garrison commander of Oncandra, a man named Major General Marlowe, surrendered the city?!"

In Bolas, Chris looked at the messenger in front of him with a little disbelief, and the latter nodded heavily.

Is there such a good thing?
Chris was a little bit hesitant to believe it, but it was not difficult to verify this matter. He just needed to open Xiaodao's player log to know what he had done.

Then I saw that, hey, this is actually true!

When they got here, Chris waved his hand and asked the messenger to bring the surrender document written by Major General Marlowe that Xiaodao asked him to bring back.

There were a lot of documents, densely packed on the entire desk. Chris picked up one of them at random, opened it, and was stunned.

"Property change record document? What the hell is this...huh!?"

Chris just took a casual glance, and when he saw the royal property, he immediately realized something. He continued to read on, and after reading for a while, he knew what the document was.

This is a list of traitors!

This book records the surnames of the nobles and wealthy families who participated in the overthrow of the kingdom. In the future, Chris can confiscate all the property of these guys according to the names on it.

Such a harvest made Chris happy.

Chris was not happy that he could get something for free. In fact, he didn't think much of these industries. What he was happy about were the technical personnel behind the industry, as well as its channels and connections.

These nobles and wealthy families control the economic lifeline of the kingdom, and their industries involve trade, handicrafts, mining and other fields.

Just by following this list, Chris can basically figure out the current development potential and approximate population of the Kingdom of Bagnia.

As for wealth?

Chris, on the other hand, doesn't think much of this. No matter how much money they have, they are definitely not as rich as Chris.

Gold and silver left unmoved in a warehouse are not wealth, but just a pile of metal ore.

Only liquid gold and silver are money.

As a ruler, Chris cares more about the productivity of his subordinates, how many job opportunities he can provide for civilians, how much farmland he has opened up, and how many people have the purchasing power than the rustic nobles.

And for Chris, this is wealth.

But if he could pick up some precious metals, Chris wouldn't mind keeping them.

Overall, the surrender of Major General Marlowe was of great value. Chris also realized that this man should be a nobleman of some importance, and he was very familiar with the places and powerful families in Bagnia.

So, after a little thought, Chris decided to accept his surrender. As long as this guy hadn't done anything bad, hadn't done anything that was against the law of nature or that took human life lightly, he would give him a chance to integrate into his system.

Whether he becomes an officer in the Ministry of Military Affairs or a civil servant in the Executive Yuan, Chris is prepared to open a convenient door for him so that he can do things like "buy horse bones for a large sum of money".

Chris was not very willing to accept the former nobles of the Kingdom of Bagnia, but the local intellectuals and local elites were resources that Chris could not ignore.

After all, Chris couldn't expect players to rule the country entirely; he had to tap into local talent and form his own civil service. Players could certainly do battle, but asking them to sit quietly in an office signing documents, or to run off to the countryside and become village officials or tax collectors, would be too much of a stretch.

It’s not that players don’t have the ability, but that they don’t have the patience to serve the people.

"However, these nobles and local elites must undergo strict screening and scrutiny."

Chris pondered, his eyes falling on the list of traitors again. This list was not just a trophy, but also a screening tool. Through it, Chris could clearly know who was untrustworthy and who could be used.

Well, that's a matter for the future. The most important thing now is the refugees in Onkandla.

As for food, Chris currently has no problem. Ever since players started to enter the game, the amount of krypton gold in the game has been jumping every day. Especially after the Mountain Tiger Regiment besieged the city, the daily turnover of this game easily exceeded seven figures. Chris is now very rich.

When the Ultramarines escorted a convoy of gold, silver and jewelry back to Bolas, Chris exchanged these precious metals for reputation points, a lot of beautiful armor, and chapter level upgrades. Now he is no longer short of money.

Chris was careful. He did not exchange the precious metals for digital currency immediately, but kept them.

They are not useful now, but they will be useful in the future.

Although silver is not very valuable in modern society, it is still a precious metal and its price is not particularly low. It can be used to mint coins, not to mention gold.

On the contrary, things like pearls and gems, when Chris looked at them, were not very valuable, even worth less than bear skins. He was already planning to go back and find some craftsmen to use them to decorate some nice armors, and then auction them to players at a high price, or use them as mission rewards.

In short, Chris has money.

As a great Eastern power in the 21st century, China has money and food. No matter what happens, it will definitely not lack food for tens or hundreds of thousands of people.

For just this little bit of food and drink, there is enough rice and flour in the warehouse of a certain grain company in the market.

Well, in addition to food, drink and medicine, Chris also has to prepare at least 100,000 sets of winter clothes.

It is autumn now and winter is not far away. Winter clothes must be prepared in advance, otherwise many people will be frozen to death or frostbite when winter comes.

It's not that there aren't enough clothes. It's just 100,000 sets of winter clothes. Any small garment factory today can produce them in a short time. The problem is that after getting the clothes, Chris still has to distribute them, even send them to Ancandra, which is the trouble.

His transportation and organizational abilities are insufficient.

Several logistics teams formed by players are working hard to transport food to Oncandra, and there is no extra capacity to transport clothes.

It would be great if there was a railway between Bolas and Oncandra. With a whirring train, 100,000 sets of clothes could be transported to Oncandra.

Forget it, let’s talk about this later.

Chris let out a long breath, stood up, walked to the window of his office, looked down at the camp at the foot of Bolas Fortress, and thought about a problem.

The prisoners of war have been undergoing ideological education for almost two or three months, so it should be time to select some of them and form a team.

Give it a try. If you fail, you’ll just lose some supplies, which isn’t a big loss.

(End of this chapter)