The Knight's Journey to the Empire

"My Lord Viscount, actually, the main reason I came here this time is to report to you the specific situation of your fiefdom - [Magellan Island]."

After Soran had a deep conversation with Wolfe, Wolfe also told him the real purpose of his visit.

When Soran was still the general manager of the [Angliest Islands Immigration Plan] in Ganise City, he had already begun to arrange a transport fleet to go west from the mouth of the Marko River to the newly built riverside pier on the bank of the Marko River by the White Bear Territory, and transport all the citizens of the White Bear Territory to the [Angliest Islands] in batches.

However, because Solon already had [Magellan Island] as his hereditary territory, these subjects from the White Bear Territory were sent directly to [Magellan Island], where Adam, Gubellini and others led the development and construction of the new territory.

So this is why Soran did not meet Adam and the others on the [Sailing Island].

"Hey, that's really timely! I just want to go back to Magellan Island in the next few days!" Soran smiled and said cheerfully: "Tell me first! Let me get to know my new territory!"

In fact, regarding the new territory of Magellan Island, Soran knew little about it except that its area was about the same size as his previous territory, the White Bear Territory.

So it would be good to have Woolf, who is familiar with the relevant situation, to introduce it to him.

However, Soran was able to guess some information, that is, the natural conditions and development and farming conditions of [Magellan Island] are definitely worse than those of White Bear Territory.

After all, the former Magellan Island was just a deserted island.

Moreover, with the same area, how can an independent island be compared with a territory located in a plain area?

In addition, at the end of May this year, when the [Snow Flower] was ripe, Sauron returned to [White Bear Territory] and left in June.

It is now almost October, and there has been a gap of nearly three months, and Sauron has not met with his subordinates and subjects.

So Sauron actually missed them a lot.

He was even planning to take a boat back to Magellan Island within a few days while Gregerick was in Fir County gathering intelligence.

Maybe now that Adam and his team are developing Magellan Island, this is the time when I am needed.

"Yes!" Wolfe responded respectfully, then took out a document from his arms and began to talk about the basic situation of Magellan Island based on the data recorded on the document:

"My Lord Viscount, the island area of ​​Magellan Island is approximately 1000 square kilometers, which is about the same size as your previous territory, White Bear Territory."

"You already know this, so I won't say more! What I'm going to tell you now is the specific information that the expedition team found."

"According to the survey team, the actual area of ​​[Magellan Island] is about 1200 square kilometers, and the terrain of the island is high in the north and low in the south, that is, the northern part of the island is mountainous and the southern part is plain."

"The mountainous terrain is not large, accounting for about a quarter of the entire island area, and the highest peak is only about 300 meters above sea level."

"It is also worth mentioning that this highest mountain should have been a volcano in the past, because its peak is sunken and now forms a large lake."

"But don't worry, Lord Viscount. This volcano is a dead volcano. According to the information obtained by the expedition team, it has not erupted in the past 1000 years."

"Because of the existence of this volcanic lake, the underground water resources of Magellan Island are very rich, enough for your territory to develop large-scale agriculture."

"As for the plain terrain, it accounts for three quarters of the island's area, which is roughly 900 square kilometers."

"The situation there is similar to that of Greater Antilles, with lush vegetation and dense swamps; but there are fewer habitats for poisonous insects and ferocious beasts."

“So in this regard, the development conditions of [Magellan Island] are actually better than [Greater Antilles Island].”

“On the plains of Magellan Island, only about one-fifteenth of the area that can be developed for arable land, or 60 square kilometers.”

"If 60 square kilometers is converted into mu, that's 9 mu of arable land. This land can support about 3 people at most."

[Note: 3 mu of arable land can support one person. This is a relatively extreme human-land ratio under intensive farming!

Therefore, if we continue to use the extensive agriculture style of White Bear Territory, then the 9 mu of arable land can only feed 1.5 people. 】

After saying that, Wolfe handed the document in his hand to Soran, who took it and started to look through it.

This document records the information about Magellan Island that the expedition team obtained.

Of course, this information is not much, but it is relatively detailed, and even comes with a simple map of Magellan Island.

And the moment Soran saw the map, his face broke into a smile.

However, Wolfe then took out a document from his pocket and continued to introduce it to Soran: "Currently, Magellan Island is mainly managed by the Territory Government Office."

"The current Chief Administrative Officer of the Office of Government Affairs is Brother Adam, and there are two Deputy Chief Administrative Officers, namely Siok and your brother, Carlo Lipton."

Having said this, Wolfe stopped consciously and looked at Soran's expression, as if he wanted to see any changes in him.

Because he had heard that the relationship between Soran and his brother did not seem to be very friendly.

But in fact, this matter had nothing to do with him. Woolf couldn't even understand why Adam arranged it this way.

After all, Adam and Soren are from the same place, and doesn't Adam know the relationship between Soren and his brother?

However, Soran's expression did not change at all. He still looked gentle and amiable, as if there was no ripple in his heart.

But Sauron was indeed calm in his heart!

In other words, Soran was confident enough. Since he dared to bring Carlo from Connacht City, he was not afraid that Carlo would do anything to him.

Because if Carlo dared to do it, Sauron would dare to kill his own brothers for the sake of justice, that's all.

……

The reason why Wolf chose to pause for a moment at this time to see if there was any change in Soran's expression was not because he had any other thoughts.

It was just because he wanted to guess Soran's opinion on the matter from the changes in Soran's expression.

Because if Soran was very disgusted with this matter, he could quickly send someone to Magellan Island to inform Adam to quickly remove Carlo from the position of adjutant of the political officer.

This way, when Soran returns to Magellan Island, he won't be in trouble.

Unfortunately, Soran's unchanged expression didn't allow Wolfe to guess how he felt.

Therefore, he could do nothing to help Magellan Island.

So Wolfe didn't think about it any more, and continued to report with the document in his hand: "My Lord, there are more than 5200 people on Magellan Island now."

"More than 4000 of them are from the original White Bear Territory. The extra 1000 were sent by the Earl to help the Viscount develop and build Magellan Island."

Over there, Soran, who was listening attentively, smiled knowingly and was about to express his gratitude: "Thank you very much for your generosity, Lord Earl!"

Wolfe immediately understood the meaning of Soran's smile, and immediately responded politely: "You're welcome, Viscount! You're welcome! Help each other, help each other!"

So Soran continued to smile and nodded, looking very satisfied!

Rather than saying that these extra 1000-plus subjects were sent to Magellan Island by the "Count" to help Soran develop and build the island fiefdom, it would be more accurate to say that they were given to Soran by Wolfe.

Even whether Countess Katis herself knew about this was another matter.

When Wolf said "help each other", he actually meant that he was using these more than 1000 subjects to repay Sauron for his support and recommendation.

After all, without Soran's recommendation...

How could he have the chance to take the position of political officer of [New Ganise City]?

How did he have the opportunity to achieve such a great contribution?

How could he have the chance to become a noble hereditary noble?

Although with Woolf's outstanding abilities, gold will always shine.

But someone has to wash off the thick layer of dust on the surface of the gold so that the gold can shine and be seen by others, right?

Otherwise, even the brightest gold will be covered in dust.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Soran is doing badly.

You know, he was the chief person in charge of the [Anglican Islands Immigration Plan].

During the implementation of the entire plan, Soran's contribution was so great that he said he was second to none and no one dared to say he was first.

Therefore, if Sauron wanted to have one or two thousand subjects, it would not be an easy task.

Even if he dared to ask Countess Katis, Countess Katis would definitely agree to him.

But in view of the actual situation facing the [Angliss Islands] now, when these one thousand or two thousand subjects are finally handed over to Sauron, there may be some thorny problems, and even some unnecessary troubles.

Therefore, Soran refrained from making any sound.

Therefore, Wolfe was actually taking advantage of his position. When Countess Katis and Solon went to the [Angliss Islands], he directly used the method of "the Earl's support for construction" to send these more than 1000 subjects to [Magellan Island].

By doing this, Sauron would be able to reduce many of the formalities he needed to go through, as well as the rumors and so on.

So what Woolf did was actually just to make an icing on the cake.

However, there is a saying that goes like this: whether to give a gift is your business, but whether to accept it is my business! So I can choose not to accept it, but you absolutely cannot give it to me!

Because the key thing to look at is actually your attitude towards "gift giving".

After all, if you don’t “give gifts”, how can I tell if you are an ungrateful person? How can I know if my “efforts” are worth it?

right!

So this is actually the attitude that Woolf gave.

He did it, and he achieved it, and he also said it was "helping each other"!

So this actually means that he is not an ungrateful villain, but a decent person who knows how to repay kindness!

And at the same time, it also means that he is a useful and valuable person to Soran.

Because only in this way will Sauron know that his previous efforts were worthwhile, so he will continue to support him, help him, and even speak for him and take credit for him.

After all, Countess Katis said yesterday that the titles and island fiefs of those meritorious officials have not yet been officially determined!

So if Soran could say a few more words for Wulf in this matter, wouldn't it be...

……

"According to your instructions, Lord Viscount, the system of separation of military and political power is implemented on Magellan Island!" Wolfe continued to report: "So Ramos is now mainly in charge of the military on Magellan Island."

This system of separation of military and political power was borrowed by Soran from his experience in state governance in his previous life.

After all, this is a world with extraordinary powers, and the position occupied by the extraordinary knight in a force is very important.

Therefore, if one is not careful, all power may be concentrated in one person.

Sauron always believed that people are selfish, so when the time comes, don't trust the so-called loyalty.

By then, situations such as the situation of being too powerful to be eliminated, evil servants bullying their masters, subordinates rebelling against their superiors, and rebellion and chaos are not impossible.

The separation of military and politics, to put it bluntly, is the division of powers and checks and balances, and mutual checks and balances.

This certainly cannot solve the problem completely, but it can still play a role.

At least before absolute power emerges, this system can effectively maintain the long-term stable operation of a force.

Now in [Magellan Island], there are only four people that Solon trusts the most: Javier, Adam, Ramos, and Gubellini.

Among them, Javier is the one Soran trusts the most.

Therefore, the "politics" of [Magellan Island] is mainly managed by Adam; as for the "military", Ramos is in charge on the surface, but in fact it is Javier who is in charge.

Because Ramos listens to Javier.

Moreover, when Soran left, he also told Ramos that when he was not in the territory, he should ask Javier for his opinion if he did not understand something.

In a force, military power is always the greatest power, because only with military power as the foundation can other reasonable powers be possessed.

Therefore, the military power of [Magellan Island] is controlled by Javier, which is actually the same as controlling it in Sauron's hands.