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"Plunder and enslave!"

Mousse has learned how to answer questions quickly. This answer is not correct, but it is not wrong either.

It is true that robbery is the fastest way to make money.

If strength permits, the best way is to lead the fleet and the army to plunder the world.

Others have to work hard for a year to get a harvest, but if you pick up a sword or a weapon, you only need to chop off someone else's head, and all his wealth will become your own.

Colonial plunder, indiscriminate massacres, and genocide are always the best sources of wealth, and Windlow would not deny this.

There is no such thing as justice, only so-called cost-effective solutions.

If you want to avoid being slaughtered, either there is no point in being slaughtered, or you must be so strong that no one dares to think of invading.

Perhaps the entire empire looks weak, but in this world, the empire is also an existence that ranks high in military power.

It was obviously not realistic to rob the empire, and it was not feasible to rob other places either.

As long as everyone has the power to protect himself, it is basically impossible to make a fortune by plundering.

Of course, there are many such people in the Empire. Most of them followed the footsteps of Hunter Marshal Marcus to Lustria, fighting against the strange creatures in the rainforest and stealing gold from their temples.

When you can't compete with others, there is no doubt that the best thing to do is to produce.

He only has more than 600 men under his command. Even if all the young and strong men go to the battle with him, who can he defeat?

Even the weak halflings have a large number of ogre armies to deploy, otherwise why hasn't Stirling recovered the Moot and Sylvania regions yet?

"Can't beat it."

In response to Mousse's suggestion, Windlow responded with this sentence.

Because of their identity as imperial citizens and the fact that they were in a relatively safe area within the empire, they could obtain military resources from the empire by doing business and engaging in production.

So if you want to get more wealth, the best answer at the moment is still.

“Labor and the Division of Labor.”

The increase in wealth depends mainly on the deepening of the division of labor.

Through division of labor, each person specializes in a specific task, which can improve production efficiency and thus increase total output.

As productivity develops due to the division of labor, there are more commodities and consumer goods, and the market will naturally expand gradually.

The consumption gap caused by market expansion will promote the deepening of division of labor, and the deepening of division of labor will in turn promote market expansion.

This interaction mechanism is called the system of natural freedom, which enables each individual, enterprise and country to find their place in economic growth.

After completing the mutual cycle of division of labor and market expansion, Windlow's ultimate goal will be reached, which is also the final form of all this: transaction.

As a businessman, you must flatter yourself. The merchant family of Marienburg once put forward a theory: the transaction process itself can create wealth.

Through transactions, resource allocation is optimized, people's needs are met, and wealth is created.

The transaction, which was beneficial to both parties, once again promoted the division of labor and market expansion.

The endless cycle of production, trade and consumption will inevitably produce a by-product, which Windlow named: capital.

By accumulating surplus value through the division of labor, Windlow's wealth can continue to multiply and divide, and finally create his own empire.

The Sigmar Empire was founded on the belief in Sigmar.

The Kingdom of Bretonnia was founded on the reverence of the Grail Knights and the faith of the Lady of the Lake.

The Dark Elf Kingdom was founded on the oppression and exploitation of slaves.

The mountain kingdoms of the dwarves were founded on the bond of a common ancestor.

What Windlow didn't know was that he would build a business empire based on capital.

Guided by the two basic ideas of division of labor and market expansion, Windlow was almost obsessed with the new economic model pioneered by Marienburg.

In the past, the empire’s taxes were collected based on poll taxes, which was not only difficult to collect, but also caused dissatisfaction among the people.

The source of wealth for the small town founded by Windlow comes from transactions and transaction taxes.

After purchasing the fish, the vendor is required to pay consumption tax after receiving the money, and any transaction will result in increased taxes.

This is much more useful than the empire's poll tax, which charges an additional tax for every person who lives there.

Transaction tax means that after you make money, you have to pay a portion of it as tax, and people’s resistance to it will not be that intense.

Even consumers don’t know that the consumption tax is ultimately passed on to them.

With the establishment of the tax system, something is needed to protect one's wealth.

The forests of Ostland were filled with all kinds of beastmen and bandits. Although their overall numbers were not as large as those of Middenland, it was still very easy to deal with a newly established small town.

There are no beastmen appearing yet, simply because they don't know of the existence of this place.

As long as money and taste are released into the wind, many things will come uninvited.

In his own house, Mousse quietly looked at the map of Oster Territory hanging on the wall.

The right hand holding the hilt of the sword pointed to several areas on the map, located in the north, west, and northwest of the town.

Based on the Dark Elves' habits towards the forest as a race of elves, and the extermination of the Naggaroth Beastmen completed thousands of years ago, the Dark Elves have considerable experience in exterminating Beastmen.

As long as the city becomes large enough or there is visible order, the beastmen will become as angry as if their tails were on fire.

After simple preparations, the enraged beastmen will leave the forest to destroy every city and civilization they see.

The three areas on the map are obviously dangerous areas where beastmen are likely to appear. Judging from the size of the forest, the number of beastmen that appear will be around 500.

Based on the proportions of the beastmen, there must be more than 30 bighorns, more than 10 gianthorns, and even a minotaur.

A small town with only 600 people cannot compete with an army of destruction of this scale.

After inserting the sword on the table in front of Windloo and throwing away the account he was writing, Mousse sat directly on the table, raised his strong and tight thighs and crossed his legs.

"I need money to train a troop, a standing army. It requires a lot of money. You pay for it."

It is not surprising that they ask for military funds. When a town becomes larger, we cannot rely on militia and conscripted forces to maintain order. The cost of training an army is necessary.

"Okay, how much do you want?"

Wendlow ignored Mousse's thigh, picked up the account on the ground, turned back to the page he had just written, wrote it down, and turned to the last page.

"It takes at least 300 gold coins to train an army of 100 people."

"Only 300 gold coins? I'll give you 600 gold coins, but the army is too large. I only have 600 people here. A 1:6 ratio of soldiers to civilians will cause the division of labor and the market to collapse."

"Okay, 700 gold coins in total, 600 gold coins for recruiting and training soldiers, and the remaining 100 gold coins."

Mousse raised his thumb and pointed to his chin.

"You haven't paid me for a long time."