King-Chapter 1084 - 157: Times Change_2

"It was clearly a result of being forced out."

"Without the support of various countries, marching a long distance to the Frank Kingdom, the Clergy had absolutely no chance of winning."

"Wanting to ’kill the chicken to scare the monkey,’ they couldn’t find a suitable target."

"Those directly opposing the Clergy were not easy to provoke, and with so many heretics across the continent, any careless loss would truly be disastrous."

"Those neutrally opposing the Clergy were slightly easier to bully, but the political impact was too severe."

"It wouldn’t do any good if the ’chicken’ wasn’t killed, but instead pushed the neutral factions directly into the anti-church camp, worsening the situation even further."

"Stakeholders are not foolish, naturally weighing the pros and cons. The more issues considered, the less daring they were to make a move."

"Seeing that both sides were only engaging in verbal sparring, Hudson was relieved. As long as they didn’t start fighting right away, no one had any illusions that the two major powers could coexist peacefully."

"If the Frank Kingdom and the Clergy were to reconcile, the Alpha Kingdom would no longer be able to mix in."

"In the past, the Kingdom dared to go against the Clergy, not only because of their distance but most importantly because the Frank people were there to bear the brunt."

"In recent years, whenever the Clergy undertook a major operation, the Frank Kingdom would inevitably drag its feet, and vice versa."

"With the two major powers mutually hindering each other, all countries had better days."

"After setting aside the intelligence in his hands, Hudson continued to refine the development plans for the Snow Moon Territory with his staff."

"Duke, according to the Kingdom’s Near East strategic plan, we will be the first batch of pioneers."

"After considering various factors, the Government Affairs Department believes that the initial development of the territory should focus on the port."

"Orcs lack seafaring technology, so even if a mishap occurs, we can evacuate by sea."

"The first batch of migrants will mainly consist of fishermen. This not only solves the problem of meat for the front-line troops but also protects them from the threat of Orcs."

"The Government Affairs Department plans that once the port is successfully opened, we will first transport three thousand fishermen to New Moon Port."

"Once we gain a firm foothold, we will gradually increase the number of migrants."

"Looking at the progress of opening the port, the migration work will begin next year. By the Holy Calendar 999994 Year, we plan to migrate twenty thousand people to the Blood Moon Territory."

"In three years, the total number of migrants there will have exceeded one hundred thousand!"

"Jacob said spiritedly."

"This development of the Snow Moon Territory was benefiting them all. Although Hudson’s skill at drawing up plans was quite rudimentary, it was absolutely a cross-era in the Continent of Aslante."

"To motivate his subordinates to work hard, Master Hudson had already painted a beautiful picture of the Snow Moon Territory upon completion of its development."

"Status and wealth were all there in abundance. To ward off the Orcs, Hudson even created a unique system of new nobility."

"There naturally were titles and fiefs, but everyone need not manage them individually; instead, he, as the grantor, would oversee unified planning and management, and everyone would directly share the revenue."

"Normally, such a scheme would definitely be considered ulterior, but the Near East Region was an exception."

"With the Orcs as neighbors, for smaller nobles to achieve a balanced revenue in their territories was a miracle. A slight misstep could mean death and the destruction of their lands."

"Rather than living daily in crisis, it was naturally more reliable to manage together and share the risks."

"Power was limited, but this was outweighed by increased security and the elimination of initial development investment!"

"For the emerging nobility, the period of developing new territory was the likeliest time for mishaps. Many noble lords had fallen at this crucial juncture."

"With Master Hudson, it became simple; following this new nobility system building plan, they were directly exempt from the initial risks."

"As for subsequent issues of rights, it’s better to first join this promising group of nobility, amass the first pot of gold in life, and then consider it!"

"The only imperfection was that joining this plan had a high threshold; only family servants who had achieved great merits qualified, which was even harder than obtaining a title."

"The plan has no problems, but it’s too conservative. Following your plan, the Kingdom’s Near East strategy wouldn’t be able to finish on time."

"New Moon Port is not only the port for the Snow Moon Territory, but also the first major military port for the Kingdom in the Near East. Besides undertaking the territorial development, it also has to support the building of other nobles’ territories."

"In short, after opening New Moon Port, not only do we need to establish a firm foothold in the locality, but we also need to provide subsequent material support to a host of Near East lords."

"The first batch of three thousand migrants can remain unchanged, but next year we must send at least fifty thousand migrants to the Near East, and in three years, the total local population must not be less than three hundred thousand."

"Considering the Orcs’ response, initially, the migrant settlements will all be placed along the coastal region."

Open your mind to this, the Snow Moon Territory only has a border in the area adjacent to the Human Race, while the other areas are borderless.

I recall that the eastern coast of the Orc Empire is mostly marsh and salt land, with few Orc tribes residing there, presenting an opportunity.

The area isn’t suitable for agriculture or livestock, yet it doesn’t affect fishing, which will be the main industry of the Snow Moon Territory for a considerable time.

Find areas suitable for defense and first establish settlements.

The terrain on that side doesn’t favor large troop deployments, so even if the Orcs were to attack, their forces wouldn’t be numerous.

We have the advantage of sea transportation, making it easy to create a local numerical superiority against enemies in battles.

All initial migrants won’t bring their families; ordinary civilians in peacetime will turn into soldiers in wartime.

I’ll get in touch with the Kingdom’s Mage Corps and ask them to clear the reefs along the Near East coast to ensure that ships under three thousand tons can navigate freely!"

Hudson’s words shocked everyone significantly.

Deep inside, everyone could only admire, "True to his title as a Marshal of the Kingdom, he acts dominantly!"

Using the Mage Corps’ mages as laborers was unthinkable for everyone else.

Indeed, only Hudson could pull off such a deed. Any other noble daring to make such a request to the Mage Corps would be asking for punishment!

Once the offshore reefs were cleared, and the major sea routes became unobstructed, everything changed. freewebnσvel.cøm

Overall, the Kingdom still had a passive stance in the Near East Region, but locally, it gained the initiative.

If they continued to clear up along the coastal line of the Orc Empire, future points of landing could be established all over the vast Orc Prairie.

Naturally, this was an ideal scenario. Once the Orcs discovered the Kingdom’s plot, they would undoubtedly take measures to disrupt it.

"Duke, expanding the migration plan so rapidly, the transport capacity of the territory might be inadequate.

Especially in the early stages, the construction of strategic infrastructure in the Near East and the stationed Kingdom’s troops will all rely on supplies from the sea.

I estimate that the idle transport capacity along the Southeastern coast will be requisitioned by the Kingdom, and it would be hard to hire enough ships even with money.

The main issue is still the aftermath of the Ghost Ship issues; foreign vessels are hesitant about this route and scarcely any shipowner accepts orders.

If we want the plan to proceed smoothly, we’d still need you to coordinate with several major nobles along the coast, particularly with the Dalton Family."

Cain made the suggestion conveniently.

Commanding the boss to work, only Hudson could manage such tasks.

Others taking the lead wouldn’t even get to meet these major nobles, let alone squeeze out their precious transport capacity to assist.

"Then invite Earl Piers on my behalf; the situation has changed, and the relationship between our two families should evolve," Hudson said cheerfully.

So goes the world of the nobility, where allies and enemies are never absolute.

Previously, the Koslow Family and the Dalton Family were snug competitors in the Southeastern Province.

Now, with the Koslow Family’s strategic move eastward, continuing the rivalry in the Southeastern Province would be somewhat unworthy.

In the short term, indeed, the Southeastern Province has more fertile land and a more developed economy, but the future may tell a different story.

The greatest advantage of Snow Moon Territory is its blurry boundaries, apart from the areas bordering on other lords of the Kingdom, the rest of the territories are not clearly demarcated.

Theoretically, as long as Hudson has the capability, he could keep expanding into the Orc Empire.

Such expansion is legally supported. Both the Human Alliance and the Kingdom of Alpha have laws encouraging Human lords to expand into territories of Different Races.

In a nutshell, all land seized from Different Races is legitimate!

Regardless of whether the Different Races acknowledge this, the human world does recognize it.

Theoretically, if a commoner seized a piece of land from Different Races and could defend it, they could legally become the local lord.

As for the rank of the title, no one had ever considered this issue because no one had ever gotten a piece of the pie.

When the Human Race dared to encode such provisions into law, it had already become the dominant force on the continent, and the nobility system was well established.

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