Riding and Slashing

Chapter 357 The First Batch of Supporters

"Li Ang, I can understand what you mean by 'stimulating consumption', but I have some doubts... With the production capacity of various materials in the eastern region, can we really motivate people to consume?"

Amy asked Leon a classic question very sharply, and the words used were very modern-Amy was a good student.

In Amy's opinion, the large-scale construction and construction can indeed make a lot of people earn money, but where does their consumption come from?Basic necessities of life... There must be so many things to buy!

Li Ang smiled, he had a feeling that he was discussing social issues with modern people - only Amy could bring him such a feeling.

But this good student has not yet learned to think outside the box to look at the problem.

"Amy, since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of production capacity, only insufficient production. Production capacity and production are two different things..."

Li Ang smiled: "Based on the current population in the eastern region, the production capacity of materials is sufficient. What we need to do is to encourage enough people to invest in production and increase the production of materials."

"But... it's been a long time, isn't it?"

Amy thought it sounded like a long-term job.

"No, it won't take too long. On the contrary, other things may take longer... such as making you a queen..."

Li Ang rolled his eyes and suddenly changed the subject.

"Hmph...you can't help this matter..." Amy glanced at Li Ang: "If you don't quickly become King of Pandor, then we will be regarded as rebels by the whole continent...Alina is already preparing the ceremony. "

"Of course I will establish myself as King of Pendor, but the conferring of you, Lord Sarleon, must be done in Sarleon City..."

Li Ang shook his head: "Besides, for the time being, I can only hold up the banner of Pendor publicly, and I must conquer the Lion City to be crowned king, otherwise I will look like an incompetent person hiding in a corner and lingering on his last breath. "

"That's right..."

Amy nodded: "I don't know what's going on in Sarleon City now... how do you plan to conquer Sarleon City?"

"I think there should be some movement in the cliff bay... wait and see, if Brennus declares the loyalty of the cliff bay to the current Ulrik, then we will attack immediately. But if the cliff bay has been If there is no response, then we will just sit back and watch.”

Li Ang had already made up his mind.

"Huh? Attack when the enemy is supported? Sit back and do nothing when the enemy is not supported? This...isn't it right?"

Amy didn't understand now.

"Amy, if we directly attack Sarleon City in the name of rejuvenation, then we will inevitably face siege from all over the world—the guy pretending to be Ulrik wants me to do this."

Li Ang explained: "But Cliff Bay is full of evil heretics and degenerates, and all countries know this. I want to crusade against a false king who associates with heretics and degenerates, so that I can call on the support of other countries—even if it is verbal. Support, they have to support. At least Ravencrow and Fieldsway will not partner with heretics to deal with me..."

Li Ang didn't take off the ring when he said this, he didn't care about being heard by Kavala.

However, Sarleon City has been very quiet for the past few days, probably because the king's decree issued by 'Ulrik' has not yet spread to all areas, and Cliff Bay has no response for the time being.

Therefore, Li Ang seized the time to start his rich country plan.

357th July 11 of the Pandeli calendar.

Changhe Town is extremely lively.

The 'Double Eleven' organized by Mr. Li Ang in Bacchus is still in sight, and the merchants in Changhe Town also understood at that time that 'war is wealth'.

But after Li Ang disappeared, the merchants discovered that war is not necessarily wealth, but Master Li Ang is...

The Lion Kingdom fought for more than a year after Li Ang disappeared, but did not make any wealth. Instead, it interrupted all the trade routes to other countries.

The backlog of inventories of the merchants could not be sold at all, and they were either rotten in their hands or provided to the Bacchus at a loss. Except for the Bacchus Empire, which could barely be regarded as an 'alliance', other countries were at war with the Sarleon Kingdom.

It has been unable to make ends meet, and everyone's hands are tight. Naturally, businessmen dare not keep too many employees, and they dare not produce large quantities of materials, otherwise they will not be able to sell them.

——In most cases, the so-called "productivity can't keep up" is not because of insufficient technical ability or actual production capacity, but because people who have production tools and production resources dare not mass-produce.

If the bread cannot be sold, it will become moldy, the fur will rot if it is left for a long time, and even the iron will rust...

At this time, layoffs, salary cuts, suspension of production, etc. are inevitable.

This has led to massive unemployment.

Employees who lost their jobs naturally lost dinars, which further led to a significant reduction in basic consumption demand-these employees are the main force of the urban population, and at least [-]% of the daily consumption in the city They brought it.

But after losing their jobs, many people had to leave Changhe Town to work as sharecroppers; or to engage in some dangerous activities, which became a factor of social instability—farmers didn’t need so many people.

At the same time, the protracted war brought the entire western part of Sarleon to a standstill, and a large number of refugees flooded into the eastern part.

The current state of Changhe Town is no longer the original agricultural society. Countless refugees flooded into the city, and the people of Sarleon City brought back by Amy made the vast majority of people in Changhe Town lose their land.

But these people can't find work in urban areas or on farms, and of course they are likely to become a factor of instability.

Therefore, Amy had to compel all farms to plant corn at that time, using high-yielding crops to ensure that most people would not be hungry, and kept dispatching food to relieve refugees, and forced the price of food to be kept at a reasonable level with a high-pressure policy. Within the range, this barely maintained the overall situation.

Otherwise, tens of thousands of refugees who could not afford to eat would flood into the east. If there was no timely relief, there would probably be many "sons of prophecy" who announced the uprising...

War, most of the time, still brings disasters...

The urban population is increasing rapidly, and all of them are unemployed. For the lords under the agricultural landlord thinking system, these unemployed people are all burdens.

But it was precisely these unstable factors that gave Li Ang the basis to directly promote the entire plan.

Because these people either fled to Changhe Town to find work, or were residents of Sarleon City—most of them were people with some skills and adapted to city life, they had no ability to make ends meet, and they would not know how to live in the city. wait.

Amy spent a lot of money to recruit craftsmen, but with little success.

But now... But as long as these urban populations can get jobs quickly and earn income quickly, it is possible to run into a new era based on these people.

——In order to survive and maintain their source of income, they themselves will find ways to promote the development of basic industries, or quickly develop efficient production tools.

Of course, first of all, another group of people must be asked to provide these people with means of production and a stable source of life and consumption...

So, on the morning of Double Eleven, Li Ang put on a golden heraldic burqa, and publicly announced that from now on he will rule Changhe Town as the king of the Pendor Kingdom!

At the same time, Amy and Godric disclosed Li Ang's life experience and the identity of the son of prophecy to the people of Changhe Town, and announced that they would also be loyal to Li Ang.

But King Pendor's coronation ceremony did not take place directly, because Leon planned to be officially crowned after recovering the lion.

Then, Li Ang announced that Changhe Town will be built into a big city more magnificent than Sarleon City, and it will be the future capital of the Pendor Kingdom.

On the day when the 'Great River City' is completed, Lord Li Ang and Miss Amy will get married in the city.

So from now on, Li Ang should be called 'Your Majesty'.

Afterwards, His Majesty Li Ang summoned almost all the big businessmen in the entire eastern region in Neibao, Changhe Town.

Only His Majesty Li Ang could do this by letting the merchants enter the inner castle through the main entrance. Originally, only nobles or attendants could enter the inner castle. At best, merchants could only enter through the side entrance to deliver goods.

The merchants all became full of anticipation.

Because Lord Li Ang said that he might build the Great River City while fighting the war.

And this is Double Eleven again...

At this time, fighting with Master Li Ang is likely to make money. The merchants in Changhe Town have already reached a consensus.

And to build Changhe City, to undertake such a large project, or even if it is only a small part of the project, it must be profitable.

However, what the merchants didn't expect was that Lord Li Ang actually gave them a new surprise...

"From now on, as long as you register with Eric or Leslie, you can use the same mark as the aristocratic coat of arms, so that you can establish your own millennium industry... At the same time, I allow registered 'trademarks' Merchant swords are also allowed to use swallowtail flags - of course, you must swear allegiance to me like a soldier. From now on, I will only take my own people out to make a fortune..."

Li Ang put on the golden heraldic burqa, stood at the highest point of the inner castle, and began to win over his first batch of loyal supporters.

Of course the merchants were aware of what Li Ang meant... In fact, they were extremely sensitive about this matter!
Many big businessmen do not have aristocratic status. Although they have money, no matter how rich they are, they can't buy the privileges and respect of the nobility—not even superficial respect.

They cannot use coats of arms or banners, nor can they carry swords.

In fact, it is not illegal to carry a big sword, carry an ax, or even carry a machete across the city, but as long as you are a civilian, you cannot wear a long sword on your waist.

This is also the reason why many mercenaries carry their swords on their backs - not for convenience or aesthetics, mainly because they are not nobles and are not allowed to wear swords on their waists.

Because sabers, coats of arms, and flags all represent nobility.

Only knight squires or squires of noble origin, that is, apprentice knights, can only wear swords and use swallowtail flags. Only after becoming an official knight can they cut off the swallowtail and use official heraldic flags.

Moreover, these days, wealthy but powerless businessmen can easily be persecuted by nobles when their careers are booming—such as planting and framing them, or even robbing them directly.

Of course, the merchants resented this deeply, because whether they are nobles or not has been decided from the moment they were born...

Therefore, after many merchants in this era have made a fortune, they will use a large amount of dinars to seek marriage with a low-level nobleman whose family is in decline—the nobles who are not so poor generally look down on merchants...

Merchants are the group that most want to become the noble class. After all, it is related to their own security, and it is also related to whether their children and grandchildren can enjoy the wealth they have worked so hard to accumulate - some well-known wealthy merchants may have relationships with some big nobles Relatively close, but as long as they themselves die, most of the descendants will not survive...

Having money but no power is a fat sheep that attracts people's attention, no matter which world you are in.

But Li Ang's current policy is tantamount to allowing registered 'trademark' businessmen to obtain the same status as apprentice knights, and also let them swear allegiance-this means that there is still a higher development.

This is a direct way for them to become official nobles, or the most orthodox one!
This of course makes merchants flock to it...

Of course, they can also realize that with Li Ang's usual style, they might get bloody when they go to Eric to 'register a trademark'...

Thinking about it is right, originally only warriors who shed their blood on the battlefield for the lord could become knights, so they have the same qualifications as apprentice knights, so naturally they have to shed their blood.

Shopping malls are like battlefields, they all shed blood for the lord, it should be...

Registering a trademark does involve bloodshed, but it costs far less dinars than businessmen imagine - registering a trademark 'only' requires the supply of supplies worth a hundred dinars.

For ordinary people, one hundred dinars is the total income of five years without eating or drinking, but for these big businessmen, this price is really not high.

Moreover, the [-] dinars are directly deducted with materials - trademarks are classified, and which type of trademark is registered for which type of product is operated. At the same time, the same type of materials is used to deduct the same type of materials and handed over to Eric That's fine.

And Eric will also strictly scrutinize, and will conduct on-the-spot surveys of the specific operations of the merchants.And Laislie will supervise the product quality of the merchant. If the merchant wants to expand or change the scope of business, he has to re-register the trademark.

Moreover, Lord Li Ang does not limit the number of registered trademarks of merchants...

In other words, as long as there are enough properties under their names, businessmen can register a different trademark for each member of the family—even if the children are separated in the future, their status can be guaranteed. Where can such a good thing be found?
Merchants are quick-witted, and they seldom pay directly. After all, they can use the products produced by their own industries to deduct directly, which means that they don’t spend money!

So most of them started to increase business types, resume production, and then searched for sources of goods and employees, and even ventured to places outside Li Ang's sphere of influence to purchase goods, so as to gather enough types of industries for their families...

As a result, a large group of 'reserve nobles' were freshly released. Li Ang brought a large amount of supplies to the warehouse in just one meeting, and also confirmed the core consumer groups who will buy villas and carriages in the future...

Of course, the most important thing is that he used this method to induce businessmen to start production, and let them actively increase industrial investment...

Doesn't production just resume?
There are many more factories than before...

Although this kind of temporarily added factory is easy to close down because it won't be able to operate-the lines are like a mountain, but before they close down, they must be able to produce a lot of things and bring income to the employees...

However, after the merchants were mobilized, neither Sleth City nor Cliff Bay remained silent.

Li Ang was a bit strange, with that ring, Kavala should know what he said, but why didn't he respond at all?

Don't care about claiming the throne publicly?Don't you care when you attack Sarleon City?

Is your heart so big?

(End of this chapter)