Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 841: Chapter 98: The Once-Popular Armor (Part 2)

"Furthermore, the Minister of Agriculture needs to be involved in negotiations with various factions, trying to establish the status of our border grain storehouse. There’s a lot to handle."

"Alright. Then everyone, please work hard." Su Li patted her round, beautiful leg and then rose directly.

Now, as the territory grows, it is clear that it’s impossible for Su Li to manage every aspect alone. This is why he must cultivate a ruling class, as he has too much administrative work that needs someone to help him handle.

Just like negotiations and trade agreements with various factions, Su Li can’t personally step in to negotiate with trade representatives from other factions, can he? The status would not be equal, and he isn’t prepared either. He can’t just take out a blank trade agreement and let the other party sign and seal it, then write what he wants once he’s figured it out. That’s too amateurish; bar the Empire, known as the beacon, normal folks can’t really do that.

However, Su Li feels there is another matter he needs to pay more attention to: the number of serfs in the territory.

Typically, a territory must maintain a proper proportion of knights, free people, citizens, and slaves, with free people, serfs, and ordinary territorial citizens forming the economy within the Empire.

If the number of serfs is too high or too low, it will affect the territory’s development, and currently, Su Li unquestionably lacks serfs. The rise of two cities plus a white castle and many estates, strongholds has led to too many free people in the territory.

They’re a bit too free; even farming is delayed for them to watch contests. Currently, the sowing done in the past few days must rely on the serfs first.

But there’s nothing to do; you can’t have both fish and bear paws. Su Li wants the benefits of competitions and the festive atmosphere, so he can’t force the free people out of the city to let them go into the fields to produce.

Su Li can only adjust his mindset; which country and nation don’t have a continuous seven to eight days of holiday? Just consider it a way to relax their spirits.

After all, people aren’t cattle or horses; if they only work long-term without relaxation or entertainment, they would truly become numb and decayed.

Even after enduring bland food long-term, having a feast, can greatly uplift your mood.

Thus, people really need to manage their emotions. Isn’t the purpose of farming and production to make oneself happier and more joyful?

The most reliable plan for Hesse Territory now is to add a batch of slaves to the territory, allowing the slave population to reach around 30% of the total population.

And to purchase a large number of slaves again, wealth is undoubtedly essential.

Su Li sorted out his thoughts. Feeling there was no problem, he decisively put on the Gilded Plate Armor, wore the badge of the Black Forest Guard Knights and his family, and with high-level directly affiliated attendants protecting him, directly traversed Festival Square.

Indeed, with his mobilization, it quickly drew cheers and spectators from the crowd.

The Black Forest Guard Knights are an emblem and pride of the Hesse Territory. Any knight selected as part of the Black Forest Guard is held in high honor, garnering cheers from crowds wherever they go.

Su Li once left a very classic self-praise while wearing this armor passing through here: "Clad in golden armor in youth, riding and leaning on tilted bridges, drawing red sleeves from full building!"

As the Marshal of the Black Forest Guard, he led a team of Black Forest Guard Knights through Festival Square, causing a sensation enough to make countless people pause.

The reason he’s so flamboyant is undoubtedly to market his armor.

The knights, proud as roosters, are most fond of this kind of ornate armor. Although the outsiders have stayed in the territory for a short time, they’ve almost quickly learned the most stylish armor designs of the Hesse Territory.

It only took a few days for this luxurious Baroque plate armor style of the Black Forest Guard Knights to become the most popular and praised stylish plate armor.

Purchasing a perfect-level Vibranium Rune Armor is certainly beyond the knights’ budget.

But buying a fine level armor with a similar style can have many willing to pay.

Even gritting their teeth, buying a refined level armor isn’t unaffordable, at most carrying a bit of debt and loans.

This is truly life-saving equipment, not indulgent items like debauchery and pleasure! Investing in this is not impulsive consumption.

On the contrary, the expensive price is justified; knights are willing to pay for such enhancement because these armors indeed have huge advantages.

Of course, as the core project of the territory, it certainly carries a premium, the difference being other refined level armors might be 200 Golden Crowns, whereas this refined level armor is a whopping 250 Golden Crowns. However, it’s genuinely cheaper than purchasing in places like Marle Castle.

Walking on the street, Tiberus, somewhat disgruntled, asked, "Lord, why don’t you allow me to join the Black Forest Guard Knights? I went drinking last night; bragging got me booed by a crowd."

Based on Tiberus’s character, if he lacks something, he’d surely employ methods of "dueling," "threatening," "provoking" and forcibly seize what he wants, following his ’self-sufficient’ custom to procure a set of equipment, as long as it’s stylish enough.

Regarding this custom of his, Su Li usually turns a blind eye.

As long as he’s sufficiently loyal, Su Li doesn’t mind his arrogant and domineering nature; warriors from the north all have this tradition.