Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Centralization and Enfeoffment
Harding bought the land to plant olive trees because his family's business depended on the slave trade.
Once the slave trade was hit, the family would face too many uncertainties, and its industry was too single and it had no ability to resist risks.
For example, now that Daenerys Targaryen has freed the slaves, the Marek family has directly lost its source of income and can only live on its legacy.
The same situation applies to the other five families, whose only mainstay of business is the slave trade.
It is precisely because of this that they became reactionaries in Meereen, constantly trying to drive Daenerys out of the Slave Bay and restore slavery.
As for the pro-dragon and neutral factions, although they also rely on the slave trade to make money, they do not rely solely on the slave trade. They also sell olive oil, Ghiscari wine, etc.
So even without the slave trade, they can still make money now.
Especially the Daznak and Karal families, their estates in the Kaiser Mountains still have a large number of olive trees planted, and the original wall-building and land clearing did not affect them.
They also took the initiative to restore the slaves on the manor into free people.
In addition to the necessary food, only one copper coin was needed every day to allow the freed slaves to continue working for them like slaves.
In this way, by paying only a few insignificant copper coins, Daenerys had no reason to attack the manor in the mountains.
To be honest, they also regretted not opening up an estate in the Cathar Mountains. No one expected that Daenerys would suddenly appear and liberate the slaves.
In their eyes, Daenerys is a psychopath. Her ancestor Valyria was also a slave.
And they just wanted to be honest and guard the inheritance passed down by their ancestors, but inexplicably they became evil people who deserved to die.
Similarly, Locke wanted to join the Giant Wave Merchants because he discovered the problems of the family business just like Harding.
However, the two of them did not expect that they had undercover agents planted by the other party under their command.
Then Locke laughed, "Nephew Harding, what you said makes sense. I really shouldn't doubt you just based on this. It was my uncle who was careless."
Harding smiled and said nothing. Now the nephew and uncle were starting to get closer. Why wasn't it like this just now?
The other four nobles did not notice anything wrong and just thought it was a simple misunderstanding.
These four people fit the image of stupid and ignorant nobles very well. It can be said that they have nothing but money, including their brains.
Then the meeting between the two foxes, each with his own ulterior motives, and the four idiots ended just like that.
As for Meereen, although it seemed calm on the surface, the waves were already surging in the dark.
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A month passed in a flash, to be precise, it should be 28 days.
Jack took a clipper and returned to Poseidon Island in just 28 days.
At this time, Pier No. 1 in Neptune City was already full of people, all of them were curious about what the Sea King, whose name they had only heard of, looked like.
Soon the ship docked and Jack walked off the ship in a square step.
Walking in the Square Step is steady and can make the superior look more majestic, especially when a leader walks in the Square Step, it will give people a sense of security and reliability.
It's a pity that Jack doesn't have a beard, so he looks less mature.
But Jack's young and handsome appearance also makes people feel emotional.
"Is that Lord Poseidon? He looks so young."
"I heard from Lord Newgate that His Majesty the Sea King seems to be only 16 years old. How can he not be young?"
"Great! His Majesty the Sea King is back. That evil dragon can no longer run rampant!"
"Brother, what happened to you that you actually said that Korakshu, the guardian god of Sea King Island, is an evil dragon?"
"Hmph, that evil dragon ate the cow I bought, what do you think?"
"And Lord Newgate did not compensate you?"
"I lost money, three times the compensation, so I decided to try my luck again with my newly bought cow."
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Amid the discussions of the crowd, Jack simply waved and said hello a few times, then quickly headed to the Poseidon Palace on the shore of Tianyan Lake.
The planned Sea King City covers an area of 5,000 square kilometers and construction will start from the Sea King Palace in the center.
However, at this time, the Poseidon Palace was only in its infancy.
It's not even a prototype, but fortunately there are habitable rooms inside.
The total area of the Seychelles Islands is more than 20,000 square kilometers, of which Neptune Island occupies half, 11,000 square kilometers.
(See Tianjin)
Sixty percent of the trees on the island have been cut down. Jack plans to leave one tenth to make the island look a little green, and cut down the rest.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are finally back. I was so worried about you." Newgate came out in a hurry.
What happened on the island during this period made Newgate very worried.
Whether it is the mischievous Korakshu or the mysterious water monster that has been causing panic among people recently, they both give him a headache.
Jack frowned and said seriously, "Newgate?"
"ah?"
Newgate was frightened by Jack's serious expression. He thought Jack was blaming him for his poor performance.
"Is your hair getting thinner again?"
It is often said that serving the king is like serving a tiger. At this moment, Newgate finally understood the meaning of this sentence.
Jack smiled and patted Newgate's arm, then walked towards the Palace of Poseidon.
After Jack left, Vitelli greeted Newgate and said, "Grandpa Newgate, long time no see. Your white beard has grown longer again. Don't you trim it?"
Newgate looked at Viteliel kindly, "It's been a long time since we last met, little girl. You've grown up so fast."
The relationship between Newgate and Vitellier is like that between a grandfather and grandson. In the beginning, Newgate took great care of Vitellier.
At this moment, Korakxiu, who was sleeping, suddenly felt a chill.
He stood up suddenly and looked back, only to see a young man holding a wooden ruler looking at him with a gloomy face.
Korakxiu turned his head and prepared to continue sleeping, but suddenly he woke up and his old father who was far away in the sky appeared.
But unfortunately, Jack really came back, and chaos ensued.
When Newgate and Vitellier arrived, Jack was already sitting on the throne with Korakhu crawling at his feet.
Jack was looking through the government affairs on the desk. When he beat Colax just now, Colax had crawled under the table.
Just as he was about to overturn the table, he accidentally discovered a memorial on the table.
The above was a work report from a man named Hakimi. What surprised Jack was that this man actually managed a logging team of 3,000 people.
The most important thing is that this person is a high-level slave who was a teacher.
"Newgate, this Hakimi is in charge of 3,000 people. Can a teacher manage them all?"
"Your Majesty, this is certainly manageable, and it is arranged in an orderly manner. These teachers and housekeepers are all good at management, much better than me."
Jack was secretly shocked. He suddenly realized that high-level slaves such as butlers and teachers were similar to the maesters in Westeros.
Especially the butlers. Many aristocratic families are like a small kingdom, and each senior butler is equivalent to a hand of the king.
Even stronger than the Hand of the King. After all, the Hand of the King in Westeros is not selected based on his internal affairs ability.
There are now a total of one thousand citizens on Neptune Island who are former stewards and teachers, plus the Chamber of Commerce buys some from outside from time to time, a total of 1,100 people.
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