King-Chapter 1445 - 9: The Times Are Advancing

The political issue is also an issue of price.

As long as the interests are sufficient, there’s nothing that can’t be negotiated.

The secret talks are intensifying, and the Expeditionary Army is becoming increasingly busy.

With the withdrawal of armies from various countries, the Alpha Kingdom’s control zone has expanded significantly again.

The current problem is: the pie is big enough, but everyone’s stomach capacity hasn’t increased.

This kind of blissful trouble was something that no one dared to dream of in the past, and now they’ve actually encountered it.

After years of hunger, finally catching up with a feast, it’s natural to overeat.

The Expedition Army Corps encountered this issue; the spoils they captured filled the ports, but due to an insufficient number of ships, they couldn’t transport everything back quickly.

New Moon Port.

Watching the ships coming in and out every day, Hudson showed a satisfied smile.

While other nobles were still suffering from insufficient transport, the Snow Moon Territory had already begun to enjoy the dividends brought by plundering the Papal State.

Grain was brought back ship after ship, and population was sent to the Near East Region ship after ship.

Of course, this was partly due to Hudson’s emphasis on maritime transport, but more so because of "gold-spending."

Not all countries, like the Alpha Kingdom, want population, grain, and treasures; many just wanted to make a fortune.

The plundered population and grain naturally needed to be monetized.

Through "buy, buy, buy," Hudson quickly established cooperative relationships with the nobles of these countries, also hiring their ships.

The Near East Development Bank had two main operations in the Papal State: buying goods and attracting deposits.

With the bank’s cash flow, Hudson became the largest buyer in the Papal State region.

If someone were to compile import and export economic data, they’d be astonished to find that the total imports of Snow Moon Territory alone accounted for more than half of the Kingdom’s total imports and exports.

As a result, Snow Moon Territory’s total debt doubled again, showing a trend of aligning with the Kingdom Government, with total debt directly breaking through the 43 million mark.

This is just the beginning!

According to current trends, Snow Moon Territory’s total monthly debt will increase by five million gold coins, with a continuing rising trend.

Looking at the data, one can see there are as many as 150 ships traveling monthly between Snow Moon Territory and the Papal State, with a total tonnage approaching 200,000 tons.

One-tenth of the entire continent’s merchant ships are working for Master Hudson.

The monthly influx of population into Snow Moon Territory continues to set new records, with last month’s figure surpassing 400,000.

Since the war broke out, the total population transferred from the Papal State to Snow Moon Territory has exceeded 1.3 million.

If not for many sellers depositing their money into the Near East Development Bank, increasing credit limits, Hudson wouldn’t sustain it.

High returns often come with high risks; if a bank run crisis erupts, the Near East Development Bank could collapse instantly.

Fortunately, everyone’s attention is currently on the "Magic Cataclysm," otherwise Hudson’s large-scale operations would have caused a huge uproar long ago.

Compared to Hudson’s gamble, other kingdom nobles are much more "miserly." They would rather not spend a single gold coin on loot they can seize themselves.

If one doesn’t buy others’ goods and only wants to hire others’ ships, it naturally won’t be easy.

This is why Hudson’s side is filled with merchant ships, while other nobles yearn for them!

To transport the loot, kingdom aristocrats even mobilized large fishing boats.

Slowly moving along the coastline, the speed was indeed a bit slow, but it was better than nothing.

Shipyards in various places, to meet deadlines, operated continuously for 24 hours a day.

To improve construction efficiency, many of the kingdom’s shipyards had scenes of Magicians serving as "technicians".

From this perspective, Hudson’s actions have already impacted the kingdom’s social development.

Before this, the lofty masters of magic would never do such manual labor.

The mage masters stepping down and participating in societal labor undoubtedly provided a huge stimulus to productivity development.

Of course, it is still somewhat immature because the number of Magicians is too small, making their labor costs too high.

Only Major Nobles can afford to employ Magicians; other nobles can’t afford such a price unless they are family.

Bathing under the sea breeze, Hudson smiled and said, "Sir Rudolf, the Near East Development Bank cannot continue growing so wildly.

The continent is currently in chaos, and art products definitely won’t fetch a good price in the short term. Apart from precious unique items, we won’t accept anything else.

The loot that has already been received must be monetized quickly to increase the bank’s cash flow.

There is also a batch of Magic Potions in the house; let’s take this opportunity to sell them, and deposit the earnings directly into my personal account.

This time, only customers with a deposit of over one million gold coins are allowed to buy, and it must be limited.

The more they deposit, the more potions they can buy.

Other customers who want to buy must first spend at least 30,000 gold coins in the bank to qualify to apply.

Set the specific standards yourself.

In the future, all rare Magic Potions and some urgently needed goods will follow this model!"

Bundling consumption is something Hudson always despised. But now that he’s the seller, it’s different. freewēbnoveℓ.com

The Near East Development Bank had done similar operations to attract customers before, but they were much more discreet.

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