Chapter 118 Warcraft Cavalry 1

After Richard returned to the territory, he immediately gave Lost a long vacation and asked him to visit his relatives in the Kingdom of Ryan.

Richard fulfilled his promise, which moved Lost so much that he knelt on one knee, saluted Richard with a salute of loyalty, and left Harland Territory neatly.

This trip to the Kingdom of Ryan was more than 3,000 kilometers round trip.

This farewell, there may not be a chance to meet again in the future.

After Lost left, Claude took over as the captain of the 8th Squadron.

When Richard returned to the territory, it was already early May, and the territory had completed spring plowing.

In recent years, the better cultivated paddy fields in the territory have been reclaimed. Four thousand hectares of paddy fields have been reclaimed in the 5,000 square kilometers of the territory, which is less than one percent of the total area of ​​the territory.

The yield of paddy fields is very good. In normal years, it can reach 300 kilograms per mu, and it will be higher in bumper years. Four thousand hectares of paddy fields can produce 9,000 tons of grain.

Nine thousand tons of grain is enough for 25,000 people in the territory to eat for a year.

In addition to paddy fields, the territory has also reclaimed 6,000 hectares of dry land.

The Grant Kingdom is close to the coast, and the Harland Territory is less than 400 kilometers away from the sea. The rainfall here is very sufficient, reaching 600-800 mm per year.

Even if it is dry land, it is not particularly short of water.

The yield of dry land is only 120 kilograms per mu, and 6,000 hectares of farmland can produce 5,400 tons of grain.

If this batch of grain is sold, it is worth about 10,000 gold coins.

The development of the Harland Territory is now on the right track.

Relying on the steel and liquor business, there is a net income of 500 gold coins every month.

The miscellaneous income from brown sugar, honey, royal jelly, etc., adds up to 1,500 gold coins each year.

Bricks, cement, charcoal, coke and other materials are now mainly supplied to the territory. After completing Baron Sharp's order, the kiln factory has no income.

At present, the brown sugar plantation has planted 1,300 brown sugar trees. The brown sugar trees planted last year have grown a lot taller, and the output of brown sugar this year can be doubled.

According to Richard's estimate, the output of brown sugar this year can reach three tons, and according to the output value, it can reach 240 gold coins a year.

As time goes by, the output of brown sugar is still increasing rapidly. When the brown sugar plantation is full of brown sugar trees, it will not be a problem to produce more than 2,000 tons.

At that time, even if the price is reduced by ten times, there will still be huge profits.

There are tens of millions of people in the northern border. Even if the population with consumption capacity is only 200,000 or 300,000, the vast majority of the consumer population are military families, grassroots officials, Warcraft hunters, high-level mercenaries, some craftsmen with higher technical levels, and a few opera and drama actors.

Brown sugar is now sold at one silver coin per kilogram. Even people with consumption capacity can only taste it occasionally.

If you want to expand the market scale, price reduction has become inevitable.

Because the consumption scale of nobles who can afford high prices is very small. There are more than 100 hereditary barons in the northern border area, plus high-level bureaucrats, and the population adds up to only a few thousand.

How much money can be made even if the market of a few thousand people is completely monopolized?

Moreover, it has to compete with honey, and some nobles prefer honey.

If the lower level of the market is popularized to 200,000 or 300,000 consumers, it is not a problem to earn 30,000 gold coins a year if the northern border market is well done.

However, it is estimated that it will be difficult to develop to the south of the Grant Kingdom.

There are several provinces in the south of the kingdom, and both duchies have a large number of beekeeping industries.

This is not a world of free trade. It is impossible to sell competitive goods in other people's sphere of influence.

But the profit of 30,000 gold coins is already very considerable.

Moreover, the Harland territory can develop its own market. If there are hundreds of thousands of consumers in the territory, even if the income of brown sugar is reduced tenfold, the annual profit will increase to 50,000 or 60,000 gold coins.

Although the output value of the brown sugar business is very small now, it is actually very potential like the steel market.

Although the profit of liquor is high, the brewing process is too simple. Even if Richard guards it strictly, it is difficult to monopolize the process for too long.

After all, the grain wine brewing process is already available in the northern border, and the grain fermentation technology is mature. As long as a distillation process is added, liquor can be brewed.

It is estimated that competitors will appear in a few years.

This year, the territory's finances are very good. Not counting the 10,000 gold coins delivered by Jerram in winter, it is estimated that there will be a lot of income left.

Seeing that peace has lasted for two years, Richard began to prepare for war.

This year, after Richard bought slaves, he newly organized the eighth squadron.

Including the eighth squadron, the Harland family already has eight infantry squadrons, with more than 1,200 professional soldiers.

This year, Richard plans to establish a cavalry squadron.

Now the Harland family already has 30 iron-horned horses, plus the five horses of the Soros family, which barely has the framework of half a Warcraft cavalry squadron.

In addition, a group of professional officers have been trained in the territory, and there is a talent reserve.

The conditions for establishing a small-scale Warcraft cavalry are already in place.

The Warcraft Cavalry is the strongest fighting force of the human kingdom.

The reason why the Orc Empire is afraid of the human kingdom and dare not launch a full-scale war is that it is afraid of the Warcraft Cavalry of the major kingdoms.

There are many types of Warcraft Cavalry in various countries. The most powerful Holy Glorious Empire has a 180-man Wyvern Cavalry Regiment.

Every Wyvern Knight is a mid-level or above professional, the grassroots officers are all high-level, and the commanders of the Wyvern Cavalry Regiment are all legendary.

This cavalry regiment of less than 200 people can easily defeat any of Grant's main armies.

You should know that the Wyvern Cavalry Regiment is an air superior army that can attack any town or army of the other side.

With a powerful Wyvern Cavalry, it is enough to fight against thousands of enemies, and its deterrent power is stronger than that of an army of 200,000.

In addition to the Wyvern Cavalry, the Human Kingdom also has various flying arms such as the Lion Duck Cavalry, the Flying Tiger Cavalry, and the Pegasus Cavalry.

Each flying arm is the trump card of a powerful country.

There is no large-scale flying magic beast unit in the Grant Kingdom.

Among the nearby countries, only the Ryan Kingdom has a Lion Duck Knight Regiment with less than 300 people.

In order to deal with this cavalry regiment, the eagle-man needs to concentrate thousands of professionals to suppress this Lion Duck Flying Regiment.

In addition to flying magic beasts, the Human Kingdom also has a powerful ground magic beast unit.

For example, the Earth Dragoon Regiment, the Earth Giant Bear Cavalry Regiment, the Unicorn Cavalry Regiment, etc. These powerful monsters are not weaker than high-level professionals. Even if they are few in number, they can still exert strong combat effectiveness.

In the Duke of Jonathan's territory, there is a twelve-man Earth Dragoon Squadron, and the team members are all high-level professionals trained by the Jonathan family.

This small force has killed generals and captured flags on the battlefield, and has made countless military achievements. Their strength is enough to kill legends.