The sale of grain in the trade zone gradually stabilized, but a host of issues were presented to Ye Chen that required his consideration.
Looking at the pile of "memorials" that had just been delivered to his table, he couldn't help but feel like an emperor, overwhelmed by the sheer volume of state affairs.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen couldn't help but shudder. "No, no, I'm the kind of person who wants to retire. How can I die from overwork? I need to train a few capable ministers to help me."
He made up his mind, but he still had to see what he needed to see. Fortunately, the population in the territory was not large at the moment, and most things were just reported to him. There were only a few things that he really needed to decide.
"Gold coins have too much purchasing power, and we need smaller denominations of currency. We suggest using silver or copper coins as alternatives... Iron coins will do, and it will save us the trouble of searching for silver and copper mines."
"A bank is needed for currency exchange. It is recommended that the lord control it and establish the bank in the name of the lord, and arrange for a trusted member of the clan to manage it."
"This is easy to handle. Fatty's goblins are stingy, so it's best to let them manage the bank. But we can't just let goblins open the bank directly. Let's use Silver Laurel Moon Elves instead. It's a benefit for my own clan!"
"The Ruga tribe is small in number, with only two women, making it difficult for them to reproduce on their own? That's a troublesome matter. Oh well, let them develop on their own first, and we'll deal with other coastal tribes when they appear."
"The vampires cannot obtain enough blood, thus hindering their strength? Furthermore, because they are not allowed to kiss other races, coupled with their low reproductive capacity, their clan struggles to expand?"
"Hiss, so they've already allowed vampires to buy blood from the Aini tribe? That's fine then. As for the low birth rate, you're all immortal, how hard can it be for you to reproduce compared to the Ruga tribe? You're dreaming."
"..."
It took Ye Chen a whole morning to finally deal with the problems faced by each race, and he deeply felt the hardships of being a lord.
Previously, there were few people in the territory, and they were all relatives that he had recruited himself, so there were fewer troublesome things. Many things did not need to be brought to Ye Chen's place; the head steward Ye Xi would handle them directly for him.
But things are different now, especially in Xiniu Hezhou, where there is not only a large population but also various ethnic groups. If there are no sound management policies, it is easy for big problems to arise.
However, this is only temporary. Once the various races stabilize and are able to develop on their own, their own rulers will be able to handle all aspects of the affairs, and Ye Chen will only need to focus on the general direction.
"Everything is difficult at the beginning!" Ye Chen sighed helplessly as he looked out the window at the sky.
He then called Ye Xi over and handed her the documents he had just finished processing, so that she could distribute them to Ye Ling.
Although passing on information level by level is troublesome, it is the procedure and rule. In order to give the Silver Moon Elf Clan a transcendent status in Xiniu Hezhou, some procedures are unavoidable.
"Tell Ye Ling to let Xia Qingyi handle the money exchange business. The Silver Osmanthus Moon Elf will be selected as the manager. As for operations, I'll ask Fatty for some goblins who are good at finance!"
"Also, there's no need to worry about the smaller denominations of currency. Once the money exchange is established, we'll have Fatty's goblin bring the first batch of small-denomination currency!"
"Okay!" Ye Xi nodded in agreement, then turned and left.
With the decentralization of power, Ye Xi's tasks became much easier. Apart from managing the Yue'e servants, she mostly ran errands for Ye Chen, acting like a little secretary.
After finishing his business, Ye Chen stopped reading and instead summoned a black bird, which flew towards the fat man's territory.
Having received a large amount of resources from Qin Yang, the fat man's territory no longer remained on the Primordial Star, but broke away and began its own expansion.
In just one month, the fat man's territory has been completely transformed. The territory, which was originally only a thousand acres, has increased three or four times, and is now enough for the goblins to live on.
The dwarves have grown to a considerable size, forming a small village. Although they are not yet of much use, they have been able to hone their forging skills.
Unfortunately, Fatty doesn't dare to load the Steel Titan's lair yet. Loading a clan's lair would put pressure on his territory and the Seed of Hope. Unlike Ye Chen, he doesn't have such a vast territory. Loading two clan's lairs is already his limit. To load a third lair, he needs to continue expanding and stabilizing his territory.
This is also why Ye Chen has been holding the Dragon's Lair but hasn't loaded it yet. Loading too many clan nests into the territory in a short period of time is not a good thing. An excessive burden may cause the territory to collapse due to insufficient replenishment.
"Brother Chen! You're here!" With Ye Chen's arrival, the fat man's face lit up with joy, and he excitedly ran over. "Brother Chen, look, the latest communicator, doesn't it look just like the cell phone you mentioned? It has communication, video, and other functions, and it uses an independent signal, so you don't have to worry about being tracked by the Wanwu Building's signal!"
As soon as he landed, the fat man handed him a "cell phone". Due to the rapid development of communication, there are no cell phones on Earth, only wristbands, but they are similar in function.
Ye Chen took the phone and looked at it. He asked the fat man some questions and finally confirmed that he had indeed created the current communication device, which was essentially the same as the wristband.
"I'm saying, the functions are the same, and the wristband is obviously more convenient, so why did you have to make it look like a phone?" Ye Chen looked at the phone speechlessly.
"Hey, isn't this just habitual thinking? Since we've made phones, we might as well make them all look like phones. But it's okay, they're not in mass production yet. We can change it back to a wristband style later!" the fat man said, scratching his head.
"How's the signal?" Ye Chen continued to ask.
“Same dimension is definitely not a problem. As for cross dimension, according to Mina, it is theoretically feasible, but it still needs to be tested. You know, we are in the Cavern of Time, so we can't test cross dimension communication, right?” the fat man replied helplessly.
Ye Chen nodded, agreeing that this was indeed the case; they could only verify it once they were out of there.
Next, Ye Chen told Fatty about the iron coins and the money shop. Fatty immediately patted his chest and agreed, promising to forge the first batch of iron coins within three days and deliver them to Ye Chen along with the goblins.
They even decided on a name for Ye Chen: Primordial Coin. It came in various forms, from iron to silver and eventually to different gold denominations. The first two were only allowed to circulate on Primordial Star and within his territory, while only the gold coin could be traded with other lords.
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