Chapter 62 Closed-Door Meeting (Please read! Please recommend!)
Chapter 62 Closed-Door Meeting
【Preface | Must read】
The modifications and adjustments to the monetary system of this book are as follows: 1. In subsequent articles, gold coins, silver shillings and copper plates will be used as the common currency of the Norman Empire.
One gold coin is equal to 20 silver shillings, and one silver shilling is equal to 20 copper coins, that is, one gold coin is equal to 400 copper coins.
2. All prices mentioned in the previous text that need to be modified should be adjusted here. Do not modify them directly in the previous text for the time being.
Three baskets of feces can be exchanged for one copper coin.
The total cost of building the Hanging Garden is 2,300 gold coins.
The first sale of sea salt and sugar made a total profit of 500 gold coins.
The second sale of sea salt and sugar brought in a total profit of 800 gold coins.
The soldier's salary was 3 gold coins (1,200 copper coins) per year.
The salary of the Royal Guards is 4 gold coins (1,600 copper coins) per year.
The average civilian in Idar County earns about 1.5 gold coins (600 copper plates) per year.
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(If there are any incomplete parts, please point them out. The price level of the Norman Empire will be based on the price level of the Western Middle Ages.) Some references: [1] Xu Hao. Legal status, population ratio and income level - On several issues of medieval Western European craftsmen [J]. Historical Theory Research, 2013(01):93-105+160. [2] Li Yunfei. A study on serfdom in medieval England - From the perspective of labor limitation and conversion before the Black Death [J]. World History, 2007(05):80-86. [3] Xu Hao. A preliminary study on the income and consumption level of the middle class in medieval Europe [J]. Historical Journal, 2018(03):40-52. [4] Yu Min. An investigation on the causes of changes in salt prices in Britain in the middle and late Middle Ages and early modern times [J]. Salt Industry History Research, 2012(04):3-16. ——
Aging is a long process, although Bruno hopes to shorten it.
But fundamentally speaking...he is a nobleman with a conscience!
Therefore, the first batch of whiskey from Idar is expected to be officially bottled on the day when the road connecting Idar City and Mann's Fortress is completed.
Bruno has even decided on a name for it: "Water of Life"! When it's time to sell it, it will be packaged and promoted, and the price will have to be several times higher.
Whose money is easiest to cheat... er, no, it's the easiest to make money from.
The answer is of course the nobility! The nobility are the richest group of people in the world!
Today's Norman Empire is no longer the invincible empire it was when it was first established.
When the original meritorious nobles gradually passed away, their descendants enjoyed the wealth and power that their ancestors had earned with their blood and sweat, and gradually sank into the former glory of the empire. They had long lost the blood in their hearts and only regarded the so-called aristocratic dignity as the most important thing.
Although he gained face, he had already lost the substance.
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Nowadays, everything in Idar is running in an orderly manner.
The Namur Fortress in the north was slowly built by the serfs' day and night labor, and the cement road in the south was paved rapidly at Bruno's urging.
In the fields where seeds were sown by serfs and civilians, the wheelbarrow by the river was creaking as it turned, and the curved plow was slowly moving forward pulled by oxen.
At the Cape Salt Field, piles of snow-white salt sparkle brightly in the sun, and are then loaded onto oxcarts in the salty sea breeze.
At the fishing port, fishing boats travel back and forth between the sea and the land, delivering fresh fish to the tables of the Idar people.
In the study, Anel drew magic circles over and over again, and then helplessly threw the waste drafts to the ground.
The winery has already started brewing whiskey, and the papermaking workshop is also meticulously carrying out the fermentation steps according to Bruno's instructions.
However, Bruno sensed something... a problem in this peaceful atmosphere.
Although this problem does not seem particularly serious at present, it will become increasingly prominent as Idar's economic strength grows.
Simply put, Bruno felt that there were major flaws in the management system of Idar County.
There are serious overlaps and conflicts in the responsibilities of many people.
This is particularly evident among the lowest-level officials in Idar.
Idar's subordinates do not have clear departmental boundaries. They may help old Ford calculate income and expenditure today, and help Shabi clean up shit tomorrow. In short, their scope of authority is extremely vague, and there is not even a definite job division.
Although nothing has gone wrong now, who should Bruno turn to when something goes wrong?
Streamline the organization and clarify the responsibilities! As soon as this sentence came out of Bruno's head, it stayed there firmly.
The next day.
Bruno summoned all the important officials of Idar, including Old Ford, Shabi, L'Obida and others, to the lord's castle and held the first formal closed-door meeting of the Lord of Idar.
Everyone was caught off guard by the sudden meeting convened by their Lord Earl.
After all, over the years, has his master ever taken the initiative to pay attention to the major and minor events in Idar Territory?
The spacious banquet hall of Lord Idar's castle has been decorated with a new look. In addition to Bruno, Old Ford, Shabi, Lister, L'Obida and Sam Layton, only White Barrel, who was in charge of the construction of the wonders, and Arnel Blood, the only mage apprentice in the territory, were allowed to attend the meeting.
As for the servants in the lord's castle, they were all given a day off.
"The purpose of this closed-door meeting today is mainly to summarize the major and minor events that happened in Idar Territory last year, and then to make work arrangements for various matters in Idar Territory this year." Bruno said seriously.
"Last year, the total expenditure of Idar County was about 3,800 gold coins, of which 2,300 gold coins were used to build the Sky Garden."
"However, the total income of Idar Territory last year was only 3,300 gold coins, of which 2,000 gold coins came from land taxes and crop output. This means that Idar Territory had a total deficit of about 500 gold coins last year, and this part of the gold coins was made up by the gold coins saved from previous years."
Everyone present except old Ford, who was in charge of the money, was shocked when they heard Bruno's words.
After all, in their inherent impression, it is normal to have a large surplus every year.
Bruno continued, "...As for this year, due to the large-scale use of cement, the construction cost of Namur Fortress is expected to be reduced to around 3,000 gold coins."
"But at the same time, the revenue of Cape Salt Field is expected to reach more than 3,000 gold coins for the first time this year, and because there is no fallow land in Idar Territory this year, the income from land output and taxes will double, reaching an unprecedented 4,000 gold coins!" Bruno finally couldn't help the smile on his face.
This is 7,000 gold coins! You know, the average income of an ordinary earldom in the Norman Empire is about 3,000 gold coins. Even the rich earldoms in the western part of the empire only have an annual income of 5,000 to 6,000 gold coins! Rich!
But... Bruno might be the only one here who thinks so.
The corners of Old Ford's mouth twitched. He just wanted to say that if those... fertilizers were ineffective, then the land output next year would drop sharply...
However, after all, this was the first time that Bruno had convened such a meeting. As the chief steward of Lord Idar, he could not openly defy his master, so he could only nod his head, as a sign of agreement with his master's opinion.
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