Chapter 672 Development Plan

Marianna shook her head and said:

"Are you crazy? There are so many people in this world, how can you record their life stories one by one!"

Paul refuted her and said: "Please don't exaggerate my words, just file the people under my rule."

Marianna: "You can't even know how many people there are in your territory!"

Paul laughed, "You are wrong. As of December last year, there were 536,873 people in Arda, including men..."

He explained the population situation of Arda one by one according to different dimensions, and Marianna widened her eyes in surprise.

"You...did you record everyone in the territory..."

The population figures accurate to single digits really surprised Marianna.

"Yes, we have surveyed them all and recorded them."

Paul answered with a very proud tone.

The household registration and equalization of the people is an important task of the investigation and statistics committee established before, but now this work has been transferred to the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the State Council.

He dared to guarantee that no other lord in the world could do as he did, and have such a detailed understanding of the people under his rule.

Mariana now doesn't understand why Paul is going to such great lengths. Does her son have an almost perverted desire for control?

She sighed.

"No one has ever done this before, so there must be many loopholes."

Paul said with a determined look: "No system is perfect at the beginning, and someone has to take the first step."

Then, the chief judge Thomas, who had been silent all the time, said: "My lord, it is a very huge project to establish a set of files for everyone, which will surely increase a lot of administrative costs."

"Why?" Paul looked at him, "Isn't this just right? Our school has trained so many literate people and recruited so many officials through exams. We have to find something for them to do."

"And I think that compared to the relatives of the traitors, those who are knowledgeable but can't find jobs that match their knowledge are more dangerous."

Thomas couldn't find a reason to refute Paul, so he had to say:

"I will re-draft the execution list according to your wishes. I hope your choice is correct, Count."

"Paul!" Mariana's tone was a little high. "You know what? I came to you to say goodbye to you."

"Oh? Have you finally abandoned me again?" Paul said in a joking tone.

But Mariana frowned, "But now I have changed my mind. I have to stay with you for a while longer to observe whether you are qualified as a lord!"

"It is for your safety and for the Graman family! Your father is gone, I think I have the obligation to protect you!"

"When necessary, I will use some special means to correct you. I swear to do what I say!"

There was a hint of severity in her tone, the attitude of a mother teaching her son, even when Paul denied her and the cause of the secret society.

Paul shook his head in some distress, his eyes wandering on the faces of Mariana and Thomas.

"You seem to be worried that I am a good person who does not distinguish between the important and the unimportant. Really, I don't understand why you look at me like this. Well, I know, it's my fault that I didn't explain it clearly."

"Come here!"

Paul called his chief secretary and told him to hang a map on the wall.

"What is this?"

Marianna and Thomas were surprised when they saw the map.

Paul introduced them: "This is the vast area north of the mountains in the north."

"I'm only talking about the coastal area. From south to north, it is the Tranquil Plain, the Lucky Forest, and the Black Water Basin."

Paul pointed at the map and read out the names of each place.

"The area of ​​this land is even one-third the size of the Kingdom of Aldo, but it is an unfamiliar area, a virgin treasure land."

Thomas: "What do you mean?"

"Yes!" Paul patted the map and said loudly: "I will follow the ancient tradition of the border lords of the kingdom and expand the territory of the Graman family to this vast area, to develop here, to operate here, and to make it as rich as the Northwest Bay."

"This is really breathtaking!" The chief judge commented.

"Of course, this requires a lot of manpower, and our Northwest Bay, especially Arda, has a small population, so it is a serious waste to execute so many people who are not directly involved in the rebellion!"

"I understand what you mean!" Thomas nodded, "You want to exile those who should be executed there as labor."

"Dear Thomas, you are right!" Paul showed a cruel smile, making himself look a little evil.

"It is undoubtedly a very cruel punishment to exile those who live in civilized society to these wild places. Although it is still a little lighter than the death penalty, the value they create can make up for the gap."

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The expression when he said this made Paul look like a vicious lord who wanted to squeeze the prisoners to death, but the experienced Marianna also saw the deliberate coldness of her son at a glance, and couldn't help sighing in her heart.

"This vast land has great potential! I heard that there is a vast black soil there, and you can squeeze out oil and water if you squeeze a handful of it. It must be very suitable for the growth of crops."

"I plan to turn this place into an agricultural base first, a major grain producing area developed completely in the large farm model!"

When he said this, Paul's face faded away from the coldness and turned into an enthusiastic look.

"I'm sure that if it is fully developed, the grain produced here will be more than enough to feed the entire Kingdom of Aldo."

He talked about his plan to the two people opposite him.

"Further east of this area is the orcs' grassland. If those arrogant barbarians really dare to invade Aldo, then this area will become a bridgehead to enter the grassland!"

"We are in the northwest bay, and we don't need to go through the Nerodan Corridor to go around. Our army can be transferred here by ship, using the grain produced here as supplies, and expedition to the orcs' grassland."

...

Paul's words surprised Mariana.

Is her son already planning a counterattack?

But the orcs' attack hasn't even started yet!

However, just as she had this thought, Bernard entered the room again, looking flustered.

Paul looked at him, "You seem to be in a hurry?"

"Yes, Lord Graman, something big has happened!"

Bernard handed a piece of paper to Paul.

"The Watcher Fortress has fallen, and the orc army has entered the northeastern region of the kingdom."

"And Her Highness Catherine's army is retreating westward!"