Chapter 284: The New Administrator

Some of the things Chahaer said are indeed a problem.

Although Luoning currently holds valuable things like the Ironwood Workshop, porcelain, and silk, none of these industries have been expanded yet.

He is not worried about the armor made of ironwood; after all, the fully armed infantry squad of the Wubei Territory in this war has already shown others its effectiveness.

Things that are cheaper to produce than iron armor but still have a certain effect will definitely have a market.

As long as the goods are brought out and led by Viscount Mawen, there will be no need to worry about sales.

Although the porcelain and silk have not been mass-produced, they have both been "appraised" by Lulansi and also have a broad market.

Once Luogena returns this time, Luoning needs him and Pier-sen to take the caravan and start opening up sales channels, and what is needed right now is more finished products.

For this reason, Luoning made a trip to Huitu Village and Ziguo Village.

During this period, the potter Jim and his apprentices have improved their skills, and over a hundred white porcelain bowls have already been produced.

It is just that colored porcelain is still under research, and the finished products are not very good.

As for the sericulture of Huoen and Lia, although many died, they harvested many times more cocoons than in previous years.

Even now, the cocoons have not been fully collected.

"My Lord, there are still too few mulberry trees."

Huoen felt it was a pity: "Later I saw that the leaves were not enough, so I gave up on a room full of silkworms in poor condition; otherwise, more could have been raised!"

"Then expand the planting of mulberry trees this year."

Luoning said: "Have Wilson arrange more manpower for you; from now on, Ziguo Village does not need to plant wheat fields, just change them all to mulberry fields."

The land reclaimed by Ziguo Village is less than nine hundred mu, and the profit from planting barley and wheat is not as great as that from planting mulberry and raising silkworms.

Without needing to worry about food, changing to mulberry fields to produce more silk and weave more silk is the right path.

"With your word, my Lord, I can rest easy!"

Huoen had already planned ahead, just waiting for Luoning to give the word to start changing wheat to mulberry.

After dealing with these matters, Luoning rode his warhorse to Shanlin Town to inspect the matters related to the papermaking workshop he had arranged before leaving.

He had already used the first batch of paper; although it was rough and had bumps and pits in some places, it was undeniable that it was a good start.

With the use of paper, the spread of knowledge in the Wubei Territory will become simpler and cheaper than before, which will be helpful for improving the overall cultural level in the later stages.

"Brother Luoning, can I follow you out of the Wubei Territory now?"

Ailin rode on the back of Black Tiger, following along the side like a little tag-along.

"Of course, my promise is certainly valid."

Luoning had said back then that if Ailin reached the level of an Intermediate Mage, he could take her out, and there was no need for him to break his word.

"I am going to Wushan Castle soon; if it is convenient for you, just come along."

"Yay~" Ailin cheered, the sound carrying far through the forest.

Luoning, however, was looking at the Black Tiger beneath her.

This Storm Magic Beast cub has been raised for nearly a year now, and its body length has reached 1.7 meters, looking like a majestic big dog.

Moreover, it is not hard to see that it carries the petite Ailin and gallops all the way without feeling any pressure, which shows its extraordinary stamina.

Luoning heard from Ailin that Black Tiger can now occasionally enter a state of Concealment for a short time, which shows that it is already a Level 2 Magical Beast and has mastered Level 2 Magic.

Fortunately, Black Tiger lived with dogs when it was young and has always received good training not to bite people indiscriminately; otherwise, having a Level 2 Magical Beast that can turn invisible living in the territory would be a dangerous factor.

"Ailin, has Black Tiger recently had any behaviors different from usual, such as howling, sniffing, or frequent scent marking?"

Ailin tilted her head and thought seriously, then shook her head, "It doesn't seem to have these phenomena. Brother, why are you asking this?"

"Oh, then it should not be in heat yet."

Luoning said with a smile: "Tell me when you find Black Tiger in this situation, and I will find a male wolf for it to mate with, and then it will give birth to a litter of wolf cubs."

A glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, "That way, the Wubei Territory might be able to give birth to a team of wolf cavalry in the future."

Ailin's face turned red upon hearing this, and she buried her head in embarrassment.

What heat, male wolf, female wolf, mating, giving birth to wolf cubs... How could he say these words that make people feel embarrassed to hear?

Seeing this scene, Luoning couldn't help but laugh; he had forgotten that there was a young girl beside him.

"Ailin, you have changed a lot in the past year."

Ailin couldn't help but raise her head, blinking her eyes at Luoning on the horse, her big eyes full of questions.

"When I saw you last year, you were still a child playing with mud on the mountain, and your appearance was quite ordinary, but now you are growing more and more beautiful."

She lowered her head again, her face flushed red all of a sudden, and she whispered in rebuttal: "I wasn't playing with mud on the mountain..."

At that time, she was clearly climbing trees with her little friends.

Over the next few days, Luoning took Ailin around several towns, both to inspect the production and living conditions of each town and to make plans for the next step.

The two thousand Slaves purchased from Andongni last time have been arranged in Shanlin Town and Heitu Town, and now the population of the territory has reached over eighteen thousand.

When the twenty thousand population promised by Weijinsi and the ten thousand people gathered by Kaerbi arrive, the population of the Wubei Territory will be close to fifty thousand.

By then, Luoning will probably have completed two stages of the 【Population Prosperity】 achievement.

And before these people arrive, the corresponding arrangement work must be prepared in advance; Wilson has experience in this and can handle it completely.

That night, in Luoning's study at Zhaozebao.

Sailin did not know why the Lord would suddenly summon him; on the way here, he had thought many times about what he had done recently, and it seemed there was nothing inappropriate, right?

Was it about the matter of his previous lord, Leisen?

But it is said that Leisen has been dead for several months.

"Sailin, although you were once Leisen's Steward, since you have served me, I have seen your loyalty and recognized your ability, so I have a matter now that I need to entrust to you."

Sailin's anxious heart settled down, and he bowed humbly and said: "It is my honor to serve you, my Lord!"

"Before long, I may obtain a new territory, on the Southwest Territory of the Wushan Territory; it lacks an Administrator to work for me, and I think you are quite suitable."

The affairs in Chishan Town are currently handled by Ruidar, but Luoning does not want Ruidar to put his energy into these matters; he needs to find a reliable Administrator with a simple background.

Wilson could not leave Wubei Territory for the time being, and among his subordinates, Sailin was the most measured and knowledgeable, making him clearly the most suitable choice.

When it came down to it, Luoning still did not have enough capable people under him; this situation might ease after the victory in this war, but for key positions, he still needed to use those he could trust or those who could only rely on him.

Wilson and Chahaer were the people Luoning could trust;

while Sailin was the type who had not yet been fully trusted, but could only live better by relying on Luoning.

Both types of people could be used with peace of mind.

At this moment, Sailin's eyes widened; he had originally thought that with his past experience of having pledged loyalty to Leisen, it would be impossible for him to be entrusted with important tasks again.

He truly did not expect to become an Administrator so quickly!

As expected, Wilson was right; the Lord's style of doing things was beyond what ordinary people could compare to.

"Sailin thanks you for your trust!"

He knelt on the ground in excitement, offering his loyalty: "I will not fail your commission, and I will do my utmost to manage the new territory well for you!" (End of chapter)