Closed-door meeting

【Written in front|must read】

The modifications and adjustments to the monetary system of this book are as follows:

1. Gold coins, silver shillings and copper plates will be used as common currencies of the Norman Empire in subsequent articles.

Among them, 1 gold coin is equal to 20 silver shillings, 1 silver shilling is equal to 20 copper plates, that is, 1 gold coin is equal to 400 copper plates.

2. All the prices mentioned in the previous article that need to be modified will be adjusted here, and will not be modified directly in the previous article for the time being.

Three baskets of feces can be exchanged for 1 copper plate.

The construction of the sky garden costs a total of 2,300 gold coins.

The first time I sold sea salt and white sugar, I made a total of 500 gold coins.

The second time the sale of sea salt and sugar made a total of 800 gold coins.

The soldiers' military pay is 3 gold coins (1,200 copper plates) per year.

The personal guards pay is 4 gold coins (1,600 copper coins) per year.

Idar earns about 1.5 gold coins (600 copper plates) per year.

...

(If there are any incomplete points, you can mention that the price level of the Norman Empire will be based on the price level of the West in the medieval world.)

Some references:

[1] Xu Hao. Legal identity, population proportion 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 the serfdom of medieval England——From the perspective of labor limitations and conversions 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 the Middle Ages in the Middle Ages[J]. Journal of Historical Sciences, 2018(03): 40-52.

[4] Yu Min. An investigation into the causes of changes in salt prices in Britain in the middle and late medieval periods and early modern times [J]. Research on Salt Industry History, 2012(04):3-16.

——

Aging is a long process, although Bruno hopes to reduce the time.

But fundamentally speaking... he is a conscientious nobleman!

Therefore, the first batch of whiskeys in Idal are expected to be officially removed and bottled on the day the road connecting Idal City and Mann Fortress was completed.

Even the name Bruno has already thought of it, it is called "Water of Life"!

When the sale is done, the price must be at least several times.

Who is the best person to cheat money... Uh, no, it is the best to make money.

The answer is of course the nobles!

The nobles are the richest people in the world!

Now the Norman Empire is no longer the unrivaled empire when it was just established.

When the initial meritorious nobles gradually left, their descendants enjoyed the wealth and authority exchanged for their ancestors with their blood and sweat, gradually sinking into the glory of the empire in the past, and had long lost their blood in their hearts, and only regarded the so-called noble demeanor as the most important thing.

Although I have earned my face, I have already lost my inner strength.

...

Nowadays, everything in Idal is running in an orderly manner.

The Namur Fortress in the north was slowly built under the day and night of the serfs' work, and the cement road in the south was paved rapidly under the urging of Bruno.

In the fields where seeds were sown by serfs and civilians, the trolley by the river was creaking and squeaking, and the bent plow slowly moved forward under the pull of the ox.

At the Cape Salt Field, snow-white salt piles flashed with dazzling light in the sun, and then were loaded onto a ox cart in the salty and fishy sea breeze.

At the fishing port wharf, fishing boats traveled back and forth between the sea and the land, and brought lively fresh fish to the dining table of the Idar people.

Anel drew the magic circles over and over in the study, and then he helplessly threw the scrap manuscripts to the ground.

The winemaking workshop has begun to brew whiskey, and the papermaking workshop is also meticulously following Bruno's instructions to carry out the fermentation steps.

However, Bruno noticed a little...a problem in this peaceful atmosphere.

Although this problem does not seem particularly serious at the moment, as Idar's economic strength grows, it will become increasingly prominent.

Simply put, Bruno feels that the management system of Idal has great disadvantages.

Many people have serious interweaving and entanglement in terms of their territories.

For example, when it comes to the management of Cape Salt Field, Old Ford, as the butler of Idal, has the right to inquire, but Lobida is the direct person in charge of Cape Salt Field, and the escort of the Salt Field is under the jurisdiction of Sam Leiden.

Although nothing has happened yet, when something goes wrong, who should Bruno look for?

Streamline the organization and clarify the powers!

As soon as this sentence emerged from Bruno's head, it stayed firmly there.

The next day.

Bruno convened all the important officials of Idal, including Old Ford, Shabi, Lobida and others to the Lord's Castle and held the first closed-door meeting of the Idal's leader in the official sense.

Everyone was caught off guard by the sudden meeting of his own Count.

After all, over the years, my master has taken the initiative to pay attention to the big and small things about Idal?

The spacious banquet hall of Lord Idal Castle has been completely renovated. Except for Bruno, Old Ford, Shabi, Liszt, Lobida and Sam Leiden, only White Barrell, responsible for the construction of the wonders, and Anel Brad, the only mage apprentice in the territory, were allowed to attend the meeting.

As for the servants in the lord castle, all of them were given a day off.

"This closed-door meeting held today is mainly to summarize the big and small things that happened to the Idal last year, and then to deploy the work of the Idal this year." Bruno said seriously.

"Last year, the total expenditure of Idal was about 3,800 gold coins, of which 2,300 were used to build the sky garden."

"However, the total revenue of Idal's last year was only 3,300 gold coins, of which 2,000 gold coins came from land taxes and crop output. This means that Idal's total deficit of about 500 gold coins last year, and this part of the gold coins were filled by gold coins retained in previous years."

When everyone here heard Bruno's words, except for Old Ford, who was in charge of the money, was shocked.

After all, it is normal for them to have a large amount of balance every year in their inherent impression.

Bruno continued: "...As for this year, due to the large-scale use of cement, the construction cost of Namur Fortress is expected to be compressed to about 3,000 gold coins."

"But at the same time, Cape Salt Field's revenue this year is expected to reach more than 3,000 gold coins for the first time. Moreover, since Idal did not have fallow land this year, the income from land output and taxes will double, reaching 4,000 gold coins for the first time!" Bruno finally couldn't help but smile on his face.

These are seven thousand gold coins!

You should know that the average income of ordinary earls in the Norman Empire is about 3,000 gold coins. Even the rich earls in the western part of the empire have only 5,000 to 6,000 gold coins per year!

It's developed!

But... only Bruno may be the only one here who thinks.

Old Ford's mouth twitched, he just wanted to say now, but if those... fertilizers are not effective, then land output will drop sharply in the next year...

However, after all, this was the first time Bruno had such a meeting. As the butler of Idal, he could not openly refute the face of his master, so he had to nod, which was considered to be his master's statement.

...
Chapter completed!