Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 545: Chapter 17: Philis’s Divine Military Coup and Su Li’s Year-End Meeting (Part 3)

As he stepped into the conference hall, the dense rows of Knights stood with feet together, quickly raised their right fists, and heavily struck their chests. This majestic and rhythmic salute, with the sound of metal Armor clashing, echoed loudly in the hall.

Then all the ministers in the conference hall rose simultaneously to greet him, respectfully saluting, ”Greetings, Lord, may the light of the Sun Goddess forever shine upon you.”

Su Li walked to his main seat, then smiled mildly and waved his hand, saying, ”No need for formalities, everyone take a seat.”

”Unknowingly, we have arrived in this remote place, enduring hardships for a year. Reflecting on this year, under the guidance of the light of the Sun Goddess, our Border Development Territory has made remarkable progress.”

”In agriculture, we have cleared obstacles and cultivated over hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, built numerous farms and villages, significantly increased agricultural machinery, and filled the warehouses with food, earning the initial reputation of a border granary.”

”As for the population, initially, we only had dozens of households. Over the year, we have attracted refugees, integrated Bandits, and accepted immigrants from the north. The population has grown significantly, with nearly a thousand registered households.”

”Militarily, our Hesse Territory’s army achieved decisive victory against strong enemies, thanks to the protection of the Sun Goddess and the valiant fighting of the Warriors. This illustrious victory not only ensured the territory’s safety but also brought glory to the Sun Goddess.”

”In summary, under the blessing of the Divine Spirit, the territory has achieved harvest and prosperity. Now that it is the year-end, it is time for a detailed report and summary. This concerns your accomplishments and year-end bonuses.”

The year-end bonus is an important source of income in this world. Even the lowest-level Armed Attendants, with a monthly income of only 20 Silver Coins, can earn an annual salary of up to 3 Gold Coins, thanks to generous year-end bonuses.

Although Hesse Territory’s finances are tight, Su Li has reserved a considerable year-end incentive for everyone!

In this regard, he has always been generous.

He spends extravagantly, and it’s not just on women.

Whenever wars end, he generously rewards and inspects the soldiers!

Just take Oerstein as an example; he received the equivalent of 32 months of salary from Su Li this year.

What does this mean? For someone with a monthly salary of 10,000, the annual total came to 300,000.

It is precisely because of such generous gestures that all the Knights are utterly devoted to Su Li!

Thus Su Li has the confidence to have war songs sung and to offer sacrifices to the ancestors.

Upon first entering the territory, the Knights were not so convinced by Su Li, and some dared to mock him behind his back, teasing him for having slept with a peasant girl.

However, now, if anyone dares to openly slander Su Li, without Su Li having to speak, those Knights and Armed Attendants who fervently support him will step in and beat the offender into a pulp.

But the key point is the 32 months of salary, which is only the basic annual salary, excluding various awards, incentives, benefits, and allowances.

It can be said that any soldier who followed Su Li to develop the border and survived has accumulated considerable wealth, with most purchasing vast lands in Hesse Territory to build their family estates, ranches, and farms.

The rapid development of the territory is closely related to the investments of these Knights.

After Su Li finished summarizing, he looked towards Vandar and said, ”My Minister of Agriculture, the development and farming in the territory are of utmost importance; you should start the report.”

Agriculture is what Su Li focuses on the most, as it concerns the foundation of the territory’s existence.

It’s not that he has any small-farm thinking; rather, the food security of the territory is truly the primary concern.

Given Hesse Territory’s remote location, if the territory cannot achieve self-sufficiency in food, it would inevitably starve a large number of people.

After all, shortages of other materials can be supplied through merchant convoys, but tens of millions of pounds or even hundreds of millions of pounds of food shortage would genuinely be a hopeless situation.

And as a member of the Hesse Bishop’s Council, Vandar is also responsible for matters concerning the development of the Dawn Church within the territory.

Before reporting on agricultural outputs, he first addressed the situation regarding the Church.

It should be noted that there are many churches within the Bishop’s Council, and he must strive and perform well. If he doesn’t leave a good impression on the Provincial Affairs Council and the ministers, the territory’s investment may be taken away by other churches.

This year, the territory allocated a total of 2,000 Golden Crowns to the Bishop’s Council, with roughly 800 Golden Crowns used by various churches to build Monasteries, altars, Divine temples, and other basic infrastructures.

Golden Crowns were used for churches to carry out missions, sermons, and to establish roots everywhere. For example, supporting the nuns of the Dawn Church who reached various villages and farms to teach farmers and herdsmen how to farm and pasture properly, and to provide Healing Disease to livestock.

Basically, each church will strive for a share of such funds, with individuals from the Sun Goddess Church enlightening followers on rest days, explaining strategies, and training Hesse militia. The Healing Goddess Church dispatches Priests and medical personnel to provide free Healing Disease to city residents and lectures on hygiene knowledge, etc.

These will be proportionally divided, with each church receiving more or less the same amount.

But there is still a large portion of funds used for expanding staff in each church! It’s up to each church to employ different strategies for this.

The Provincial Affairs Council’s funding is limited, so if one church receives a bit more, another church’s allocation inevitably reduces.

The allocation is not completely evenly divided, but rather distributed according to each church’s current role in the territory.

Take the Dawn Church as an example. It is currently an indispensable aid in farming within the territory, allowing them to receive a full half of the funds. This is used to purchase nuns from slave traders and recruit Cultivators from other Orders in the city to come to Hesse Territory to serve the Bauhinia family.