Chapter 94: Road to Wealth

Ethan nodded in agreement with Andreev.

Of course, agreeing to the other party's proposal is not entirely based on the two points Andreev said.

But Ethan suddenly realized that if he could be self-sufficient, he could at least get rid of part of Sophia's influence.

Perhaps because there are relatively few people here now, this cannot be reflected.

But if the coffee business goes well, he will have some income.

As for the coffee business in Northland, the Duke also agreed to increase it as a permanent product.

This means that I have room for maneuver and can partner with Saberi to retain part of the profits. After all, Saberi is running the coffee ship, and here I am promoting it.

By then, with the income, I will definitely recruit troops.

Whether it is to lead the people or to be armed, they all need it.

By then, when there are more people, many problems will arise.

The most obvious one is the issue of food and accommodation.

As for living here, it may be difficult to build a castle due to the vast area, sparse population, and large amounts of wood resources, but it is relatively easy to just build some residential houses.

But when it comes to eating, it becomes very problematic.

Humans are a very advanced animal. If we want to be healthy, we must have staple food, vegetables, fruits, and meat.

Take the people from the North for example. They generally look older. In addition to long-term labor, there is also a reason for their dietary structure.

There is very little arable land here, the weather is too cold, and the young and middle-aged people have to go to war and have no time to participate in farming.

This leads to the saying that the Northland not only produces very little food, but also has almost no vegetables.

The food they eat the most is potatoes.

This thing is very similar to yam. It is cold-resistant, has a large yield, and has a high starch content. It can barely be used as a staple food.

But if you eat these things for a long time without other supplements, you are destined to become malnourished.

Therefore, solving the problem of food is a big project.

However, Ethan had an idea.

First, we must open up some farmland and plant yams and potatoes.

The two can barely be used as staple foods, and the yield is large, they are adapted to the environment in the North, and they are easy to store.

As long as you arrange it properly, feeding one or two hundred people shouldn't be a problem.

Although this cannot completely solve the problem of staple food, it may prevent Sofia from getting stuck in her neck.

Secondly, there is the meat issue.

Ethan is not really going to raise wild boars.

Wild boars are everywhere in the mountains and plains if you don't care about them.

How tiring it is to raise it by yourself!

If you want to eat, go hunt a few, which is much more comfortable than raising them yourself.

Ethan even thought about whether he could get some fishing nets and use his [Fishing] skill to attract fish.

When the time comes, I don’t know how much seafood can be picked up once the net is lowered.

And the ocean is so big, if you fish in this way, you won’t be able to catch much, and you won’t have to worry about not catching any fish.

In other words, there will be an endless supply of meat, and you don’t have to raise it yourself.

If the [fishing] skill is lent to a few professional fishing people, and equipped with a few fishing boats.

Hum hum, that would be such a wonderful thing!

Not only does it solve the meat supply problem, but you don't have to do it yourself. You can even sell the extra seafood to the Northland Fortress.

If the scale is larger, this will be a huge amount of income.

At this moment, Ethan seemed to have found the secret to making a fortune.

Not only does this make money much faster than the coffee business, but it also seems to be able to develop into a local industry.

Ethan immediately decided to start the fishing industry, and even thought that maybe [fishing] skills would be the key to solving the problem.

Of course, in addition to the supply of meat, the last thing to consider is the supply of vegetables.

This is the most difficult, because this place is not suitable for growing vegetables. Even if it is grown, the yield will not be much, and it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources.

But Ethan also thought of a way.

As the saying goes, rely on the sea and eat the sea, the ancestors have left behind the method a long time ago.

That is raising kelp and seaweed.

For these two plants, as long as the facilities are set up once, and then seedlings are added every year, they can be harvested every year, and basically do not require any maintenance.

And both are nutritious and perfect substitutes for vegetables.

Perfect!

Thinking of this, Ethan suddenly laughed to himself.

It wasn't until he noticed the strange looks from others that he realized that he was too out of his element.

So he coughed, made himself more serious, and then turned to Tibbs and said, "Tibbs, you have been to Barron Fortress. Do you think Northlanders like to eat seafood?"

Upon hearing the question, Tibbs put down the king crab in his hand, wiped some oil on his mouth, and then replied:

“Sir Ethan, I don’t know if the people in Barron Fortress like to eat seafood.

However, when you went to the Duke's place a while ago, weren't there three knights?

Miss Angelina saw how pitiful they were sleeping in the wild, so she asked us to send them food.

At that time, they ate all the grilled fish or fish soup made by Miss Lili.

Looking at that posture, it seemed like he was going to chew the bones of the fish.

Moreover, Sir Ethan, you don’t know, those knights are very polite to us when they see us delivering food.

He always thanked us constantly and washed the plates cleanly before returning them to us every time he finished eating.

Even seeing how difficult it was for me and Andreev to collect firewood every day, he even took the initiative to help us cut down trees.

They are just like you, Mr. Ethan. The moment the sword is taken out of its sheath, a dead tree falls down.

A few more swipes and the pieces were divided.

It took Andreev and I half a day to complete the work, but they only took a few seconds.

Wow, you don't know..."

"Okay! Okay!" Ethan saw that Tibers was going off topic, so he could only interrupt him: "Thank you very much for what you said, I roughly understand it!"

Ethan got the answer he wanted, and said to Andreev: "Andreev, I remember you said that you were a fisherman, right!"

When Andreev heard Ethan's question, he immediately put down the ribs in his hand, imitated Tibers, and wiped the oil on his mouth.

"Yes, Lord Ethan. Miss Sophia originally arranged for me to come here, hoping that I could catch some seafood and improve the food.

However, after seeing your fishing skills, I found that I was a little redundant! "

After that, Andreev smiled awkwardly.

Ethan waved his hand and said, "No, you are not redundant. You have made a lot of contributions to the territory. I am very grateful to you.

If my territory really develops, whether it is you, Tibers, or Lili, I will give you enough rewards.

Moreover, we now have a way to go, and I will let you earn a lot of gold coins soon.

However, before that, there is a problem to be solved.

I believe you have also seen those schools of fish! Please tell me, is there any way to efficiently catch all of them, instead of holding a fishing rod and fishing one by one there? "

When Andreev heard this, his eyes lit up immediately: "Lord Ethan wants to sell seafood to Barron Fortress?"

"Oh!" Ethan smiled: "Why did you suddenly get it today?"