Chapter 155 Let the Dragon Bless the Crab Claw Family to Become Rich Enough to Rival a Country

"One hundred thousand gold coins? Samuel, is he crazy?! Where can I get him one hundred thousand gold coins?!"

Samuel finally gave Krober a summary of the total amount of funds he needed, which was one hundred thousand gold coins.

For Krober, who currently has a total of two hundred thousand gold coins, this is equivalent to cutting off half of his flesh.

Moreover, Krober has just opened up three new islands and needs money to buy slaves, tools and various resources.

He also needs to feed a griffin and a dragon.

He also needs to maintain the normal consumption of soldiers and knights in the territory.

His usual training is also a considerable expense...

Oh! Headache!

If I approve Samuel's report, I am afraid that I, the dignified Viscount Amethyst, will have to sell furniture outside for money.

No!

Drawing a big cross on Samuel's report, Krober began to think about when his territory can start to make profits on its own.

The cycle of the scorched earth island may be longer. Krober only intends to use it as a food base to achieve self-sufficiency.

In this way, the tax revenue of Black Feather Island does not need to be used to purchase food all the time, and it can also generate profits every month.

In Krober's mind, the real money-making thing is his sea salt project. As long as the salt island exists, it will be Krober's cash cow in the early stage.

As long as the salt island can produce the first batch of salt, it can solve the huge funding gap in Krober's territory.

But at present, the salt island is still a deserted island. It will take some time to build a salt field. During this time, Krober will have to find a way to bite off a few pieces of meat from the Crab Claw Family to maintain the operation of his own territory.

"Looking at this demand, I'm afraid I have to continue to bite off 200,000 gold coins from the Crab Claw Family."

Throwing Samuel's intelligence agency construction plan aside, Krober picked up another report.

"Again, they want money! These guys only know how to ask for money every day! Am I a golden dragon? Can I make gold coins out of thin air for them?"

This report was submitted by Akkad Blue Jacaranda.

The main content is to apply to Kroeber to buy more warships, form more naval forces, and maintain the safety of the surrounding areas of Black Feather Island and the route between Black Feather Island and Amethyst Island.

Ten warships, three hundred soldiers, this guy Akkad is really asking for a lot!

Kroeber thought carefully, and finally took Samuel's plan back and put it together with this naval expansion plan.

"Crab Claw Family, you'd better pray that there will be one million gold coins in your family!"

Kroeber thought viciously.

The following documents are also similar, either reporting progress, which Kroeber likes the most, just need to write a comment.

And other reports are asking Kroeber for money.

For example, the daily maintenance of ports and ships, the funding of various important buildings such as forging workshops, ordnance departments, shipyards, and the shortage of talents.

These documents are almost drowning Kroeber.

"Damn it! They just want money and people! What's the use of these officials!"

Krober finally understood why the emperors of his previous life died so early one by one. Those officials under him only knew how to ask for money from him. No one could stand this.

But Krober was just venting his inner irritability. After all, these officials also worked for his territory, and the demands written in these reports were all within the normal range.

For example, the shipyard. As a typical island noble, Krober had a strong navy as his foundation, and a large fleet was the foundation of the navy.

It was impossible for Krober to buy a large number of warships from other companies to form a fleet, so the construction of a shipyard was inevitable.

Shipyards are easy to build, but workers who can build ships are rare.

After thinking about it, Krober still placed his hopes on the Crab Claw Family.

As an island noble with a long history, the Crab Claw Family's own foundation should be enough to help Krober build the territory framework.

"Crab Claw... Crab Claw, you have already found your way to death!"

(Emojis posted here)

Faced with the large amount of funds and talent gap in the territory, Kroeber was worried about what to do.

It just so happened that the Crab Claw family of Red Crab Island came to the door, so don't blame him for being ruthless.

Originally, Kroeber only wanted to rob a few hundred thousand gold coins, after all, the two countries were still allies.

But after he reviewed this pile of documents, his mind changed completely.

"I hope there will be a few million gold coins in your treasury. The territory is full of craftsmen. Dragon bless! Dragon bless!"

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Early the next morning, Kroeber took Yan to Black Feather Island.

Although Griffin has grown a lot, he is still just a cub after all.

So Kroeber sat on Griffin's back alone, and Yan was hooked on it by Griffin's claws.

But from Yan's expression, it can be seen that even if he was caught flying, he still enjoyed this flight.

Soon, the two arrived at Black Feather Island.

Griffin landed in the castle garden with ease, and the sound of his landing also attracted the attention of Knight Foster who was working in the hall.

Foster walked out of the hall and saw that it was Krober who came in person and hurried forward to greet him.

"Hahaha, Grandpa Foster, long time no see."

As soon as he jumped off the griffin, Krober saw Grandpa Foster and greeted him enthusiastically.

"Foster pays respects to the Lord."

But Foster stubbornly insisted on the so-called etiquette between the monarch and the minister.

Although Krober could understand that Mr. Foster was doing this for his own good, he still enjoyed the pure family affection between the two more.

Perhaps he really had some psychological problems. Even with the mind of an adult in his previous life, he was still fascinated by the warmth brought to him by this pure family affection.

"Okay, okay, I came here this time to give you a task, Knight Foster."

In the end, Krober was defeated and used the formal title between the monarch and the minister to talk to Foster.

"Sir, please speak."

Foster had a guess in his heart that there should be news about the third lady, and Master Krober should want to send troops from Black Feather Island to rescue the third lady.

"According to my guess, Christina should have been kidnapped by the Crab Claw Family.

You organized the army to go to Red Crab Island, but you didn't go to war with the Crab Claw Family. You let them go to the island to move things after the battle."

"Yes! Ah...ah?"

Knight Foster, who subconsciously agreed, said "ah" in surprise.

What did he hear?

Go to war with the allies?

Send soldiers to move things to the island?

Isn't this a clear attempt to destroy the Crab Claw Family?

Wouldn't doing this affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries?

Even if the Grand Duke trusts Master Krober, Master Krober can't commit suicide like this!