Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence-Chapter 551 - 19: The Results of Farming

Su Li doesn’t have high requirements for profits in the pharmaceutical industry; the priority now is to meet the internal demands of the territory’s warfare. As for how much material they consumed in total last year and how many potions were made, it’s not that Vandar didn’t keep statistics, but there’s no need to report it.

Su Li doesn’t need to hear these detailed figures; auditing them is the responsibility of the Hesse Provincial Assembly.

The territory isn’t ruled by one person; to maintain such a vast domain and ensure its smooth operation, Su Li has established a comprehensive operational system for the Hesse Territory.

The political structure of the Hesse Territory devised by Su Li is still quite clear. The Lord is the highest ruler of the Hesse Territory, symbolizing the center of power, held by the hereditary nobility of the Bauhinia family, representing the supreme sovereignty and ruling authority of the Hesse Territory. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The main functions are to formulate major policies, appoint senior officials, and directly intervene in key affairs if necessary. The Lord’s authority is the entire political

Beneath the Lord are the high-level directly affiliated attendants, the Bishop’s Council, and the Knight Order.

The high-level directly affiliated attendants are still mainly Su Li’s private army, but with the development and expansion of the territory and his elevation in title, theoretically, it will also include the nobility, military commanders, and important administrative officials of the subordinate territories in the future. They are responsible for managing Su Li’s daily affairs, arranging meetings, planning the Lord’s itinerary, and providing steadfast support in military, diplomatic, and major decision-making aspects.

Especially in the future, the support and endorsement of these nobles towards Su Li’s stance are of great significance.

The Bishop’s Council is an important religious and political force in the Hesse Territory, with bishops not only being leaders of the Church but also important advisors to Su Li.

They are responsible for managing church affairs, presiding over important ceremonies, and providing guidance on the moral and spiritual level for the entire territory.

Additionally, they participate in local authority, especially in rural areas, education, charity, and relief fields.

The Knight Order is the core military force of the Hesse Territory and a symbol of social status. Knights are not only excellent warriors but also the ruling class and maintainers of local order.

The Knight Order undoubtedly bears the responsibility of defending territories, executing military missions, and participating in local governance. Knights typically have their own manors, farms, and even fiefs.

The Provincial Affairs Council is the administrative center of the Hesse Territory, another core institution parallel to Su Li’s subordinate agencies, responsible for managing and executing the daily administrative affairs of the territory.

At the same time, the Provincial Affairs Council oversees the largest departments in the territory, covering all aspects such as administration, finance, civil affairs, judiciary, urban construction, agricultural development, education and culture, external communication, military logistics, emergency management, Knight Academy, horse governance system, city security, etc.

The biggest feature of the Provincial Affairs Council is its relatively independent operation; however, for major decisions, it still needs to report to the Lord and obtain approval.

The Provincial Assembly is the legislative body of the Hesse Territory, mainly responsible for reviewing and passing laws, supervising the work of the Provincial Affairs Council, and proposing amendments when its work is inappropriate or offends a large number of interests.

Its members mainly include feudal knights representing the ruling class of the territory, farm owners centered around the Half-Elf Autonomous Region, mayors, city representatives, church figures, and leaders of the Dwarf Community, etc.

Finally, parallel to all this is the Military Commander Department, here presided over by Marshal Oerstein, responsible for coordinating and commanding the military actions of the Hesse Territory. This includes formulating military strategies, managing the army, coordinating defensive structures, and responding to emergencies, etc.

Basically, with this administrative system in place, Su Li can simply stay in the castle and enjoy, leaving specific affairs to be handled by ministers below.

Based on the level of talent, theoretically, the talent of a county, if reasonably utilized, is sufficient to establish a nation.

Relying on these talents, Su Li found it no challenge to at least establish a Count’s Territory.

He only needed to manage major policies, then said: "I remember you reported before, the production of Shalya’s Hand was 35 units per day, has it been restored now?"

Shalya’s Hand is the primary output potion of the Healing and Compassion Goddess Church, 35 units per day was the peak production capacity of the Church, with a large number of Church Knights and thousands of pounds of herb supply. In the Imperial Calendar’s year of 400 days, the production of just Shalya’s Hand could reach as high as 7000 Golden Crowns. Of course, this potion isn’t the same as agriculture, as there are significant costs involved—a single Calming Flower costs nearly 20 Silver Coins.

However, even with the lowest profit calculation, this Shalya’s Hand brings more than 3000 Golden Crowns in revenue to the territory each year.

But the war significantly consumed herbs, and many knights and medical personnel of the Shalya Church were lost, so the potion’s production capacity hasn’t completely recovered for the territory to this day.

Vandar candidly stated: "The output of the Healing and Compassion Goddess Church hasn’t recovered, but our Dawn Goddess Church has also started producing potions. Currently, the territory can produce 40 ordinary potions per day and about 5 to 8 high-tier potions per month."

"After the Spring Brings Life to All Things ceremony next year, with the Goddess’s mercy descending to the world, our output will further increase, with an estimated monthly potion output of around 1500 Golden Crowns."

Golden Crowns per month is already not considered little.

Su Li calculated simply; the triple agricultural output of spices, spirit medicine, and potions next year averages out to be 3000 to 3500 Golden Crowns per month.

The fluctuation is due to the overlap in the output of spirit medicine and potion costs, and a significant portion of the output cannot be converted into revenue as it gets consumed by the territory’s nobility, knights, wars, and the church.

But even at 3000 Golden Crowns, or even 2500 Golden Crowns per month in revenue, it would be enough to pay the salaries of 500 elite knights!

Of course, it’s still far from meeting the maintenance cost of 500 elite knights because to sustain an Elite Knight Order, their salaries are just part of the military expenditure.

Warhorses, weapons, armor, food, training, and supplies are also massive expenses.