Chapter 601: Chapter 601 - 356: The Impact of Red Tide (Part 2)

Now she lives peacefully with her child, gratefully and reverently calling Louis the true benefactor of the Northern Territory.Lady Grant stood outside the warehouse, seeing the light in Louis's eyes.Her voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement: "If it weren't for you, my child and I would have starved to death on that permafrost. It was the Red Tide that saved us."Louis listened and nodded slightly: "I accept your gratitude. Remember to go back and ensure timely reporting from the warehouse, the Red Tide will not disappoint those it has helped."It wasn't just these demonstration sites; the entire southeastern part of the Northern Territory had a complete economic chain centered around the Red Tide.This was not by chance, but the result of the complete economic plan that Louis implemented within the Red Tide system.Through the Council Hall, he established a cross-territory division of labor and trade agreements, unified the planning of resources and labor distribution, preventing internal redundancy and conflict, so that every bit of labor and output could be accurately placed in the most needed areas.The Red Tide tailored production plans and quotas for various regions according to local conditions, dividing functions based on geographical and resource advantages: some were responsible for raw material extraction, others focused on agriculture and livestock, while others engaged in smelting and processing.All nobles and residents were integrated into the system, with the production results proportionally compensated, and demands met through material vouchers allocated by the Red Tide Council Hall or settled with unified gold coins.This system brought unprecedented benefits.Trade circulation became more efficient, and internal competition was completely eliminated.Resource allocation was stable, and the prices of grain and iron no longer fluctuated.The Red Tide's allocation mechanism allowed resources to form a closed loop within the Northern Territory, and the prosperity of any one place would feedback into the whole.At the same time, the funds, technology, and transportation network provided by the Red Tide helped regions quickly rebuild, shortening the post-disaster recovery cycle.In just two years, the southeastern Northern Territory's economy began to operate autonomously, forming a mutually beneficial "Red Tide Economic Circle," astonishing all nobles attached to the Empire's old system with its efficiency.The northern mining area supplied raw materials, the eastern plains handled grain and livestock, the southern workshops managed manufacturing and processing, and Red Tide City directed and distributed.All accounts were centrally monitored by the Council Hall, and reports were uploaded to the Red Tide Main City's database.The economic body unified, resources complemented each other, competition vanished, forming a unique "Red Tide Economic Circle."As a result, the lives of nobles drastically changed; their wealth multiplied, yet they lost independence, but they enjoyed it because everything was smooth and income stable.At banquets, nobles would laugh and self-deprecate: "We are no longer lords, but shareholders of the Red Tide."Thus, all that Louis saw and heard along the way formed a giant picture:The economy coordinated by the Council Hall, eliminating internal competition.Education was widespread, allowing literacy and order to take root together.The separation of military and governance, with knights obeying the Council Hall's directives.Resource sharing, trade replaced gold coins with voucher tokens.The monitoring system infiltrated every village and town, ensuring the rules were not broken.The Northern Territory became an organic whole.Wealth concentrated in circulation, with the Red Tide as the core heart, and other territories as organs connected by blood vessels.Of course, anyone who left the Red Tide would immediately wither.Every corner of the southeastern Northern Territory was rewritten by the Red Tide system.The mining areas were no longer wasted due to private noble conflicts, and farmlands no longer lay barren due to heavy taxes.Teachers taught children literacy in schools and told the "Red Tide Story."Villagers instinctively saluted upon seeing the Red Tide flag, knowing that the warm fire, food in storage, and literate children were all bestowed by Louis.The Red Tide was no longer just a name but the system itself that sheltered them.So whenever Louis's convoy arrived, the streets would spontaneously line up in welcome.Troubadours sang the "Ode to the Red Tide," children shouted "Long live the Red Tide," and women tossed garlands before the knights' horses.The young members of the Red Tide Knight Order were passionate, surrounded by adoration from the populace.Yorn and Grey were embraced by the people, truly feeling the honor of being Red Tide Knights.Yorn rode beside Louis's carriage, looking at the banners and crowds along the way, his heart filled with pride.