The boy munching on black rye bread while lying on his father’s shoulder couldn’t help but rush to the pond, excitedly watching the fish swimming at the bottom. This pond was so clear that dozens of small fish could be seen as if floating in the sky. Apart from its effects, the sheer beauty of the scene was worth countless visits.

The value of this manor will be further enhanced because of it!

If this pond could be expanded to 100 meters or even more than 1,000 meters, the manor and houses built beside it would be highly sought after.

Even more enthusiastic were the priests of the Dawn Church, who clearly saw the creek water becoming clear and imbued with the energy of the Wind of Jilun after passing through this Jade Pool, slowly flowing towards the thousands of acres of farmland outside the manor.

This would undoubtedly increase the output of the entire manor. When the clear channel water flowed through a field of lush wheat, everyone felt that the wheat field, which seemed wilted before, now had upright stalks and appeared to emit a charming luster.

When the priests of the Dawn Church reported to Su Li in public that the output of this manor would increase by at least 20 percent, the knight lords and manor owners of the territory couldn’t suppress their excitement and eagerly inquired about purchasing these precious gemstones.

This was comparable to the powerful effect of Lake Reiflin. Which farm or knight wouldn’t want to equip their manor with such an extraordinary pond?

By evening, after Su Li inspected the territory and returned to Bauhinia Manor, Oliver excitedly reported to Su Li: "Lord, good news. Our Jade Stones sold for a high price of 8,000 Golden Crowns, averaging over 200 Golden Crowns each."

Su Li was also delighted upon hearing this, with bright sparks of light in his eyes.

In fact, if it were only about the gold coin revenue, it wouldn’t be worth their excitement. Of course, 8,000 Golden Crowns is an enormous sum of wealth; no territory can ignore nearly 10,000 Golden Crowns! It’s enough to pay the salaries of almost 2,000 elite knights.

But all of this pales in comparison to the significance behind it!

Consider that a single Jade Gemstone sold for the exorbitant price of 200 Golden Crowns, and 40 of them were sold. This means at least 40 villages, farms, or knights believe the territory can maintain long-term peace and stability.

Only a stable environment can attract significant investment.

Golden Crowns! Calculating an increase in yield of 40 pounds per acre, it would take harvesting 5,000 acres of farmland 10 times to recoup this investment. And that’s estimating the highest return; considering crop rotation or risks, it might take 5 to 6 years to break even.

Yet even so, many knights and farm owners are willing to invest, demonstrating their deep confidence in the territory. Maintaining a manor of 5,000 acres of farmland requires at least 50 households and over 150 specialized farmers.

Even the knights of the territory rarely have that many serfs.

All of this, when combined, points to one thing: more people are inclined to make larger investments in the territory! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

And this is about the hearts of the people. Undoubtedly, Su Li is currently the people’s choice, with the inhabitants believing that the territory will have more hope under Su Li’s governance.

All of this will, in turn, further enhance the wealth of the territory, whether in agriculture or commerce.

Su Li was in an excellent mood and said to Oliver, "With these 40-plus villages, farms, and manors establishing Jade Pools, our territory’s agricultural scale is bound to improve. You also need to tighten up and invigorate the territory’s industry and commerce. I hope the territory will have more workshops, more caravans, and even more Half-Elf companies!"

Oliver immediately assured with gravity, "I will not let the Lord down and will quickly cultivate more bureaucrats, workers, and various talents for the territory through the Imperial Engineering College to promote its development."

The specific administrative duties of the territory didn’t need Su Li to worry too much about; he basically just needed to set policies, and so he entrusted the specific administration to Oliver, saying, "My chancellor, you are my Iron-blood Chancellor in the territory; I trust in your handling."

After encouraging Oliver, Su Li let him leave and then turned to Hilude, asking, "My dear, my Chief Steward, do I have any other administrative duties to handle today?"

Hilude walked behind his soft couch and gently massaged his shoulders with her hands, smiling faintly as she said, "Lord, you’ve worked hard today. Let me help you relax. There’s nothing that absolutely requires your attention today. From now until you rise tomorrow, it is your time for cultivation and rest."

"Oh, cultivation!" Speaking of cultivation, Su Li remembered something and asked, "What about the Fiery Sun Canon? Has the Divine Grace been fully infused?"

Hilude immediately gestured to Selanweir, who, being a future legendary-level knight, respectfully walked over to the table, picked up a volume with the Golden Sun Emblem on its cover, and presented it to Su Li with both hands, saying, "Lord, the Fiery Sun Canon was sent to the top of the Holy Purple Vine Tree to bask in the sunshine at dawn and has been absorbing sunlight all day. It was retrieved by dusk, now fully infused with the Divine Grace of the Sun Goddess lingering in the Mortal World."