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At the same time, in order to provide a comprehensive education for the children, John specifically hired teachers from the royal capital to teach cultural subjects. Don't underestimate these cultural classes; their costs are astonishingly high. Just after one month, each teacher's salary would amount to a significant number of gold coins! Because of this, many of the lower-tier nobles remain barely literate, as they simply cannot afford the exorbitant tuition fees.
Some might wonder why he doesn't personally teach the children. The problem is that the first batch of children consists of more than a few! Not to mention the possibility that he might struggle to manage his own children effectively, just imagining facing those mischievous little rascals every day would likely leave John with a buzzing headache, as if it could explode at any moment. Therefore, he decisively decided to hire professional teachers, as this expense was well within his financial means.
Indeed, John was quite wealthy. Although the income from his three territories was not substantial—after all, they were merely baronies and not located in any significant fortress—John had successfully developed several influential industries thanks to his keen business acumen. It is no exaggeration to say that these industries are among the best and most incomparable in Blink County and even throughout the Hecha Kingdom!
Take the Wu Lan business for instance; John had turned it into a weapons factory with a skilled team of four blacksmiths. He established a water-powered hammer driven by the river waters of Binhai Town and introduced methods for smelting steel in a blast furnace. The quality of Wu Lan's products soared, and productivity increased dramatically, attracting merchants from all over Blink County to Salty Fish Village for purchases, making profits flow abundantly.
Next came the potion business. John taught his loyal subordinates his alchemical skills, training twenty alchemists. The range of potions expanded from healing potions to Magic Wolf Heart bloodline potions, growing to over forty varieties. For example, there were cold remedies, Magic Recovery Potions (external use), speed potions, and Bull Strength potions. Especially the Magic Recovery Potion—though John didn't use it himself, there was a high demand for it outside. The potion industry became the second most profitable sector in John's territory; it must be said that pharmaceuticals are indeed highly lucrative.
The lucrative pharmaceutical industry allowed John to become quite wealthy.
Additionally, there was also a glass business. As John's strength continued to grow, he began to improve and enhance glass manufacturing techniques on a large scale. Although everyone knew that the glass produced by John was not made from rare natural gemstones, its beauty and delicacy were hard to resist. At grand banquets, aside from the common gold and silver cups, John's glass cups were particularly eye-catching.
It is also worth mentioning the sea salt and seafood industries. As the saying goes, "Live off the mountains if you are near them; live off the waters if you are close." Since he was by the sea, how could he not vigorously develop fishing? To this end, John spent heavily to acquire three advanced fishing boats from the kingdom's port.
As a result, fresh fish would arrive at the port every week in large quantities. Moreover, some savvy merchants even traveled along the long coastline specifically to Salty Fish Village to purchase goods.
Of course, regarding other various industries, there is no need to elaborate on each one here. After all, for smaller-scale businesses, John did not pay much attention; he usually assigned other ladies to manage them. It’s worth noting that aside from his primary wife Annie, John currently has as many as nineteen wives!
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