Chapter 52 Cooperation 2
Paul was scratched by Hansel's words.
Faced with the current situation of illiteracy all over the territory, Paul felt miserable.
Various workshops need to be expanded, and training apprentices cannot always rely on word of mouth; the number of craftsmen is increasing day by day, and stewards at all levels must at least be able to understand the roster; the various incomes and expenditures of the territory are becoming increasingly complex, and single Relying on the old butler Philip to manage the accounts alone is already powerless; the intelligence system needs to be improved, which obviously requires a large number of talents who are not only able to read; he also plans to establish a modern administrative system, which requires a large number of clerks.
The "Talent Recruitment Act" was actually posted very early, and many people came to apply, but it still cannot meet the current needs of the territory.
Before setting off to Fulan Port, he approached Leonard, the abbot of the North Shore Monastery, hoping to recruit a group of educated monks to serve him. However, Leonard refused at first because the monks did not interfere with the secular world.
He had no choice but to change his strategy and said that in order to spread the gospel of God, he was going to build a school to teach the people how to read so that they could all understand the holy scriptures.
Hearing this, Dean Leonard was a little tempted, and Paul promised that his workshop would supply unlimited free new paper to the North Shore Monastery. Finally, the dean agreed: he would not interfere in the monastery. The monk's personal choice and how many people he could recruit depended entirely on Paul's ability.
So a school called "Weiss College" was established by the lake.
During the day, Paul forced the residents of Huxin Town to send their children to the academy to learn Chinese characters. At night, he asked the army to search from house to house, catching adults under the age of 40 who were idle at home. Night classes at the college.
Paul coaxed and coaxed 10 young monks from the monastery, most of whom were just adults. They were all sent to the monastery by their families to become monks. The boring days of praying and chanting every day made these young people open to the outside world. Very curious.
Of course, in Dean Leonard’s words, “My faith in the Lord is not firm enough and I cannot withstand the temptation of the colorful world outside.”
All these 10 young people were forced into the academy by Paul, and they changed from monks to teachers. A group of 5 took turns to work during the day and night to teach the townspeople how to read.
After returning to Huxin Town from Fulan Port, for some purpose, Morrison, who had just served as a military priest for a period of time, was appointed as the dean of the college to uniformly manage teachers and students.
Under the instruction of the Earl, he was responsible for formulating courses and compiling teaching materials. The obscure holy scriptures were obviously too profound for the people of large and small towns who had just begun to read, but it described the leadership of the great lord The heroic story of heroic people fighting against pirates is much easier to understand.
Sometimes Morrison personally goes into battle to brainwash teachers and students... Oh no, it's to carry out some ideological education.
But this will take time, and Paul can't wait any longer.
Seeing the count stand up, Hansel was secretly happy that he had guessed correctly.
He has visited the academy founded by Paul. It does happen that some nobles, in order to show their kindness, recruit a few qualified civilian children for education, but that is mostly for the sake of education. It is unique to cultivate some capable servants and develop culture and education in one's own territory like Count Grayman.
It is not a good thing for the nobles that the common people know too much. They just need to farm the land and pay taxes honestly.
All signs show that this Earl has far-reaching plans. It is very intriguing to think that his ancestors were relegated to the northwest bay.
Will it develop into a second Giles? It's possible, but slim.
For the Giles family to have its current strength, in addition to the efforts of successive family heads, luck, opportunity and territorial location are also important factors. Who can guarantee that the Graiman family will have the same luck? What's more, we are still in a remote northwest bay.
Besides, achieving the achievements of the Giles family does not happen overnight. It takes several generations of patience and development to complete the accumulation.
Hansel knew that the new type of paper that had been widely circulated recently was made by this lord, so when Paul talked about improving agricultural technology and smelting technology, he judged the credibility to be nine out of ten.
For Hansel, he had some connections among the lower-class nobles in the south. He could dig people who were as frustrated as him to the northwest to give the lord what he wanted. As long as this lord can cooperate with him and continuously provide military supplies to His Majesty the King, he will have done a great job. He will be able to enter the sight of the kingdom's top officials and get close to the core of power.
He hates that he is a concubine, he hates his other half of blood, he hates that he is not taken seriously, and he must seize every opportunity to climb up. As for whether the Graiman family has some kind of ambition, this generation will never see it anyway. After his death, there will be no concern about the flood.
Hansel looked at Paul who stood up. The light of the setting sun fell on him through the window, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
Finally, the young earl opposite stretched out his right hand and said with a smile: "Re-acquaint yourself with Paul Grayman, the lord of Alda on the northwest coast."
Hansel also stood up, stretched out his right hand, and also smiled in return: "Hansel Abbott, His Majesty the King's representative to Arda."
"Happy cooperation. ”
“Happy cooperation. ”
The two hands were held together tightly.
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South, Thorn Pass.
Two figures stood quietly on the towering city wall, one was an old man with gray hair but energetic, and the other was a young general with a slightly indifferent expression.
They looked at the rebel camp in the distance quietly for a while, and the old man among them sighed: "It seems that we are going to have a difficult time."
The young general was strange Said: "Why did Lord Dodge say this? As long as Her Royal Highness the Princess leads the army here, we can take the initiative to attack."
Old Duke Dodge took out a small piece of cloth and handed it to the young man: "This is The carrier pigeon just delivered it, take a look for yourself.”
The young man took the cloth and glanced at it, with a hint of worry in his expression, "Is there a fire in the granary? What a good time."
The old Duke shrugged: "Nine times out of ten, the spies did something good. From then on. Judging from the previous attacks, Giles' main force is not with us. What do you think, Lester? "
Lester looked south: "He just wants to pin us down. Then we can free our hands to slowly deal with the isolated and helpless king-supporting faction in the south."
Duke Dodge sighed again: "His Royal Highness's main force cannot reach here, so we can only defend here. . I hope the food problem can be solved before Giles' main force goes north."
Lester suddenly looked at him: "My lord, you can't wait like this. I want to lead the cavalry to raid the camp opposite tonight. .”
Young people are eager to achieve great results, but what they need is this energy. Duke Dodge secretly appreciated it. The expression on the young man in front of him reminded him of his experience in defending against the orcs in the Northeastern Legion, as well as those comrades. They were so young and so eager to make meritorious deeds at that time.
The old Duke suddenly became proud and said: "Okay, it's time to teach the enemy a lesson."
(End of this chapter)