Chapter 78 Language Consultant and Semaphore Communication
Paul was discussing the sales of harvesters at the agricultural machinery factory with senior Ford, Ansel and other administrative officials, and burst into laughter from time to time.
Although there was no scene where everyone was rushing to order as I expected, it was good to have received orders of tens of thousands of silver coins within a few days. It seems that there are quite a lot of rich people in his territory. He has to think of some way to "move" the money in their hands.
The heads of the Government Affairs Council were all overjoyed. In addition to the increase in territorial finance, another important reason was that most of them were landlords themselves and had more or less some land at home, and Paul They were promised that they could purchase a harvester from an agricultural machinery factory at cost price.
Old Ford reported to Paul that the integration of cultivated land was proceeding steadily. The scattered small pieces of cultivated land formerly owned by the owners of various places were being gradually integrated into large-scale farms under the promotion of the local farmers' association.
The four-bed rotation method has also been widely publicized, and many people have said that they will start trying this new farming technology next year.
There is also the construction of water conservancy facilities. Farmers' associations in various places collect corvees in the name of lords. So far, a total of 5 kilometers of irrigation canals have been repaired and built, and this number will continue to grow.
After completing the construction of farmers' associations in Bairding, the Ministry of Agriculture plans to extend the above measures to Bairding.
In the past, Director Ford was personally responsible for agricultural matters. Now that Hansel is the director of the Ministry of Agriculture, his burden will be lighter in the future.
Paul is somewhat uncomfortable with the gratuitous use of people's power through corvées, but this is the only way he can do it under the current low fiscal revenue situation.
Finally, he concluded: "Then, please work harder in the future to double the agricultural output of Alda and Bailding as soon as possible."
Everyone accepted the order and went back to continue their work. Worked.
Paul turned to the "secretary" sitting aside and asked: "Bernard, do you have any other plans for today?"
Bernard Francis, Hansel poached from the royal capital An old friend, his former profession was a librarian at Wang Li Jingyao College. His years of copying have given him a huge amount of knowledge, and he has also developed the magical skill of photographic memory.
He is a well-written article with colorful flowers and all kinds of allusions at his fingertips. He also has a rigorous personality. After all, he used parchment when copying books in the academy. Copying a wrong word can make people feel distressed for a long time.
After arriving in Lake Town, Manager Ford felt that his characteristics were very suitable for helping the earl handle paperwork and arrange schedules, so he recommended him to Paul. After Paul's "interview", he felt very satisfied and created a special "secretary" position for Bernard.
After hearing Paul's inquiry, Bernard opened his notebook and said quickly: "You need to conduct an interview in the afternoon. The notice for recruiting linguistic talents was posted not long ago, and someone finally came to apply yesterday. ”
Bernard adapted quickly to all the new terms proposed by Paul.
“Okay, let me see who it is.”
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Before two o'clock in the afternoon, Paul came to the office first.
Now with the increase in affairs in the territory, it is obviously not suitable to continue working in the study, so he asked Butler Philip to find another room in the lord's mansion as a dedicated office space, and the original The study only houses some of his personal collection of books.
At two o'clock, there was a knock on the door. After shouting "come in", Bernard led a girl in.
Huh? This girl looks so familiar.
The girl saluted him and said hello: "Count Grayman, long time no see."
haven't seen you for a long time? Oh, by the way, isn't this the girl who was rescued on the way back to Lake Town from Port Fulan? She seems to be from the Gabela Empire and her surname is Diaz.
Paul checked and found that Diaz was a great surname in the Gabela Empire. The current queen of the Aldo Kingdom is from this Diaz family. No wonder she was wearing the kind of aristocratic surname she wore at that time. Clothing to wear. But it might just happen to be the same surname as the Dias family, after all, there are so many people in the world.
He motioned the girl to sit down and asked: "Ms. Dias, are you here to apply for a position as a linguistics expert?" Isn't this person a bit young? How much can he have in his belly?
The girl nodded and replied: "Yes, I have some experience in language and writing. I can basically read and write the languages in circulation on the mainland, and I have also studied some rare languages and ancient characters."
It's really awesome. If this girl didn't brag, she would be a human translator.
He asked Bernard to find some foreign language comparative dictionaries for him and give them a good test. If you don’t have other language talents, you can only take the test by reading a dictionary.
Unexpectedly, Bernard recommended himself: "Your Majesty, I also know a few other languages. Can you let me try it."
"What, you still have this ability, how? Didn't you tell me earlier?"
Bernard smiled shyly: "Students at Wangli Jingyao Academy must master several languages, and Hansel is the same." Eileen became nervous after hearing this. Is there anyone from Jingyao Academy on there? Fortunately, the other person didn't seem to recognize her, and she gradually felt relieved.
Paul stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation to Bernard: "Then you come and test her."
After a translation test on the girl, Bernard said to Paul: "Sir, she is really good. Very tall, I can't trouble her."
Irene raised her head and said quite proudly: "Count Grayman, speaking a certain language and studying a certain language are two different things. Maybe. You can then examine other aspects, such as the shape, system, origin, evolution and development of a certain language."
Paul looked at Bernard, who shrugged and expressed his inability to do anything.
Okay, let’s decide it’s her.
"Miss Dias, congratulations on getting the position of my linguistics consultant."
Irene asked: "What do I need to do as a consultant? Translate when you communicate with foreign people?" She had thought she would be a tutor.
Paul returned: "Well... there may be such a job in the future." Considering the increase in trade objects in the future, the scene the girl said is really possible.
"But there is a special task for you right now - to create a new semaphore system for my army."
"A new semaphore?"
"Yes, flags are used to convey certain command orders."
Irene was very confused: "As far as I know, the technology of using flags to command troops in the armies of various countries is now very mature. Why, Earl? How about reinventing the wheel?"
Paul explained: "The amount of information that semaphore technology can carry is too small now, and I need a semaphore that can convey very complex commands."
After experiencing two battles, Paul deeply felt that in this era where communication basically relied on shouting, it was so inconvenient to command the army. Every time there was an order, he had to rely on messengers to convey it.
He asked Chief of Staff Schroeder to learn about the battlefield command methods in this world. He was disappointed that although there were horns and semaphores, they could only convey some simple orders, such as advance, charge, and retreat. class.
Before the battle begins, nearly half of the victory or defeat is determined by how the generals of both sides arrange their troops.
Arda's army is unique in this world. Not only is it different in composition, it also has new technological weapons such as muskets and cannons. Many commands cannot be expressed through existing semaphores, such as where to fire artillery and which areas to support. To form an army, use solid bullets or shotguns.
Thinking further, the navy, which is still under construction, needs a more complex semaphore system for maritime operations, so it must be prepared in advance.
He said to Irene: "My officers will explain the specific needs to you in detail."
Miss "Dias" nodded as if looking for an enemy. : "I know."
"Then let's talk about the salary issue. What do you think of 1 silver coin per month? If you perform well, your salary will be improved."
This is 1,000 copper coins, after all, in the northwest Son, this Miss Dias is also a high-end talent, so her salary will naturally be higher.
"Yes." Irene agreed. After living in the lake town for a while, she knew that based on local prices, one silver coin was considered a high salary.
Paul was very satisfied and asked Bernard to lead Miss Dias to sign the employment agreement.
In addition to the military semaphore, he has bigger plans for the future.
In order to speed up the progress of reform, it is necessary to achieve strong control over every village and town in the territory and build a strong grassroots political power.
To achieve this goal, you need a long-distance communication system that can quickly convey your will to various places and obtain local information in a timely manner.
With current technology, the invention of the telegraph is too fanciful, but it can still be realized through other means, such as a flag relay system similar to the French "Semaphoreline"?
There are a lot of things going on this Monday, so I can only upload one chapter today. o(￣ε￣*)
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