Chapter 134 Settlement
“Count Grayman.”
After hearing Paul’s heroic words, Irene decided to pour cold water on him.
“Since we want to publicize it widely, we must need a large number of such brochures, right?”
“Of course, the brochures should try to use plain and easy-to-understand language, using those very common, Easy-to-remember word descriptions, in addition to introducing health knowledge to people, can also serve as enlightenment books. With the help of preachers, people who read them can learn some words. ”
"So, how to solve the manpower problem? We need a lot of scribes. The exam some time ago selected a row of people who have basic reading and writing skills, but they have all been assigned jobs. If they are recruited, the supervisors of each department will probably I won't let him go."
"Well...this is indeed a problem."
Paul closed his eyes and thought for a while, then he suddenly opened his eyes and slammed the table.
“There is a way!”
He shouted loudly. This idea had been swirling in his mind before, but there were too many things going on recently that made him forget it.
"Printing! We can use printing."
Irene and Ladi asked curiously: "Printing? What is it for?"
"Think about it, what if We carved the words on the wooden board in order, then applied ink, and finally put the paper on and then took it off..."
The two women understood immediately.
Irene said excitedly: "The words are printed on the paper!"
Paul nodded: "That's right!"
La Di also looked incredulous, why no one has used such a simple method before, "My lord, it seems that you have invented another amazing technology. "
Paul's face turned slightly red: "Invention? Hey, it's over-acclaimed, it's over-acclaimed."
Indeed, once printing is popularized, a large number of scribes will lose their jobs. A moment of silence for the former colleagues of the Chief Secretary.
"This problem has been solved. Let's continue to discuss the work of the Ministry of Health. You can record and organize everything I think about now. I will take the record to the Government Affairs Council meeting to discuss it in detail with the various supervisors. In case you miss something with a hammer here and there. "
"Yes, Lord Earl."
"Soon, Director Hansel will set off south. In addition to continuing to recruit the talents we need, he will also bring back a large number of southern refugees to enrich our labor force. The Foster family will also send us some refugees.”
“But these immigrants may carry various diseases, and if they are not handled well, they may be transmitted to our locals, and may even cause a big disaster. So I think the Ministry of Health still needs to take on the responsibility of quarantine and check whether immigrants are healthy. "
"As scholars, do you know anything about some common diseases?"
Ladi and Irene both nodded.
"Very good, then please summarize what you know about the diseases, including the methods of identifying these diseases, and let the people in charge of quarantine study them in the future. Maybe you can discuss it with Father Anderson. He also knows a lot of medical knowledge. "
"Don't worry, Lord Earl."
Just when Paul wanted to continue, there was a knock on the door.
He shouted outside: "Please come in."
Chief Secretary Bernard immediately pushed the door open. He held up a document bag and said: "The staff sent it to you. An urgent message.”
Bernard walked quickly to the desk and placed the document bag on it.
Paul took out the file and took a look. The title of the file attracted him to browse it quickly. "Everyone, congratulate! Our navy has just won a great victory and eliminated that slippery 'loach'."
Ladi and Irene looked at each other. They glanced at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.
“Great, after destroying the Loach Pirate Group, the remaining small gangs can basically be wiped out.”
"My lord, your ocean trade plan can finally be implemented."
"Let me show you the specific battle report."
Paul handed a stack of documents to the two female advisors , but only the last two pieces of paper were left.
The two female consultants read the battle report next to each other, but at the end, angry expressions appeared on their faces.
“This group of shameless pirates actually robbed civilians as slaves, even children.”
"And they locked up the women they snatched and did that kind of thing!"
Irene was particularly angry. After experiencing things like being forced into marriage by her father, she was indignant at how women were suppressed everywhere in this society. Now it looks like How could I endure the situation of forcing a girl into prostitution, which was more serious than forced marriage?
Paul seemed not surprised: "This is a common thing."
This Miss Dias is really a flower growing in a greenhouse, let alone a flower growing in a greenhouse. In this medieval society where human life was like a piece of grass, even in the 21st century on earth where the legal system is becoming increasingly perfect, similar things are not uncommon.
“Aren’t they afraid of the wrath of God for doing such a sinful thing? Count Grayman, please punish them severely.”
There is another reason why Irene is so angry. She and the female guard fled north. If they were accidentally attacked by evil hands on the way, they would most likely end up with the same fate as those women who were robbed as slaves.
She was frightened when she thought of this. It would be better to die if she had to live that kind of life.
Compared to Erin, although Ladi was also very angry, she was obviously much calmer. After all, her years as an adventurer had allowed her to see many dark sides of the world.
Paul promised: "Of course, I will definitely sentence them severely. But you two need to calm down first. Do you have any suggestions for these rescued slaves?"
Irene He immediately said: "Of course I will send them home."
Paul asked: "Some people's whole families were killed by pirates, and even entire villages were massacred. These people are already homeless."
Ladi asked him: "Your Majesty, Lord Count What does it mean? "
She looked at Paul with some worry. Slavery existed in this world. Although after thousands of years of promotion by the Holy See, slaves have basically got rid of the ancient slavery. They could even own a little bit of their own insignificant property, but legally they still had to be tightly attached to the slave owners.
And Earl Grayman has the power to take over the slaves of the pirates he defeated.
“What I mean is that we are recruiting immigrants anyway, so these homeless people can stay and live here as civilians under the rule of the Government Council.”
Ladi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for your kindness."
Irene asked: "Where are the women among these people?"
Although she didn't want to admit it, in today's era , it is too difficult for women in the lower class to live alone. They have no strength and no knowledge. If they want to survive, they must find someone to marry quickly or do some disgraceful occupations.
Paul thought for a while and said: "How about we build a hospital? Let these poor women be nurses."
(End of Chapter)