Chapter 277 Science and Technology vs. Heroes and Wise Kings
"Lord Earl, let him go, and you will gain the friendship of the Bachelor's Tower."
Mond Langdon said sincerely.
Brother, are you kidding me? An illusory friendship just trying to get someone out of my prison? It's better to give real money and silver.
But if you think about it carefully, the bachelor's tower has a great influence in the courts of various countries. Mondstadt's mentor can decide to accept a commoner for a living with just one sentence. Presumably there must be some influence in the bachelor's tower. status.
The Mond Langdon in front of him seems to be an honest and honest man, but the mentor behind him may not be so sure. I heard that all the elderly bachelors have very weird tempers. What should I do if Qingshen uses his network resources to put small shoes on himself?
Oh, one thing is worse than one less thing. Just let it go if it's just a little brat.
How can the common people of this era understand the lax law enforcement and the prestige of the lords? What I just said was all just talk.
What's more, if we really look into it, it seems that what Kevin did wrong was just that he didn't report Baden to the Lord's Mansion after seeing through Baden's lies, but instead tried to blackmail Baden in exchange for conditions. According to the investigation, he was After the riot, there was no killing or robbery.
However, the advice he gave to the salt people was the direct trigger of the riot, so he was included in the list of the 50 people with the most serious crimes.
Paul made up his mind and said seriously: "Okay, Mr. Scholar. You can take the person away, but you need to pay a certain bail."
Mond Langdon immediately stood up and bowed deeply to Paul. Bowed and said gratefully: "I would like to thank the Earl on behalf of his parents. This poor couple has been extremely worried in the past few days."
Paul hummed, "Can you You should take good care of your little brother, study hard and make progress every day, and don’t think about things all day long. In addition, I hope that the [friendship] you talk about is not just talk.”
"Yes, yes, we must teach him well."
Mond hesitated for a moment and continued to ask: "My lord, I heard that the Lord's Mansion will severely sentence 50 important criminals. I don't know about others other than Kevin." How are people punished? ”
"It's okay to tell you that among the 20 people with the most serious crimes, 5 were beheaded, 10 were hanged, and 5 had their death sentences suspended. Together with 30 others, they were sent to open up wasteland in the northern forest to see the consequences. Originally, Kai Wen is also going to be sent to open up wasteland."
Mond bowed to Paul again: "You are really a kind lord." He originally thought that Paul would behead all 50 people.
"Humph, after all, they didn't really rebel. Oh, by the way, what do you study in the Bachelor's Tower all day long? Do you have any technical talents?"
"History, politics, literature Music, logic, philosophy, etc..., as long as you can think of it, the Bachelor's Tower is involved in it."
A trace of pride flashed on Mond's face.
"As for the technical talents you mentioned, if they are magicians and alchemists, there are certainly some."
Paul smiled slightly, "If you can go back and help me recruit some talents, it will be worthy of what you just said. When it comes to friendship, you don’t need to be very good, even if you just know how to read, of course I am speaking Aldo.”
“This…” Mond Khan thought to himself: "We are the Bachelor's Tower of the Imperial Capital. I guess there are not many people who can't imagine who are willing to come to this bitter cold place in the northwest."
However, he still said: "I will try my best." After finishing the business matter. Afterwards, the two continued to chat for a while. Mond Langdon spoke more fluent Aldo than Paul, a Gulf native, and there was no barrier to communication between the two.
This scholar indeed lived up to the name of the Bachelor's Tower. He was knowledgeable and connected with the past and the present, which made Paul secretly admire him.
“I am trying to make people live a better life by developing and promoting new technologies. Mr. Scholar, you can walk around Alda, go to the port and see our new sailing ship, go to the fields and see Our harvester, go to the store and have a look..."
Mond Langdon was very surprised by the young earl's ambition. Children of this age like to dream about knights on adventures or leading troops to fight in battles. Something like that?
Paul danced and said: "The arrival of five hundred angels has taught mankind farming and weaving, metallurgy and blacksmithing, allowing us to occupy the most fertile land in the world, but I believe that science... and technological progress have not There is no limit, we can definitely improve our lives to a higher level, we can definitely feed more people and keep everyone fed.”
“Science? Technology?”
"Yes, understanding the principles of things is what I call [science], and applying science to our lives is what I call [technology]. It is these two that allow us humans to develop. I am not boasting, but it is also true. Relying on these two, the lives of the people in Alda and Bailding have been greatly improved compared to before."
Mond was noncommittal, "My lord, with all due respect, your territory has just... "
Paul interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "I know what you want to say - a group of salt farmers have lost their livelihood due to the emergence of salt farms and have to take risks. But I want to tell you a fact, the emergence of salt farms. It has saved a lot of money for most families.”
Mond showed an incredible look.
"Mr. Langdon, you live in a prosperous place like the Gabela Imperial Capital, and you are also a distinguished tower scholar. Naturally, you don't know the hardships of a remote place like ours. The salt people use traditional The production method of cooking salt is really limited, so the price on the market is higher - of course compared with now. In the past, no one would think that the price of salt was expensive, because it has always been that price. You know, if you don't eat salt, you will. I don’t have the energy to work, so this thing is a daily necessity. Although the cost of buying salt flowers is not much every time, it will be a big expense over the years.”
Paul proudly said: "Since the large-scale production of salt in the salt farm, the price of salt has dropped unprecedentedly. This has saved a lot of money. If you don't believe it, you can ask a random woman on the street to hear his opinion on the drop in salt price. What a feeling."
"This..." Mond pondered, "I believe there must be a better solution that benefits everyone and gets the best of both worlds."
Paul spread his hands: "I also believe that, since we are not gods, sometimes you have to sacrifice a small number of people in order to take care of the interests of the majority. This can only be said to be... the trauma of the times. Fortunately, I was not sacrificed. That small group of people, unfortunately, as the leader of a territory, I am the one who makes such a decision."
Mond admitted: "You are right, Lord Count. In this case, a wise monarch is so important that he can take care of the vast majority of people and make the sacrifice as small as possible."
"A wise monarch?"
"Yes, Lord Graeman."
Mond Langdon's eyes became firm:
"Compared to what you said about [Science] and [Technology], I prefer that the key to improving people’s lives lies in [heroes] and [virtuous kings]”
(End of this chapter)