Chapter 131 New Opera
“Loyalty is the most sacred virtue!”
Heinrich sighed deeply after hearing this line, and sat on his right A bearded businessman wiped away tears.
Although the characters in the play did not mention their last names, everyone knew who they were talking about.
Count St. Henry von Wesson shouted these words in his last moments and burned his life in an attempt to die with his enemies, now known to everyone through this opera.
The students who were giving speeches and handing out flyers just now also came to watch the opera. They were sitting on the left side of Heinrich. A boy said: "The year before last, Professor Manuel arranged for us to go to the Kingdom of Gaul to visit His Excellency Juste and other parties involved. , in order to restore all the details of that battle in the opera, this line was said by the old Count Wesson at the last moment. "
The bearded businessman heard the boy's words and asked immediately. He said: "Teacher, what did the old count say last?"
Just now, the actor who played Old Wesson on the stage seemed to want to say something after falling to the ground, but he didn't say it in the end.
"Sorry, I don't know." The boy shook his head regretfully, "Your Excellency Juste said that the old count waved his hand and wanted to speak, but he didn't have time..."
The bearded businessman was helpless. He sighed.
During the intermission, many viewers were discussing what the old count wanted to say at the end.
Some people said that the old count saw the angel who came to pick him up, some said that he wanted to call the old lady or the young master's name, and some said that he wanted to curse his enemies to have children without buttocks...
< br>Some people who are familiar with him believe that the old count saw the Milky Way next to heaven and wanted to throw a pole. No one refutes this statement and thinks it is very reasonable. Many people have seen him often going to the swamp north of Lingen City. fishing.
Heinrich was silent. The first act of the opera performed today is about the first Count Wesson defecting to the former queen to expand the territory for the former king. The second act is about Frederick's father in order to protect the logistics. The sacrifice in the camp can be said to be full of loyalty, and the content of the third act can be vaguely guessed.
Sure enough, at the beginning of the third act, the king and the prince blindly commanded on the frontal battlefield, leading to the defeat of the entire army, and then a group of defeated generals gathered together to discuss how to shift the blame.
The actor who played the king was not good enough. He read his lines poorly and occasionally forgot his words. Instead, he played the king as an idiot. Even if he acted like this deliberately, it would not have such a good effect.
Heinrich watched this scene very seriously, because he also participated in that war as a member of the Royal Mage Corps, and he was relieved in the end that they had no role to play.
The second half of the third act ends with the villains invading the territory of the loyal ministers, raping and plundering along the way.
The plot that was synchronized with real events made the audience feel dull, and almost no one spoke during the intermission.
“A roar like thunder,
Like the roar of the waves and the clanging of swords,
our hometown,
who will guard her safety? ”
The fourth act began with impassioned singing. The first half of the plot of expelling the invaders made the audience excited, but in the second half, after the defeat, the king tried to find a random woman to recognize his daughter and the winner. The marriage achieved the goal that could not be accomplished on the battlefield, and the audience gritted their teeth.
After watching the opera, Heinrich decided to ask those Weisenberg University students what conditions were needed to apply for the university.
He understands war, and he understands very well how difficult it is to defeat a territory where everyone is united and a united army.
The current publicity is just the beginning. As the publicity deepens, just look at the expressions of the surrounding audience. When the emotions of the people in the entire territory are aroused, I am afraid that only the God of Light will know what the armies of those lords will do. What kind of enemy are you facing?
As for the people in the territory collectively betraying Baron Wesson, there is no need to think about such a thing. If nothing else, you can understand this just by looking at the line of carriages outside the hatchery selling chicks and chicken feed.
The villagers can take low-interest loans to buy chicks and feed. After three months, the feed-to-meat ratio of the broilers will decrease, and the amount of new meat grown after eating the same amount of feed will decrease. , it is not cost-effective to feed them any more, and they can be sold if they are almost the same size.
If you get money from selling chickens, you can first repay the interest and then buy a batch of chicks and feed. If the debtor's cumulative interest repayment exceeds twice the principal amount of the loan within the agreed time, the interest and principal repayments will be suspended until the principal is paid off.
The same low-interest loans can also be used to purchase high-yielding wheat seeds, fertilizers and agricultural tools. However, these loans are not direct money, but a voucher for targeted consumption. You cannot use it for other things. .
Compared with the usurious loans that bankrupted the lords in other places, this kind of loan is enough to make people sing in the world.
Heinrich walked around the city for a while, stayed in a hotel, and opened the window to find a construction site behind him. He was still working "dong dong dong" even when it got dark.
Heinrich had to go to the pub downstairs, ordered a glass of beer and appetizers, and took the opportunity to ask the boss: "When will we stop later?"
The boss replied: "Come on, about ten o'clock in the evening."
Heinrich took a sip of wine and asked: "What is being built there?"
"A school?" "The boss replied, "It's almost completed, and students will be able to attend classes in the summer."
Heinrich asked in surprise: "It's so big, how many students will it have?"< br>
The boss scratched his head and replied: "I don't know, anyway, in places as big as Lingen City and the village below, all children who are old enough can come to school."
"The children go to school during the day, and there are classes in the evening. I signed up my mother-in-law to learn arithmetic so that she would not always make miscalculations."
Heinrich was shocked like many outsiders. It was incredible. The boss asked: "So farmers' children can also go to school? Can they afford the money?"
"The money is not much." The boss opened up the conversation and said proudly: "A year's worth of books The fee is only two and a half chickens, and many people can afford it.”
“We locals don’t have to pay taxes and tuition for the master. The teachers are all government employees and their salaries are paid by the government. Yes, we don’t charge students, but we have to pay for lunch.”
“Hey, I also make lunch for students here. A meal costs 4 copper coins, but the children only use half. , the remaining government tax cuts and subsidies are 1, the church donates 1, and the big families in the city also subsidize 1, and the remaining half is milk sent by the dairy.”
"We can't do it randomly. There are regulations on the amount of staple food, meat, and vegetables every day, and we can't use bad ones. The church priests come to check every day."
"The money earned It’s not much, but it has a good reputation. When those kids grow up, why don’t they come to my place for a drink?”
Nowadays, hotels and pubs are old establishments that have been passed down from generation to generation, and the bosses are here. Long-term idea, Heinrich echoed a few words with a smile, full of emotions in his heart.
As a magician, he has seen too many people who originally had magic talents but failed to learn magic due to various reasons. The biggest reason is lack of money.
Now children here can go to school for almost free. Referring to the news in the education section of "Wesson Daily", after a large-scale screening process, talented children will not be missed.
If Wessenland can survive this war, this policy can continue, and in another twenty years...
Heinrich did not dare to think about it anymore. Frederick, who was in his prime, had Thousands of magicians, I'm afraid no one in the world can stop him.
(End of this chapter)