Chapter 306: Push for development
Frederick has deeply realized one thing during his many years as a leader, that is, once something goes wrong, it must be the problem of the people below, and the leader will not Something is wrong.
The same is true in Lacheng today. The priests of the Church of Light rushed here in droves and held a special meeting to discuss the wrong interpretation of the Cyclops in the "Holy Scripture".
Frederick felt that he could no longer stay here. He was afraid that if any priest thought that solving the problem was not as good as solving the person who raised the problem, he would be doomed.
He came to Sir Clare's house to say goodbye, and found that the place was filled with the aroma of fish. There were a row of pots in the yard where the fish was cooked, and then the fish was carefully removed, leaving only the intact bones.
Sir Clare was busy in the study. When he saw Frederick coming in, he asked him: "Are you leaving?"
"Yes." Frederick nodded and replied, "I will leave tomorrow, to the Palm." Stay on the island for a while and answer some of the political questions of the eldest daughter of the Vali family.”
“Thank you for your help during this time.”
Claire said with a smile: “You’re welcome. You helped me more."
Frederick saw a tray with a complete bone of a fish on her desk and asked curiously: "What are you busy with?"< br>
Claire replied seriously: "You inspired me. Now I plan to draw the shapes and bones of fish, shrimps, crabs, shells and other animals in the sea, and then compare them to see the differences between them."
Frederick raised his brows and said happily: "This is an incredible research!"
"I have a suggestion, and record their internal organs at the same time."
Claire immediately recorded it in her notebook.
Frederick was very optimistic about Clare's work. The most important thing was that she was the niece of the Lord of La. She had money, leisure, and enough energy to carry out this work. As long as she didn't give up halfway, she would definitely leave it in the history books. name.
"But I need some help." A sly smile suddenly appeared on Claire's face, "Can you help me?"
Frederick asked: "What help do you need from me?"
Claire stood up, walked to Frederick, and whispered in his ear: "I want a fishing boat without sails."
Frederick raised his eyebrows, and Claire began to act coquettishly: "Is that okay?"
"No problem." Frederick nodded, "It's just that the ships we are building now are not very mature yet. I can try the new ships here with you and send them to you when they are mature. One piece.”
He could see that Claire already knew his identity, so he didn't refuse.
The ship market in the inland sea must be occupied. New ships must be tried out after they are built, and it is good to try them out here.
Frederick continued: "I can also provide funding for your research every year, and you can hire some people to help."
Claire was very happy and thanked him properly.
Many years later, scholars agree that the germ of biological taxonomy was born in this small fishing port.
Three days later, Frederick was walking on the beach of Palm Island, next to the eldest daughter of the Vali family, Elle.
The Palm Island covers an area of about three square kilometers. Palm trees mainly grow on the island, and many beautiful seabirds inhabit it. The beach on the seaside is white and clean. It is the private territory of the Lord of Lacheng.
In this beautiful place, young men and women usually talk about love. However, the topics discussed by Frederick and Ellie have nothing to do with the relationship between men and women.
In general, Frederick was responsible for moving his mouth and Ai Lei was responsible for nodding.
“The economic foundation determines the social structure and political structure.” Frederick explained to Elle in words she could understand.
"The economic base is a very broad concept. It is not a narrow taxation and property, but is divided into several parts."
"The first is how many farmlands, workshops, shops, and various kinds of things are there in the region. Livestock and tools, who owns them?"
"The second is the relationship between people's work, such as how silk changes from mulberry leaves in the fields and bugs in the silkworm houses to leaving the port. goods, how the rice, bread, and wine we eat and drink come from the fields to the table, how they turn from raw materials into commodities step by step, who are involved in this process, and the relationships between these people How is the relationship?"
"The third part is how the people who participate in the work distribute the wealth earned from the rewards."
"Can you understand this?"
Ai Lei repeated what Frederick had just said in a low voice, and finally said: "I can understand the first and second points, but is the third point important?"
Frederick nodded and said: "Yes. Ah, it is the part that is most likely to cause contradictions. "
The first point is unsolvable for this era, but the third point is the one with the most cases and the easiest to study. I don’t know how many cases there are every year. How many businessmen have conflicts over the distribution of profits.
With the current level of economic and political theory, studying the third point is the best entry point, so Frederick asked Ai Lei to start from here.
Ailei thought seriously for about ten minutes. At this time, the two of them walked a long way on the beach and sat down on a rock to rest.
After Frederick threw a shell into the sea, Elle said: "I understand somewhat. In the past ten years, many new laws have been introduced and changed in the territory due to merchant disputes, but this cannot explain the burning of books." Frederick Lie nodded and said: "Next, let me talk about the human part. Human needs can be divided into five levels: survival needs, safety needs, social needs, the need to be respected and the need for self-realization..."
Next, he explained Malos’ hierarchy of needs theory to Elle in detail.
After listening, Ailei said: "I can understand the needs of these five levels."
"Just understand." Frederick nodded, "I heard, you The silk textile industry began to develop in the territory only thirty years ago.”
Ailei said: "Yes, my mother brought skilled silk weavers with her when she married my father thirty years ago. Because the climate in the territory is very suitable and the silk is of high quality, it has developed very quickly."
Frederick asked her: "Did more wealthy merchants follow this?"
Ai Lei thought about it carefully, nodded and said: "That's true. In the past, the territory only sold some grain and The income from raw silk is not high. After the improvement of textile technology, our income suddenly increased a lot, and more and more people started to open workshops and do business. When I was a child, those workshop owners and businessmen were still mill stewards." br>
Frederick asked her again: "After these people's incomes have increased, their needs have begun to become different, right?"
Ai Lei continued to think, and her expression gradually became serious. .
Frederick said on the side: "Now that they have money, they must improve their social status and have their own political power. I don't care about your internal affairs. I only tell you that something like this will happen. It's up to you how to deal with it." "
"There are also some people who have no worries about food and clothing and are not interested in politics. They just eat, drink and have fun all day long. Yes, what they need is to see the wider world. After seeing the wider world, they will think and reflect on everything around them. Who do you think is the most nervous when they think about it? br>"The Church!" Ai Lei said immediately, "If people don't think, what the Church says will be whatever it says."
"But as long as people think about it, they will find the Church just like this Cyclops incident. Loopholes in the rhetoric! ”
She suddenly broke out in cold sweat. If he challenged the Church of Fire like Frederick challenged the Church of Light this time, then it would not be the books but the people who would be burned.
Frederick did not further elaborate on the political struggle behind the book-burning incident in Valliland, because he did not know the extent of the conflict between the two parties.
But Ai Lei had been assisting her father in managing the territory for many years and knew this clearly. She said worriedly: "Over the years, a large part of those who have supported my father are businessmen, and most of the landowners who cultivate the land are on the side of the church. "
"Listening to what you just said, I can understand the reason."
Frederick asked her: "How much of the land do those landowners occupy?"
Ai Lei hesitated for a moment, and finally answered the confidential question truthfully: "About 40%."
Frederick thought for a while and said, "That's not a big problem. They have limited resources and can solve it."
Ailei thought the same thing, but it was inevitable that the territory would be damaged, otherwise the family would not have allowed her and her sisters to go out to seek refuge.
Frederick saw her worries, but he was powerless. This was not a conflict between countries, but a struggle between the secular and the church. Intervening by himself, a pagan in the north, would only be counterproductive.
The two of them sat on the beach in silence for more than two hours with their own thoughts. Elle suddenly said: "Duke Wesson, I have something to ask for. If anything happens to the Valli family, I hope You take in Yvette and Lulu”
After Ailei finished speaking, she grabbed the hem of her skirt, bit her lips tightly, and said in a low voice: "I can't repay you, if you don't mind it..."
Frederick calmly said Said: "No need to be like this, we welcome everyone, everyone will be treated fairly and justly."
In the palm grove more than a hundred meters away, someone had a large loudspeaker in front of them. The dialogue can be heard verbatim.
“Hey!” Lulu was very dissatisfied, “It’s rare that my eldest sister fell in love with a man when she was almost thirty years old, and he actually rejected her!”
Beside her, Yvette smiled slightly He said: "Maybe he likes you. Didn't he say he wanted to go on a date with you?"
Lulu's face suddenly turned red, and she pouted and said, "That's a lie. Maybe someone with a lot of fat like you is the type he likes."
"I don't have fat, and I don't have any fat." He must be annoying if he doesn’t know magic.”
At this time, Frederick’s voice came from the loudspeaker: “I plan to leave tomorrow and go to Citrus Island in the Kingdom of Sardinia to celebrate the New Year there.”< br>
Elei said nervously: "Don't go there, it's too dangerous. The Black Claw gang controls the entire island, and they are very unfriendly to outsiders!"
Frederick shrugged. , said: "I am not considered an outsider."
That's my wife's hometown, so I can't be considered an outsider.
He finally said to Elle: "Please tell Lulu for me, the girl I like has nothing to do with her figure, only whether she is smart."
Frederick said the next day He left Palm Island, hired a boat to go to Citrus Island, and was kidnapped into a black factory as soon as he got off the boat.
(End of this chapter)