Chapter 59 Management Issues

Gawain knows very well that Norris actually has no idea what the "position" he is talking about means, nor does he know what the new system that will be implemented in this land will look like. He is just confused now. He was deeply immersed in the joy of becoming a "decent person", but in fact, even the ordinary life of decent people living in cities and towns, this old farmer probably could not imagine.

But it doesn’t matter, because what Gawain wants to establish in this world is an order and situation that has never existed before. Not only Norris can’t imagine it, but even Hetty and Rebecca can’t imagine it. .

He knew that he had to act cautiously and let all this proceed smoothly and controllably to prevent being too impatient and suffering the backlash of this era, but he had to do it - Satellite a few days ago The alarm from the monitoring station is still ringing in my ears. If the demonic tide is really unavoidable, it is better to make some efforts than to do nothing.

After Norris left, Hetty finally couldn't help but voice her question: "Ancestor, do you really want him to manage your fields?"

Gao Wen had known that Hetty would have questions, so there was no surprise on his face. He just looked at her with a smile: "Is there anything wrong?"

"Although he is literate, he..." Hetty I wanted to say that I was born in poverty, but after thinking about it, I changed my words, "I'm afraid I don't have enough knowledge, and I don't understand the rules of upper class society. If you let him be your land manager, I'm worried that he will mess up the matter - but it will be nothing." You have to be punished."

Gawain just looked at Hetty quietly, until the other party felt a little uncomfortable and suddenly asked: "Where is the upper class you mentioned?"

Hetty was stunned.

Gawain smiled, raised his hand and pointed around: "Look, this land has nothing - there is no upper class society here, no aristocratic manners and untouchable rules, put those pedantic Throw all the stuff into the scorched earth of the old Cecil Territory! In this land, everything will be started from scratch, and all the rules, laws, and standards will be brand new!"

Hetty! She stared blankly at the wasteland being reclaimed and the camp in the distance that had begun to take shape. Here, she could not see the majestic castle or the dwellings of the poor. The camp strictly followed "neat order" according to Gawain's plan. It was built based on the four principles of ", hygienic, efficient, and reserved space for development". Those "untouchable houses must not face the castle", "noble areas need to be separated from slum areas by more than one street", "serfs cannot live in the middle and inner floors" There are no such rules at all here.

She vaguely understood what Gawain meant.

Gawain looked at Hetty. He knew that the other party actually did not have deep-rooted traditional ideas of nobility. As a down-and-out nobleman, the embarrassment in life was the best factor to stimulate his active thinking. Cecil The recent generations of the family have been excluded from the core aristocratic circle, so they will become less and less aristocratic. Like Hetty, she will even go to the construction site to help work, so her thinkingThere is absolutely no problem in wanting to be flexible - it's just that the habits and social constraints brought by the status of "noble" are difficult to deal with. That's why she subconsciously thinks that a farmer from a poor peasant family can no longer read. Even though he knew numbers, he was not qualified to help Gawain manage the territory - and also manage the most important food issue.

Looking at the change in the descendant’s expression, Gawain knew that she already had an idea, but needed another push, so he continued: “As for whether a farmer from a poor background can be a Manager - do you know what the ancestors of the Franklin family in the East did? "

"Duke of the West?" Hetty was stunned for a moment, "I remembered that the history books said that the ancestors of Franklin were in charge of steel. He is the 'Iron General' of the expeditionary force..."

"Yes, he is a blacksmith, but he has the strength of a monster, and he is talented and lucky enough to grow up during the Northern Expedition," Gawain smiled and said, "What do you think I did back then?"

Hetty had been shocked by the truth about the first Duke of the West. At this time, she did not dare to say so sure: "I remember The history books... seem to say that you are a knight among knights, the starting point of all model knights..."

"Yes, I am a knight apprentice, and it was not until I was fifteen that I finally mastered the first item. Martial arts, but before my mentor could write a letter of recommendation to my lord, he got drunk and fell into the river and drowned. I had no choice but to write a letter of recommendation myself, stamp it with my mentor’s stamp, and go find the lord. Half of the demonic tide broke out and the lord died - then I met Charlie who led a group of people to escape. He said that the south was in chaos and that going south would be a dead end. I told him: 'I still have to I was made a knight. I studied for several years and finally passed. In the end, Charlie told me a wise saying in front of everyone: "

Gawain paused deliberately, and Hetty couldn't help it. Asked: "What words of wisdom?"

"We are called knights - all the gentlemen in the south are dead anyway."

Hetty: "...so-called?! This is also Okay?”

“But this is the fact,” Gawain put away his smile and looked into Hetty’s eyes, “A middle school boy who is known as the leader of the Northern Army leads a group of people known as the Pioneer Knights. Blacksmiths, carpenters, apprentices and homeless people were able to cross the entire wasteland and establish a kingdom here. Do you think this is because we have some innate noble blood? Or are we all blessed by God?" /p>

Hetty: "..."

"There were no aristocrats on the earth originally, but those who first stood up had their property in their hands in advance, so they became aristocrats ," Gawain pressed Hetty's shoulder (she was older and couldn't pat her head all the time like Rebecca), "And apart from this difference, Ansu was just built by a bunch of idiots. It’s just a kingdom. The land in front of us now is exactly what it was like when Ansu was founded, and I am ready to implement some new rules in this land.”

Hetty frowned slightly, a vague uneasiness made her hesitate, but she didn't know what was wrong: "I...I can't imagine what will happen in the future if I really do this. Like..."

"Yeah, it's a little early for me to tell you this," Gawain nodded slightly, "But I believe you will stand by me."

"Then I will I promise you one thing - everything I do is to bring prosperity and civilization to this land. As long as you follow my footsteps, both you and Rebecca will see an unprecedentedly powerful Cecil family." Gawain said seriously, "Do you accept this promise?"

Hetty nodded vigorously.

"Then let's go back to the management issue," Gawain laughed, "about the plan to let the so-called 'commoners' and even 'poor people' participate in the management of the territory."

"Have you prepared more 'positions'?" Hetty had already guessed what Gawain wanted to do from the previous conversation. "Although I don't think there is anything wrong with this now, it really does. Is it necessary?"

Gawain looked at Hetty up and down. This beautiful and elegant lady had been overworked in recent days, and even her face looked haggard. Not to mention elegant at this time. She didn't even bother to wash her face today.

Almost one person is responsible for the internal affairs of the entire camp. At this time, she is still looking like a fairy, but she has not yet realized the problem of the lack of a management team...

"You Do you think you can handle all internal affairs alone?" Gawain said slowly.

"It is indeed a bit tiring now, but after all, it is the starting period. When the territory gets on the right track..."

"You can't control it when it gets on the right track, because you have never been there before. 'Management'," Gao Wen looked at the other party sideways, "Have you done demographic statistics? Have you done economic statistics? Have you done any of these? Have you ever known how many gold coins flow in and out of the entire territory in a year?"

Hetty's eyes were filled with mosquito coils: "...Huh?"

"At the end of each year, we send people to the granary to see how much food is left. When we collect food, we count how many residents still owe rent. This is not considered internal affairs management." Gao Wen chuckled, "I asked You and Rebecca counted the names, ages, occupations, and family situations of those eight hundred people. To be honest, what do you think of those tables?" Hetty was convinced: "It is indeed very convenient to use--I For the first time, I learned that you can use such a simple method to find out how many people from all walks of life are in the territory, and when arranging production, you can directly base it on the records on the form, instead of sending people to find out where the various craftsmen are... ..."

"One day the territory will have 8,000, or even 80,000Population, do you and Rebecca plan to do the statistics yourself? One day the territory will expand to the south of the Dark Mountains. Do you still plan to cross the mountains and knock on doors one by one to ask about family situations? "

Hetty: "..."

"If you want to continue to be so convenient, you must have a 'management team'," Gawain spread his hands, "And if you want To establish such an organization, we must involve the citizens. "

Hetty thought for a while and frowned again: "But most people in the territory can't even write their own names, so what..."

" So that’s my next plan,” Gawain said with a smile, “to make them literate. "

Hetty: "..."

She was probably speechless due to shock more times today than she had in her entire life.

Gawain gave Giving Hetty some time to think and react, he looked at the locals not far away who were reporting the work progress to the supervisor.

Things cannot be established overnight.

A system takes time, and it is even more difficult to build a society based on this system, and to build a kingdom based on the latter... it will probably take many years for the current territory. The population is only 800 people. It is true that Hetty can manage it with her own efforts. At most, Rebecca, who is half a bottle of vinegar, will set up a big fireball to add to the fun... burn down the wasteland or something, but if you want long-term development, Some foundations must be established step by step from now on.