The Moon of Recovery is here.
The long and cold winter in the north of the mainland has finally reluctantly left this land. Although its remaining power is still daunting, the warming temperatures and several consecutive days of warm sunshine still make people feel... I couldn't help but feel hopeful - at least in Cecil's territory, the word "hope" was no longer an elegant word used by the upper class to express their feelings after dinner, but a tangible thing that ordinary people could also look forward to.
A baby was born, in the days when the earth was just rejuvenating.
In the "West End Factory Apartment" just completed this winter, a young new father was a little busy entertaining neighbors and friends who came to visit. The small living room was crowded with people carrying Although the guests who receive gifts are only some bland tea and rough snacks, the guests obviously don't care about it - I am afraid that few people can imagine that these people were just a few short months ago. A group of homeless people in the wilderness who don’t know each other.
They wandered in the wilderness and settled in Cecil Territory. They met in the buffer camp, got acquainted while building houses, and finally became friends in the factory. For these people who have experienced that period of homelessness, For people who have been living on the streets, it is a very meaningful thing for one of them to become a father in a warm home.
At this moment, someone among the people standing at the door suddenly shouted: "The lord is coming!"
People were shocked, but the lord really came - -The tall figure soon appeared at the door, and everyone felt familiar with this figure.
Gawain soon saw the young new father in the crowd - the look of him immersed in joy could not be concealed from others. He walked forward quickly and stretched out his hand to stop his fear. The person who wants to salute: "Today is the day you bring hope to this land, so there is no need to salute. Are mother and son safe?"
"Yes...yes, Lord..." The young man Obviously nervous, but excited with joy, he stuttered and rubbed his hands, "Everyone is safe, everyone is safe..."
Gawain smiled gently: "Can I see the child? ?"
"Of course, of course..."
The newborn baby and the young mother were all in a quiet and undisturbed inner room. Although there were many visitors, only a few people entered it. Visitation, Gawain should be the most special visitor among the visitors arriving today.
Due to the popularity of the new magic network, the system of using magic power to drive heaters and then heating the entire building through thermal ducts is now standard equipment for newly built houses in the territory. This building was completed in winter. Apartment buildings are no exception, and a warm and constant-temperature house is a key guarantee for the safety of mother and child - otherwise, winter birth will be a life-or-death difficulty that most civilian mothers must face.
In the warm inner room, Gawain saw the swaddled baby.
He is a healthy boy, wrinkled and unable to open his eyes. He is sleeping peacefully at the moment.
A pharmacist apprentice takes care of postpartum women and babies here - this is not a wandering witch or "traveling doctor" who can only fool people, but an apprentice trained by Pittman himself. one. Although there are no real druids among Pitman's apprentices, at least in the fields of pharmacy, medicine and surgery that do not require magical talents, these apprentices are professionals.
Looking at the swaddled baby, Gawain smiled.
This is the first birth in the territory - the first baby was born here almost a year after the establishment of the territory, but it is not surprising at all.
Because the people on this land are either the eight hundred refugees who survived the old Cecil Territory, or they are purchased serfs and slaves, or they are refugees gathered from the wilderness, Needless to say, serfs and slaves, slave traders never sell pregnant female slaves, but refugees and refugees have experienced the most turbulent test of displacement. In that test...
It is difficult to find any pregnant women. or the fetus survives.
The child in front of him is lucky. If his parents had not found a place to live in time, it would be difficult for him to be born safely in this world.
Both his parents were the first batch of refugees to immigrate here. The young father now works in the Rune Foundry, and his mother is a female worker in a textile factory.
"Does the child have a name?" Gawain turned his head and asked the young father who followed him into the house.
"Not yet..." The young father grabbed his hand, his eyes moved away from Gawain more than once, and fell on his child's face. He showed a somewhat innocent smile, "We I originally wanted to name him randomly, but... But I went to school, and I wanted to ask the teachers in the school to help me name the child... Names given by knowledgeable people can make children smarter, and they will definitely be able to read in the future. Faster than me..."
Gawain couldn't help but laugh, laughing at the young father's innocent and simple thoughts, but he also felt a little relieved: this person who was originally illiterate now at least knows how to let It is good for children to read.
Then he shook his head: "In that case, let me give him a name. Let's call him 'Oers'."
In the common human language of this world, this Pronounced meaning "hope".
The young father was stunned for a moment before he realized what had happened. He immediately saluted: "Thank you...thank you for giving this child a name!"
Then he He murmured to himself: "Today...today is such a good day, such a good day..."
"Don't forget to register the child as a resident and get an identity card," Gao Wen smiled. He helped the helpless man up. He had already abolished the rule that civilians should kneel down and salute when they see nobles. However, people's habitual bowing or even kneeling is not so easy to ban. These can only be done slowly, "Also, you will be here in three days." You can report to the Resident Affairs Department of the Government Affairs Department and receive a set of daily necessities, including rations and cloth, tonics, and commonly used medicines.”
The young father obviously did not expect that the new child in the family would receive a “reward”, and he hurriedly saluted and thanked: “Thank you for your generous reward!” "
"This is not a reward. Remember, a reward is different from a government subsidy," Gao Wen emphasized. "This is an administrative system and the law at this stage. Within ten years from today, All families with newborn babies in the territory can receive 'subsidies' from the Government Affairs Department, which is to reward you for your contribution to the population of the territory. And ten years later... the Government Affairs Department will judge whether to continue this subsidy based on the situation. ”
The people in the room listened to Gawain’s words with vague understanding. They probably could not fully understand all the meanings and significance of this “system”, but they certainly could understand the parts that related to their own interests. Understand, and that's enough.
After Gawain returned to the Lord's Mansion, he immediately called Hetty and asked her to arrange the "newborn reward and subsidy" until everything was arranged. After that, he sat in his large chair and began to plan the development route of the territory after the winter.
The reclamation of the territory was smooth, a lot of wealth was made from foreign trade, and the military defense capability was gradually improved. With no worries about food, clothing and security, the baby boom will come soon.
But it takes a long time for babies to grow into the workforce, so in a short period of time, Cecil leads the population. Growth still relies on two parts, one is to continue to purchase slaves and gradually emancipate them into freedmen, and the other is to continue to recruit refugees.
In addition, Cecil's current population actually has an additional factor. The huge growth - residents from the Kant Territory, as well as the large number of farms and reclaimed villages attached to the Kant Territory, as well as the large number of idle people in the hilly lands in the east.
These populations are now Sisi. They are your legal subjects, but they must first accept the "civilization" of Cecil's law and order.
Fortunately, the "civilization" does not begin in the spring.
< p> Throughout the past winter, Gawain has been subtly influencing the Kant Territory - his actual rule over that land is not limited to sending soldiers to maintain order, build roads, and occupy commerce. He also Gradually, Cecil's rules were transferred to the Kant area: initially, the craftsmen who came to Cecil to make a living were asked to abide by Cecil's rules. Later, these craftsmen were used as a breakthrough to carry out various constructions in Kant towns. The project, the addition of small factories, shopping streets, and renovated residential blocks brought winter economic resources and better living standards to the Kande people, as well as a new way of life. Then, soldiers were dispatched to maintain the new blocks. The public security, constant propaganda, and Padrick came forward to "unify the thinking" of the more famous local people...Now, within the town limits originally directly controlled by Viscount Kant, residents have already Gawain gradually became accustomed to accepting Cecil's order, but Gawain still had to solve a problem: controlling the original knight class of Kant.
Control those surrounding villages, wilderness development points, and other places.Those stationed at the garrison are the old knights led by Kant.
These knights are the end of the Ansu land aristocracy system and the far-end extension of the feudal lords. Although they have no legislative power, no independent lord claims, and do not have many privileges and honors of the formal aristocratic class, But they are still part of the old Anzu aristocratic system.
Legally, these knights should now be loyal to Gawain Cecil, but they have not yet sworn an oath. Even if they have sworn allegiance to Gawain Cecil himself, they have not yet sworn allegiance to Cecil. Your allegiance to "order".
As long as they still exist and use the old order to control the land and population in their hands, then the land and population in their hands cannot become parts of Cecil's magical industrialization.
"Call Knight Philip," Gawain tilted his head slightly and said to the air beside him, "Go back quickly."
There was a slight wave of breath in the air. It disappeared again, and the next moment Amber's voice came from the window: "Roger! I'll just... Why are there mouse traps on the wall of my courtyard!"
Hearing the noise coming from the window , Gawain smiled happily.
Not to mention the courtyard wall, there are mouse traps on the top of every street lamp on the entire road from the Lord's Mansion...
Not long after, Knight Philip appeared in Gawain before.
There is also Amber who bared her teeth and grinned at Gawain with various funny expressions.
Gawain ignored the half-elf girl who was making mischief and looked at Philip: "We should consider the old knights led by Kant."
Philip is a role model for young knights , the first thing that came to mind was the process that should be followed at this moment: "Are we going to call them to swear allegiance?"
"It's not just to swear allegiance," Gawain smiled and looked into Philip's eyes, "Actually, Something I've been curious about...what do you think of the new 'rules' I've implemented?"