Chapter 413: A Perspective Beyond History

As the most important step in the process of reshaping the order of the southern border, the administrative construction and renovation project of the Horsman Territory (Horsman City) is the top priority of Gawain. Even though affairs in various parts of the territory are extremely busy, Under certain circumstances, he will also give priority to this aspect of intelligence.

And Hetty’s carefully selected and rigorously tested apprentices did not disappoint Gawain.

In the study room of the Lord's Mansion, Hetty, who came to report early in the morning, brought the information that the messenger had just sent to the territory: "Ancestor, this is the report sent from the Horsman Territory. ——The young man named Daedalus has begun to count the land and population in the Horsman area. At the same time, the working group has controlled the remaining knights and retainers in the Horsman area, and has begun to take over the people who originally belonged to the Earl of Horsman. All the work in the manor is going smoothly. "

"A capable young man... I remember you have high hopes for him," Gawain took the report handed over by Hetty and looked at it. While nodding, he said, "Well... methodical. It seems that he has not made the mistake of being aggressive."

"He is a Horsman and knows the situation in his hometown-this is one of the reasons why he was selected in the first place. "One," there was a hint of pride on Hetty's face, because almost all the younger generation of political officers in the Government Affairs Office can be said to be her apprentices. The success of Daedalus also means her success, but While she was proud, she was also a little worried, "It's just that the situation there is very complicated. The Horsman family is an ancient and powerful family. They have a profound influence on the territory. Even locals who know the situation have a hard time getting started. Moreover, they say To be honest... although he is going well now, I am really not sure how long he will be able to go smoothly."

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "You seem a little worried?"

Gawain was very indifferent to this, and he said unhurriedly : "The traditional aristocratic rule has almost no order at all. In my opinion, their 'management' of the territory is tantamount to no management. It is indeed difficult to establish the initial order in this disordered situation." , but on the other hand - precisely because there is no order in the first place, even a small improvement will have a huge boost to the entire territory, and these huge boosts will easily inspire the people. The confidence of the wiser people has led them to support the new decree.

"The new political administrators in the Horsman area are currently at this stage, if they can effectively control the new decree. The situation at the beginning of the implementation allows the prestigious people in the territory to take the initiative to support, and then the subsequent construction will enter a virtuous circle..."

Seeing Hetty's thoughtful look, Gawain Further: "You can remindFor a moment, let the administrative officer team over there find a way to persuade, encourage or even bribe a group of 'middle-level people' with greater influence in the territory, such as big businessmen, prestigious scholars and other highly respected people, so that they can take part in the new decree. Benefit from it and serve as an example to further implement the decree. In addition, you can set more examples among ordinary people, so that those who actively respond to Cecil's laws and obey management can become prosperous and wealthy people. People are very practical. No matter how many notices you put up in the square, it is better to let them see with their own eyes the benefits they can expect. "

"I understand..." Hetty nodded with joy, "Ancestor, thank you for the reminder. ”

Gawain nodded, but he didn’t think these suggestions were a big deal—he had just read some books in his previous life, and he had watched countless live versions of Civilization when he was a satellite. Evolution documentary, so I can just talk about some empirical things casually, but these things are not very profound. With Hetty's intelligence and the experience she accumulated in the process of transforming Kant's collar, she can think about it for a day or two after she goes back. Can come up with similar things.

Even if she doesn't think about it, those political officers sent to the Hosman area will probably be able to think of this as long as they study it carefully after facing practical problems in this area. method - since they can be selected, they must have corresponding abilities. People in this world never lack wisdom, they just lack some experience.

“In fact, compared with difficulties and troubles, tradition. The poor 'ruling' ability of the nobles has also left us a lot of convenience." When he had almost finished reading the report, Gawain suddenly shook his head and said, and then muttered in a low voice, "It's a pity that it is a double-edged sword. ..."

"Convenient? "Hetty suddenly couldn't keep up with her ancestors' rhythm. In fact, she often couldn't keep up with her ancestors' rhythm. She was used to it. "What are you talking about? ”

“Cohesion and self-identity. I don’t know if you have noticed that when the people in the newly received territories accepted the transformation of Cecil’s order, they always resisted only the new decrees, not the new rulers. "

Hetty frowned slightly. She still seemed to have missed the point of Gawain's words.

Gawain was not surprised by this, but patiently explained: "Traditional nobles hardly consider the emotions of the people in the territory when they govern the territory, nor do they consider the development of culture, economy, law, etc. in the territory. In fact, the only thing they consider is taxation. For the territory, the lord He was just the largest landowner, so as 'tenant farmers', the subjects never had a sense of belonging or identification with this kind of rule. Moreover, because the lord's decrees were often full of errors and contradictions, the lives of the subjects also lacked stability, so In the land of the traditional aristocracy, there is almost no cohesion among the people.

"The people who grew up in this kind of 'ruling' structure lack understanding of the nation and the country... Well, it may be too abstract to explain this concept to you now. You can simply understand that they are not don't careThey didn't care who their lord was, or where the lord came from. They didn't even care whether the country existed, or whether the king was an Ansu or a Typhon.

"Under this 'not caring' situation, we have avoided the biggest trouble by taking over the southern territory - even if we defeated more than 40 nobles, the people who were originally ruled by those nobles would have no control over them. There was almost no resistance from me as the new lord... They seemed to accept the fact that the Southern Territory changed hands very calmly."

Hetty understood everything Gawain said here, but she seemed a little confused. : "Isn't this normal? And it is precisely because of this that we can take over the Southern Territory..."

Gawain shook his head: "Having said that, if another enemy comes to invade the Southern Territory one day, our son It's not good if the people are so indifferent."

Hetty's expression became subtle. After a moment, she tentatively said: "So, you mean to make the people more loyal to the lord... ..."

"No, that's not enough," Gawain continued to shake his head, "Kings are not eternal, no matter how talented they are, they cannot be. In the same way, there is no point in making people loyal to one family or one bloodline. , we should create something that is longer-lasting, more tenacious, and more capable of being spontaneously recognized and defended by the people..."

Hetty looked at Gawain a little blankly, she seemed to have learned from her ancestors She saw a strange enthusiasm on her face, and she rarely saw this kind of emotion from the other person. She was vaguely aware that her ancestor who had risen from the coffin might have some far-sighted and heroic ideas, and she She could even faintly feel the thread of this idea - she couldn't help but said: "Do you have any new plans?"

Gawain did not overly immerse himself in his emotions, and when Hetty After speaking, he took a deep breath and said slowly: "This cannot be achieved overnight, or even in one or two generations... But maybe we should leave something for future generations..."

"Ahem...I didn't mean that...you took so long to brew me All the emotions that had arisen were gone." Gawain coughed awkwardly, then waved his hands, "What I mean is that we should make the word 'Cecilians' transcend the meaning of the people of a territory and make it a more A great concept..."

At this point, Gawain suddenly changed the topic and asked: "Speaking of which, I have recently begun to hear a more popular saying - 'Becoming a glorious Cypriot. Citizen Syl, have you heard of it?"

"Yes, I have heard of it," Hetty nodded, "This is an article written by Maester Godwin Orlando two issues ago. According to what was said in the comment article, when the news of the rout of the noble coalition and the complete victory of Cecil's army was announced, Mr. Godwin suggested that the noble coalition tie themselves up as soon as possible so that they can accept Cecil's transformation as soon as possible. 'Be an honorable Cecil citizen' - laterThis sentence became popular. People in the territory seemed to be very proud of this sentence, and those responsible for receiving prisoners and assigning labor reform tasks would also say this to the noble coalition prisoners of war when they were sent to the labor camps. Words... have become unwritten rules. "

"That scholar is a talent... I really did the right thing when I bothered to stay," Gawain couldn't help but sigh, and then he felt a little relieved, "This is a good start... I have a chance. I want to have a serious talk with Godwin. We should make good use of the propaganda and guidance function of newspapers. ”

Afterwards, Gawain and Hetty learned about the recent situation of various development points along the White Water River. After learning everything, he took a long breath: “It’s very good, although it’s not easy.” , but everything is developing in the direction we expected..."

After saying this, he couldn't help but look at Hetty twice: "Speaking of which, you have a long time. There is no rest... I can take some time off from the work of the Government Affairs Department for the time being. You can choose a day to take a holiday for yourself... By the way, the dark circles under your eyes this time are not caused by painting, right? ”

Hetty immediately blushed: “…Have you not forgotten our ancestors?” "

"I'm so impressed. I never thought you could do this kind of thing... I always thought only Amber could do this kind of thing. ”

Hetty suddenly became even more embarrassed, but before she could say anything, the window of the study room was suddenly opened.

A crackling sound came from the window.< /p>

Gawain looked back in surprise, only to find that what appeared outside the window was not Amber, but Kamel - the arcane master floating outside the window, his whole body glowing with azure blue light. It seemed to be a little more swollen than usual.

Gawain was stunned: "I didn't expect Kamel to do this kind of thing... I always thought that only Amber could do this kind of thing. ..."

Then he heard Kamel excitedly saying outside the window: "Lord, I have a major achievement! ”