Chapter 472 The development of Typhon

For a long time, Daniel was not only Gawain’s spy among the Eternal Sleepers, but also the spy in the Typhon Empire.

Although this old mage lives in seclusion in a remote place in Typhon, far away from the center of the empire for many years, he is at least still a Typhonian, and as a mage, he must have retained some of his The intelligence he can provide on neighboring countries is still of great value to Gawain; on the other hand, Typhon is a rapidly developing and changing country, and its remote places are different from those of Ansu. ——Even if there is a delay in information, every inch of Typhon's land will still be affected by Emperor Rosetta's decrees, and there will never be a situation like Ansu where the entire southern territory is almost disconnected from the hinterland of the kingdom.

From Daniel, Gawain can learn a lot about Typhon, not necessarily in time, but at least more reliable than the stories made up by adventurers and bards.

Daniel was somewhat fortunate at the moment - fortunate that his female apprentice happened to go to the town and brought a lot of news. He did not dare to hide it at the moment and told all the new news he knew. Said it out: "...Rosetta Augustus is expanding the army. He previously established a standing army system to replace levies. Now more than half of the army of the Typhon Empire is composed of such standing soldiers. Yes, these soldiers will undergo professional training..."

Gawain nodded slightly while listening. If he encountered something unclear, he would ask the old mage to stop and ask in detail.

Although he asked Daniel about a lot of things related to Typhon, he still didn’t know enough. The main reason was not that Daniel had concealed anything in the past, but that the old mage himself didn’t understand. Places outside of Typhon - to him, all situations in Typhon are natural common sense. Without Gawain actively asking, he does not know the specific reporting direction, so the information provided will inevitably have missing.

"...Emperor Rosetta recently issued an order to open more schools, increase the number of teachers in the countryside, and require farmers to be literate in their spare time..."

Gao Wen He immediately frowned and lightly knocked on the table, asking the old mage to stop: "What is the current literacy rate of Typhon civilians?"

Daniel replied respectfully: "About 40% of farmers can spell common spelling Words such as grain and farm tools can be read, and 20% of farmers can make a simple notice or write a poor letter."

"Literacy education. How long has it been promoted? "

"Six years ago, the emperor issued an order to lift the ban on civilian literacy, but at that time not many people took the initiative to learn to read. Until four years ago, the emperor ordered the establishment of schools and dispatched teachers. The number of people who can read began to increase, but the common people were really willing to learn to read after the promulgation of the 'Field Contract Law' - farmers could rent land from the empire and declare and receive grain by themselves. In order to prevent being deceived and deceived by scribes, Money, more and more civilians are beginning to take the initiative to read..."

Gawain's face was slightly gloomy, and the old mage watched his expression change anxiously, but in the end Gawain nodded: "Continue."

"Yes... now Burning stone acidification workshops are being added in various places. Since last year, similar acidification workshops have been increasing in large numbers. Emperor Rosetta may intend to set up such acidification workshops in all grain-producing areas..."

Gao Wenzai Once, Daniel was interrupted: "Stop - what is the Burning Stone Acidification Workshop? Does Burning Stone refer to the white sedimentary rock mined offshore?"

Gawain has heard of the term "Burning Stone" Noun, as far as he knows, this kind of thing is a specialty along the coast, and is especially abundant in the Typhon Empire. This gray-white loose ore can be ignited, so it is called "burning stone", but its combustion efficiency is extremely poor. And it will release a lot of irritating gas, so it is not a qualified heating and lighting material at all. Could it be that... the Typhon people have found a way to use burning stones? !

“Yes, the burning stone is the white stone you mentioned.” Daniel didn’t know what Gawain was thinking, but he still reported it seriously. “The acidification of the burning stone is from the Typhon Royal Mage Association. What the chief alchemist discovered a few years ago - crushing the burning stone and mixing it with the acid solution stone, and heating it at high temperature in a closed container will produce a dark brown powder and a large number of translucent crystals. The crystals are called 'ash'. Crystal' is a slightly valuable magic material, and those dark brown powders are called 'dust of abundance'... which can be used to promote the growth of crops."

Gawain listened. Daniel subconsciously tapped the table while explaining. At this moment, his tapping movement suddenly stopped.

"Promote the growth of crops?"

"Yes, dissolving and diluting it with a large amount of water to irrigate farmland is much more effective than plant ash or human and animal excrement, and burning rock is very, very cheap. It is not complicated to process, but the 'dust of abundance' will quickly denature after being exposed to moisture in the air, making it troublesome to transport. Therefore, Emperor Rosetta ordered the construction of burning stone acidification workshops in various places to process the burning stone. Transported to various grain producing areas for on-site processing..."

Speaking of this, Daniel added: "In addition, in order to transport burning stones, Typhon is widening a large number of roads..."

After Daniel answered, he continued to ask a series of questions Question: "How many literate farmers will choose to work in workshops? How many merchants in Typhon have participated in the construction of those workshops in the past two years? How many nobles have participated in the construction of workshops? Rosetta Augustus in Are the aristocrats encouraged to engage in business? How are the roads in Typhon built? How many people can one liter of good land support? How many people can one liter of ordinary land support? ?”

Gawain’s questions came one after another, and Daniel tried hard to answer them, with beads of sweat oozing out from his forehead—- He didn't know the specific meaning behind these questions, but he could vaguely realize the secret connections between these questions, but he couldn't answer all the questions.

Although he does retain some connections from his days in the royal capital, he is just a mage obsessed with research after all. If Gawain asked him about Typhon's current magical achievements, he would certainly be able to answer fluently, but if He answered questions about the output of fields, the size of workshops and even population...

If he could answer one-third of the questions, he was already knowledgeable and knowledgeable.

Gawain's face had become extremely gloomy unknowingly. Although Daniel did not know the true thoughts of this "outside wanderer", he could still feel a strong pressure following him. The nerve cords were transmitted into his mind. After answering all the questions that could be answered, the old mage closed his mouth tremblingly, waiting for new orders to be issued.

Gawain ignored Daniel's reaction. He was now occupied with calculating Typhon's development process.

From the beginning, he knew that Typhon was a more developed country than Anzu, and he also knew that Emperor Rosetta Augustus was implementing a series of effective new policies, accompanied by the increase in productivity. With growth, Typhon's society will surely usher in a series of earth-shaking changes.

But Typhon's development still exceeded his expectations.

The Typhonians have not found a way to industrialize the production of alchemical potions, but they have found some cheap substitutes. The burning stone acidification workshop will greatly increase Typhon’s food production and release a large agricultural population; Emperor Rosetta's professional army has gradually taken shape. Sufficient food supply can allow it to maintain a larger army, and these professional soldiers will be more fully trained; due to the liberation of the labor force, the new burning stone acidification workshop will be With enough workers, there will also be enough labor for the road construction process in Typhon...

And more importantly, Rosetta Augustus realized that literate civilians can produce greater Value - Judging from the time, Emperor Typhon began to promote education almost immediately after the acidification reaction of burning stone was discovered. This shows that the talented emperor figured out at least two things in a very short period of time. Things:

First, although the burning stone acidification reaction is a product of alchemy, it does not require magical power. This means that a large number of civilians without magical talents can also engage in production work, and they produce The abundant dust produced will be enough to significantly increase the country's food production in a short period of time.

Second, literate civilians can operate reactors better than illiterate civilians.

Gawain took a deep breath.

These things did not happen recently, but started a few years ago. However, due to the lag in information dissemination and productivity limitations, the construction of burning rock acidification has only begun in the Tiphon borderland now. Workshop, and Ansu...

Ansu knows nothing about all this.

Daniel saw that Gawain didn’t speak for a long time, and finally couldn’t help but breakSilent: "My lord, do you need me to collect the population changes of Typhon in recent years? I can contact my old friends in the imperial capital..."

Gowen was awakened from his thoughts. Coming over, he glanced at Daniel, and the many chaotic thoughts in his heart were quickly sorted and summarized, and gradually became clear.

The development of Typhon is an established fact, and for such a huge empire, the pace of development that has already begun is difficult to be disturbed or stagnated by external forces, not to mention the current situation, Sisi The Principality of Er does not have any chance to hinder the development of Typhon.

Amber once said: When the opponent is too strong, a poison-quenched dagger is better than any other sword.

Although there is another sentence after Amber, "Yet oil on the soles of feet is more useful than a dagger", Gawain thinks that the first half of the sentence is enough.

"Don't worry about anything else. Take the magic network information I gave you and respond to Rosetta Augustus's recruitment." Gawain looked at the old mage in front of him, very He said seriously, "Remember, don't take things out immediately - first look at the stage of their research and what they have on hand, and then throw out your research results bit by bit. If necessary, You can give some of the research credit to your apprentices. You have to gain a foothold in Typhon's Mage Association just like you were promoted in the Order of the Eversleeper, and be careful not to be exposed."

Daniel is deeply humbled. Head went: "Yes, my lord, I will definitely not let you down!"

"Well. After joining Emperor Rosetta's mage team, you should have more opportunities to come into contact with their technology Intelligence, you have to report to me in time, and I will have new orders for you at any time." Gawain nodded, and then changed the subject, "But this will increase your risk of exposure - your Eternal Sleeper characteristics are too Obviously, although few people know the existence of the spiritual network, your frequent access to the network is an abnormal phenomenon."

"My Lord, you mean..."

"It's time for you to increase your manpower," Gawain said unhurriedly. "I asked you to research non-implantable nerve cords and more efficient brainwave amplification devices. Do you have any ideas?"