Chapter 414 There Seems to Be Nothing Wrong with Men, Right?

In previous winters, it was difficult for the elderly and children to survive. It was normal for hundreds of people to freeze to death and starve to death every year. Even most lords had selectively ignored this.

However, under Tang En's policy leadership, this year the Lord's Mansion allocated funds to distribute a batch of cold-proof clothing, and even provided winter subsidies to poor families. This kind and considerate approach to the people has given Tang En's prestige and rule among the people. His strength has been unprecedentedly improved, and Ellington's cohesion has reached an unprecedented peak.

All in all, thanks to Tang En's drastic reforms, this year, for the first time in history, no one in Ellington has to flee when winter comes, because as long as he is willing to work and work, he can definitely earn enough money to buy things for the winter. food, so these people now have the leisure mood to sit here and drink.

"Even if I have money and food, I may not go out," a man sitting next to the fireplace complained. "Looking back now, our road in Ellington used to be really torturous. It would get wet when it snowed or rained. Not to mention getting your shoes wet, it's very uncomfortable. How is it like now? Even if it's snowing or raining, the road is still hard, so it's no problem whether you're walking or riding a bicycle."

"So, didn't the lord say that if you want to be rich, you must first build roads. This road should be this kind of asphalt road."

"I heard that in order to survive the cold winter, Miss Fiona said that the lord is preparing something..."

A sumptuous lunch was placed on a table in the tavern. A goblin and a handsome red-haired man were sitting opposite each other holding a glass of ale.

It was Galion and Azra Kamandar.

Due to a sudden heavy snowfall, the Star Diamond Bank, which was under construction, had to stop work. Recently, traces of goblins can be seen everywhere in Ellington - this makes Nokia and their dwarf craftsmen very unhappy.

Galian shook his ears and laughed in a low voice: "Originally I just wanted to come out to listen to his reputation, but I didn't expect to hear some good information."

Adro Kamanda put down the book with "Guide to Taming Dragons" on the cover, glanced at the hall curiously, and said, "You mean, that asphalt road? Well, it's a good investment project."

Galian's eyes lit up and he said: "We have personally experienced the superior performance of this kind of road. If we build a road network that covers the entire Purandar and then provide toll services, we can make money just by lying down!"

Azraokamanda thought for a moment and nodded with deep understanding: "You goblins are indeed geniuses in this regard."

"It's a pity that I can't afford this kind of project myself."

Galian said very unsatisfied: "I'm afraid only our leader, using the power of the entire Star Diamond Bank, can eat it."

"The prerequisite is that Tang En agrees to cooperate."

"He will cooperate."

Aizhuo Kamanda put down the book and recalled things about Tang En. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "You are right, he will agree. I must admit that he is a good person. Even I am impressed by him." Captivated by the charm.”

"oh?"

Gallian looked at Eldra Kamanda in surprise: "As a red dragon, would you be attracted to a human? Or a human male? - Oh, I didn't mean that. I have no idea whether you want to cross that I don’t have any objections to the line...you are a dragon anyway."

Azraokamanda said with a smile: "The man... seems to have nothing wrong with him, right?"

Gallian grinned and said, "I won't comment."

"Forget it, I admit that he is indeed very attractive, but I can't control my impulse - to be honest, it scares me a little, because I don't understand what is going on."

Adro Kamanda shrugged and said, "If one day I really can't control myself and attack him, you remember to wake me up."

"oh."

Gary settled for a moment and asked: "How much equivalent is used?"

"How big it is, how useful it is."

As soon as Ai Zhuo Kamanda finished speaking, he suddenly paused, and then smiled and said: "Our lord is back, do you want to go and greet him?"

"Welcome? Forget it, let's leave quickly. I don't want to know whether there is any problem with those magic iron bombs that are used to suppress the warehouse."

Gallian drank the beer in one gulp, jumped off the chair with a muttering, and was about to leave.

"Oh, it's too late."

As soon as the smiling Azraokamanda snapped his fingers, Tang En and Fiona, who they met on the way, pushed open the door and walked in wrapped in the wind and snow.

The people in the tavern were suddenly stunned, and then they all cheered: "Lord! It's the Lord!"

"There are so many people."

Tang En smiled and waved his hand: "Everyone has a good time eating and drinking. I'll come over and have a glass of apple cider to warm up."

After saying that, Tang En and Fiona came to the bar. Old Tom, who was extremely nervous, immediately brought two full glasses of hot apple cider to Tang En and Fiona. Several hot fruit pies were served.

Tang En took a sip and said, "My whole body feels warm. How much does it cost?"

Old Tom shook his head vigorously and said: "Lord, you are joking. It is my honor for you to come to my place to drink. How can you ask for money?"

Tang En laughed loudly and said: "Then you mean that I can let the soldiers from the Ellington Guard come to your place to eat and drink for free every day from now on?"

Old Tom's face suddenly turned pale. Why don't so many people bankrupt him?

"If, if you are willing..."

"Just kidding, it's as much as it's worth."

Tang En motioned Fiona to pay, and then said casually: "Power will corrupt people, and dictatorship is even more so. If you don't want me to become like those people, don't create a personality cult, don't use this indifferent way. Profit slowly corrupts me."

"Lord, you are joking. You are the lord of Ellington. Everything here, including us, belongs to you. How can this corrupt you?"

Tang En shook his head and said: "There are no saints in this world. They always live in the aura of personality worship. Sooner or later, I will become the kind of person you hate the most - and you yourselves are the same."

Fiona was stunned. She was well-informed and of course her thoughts were different from others. What Tang En said was the truth. Everyone knew that, in the same way, everyone wanted to be the dictator who rules everything. But no one ever thought whether this was a mistake.

Is it fundamentally a mistake to put all the power, all the wealth, and all the hope of the entire world on one person?

If power is decentralized...

"Fiona, what I just told you should be implemented as soon as possible. These issues cannot be delayed any longer."

Tang En was talking to himself, completely unaware that Fiona, who was deep in thought, was thinking about the prototype of the parliamentary system in her mind.

When the two met just now, Tang En was watching several children running and playing in the snow.

Seeing their carefree looks, Tang En smiled all over his face, and then...he thought of himself who was once dominated by vacation homework.

Education is a very important issue.

There is no so-called compulsory education here in Purandar. There are no ordinary compulsory education schools here, and there is not even systematic language and mathematics education. The nobles will hire erudite scholars to provide elite customized training for their descendants, while the education problem of civilians does not exist. If people care about it, they will certainly not allocate funds to solve education problems.

There is only one real school in all of Illrus, and that is the Royal Military Academy of Illrus.

However, this academy only teaches military experience and is a place to cultivate corresponding talents.

Apart from this academy, the only academy that Tang En has heard of that truly complies with compulsory education is the Star and Moon Secret Academy in the City of Silver - mages will discover outstanding magic talents while traveling around the world. Then he was taken to the Star and Moon Secret Academy to receive a systematic and complete education.

The saying that knowledge is power is best reflected in the City of Silver.

Ellington's current population is increasing day by day. By next year, the population will soon enter a period of explosive growth. Once the population exceeds 100,000, this place can truly be called a city. Now start building schools in advance. By then Implement a compulsory education system to teach every school-age child basic skills such as language, mathematics, physics, chemistry, art, etc. At the same time, combat training courses can also be set up to provide all-round training.

If this continues, Tang En believes that he can discover potential children in the territory and conduct elite training to enhance their sense of belonging and further strengthen Ellington's strength...

This is a virtuous cycle, and it is very necessary - a territory full of illiterates is destined to have no development.

Of course, with Tang En's level, he could only make a start, just like the initial driving force.

"...Now the Ellington children are too busy except for delivering newspapers. If they can use this time to do homework...I mean learning literacy and mathematics will definitely be more beneficial to their future growth. benefit……"

Tang En rambled for a long time, and then suddenly found that Fiona was distracted: "Fiona? What are you thinking about?"

"Ah? Lord Lord? I, I'm listening."

"Just listen. In short, the expansion of the outer city has been suspended. If internal construction begins, education issues must be put on the agenda."

Tang En took a sip of hot apple cider, thought for a moment, and then said, "Speaking of which, there is another thing. After winter, vegetables and the like are basically gone, right?"

“We can still get some supplements from the Emerald Forest, so we’re not too anxious yet.”

"Human beings can't always rely on others. We have to solve this problem ourselves... I will give Brian and the others a technical plan later. Since it is not difficult, let them implement it immediately."

Fiona looked at him curiously: "What technical solution?"

Tang En smiled slightly, put down his wine glass and said, "Greenhouse off-season planting technology."