Chapter 413: Beyond the Vision of History

As the most important step in the process of reshaping the order in the southern border, the administrative construction and reconstruction project of the Hosman Territory (Hosman City) is the top priority of Gawain's attention. He will also prioritize this intelligence.

But 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 his work early in the morning, brought the information that the messenger had just sent to the territory: "Ancestor, this is the report sent from Husman - that one is called Daedalus. The young people in the Hossman area have already started to count the land and population of the Hossman area. At the same time, the working group has controlled the remaining knights and retainers in the Hossman area, and has begun to receive the estate of the manor originally belonged to the Earl of Hossman. Progressing well."

"A capable young man... I remember that you had high hopes for him," Gawain took the report from Hetty, nodded and said, "Well... methodical, it seems that he did not make rash mistakes. ."

"He's a Hosman, and he knows what's going on in his hometown -- that's one of the reasons he was chosen in the first place," Hetty said with a hint of pride on his face, because almost all of the younger generation of councillors in the council can Said to be the apprentice she brought out, and Daedalus' success also meant her success, but in addition to being proud, she was also a little worried, "It's just that the situation there is very complicated, the Hosman family is an ancient and powerful family. They have a profound influence on the territory, and it is difficult for even locals who understand the situation to start, and to be honest... Although he is going well now, I am not sure how long he will be smooth."

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

"A family that has ruled for hundreds of years has a profound impact on their territory. Their rule has become a part of the local people's lives. Even if the lord is gone, the 'inertia' left by the old lord will remain in the territorial people everywhere... It was difficult for us to transform the Kant Territory at the beginning, but now Daedalus and the others are facing a county..."

Gawain was very indifferent to this, he said unhurriedly: "The traditional aristocratic rule is almost without order, in my opinion, their 'management' of the territory is equal to no management. It is indeed difficult to establish the original order in the case of order, but on the other hand - it is precisely because there is no order in the first place, so even a little improvement will have a huge impact on the entire territory. , and these huge pushes could easily inspire the more sensible members of the population to start supporting the new decree.

"The new government officials in the Hosman area are currently at this stage. If they can effectively control the situation at the beginning of the implementation of the new order and get the prestige people in the territory to actively support, then the subsequent construction will enter a stage. A virtuous circle..."

Seeing Hetty's thoughtful appearance, Gawain further said: "You can remind me, let the team of government officials over there find a way to persuade, instigate and even buy a group of 'middle-level people' who have more influence in the territory. ,

For example, big businessmen, famous scholars and other people with high morals, let them benefit from the new decree and serve as an example to further implement the decree. In addition, they can also set a lot of examples among ordinary people, so that they can actively respond to Cecil's law and obey the management. become wealthy and prosperous. People are very practical, and no amount of signs you put up in the square is better for them to see for themselves the benefits they can expect. "

"I understand..." Heidi nodded with joy, "Ancestor, thank you for your reminder."

Gawain nodded, but he didn't think it was a big deal—he just read some books in his previous life, and when he was a satellite master, he watched countless live versions of documentaries on the evolution of civilization, so he could say it casually. It's just some empirical things, but these things are not very profound. With Hetty's ingenuity and the experience she has accumulated in the process of transforming the Kant collar, after going back, she can come up with similar things after thinking about it for a day or two.

Even if she didn't think about it, the political officials sent to the Hossman area, if they were faced with practical problems in this area, would probably be able to think of a solution in this area as long as they were faced with practical problems. Since they could be selected, they must have Consistent ability, people in this world have never lacked wisdom, they just lacked some experience.

"Actually, compared to difficulties and troubles, the poor 'governance' ability of traditional aristocrats has also given us a lot of convenience," Gawain shook his head suddenly when he was almost finished with the report, and then muttered in a low voice. One sentence, "Unfortunately it is a double-edged sword..."

"Convenient?" Heidi didn't keep up with the rhythm of the ancestors all of a sudden - in fact, she often couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the ancestors, she was used to it, "What do you say?"

"Cohesion and self-identity. I don't know if you have discovered that when the people in the newly received territory are transformed by the Cecil order, they have always resisted only the new decree, not the new ruler."

Heidi frowned slightly, she still didn't seem to grasp the main point of Gawain's words.

Gawain was not surprised by this, but explained patiently: "The traditional aristocrats hardly consider the feelings of the territorial people when they govern their territory, nor do they consider the development of the territory's culture, economy, law, etc., In fact, the only thing they consider is taxation. For the territory, the lord is just the biggest landlord, so the lords as 'tenant farmers' never have a sense of belonging and identity to this kind of rule, and because the lord Government decrees are often full of errors, omissions and contradictions, and the lives of the subjects lack stability. Therefore, in the land of traditional aristocrats, there is almost no cohesion among the people.

"The people who grew up in this 'domination' structure lacked a sense of nationality and state...well, it may be too abstract to explain this concept to you now, you can simply understand that they don't care who is theirs The lord, they don't care where the lord comes from, they don't even care whether the country exists, or whether the king is an Ansu or a Typhon.

"And in this 'don't care' situation, we took over the southern border and avoided one of the biggest troubles - even if we defeated more than 40 nobles, the people who were originally ruled by the nobles had little interest in my new lord. Any conflict... they seem to have calmly accepted the fact that the southern border has changed hands."

Heidi understood all Gawain's words, but she seemed a little confused: "Isn't this normal? And it's because of this that we can take over the southern border..."

Gawain shook his head: "Having said that, but if someday other enemies come to invade the southern border, it would be bad for our people to be so indifferent."

Heidi's expression became subtle, and after a while, she said tentatively, "So, you mean to make the people more loyal to the lord..."

"No, that's not enough," Gawain continued to shake his head, "A king is not eternal, and no matter how powerful he is, he will not succeed. Similarly, it is meaningless to make people loyal to one family or blood. We should create a more lasting, More tenacious, something that people can spontaneously identify with and defend..."

Hetty looked at Gawain in a daze. She seemed to see a strange enthusiasm on the face of her ancestor, and she rarely saw this kind of emotion from the other party. She faintly realized that she was the one who opened the coffin. Her ancestors may have had some far-sighted and ambitious ideas, and she could even faintly feel a trace of this idea - she couldn't help but say: "Do you have any new plans?"

Gawain didn't get overly immersed in his emotions. After Hetty spoke, he took a deep breath and said slowly: "This is not something that can be achieved overnight, or even within a generation or two... But maybe we should What's left for future generations..."

Hetty blinked as soon as he heard "Descendants": "What do you want to leave for Rebecca?"

"Cough cough... I didn't mean that... You took away all the emotions that I finally brewed up," Gawain coughed awkwardly, then waved his hand, "I mean, we should let 'Cecil The word 'man' transcends its territorial meaning, making it a greater concept..."

Speaking of which, Gawain suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Speaking of which, I have recently started to hear a relatively popular saying-'become a glorious Cecil citizen', have you heard of it?"

"Yes, I have heard," Hetty nodded, "this is what Maester Godwin Orlando said in a commentary two issues ago, when it was announced outside the issue that the great rout of the allied nobles, the Cecil Corps On the news of the great victory, Mr. Godwin suggested that the allied nobles tie themselves up as soon as possible, so that they could be reformed by Cecil as soon as possible, and 'become a glorious citizen of Cecil' - a phrase that later became popular Now, the people in the territory seem to be very proud of this sentence, and the people who are responsible for taking prisoners and assigning labor reform tasks will also say such a sentence to them when they send the noble coalition prisoners of war to the labor camp... All become Unwritten rules."

"That scholar is a talent... It was the right thing to try to stay in the first place," Gawain couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and then he was a little relieved, "This is a good start... I will have a good talk with Godwin when I have the opportunity. We should make good use of the propaganda and guidance function of newspapers.”

Afterwards, Gawain asked Hetty about the recent situation of the various development points along the Baishui River, and after he had learned all about it, he let out a long sigh: "Very well, although it is not easy, everything is in accordance with our the expected direction of development…”

After saying this, he couldn't help looking at Hetty more: "Speaking of which, you haven't rested for a long time... At present, the work in the government affairs department can be a little more leisurely, you can choose a day for Take a break for yourself... By the way, you didn't draw the dark circles under your eyes this time, right?"

Hedi blushed suddenly: "...the ancestors, you haven't forgotten?"

"I'm so impressed. I didn't expect you to have this kind of operation... I always thought that only Amber could do this kind of thing."

Heidi became even more embarrassed, but before she could speak, the window of the study was suddenly opened.

A crackling sound came from outside the window.

Gawain looked back in surprise, only to find that it wasn't Amber, but Camel - the Arcane Master was floating outside the window, his whole body was glowing with azure blue light, and he looked more than usual. Expanded a little bit.

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

Then he heard Carmel say excitedly from the window: "Lord, I have a major achievement!"