Chapter 361 Expansion

According to the literary records of stalls, the most important part of large-scale production of nitroglycerin is temperature control. The large amount of heat released during the reaction can easily cause the explosion of sensitive explosives. As long as the temperature of the large reaction vessel can be kept constant, nitroglycerin can be safely produced in batches.

Ice cubes can be used to cool down in laboratory trial mixing, but it is a bit powerless to use ice cubes in large-scale production. It is also very troublesome. And Agatha's ice coffin can easily generate a low temperature of nearly 100 degrees below zero, which is undoubtedly an excellent guarantee for cooling the container.

Roland didn't know whether the news was reliable or not, but it didn't prevent him from trying one by one. In the event of an accident, there is Nana as the last insurance.

Back in the office, he wrote a letter of introduction and gave it to the personal guard, who asked Agatha to go to the chemistry laboratory and deliver the letter to Kymer Struer.

In the letter, in addition to introducing Agatha's abilities, he also fabricated a noble status who was born in an upper-class family but accidentally drifted here, so that the alchemist could restrain his temper and treat this person who can bring great benefits to chemical experiments. Help the witch. After the personal guards took orders to leave, Roland was still a little worried. Kaimo had a straight temper, and Agatha was an ancient witch with a high self-esteem. I hope they don't quarrel so badly.

Just when he was wondering if he would go to the laboratory to see it himself later, Shujuan pushed open the door and walked in.

"Your Highness, the results of the second batch of education popularization assessments are out," she said with a smile on her eyes. "This time, there are 762 qualified candidates, and half of them are adults."

"So much?" Roland was overjoyed. Compared with the first batch of more than 50 children from Carle College, half of the adults graduated this time, which means that the evening school training has achieved results. Feasibility of the teaching program.

"Yes, you have been promoting universal education for almost half a year, and these students are generally under 25 years old. It is not too difficult to master basic reading and writing."

Probably it has something to do with the text itself. It would definitely not be so fast if it was switched to Chinese, Roland thought, although he always felt that the earthworm-like text was as awkward as it was.

When he started to implement universal education, he had no idea how far he could achieve it—after all, this was the first time this happened in Graycastle, and there was no precedent to follow. According to the principle of encouragement and subsidy, he discussed with Shujuan for a long time, and worked out a set of education plans that set up classes for minors during the day and classes for workers at night, supplemented by a series of incentive policies to lure workers to come to study. So far, the effect is seen. It's not bad.

Of course, all of this is inseparable from the specific implementer and the responsible management of the book.

"You've worked hard," Roland nodded.

"It is my honor to serve you, Your Highness." She bowed slightly.

As the oldest witch in the Witch Union, it was difficult for Roland to compare her with little girls like Anna and Lightning—the scroll always gave him the feeling that he was not in a hurry, and was well-organized, and he could listen to his own ideas quietly when discussing issues. He will also point out his mistakes directly, and sometimes, he will even feel like a junior in front of the other party.

Probably... She was born to be a teacher.

Roland smiled and shook his head, putting aside these thoughts.

In short, now that a new batch of new troops has been added, some factories that have been preparing for a long time can finally start operation.

"Please call Barov over for me," he said enthusiastically.

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The steward of the town hall quickly arrived at the castle. Since he started to build the city, his workload has increased day by day, not to mention more and more blank areas on his forehead, and even several wrinkles. However, there was no trace of fatigue and sleepiness on the face, and the spirit was getting better and better.

"Your Highness, are you looking for me for work recruitment?"

The other party probably also knew the news of a group of newly graduated personnel in the town, so he took the initiative to ask.

"That's right," Roland nodded. "Taking advantage of the early evil month this year, Timothy can't harass the western region. I want to expand the army in Border Town to cope with the war in the coming year, and at the same time expand the number of people in several existing factories."

"There is also the city hall," he quickly added, "after the city is built, your territory will be five to six times larger than it is now, and the staff of the city hall must be expanded to a corresponding scale in order to manage such a vast land."

"Don't worry," the prince smiled, "I won't forget you." He took out a piece of paper and said while writing, "Among the more than 700 graduates in the new batch, the city hall will provide 20% of the jobs, and the acid factory will provide 20% of the jobs. Forty percent, and the rest will be absorbed by the steam engine factory and the bicycle factory, of which the bicycle factory needs at least 100 people. The salary will be set according to the previous standard, and the acid factory can be raised a little, so that the required number of people can be filled as soon as possible.”

As for the soap factory and the perfume factory, the main work is done by witches. Ordinary people only need to repeat a few simple steps, and they do not need to be literate, so they are not included.

Roland believes that education can not only improve a person's knowledge and vision, but also improve his sense of responsibility and sociality, and this is the meaning of enlightenment. This is also the reason why high-end factories need a large number of elementary-educated workers-a worker who has opened up social attributes understands the importance of collaboration, altruism and self-consciousness better than illiterate ignorant people. This is essential for delicate work with complex procedures and many steps.

"Yes, Your Highness." Barov replied, "How many people do we need to expand the army?"

"At least 1,000 people are open to recruitment for newly promoted civilians and refugees from the east," Roland ordered. "As before, the City Hall will issue a notice, and the First Army will be responsible for reviewing and recruiting."

"One... thousand people?" Barov was stunned, "This is equivalent to the total number of people in the First Army, Your Highness. If they are all equipped with materials and weapons according to the specifications of the First Army, the cost will be huge." Low."

"I've thought about all of this, so let's do this."

Now that he knew that the crisis of the devil's invasion was imminent, he naturally couldn't plan it slowly like before. In addition to bringing the entire Western Territory under his rule, the first thing to do when spring comes next year is to completely defeat Timothy. As long as this regime that opposes him is eliminated, even if other areas are not occupied, the new city in the western region will become a veritable "king's capital". At that time, whether it is expanding the population or promoting trade, they will be able to do whatever they want, instead of being restricted everywhere like they are now.

However, there is no need to disclose these plans to Barov for the time being, he only needs to arrange financial allocation and material distribution for himself.

After the head of the city hall left, the personal guard brought a new message.

Margaery's caravan has arrived.

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