Chapter 638 The Temptation of the Periodic Table of Elements

"Your Majesty, if you do this, there will be no problem for the first few batches, but after that...we don't need so many intermediate teachers?" Barov asked. Although he seemed a little disappointed, most of his attention was still focused on the issue. This mature performance made Roland quite satisfied.

"Intermediate teachers are not the only place for these people. In addition to receiving higher-level education, other production positions will also have corresponding researchers and managers. They should not only know how to operate the machine, but also know its principles. They can train workers, maintain equipment, and even put forward suggestions for improvement." Roland pointed his fingers, "It's meaningless to have a large population. What the Ministry of Education has to do is to convert them into industrial personnel as much as possible."

"Industrial personnel?" Shujuan repeated in a low voice, "Do you mean producers?"

"It can be understood this way," he said in detail, "anyone who has received elementary and popular education can be qualified for the post of worker, and they are the most elementary industrial personnel. These people determine the The scale of the industry in Winter City, the more people there are, the bigger the scale is. But big is not enough... The city hall can't manage so many things, so there should be two to three people out of every hundred people with intermediate education. Can be employed as workers, can be put into management positions. And the same can be said for senior educators, and so on, forming a body that can replace itself and follow the orders of the town hall."

The reason why population can become a dividend is that education is the key. Currently, Neverwinter City does not have enough resources to provide compulsory secondary and higher education, and Roland doesn't have much time to wait for talents to mature, so he simply uses scholarships to select and train a group of capable people. Most of the rest of the people, as long as they have completed elementary education and can read and write, they will be directly assigned to various production positions and become a cog in the rapid development of Neverwinter City.

"I understand." Shujuan replied.

"Another point is to add ideological education to elementary universal education," Roland tapped on the table, and couldn't help but recall the ideological and moral education textbook in the dream. The role of armed thinking in this era may not be much less than that of steam engines. "I will write a lesson plan for the specific content and give it to you."

After seeing Scroll nodding, he stood up and looked around at everyone present, "Generally speaking, the main tasks of the City Hall this year and next are to expand the population, develop education, and increase the scale of the industry—the first two are the most important. It determines the upper limit of the development of Neverwinter City and even the entire kingdom. I hope that everyone can fulfill their due responsibilities before the arrival of more terrifying and powerful enemies!"

"For His Majesty the King!"

All officials stood up in unison.

"It's also for your own sake," Roland exhaled, "that's the end of today's meeting, by the way...Caymer Strull, come to my office."

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The chief alchemist followed Roland to the office, and asked bluntly as soon as he closed the door, "Your Majesty, do you have any new ideas or new products to produce? If not, I hope to return to work in the laboratory sooner."

"You are still as impatient as ever," Roland couldn't help laughing, "Sit down and talk slowly, I have something important to give you."

After Kaimo sat down suspiciously, he took a sip of tea unhurriedly, "How are the alchemists in the capital doing?"

"It's not bad, I don't have much contact with them except for the exchange of chemical experiments." The chief alchemist frowned. "Instead of asking me, you can ask them directly."

This shows that the Wangdu Alchemy Association has still formed a small group-although the many apprentices they bring are of great help to chemical production, they can easily overwhelm the local students in terms of momentum.

Roland changed the subject calmly, "Now the production of acid and smokeless gunpowder has reached a considerable scale, and it will expand exponentially in the future. I plan to formally separate this industry from a new department. to manage," he paused for a moment, "Have you ever considered being the Minister of Chemical Industry?"

"I remember you mentioned it to me before, but...sorry, Your Majesty, I can't leave the laboratory and those bottles and jars behind, and turn to the trivial work of the administrator," Kaimo refused without hesitation , "So my answer is still the same as before."

"Don't be in a hurry to evade," Roland shrugged, "You are devoting yourself to chemical experiments only because you want to explore its mysteries, and you don't want to waste time on other things... What if I can help you understand chemistry itself more intuitively? "

Kyle Struer couldn't help but be taken aback, "How to do it?"

Roland took out a white paper full of squares from the drawer, and slowly unfolded it in front of him—it was the periodic table of elements written silently last night.

"This, this is..." The old alchemist's eyes straightened immediately, and he stretched out his hands tremblingly, as if he wanted to snatch the form from the king's hand, but he was afraid that he would tear it apart with too much force.

"Didn't you say... the blank space has been forgotten?"

"I've remembered a lot recently." Roland pulled the periodic table back, causing the other party to stare blankly. "The same is true for "Intermediate Chemistry". This time, it should not be a fragmented volume."

"Your Majesty, I—" Kaimo was so excited that he just uttered half a sentence, and then shut his mouth abruptly. Obviously, he had understood the meaning of the king.

"That's right, as the Minister of Chemical Industry, manage the entire chemical industry for me, this periodic table of elements and the complete version of "Intermediate Chemistry" are all yours." Roland raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "and "Advanced Chemistry" said There may be a chance to see it."

Although the chief alchemist's love for chemistry is admirable, but limited by the conditions and environment, no matter how hard he studies, his achievements will not exceed the level of high school chemistry. Now that he has a complete chemistry book, it is better to put the results directly in front of him. This will not only save a lot of time to teach more people, but also effectively weaken the influence of the Wangdu Alchemy Association on the entire industry.

Roland wasn't worried that Kai Mo knew nothing about management. After all, to become the chief of the alchemy workshop in Chishui City, basic organization and coordination skills were essential. It's just that according to his temperament, he rarely cared about these trivial matters.

"I...understood," Kaimo bowed deeply after hesitating for a moment, "I will take up the post of minister."

For some reason, Roland prefers the feeling of changing people's attitudes with irresistible bargaining chips more and more than relying on power to forcibly achieve their goals. Could this be the legendary superiority syndrome?

In any case, this will be a win-win choice.

"The more disciples you teach, the less trivia you need to deal with," Roland folded the periodic table and handed it to him. "This is an advance reward. Work hard, and your name will be left in the history of chemistry."