Geerten Territory was naturally the first place to implement "civilians taking surnames". The day after the Northwest Republic announced this policy, the Gelteng Territory also announced the same policy. However, compared with the Northwest Republic, the Gelteng Territory’s approach was slightly different—only those who have settled here for at least more than one generation Only people who are citizens can enjoy this benefit, not even settled adventurers.
This is because the Gerten Territory does not need more talents. The territory is currently stable and peaceful, and there is no intention to further expand production, nor is there any desire to expand externally. With the official group with the Church of the God of Knowledge as the core, it is enough to rule the place, and it can rule well.
The literacy rate of the members of the Church of the God of Knowledge is very high. Not to mention the clergy, the core believers are all literate. Not only that, they also regard teaching and educating people as the best way to express their piety to the gods. As long as they have money and leisure, they are keen to teach as volunteers. Therefore, in terms of the literacy rate of its citizens, Geerten Territory is the highest in the entire main plane, even surpassing Void City.
According to statistics from previous years, illiteracy has almost been completely eliminated in Geerten Territory. Even farmers in the fields can recognize hundreds of words, read simple notices, and write their own names.
This level has simply surpassed that of many developing countries on the planet. With such a profound foundation, what does a mere bit of government affairs mean
The residents of Geltenland are also very proud of their educational level. When walking on the street, you can often see someone taking out a book to read in some leisure time. Although they read either travel notes written by retired adventurers or novels written by bards, in any case, it is a good thing to be able to read.
Reading makes people wise, reading makes people sensible, reading makes people intelligent, and reading makes people noble... In the teachings of the God of Knowledge, reading is simply the best thing in the world. When Sui Xiong first read this teaching, he always felt a little bit "The book has its own golden house, the book has its own thousand bells of millet, the book has its own beauty like jade...".
No matter whether there are so many benefits in the book, the people in Gerten's leadership have indeed greatly improved their wisdom and cultivation through reading. So even though they are all tall and tall, like barbarians who migrated from the northern ice fields, they are actually all civilized people who are knowledgeable and sensible. On the plus side, when negotiating with them, you don’t have to worry about being punched by jealous people. ; From a bad point of view, if you want to fool them, the difficulty level is at least master level.
The vast majority of businessmen do not intend to compete with the people in Gerten's leadership on their deception abilities. The bargaining between them usually revolves around more practical issues, such as quality, cost, profit, etc. From time to time, some people will pick up the question. A piece of slate, use charcoal pencil to write calculations on it, and use actual data to illustrate the problem.
This kind of business atmosphere can only be seen here. If you leave here, you will never see it in any city on the mainland.
After all... among the merchants in Gerten's territory, almost everyone is qualified to be a scholar if they go elsewhere.
In fact, Sui Xiong could clearly see that almost every adult in Geerten had a scholar level of one or two. This place could be said to be a "cultural capital".
Sui Xiong was floating in the air, smiling as he admired the sight of the cultural capital, nodding his head in approval from time to time.
"Your Majesty, the construction of this Gerten Territory is pretty good." The air around him fluctuated slightly, and Wall, who was also invisible, appeared next to him and said with a smile, "Every time I see the scene here, I feel very proud. . I haven’t accomplished anything big in this life, but as long as I have this one, this life will be worth it.”
"What you are saying is so unlucky! As an immortal god, your life has just begun."
Wall smiled and did not argue on this topic, but talked about another thing: "By the way, Orian told me some time ago that she is not young anymore, and the younger generations of the Gerten family are also She has grown up. What do you think if she still occupies the position of lord and is a little unattractive, so she plans to retire and concentrate on the work of the church?"
Sui Xiong was stunned for a moment before he remembered that Orian was actually almost seventy years old. She was undoubtedly an old man in this world. Even the younger members of the Gerten family are actually in their forties or fifties - many of those a generation behind her have even died of old age.
"To whom does she plan to pass the position of Viscount to?"
"Tang Gerten, nicknamed 'Flying Fish', is a young man who is very good at fighting in the water. He also worked as a maritime merchant for a period of time." With a wave of his hand, Sui Xiong immediately saw the office in the center of Gerten's small commodity market. In the building, there was a middle-aged man with a short beard who looked quite smart and capable, and his body shimmered.
Although this Tang Gerten is called a young man, he is actually quite young, about thirty-four or five years old. Because he had been in the water business, there were obvious red and swollen marks on the corners of his eyes, which were the result of being blown too much by the wind. His body is slightly burlier than the average person, and the joints of his hands are particularly thick, but his overall body shape is quite well-proportioned, and his extraordinary skills can be seen.
What is particularly noticeable is his piercing eyes, which are not only full of confidence and wisdom, but also have a hint of cunning that is hard to see. It shows that he is not the kind of good old man who "can be bullied by gentlemen". But he is a very capable person.
It is indeed more reassuring to hand over the territory to such a person to inherit.
"By the way, this kid has a bad habit." Wall suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "He is obviously very rich, but he likes to cry about poverty. The name 'Feiyu Atang, who loves to cry about poverty', is not Not many people have heard of it.”
Sui Xiong smiled: "It's not a bad thing to like crying about poverty. It's better than liking luxury and comparison."
"The problem is, the extent of his crying about poverty is relatively..." Wall thought for a while, waved his hand, and a scene appeared in the air. It was the scene of "Flying Fish Atang" chatting with adventurers in the tavern.
Tom: Oh, I am so poor!
Adventurer A: Everyone is poor. No one is rich these days.
Adventurer B: At least you still have a stable job and a good income. In contrast, those of us who do a little bit and get a little bit are really insecure.
Tom: My job is very ordinary. I did a business in the first half of the year. If this continues, I am worried that I will lose my job.
Adventurer A: If you are unemployed, you will be unemployed. People with skills can't find jobs anywhere!
Adventurer B: I do know that there are several chambers of commerce that want to hire people who are literate and have tough skills. Judging from your size and hands, you should have some real skills. If you want to find a job, I can help you introduce it.
Tom: Thank you then! I’ll treat you to a drink today!
Adventurer A: Haha, then I’ll drink one more bottle!
Adventurer B: I’ll forget it, I’m almost done drinking. By the way, what are you doing now? Doing a business in half a year is not very safe.
Atang: I am a garden wholesaler. In the first half of this year, I built a garden for an earl. The total business was only more than 20,000 gold coins...
The two adventurers became furious and walked away.
The scene ended here, Sui Xiong laughed and shook his head.
This flying fish soup is really... unique.
I wonder if he will still maintain this style when he becomes a lord in the future? If this continues, I might be beaten to death one day...