The Regent spoke seriously to Finn about the "small golem" on Naruga's side.
He asserted that if Caparia and Bayerjans wanted to develop, in addition to doing everything possible to increase the total population, the most important thing was to have something to replace their repetitive and low-level labor, and those things must be able to be easily mass-produced and have the ability for the residents to modify or repair them themselves.
And Naluga's "small golem" perfectly meets all the requirements mentioned by Yang Hao.
It is small enough and flexible enough to work in human factories, and can perform many necessary tasks that can also be done by humans and elves but which at this stage would only waste labor.
More importantly, it can be programmed, and it still has practical value even after decades - in a sense, this is a good thing that the United Nations should mass-produce at this stage!
Fen agreed with all the advantages Yang Hao mentioned, but she also said that everything good must have a bad side.
Since you said that small golems have so many priorities and can even replace the labor of most people and elves, doesn't it mean that many civilians no longer need to continue working hard
This is fatal to a country. But for Yang Hao, the premise that civilians don't have to work hard is that they continue to repeat low-end labor. As long as civilians can continue to work and study in high-end industries, these small golems will not pose a threat to most people for a long time.
"After all, Finn, you see, just like I said last time, whether it's the demons, elves, or the Bayerjans, our current population structure is too distorted. It's so distorted that even if we hand over all the low-end jobs to the golems, the people won't complain.
Our manpower shortage has reached the point where it can no longer be filled by robbing Peter to pay Paul. In other words, our path of developing small golems is definitely the right one.
On the other hand, the things you worry about are also important things that must be considered carefully...
In the future, when the total population increases and the small golems are further developed, they will inevitably occupy the work and living space of ordinary residents.
But how to find a balance between the two is our job as leaders.
We cannot refuse development just because it will bring conflicts. After all, the world is developing further by constantly finding fulcrums in conflicts, right? "
"So I understand. I'm just worried about it... You can always convince me, I know that. So let's proceed with your opinion for now. Compared to this, what I care more about now is whether we can sell those small golems as commodities?"
"sure."
Yang Hao nodded and indicated that they could be sold. They could all be sold. After all, this was the only company that could produce small golems, and we had the final say on pricing. How could we not sell them
"After all, it is impossible for Ishugard to have the environment to produce small golems. Even if they occupied Roman, they would not be able to establish the most important industry and new research institutes on this unstable continent within a hundred years.
Besides, I doubt they can handle Roman's current condition...
Humph, I can foresee what kind of trouble the people in the occupied area will bring to them when they occupy a place and are complacently preparing to govern it... "
"You sound like you have some personal grudges in your words?"
"Fen, you will know after you have seen the extravagance of the Roman capital. I am just stating a fact. After all, what goes up must go down. Not to mention that the Roman capital is a rotten foundation...
All in all, I don't think the people of Ishugard would risk building important research institutes and talents for the machine in Elucia, just like you wouldn't let Fingal appear outside the Elf Forest, this is human nature. "
"Is that so... Then I choose to believe you. What about the pricing and "protection" of the small golems?"
Supporting her chin with her hand, Fen uttered softly in a lazy and light tone.
Her bright green eyes were looking at Yang Hao's face while secretly observing the president's every move.
For some reason, Finn sensed a sense of nervousness from the presiding judge.
She tried to analyze the cause of this emotion, but in the end she discovered that the judge's tension would only increase when she acted very intimate with Yang Hao.
Is this another rival in a sense? Finn smacked his lips, thinking aggrievedly, I haven't even reached a relationship with you like Theresa, but you went to save the little queen and attracted another person... Oops.
Theresa, are our men just self-propelled opposite sex attraction machines when they are outside
Fen was muttering in her heart, and just when she looked lazy on the surface but was actually nervous and aggrieved inside, Yang Hao, who had been silent for a while, shrugged and said:
"The price has to be decided after considering the purchasing power of Ishugard. After all, we can't let people without money shop, not to mention that they are planning to invade Roman...
As for the "protection" of our technology, this can only rely on the efforts of the elven wizards -
The Ishgardians can't use their racial talents to easily create golems like Naruga and the others, but they are very energetic... so we must protect these magical creations."
"You just said that Ishgard doesn't have the magic power to carry out such research and production?"
Finn raised her eyebrows and gently kicked Yang Hao's calf with her little feet under the table, which made him slightly stunned and made Natalia even more uneasy. "Why are you saying that now?"
"After all, it's one thing for the other party to not have the material conditions, and it's another thing for us to be well prepared."
"Okay, I understand."
After chatting about Isgard for a while, they began to talk about the celebration.
The celebration of the United Nations was postponed to February 5th. On the one hand, everyone needed more time to prepare, and on the other hand, Anna's feelings were also taken into consideration.
To ensure that her tongue would be fully functional once it grew back, the elves performed a more conservative, longer-lasting, but fully restorative form of limb amputation treatment.
The treatment will last until February 4. By then, Anna's tongue will have grown back and she will be able to speak and eat normally.
But even so, the experience of having her tongue cut for more than two years may still cause this poor little girl to temporarily lose the ability to speak.
She needs to relearn how to speak with her tongue. Fortunately, she no longer has to worry about losing her right to speak again.
It was for this reason that Yang Hao decided to postpone the celebration - he didn't want Anna to be at a loss while looking at the delicious food in front of her in pain during the celebration.
In a sense, this man has devoted too many resources to Anna, and he really treats Anna as his own daughter.
This kind of care even affected Yang Hao and Theresa's normal life. But this is only temporary. Maybe...
"In general, the celebration will be held in both Japaria and Bayerjans at the same time... Considering the little queen's condition, is it better for her to live in Finger? It's safer here, and at this stage Bayerjans can't provide enough nutritious food for her to grow well?"
"That's what I thought... But I still hope Anna will... Never mind. I don't need that time anyway."
"Haha, you are indeed a man who dotes on his children." Fen smiled and shook her head, "If you really have children, I'm afraid you will take care of them in the same way."
"Maybe... After all, Fin, you understand."
"I know. By the way, I heard that your proposal encountered some resistance from the Elf Council, right?"
"Yes... I don't quite understand why the masters dissuaded me, saying that [this proposal will not be convincing without someone taking the lead]...
I just want to propose this motion to give the people a new choice after it is passed normally. I really don’t know why they do this.”
When he said this, Yang Hao was a little confused.
After all, this was the first time that the old elves had voiced their opposition to their proposal. But to put it bluntly, "someone needs to take the lead" was a good question.
Now, who can Japaria and Bayerjans find to lead by example? Yang Hao felt a headache. He just wanted to make this law so that women's pursuit of men would not be restricted by the law, and slowly see if population growth would have any effect... Why do you old elves want to do this
well!
All I can say is that I still need to discuss with Theresa whether I should make some adjustments after I return...
The man muttered, and after taking a sip of the now cold coffee, he lamented that the recent days were very peaceful.
Roman was completely torn apart, and the only cohesive military zone that could pose a threat to the United Nations now had to deal with both domestic rebels and the incoming Ishgard fleet from abroad.
The civil war in the diocese was raging, and Cecilia finally managed to take control of her own faction, but she still didn't have the ability to make money and organize an army to launch a fierce attack on Pope Peter.
Similarly, although Pope Peter knew how to manage and make money, he was unable to stop the corruption of his bishops.
In this situation, the two sides are in a stalemate, and the end result is terrible.
The only thing worth paying attention to is St. Petersburg, which is shrouded by "angels"—
A few days ago, Yang Hao and Theresa talked about this matter. Theresa just lay on his back and pouted and said that it was just a moving corpse.
However, the God of Light has been forced to use the art of corpse rebirth to create "angels". Perhaps the God of Light does not have much time left.
"I heard from Teresa that the 'angels' in religion are not likely to appear directly on the scene like the birdman in St. Petersburg, because there are no 'angels' in orthodox religions at all. The so-called 'angels' actually refer to the martyrs who fought alongside God?"
"I'm not sure about this. But at least in the Church of Light, angels do not exist."
"I see... So it seems that there is really no threat at all in the area around us?"
So, it seems that the United Nations is completely safe
Yang Hao took another sip of coffee, looked back at the scenery outside the window for a long time, and thought about how to make effective use of the hard-earned peaceful time.
If there are no special circumstances, the United Nations should be able to gain two to five years of development period before Roman completely disappears.
Based on the two years, he could further upgrade the industry in Caparia, and then combine the industry that Ishugard might send with the original steam factory to develop an industrial system belonging to Bayerzas...
The mass-produced small golems should be gradually popularized throughout the United Nations within two years. Even so, the population of the Ling people will have to grow slowly...
The Ling tribe has become a race of scholars in the United Kingdom. When the elves admit that they cannot escape the fight with the Golems, the Ling tribe has become a target that the entire United Kingdom must protect.
But if you think about it carefully, the only problem of the Ling people nowadays is that the population is too small...
Until now, their population is only 500 people. Can we find a way to increase the fertility desire of the Ling people? After all, with such a small population, it is really easy to be in danger of decline...
What to do
Yang Hao pondered over the peaceful development.
And just at this moment, Fen sighed and said, "Maybe not."
"not necessarily?"
"Yes, not necessarily." She nodded and looked at the stubble on Yang Hao's chin with her bright green eyes.
"Your Majesty, the Regent, you are well aware... In the north of the Monster Forest, there is a threat called the "Barbarians."
"But hasn't it been seven years since they fled back to the north?" Yang Hao was puzzled. "In seven years, will they really recover and continue to move south? That's impossible, right
At that time, my brother and I almost destroyed the war potential of their entire population... Even if they can give birth to 20 children in a nest, it will take at least ten years for them to gather enough troops to threaten us, right?"
You can't say that they are like bugs, we just killed them yesterday and a new batch was born today - that's impossible, right
Yang Hao's confusion forced Fen to directly take out the important evidence.
That was the investigation report of the Elf Rangers in the north. Yang Hao flipped through the report that Fen had taken out from somewhere, looking at the gorgeous Elf words and decent illustrations on each page.
Through the illustration map, he could see that the green icons representing the barbarians had formed a line across the entire north, and between the barbarians and the Monster Forest was a medium-sized country marked as a "slave state."
Its size is not even as big as the Roman Military District - Yang Hao muttered subconsciously, and then immediately saw the problem.
The barbarians, their flags are unified with only one color. They have a unified symbol, and it seems that their tribes are migrating southwards...
The unified flag color and unified symbol meant that the barbarians had regained their "Khan". And the southward movement of their tribes meant that a new invasion was about to begin.
But shouldn’t it
"They are just like the Bayerjans now. The entire population structure should have shifted... How could they risk complete extinction and move south again in less than ten years?"
Yang Hao couldn't understand it. Because if the barbarians continued to fight, they might really be wiped out, because the barbarians had already lost too many warriors and men in the previous war. If they really invaded southward, they could only be a group of old men and children, and a group of women.
"It should be just a normal pasture migration, right? Maybe it's because the grass in the north has been eaten up?"
He suggested a possibility.
But Fen shook her head and told him: he guessed wrong.
The petite elf said that in the territory where the barbarians have lived for generations, the grass is growing vigorously everywhere.
But the barbarians had no intention of resting. They harvested barley grass, slaughtered cattle and sheep and made them into dried meat that was easy to store for marching, and held large-scale barbarian fighting competitions on the grassland.
This traditional competition would select suitable warriors for the barbarians to serve as officers, and once this matter was combined with the other major events above, the elves could only conclude that they had to move south.
"After all, all the preparations they are making now are related to 'marching'... And you guessed it right, this time the barbarian invasion team has a large number of women and children equipped with weapons -
They seem to be planning to go south anyway, but before they go south, the small country we are stuck in the middle of will become a victim of the barbarians first..."
"Women and children are armed? Rather than an invasion, they are being forced into a corner and are fleeing. Are there any other formidable enemies to the north of the barbarians? For example, the barbarians' natural enemies?"
Yang Hao flipped through the information in his hand, "Even women and children have to go to the battlefield... As far as I know, the barbarians are not a cowardly race - they are a typical male society, and only men have the honor and power to go to the battlefield... In this case, the unwelcome women have gone to the battlefield..."
"It means that they are really desperate - of course, there is also the possibility that the Khan intends to reform society." Fen continued Yang Hao's words.
"That's why I said that we may not be safe during this period. The elves will investigate the reasons for the barbarians' unusual movements. During this period, we may have to prepare to resist the barbarian invasion - to be more precise, Bayerjans needs to prepare for the city's defense."
Japariya is located deep in the forest. Nomads will never march in the forest unless it is necessary.
After all, to those centaurs, those harpies, or those trolls, the forest is a painful terrain with no resources.
They could not farm in the forest, nor could they feed the livestock they brought with them.
To the barbarians, forests are a land of no benefit and only harm, just like Internet cafes are something of no benefit at all in the eyes of parents of college entrance exam students on Earth.
But Bayezid was different... or more precisely, Constantinople, which was stuck on the edge of the forest, was different.
She was stuck in a very important position. To the west, the troops of Constantinople would threaten the logistics and reinforcements of the barbarians. If Constantinople was not captured, the barbarians would definitely not feel at ease with a thorn in their side.
Not to mention its strategic importance, the land around Constantinople is suitable for both farming and grazing, making it an ideal relay station for the barbarians.
If it were possible to negotiate with the barbarians, Yang Hao actually didn't mind letting Constantinople play the role of a "hotel", giving the barbarians space to repair themselves in exchange for their resources, and then just watching them rush into Roman territory and kill indiscriminately.
But the problem is that the barbarians prefer to use their butcher knives to turn all problems into heads rather than "trade".
Yang Hao has had too many encounters with the barbarians, and he knows very well that it is impossible for the barbarians to coexist with humans at this stage.
After all, a piece of land in this era can only support a limited number of people. There is no reason to starve your own people to death to feed foreign enemies.
According to the barbarian theory, they would rather kill all foreigners and use their land to feed their own people than consider the possibility of coexistence.