The communication with Pittman did not achieve Gao Wen's original goal, but it had unexpected gains.
He didn't understand anything related to the essence of magic from the druid's ritual spells. Originally, he thought that with his own brain hole and Gawain Cecil's insight, after witnessing the druid spell There's a bit of an epiphany after "Magical Strangeness," but it turns out that's a bit much to think about. But on the other hand, he heard Pittman's "a little insight" about divine arts and magic.
It is not that human beings have stolen the authority of the gods, but that the gods have cut off the power that originally belonged to humans.
To be honest, although Gawain Cecil claims to be half a polymath, it is also a blessing of bragging. He does know a lot of things, but it is only because he has seen a lot and made a lot of friends during the pioneering journey. A lot of knowledge In his memory, they all belong to the category of broad but not refined. For example, Gao Wen, the history of Druids, knows from memory that Druids were a complete and unified religion three thousand years ago. Because of the "White Star Fall" event three thousand years ago, it was disintegrated from a religious organization and transformed into several academic factions. At the same time, in the process The Chinese natural magic has also transformed into the current Druid magic, but in the details of this period of history, the memory I inherited is obviously not as good as Pittman, a Druid who has received orthodox inheritance (although it seems always very unorthodox).
Since each druid sect attaches great importance to the inheritance of knowledge, such things as "school history" are the basic homework that druids must master. In addition, the druid inheritance relies heavily on the elves, and their inheritance is not He was not affected by the evil tide seven hundred years ago, and the time difference of three thousand years gave Gao Wen, an "ancient man", no special advantage over Pittman on historical issues, so what Pittman knew, Gawain might not know .
It is precisely because he clearly knows how the druid priests used divine magic three thousand years ago, and also knows the evolution process of divine magic to magic, that Pittman can say "it is not that human beings have stolen the authority of the gods, but that the gods have cut off the power of the gods." The power that belongs to human beings" is such an astonishing conclusion.
Of course, Gao Wen knew that this conclusion was just Pittman's one-sided statement, so naturally he couldn't take it seriously, but as a way of thinking about gods... it seems to be okay.
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After sending the Knights of Byron out for a few days, the plan to increase the population of the territory finally started to improve.
Just as Gao Wen expected at the beginning, compared with recruiting refugees, recruiting craftsmen, promoting the introduction of immigrants, etc., the only reliable and stable way to bring in people is to buy serfs and slave labor.
Everyone is not stupid, but who would come to the foot of the Dark Mountains to open up wasteland and farm if there is a way to survive
Far away from the border of civilization and next to the wasteland of Gondor, the entire New Cecil Territory was built at the gate of hell. The continuous decline of the southern border for a hundred years and the dark stories that have been circulated among the people have dyed this land with a strong sense of terror. Color, everyone firmly believes that this place is a deadly wasteland, and the ancestor of the Cecil family led people to open up wasteland here, probably because they have been lying in the coffin for too long, and their brains have changed. will come here
Oh, someone posted two notices and then stood up a propagandist and yelled loudly, announcing that this place is safe and livable, and it also includes food, housing and distribution, is it a lie
In this era, the numbness of the people is beyond imagination, and their ability to endure poverty is also beyond imagination. They would rather stay in their own homes that cannot maintain food and clothing than take risks in a legendary fierce place to make a living, because they both They can't see or imagine what life in the distance will be like, and for most people, the cost of leaving their hometown for an adventure is already too high for them to bear. Once they make a wrong choice, they will be lost forever.
Therefore, the first batch of people who came to the territory were slave serfs, slave labor, indentured slaves, and all kinds of slaves bought by Knight Byron and his men from nearby territories. Thanks to the abundance of funds, the first The number of people sent in the first batch reached as many as three hundred.
And many more slaves are still on the way, or in slaver cages.
Of course, Gawain did not directly let these slaves enter the camp and mix with the locals. He had ordered people to level a large open space near the forest on the west side of the territory in advance, and built a large number of tents and simple fences. The slaves transported from the pier first had to go through basic identity registration and physical examination in a temporary quarantine camp on the river bank. After recording their names and roughly confirming their health, the soldiers brought them to the new camp.
After that, these newly added population will stay in the independent camp for at least two months. During the day, they will be led by the supervisors to various work sites, work with the people on the territory, and use their personal experience in the process. Learn the basic order and laws of this land, and be sent back to their independent camp at night. Before falling asleep, they must listen to the "Cecile Basic Law" and the "General Chapter of the Labor System" read by the soldiers to them, To understand the new personnel management system in this land, and the most important
The way to freedom.
Gawain calls this process "buffering."
After two months of adaptation and learning, the slaves who have expired will receive a simple inspection. In fact, they will repeat what they are taught on weekdays. In addition, they will learn about their work from the mouths of the people who work with them on weekdays. And adapting to the situation, if both of these two aspects meet the standards, a foreign slave will be officially accepted into the Cecil Territory, and if one of them fails to meet the standards... he will return to the "buffer camp" to continue his education.
The buffer system that Gao Wen came up with was just a prototype, and it was used to prevent a large number of immigrants from rushing into the territory and destroying the order he had finally established. However, he knew that this system must still have many imperfections. Whether it is the time required for buffering, the content of education and training, or the standards and accuracy of follow-up evaluations, all need to be gradually adjusted and improved, but as long as this buffering system is in place, at least the risk of the situation getting out of control can be avoided.
The wharf along the White Water River is busier than ever before. The cargo ship hired from Tanzania Town is unloading a new batch of serfs and mine slaves. The Cecil combat soldiers in full suit of extraordinary armor are staring intently at Looking at the scene, although there is a lack of "humanism" in maintaining order, the fact is that only when these soldiers unsheath their swords, those serfs and slave laborers who are chaotic will know how to line up, and will honestly pass through the wharf fence in order the reserved gap.
Hetty led a group of people selected from the 100-member aid and construction group who could read and count to register the basic information of the slaves. When another slave left in front of her, she couldn't help rubbing her forehead.
This is already the third "Sam" she has seen today.
Few of the slaves have decent names, and no one seriously names them (including their parents). Usually, only when they find a buyer, the slave trader will give them a casual name, and What good names could those equally uneducated slave traders think of
The better ones are called "Sam" and "Holm", and the worse ones are called "fool" and "big man".
Moreover, the slaves couldn't tell their age and place of origin. When asked what they were good at, what they could think of was not skills, but various things like "strength", "resistance to beating", "fast eating" and so on. answer.
But she still has to continue the population registration work, because it is better to register a lot of information than not to register.
Fortunately, the ancestors had the foresight to think of numbering these people, even if their names are varied and have a high repetition rate, but they will not be afraid of repetition if they are numbered, and they only need to remember their own numbers at the moment. As for forgetting
Hetty lowered her head, sorting out the several forms that had just been filled, when an extraordinarily tall figure blocked the sunlight in front of her.
She raised her head, and what she saw was Gawain's face.
She hurriedly wanted to stand up: "Ancestor, you are here!"
"You sit down," Gao Wen waved his hand, and looked back at the pier, and found that there were a lot fewer people gathered. It seems that today's registration work is coming to an end. "How do you feel?"
"To be honest, I feel more and more that the 'organizational management' you told me before is really necessary," Hetty almost wanted to cry, "I never thought that writing a few forms would be so tiring ... How good would it be if this kind of thing could be handed over to someone else?"
"General education and night schools have already started, and more and more people in the territory can read and write. I have already sent a letter to Knight Byron to find clerks and teachers. Even if the salary is high, I have to find a few. The situation It will improve."
"I hope," Hetty thumped her waist. "You have planned a large management organization for me, but 70% to 80% of the positions above are empty. God knows how long it will take to fill up the staff."
Gao Wen smiled, and changed the subject: "Today are there still only serfs and slave labor?"
"That's right, there are only serfs and slave laborers." Hetty glanced at the form in his hand, "Oh no, there are also refugees... a family of three, probably because there is really no way out, it's okay to die in the dark mountains or starve to death outside the town Mentality of distinction boarded the ship arranged by the Knights of Byron, and I have arranged accommodation for them according to the standard of freemen."
Gao Wen frowned: "There are only three people..."
"It can't be helped," Hetty sighed softly. "Even if they are homeless refugees, very few people are willing to come to the Dark Mountains. They don't know the real situation here, so they dare not come."
"I have asked Byron Knight to use his 'channels' to spread the news." Gao Wen's brows relaxed quickly, "For many people at the bottom of society, the news spread in taverns and tramps is always better than that of nobles. The news posted on the bulletin board is more reliable, and I believe that after those gossips spread, there will be refugees willing to come here to try their luck."
Hetty blinked, and her face suddenly became strange: "It's the kind of... way you sent people to spread rumors when you went to the capital?"
She actually wanted to say a "trick", but considering that it might be embarrassing to be chased and beaten by her ancestors at such an age, she used a neutral term.
"Please call this influencing public opinion." Gao Wen reminded solemnly.
At this moment, a lazy voice suddenly floated from the air next to it: "You really can come out with all these weird words out of your mouth!"
Gao Wen didn't need to turn his head to know who was talking: "Amber, can you use a more normal way to drive? Every time you have to run around with shadow steps?"
As his words fell, an amber gradually appeared in the air, and the half-elf lady jumped out of the shadow state, not paying attention to Gawain's lesson at all: "Let me tell you, the camp over there But it's almost time for dinner, I kindly came over to invite you to eat..."
This guy really can only show up according to the meal time.
Gao Wen looked at Amber dumbfounded, and was about to say something, but at this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from not far away.
Gao Wen followed the prestige and saw that the last registered slave was standing in front of another registration gate not far away, and the noise came from the recorder in charge of registration, and the recorder was very loud : "Name, I ask you for your name, don't just dangle around!"
However, the slave standing in front of the recorder just stood there blankly, shaking his body slightly on the spot as if suffering from some kind of illness and making it difficult to maintain his balance, turning a deaf ear to the sounds outside.
The recorder's voice became louder: "Hey, is there something wrong with your ears?! I asked your name! Or do you not understand Common Language?!"
The slave seemed to have finally reacted, but he just glanced at the recorder with cloudy eyes, and his body shook more violently, and even began to tremble obviously.
The recorder stared at the other party's muddy and lifeless gaze, and couldn't help but feel a little hairy: "You... what do you mean?! Soldier, soldier!"
And at this moment, Gawain suddenly sensed the extremely unstable magic energy that rose suddenly in the slave's body! 8)