Having already mentioned the aims and objectives of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, it is time to talk about its management. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, it's the manager who is the most important thing.

The development of an organization is absolutely inseparable from the efforts of these managers, and among the managers, grassroots management is the cornerstone of the organization.

If the cornerstone is not strong, no matter how big the organization is, it will only be a castle in the air.

Magnus's chosen grassroots manager was the village chief, and in the East, it was better known as the village sage.

This is the most helpless choice.

Although he can reach his tentacles into every corner of Brittany as quickly as possible, ensuring effective rule, there are endless troubles in the future.

The village chief, or the village sage, in official terms, is an old man who is 'highly respected' and 'good in character', but in fact, he is not necessarily respected, but the old man is sure.

In the Middle Ages, when the average life expectancy was less than thirty, if in a village, there was a man who could live to be fifty or sixty years old, then it can almost be said that the whole village was raised by him.

However, in ancient times, because transportation was not developed, and communication could only rely entirely on manpower, the government really had no way to govern these small places - it was like the human body, the brain could control the activities of the body, but it could not control every cell - therefore, to exaggerate, the status of the village sage in the village was similar to that of a king.

Maybe a little stronger than the king.

Because the king is just a stranger, he still needs law and force to manage the villagers, but the village sage only needs one mouth to manage the villagers.

Whatever he says, as long as it's not too outrageous and ridiculous enough that no one can believe it, then the villagers have to listen.

Now, Magnus wants to harness the power of these sages.

He knew, of course, that this was not a good thing, for the village sages, who were already in a very detached position, were now giving them this power—as mentioned earlier, the Joint Agricultural Committee had the power to manage the peasants' cultivation—and that handing over this power to the village sages would only make them the real 'emperors', not the false 'kings' of the past.

I've also been upgraded by one level.

But Magnus had to do it.

There is no way, he is still an outsider after all, his foundation is too shallow, even if he barely stands by force, as long as he doesn't think about killing all the people, he still has to use the power of the village sage.

It's not such a shame.

In all dynasties, including this dynasty, when the first batch of thoughtful and conscious cadres slowly passed away with time, and the government gradually lost its control at the grassroots level, didn't it also propose to return to the culture of rural sages and rely on rural sages to govern the villages?

Thinking about it this way, Magnumston felt much more comfortable in his heart.

There are many things in this world, and it is really necessary to compare them to have a sense of happiness.

Then, it's about the village sage.

It is of great benefit to them that the junior managers who serve as the members of this committee.

The first is the priority of cultivation - although the Commission expressly states that there must be a shortage of main labour in order to be helped by the Commission, but it is not necessary to learn this thing, it is an individual who can do it.

Then, accepting the position of the committee will further enhance their authority in the village.

Where there are people, there is struggle, even if it is just a small village, people of the same age, ambitious people, people who are unwilling to be ordinary, people who strive to move forward...... These are the thorns in the side of the village sages, which will distract them from their position in the hearts of the villagers.

And now, after having the right to control the peasants' farming, even if these village sages do not speak, those honest peasants will favor them.

Of course, if you launch an idea, those who profit will support it, and those who lose profits will definitely oppose it, but politically, that's how it is, win over the majority and hit the minority.

These village sages, since they can mix into village sages, none of them are stupid, and they naturally understand what to do to keep their position, Magnus won them over, and gained far more than they lost.

What's more, he didn't blindly appoint only village sages.

In some villages, though few of them, there are still a few, there are still a few of them, and by chance some young men, who have done a great job and whose prestige goes far beyond that of the village sages of their villages, Magnus will appoint these young men to the committee.

It's like Alphonse, as Magnus's position as Grand Duke has become more and more secure, Alphonse's prestige has also risen, and now in Brittany, it has reached the point where everyone knows about it.

In Alphonse's village, it was Alphonse who represented the villagers on the committee.

Magnus hopes that in this way, more aspiring young people can be attracted to serve him.

And when it comes to aspiring youth, we have to mention Cotter.

In fact, although Magnus is nominally the chairman of the committee, and in fact is the most powerful person in the entire Grand Duke, it is Kurt who really manages the committee.

This is because Magnus is simply too busy.

Magnus had to supervise the ditch digging himself, because he didn't know anything about it and wanted to gain some experience and prepare for the next big construction.

However, digging ditches alone could not occupy all of his energy.

Magnus was most worried about how to get the serfs to use farm manure.

The serfs resisted the sprinkling of human manure in the fields to fertilize them far beyond his imagination.

Magnus, on the other hand, took a long time to understand why the serfs resisted.

Although de jure all the products of the manor, including what flew in the sky, ran on the ground, and swam in the water, all belonged to Magnus, and the serfs could not get a single hair, but the serfs were still human beings, and they needed to eat.

Even if this rice is mixed with sand and horse manure, it is really impossible to swallow.

If, only if, because of Magnus's mess, the grain harvest on the manor fails, then who will go hungry in the end?

Certainly not Magnus.

Ten out of ten will starve a large number of serfs to death.

There is a precedent for this, and there is no room for serfs not to worry.

In this kind of thing, even talking about faith doesn't work, after all, as mentioned before, people only pay attention to faith when they are full, and if they are not full, it doesn't matter what you are!

Therefore, the serfs tried everything they could, and some even secretly swallowed the dung, which they preferred to do rather than scatter the dung into the ground.

As for the soldiers who acted as overseers, they turned a blind eye to this.

Soldiers are also people, and soldiers also have to eat, and the soldiers' food is all sent by Magnus, and the soldiers are afraid of starvation!

Magnus was angry about this, but he was helpless.

Even if he complained to Odega, who was the most relied on and trusted, he could hear the meaning of Odega's words, and Odega, in fact, did not support it.

It's just because Magnus is a prince and has created so many miracles in a row, and with these things as a foundation, he didn't say it explicitly.

For the first time in his life, Magnus felt his powerlessness.

Why? Why?! I'm right, why aren't you obedient?!

Can't you just be an NPC honestly, whatever I say, and then go to a better life together?

Of course not.

Even if they are born humble, they are also flesh and blood people with their own thoughts.

I'm not playing a game, and this world is not a stage play with me as the protagonist.

After this incident, the journey was smooth, and Magnus, who was full of self-confidence, was temporarily retracted, but he suffered from the mount under his crotch, and he had to carry a big man like him every day to patrol one manor after another, and he was tired and lost a lot of weight.

However, such days did not last long, and spring was about to pass.

The sacred and great truce is coming to an end.

Magnus's position in Brittany is becoming more and more secure, and such an outcome is not something that everyone wants to see.

Especially the Count of Brest, who lives in the easternmost part of Brittany, it is estimated that he will be red-eyed......