Gawain knew very well that Norris did not know what he meant by "position", nor did he know what form the new system was about to be introduced in this land, and he was now only ignorant and immersed in the joy of becoming a "decent person", but in fact, even the old peasant could not imagine how the decent people who lived in the towns usually lived.

But it doesn't matter, because what Gawain wants to establish in this world is an order and situation that has never existed before, which not only Norris can't imagine, but even Hetty and Rebecca can't imagine.

He knew that he had to be cautious and let it all go smoothly and controllably, so as not to be too impatient and suffer the backlash of this era, but he couldn't help but do it - the alarm from the satellite monitoring station the other day was still in his ears, and if the magic tide really couldn't be avoided, it was better to make some effort than to do nothing.

After Norris left, Hetty finally couldn't help but ask his question: "Ancestor, do you really want him to manage your field?" ”

Gawain knew that Hetty would have questions, so he didn't have any surprise on his face, but just looked at her with a smile: "Is there anything wrong?" ”

"Although he is literate, he ......" Hetty was about to say that he came from a poor background, but after thinking about it, he changed his words, "I am afraid that he is not knowledgeable enough, and he does not understand the rules of high society, and let him be the head of the land, I am afraid that he will mess things up—and he will be punished in vain." ”

Gawain just looked at Hetty quietly, until the other party was a little uncomfortable, and then suddenly asked, "Where is the high society you are talking about?" ”

Hetty was stunned.

Gawain smiled and raised his hand to look around: "Look, this land of nothing—there is no high society here, and there is no aristocratic manners and untouchable rules, throw all those pedantic things into the scorched earth of the old Cecil Domain!" In this land, everything starts from scratch, and all rules, laws, and norms will be brand new! ”

Hetty looked at the wasteland that was being reclaimed, and the camps that had begun to take shape in the distance, where she could not see the towering castles, nor the snail's dwellings, but the camps were built according to Gawain's plan in strict accordance with the four principles of "neatness, hygiene, efficiency, and reserved space for development", and the rules such as "untouchable houses should not face the castle", "the noble district should be separated from the slum by more than one street", and "serfs should not live in the middle and inner floors".

She vaguely understood what Gawain meant.

Gawain looked at Hetty, he knew that the other party did not have a deep-rooted aristocratic traditional concept, as a down-and-out aristocrat, the embarrassment of life is the best factor to make his thinking active, the recent generations of the Cecil family have been excluded from the core aristocratic circle, so they will become more and more "not like the aristocracy", like Hetty, she will even run to the construction site to help with the work, so its ideological flexibility is absolutely no problem - but the habitual and social constraints brought about by the status of "aristocracy" are a difficult thing to deal with, she subconsciously thinks that a farmer from a poor peasant family, even if he can read and count, is not qualified to help Gawain manage the territory - and the most important food problem.

Seeing the change in the descendant's expression, Gawain knew that she already had an idea, but needed another push, so he continued: "As for whether a farmer from a poor background can be the head of the steward—do you know what the ancestors of the Franklin family in the East did?" ”

"Duke of the West?" Hetty was stunned for a moment, "I remember that the history books say that the ancestor of Faranklin was in charge of steel and was the 'iron general' of the expeditionary force......"

"Yes, he's a blacksmith, but he has the strength of a monster, and he has enough talent and luck to grow up in the course of the Northern Crusade," Gawain smiled, "Guess what I did in the first place?" ”

Hetty had been shocked by the truth about the original Duke of the West, and he didn't dare to say so sure at this time: "I remember the history books...... It's like saying that you are a knight of knights, and a starting point for all exemplary knights......"

"Yes, I was an apprentice knight, and I didn't master my first martial arts until I was fifteen years old, but my mentor got drunk and fell into the river and drowned before I could write a letter of recommendation to my lord, and I couldn't help it, so I wrote a letter of recommendation and stamped it with my mentor to find the lord, but halfway through the demon tide broke out, and the lord also died—and then I met Charlie, who led a group of people to escape, and he said that the south was a mess, and going further south would be a dead end, and I told him: 'I still have to be knighted, I studied for several years and finally passed', and Charlie told me a wise quote in front of everyone: "

Gawain paused deliberately, and Hetty couldn't help but ask, "What wise saying?" ”

"We'll call ourselves knights—the old men of the South are dead anyway."

Hetty: "...... Claims?! Is that okay?! ”

"But that's the truth," Gawain put away his smile and looked into Hetty's eyes, "a middle two who is known as the leader of the Northern Army, leading a group of blacksmiths, carpenters, apprentices and vagrants who claim to be the Pioneer Knights, can walk through the entire wasteland and then establish a kingdom here, do you think this is because we have some natural noble blood?" Or are we all blessed by God? ”

Hetty: "......"

"There were no nobles on the earth, but those who stood up first held their possessions in advance, so they became nobles," Gawain pressed Hetty's shoulder (this is too old to pat his head like Rebecca), "and apart from this difference, Ansu is just a kingdom built by a bunch of mud legs." And the land in front of us now is the situation at the beginning of the founding of Ansu, and I am ready to implement some new rules in this land. ”

Hetty frowned slightly, a vague uneasiness made her hesitate, but she didn't know what was wrong: "I...... I can't imagine what the future would be like if I did......"

"yes, I've told you this a little early," Gawain bowed slightly, "but I'm sure you'll be on my side." ”

"Of course!" Hetty replied without hesitation, "You are the only pillar of this land!" It's also the only pillar for me and Rebecca......"

"Then I promise you one thing - what I do is to bring prosperity and civilization to this land, as long as you follow in my footsteps, you and Rebecca will meet an unprecedentedly powerful Cecil family," Gawain said very seriously, "Do you accept this promise?" ”

Hettie nodded vigorously.

"Then let's get back to the question of management," Gawain laughed, "about the plan to involve the so-called 'commoners' or even the 'poor' in the administration of the territory. ”

"You have more 'duties' in store, don't you?" Hetty had already guessed what Gawain wanted to do from the previous conversation, "Although I don't think there's anything wrong with this now, is it really necessary?" ”

Gawain glanced up and down at Hetty, this beautiful and elegant lady had been overworked in the last few days, and even her face had become much haggard, not to mention elegance at this time, she didn't even bother to wash her face today.

Almost alone in charge of the internal affairs of the entire camp, at this time, she still had a fairy face, and she didn't even realize the problem of the lack of a management team......

"Do you think you can take care of all the internal affairs alone?" Gawain said slowly.

"It's really a little tiring now, but after all, it's the beginning period, and it's ...... to wait for the territory to get on the right track."

"You can't manage it when you're on the right track, because you haven't 'managed' before," Gawain squinted at the other party, "Have you done demographics?" Have you ever done production statistics? Have economic statistics ever been done? Have you done anything in previous years and in the next year's development plan? None of this is to say - have you ever mastered the entire territory on one occasion how much gold flows in and out of the entire territory in a year? ”

Hetty's two-eyed mosquito coil ring: "...... Yes? ”

"At the end of each year, send someone to the granary to see how much grain is left, and count how many people still owe rent when the grain is collected, which is not considered internal management," Gao Wen smiled, "I asked you and Rebecca to count the names, ages, occupations and family situations of those 800 people, to be honest, what do you think of those forms?" ”

Hetty was convinced: "It's really convenient to use - it's the first time I know that I can find out how many people from all walks of life in the territory can be found in such a simple way, and when arranging production, I can directly follow the records on the form, instead of sending someone to ask where the various craftsmen are......"

"One day, the territory has a population of 8,000, or even 80,000, do you and Rebecca plan to count it in person? One day, your territory will expand to the south of the Dark Mountains, and you are still going to cross the mountains and knock on doors to ask about your family? ”

Hetty: "......"

"If you want to continue to be so convenient, you have to have a 'management team,'" Gawain said, "and to build such an organization, we have to involve the people." ”

Hetty thought for a moment and frowned again: "But most of the people in the territory can't even write their own names, so what......"

"So that's my next step," Gawain said with a laugh, "to get them literate." ”

Hetty: "......"

She may have lost her voice in astonishment today more than she had in half her life before.

Gawain gave Hetty some time to think and react, and he himself looked at the people who were not far away as they reported the progress of their work to the overseer.

Things can't happen overnight.

It takes time to build a system, and it is even more difficult to build a society on the basis of that system, and a kingdom on the basis of the latter...... That's probably years later.

Now the population of the territory is only 800 people, and it is true that Hetty can manage it with the efforts of one person, at most, Rebecca, who has added half a bottle of vinegar, will put a big fireball to help the fun...... But if you want to develop in the long run, some foundations will have to be built step by step from now on.