"What's wrong?" Zlatkin watched with some curiosity as Charles filmed himself.

"Nothing. "It just confirms a conjecture I had when I was reading some books." ”

"Professor Zlatkin, I have a question. Charles asked, "At that time, Philip's reforms must have touched the interests of some people, and those people did not oppose it?"

Zlatkin shook his head with a wry smile and asked, "Do you know what a country and a nation that has been losing more and winning less for more than a thousand years, what they desire the most?"

Charles picked up the teacup and drank a cup of tea, thought for a moment and said, "It's the change that can bring victory." ”

In this regard, Charles, who has studied modern Chinese history, has a deep understanding. From "mastering the skills to control the country" to "supply-side structural reform", whenever the country encounters various difficulties, there will always be people who stand up for reform and strength.

"yes. Zlatkin also drank a cup of tea to moisten his throat, and then said, "Philip gave everyone hope of victory at that time. ”

"He taught us what is productive and what is the relations of production. ”

He also told us in the most direct way what it means to liberate and develop the productive forces through some special reform zones composed of farms and towns directly under the emperor. ”

"In the middle of Lake Neva, not far north of Abyssal City, there is a huge island of mules, which was one of the first places where Philip carried out the pilot reforms. Zlatkin looked at Amiya as he said this, and then asked, "Little girl, is that your hometown?"

"Yes. Amiya nodded.

Zlatkin continued: "In that year, the inhabitants of the reformed mule island burst out with great enthusiasm for production, and the grain production was much higher than in previous years. When the farm is not working, the residents are building water conservancy facilities on a large scale under the organization of the local government. By the following year, the island's grain production had risen sharply again. ”

"The Royal Springfield Weapons Workshop to the west of Abyss City was also reformed, and the profits of the workshop were distributed according to four parts: royal income, the workshop's own funds, bonuses for ordinary workers, and bonuses for management. In those years, the weapons produced by the workshop increased significantly in terms of production and quality. ”

"With these examples in front of them, who would oppose his reforms?"

Charles listened and fell into deep thought.

He still has an important question that he still doesn't understand, that is, why the ancestor and the empress ancestor should die together on the battlefield, instead of continuing to lead the country down. They had already won a crushing victory on the battlefield, and it was unlikely that anyone would hurt them when Victoria arrived.

What if they had become gods...... But Charles didn't think it would be so simple to become a god. Reimu, the unlucky child, became a god too late, and then he didn't even get a better priesthood, and he almost became a poor god. The two of them are even later in life, and maybe they won't even be able to get the god of poverty. The most important thing is how mortals condense their godheads into gods Charles has never heard of it, and the top of mortals is a divine servant like Blanche.

In contrast, the likelihood of becoming a servant of God is much greater. But why should such a grand event be hidden, it doesn't make sense. If you are admitted to a university, you still have to have a meal, and if you become a servant of the gods, isn't it the beginning of a three-day flowing water banquet?

In the end, the old ancestor said that he would come back in a few hundred years, how would he go back? Could it be that he would wear it back and come back after watching Conan's ending?

Charles couldn't come up with a reason for it, so it seems that he will have to ask Reimu when he has the opportunity in the future.

Having solved the most important problems and led to a series of new ones, Charles continues to look for all the useful clues in the book.

Unfortunately, there is no clue to this in the book.

After coming to the Rurik Empire, the main tasks of the ancestor were three, one was to deepen and improve the reform of the political system, the other was to strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization, and the third was to formulate a long-term development plan.

In terms of army building, it is the empress's ancestors who are doing it. However, there are also many traces of ancestors, such as "three disciplines, eight attentions", such as the parade ceremony to keep the captured enemy flag on the ground for the parade soldiers to step on.

As for the technical matters, the helpers summoned by the ancestors scattered all over the country are dealing with them. From the cultivation of staple grains, to the use of new agricultural tools, from new steelmaking furnaces, to the promotion of the concept of standard parts. The level of agriculture and handicrafts in the Rurik Empire has improved greatly in the last ten years.

For example, large-scale pond fish farming, which Charles had never heard of in the east, had to catch fish if he wanted to. Even in China, it was only after the liberation that with the efforts of Academician Liu Yun and others, the people of the whole country were able to eat cheap fish. Here, however, several types of domestic fish have been mastered in terms of nursery, rearing, and disease treatment.

The demon people mentioned by Alexei are eating grass and can't afford to wear pants, and it is estimated that there is a war in the Rurik Kingdom. It's just that I don't know how to get this over when Brigitte and Rock Bryant sent by the Forge Temple to visit.

It's just that because there are too many absences in steel production and coal production in all aspects, the level still hasn't gone up.

Now, if we make up for the steam engine and other power systems, and increase production with mechanical excavation, this land may usher in a large-scale industrial upgrade.

Thinking of this, Charles began to break out in a cold sweat again.

Now the human side is beginning to prepare for the next war, if the time comes to encounter a demon who has stepped into the industrialization with one foot......

Well, he thinks that he can learn from Jia Gui when the time comes.

Then Charles asked, "Professor Zlatkin, what are the factors restricting the development of the Rurik Kingdom now?"

People who study history tend to have a deep understanding of current issues, which is why Charles asks such questions.

"It's a matter of population. "Our population is too small. ”

"Why?" Calles thought strange.

He had just read in a newly published book on Philip's agricultural policy that in recent years the yield of crops in the Rurik Kingdom had not been low, and there was no such thing as not being able to feed children.

"Internal worries and external troubles!" Zlatkin sighed, "The internal worry is that there are too many and fierce demonic beasts in the country, and in order to resist the attacks of demonic beasts, we have lost too many young people. ”

At this time, Charles also sighed, he could see from the farm yesterday that the Warcraft had played a great role in destructive local agricultural production.

Zlatkin continued: "And then there is the tug-of-war with the demons in the western Blanc Mountains, alas......"

Charles asked, "So Philip didn't have any powerful weapons left?"

Zlatkin thought for a moment, and then said, "His Majesty the Demon King told me that I can tell you anything about Philip. ”

Then he stood up and said, "Please come with me." ”

Underneath the Royal Library is a two-storey well-guarded basement where only those with valid papers and certificates are allowed to enter.

After Nicholas II, who received the news, personally teleported over to help Charles brush their faces, Charles, Zlatkin, and Nicholas II could enter.

In a huge exhibition hall on the lowest level, Charles saw a lot of familiar things.

"These are all weapons and various tools from other worlds that Philip inquired about from the brave men from other worlds. Zlatkin told a stunned Charles, "It's a pity that we haven't been able to make them for all sorts of reasons." ”

Then he picked up a gun that he didn't know if it was an eight-one bar or an AK47 and said to Charles: "This is an automatic firearm designed and made by Philip, and it is theoretically possible for goblins to use it to deal with ordinary magical beasts." ”

Charles took the automatic gun and played with it, and found that its main structure was similar to that of a firearm from his previous life.

"Then why not produce?" he asked.

Zlatkin counted on his fingers: "First of all, we don't have sufficiently powerful, cheap and safe propellants. Projectiles made of charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter are not suitable. ”

"The second is that we can't produce them on a large scale. At this time, he pointed to several huge machines on the other side, "We can't make suitable lathes, boring machines, milling machines and other equipment, and the problem of power has always bothered us." ”

Charles's brow furrowed, he couldn't figure out why the old ancestor hadn't made a steam engine here. Even if the coal production is insufficient, it is possible to meet the needs of the factory. At that time, the conditions of the Huangyadong Arsenal were so difficult, there was only one steam engine, and the number of various machine tools and other equipment was less than half a hundred, which effectively supported the anti-Japanese war. Even if you can't equip guns on a large scale, then you can equip a small number of elite troops. But they could only lie in the basement, which made Charles puzzled.

It's just that Charles doesn't know anything about these machine tools and equipment, and he doesn't know what machine tools such as caring, planing, drilling, punching, cutting, and cutting should be, and some of them have never even seen it.

As for the propellant of the gun, Charles has only heard of it but has never seen it. Although he heard that someone in high school was trying to make nitrocellulose in a chemistry lab class, he was ridiculed by the chemistry teacher when he found out. Later, the chemistry teacher roughly explained in class that she could meet one or two students who tried to make nitrocellulose every year, and even if it was successful, it would be toy-level. Finally, she hung a picture of her own nitrocellulose setting off firecrackers on the school football field, saying that those of you who are careful still need to learn more.

Thinking of this, Charles shook his head, every industrialized product is the spire of a pyramid, and below it is a series of basic industries. The production of bullet casings alone is enough to drive the craftsmen crazy.

As for the breech gun, it doesn't have much advantage against mages, and the speed of reloading can't keep up with the speed at which people can cast spells. The pre-breech gun without rifling is even more touching, and the difficulty of processing rifling is also quite touching. It also has little advantage against the Warcraft, the vitality of the Warcraft in this world is too strong, and the distance of less than fifty meters is easy to break through. In addition, the difficulty of drilling the barrel by hand is not small, so the production of muskets is very low. So the breech guns in this world appear more as gorgeous crafts and toys for the rich.

In the past, Charles's house had a gold-plated and diamond-encrusted breech pistol decorating the wall in the living room, which was much more gorgeous than the gold-plated and crystal-plated ones that their caravan had purchased a while ago.

And breech guns...... Due to the difficulty of processing, it is a treasure in the collection, and it is said that Charles's grandfather's father-in-law has a handful.

In addition, there are many things that are common on the earth in the exhibition hall, but they are not mass-produced due to technology, tools, materials and costs.

After walking around the exhibition hall, Zlatkin left on his own, leaving Charles behind.