248 Internal and foreign affairs
The royal capital of Aronael is one of the four major cities of the Neustrian Kingdom, the scale is similar to the city of Turnest when Luo Yi first crossed, with more than 10,000 residents, surrounded by mountains and lakes, surrounded by beautiful scenery, fertile land, villages and monasteries, before the arrival of the Great Demon King of the other world, it is really a paradise on earth.
At that time, kings, queen mothers, and dukes used to march through the city, but now they crossed the sea with their men, and the Great Demon King brought a large number of new men to the city to fill the void they had left behind: "The proselytizing heretics were presiding over the city, the peasants were on duty in the streets with halberds, and a vulgar and impudent baroness sat on the king's throne shamelessly, as if at ease." The city was thus quickly transformed into its original appearance, leaving some of its old and loyal subjects to lament privately in their homes, especially after the new government instituted various health regulations and abolished some monopoly privileges, as Tournest did.
Adair and others, however, did not have this sentimentality, and when they were shown around the city, they were amazed by its vibrancy.
The various government agencies were the property of the exiles who were directly confiscated, and a sign was nailed to the door and it became directly "Health Committee", "Pagan Affairs Bureau", "Commerce and Foreign Trade Committee", etc., without any fancy modifications, because the new government was now taking care of its finances, where did it have the financial resources and manpower to do this, on the contrary, some of the original splendid decorations were stripped off and exchanged for gold coins, which further strengthened the reason why some natives hated the new government.
However, these newly established institutions, albeit shabby, carried out their work in a steady manner, and the roads were cleared (this time literally). Much of the old garbage was taken away, and business flourished again.
They didn't see beggars along the way. Instead, I saw a lot of scavengers hired by the new government, and the people who led them around sued them. What a benefit such a measure has in agriculture.
Then they were taken to an agricultural competition, where farmers and peasant women from near and far showed off the biggest turnips, the fullest ears of grain, the fattest pigs and sheep, and the best horses. The villages obeyed the order and sent their representatives to the competition with their best crops, and the spectators were so excited that the delegates visited each other and were amazed.
"God, turnips can grow so big." A farmer from the parish of East Jerein, looking at a turnip brought from the parish of Tournest, exclaimed, "How is this grown?" β
"Are all nine of this piglet's own?" A swineherd from the parish of Black Terom stared at the sows and piglets sent from the outskirts of Aronael and asked, "It's really alive." β
"These pigs usually give birth to more than eight pigs," the pig's owner holds his elbows in his hands. "So we don't have enough acorns for them to eat, so we usually have to slaughter a few suckling pigs in advance." β
"Although it can give birth, it doesn't grow big, and you can know by looking at the size of the sow, and you have to look at our black pig in Sugani to get meat, which is called a fat and strong." Another swineherd said.
In this competition, it is not only agricultural products that are competed, but also the reprocessing of agricultural products, although it is limited to road reasons. This time the competition was limited to the parish of Ruhrhof, but the variety of breads, pastries, hams and cheeses was enough to make any ordinary person unable to leave. After paying a small amount, one person can eat the specialties of twenty or thirty villages in this competition.
Of course, new things like dumplings, noodles, and spring rolls also appeared at the tournament with the arrival of Her Majesty the Queen.
Also on display are new tools such as seeders, new ploughs, fan wheels, spinning wheels, etc. Each tool is operated by someone who explains the principle, and these tools are surrounded by a dense crowd. Be amazed by their ingenuity.
"You can complete ditching, sowing, and covering soil in one go, and you are not afraid of birds stealing food!"
"A plough that can be pulled by just one ox. Oh my God, if I had such one. You won't have to share cattle with people anymore, and you won't miss the farming time! β
"I don't believe it, these must be tricks, you can't fool me, this must be a trick!"
"What's that called? Spinning wheel? Is it really stronger than a spindle? I want to buy one for my wife. β
"Surely such a thing is more expensive than a dustpan, right?"
"Craftsmen will be sent to teach you how to make zuΓ²la......"
"How long is that?"
"Can we really afford it?"
The contest was nominally held for the representatives of the villages to send their best crops for prize money, but unlike the previous tributes, the farmers who planted these crops were now able to see for themselves what their peers were getting and ask them for themselves how they had grown the turnips to such a large size.
All that was given to the winning farmer was a blue ribbon because the biggest prize was his tax exemption and the recruitment of the Royal Agricultural Society.
If they are recruited, they are offered a well-paid position, and after the training camp, they are sent around the country to teach the farmers how to grow turnips bigger, how to use new farming tools, and new farming methods.
Most of the people are happy to get this position, they talk about becoming "people of the government" from now on, just like those who are stationed in their villages, and the remuneration is very objective, but there are also a few people who miss the land in their hometown, and always feel that it is better to run the land at home than to run around, for such people, the government does not force them, but hopes that they will take the blue ribbon to the government to report after changing their minds, or ask them if they are willing to accept the apprentices assigned to them by the government, in addition, The top prize winners were also purchased by the government as good breeds, and the new government has opened up a confiscated royal estate as an agricultural breeding base.
By the end of the show, it was already dark, and the pirates couldn't believe how much time they had spent at the show when they returned to their quarters.
"We could have asked to go to the blacksmith's shop, and they promised to show us around the city today."
"You don't look as energetic as you see, you still don't want to leave after eating spring rolls, or we dragged you away."
"Don't be stupid, they won't show us the secret of making that good iron."
"What if you see it?" Adair didn't have that thought at all, "This country, Neustria, has really become a country, don't you understand?" With such organizational power, the era of pirates dominating the country has passed! (To be continued......)