Although he had not seen Richard for more than ten years, Richard's appearance as a young man was forever etched in Odaye's mind. As the most important person in his life, Odaye's life can be said to have changed because of Richard.

If he hadn't been bought by Richard in the slave market and joined the Harland leadership, Odaye, no matter how talented he was, would not have regained his freedom in life and achieved a class jump. Like the slaves of all living beings, they can only fall into the dust, and can never change their fate.

There is extraordinary power in the Dawn plane, and nobles can easily suppress ordinary people by relying on their extraordinary power.

In order to avoid the lower class mastering extraordinary power and competing with the upper class nobles, almost all the nobles spontaneously blocked the extraordinary knowledge, which made it very difficult for the world class to cross, and there was almost no upward channel for the people at the bottom.

Grant and Ryan, who are facing the front line of the orc invasion, face the threat of life and death, in order to resist the orcs, they will allow some classes to move, open up some extraordinary resources, and give full play to the subjective initiative of free people and serfs.

It was only on the northern frontier front that Richard was able to make reforms to slowly emancipate the serfs, and if it was in a stable and safe territory, I am afraid that no one would agree with his approach.

After all, there was the great enemy of the orcs overhead, and Richard's pardon of the serfs also made Haraland's army more cohesive, through the most difficult years, and the policy was coherent.

It is also a blessing that Odaye can join Haaland's leadership and catch up with the turbulent era.

Odaye is very attached to Haaland, he has realized the value of life in this land, the class jump, he has also suffered wounds and shed blood for this land. Haaland has a place in his heart far beyond his homeland, and he is willing to continue to be wounded, bloodied, and sacrificed to protect this land.

And Richard, as the owner of this land, also received Odaye's respect from the bottom of his heart. Although he hadn't seen Richard for many years, because Richard had used the eaux-de-vie, he had become much younger, almost no different from more than ten years ago.

When he saw Richard and Philip, he recognized them instantly. Odaye walked forward quickly, gave a military salute to Richard, and said in a somewhat excited voice: "Dear Duke, it's a pleasure to see you." ”

Richard patted Odaye on the shoulder, and a little smile appeared on his face, and said with appreciation: "Even in my ears, I heard that you have made a lot of money in the past few years, and the pomp and circumstance are bigger than those of the nobles. Although you are earning legal property, you can't do illegal things in order to make money.

What I just heard from you is that you are a little dissatisfied with the restriction of the use of slave workers by private enterprises in the territory, and I can understand the motives of the people in order to reduce costs.

But for the long-term industrial development of the territory, in order to cultivate the market, in order to make the territory competitive, we must change the political status of slaves, the living conditions, and maintain a certain degree of class circulation. Giving the capable and talented people at the bottom a rising channel is the key reason why we can develop and grow.

The slave class will eventually disappear in the Harland territory, the territory will not allow the slave trade to be legalized, you must earn commercial profits, you must also have a sense of social responsibility, and you must have a bottom line. After all, you are also a slave, and you should be sympathetic to the people in the lower classes, instead of finding ways to exploit and suppress them. ”

Odaye represents the emerging capitalist class led by Haaland, who are of course more advanced than the slave owners.

With the development of industrial scale, the capitalist class will inevitably have higher economic and political pursuits. When the voice gets louder and louder, Richard will also prepare to set up a House of Commons, select magicians, professionals, and influential businessmen as councilors, and give them some power, so that Haaland's political institutions will be more stable and viable.

Of course, Richard's thoughts have not yet been communicated to the cabinet members, and only some of them have been discussed with Sophia. It is necessary to wait for an opportunity to make a final decision. Of course, if the merchants wanted to gain some power, they had to fight for themselves. Counting on the alms of the upper class of nobles is tantamount to a mirror, even if Richard has this heart, it is also a dead letter. Compromise can only succeed if the situation has developed to a certain extent.

Hearing some criticism in Richard's voice, Odaye's face suddenly turned a little pale, as if frost had hit an eggplant, and his mood was a little low.

Daye, as the first capitalist to be led by Haaland, can be regarded as a new class supported and erected by Richard.

Although the capitalist class is still only a vine wrapped around the aristocracy, Richard sincerely hopes that they will grow and play a greater role. However, because of the existence of extraordinary power in the Dawn Plane, it is impossible for capital to play a decisive role as it did in previous lives.

Richard knew in his heart that when capital appeared, it would inevitably pursue profit vigorously, which was the instinct of capital. As the ruler of the territory, capital must be used and restricted, and must not be laissez-faire.

Richard spoke with Odaye for a quarter of an hour, and expressed his support for his decision to relocate the factory, and the capital, Fort William, was indeed not a suitable industrial center.

If you want to develop industry, the area conditions are significantly better in Purilan in the north of the Eagle Mountains and Heihe Fort in the south of the Eagle Mountains, and the two cities are vast and flat, with fertile grain production areas nearby, as well as developed water transportation. The most important thing is the mineral resources of the Eagle Mountains, which are very close to the two places, which can provide rich nutrients for the development of industry.

Today, Haaland has developed steam locomotive technology, and with each passing year the railroad increasing mileage, it has become easier and easier to transport minerals from the Eagle Mountains.

Fort William, Snow Crystal Lake, Marsh Basin, and Lothar Basin are more suitable as administrative centers, magical civilization research centers, and centers for cultivating transcendental beings.

A few years ago, Richard also planned to move the capital to the Lothar Basin, but as the situation developed, he swallowed the two dukedoms of Edward and Fox, and the three provinces of northern Xinjiang, and Richard gradually gave up this decision.

Leaving Odaye's factory, Richard took Philip around Fort William's streets.

Today, Fort William is one of the largest cities in the Kingdom of Grant, and although the castle is a mountain town, it has developed into the commercial center of Haaland because of the trade fairs held over the years.

In the valley to the south of the castle, various buildings are densely packed and built against the mountain. These buildings have stretched for six or seven kilometers, and many houses have been built on the mountainsides on both sides of the valley.

The main street was bustling with people and more prosperous than Fort Black River, where Richard had lived as a young man.

The castle was built by Richard when he was young, drawing and planning by himself, and sometimes taking part in the labor.

Suddenly, twenty years have passed, and Richard suddenly sighed, time flies so fast! In the blink of an eye, the child is about to grow into an adult.

After spending an afternoon at Fort William, Richard returned to the mansion with Philip. He looked at the clock hanging on the wall and said to Philip, "Philip, it's time, it's time to do your homework." ”

As the son of the Duke, Philip has a very tight schedule every day. Philip has now dropped out of school for safety reasons, and he now needs six hours of homeschooling and four hours of warrior training every day. Almost from waking up in the morning to falling asleep at night, there is not much free time.

Richard took him out for a walk, which was also a pleasant memory and relaxation for Philip.

Under normal circumstances, Philip studied for ten days in a row, only one day off, but the training of warrior breathing and skills could not be stopped for a day.

Philip did not inherit Richard and Sophia's magical talents, but because he grew up in an aristocratic family, he was very well nourished. Both Richard and Sofia have thin knightly blood, but Philip took three bloodline enlightenment potions, but none of them succeeded. Unable to become a magician or a knight, Philip had to follow the path of his ancestors and begin the practice of warrior breathing.

However, compared with his ancestor William and father Richard, Philip's congenital conditions are countless times better. He doesn't need to be like his grandfather William, who has to fight for his life because he chose the wrong breathing method, nor does he need to be like his father Richard, in order to learn a further breathing method, join the Wild Lion Legion and be controlled by others.

Now Haaland has mastered the legendary second-order fire breathing method, which has a very high compatibility with Philip. When he was young, Philip had taken several precious potions and laid the foundation in advance. Although he is young now, his physical fitness is no less than that of an adult.

Hearing Richard's advice, Philip reluctantly began to practice breathing. After all, he is still relatively young, not as mature and intelligent as his sister, and he doesn't understand his parents' hard work.

Because he was just getting started, Philip could only practice breathing for one hour a day, and the remaining three hours were mainly practiced archery, fighting, riding and other combat skills.

Philip struggled to adjust his breathing, his body adapting and absorbing the magic energy with each breath, and in the process felt a severe tingling in his flesh. Children are not able to bear it, and most of them are difficult to support.

In fact, the same is true of meditation, when you first start meditating, you will feel mentally tired and your soul will be in sharp pain, and this pain will only be relieved after you have endured this process and your body has adapted to it.

In Philip's young heart, he couldn't figure out why his parents and sister tortured him, and now he lived every day like a year, and his spirit seemed to be going crazy.

My mind is not on cultivating the breathing method, so I am naturally a little distracted. Practicing the breathing method is very dangerous, so you have to be cautious and careful at all times, and your mind should fluctuate with your breathing.

As soon as he began to wander, a tingling pain suddenly came from Philip's chest, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he screamed out a mouthful of blood, and then passed out.

Seeing that Philip had an accident practicing breathing, Richard hurriedly released him with the healing technique and informed his mother.

When Sophia arrived, she had a headache when she saw Philip.

The two of them had a high level of knowledge, and they found at a glance that the main reason why Philip had problems with his breathing method was that he was careless.

Serf-born soldiers have a strong desire to change their fate, although they are incomplete in writing and they don't understand the content of the breathing method, but in the process of practicing the breathing method, they are often very serious and focused.

As your knowledge improves, the more you learn about breathing, the easier it is to get started.

On the contrary, it is a nobleman like Philip who has excellent living conditions, and many people have little determination on the road to transcendence.

It is precisely because the nobles have fallen relatively quickly, from the Holy Radiance Empire to the Grant Kingdom, that only those who are promoted to the profession can take the title.

Even in order to encourage the internal metabolism of the aristocracy, the nobles were allowed to fight and struggle within themselves. It's like raising a Gu, picking out a powerful heir through brutal competition.

Richard and Sophia have seen this kind of struggle for succession countless times, whether it is the process of King Roger of the Grant family ascending to the throne, or the bloody struggle for inheritance by the lower barons. They have all seen it with their own eyes and heard it with their own ears.

If Philip wants to sit firmly in the position of lord, he not only needs the support of his parents, but also has a certain amount of power in his own hands, and he cannot be a stupid and mediocre person.

Seeing that Philip's breath was gradually stabilizing, Richard said with a trace of tiredness on his face: "Philip's mind is not yet mature, so let's not wait a few years to start practicing the breathing method." ”

Hearing this, Sophia hurriedly shook her head and said, "If you wait a few more years, I'm afraid he will be even more mediocre." ”

"As parents, we should perhaps accept Philip's mediocrity. The vast majority of people in this world are mediocre, and geniuses are always in the minority. Philip, as our child, maybe we should make him happy, give him more care, and let him live a mediocre life. ”

Hearing Richard's words, Sophia's face changed, and her expression was suddenly a little stunned.

"Do you have the idea of changing people again? I will never say yes to this. ”

Seeing that Sophia reacted greatly, Richard hurriedly swore an oath: "I definitely have no such plan, what I want to say is that with us to take care of it, Philip doesn't need to be very smart, far-sighted, and doesn't need to be brave enough to charge." We have a long life, and Philip will definitely go ahead of us, and he can be a mediocre person. Being a mediocre person is actually a kind of luck. ”

"But if Philip behaves mediocrely, how can he get the support of all the classes of the territory, how can he compete with his younger siblings? Wendini's child will be born next year, this child's maternal family is so strong, her grandmother is a legend, her uncle also has a great chance to become a legend, and her mother is also very powerful. How are you going to reassure me? ”

Although Sophia did not directly reprimand, she hit Richard's soft underbelly, although he always thought things in a good direction, but if he had an accident at this time, the Stowe family and the Sutton family fought for the inheritance, and Sophia and her children may not be able to save their lives.

Humans are different from elves, and elves usually discriminate against half-elves, and it is difficult for an elven tribe to have half-elves as heirs. However, in the human kingdom, the social atmosphere does not discriminate against half-elves, and many nobles in the Divine Radiance Empire have elven blood in their bodies.

"But Philip is the way he is now, the harder we push, the more rebellious he may become, and the result may go in the opposite direction, which is not necessarily a good thing for children."

"If we were ordinary people, I could live an ordinary life and accept the mediocrity of my children. But you are a duke, and you will be a grand duke and a king in the future, and Philip, as your son, must not be mediocre. The mediocrity of the heir of the king is a disaster for the country. Even if I drive him crazy and drive him to death, I will never let him be a mediocre person. ”

Hearing Sophia's categorical words, Richard was even a little frightened, at this time, Sophia's heart was far stronger than Richard, and she was more ruthless than Richard.

(End of chapter)