The two of them were really surprised, in the East, only the Celestial Star Kingdom initially achieved industrialization, and it still took more than 60 years.

The other countries of the East are still in the era of serfs, and the so-called industry is only some simple handicrafts, even if some mechanical devices are used, it is still a family workshop, which is not industrialization.

As for Rouran, in the past ten years, in addition to a lot of factories and machinery and equipment, the quality and concept of people are completely still in the state of serfs, and there is no substantial progress in civilization.

The two saw that only in Friestown, at least the popularization of production machinery and devices had been initially realized, and more importantly, ordinary people had completed the edification of commercial civilization and preliminary industrial civilization.

After finding an inn to live in, the two immediately walked around, and sure enough, the architectural style, humanistic atmosphere, and people's spiritual outlook here are completely different from other countries.

For example, the city of Fries, a big city by the sea, shipping, industry, services, and commerce are extremely concentrated, and all operations are professional, no longer a family workshop, but a large-scale collaboration between people.

There were no individual peasants in the area, and agricultural production was also factory-style, and although the farms were also owned by large landowners, they participated in agricultural production by hired workers, not peasants renting land.

There were no slaves in the Reims Empire, on the contrary, almost all people were equal in law, and it is said that 200 years ago, the Reims Code abolished serfdom and stipulated that people were equal in status.

That is to say, in the Reims Empire, individuals no longer have any dependence on land, and they are completely industrial workers, which is more thorough than the Heavenly Star Kingdom, and the love of the Oriental people for the land is still deep-rooted.

After a little understanding, Ye Xing also found that in Friestown, no, the entire Reims Empire, there was already a very complex tax model, unlike the simple tithe model in the East.

Compared with the dozens of small countries that the two have been to, the Reims Empire is completely different in terms of humanities, legal system, material and human spirituality, and it is even more very different from the eastern countries.

What surprised Ye Xing was how this series of social changes came about in this place of strict religious control? And how did it develop?

The two were very curious, and immediately found some locals to inquire, and the locals had long been familiar with the surprise of outsiders, and enthusiastically introduced the two to a place in the center of the city.

That's right, it's the Friesian College, not a seminary, without any religious content, it's a completely college that teaches all kinds of techniques and skills, and it's also the largest professional college in the Reims Empire.

The more than ten large and small countries that the two of them have traveled to, all the academies are almost all seminaries of the Holy Religion, and the full-time purpose is to train the evangelists of the Holy Religion, or the colleges that practice light magic, and they have never heard of such vocational skills-based colleges.

It is said that this academy was built by the first emperor of the Reims Empire, Alex, all at his own expense, and it took ten years to establish this academy of technical skills, and it is also the first such academy in the entire continent.

The library of the Friesian College has a large collection of books from the countries of the Western Continent, and all outsiders who come to the Fries often come here to study and study.

The two of them were respected monks of light, they were still wearing Taoist robes, and they showed the identity documents issued by the Holy City, and they easily entered the Friesian Academy.

This place has the largest collection of books in the entire Reims Empire, but these books are not allowed to be borrowed, and can only be read here during the day.

The two of them quickly found books on the history and culture of the Reims Empire, and began to read them, one by one, and then passed on to each other at night, so that they did not have to read them repeatedly.

It turns out that two hundred years ago, there were dozens of small kingdoms on the Reims Plateau here, although they were still many small countries of the same Reims tribe, but they had been at war with each other for thousands of years, and it was completely a poor place where the people could not make a living.

Later, Alex, the genius prince of a small kingdom, was determined to change all this, and spent more than fifty years slowly unifying the Reims Plateau and establishing the Reims Empire.

The Lance Empire has a vast land and a very large population, but it is a single nation, almost all of them are Lance tribes, and they also believe in the Bright Holy Religion, and they are extremely fierce people.

At that time, although the Cult of Light was dominant, there were still a large number of other religions, especially in some remote areas, and Alex often attacked and plundered other countries in the name of purifying religion.

Alex went on a campaign to kill or drive away almost all the barbarians and heretics in the outlying areas, building a huge empire.

Although Alex's behavior is also a hegemony, it does not violate the teachings of the "Light Bible", and he also earnestly promotes the various dogmas of the Holy Religion, so that all the people of the country are equal, and all people believe in the Light Holy Religion.

Alex was also a brilliant monk of light, and his actions were also tacitly approved by the Holy City, without much intervention, and finally he was named the master of the Reims Temple by the Pope.

At that time, the Holy Religion was deeply rooted, but in terms of influence, Alex was the first, secretly, his status was still above the Pope, and the people of Reims worshiped him more than the God of Light.

This also created a unique pattern in the Reims Empire, where the temple master and the king were both from the same family, and the Pope had to admit it.

The descendants of Alex have been monks of light for generations, and have also controlled religion and imperial power for hundreds of years, and although they still follow the instructions of the Holy City on the surface, they have evolved into a semi-independent sect.

That is, the nominal religious head is still the Pope of the Holy City, but the Reims Temple is completely independent.

Due to the extremely powerful and large population of the Reims Empire, which far surpassed other countries, the Holy City had no choice but to let it go.

The fact that the Reims royal family can win the hearts of the people in this way is also related to their several policies that have lasted for two hundred years, which is the fundamental reason for the strength of the Reims Empire.

1. Slavery was abolished, all people were equal in principle, and the enslavement of their own people was not allowed.

This alone is superior to any other nation, and the royal family, though extremely wealthy, is not allowed to keep slaves.

2. Continue to promote free education for the whole people, vigorously establish various schools, people in their country can enjoy ten years of free education, and all adult Reims people must be literate.

3. Constant foreign expansion, as long as the population skyrockets, it will continue to wage wars with foreign countries, plunder property, and distribute land.

The military exploits of the Reims Empire are all rewarded land, and only the land that has been taken is distributed.

4. Economically, the biggest difference between the Reims Empire is that it completely encourages all commerce, handicrafts, and culture, unlike other countries that only focus on agricultural production.

Several generations of emperors of the Reims Empire have attached great importance to military and political reforms, and have carried out a series of continuous improvements in small steps;

For example, various institutions have been set up that are independent of each other and check each other, such as military, diplomatic, taxation, expenditure, mining, industry, commerce, supervision, and judicial departments, with a clear division of labor and a unified supervision system.

The imperial power is supreme, but the heir must be jointly elected by all members of the royal family, and talent is the sage, which is also the reason for ensuring that there are several generations of Ming monarchs.

Militarily, a compulsory military service system has been introduced, stipulating that all strata are equal in military service, regardless of whether they are high or low, and there is also a system of foreign mercenaries to train professional soldiers.

Various military schools, technical schools, and training classes have been set up to vigorously train military talents, and detailed military regulations and regulations have been drawn up in order to strengthen the army's organization and combat effectiveness.

Alex not only carried out drastic reforms in the military and administrative aspects, but also boldly carried out religious reforms despite the opposition of the Holy City.

For example, except for the building appurtenances of the temple, the church, and the holy room, all other land of the Holy Church was nationalized, and it was advocated that secular officials should manage it, and the temple could only receive offerings from the faithful, and could not engage in production.

It not only limited the expansion of the economic power of the Reims Temple, but also limited the power of the Reims Temple, placing the Reims Temple, the churches at all levels, and the Holy Chambers completely under the jurisdiction of the state and becoming part of the state apparatus.

The most critical and core one is that the hall master of the Reims Temple is no longer appointed by the Holy City, but is jointly elected by the high-level light monks within the Reims Empire.

This is also the biggest contradiction between the Holy City and the Reims Empire, but it is limited to the doctrine of the "Light Bible", and the Reims Empire completely believes in the God of Light, at most it is a different sect, but it is not a pagan religion and cannot be attacked.

Such a series of long-term and continuous reforms have made the Deransi Empire form a unique cultural, legal, military, and religious characteristics, and become the true hegemon of the continent.

It took the two of them a day and several books to get to know Lance in full.

With such a virtuous talent and an enlightened system, and two hundred years of reform, it is no wonder that everything in the Reims Empire is ahead of the curve.