Out of the city of Beckland, Hobert and Audrey realized that it was a sunny day.

After arriving in the suburbs, the sky is completely blue, and there are some white clouds hanging in the sky, and the sun quickly drives away the chill on people's bodies, which is what early summer should be.

"I wish I could feel the warmth of the sun at home in Beckland." Audrey sighed.

Hobert casually comforted, "There will be a day." ”

He paused and said, "Well, I heard that the government has not set up an 'atmospheric control committee'?" ”

"It's the Air Pollution Investigation Commission!" Audrey said: "My brother Hibbert is a key member of the committee. ”

Hobert said in a joking tone: "That means it's still investigating, and you don't plan to start governance yet, right?" ”

Audrey's beautiful face was full of smiles: "I didn't expect you to be so sharp when you sarcastically mock politicians." ”

Then she said: "Actually, I also think that it is better to call it a 'governance committee'. ”

"Maybe the lawmakers don't want this group to sound so aggressive." Hobert laughed.

Audrey let out an "um" in agreement.

Hobert's manor is in the western suburbs, this manor is bigger than Hobart imagined, from the entrance to the villa in the manor, the carriage walked for more than ten minutes.

The housekeeper of the manor, Bivis, greeted him in front of the main entrance of the villa with his servants, and Bivis immediately noticed that the earl-sized carriage in front of him was the family crest of Count Hall's family!

As the butler of the aristocracy, it is compulsory for them to know the family crests of various families.

Moreover, the Earl of Hobert did not have his own family coat of arms, so there would generally be no decoration on the doors of the carriage, and the two were easily distinguished.

In his thoughts, Beavis hurried to meet him, and when the young and handsome Earl Hobert got out of the carriage, he was about to come up to say hello, when he saw the Earl very gentlemanly stretch out his hand and help a very beautiful young lady out of the carriage.

Bivis had not met Audrey, and he began to wonder again: is it the wife of Monsieur Count? But I had heard from Monsieur Doffus that the Countess had the impression of being mature and lazy.

And this young lady looks less than twenty years old, obviously so young and beautiful, it seems that it has nothing to do with maturity.

"Welcome, Mr. Earl." Bivis said respectfully, and the other servants behind him also bowed immediately.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Hobert smiled, "This is my good friend Miss Audrey, and the lunch will be prepared a little more sumptuously, well, preferably a little bit of a manor." ”

"Yes! I'm going to get people ready. Beavis was a little surprised, Audrey was famous in the aristocratic circles of Beckland, and the political influence of Earl Hall was one of the reasons, and the other was of course because of her beauty!

Bevis had never been a nobleman's butler, so he hadn't seen Audrey, but he had heard of this young lady's fame in the aristocratic circle, and he didn't expect the earl to be friends with Miss Audrey!

After a thirsty cup of tea in the living room, a little refreshment, and a little rest, Hobert said to Bevis, "You come with us into the carriage and introduce the manor." ”

Bivis bowed slightly: "It's an honor." ”

This time, Hobert, Audrey, and Todd got into Hobert's carriage and began to make an official tour of the manor.

First of all, this villa is facing the gate of the manor, there are two floors, not as big as the villa on Queen's Road, but it is not small, the ballroom, chess and card room and other entertainment facilities are readily available, and there is also a theater, you can invite the orchestra or the drama troupe, the opera troupe to perform here.

The villa is built on the hill, the mountain behind it is not high, and there is a winding road to the top of the mountain.

There is also a courtyard and a few houses at the top of the hill, and Bivis explains: "If the weather is good, you can see the square of order in the center of the city." ”

Then he joked: "However, there are not a few days of the year when the weather is like that." ”

Hobert smiled triumphantly and looked at the stream that flowed through the manor.

"It's a tributary of the Tasok River, which has its source in the Balches Mountains, and the river that passes through the estate is gentle. ”

He pointed to the mountains on the east side and said: "There is the Balkys Mountains over there, and the peaks that appear in our field of vision belong to the estate of the estate, and the north is not far from the railway, so there is nothing but a forest farm to develop."

"The south has not moved, and it is a very good hunting ground."

Hobert pointed to a small building by the river and asked, "What is that for?" ”

"It was the estate's flax mill, oil mill and weaving mill." "I learned from the head valet that the mountainous terrain of the manor is very suitable for growing flax.

"If you just sell flax, it's not worth much, so the estate built its own factory, first processing flax into thread, then weaving flax thread into cloth, and the oil mill was used to extract oil from flaxseeds."

Beavis was the housekeeper of the manor whom Hobart interviewed and appointed, and he had only been here for a few days, but he was well prepared, and he went around the manor several times, and asked the head manservant and other old servants to understand the situation, so he answered the question fluently.

Hobert seemed intrigued: "Let's go in and see how they weave." ”

"The mountainous area in the territory is limited, so this factory has been open for half a year, and it is not yet time to start. ”

Hobert nodded: "Then go and have a look." ”

Several people got out of the carriage at the door, and Bivis opened the door in front of him, briefly introducing the tools inside.

However, he soon discovered that the beautiful Miss Audrey was very curious about the process of making flax, and asked and asked many questions.

But the Count did not seem to listen to his own introduction, but carefully observed the factory where the three great workshops were combined.

The group walked around the factory as the tour continued, and they then looked at the vineyards as far as the eye could see, as well as the winery and caves on the estate.

Hobert, who has some knowledge of wine, found that there are many good vintage wines in the cave, and if you sell all of them, it is estimated that they can sell for tens of thousands of pounds!

Hobert immediately wondered if he was going to open a winery? But then he shook his head, these possessions were the king's reward, and they could not be sold openly.

Coming out of the cave, they glanced at the poultry and livestock grazing area in the mountains not far away, and then began to inspect the large areas of fertile farmland.

The crops in the manor are mainly wheat, and the wheat already has ears of wheat at this time, which is green and lush, and it makes people feel comfortable to look at.

When the peasants working in the fields saw the wagon, they all stood up and watched.

More than 600 peasant families rented the farmland, and their settlements formed two villages built on the river.

When a few people got out of the car to further experience the wheat field, the surrounding farmers immediately recognized the newly appointed housekeeper Bivis, and they stepped forward to talk with an extremely flattering attitude.

After Beavis introduced Hobart to everyone, everyone's attitude became more respectful, and even the farmer of the manor, who had seen the world, had already knelt on one knee and repeatedly praised Hobart with words such as kindness and handsomeness.

Hobert looked at this scene and blurted out: "No wonder the manor economy will bring so much harm to the country's agriculture." ”

The economy of the manor was self-contained, with income and expenditure, and it was a small fiefdom altogether, and a legitimate fief in the current system.

How can ordinary peasants compete with the owners of the estates?

But Hobert immediately shook his head, he was here to inspect the manor, what kind of national economy does he care?

In the far north was the lumber yard, which was so large that they only had to take a look at the mountains of timber, and Hobert had a brief idea of the lumberyard's income before heading home.

On the way back, they made a final inspection of the manor's warehouses.

There are two kinds of storage, wet and dry, wet are some potatoes, pumpkins and the like, vegetables that can be stored for a long time, and most of the vegetables are transported to the Earl's Court almost immediately after they are picked.

There is a lot of dry storage, the most is grain, in recent years there have been no natural disasters, and five tall and large warehouses have been filled.

Just look at the small mill and see that the Earl's Court did not use much grain.

But the dignity of the aristocracy made it impossible for the estate to sell grain, so it had to be left here to mold, spoiled, and then fed to poultry or transported away as garbage.

Hobart also learned that the price of grain has been falling in the past two years, and farmers have a lot of grain in their hands, but they can't sell it.

Other dried goods include dried meat, raisins, dried mushrooms, dried fruits and vegetables, animal skins, etc., in short, they are all products of the estate.

When I returned to the villa for dinner, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon, and the kitchen had prepared some specialties as Hobert had ordered.

For example, the side dish is a fruit roasted leg of lamb, and the sheep is killed after Hobert and others came, because it is roasted with many fruits, and it is fruity when it is served to the restaurant.

Take a bite of the outside is charred and the inside is tender, the amount of spices is neither more nor less, there is no smell at all, only meat aroma and fruity flavor.

The main course is a steak of black truffles, which are said to have been picked up in the morning, and the cattle are also freshly killed in the morning.

Hobert and Audrey sat at the top of the table, and Todd and Bivis sat at the bottom to accompany the meal.

Several people were a little hungry, and after eating the main course, they began to eat and chat.

Audrey took a sip of freshly squeezed juice and sighed: "Sure enough, it is a manor that the royal family has handled, with a large area and rich products.

"I also have a private estate, which is not a third of the size of this place."

Hobart smiled, "Earl Hall should have a manor of a similar size, or bigger than this, right?" ”

"There are five estates that I know of." Audrey said casually, "But three of them are in East Chester County." ”

As for the estates that were bought in the Rorsted Islands and the Southern Continent as if they were investments, not only did Audrey not visit, but there were many Earls Hall who had not been to them.

Todd, who was sitting at the bottom, sighed in his heart at this time: This is the aristocracy, in the urban area of Beckland, the aristocracy and the rich are basically indistinguishable from their clothes and appearance. I used to think that the aristocracy only worked in the vital parts of the government, and lived in Queens. Today I learned that the difference between the two sides lies in accumulation. It was not difficult for my father to buy such a estate, but my father would never spend money to buy five such estates, and his money had to be used for investment, not all of it.

At this time, Hobert, who was sitting in the upper seat, chatted with Audrey casually, and glanced at the wine bottle: TMD, this bottle of wine is worth more than thirty pounds, which is really too luxurious!

Then Hobert wanted to smoke himself again: It seems that I can't get rid of the problem of being poor and sour, if I don't change it, I won't change it, if I change it, I will easily lose myself and get lost in the life of the nobility.

After a few words about the manor, Hobert said to Todd and Bivis: "I'm going to remodel the flax mill by the river." ”

Beavis noticed that the Count was speaking in a commanding tone: "Is the manor going to continue to process flax?" ”

"Didn't we talk on the way back? The processing of flax should start in the second half of the year. Hobert already had a plan: "Transform three of the granaries and move the workshop there."

Then he said to Todd, "As for the grain from the estate, you will then transport it to Beckland and grind it into flour." ”

Audrey listened curiously to Hobert's arrangement, curious to know what Hobart was going to do.

Hobert continued to say to Todd: "You are responsible for finding the engineering team to do the construction, and Bevis will provide food and other logistics work.

"First of all, we had to build a glass furnace in the workshop where the flax was processed, which was not too big, but it had to be built by a professional.

"The transformation of the oil extraction workshop into a high-temperature metal furnace will be determined after I meet the professors of materials science tomorrow afternoon.

"As for the largest textile workshop, it was divided into two and transformed into two laboratories, one for glass and one for rubber and wire."

"Wires?" Audrey was new to the term.

Apart from Hobert, Todd was the only one who knew about wires, and he immediately realized that the Count had begun to implement his plan.

Hobert smiled, "After the finished product is made, I'll show you around." ”

Audrey bowed slightly, more curious about Hobert's thoughts.

Hobert continued: "At the same time, some residential buildings will be built at the foot of the hill for future researchers and workers to live in, a large factory building will be built on the north side of the factory, and a larger and more specialized laboratory will be built on the south side. ”

Todd was slightly stunned: "The amount of work is not small. ”

He originally thought that the Earl would also renovate some of the buildings here, depending on the Earl's meaning, he was going to prepare to make use of all the vacant land in the manor!

Hobert asked, "You can't manage such a project?" ”

"It's not a big problem."

Hobart nodded: "Is there one more thing to do immediately, find a good place to train employees?" ”

Hobert was going to ask about it on the way here, but on the way here, Hobert and Audrey were in a carriage and didn't have a chance to ask, so they talked about it at the dinner table.

"I've found it." "Behind the factory we rented, there was a complex with no practical purpose, with many large rooms on the first and second floors that could be used as classrooms, and people on the third, fourth, and fifth floors. ”

Hobert asked, "What is the maximum number of people you can train at one time?" ”

"It is initially estimated that about 1,000 people can be trained at one time."

"It's a little less, but we can start with a few hundred people and sum up the experience first."

Todd was slightly stunned, how many people in a factory with thousands of people can need training?

"Recruit 800 people from the wanderers in the East Side!" "I have two requirements, the first is that they are willing to learn something new, and the second is that they can accept to work hard for three months without pay with only food and shelter, and then give them a salary," Hobert said. ”

Todd thought first: "You can't do too much work with the physical strength of wanderers." ”

He regretted it when he said it, because it seemed to be refuting the lord's order, so he hurriedly said, "The wanderers must be crazy to apply for it." ”

Although it may sound like a lot of money without a salary for three months, to the homeless, it seems like a gospel to the gods.

For three months, there was food and a place to live, and it was like a place like the kingdom of the gods.

Audrey immediately asked, "Hobert, are you going to help those wanderers?" If that's the case, I'll donate a portion of the food for your company. ”

"Kind Miss Audrey, you make me ashamed." However, there was no shame in Hobert's expression: "I recruited these people in the hope that they would work in my territory.

"There is a lot of land in my territory that is unused, enough to feed about 40,000 people, and there are so many homeless people in Beckland who don't have enough to eat."

Todd and Bivis were slightly stunned, they seemed to suddenly remember at this time that the earl in front of them had a fief.

Compared to a fiefdom, a manor is like the difference between a lake and a sea!

Audrey took a bite of the refreshing salad that followed the main course, and she immediately understood: "No, Hobert, your method is more effective than charity, if they can work in your territory all the time, then they will always have food and shelter." ”

Hobert smiled and said, "Although you are a very intelligent young lady, you do not know enough about this society.

"Because of human nature, it is difficult to maintain a state of hard work for a long time while only providing food and lodging."

Audrey was a little strange: "Theoretically, their work can grow more food, and that food can feed them!" ”

"I'm not saying it's financially untenable." Hobert took a sip of wine and said, "If we only provide them with food and lodging, and let them work in the fields, the grain production will decrease year by year." ”

Audrey's hand holding the fork paused, but soon two big charming eyes looked at Hobart with joy: "I see! They lack motivation to work! ”

"What a clever young lady." Hobert was not shy about his praise: "I think positivity is a more appropriate word. ”

The two managers, Todd and Bivis, nodded in unison, agreeing with the word positivity.

Audrey on the front side of the table asked, "And what are you going to do?" ”

"For the first three months, it's just room and board." Hobert had already had an idea: "In three months, if they really have to work hard, let them rent a piece of land and rent a place to live on credit."

"When they are not working, we arrange for them to do jobs that pay a salary.

"As long as they are industrious, they will have their own piece of land and their own house in two years at most, and after four or five years, they will be rich."

Hobart smiled: "The goal I have set for myself is that in my fiefdom, as long as I am a hardworking person, I can live a good life."

"Of course, it is not excluded from the kind of people who find a way to get rich and become rich, but the monopoly of some industries like the Kingdom of Rune is not allowed."

After all, Audrey was young and didn't understand the political implications of Hobert's words, and she was still concerned about the resettlement of the homeless: "Why don't you just give them land?" ”

"In that case, the life they get without food and clothing is too easy, and they will not cherish it." Hobert smiled: "I have no obligation to let them live a good life, generally speaking, a good life is earned, not sent to them by others." ”

Audrey felt that this was different from her original values, which she had previously thought that as long as she sympathized with the poor, she would do her best to support charity.

However, Hobert's approach opened up a new way of thinking for her: providing the poor with a chance to worry about food and clothing may be the solution to the problem once and for all.

During Audrey's meditations, Hobert said to Todd: "The main part of the training is to find a few teachers of Fenerport and teach them some phrases that are commonly used every day. ”

Todd was slightly stunned: The official language of Longtail Island seems to be Rune, right? Why do they need to pay for Intrapote?

But he didn't ask, "No problem." ”

Before Audrey could ask, Hobart continued: "You have to be mentally prepared, the fiefdom will harvest wheat in late May, and before the wheat is harvested, 40,000 supplementary populations will be in place!"

"In addition, if there are women or teenagers among the vagrants who come to apply, they have to be given a certain number of places, and they are more difficult to survive than adult men.

"Some poor street girls can also be included in the scope of application, but the number of places must be limited."

Hobert: This is afraid that the population structure in the territory is unhealthy.

They then talked about the East End, and Audrey forgot about the Fenerport language.

After lunch, Hobert and Audrey rested in different bedrooms, and at about three o'clock in the afternoon, the group embarked on the return journey back to Beckland.

Audrey continues to discuss with Hobart about solving the problem of poverty in Beckland, and when Hobert opens the door to Audrey, it can't be closed at all.

"Hobert, I think you deserve a seat on the council!" Audrey said seriously: "The uneven distribution of the population you just mentioned is the core of the whole problem.

"I think not only your fiefdom, but also the entire Rune should have a lot of idle arable land, why don't you send the Beckland Wanderers there and let them reuse the arable land resources?"

"Actually, there's a deeper problem hidden here." Hobert explained: "Privatization of land! ”

Audrey apparently didn't understand what Hobart meant, and stared at him with two big watery eyes.

"I'll explain this to you when I have a chance." Hobart smiled: "But there is a truth that you have to understand that a large number of people are pouring into the cities because the peasants are bankrupt and their land is annexed.

"You can't survive in the countryside, so you have to go to the city to try and find opportunities.

"As far as Rune is concerned, there is no more land to spare, because all land has owners, and where are they to be sent?"

"Why was their land annexed?"

Hobert didn't answer this question directly, but asked with a smile: "Do you think that the manors of the nobility have existed on the basis of manors since ancient times?" ”

Audrey immediately understood the truth: "It was the nobles who annexed their lands?" ”

"It used to be an aristocracy, but now it's an emerging capital power." Hobert explained: "So if the poor of Beckland are to stop worrying about food, they will have to take the land from the nobles and the rich!" ”

Audrey was silent, not because she was a nobleman herself, but because she knew how hard it was.

After thinking for a long time, she said: "Perhaps, maybe we can issue an initiative to let the owners of the manor take out all the excess food in their hands to help the people who are worried about food." ”

Hobert smiled slightly: "Let's talk about something else, this question is too heavy." ”

"No, I want to keep talking about it." Audrey is a little willful.

"Okay then." Hobart said solemnly: "Let me ask you a question, what do you think will happen if there is a drought in a country where everyone is rich, and there is a 1% food deficit in the end?" ”

"1% will go hungry!"

"That's not right." Hobert looked at Audrey: "The price of food will rise to the point that even if you sell your children and wives, sell your land and sell your house, 1% of people can't afford it." ”

Audrey fell silent again, and today she has a new understanding of human society and human nature! She suddenly realized that many of her previous views were so ridiculous!

After a while, she suddenly looked at Hobert: "You have a way, right?" ”

"I don't know if those things will work, but I'll give it a try." As he spoke, Hobert reached out and smoothed Audrey's slightly frowning brow with his thumb: "This is something that reformers need to care about, you don't need to worry about it, let's be an optimistic and positive Audrey." ”

Hobert's sudden intimate action made Audrey slightly stunned, her first reaction was to hide, but in the end she didn't dodge, because she felt that Hobert's hand seemed to have magic, not only smoothed her frowning brows, but also made her mood much better.

Seeing that Audrey regained her smile, Hobert withdrew his hand and continued with a smile: "Life has always been like this, there are too many frustrating and helpless things.

"If you are not strong enough to resist these frustrations and helplessness, don't let yourself get into trouble for a while, otherwise you are fighting yourself.

"What do you mean by that? Yes, remember, you're just a spectator! ”

Audrey looked at Hobert, as if it was the first day she met the handsome young man in front of her, and she felt that Hobert's advice had raised her mood to a whole level!

Then she asked, "Hobert, what are you going to do in Beckland?" Tell me and I'll give you my full support! ”

"I'm going to bring light to Beckland." Hobert smiled: "Don't do anything reverie, it's literal light!" ”

"You're going to drive away the Fog of Beckland? Or do you want to make the gas street lights brighter? Audrey asked curiously.

Even the aristocracy of this era could not imagine the scene of electric lights on the streets and alleys.

"I'm going to make the night of Beckland look like day!" "It's scientific principles, not extraordinary powers," Hobert said. ”

Audrey nodded as if she didn't understand: "So you made an appointment with the professor of materials science?" I remember you saying it was tomorrow afternoon, right? ”

"Yes."

"May I come with you?" Audrey looked forward to it, "I'd love to see how you made Bakeland brighter. ”

Seeing Audrey's face full of anticipation, Hobart couldn't bear to refuse: "You, you still have to go to class, right?" ”

"You can take a leave of absence."

"Okay then." Hobert smiled: "Tomorrow at one o'clock in the afternoon, we will meet at the gate of Beckland University of Science and Technology. ”

"Good!"

……

In the evening, in the dining room of Count Hall's house.

Earl Hall talked to his eldest son, Hibbert, about the affairs of the Air Pollution Investigation Committee for a while, and he couldn't help but smile when he saw that his daughter seemed to be happy: "It seems that our Audrey has got a few good works in today's exhibition. ”

"Sort of." Audrey smiled, "I figured out a lot of things today. ”

Hibbert suddenly said, "I heard that you appeared at the exhibition with Hobert?" ”

"That's right, I originally wanted him to buy a few works, but he didn't like any of them."

"It's not like he's having financial problems." Hibbert smiled, "I've heard that every meal he has now is a dish, a soup and a loaf of bread. ”

Countess Caitlyn was a little surprised: "There is such a thing? ”

Audrey said solemnly: "Hibbert, I don't know where you heard this news, but as far as I know, Hobert has recently invested more than 20,000 pounds in Beckland!" ”

Earl Hall smiled mildly, "Maybe he's just more frugal. ”

"That's already stingy." Catherine said, "Don't he know how much such rumors hurt an earl?" ”

"It's not that he doesn't know, he just doesn't care." Audrey argued: "It doesn't matter what he eats at every meal, but I know that he has solved the poverty problem of 40,000 homeless people today. ”

This made the other three family members stunned.

Count Hall was curious: "Tell me in detail, how did he solve this problem?" ”

Audrey briefly talked about Hobert's plan to arrange 40,000 wanderers into her own territory, and the three family members reacted differently after hearing it, and Catherine smiled slightly: "This is a very good politician, who solves both his own problems and Backerland's problems." ”

Hibbert shook his head slightly: "This is a clever plan, after those wanderers arrive in his territory, they will definitely become his slaves." ”

"The focus of this plan is on the second half." Earl Hall commented: "As Audrey said, he really solved the problem of poverty among those people, and only the lazy and unmotivated would become his slaves." ”

He looked at his eldest son: "Not only Audrey should have more contact with Hobart, but if you have the opportunity, also have more contact with Hobart." ”

As a seasoned politician, Earl Hall certainly saw Hobart's control of human nature clearly, and such a person has a bright future! The so-called aristocracy is to make some personal investment when the other party has not become dazzling.

Hibbert bowed: "I will." ”

"Well, Mr. Handsome Earl Hall." Audrey smiled and said, "I'm going out tomorrow afternoon, can you help me ask for a leave of absence from the piano teacher?" ”

Catherine frowned slightly: "You're going out again?" ”

"Yes," Audrey said simply, "Hobert is going to make some investments in emerging materials, and I want to see if there is an opportunity tomorrow to follow him to invest." ”

"Absolutely." Earl Hall smiled and said, "If there is an opportunity and you lack sufficient funds, I can also consider taking a stake." ”

……

Outside Beckland train station.

Hobert and Selena waited for a while before they saw Elizabeth and her group.

Selena got out of the carriage in front: "Elizabeth! ”

Elizabeth also smiled and waved: "Selena, when I received your letter, I thought you were sending it from Fenerport. ”

The Dominians sent their daughter over, and they spoke politely and politely to Hobert, who had dismounted from the carriage later.

After the group got into the carriage again, Donymia looked at the still very spacious carriage with five people, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: when we first met, Hobart was just an ordinary lawyer, but now the one sitting in front of him is already Count Hobert.

In his opinion, the rapid rise of Hobart is simply incredible!

For people in this era, it takes at least three generations for ordinary people to become nobles, the first generation in the Raging Sea or the Southern Continent through the way of primitive accumulation, the second generation uses primitive accumulation to do business and multiply the family property, and the third generation can obtain a knighthood through donations, or become a parliamentarian because of a certain field.

And this process only took Hobert more than half a year!

Arriving at the Earl's Court, the husband and wife were once again amazed by the luxury and size of the Earl's Court.

It's not surprising if such a mansion is in the suburbs, but this is Queens!

After seeing the accommodation and classroom prepared for Elizabeth, the couple was also very relieved, and Dominia joked: "I'm afraid that Elizabeth is not used to the luxurious life here." ”

After lunch with Elizabeth's family, Hobert asked Selena to take them on a tour of Beckland, and he and Todd rode in another carriage to the gates of Beckland University of Technology.

Audrey has arrived, because she is a professor who has come to visit the university, and today she is wearing a long monochrome dress with not many decorations on the dress. But her noble temperament and beautiful face still make the students on the college campus look sideways.

Hobart got out of the car and invited Audrey to board his carriage, and they went to the school's office building together and, led by the attendants, to the office of Principal Portland Mormont.

It was an old man of about sixty years of age, tall and loud, who greeted him and shook hands with Hobart and said, "Welcome, Mr. Earl. ”

In Hobert's current status, it is actually possible to invite the president or university professor to meet at the Earl's Court, but in order to show his respect for the scientific researchers, Hobert came in person.

"Principal Portland!" Hobart shook the other party's hand and said, "I've heard your public class. ”

Portland smiled, "You are the pride of Beckland University. ”

Of course, it is the pride of the university, and the heirs of the earl usually ask tutors to teach at home, and they do not learn such skills.

Therefore, it is difficult to have the opportunity to train an earl in the university, and the key is that Hobert's title does not come from inheritance, but from his own "hard work", which is even more precious.

"It's a pity I don't have time to finish my studies." Hobert looked a little regretful.

"You definitely have more important things to do." Portland looked at Audrey behind her: "Miss Audrey, it's nice to see you again, you're still so radiant." ”

"You're still so personable." Audrey replied with a smile.

The three of them were talking as they came to the reception area.

Waiting here, Melissa, who has black hair, pours tea for everyone.

Hobart smiled, "Melissa, I heard Selena say that you and Benson both moved to Beckland.

"How? Is Benson's civil service exam over? ”

"Lord Horbert," Melissa smiled, "Benson has passed the first round of exams and is now preparing for the interview. ”

Hobart smiled, "Just call me Hobert." ”

"With Benson's ability, interviews are not a problem," he said. ”

Polant asked with some surprise: "You know each other?" ”

To avoid misunderstanding, Hobart explained: "I know his brother. ”

Polson nodded: "Benson is a very good young man. ”

Melissa knew that Hobert was talking about Klein, and thinking of this, she was slightly distracted.

After the politeness, Hobert smiled: "When I entered the campus, I was reminded of those out-of-town classmates, who always complained about the poor conditions in the dormitory.

"That's why I've just decided to donate £5,000 to Beckland University to improve student accommodation."

"First of all, I would like to thank you for your donation on behalf of the students out of town." Polant smiled: "Only those who have gone to university know what are the inconveniences of university life." ”

Hobart didn't care if the £5,000 was spent on improving the accommodation, the donation was purely a signal to Polanter.

And Polant received Hobert's signal, he was a little surprised at this time, although the nobles have the habit of donating to the university, but generally only donate one or two thousand pounds, and few nobles will donate 5,000 pounds at one time.

They are more willing to spend money to invest in research projects in the lab.

So Polant praised Hobert a few words, and began to talk about the necessary cutting-edge technology, and if Monsieur Count needed it, he was willing to provide some technical help.

He soon discovered that Hobert had a very deep understanding of modern science.

Audrey on the side was a little surprised: it sounded like their conversation was very powerful, could it be that the law department of the university also taught these things? Why is Hobart so knowledgeable? There seems to be nothing he doesn't understand.

What she didn't know was that a lot of the knowledge in college now, such as mechanics, optics, etc., had to be tested in junior high school before Hobert crossed over.

After chatting for a while, Polant caught the point, the Earl of Hobert seemed to be interested in electricity.

As he spoke, Hobart also asked Todd to bring in a hand-cranked generator: "Mr. Principal, I think you should be familiar with this. ”

At Hobert's behest, Todd shook the generator, and the light bulb on the other end soon lit up.

"Of course." Polant smiled: "More than twenty years ago, the principle of generators was already mature. ”

"So have you ever imagined using a huge optimized steam engine mechanics to drive a generator? Then we'll get a surge of electricity! Hobart asked.

(End of chapter)