Chapter 29 There is an urgent shortage of talents, online and more!
"Gather those who can speak common language together. I need you to train them and select those who can read, write and calculate. I will be useful!"
"My lord, there is one more thing!" Bachelor Perthwin hesitated,
"Although the windy season has passed and the port has reopened, we have no money! There is not enough food in the castle!"
Lin tapped her fingers on the table and thought for a while before saying:
"In this way, you take a thousand Unsullied and set off to recover the Hay Hall, see how much food is stored there, and then measure the land there and count the population. I want exact data!"
The bachelor nodded in agreement and then said: "What about the arrangements in the city?"
Lin En felt more and more that he had no talents under his command. City management, port management, and castle management were all complicated. Did he need to take care of all the big and small things one by one?
I just want to go out and fight!
Rubbing his brow in disgust!
"Missandei!" Lynn shouted,
"Master?" Missandei opened the door and came in,
"Now go gather all the slaves and gather together those who can read and write Common Tongue, the younger ones and the smarter ones,"
"Yes, Master!"
"Maester Perthwin! Which is the largest building in the city?"
"It's the church, my lord! Its priests were executed when Stannis captured it!"
The church here believes in the Seven Gods, and Stannis has converted to the Lord of Light, so it is possible to execute the priests here.
"Come on, let's go take a look!" After Lin En said this, he stood up and went out, with Paiswin following closely!
Lin En walked out of the castle. When they saw him, the residents in the city saluted and retreated to the roadside. After a while, the group of them arrived outside the church.
This church is far less tall and majestic than the Berry Cathedral in King's Landing, but the spacious hall, high round dome, and bright stained windows are all in line with Lynn's wishes.
"Very good! This is it!" Linn nodded,
"Find someone to clear this place out, and then gather here the slave children and all the children in the city who are willing to come to school! You don't have to be a good student, you just need to be able to read, write, and do some basic statistical work!
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Lin En is satisfied with his idea. The school is a good place! As long as the children are put in, those who can become talents will naturally grow like fertilized saplings! There will be a steady stream of talents for him to use.
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Paiswin didn't think so! He looked at Lin En with dumbfounded eyes,
"Sir, this is impossible! Those children who can come to school are basically the labor force of the family. What will happen to the family's livelihood if they come to school?"
"Also, even if there are children coming to school, how many people will be needed to teach them? Where will we get so many books?"
"Knowledge is so valuable, you should think of other feasible methods instead of just..."
Paiswin was spitting as he spoke, as if this was a terrible idea! As he was talking, he noticed that Lin was looking at him with an incomprehensible look.
Suddenly I woke up with a jolt!
"Sir... Your Majesty! I'm not questioning your decision! I'm just telling you about the difficulties involved!"
Linn nodded,
"Make your position clear, bachelor. You can make suggestions, but if you want to make decisions for me, let the city send a new bachelor!"
"Yes, sir!" Paiswin lowered his head and said,
Lin En made up her mind that she must cultivate her own talents.
The school city is unreliable!
"It does not teach complicated knowledge, but simple reading, writing and calculation!"
"If you don't have enough books, ask those slaves who can read and write to copy them for you, and then select a few from them to teach the new children."
"After you finish these tasks, go to the Hay Hall. It's there anyway, and you can't run away!"
Paiswin had come to his senses and remembered the shock he felt when he saw Lin En for the first time. It was as if a large piece of ice was stuffed in his stomach, and he was cold from the inside out.
At this time, I didn’t dare to raise any different opinions, and kept nodding my head in agreement.
On that day, the church and a large area of housing behind it were all opened and renovated. Anyway, the city is now empty and no one lives here.
An announcement was posted in the city the next day, and the Duke of Lynn announced that he would establish a school to recruit school-age children and young people who are willing to learn. Both men and women will be given a monthly compensation of a silver deer, and will have the opportunity to pass the graduation exam.
Serving the Duke!
This is simply a piece of cake! The residents of the city were delighted.
For a while, the door of the church was crowded with people. Even some people who had just learned to walk and old people in their 50s and 60s were clamoring to go to school!
So much so that the announcement had to add detailed youth requirements, only accepting people between the ages of seven and fifteen, and this stopped everyone from blocking the church.
In three days, one hundred and seventy civilian children and more than thirty younger slaves were finally selected.
Academician Paisiwen did not dare to be careless, so he selected a few books suitable for beginners and took more than thirty slaves to copy them.
And Linn was supervising beside them,
He attached great importance to this matter. Not only did he check the teaching materials himself, but he also had strict requirements for the copied books, and personally selected seven people with fair handwriting and good attitudes to serve as teaching staff.
Just like that, the first school at Storm's End officially started teaching five days later!
Being able to sit in a bright room, read and learn calligraphy, without having to go out to work and be beaten, and help the family earn money, maybe there will be a good career path!
These children worked really hard to learn, and their efforts put Lynn to shame!
Ten days later, Paisiwen, Huang Chongzi and the former Unsullied set out for the Hay Hall.
Fifteen days later, the shipbuilders selected a location and started building the shipyard.
At the same time, Lin En distributed farm tools and seeds to the residents in the city and posted notices. Whoever reclaims the land outside the city will only have to pay one-third of the rent for the output of the land in the coming year, and the rest will go to the reclaimer!
Encouraged by such policies, a large number of fields outside the city were reclaimed, and the population in the city increased.
However, various incidents also increased, including fights, robberies, and thefts! It was not until Linn sent the Unsullied to patrol the city that public security began to improve.
This is not a long-term solution. The population in the city will become more and more prosperous. One or two thousand people may be fine, but what about over ten thousand? What about one hundred thousand? What about hundreds of thousands? If there is no detailed information
The management system and management talents will become a mess sooner or later, and the filth and chaos of Flea Bottom seem to be right in front of you!
Linn secretly hated him in his heart, hateful Stannis, you deserve not to be the king but to manage an island!
Missandei is a talented person, but she is only suitable to take care of Linn's life. It is very difficult to manage a castle, and the city is far beyond her ability.
Wherever the school is, the water cannot reach the thirsty one!
More suitable internal affairs talents are urgently needed!
