Chapter 59 Management Issues
Gao Wen knew very well that Norris actually had no idea what the "position" he meant, nor did he know what the new system that would be implemented on this land was. He was just immersed in the joy of becoming a "decent person", but in fact, even the decent people who lived in towns usually lived, this old farmer probably could not imagine.
But that doesn't matter, because what Gowen wants to establish in this world is an order and situation that has never existed before. Not only Norris can't imagine it, but even Hetty and Rebecca can't imagine it.
He knew that he had to act cautiously and let all this go smoothly and controllably to prevent being too impatient and from being rebounded by this era, but he had to do it - the alarm from the satellite surveillance station a few days ago was still in his ears. If the tide of magic is really unavoidable, it would be better to do some effort than to do nothing.
After Norris left, Hetty finally couldn't help but express his question: "Ancestor, do you really want him to manage your fields?"
Gao Wen had known that Hetty would have questions, so he was not surprised at all, but just looked at her with a smile: "Is there anything wrong?"
"Although he is literate, he..." Hetty wanted to say that he was from a poor man, but after thinking about it, he changed his statement, "I'm afraid he lacks knowledge and does not understand the rules of the upper class. I'm worried that he will mess up the matter - but I'll be punished for nothing."
Gao Wen just looked at Hedy quietly until the other party was a little uncomfortable and suddenly asked, "Where are you talking about the upper class?"
Hetty was stunned.
Gao Wen smiled and raised his hand to point around: "Look, this land with nothing is here - there is no upper class, no nobles' or untouchable rules, throw all those pedantic things into the scorched earth of the old Cecil's territory! On this land, everything starts from scratch, and all rules, laws, norms, will be brand new!"
Hedy stared blankly at the wastelands that were being reclaimed and the camps that had just been seen in the distance. Here, she could not see the towering castles or the scattered houses of the poor. The camps were built according to Gao Wen's plan, strictly following the four principles of "neat, sanitary, efficient, and reserved development space". Those "untouchable houses should not face the castles", "noble districts should have more than one streets separated from the slums", and "serfs cannot live in the middle and inner levels" and so on.
She vaguely understood Gao Wen's meaning.
Gao Wen looked at Hedy, and he knew that the other party did not actually have a deep-rooted traditional aristocratic concept. As a down-and-out aristocratic, the embarrassment in life was the best factor that made her think active. The recent generations of the Cecil family have been excluded from the core aristocratic circle, so they will become more and more "unlike aristocratic". Like Hedy, she will even go to the construction site to help with work, so her ideological flexibility is absolutely fine - but the habit and social constraints brought by the identity of "noble" are a very difficult thing to deal with, so she subconsciously believes that a farmer from a poor farmer is not qualified to help Gao Wen manage the territory even if he recognizes words and numbers - and it is also the most important food problem to manage.
Seeing the expression of this descendant change, Gao Wen knew that she had already had an idea, but needed another push, so he continued: "As for whether a farmer from a poor background can be the general manager - do you know what the ancestors of the Franklin family in the East did?"
"Duke of the West?" Hetty was stunned for a moment, "I remember the history books that Franklin's ancestor was in charge of steel and was the 'iron general' of the expeditionary army..."
"Yes, he is a blacksmith, but he has the strength of a monster, and has enough talent and luck to grow up during the Northern Expedition," Gao Wen smiled, "Guess what I did in the first place?"
Hetty was shocked by the truth about the first Duke of the West. At this time, he didn't dare to say so sure: "I remember the history books... it seems that you are the knight among the knights, and the starting point for all the role model knights..."
"Yes, I am a knight apprentice. I was fifteen years old and finally mastered my first martial arts. But before my mentor could write a letter of recommendation to my lord, I fell into the river and drowned. I had no choice but to write a letter of recommendation by myself and put it on the tutor's poke to find the lord. As a result, the demon tide broke out and the lord died. Then I met Charlie, who led a group of people to escape. He said that the south was already in chaos, and going south would be a dead end. I said to him: 'I still have to be named a knight. I have been studying for several years and finally passed'. As a result, Charlie told me a famous saying in front of everyone: "
Gao Wen paused deliberately, and Hetty could not help but ask, "What is the most wise saying?"
"We are called knights--the man from the south is dead anyway."
Hetty: "…professed to be?! This is OK?"
"But that's the truth," Gao Wen put away his smile and looked into Hedy's eyes. "A middle school second-tier man known as the leader of the Northern Army led a group of blacksmiths, carpenters, apprentices and unemployed people who were known as pioneering the Knights, could pass through the entire wasteland and then build a kingdom here. Do you think this is because of what natural noble blood we have? Or are we all blessed by God?"
Hetty: “…”
"There were no nobles on the earth, but the people who stood up first held their property in advance, so they became nobles," Gao Wen pressed Hetty's shoulder (he was older and could not slap his head all day long like Rebecca). "Anshu was just a kingdom built by a bunch of mud legs. And now the land in front of us is exactly the situation at the beginning of Ansu's founding, and I am ready to implement some new rules on this land."
Herty frowned slightly, a faint uneasiness made her hesitate, but she didn't know what was wrong: "I...I can't imagine what would be like if I did this..."
"Yes, it's a bit too early for me to tell you this," Gao Wen nodded slightly, "But I believe you will stand on my side."
"That's of course!" Hetty replied without hesitation, "You are the only pillar of this land! It is also the only pillar of Rebecca and me..."
"Then I promise you one thing-all I do is to bring prosperity and civilization to this land. As long as you follow my steps, you and Rebecca will see an unprecedentedly powerful Cecil family," said Gao Wen very seriously. "Do you accept this promise?"
Hetty nodded vigorously.
"Then let's go back to management," Gao Wen laughed, "on the plan to involve so-called 'civilians' and even 'poor people' in territorial management affairs."
"Did you prepare more 'positions'?" Herty had guessed from the previous conversation what Gao Wen wanted to do. "Although I already think this is not wrong now, is this really necessary?"
Gao Wen looked up and down at Hedy. This beautiful and elegant lady has been overworked in recent days and even her face has become much haggard. Not to mention elegance, she didn't even care about washing her face today.
Almost alone was responsible for the internal affairs of the entire camp, and at this time she was still impressed with a fairy spirit. She didn't even realize the problem of lack of management team...
"Do you think you can take on all the management of internal affairs alone?" Gao Wen said slowly.
"I am indeed a little tired now, but it is the beginning of the day, and I will wait for the territory to get on track..."
"You can't control it even when you get on track, because you haven't had 'management' at all," Gao Wen looked at each other squintly, "Have you done demographic statistics? Have you done production statistics? Have you done economic statistics? Have you done purchases, sales and inventory and development plans for the next year? Don't say this - even once, do you have mastered how many gold coins are flowing in the entire territory in a year, and how many gold coins are flowing out?"
Hedy's eyes with mosquito repellent ring: "…ah?"
"At the end of each year, I send people to the granary to see how much food there is. When collecting grain, I will count how many people still owe rent. This is not considered internal affairs management," Gao Wen smiled. "I asked you and Rebecca to count the names, ages, occupations and family situations of the 800 people. To be honest, what do you think of those forms?"
Hetty was convinced: "It is indeed very convenient to use - for the first time I knew that I could use such a simple method to figure out how many people from all walks of life are in the fertility field, and when arranging production, I could also directly follow the records on the table without sending people to find out where the various craftsmen are..."
"One day the territory has a population of 8,000 or even 80,000. Do you and Rebecca plan to go and count them in person? One day the territory will be expanded to the south of the Dark Mountains, and do you plan to cross mountains and ridges to knock on the doors and ask about your family's situation?"
Hetty: “…”
“If you want to continue to be so convenient, you have to have a ‘management team’,” Gao Wen spreads his hands. “If you want to build an organization like this, we have to get the leaders involved.”
Hetty thought about it and frowned again: "But most people in the territory can't even write their own names, so what..."
"So that's my next plan," Gao Wen said with a smile, "let them read."
Hetty: “…”
She probably lost her speech due to shock today more times than before.
Gao Wen gave Hetty some time to think and react, and he himself looked at the leaders not far away who were reporting the progress of work to the supervisor.
Things can't be done overnight.
It takes time to establish a system, and it is even more difficult to establish a society on the basis of this system, and it is probably even more difficult to establish a kingdom on the basis of the latter...that is probably even more many years later.
The territory now has only 800 people, and it is indeed possible to manage it with Hetty's efforts alone. At most, a half-bottle of vinegar Rebecca can be added to add a big fireball to help you liven up... burning wasteland and other things, but if you want to develop in the long run, some foundations will be established step by step from now on.
Chapter completed!