The Geerteng Territory was naturally the first place to implement the policy of "giving the commoners a surname." The day after the Republic of Northwest announced this policy, the Geerteng Territory also announced the same policy. However, compared with the Republic of Northwest, the Geerteng Territory's policy was slightly different. Only residents who had lived here for more than one generation could enjoy this benefit, not even the adventurers who had settled here.
This was because the Geerteng Territory did not need more talents. At present, this territory was peaceful and had no plans to further expand its production, nor did it have the intention to expand its territory. With the official group of the Church of the God of Knowledge as the core, it was enough to govern the territory well.
The literacy rate of the members of the Church of the God of Knowledge was very high. Not to mention the clergymen, the core believers were all literate. Not only that, but they also regarded teaching and educating people as the best way to express their devotion to the God. As long as they had money and time, they were enthusiastic about volunteering to teach. Therefore, in terms of the literacy rate of the residents, the Geerteng Territory was the highest in the whole Main Plane, even higher than the Void City.
According to the statistics of the previous years, the illiteracy rate of the residents in the Geerteng Territory had almost been completely eliminated. Even the farmers in the fields could recognize hundreds of words, read simple notices, and write their own names.
This level was almost higher than that of many developed countries on Earth in China. With such a profound background, a little government affairs was nothing to them.
The residents of the Geerteng Territory were also very proud of their education level. Walking on the street, you could often see people taking out a book to read when they had a little leisure time. Although they were either reading travel books written by retired adventurers or novels written by bards, it was a good thing to be able to read.
Reading could make people wise, sensible, intelligent, and noble … In the teachings of the God of Knowledge, reading was simply the best thing in the world. When Sui Xiong first read this doctrine, he always felt that there was a hint of "There is a house of gold in books, a thousand grains of millet in books, and a beauty as beautiful as jade in books …"
Regardless of whether there were so many benefits in books, the people of the Geerteng Territory had indeed greatly improved their wisdom and cultivation through reading. Therefore, although they were all tall and strong like barbarians who migrated from the northern ice field, in fact, they were all well-educated and civilized people. From a good point of view, when negotiating with them, there was no need to worry about being punched; from a bad point of view, if you wanted to fool them, you had to be at least a master level of difficulty.
Most of the merchants did not intend to compete with the people of the Geerteng Territory in terms of their ability to bluff. The bargains between them usually revolved around the more practical issues, such as quality, cost, profit, and so on. From time to time, someone would pick up a slate and write on it with a charcoal pencil, explaining the issues with actual data.
This kind of business atmosphere could only be seen in the Geerteng Territory, and could not be seen in any other cities on on the continent.
After all … almost all of the merchants in the Geerteng Territory were qualified to be scholars in other places.
In fact, Sui Xiong could clearly see that almost every adult in the territory of Geerteng was a Level One or Two scholar. This place could be called the "Capital of Culture".
In fact, Sui Xiong could clearly see that almost every adult in the Geerteng Territory had a scholar level of one or two. This place could be called the "Capital of Culture".
Sui Xiong was floating in the air, smiling and appreciating the scenery of the Capital of Culture. From time to time, he nodded with approval. The air beside him fluctuated slightly, and Wall, who was also invisible, appeared next to him. He chuckled and said, "Every time I see the scene here, I feel very proud. The air beside him slightly fluctuated, and Wall, who was also invisible, appeared next to him. He said with a smile, "Every time I see the scenery here, I feel very proud.
As an immortal god, your life has just begun. " As an immortal god, your life has just begun. "
Wall smiled and did not argue on this topic. Instead, he talked about another thing, "By the way, some time ago, Olian told me that she is not young anymore, and the younger generations of the Geerteng Family have also grown up. If she still occupies the position of the lord, it will not look good, so she plans to retire and concentrate on the work of the church. What do you think? "
Sui Xiong was a little stunned, and then he remembered that Olian was actually almost 70 years old, and she was undoubtedly an old person in this world. Even the younger generations of the Geerteng Family were actually 40 or 50 years old — many of those who were younger than her had even died of old age.
"Who is she going to pass the position of the viscount to?"
"Tom Geerteng, nicknamed 'Flying Fish'. He is a young man who is good at fighting in the water, and he used to be a sea merchant for a while." As Wall waved his hand, Sui Xiong suddenly saw a middle-aged man with a short beard, who looked quite smart and capable, glowing in the office building in the center of the Geerteng Small Commodity Market.
Although this Tom Geerteng was called a young man, he was actually not young. He was about 34 or 35 years old. Because he used to do business on the water, there were obvious red and swollen marks at the corners of his eyes, which was the result of being exposed to the wind. He was slightly stronger than the average person, and the knuckles of his hands were particularly thick, but the whole body shape was quite well-proportioned, which showed that he was not an ordinary person.
What was particularly noticeable was his bright eyes, which were not only full of confidence and wisdom, but also a trace of cunning, which was not easy to see. It could be seen that he was not the kind of person who "a gentleman can be deceived by his own means", but a person with a lot of tricks.
It was indeed more reassuring to hand over the territory to such a person.
"By the way, this guy has a bad habit." Wall suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "He is obviously very rich, but he likes to complain about being poor. Many people have heard of the name 'Tom the Flying Fish, who likes to cry about being poor.' "
Sui Xiong laughed, "It's not a bad thing to like to cry about being poor. It's better than being extravagant and competing with others."
"The problem is, the degree to which he cries about being poor is relatively …" Wall thought for a while, waved his hand, and a scene appeared in the air. It was the scene of this "Tom the Flying Fish" chatting with adventurers in the tavern.
Tom: "Alas, I am so f * cking poor!"
Adventurer A: "Everyone is poor, and no one is rich these days."
Adventurer B: "At least you have a stable job with a good income. In contrast, we, who do a little and take a little, really have no guarantee. "
Tom: "My job is very ordinary, and I only made one business in the first half of the year. If it goes on like this, I am worried that I will lose my job."
Adventurer A: "If you lose your job, so be it. You can find a job anywhere!"
Adventurer B: "I know a few chambers of commerce that want to hire people who are literate and have strong subordinates." "Looking at your size and hands, you should have some real skills. If you want to find a job, I can introduce you to someone."
Tom: "Thank you!" "Today's wine is on me!"
Adventurer A: "Haha, then I want to drink one more bottle!"
Adventurer B: "Forget about me, I'm almost drunk." "By the way, what are you doing now?" "You only do one business in half a year, that's not very stable."
Tom: "I am in the wholesale business of gardens. In the first half of the year, I repaired a garden for an earl, and it was a business of more than 20,000 gold coins …"
The two adventurers flew into a rage and left in a huff.
The scene ended there, and Sui Xiong laughed and shook his head.
"This Tom the Flying Fish is really … unique."
"I wonder if he will still maintain this style when he becomes a lord in the future?" "If he continues like this, maybe he will be beaten to death one day …"
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