Although she repeatedly raised her evaluation of Tang En, Fiona found that she still underestimated him.
Tang En was not only a mysterious and powerful magician, but he also knew how to govern a territory!
Fiona was not unaware of the benefits of the agricultural subsidies he issued, but there had never been such a precedent in the Empire. Tang En's sudden decision made Fiona feel at a loss.
Today, there was an agricultural subsidy. Would there be a commercial subsidy tomorrow? Would there be an adventurer's subsidy the day after tomorrow?
What he was spending were all dazzling gold coins!
Fiona felt that Tang En was simply challenging the bottom line of a ruler!
"I know it's worth the money spent, but — why didn't you discuss it with me?"
"Ah?"
"I'm the financial officer now! And you personally appointed me! "Fiona was angry." But now? It's obviously a policy of spending money, but you decided without discussing it with me. In that case, what's the use of having me as a financial officer? "
After that, Fiona hugged her arms angrily and turned her face away. As long as one was not an idiot, one could see that she was throwing a tantrum.
Tang En laughed. So this was the problem.
"You're blaming me for not discussing it with you."
"No!"
"Yes."
"I just didn't!"
She would not admit it!
Tang En said with a smile, "I asked Brian and Edgar to keep it a secret. I haven't decided on the specific policy ideas for the time being. I still have to discuss it with you later. For example, whether the subsidies will be directly distributed to the farmers, or offset by Edgar's price reduction. And there are a lot of specific details. I'll have to rely on you to perfect them."
When Fiona heard this, she could not help but feel happy again. It was not that he did not want to discuss it with her, it was just that it was not time yet.
Tang En noticed the joy on Fiona's face and smiled. "Not angry anymore?"
"Angry! Very angry! "
Fiona felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly got up. "I'm going to rest first!"
"Go ahead."
Tang En shrugged and continued eating.
As mentioned before, Ellington was a very backward town. There was no public lighting here, and there were no night entertainment measures. The people here basically hugged their wives and children to sleep after dinner. The martial artists would also rest after training for a while. Tang En was not used to this.
However, this couldn't be helped. To the residents of Ellington, candles were required to light up the place at night, and each candle cost 10 copper coins. In their eyes, these were additional expenses, so they had to save as much as possible.
Most of the areas in the Lord's Mansion were illuminated by candles and torches. Only a few areas were illuminated by magic lamps. Tang En had seen that the energy efficiency of these magic lamps was extremely low. They directly consumed magic crystals to maintain the illumination array. There was no careful design to improve the energy consumption.
Even so, only the nobles could afford the magic lamps. Commoners didn't even need to look at them.
After returning to his bedroom, Tang En tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He simply got up and set up a silent magic array. Then, he began to fiddle with the cutting machine.
Compared to the punching machine, the principle of the cutting machine was actually simpler. There was no need to consider the power factor.
However, Tang En's goal was to at least be able to cut steel. Only then would it have practical value. Directly using wind magic was difficult to achieve. In the end, he still had to consider high-hardness tools.
In the end, Tang En chose to use adamantine to make the head. There were still some leftover scraps from the hammer, and only a small part of the head was needed.
After the change in thinking, Tang En's efficiency increased a lot. He roughly made the parts of the cutting machine according to his impression. Only the main part was left. After the punching machine was finished, he could experiment with it.
However, after finishing these, Tang En tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He always felt that he had missed something very basic, but also very important.
It was only when he saw the finished parts that he suddenly realized what was going on.
"Damn it, I forgot about this!"
Tang En patted his forehead, hurriedly got up and began to work.
He wanted to make a ruler.
Yes, Prandal did not have a unified measurement system.
In Prandal, each country had different measurement systems. If Tang En chose to use the standards here, he would definitely encounter a lot of problems in the future. So, he decided to reformulate a new measurement system.
Tang En intended to use the units on Earth, but it was obviously impossible for him to accurately measure the specific values. In fact, even the current international standard units on Earth were not absolutely accurate. They were constantly being revised as the measurement level increased. However, as long as the error was within the allowable range, there was no problem at all.
"A length of one meter … hmm …"
Tang En looked left and right, and finally his eyes fell on the ground. He suddenly smiled. "Well, I'll learn from the British."
Tang En casually took a step. The Auguin bar next to him was suspended in the air. It began to stretch according to his stride length. After stretching to a certain extent, a row of very precise scales appeared on it. The distance between each scale was equal, and the total distance was exactly the length of Tang En's stride.
On the Auguin bar, centimeters and millimeters had been carved. With Tang En's current strength, it was not difficult to accurately divide the distance.
Twain grinned. "From today onwards, you will be the absolute measuring stick, the prototype of Prandal's meter unit."
Don't think that Tang En was fooling around. He was indeed determining the basic unit. Some people might say, "Won't determining the unit" meter "so casually have any negative effects?
Don't worry, it won't.
Because on Earth, the development of human industry was only carried out after the units were determined. The units that were determined before then would not think about what would happen later. Wouldn't the industry still develop normally?
The common unit of foot in Western countries came from the length of one of the king's feet, and the unit of yard was established by the king in a fit of anger. Such a casual unit of measurement was not seen to have any negative effects later. It was still in use today.
That was what Tang En did. As long as he set an absolute benchmark, all future development would be based on this benchmark, and there would be no trouble.
This was a small step for Tang En, but a big step for Prandal. He had opened a new era for Prandal.
Once the length was determined, the volume was also determined. The weight was also easy to determine. Arcanite itself was an extremely stable and dense magical metal. Even if it was placed in the air, it would not change much. Only by using special forging, magic, or alchemy methods would it change. So, not only could it be used as a standard meter, it could also be used as a prototype for measuring kilograms. At the very least, it was more reliable than measuring water.
And the determination of the kilogram prototype …
Tang En took out another Auguin ingot and weighed it. When he felt that the weight was about the same, he said casually, "Well, let's set the weight of one Auguin ingot as one kilogram."
The metal ingot that Tang En took out from his bag was, in a way, an absolutely accurate unit reference. In the game, a unit of metal ingot was a unit, and there was absolutely no room for error. And when these metal ingots were materialized, they were, in fact, absolutely accurate.
Therefore, Tang En's use of Auguin ingot as a weight unit was actually quite reliable.
After determining the unit, Tang En let out a long sigh. Then, according to the standards that he had set, he readjusted the various parts that he had previously prepared. This readjusting took most of the night. In the end, he had just laid down on the bed for a short while when someone knocked on the door.
Tang En opened his eyes and saw that it was already dawn outside.
Fortunately, he was now very powerful. The powerful attributes of a max-level mage ensured that he was full of energy and did not have a bad temper when he woke up.
"Oh, who is it? Come in …"
Tang En yawned. He glanced and saw Tina walking in.
"Oh, it's Tina … Eh? Why do you have dark circles under your eyes? Did you not rest well last night? "
"No, no, I actually … That …"
Tina's complexion was indeed not very good. With two dark circles under her eyes, she stared at Tang En with a face full of resentment.
What about Tang En? He asked casually and went to the side to wash his face. He did not know that his casual words yesterday had made the little girl nervous for the whole night. She did not sleep much and was waiting for his call.
"Awesome!"
Tang En was refreshed when the cold water hit his face. His tiredness was swept away. Then, he picked up the World Tree toothbrush and dipped it in some coarse salt to brush his teeth. He asked vaguely, "Tina, what's the matter? Why do I feel that you're looking at me with a weird gaze? Is there something wrong with me? "
No! Very wrong! There are too many things that are wrong. I don't even know where to start!
Tina's heart was filled with grief and indignation. Her heart was full of girlish shyness, but she was left alone for the whole night. Which girl would be happy to be treated like this? Hmm, except for the masochist …
She thought that she was going to welcome the most important day of her life. She was even nervous for so long and almost tortured herself to death. In the end, it was just her own wishful thinking in the end?!
Sir Overlord!
This is too much!
This is too much!
Do you really like to play with a girl's heart that much?!
Tina questioned Tang En silently in her heart. She had no choice. Tang En was the overlord after all. She could not vent her thoughts and anger on Tang En.
The difference between their identities was too big.
Tang En, who was stared at by Tina, was confused. He did not know how he made this little girl unhappy.
Tina said faintly, "Sir Overlord, Mr. Brian came to look for you just now. He said that he wants you to go over after breakfast."
Brian is looking for me?
Could it be that they also worked overtime for the whole night and directly got the thing out?
Tang En was shocked. He thought that Brian and the others would be busy for a few days.
Were the dwarves' forging skills so good?
"I got it. I'll go and eat now. You should go and have your breakfast too."
Tang En rinsed his mouth and went straight to the dining room.
Tina watched as Tang En left. That pitiful look of hers was like a bitter young girl who had been cruelly toyed with by Tang En and then mercilessly abandoned. Author's Note: Please add me to your collection and recommend me to all of you.
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