After the grain seeds were in place, the spring planting was in full swing.
Aurelia, who had just taken over, was not too clear about Ellington's current working model. At first, she worked according to Victor's previous habits, but when she was ready to start, she found that Ellington was using a completely different set of agricultural policies. Not only were agricultural taxes exempted, but there were even agricultural subsidies. In other words, when farmers started farming, not only did they not have to pay, they could even receive money.
This made Aurelia dumbfounded. Fortunately, Fiona had not completely let go. In the process of handing over the work, she explained Tang En's policy ideas to her, as well as the various different coordinated working models. The new working concept was an eye-opener for Aurelia, and she slowly got used to it.
The distribution of grain seeds was naturally carried out with Ellington as the center. Due to the small cultivated area and the small number of farmers in Kasparmi Hill, coupled with the short ruling period and the unstable foundation of the management, it was more difficult to carry out the work. After Ellington started the work, skilled personnel would be sent to Kasparmi Hill to coordinate the distribution of grain seeds.
Standing in the office and looking through the crystal window at Aurelia, who was busy registering grain seeds at the collection point, Tang En's face was full of helplessness.
"What do you think this is … Let Girard muddy the waters and take the opportunity to get rid of those diehards. Although it's beneficial for the future ruling work, the sacrifice is too great. It's not worth it."
"Use this opportunity to completely clean up the Empire's parasites? It's possible, but the sacrifice is too great … Of course, I know that a serious illness needs strong medicine, but it won't be easy to clean up the situation if it goes too far … "
"What do you mean by 'without destruction, there can be no construction'? It's just a solution without a solution. Don't talk like it's all part of the plan. You're just going with the flow. How could you have predicted that Girard would be controlled to assassinate you? How could you have predicted the corruption of the Third Corps? No, you didn't know at all. That's why the situation is like this. "
"I still insist on my own idea. At first, control Girard directly, then announce the truth, gather forces to search for the real culprit, and then slowly settle accounts with the Cardier Family and the Spade Family in the future. If we let him mess around like this, the situation will only become more and more chaotic."
"What? Mattani Dominion and Subaron Dominion? If you ask me, who should I ask? It's all because of you … At most, I'll just wipe them all out. "
"Hmph, your words don't count now. If I really want to do that, who can stop me? I … I'll tell you later. "
Soon after Zhang Tang En stopped muttering, a figure had pushed open the door. Empress Olina entered the study with a haggard look, "Lord Tang En, who are you talking to?"
Tang En said with a smile, "No, no, I was talking to myself. Your Highness, why don't you go to rest?"
Olina shook her head, "I've had enough rest. I'm here to ask if there's anything I can do for you. It's not a good idea to stay here all the time."
Looking into Olina's eyes, Tang En was a bit embarrassed. What could she do to help him?
Of course, she could.
After all, she used to be the Empress. She was very clear when Victor was in power. It could be said that only she and Aurelia knew about the internal affairs of Ellington. It would be great if she could help, but … who dared to use her?
Although her identity was different now, she was still the Empress of Victor.
"I think …"
Tang En said with an embarrassed smile, "Empress Olina, you only need to have a good rest and adjust your mood. If Victor sees you like this, he will be very sad."
"Lord Tang En!"
Olina took a step forward and almost stuck to Tang En. He was so scared that he took two steps back, "Empress Olina?"
"Please don't call me that anymore. Now I'm just Olina, not the Empress anymore."
Olina shook her head and looked at Tang En with sad eyes, "Please, give me a job. I really don't want to be like this anymore."
Tang En understood that she wanted to use work to divert his attention so that he could break free from the grief of Victor's death. But...
Tang En scratched his head and was a bit hesitant. After being stared at by Olina for quite a while, he raised his hands and surrendered, "Okay, okay, Empress — Ms. Olina, since you insist on doing this, how about you help me manage the school? You will be the first headmaster of Ellington Academy. What do you think? "
"Ellington Academy?"
"Yes."
Tang En nodded and explained the school to her. Then he said, "I will explain the details to you later. If you want, you can go to Pamela now. She and those elven scholars under her lead will be the teachers of the school in the future."
Olina hesitated for a while and nodded, "Okay."
"But if you want to go to school, you can't dress like this in the future."
Tang En glanced at Olina's clothes. She didn't take care of herself these days. She was still wearing that luxurious black and gold pleated skirt, which was a bit out of tune with the surrounding environment.
"I understand. I'll go change my clothes now."
Olina turned around and left after saying that.
"Alas, look at what she has become … What? I'm looking at her? Nonsense, I'm not looking at her! It's just — Hey, why didn't I find you so annoying before? "
"Take advantage of you? Are you kidding me? If I wanted to take advantage of you, I would have kissed you directly just now! I have told you that I am not interested in other people's wives. You should be relieved now, right? "
"I don't want to talk nonsense with you. If you keep talking, I will make you a cuckold! A dead person should look like a dead person! "
Olina went back to her room and changed into casual clothes. Looking at her haggard face in the mirror, she patted her cheeks hard to wake herself up.
"You can't go on like this … Cheer up, Olina, you have to cheer up!"
After forcing a smile, Olina dressed up and went to find Tang En again. When she entered the door, Olina felt very strange. She heard Tang En talking to someone again, but when she went in, she found that Tang En was alone in the room.
Was he talking to himself?
Tang En tidied up the materials he had prepared and took Olina to the research institute to find Pamela. Then he said, "The school has been built, and the enrollment is about to start. How are your preparations going?"
Pamela's face was full of joy. "It's already been prepared. We've already read the teaching materials you've compiled for us. The content is very interesting and very useful, especially in the field of physics. It's an eye-opener for us to understand the world from another perspective."
"I'm glad you like it. This is Olina. She will be the first dean of Ellington College. You need to cooperate with each other."
"Hello, Olina."
"Hello, Ms. Pamela."
It was Olina's first time dealing with elves, so she was a bit nervous. However, as a royal, she had a very good mentality and quickly calmed down. "I hope we can cooperate well in the future."
"We definitely will."
Tang En clapped his hands and said, "This is your first time doing this job. It may be a bit messy at first, but it will be much better after you get used to it. Now, take a look at this material. It is about the enrollment in spring and the curriculum of the school in the future."
The materials that Tang En had written were designed according to the schools on Earth. From the enrollment of students and the arrangement of classes to the curriculum, everything was written clearly and clearly. Even if Brian were to copy it, he would be able to do it almost perfectly.
After looking at the material for a while, Olina frowned and asked, "Compulsory education for children over six years old? What if some parents don't want their children to go to school? "
"Compulsory means that they have to attend."
Tang En said calmly, "If they don't let their children go to school, there will be corresponding laws. Their families will no longer enjoy the tax reduction policy, and their service time will be increased. I believe no one will do that."
"Then what about the first batch of students? Their ages will definitely be different. "
"The first batch is a special case, so there is no age limit. Those who are six years old must go to school. Those who are under 18 years old can sign up if they want to go to school. Starting from next year, in the Month of Recovery (March), the enrollment will be carried out regularly. Children who are over six years old must attend."
After a pause, Tang En said again, "The financial expenses of education will be covered by the Lord's Mansion. Students will be admitted for free. I don't think anyone will refuse."
It was actually very difficult to make education universal, especially when the financial situation was not good. If the school charged fees, no one would be willing to go. If the school did not charge fees, the school would not be able to make ends meet. If the teachers' salaries could not be paid, how could the school operate?
Therefore, Tang En could only implement the free admission policy. Fortunately, there were not many students of the right age in Ellington. It was far less than the schools in his hometown. In addition, with the Datang Chamber of Commerce's ability to make money, Tang En could easily afford the cost of education.
Tang En suddenly thought of something and said to Pamela, "I've already informed Karl. The printing factory has already started working overtime to print the first-grade teaching materials. You should prepare the elvish language teaching materials and the introductory basic magic materials as soon as possible so that the printing factory can prepare to print them."
"Okay, I'll send them over later."
Pamela did not have any objections to Tang En wanting to popularize the introductory magic and elvish language. After all, Her Majesty the Queen had said that she would do her best to cooperate with him.
Plus, if the elvish language could be popularized in the human countries and let them feel the charm of the elvish culture, it would be very pleasant for them.
Therefore, in the spring of Year 850 of the Order Calendar, the beginning of the Month of Recovery, in a corner of Prandal called Ellington, compulsory education in this world began with a vigorous spring planting.
This was the spark of thought that Tang En had personally ignited. Perhaps there would not be any results in a short period of time, but as time passed, the spark of thought that exploded here would definitely ignite the entire world.
Tang En did not doubt this at all.
However, as soon as the enrollment notice was sent out, it immediately encountered the expected difficulties.
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