pertwk Chapter 125 Rules and Ambition
Chapter 125 Rules and Ambition
but.
On the other hand, making laws is not that simple.
Without lawyers or judges and without relevant experience, poorly formulated regulations could lead to more conflicts.
While we can learn from other territories, there is one issue we need to be aware of.
That is the law of Chiffon. At the beginning, it must not be too unconventional, otherwise it may scare away the free people who originally wanted to migrate here.
To put it simply:
In dozens of territories in the North, everyone is required to wear clothes in public, or they will be punished.
However, the laws of Chiffon stipulated that everyone must dress formally when going out, and any clothes that were even slightly dirty were unacceptable; otherwise, if caught, one would be whipped until their buttocks were covered in grime.
What will other free citizens think of this?
Being able to go out in public dressed is not just a law, but has become a customary tradition among the people of the empire.
And your chiffon cake is just inexplicable!
Do you dare to go?
Who knows, that Lord Chiffon might be up to no good and secretly want to turn the free people into serfs!
This kind of thing has happened before.
Anyone who wants to go can go!
and so.
Even if he wanted to create a different set of laws to protect the rights and interests of each class, he also had to prevent each class from harming each other in doing so.
The task of formulating laws is therefore extremely complicated and arduous.
First, it must conform to the general framework of the imperial official laws, then take into account some established traditions, and finally, it can be modified to create laws unique to Chiffon.
Thinking of this.
He was in a real bind.
Without the help of those great scholars who were familiar with the law, this task would have been impossible to complete.
...
Richard gently touched the stamen of a lily with his finger. With the system's support, it bloomed wildly and unrestrainedly, completely disregarding the climate of the North.
In the dimly lit lord's hall, an unreal vitality rippled through the air, a unique sight that stood out starkly against the desolation.
Like this lord, with rules and ambitions incomprehensible to others, he suddenly descended upon the far north...
The system is indeed very powerful.
But it is, after all, an inanimate object; it can only help him reach a certain level, but it cannot control people's hearts for him.
The idea of creating laws specifically for chiffon cakes is currently an impossible dead end.
Without the assistance of scholars, without precedent to follow, and caught between the framework of imperial law and the outdated customs of the time.
There was a slight mishap.
It might just be a joke...
Never mind...
It's not too late to discuss improving the law once the people have become accustomed to Chiffon's order and he has enough confidence to ignore the criticisms of the Northern nobles.
Temporarily put on hold.
It's not about giving up.
This is the patience a lord should have; some things cannot be delayed or rushed, and one can only wait for the right opportunity.
Having figured this out, Richard felt much better. He returned to his lord's seat, picked up his wine glass, and downed a mouthful of wine.
He took a deep breath and began to consider a seemingly minor issue that could immediately reshape the landscape of the territory.
— Literacy education.
According to the previous plan, this matter would have to wait until the inner city was completed and there was a fixed place to house the schools before the grassroots management could receive cultural knowledge in batches.
The things Corina reported made him realize the importance of literacy education in advance.
If it is to be implemented.
It's unlikely during the day, since everyone has their own things to do during the day, so we can only consider the night.
...
The nights are always deathly still.
There is no light.
There is no entertainment.
In places where firewood is expensive, most people work from sunrise to sunset.
The "rest" here refers to going to bed and having sex, spending the night on the instinct to procreate.
Instead of the kind of all-inclusive "relaxation and rest" that Blue Star offers, which includes eating, drinking, playing, foot massage, sauna, clubs, and young models.
As a lord, Richard hoped that the nights could also be used.
Whether it's having the people or serfs work overtime to produce and build, relaxing their consumption, or opening schools to carry out large-scale literacy campaigns or impart knowledge, it's all the best use of time.
To prevent them from getting bored and gathering together to chat and joke, or from developing restless thoughts like Borst did.
Richard despised this kind of waste from the bottom of his heart.
The night should not be a breeding ground for slumber and desire, but rather an extension of productivity, another daytime period in the operation of the territory.
of course.
The nights for nobles and wealthy merchants were still quite spectacular. Under the illumination of magic lamps with brightness comparable to fluorescent lights on the planet Blue Star, they indulged in song and dance, savored fine wines, and held banquets.
However, magic lamps are magical items, and each one costs several gold coins and requires constant replenishment of magical materials.
Other lords only buy a batch to light up their own castles, and do not use it on a large scale across their territories.
Forget about torches and braziers.
It's not as exaggerated as depicted in movies and TV shows, where a single torch can illuminate a spotlight. In reality, the area it can illuminate is extremely limited.
Ordering too much will make it stuffy and smoky.
The flames in the brazier would sway back and forth in a wavy, unsightly way, making it unsuitable as a large-scale lighting source.
...
Thankfully, there's a system.
After upgrading the mining skill, a bunch of more modern lighting systems were unlocked.
For example, the materials required for a solar panel are 10 refined quartz, 5 iron ingots, and 5 gold ingots.
With this device, one battery pack can be produced every seven sunny days.
By adding some wood or iron ingots to the battery pack, you can create things like wooden lampposts, iron lampposts, and light panels.
These lamps provide a stable light source, require no outdated wiring, and, importantly, can emit light permanently.
Although these lamps are similar to magic lamps in essence, they do not require the addition of magical materials from time to time, unlike magic lamps.
If this trend can be rolled out across the board, chiffon cakes can be transformed into a city that never sleeps.
but...
The production cycle for solar panels is too long, taking seven days to produce one battery, which means only four batteries per month and forty-eight per year.
With this production capacity, it would take ten years to light up Central Avenue, let alone cover the entire chiffon collar.
Lightning rods can also produce battery packs.
However, its recipe requires five [Bat Wings], and the monsters that drop this material only appear below level 30 in the mine.
and.
The production of [Lightning Rod] is not stable. It requires thunderstorms to produce one battery pack per day.
however.
Rainy days are extremely rare in the far north. I've been in Chiffon Wilderness for a while now, and it's only rained twice in late spring. Don't even think about making a living off the weather.
Farmers rely most on the weather.
I also hate the weather the most.
So...
We want to light up the night as soon as possible so that everyone can study under a stable light source, and also illuminate the first floor where the artisan department is located.
We need to have enough solar panels; at least a hundred should be installed.
But what does one hundred mean?
1000 Refined Quartz, 500 Iron Ingots, 500 Gold Ingots.
The first two materials can still be gathered.
Only gold ingots...
It's estimated that it would take several hundred tons of raw gold ore!
Thinking of this.
Richard felt the wine he had just drunk was a little acidic...
Shit...
But on second thought, it's not so bad. With enough solar panels, we can mass-produce wooden lampposts in the future.
This is a system creation; it doesn't require consumables or maintenance, giving it an advantage that the Magic Lamp can never match.
Once mass production begins in the future, any surplus chiffon cakes can be sold off to other companies.
Even if each one sells for one silver coin, you can slowly earn it back sooner or later; it's a very long-term investment project.
With so many territories, towns, and post stations in the empire, who wouldn't want a stable and inexpensive source of light?
only...
This would definitely break the monopoly of the magic lamp's exorbitant profits, thus offending the Star Mage Tower.
...
...
whispering sound!
Richard chuckled.
He downed the glass of red wine in one gulp.