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Gelten Territory was naturally the first place to implement the "commoner surname" policy. The day after the Northwest Republic announced this policy, Gelten Territory also announced the same policy. However, compared with the Northwest Republic, Gelten Territory's approach is slightly different - only the people who have settled here for at least one generation can enjoy this benefit, even the settled adventurers are not eligible.

This is because Gelten Territory does not need more talents. This territory is currently stable and peaceful. There is no plan to further expand production, nor is there any intention to expand outward. With the official group centered on the Church of the God of Knowledge, it is enough to rule the place, and it can rule well.

The members of the Church of the God of Knowledge have a high literacy rate. Not to mention the clergy, the core believers are all literate. Not only that, they also regard teaching and educating people as the best way to express their piety to the gods. As long as they have money and free time, they are keen to volunteer to teach. So in terms of the literacy rate of the people, Gelten Territory has the highest literacy rate in the entire main plane, even higher than the Void City.

According to statistics from previous years, illiteracy has almost been completely eliminated in Gelten Territory. Even farmers in the fields can recognize hundreds of words, understand simple notices, and write their own names.

This level has surpassed many developing countries on the earth. With such a profound foundation, what does a little government affairs mean?

The residents of Gelten Territory are also very proud of their education level. Walking on the streets, you can often see people taking out a book to read in their spare time. Although they are not reading travel notes written by retired adventurers or novels written by bards, it is a good thing to be able to read anyway.

Reading makes people wise, reading makes people sensible, reading makes people smart, reading makes people noble... In the teachings of the God of Knowledge, reading is simply the best thing in the world. When Sui Xiong first read this teaching, he always felt that it had a taste of "books have their own golden house, books have their own thousands of bushels of grain, books have their own beautiful women..."

Regardless of whether there are so many benefits in books, the people of Gelten Territory have indeed greatly improved their wisdom and cultivation through reading. So although they are tall and strong, like barbarians migrating from the northern ice field, they are actually all well-educated and civilized people. From a good perspective, you don't have to worry about being beaten by a big fist when negotiating with them; from a bad perspective, it is at least a master's level to fool them.

Most merchants do not intend to compete with the people of Gelten Territory in their ability to fool. Their bargaining is generally centered around more practical issues, such as quality, cost, profit, etc. From time to time, someone will pick up a slate and write and calculate on it with charcoal pencils to illustrate the problem with actual data.

This kind of business atmosphere can only be seen here. If you leave here, you will never see it in any city on the mainland.

After all... the merchants in Gelten Territory, if they go to other places, almost everyone is qualified to be a scholar.

In fact, Sui Xiong can clearly see that almost every adult in Gelten Territory has a scholar level of one or two. This place can be said to be a "cultural capital".

Sui Xiong floated in the air, smiling and admiring the scene of the cultural capital, nodding from time to time, very approving.

"Your Majesty, the construction of Gelten Territory is pretty good, isn't it?" The air around him fluctuated slightly, and the equally invisible Woer appeared beside him, smiling and saying, "Every time I see the scene here, I feel very proud. I haven't accomplished anything great in my life, but as long as I have this one thing, this life is worth it."

"Your words are too unlucky! As an immortal god, your life has just begun."

Woer smiled, and did not argue about this topic, but talked about another thing: "By the way, some time ago, Orian told me that she is not young anymore, and the younger generations of the Gelten family have grown up. If she still occupies the position of 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 slightly stunned, and then he remembered that Orian was actually almost seventy years old, and she was undoubtedly an old man in this world. Even the younger generations in the Gelten family are actually in their forties or fifties - many of those who are younger than her have even died of old age.

"Who does she plan to pass the position of Viscount to?"

"Tang Gelten, nicknamed 'Flying Fish', is a young man who is very good at fighting in the water and has worked as a sea merchant for a while." Woer waved his hand, and Sui Xiong immediately saw a middle-aged man with a short beard and a rather smart and capable look in the office building in the center of the Gelten Small Commodity Market.

Although Tang Gelten is called a young man, he is actually not young, about thirty-four or thirty-five. Because he used to do business on the water, there are obvious red and swollen marks in the corners of his eyes, which is the result of being blown by the wind. His figure is slightly more burly than that of ordinary people, and the joints of his hands are particularly thick, but his whole body is quite symmetrical, and it can be seen that he is extraordinary.

What is particularly noticeable is his pair of bright eyes, which are not only full of confidence and wisdom, but also a little cunning that is not easy to see. It can be seen that he is not the kind of "gentleman can be deceived by his own methods" kind of old good man, but a person with quite means.

It is indeed more reassuring to leave the territory to such a person.

"By the way, this guy has a bad habit." Woer suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "He is obviously very rich, but he likes to cry poor. Many people have heard of the name 'Flying Fish Atang who loves to cry poor'."

Sui Xiong smiled: "It's not a bad thing to like to cry poor, it's better than liking luxury and comparison."

"The problem is, the degree of his crying poor is relatively..." Woer thought for a while, waved his hand, and a scene appeared in the air. It was the scene when this "Flying Fish Atang" was chatting with adventurers in the tavern.

Atang: Oh, I'm so fucking poor!

Adventurer A: Everyone is poor. No one is rich these days.

Adventurer B: At least you have a stable job and a good income. In comparison, those of us who work a little and get a little are really insecure.

Atang: My job is very ordinary. I only did one business in the first half of the year-if this continues, I'm worried that I will lose my job.

Adventurer A: If you lose your job, you lose your job. People with ability can find jobs everywhere!

Adventurer B: I know that there are several chambers of commerce that want to hire some people who are literate and have strong hands. Judging from your size and hands, you should have some real skills. If you want to find a job, I can introduce you.

Ah Tang: Thank you! I'll treat you to today's wine!

Adventurer A: Haha, then I'll drink one more bottle!

Adventurer B: Forget it, I've almost finished drinking. By the way, what are you doing now? Doing a business in half a year is not a very stable thing.

Ah Tang: I'm in the garden wholesale business. In the first half of this year, I built a garden for an earl, and the total business was only more than 20,000 gold coins...

The two adventurers were furious and left.

The scene ended here, Sui Xiong watched while laughing and shaking his head.

This Feiyu Ah Tang is really... unique

I wonder if he will still maintain this style when he becomes a lord in the future? If he still does this, maybe he will be beaten to death one day...