Lord of Industrialization

During his many years as a leader, Frederick deeply realized one thing, that is, once something goes wrong, it must be the problem of the people below, and the leader can never be wrong.

The same is true in Lacheng today. The priests of the Church of Light rushed here in droves and held a special meeting to discuss the wrong interpretation of the Cyclops in the "Holy Scripture".

Frederick felt that he could no longer stay here. He was afraid that if any priest thought that solving the problem was not as good as solving the person who raised the problem, he would be doomed.

He came to Sir Clare's house to say goodbye, and found that the place was filled with the aroma of fish. There were a row of pots in the yard where the fish was cooked, and then the fish was carefully removed, leaving only the intact bones.

Sir Clare was busy in the study. When he saw Frederick coming in, he asked him: "Are you leaving?"

"Yes." Frederick nodded and replied, "I will leave tomorrow and stay at Palm Island for a while to answer some political questions from the eldest daughter of the Vali family."

"Thank you for your help during this time."

Claire smiled and said, "You're welcome, you helped me more."

Frederick saw a tray on her desk with a complete bone of a fish in it, and asked curiously: "What are you busy with?"

Claire replied seriously: "You inspired me. Now I plan to draw the shapes and bones of fish, shrimps, crabs, shells and other animals in the sea, and then compare them to see what the differences are between them."

Frederick raised his eyebrows and said happily: "This is an incredible research!"

"I have a suggestion, also record their internal organs."

Claire immediately wrote it down in her notebook.

Frederick was very optimistic about Claire's work. The most important thing was that she was the niece of the Lord of La. She had money and leisure, and had enough energy to carry out this work. As long as she did not give up halfway, she would definitely leave her name in the history books.

"But I need some help." A sly smile suddenly appeared on Claire's face, "Can you help me?"

Frederick asked: "What can I do for you?"

Claire stood up and walked over to Frederick and whispered in his ear: "I want a fishing boat without a sail."

Frederick raised his eyebrows, and Claire began to act coquettishly: "Is that okay?"

"No problem." Frederick nodded, "It's just that the boats being built now are not very mature yet. I can try out the new boats here with you and give you one when they are mature."

He could see that Claire already knew his identity, so he didn't refuse.

The ship market in the inland sea must be captured. New ships must be tried out after they are built, and it would be good to try them out here.

Frederick continued: "I can also provide annual funding for your research, and you can hire some people to help."

Claire was very happy and thanked him properly.

Many years later, scholars agreed that the germ of biological taxonomy was born in this small fishing port.

Three days later, Frederick was walking on the beach of Palm Island, next to the eldest daughter of the Vali family, Elle.

Palm Island covers an area of ​​about three square kilometers. Palm trees mainly grow on the island, and many beautiful seabirds inhabit it. The beach on the seaside is white and clean. It is the private territory of the Lord of Lacheng.

In this beautiful place, young men and women usually talk about love. However, the topics discussed by Frederick and Ellie have nothing to do with the relationship between men and women.

Generally speaking, it was Frederick who moved his mouth and Elle who nodded.

"The economic foundation determines the social structure and political structure." Frederick explained to Elle in words she could understand.

"The economic base is a very broad concept. It is not narrowly focused on taxes and property, but is divided into several parts."

"First of all, how many farmlands, workshops, shops, as well as various livestock and tools are there in the area, and who owns them."

"The second is the relationship between people's work. For example, how did silk change from mulberry leaves in the farmland and insects in the silkworm house to goods leaving the port? How did the rice, bread, and wine we eat and drink change from From the fields to the table, how they are transformed from raw materials into commodities step by step, who are involved in this process, and what is the relationship between these people.”

"The third part is how the people participating in the work distribute the wealth earned from the rewards."

"Can you understand this?"

Ai Lei repeated what Frederick had just said in a low voice, and finally said: "I can understand the first and second points, but is the third point important?"

Frederick nodded and said: "Yes, it is the part that is most likely to cause conflicts."

The problem with the first point is unsolvable in this era, but the third point has the most cases and the most research capacity. Every year, I don’t know how many businessmen have conflicts due to the distribution of interests.

Based on the current level of economic and political theory, studying the third point is the best entry point, so Frederick asked Ai Lei to start from here.

Ailei thought seriously for about ten minutes. At this time, the two of them walked a long way on the beach and sat down on a rock to rest.

After Frederick threw a shell into the sea, Ai Lei said: "I understand somewhat. In the past ten years, many laws have been introduced and changed in the territory due to merchant disputes, but this cannot explain the burning of books."

Frederick nodded and said: "Next, let me talk about the human part. Human needs can be divided into five levels: survival needs, safety needs, social needs, the need to be respected and the need for self-realization..."

Next, he explained Malos' hierarchy of needs theory to Elle in detail.

After hearing this, Ailei said: "I can understand the needs of these five levels."

"As long as you understand." Frederick nodded, "I heard that your territory only started to develop the silk textile industry thirty years ago."

Ai Lei said: "Yes, when my mother married my father thirty years ago, she brought skilled silk weavers with her. Because the climate in the territory was very suitable and the silk was of high quality, it developed very quickly."

Frederick asked her: "Did there become more wealthy businessmen?"

Ai Lei thought about it carefully, nodded and said: "It is true. In the past, we only sold some grain and raw silk in the territory, and the income was not high. After the improvement of textile technology, our income suddenly increased a lot. People who opened workshops and did business There started to be more and more of them, and those workshop owners and businessmen were mill stewards and the like when I was a kid.”

Frederick asked her again: "After these people's incomes have increased, their needs have begun to become different, right?"

Ai Lei continued to think, her expression gradually becoming serious.

Frederick said on the side: "Now that they have money, they must improve their social status and have their own political power. I don't care about your internal affairs. I only tell you that something like this will happen. It's up to you how to deal with it." of wisdom."

"There are also some people who have no worries about food and clothing and have no interest in politics. They just eat, drink and have fun all day long."

"It's easy to get tired of the desire for mouth and foot. What they need is to see a broader world. After seeing a broader world, they will think and reflect on everything around them. You think, as soon as they think, Who is the most nervous?"

"Church!" Elle said immediately, "If people don't think, what the church says will be whatever it is."

"However, as long as people think about it, they will find loopholes in the church's rhetoric just like this Cyclops incident!"

She suddenly broke out in cold sweat. If he challenged the Church of Fire like Frederick challenged the Church of Light this time, then it would not be the books but the people who would be burned.

Frederick did not further elaborate on the political struggle behind the book-burning incident in Valley Territory because he did not know the extent of the conflict between the two parties.

But Ailei knew this clearly after assisting her father in managing the territory for many years. She said worriedly: "Over the years, a large part of those who have supported my father are businessmen, and most of the landowners who cultivate the land are on the side of the church."

"Listening to what you just said, I can understand the reason."

Frederick asked her: "How much of the entire territory do those landowners own?"

Ailei hesitated for a moment, and finally answered the confidential question truthfully: "About 40%."

Frederick thought for a moment and said, "That's not a big problem. They have limited resources and can solve it."

Ai Lei thought so, but it was inevitable that the territory would be damaged, otherwise the family would not have allowed her and her sisters to go out to seek refuge.

Frederick saw her worries, but he was powerless. This was not a conflict between countries, but a struggle between the secular and the church. Intervening by himself, a pagan in the north, would only be counterproductive.

The two of them sat on the beach in silence for more than two hours with their own thoughts. Elle suddenly said: "Duke Wesson, I have something to ask for. If anything happens to the Vali family, I hope you can take Yvette and Lu in. dew."

After Ailei finished speaking, she grabbed the hem of her skirt, bit her lips tightly, and said in a low voice: "I can't repay you, if you don't dislike it..."

Frederick said calmly: "That's not necessary. We welcome everyone, and everyone will be treated fairly and justly."

In the palm forest more than a hundred meters away, someone had a large speaker in front of him, and the conversation between the two people on the beach could be heard verbatim.

"Hey!" Lulu was very dissatisfied, "It's rare that my eldest sister fell in love with a man when she was almost thirty years old, and he actually rejected her!"

Next to her, Yvette smiled slightly and said, "Maybe he likes you. Didn't he say he wanted to go on a date with you?"

Lulu's face suddenly turned red, and she pouted and said, "That's a lie. Maybe someone with a lot of fat like you is the type he likes."

"I don't have any fat, and I don't know magic. He must be disgusted."

At this time, Frederick's voice came from the loudspeaker: "I plan to leave tomorrow and go to Citrus Island in the Kingdom of Sardinia to celebrate the New Year there."

Ai Lei said nervously: "Don't go there, it's too dangerous. The Black Claw gang controls the entire island, and they are very unfriendly to outsiders!"

Frederick shrugged and said, "I'm not an outsider."

That's my wife's hometown, so I can't be considered an outsider.

He finally said to Ailei: "Please help me tell Lulu that the girl I like has nothing to do with her figure, only whether she is smart."

Frederick left Palm Island the next day, hired a boat to go to Citrus Island, and was tied to a black factory as soon as he got off the boat.