"You don't have to treat me like a child, my self-esteem isn't so fragile." Valentina said with a smile.

"Huh? Since you are strong enough, then I will tell you the truth, the kind of extreme situation you are worried about is almost impossible to happen in reality unless there is an unprecedented and tragic natural disaster**. Roland's decision to make such an assertion is based on a comparative study of the historical changes of the two worlds, Varess and Earth.

"There have been more than one decline in civilization and abandonment of cities in the history of Vares, such as the floating city in the sky in the Arcane Age, which almost all fell at the end of the empire, and the people who survived also fled into the remote mountain villages to avoid the pursuit of the Church of Light, Beacon Mountain is a typical example, although these remnants of the Arcane Age are living a good life now, Beacon Mountain is also a distinctive magic city-state, but compared with the Floating City Cluster of the Arcane Empire Era, No matter how well a town is built in the soil, it is no different from the countryside. ”

Roland gave an example that Valentina was familiar with, but there were some examples that he was not comfortable with.

There have also been times in the history of the earth when civilizations regressed and people migrated from cities to rural areas on a large scale. For example, at the end of the Roman Empire, the barbarian invasion destroyed the foundation of the empire in the west, and the Roman citizens fled to the countryside to escape the barbarian raids, causing many once-prosperous cities to fall into ruins. The Black Death also saw a large-scale exodus of city dwellers from France to Italy, where densely populated towns were reduced to rat-infested haunts, and beautiful villages were used as refuge by survivors from the plague.

"Generally speaking, if there are extremely rare major changes such as dynastic change and frequent natural disasters, it is unlikely that there will be a large-scale inflow of urban population into the countryside, on the contrary, the continuous inflow of rural population into cities and towns is the normal state of human society after entering the industrial age."

The "Green Country" is a prime example. The orphans who were adopted by Valentina were well cared for here, and they could receive a precious druid inheritance without paying any price, and live a worry-free life, but were they satisfied? Aren't there many young people who choose to leave this paradise and go to the New World to pursue their dreams and start their own careers?

The "Green Country" that Valentina has worked hard to run is facing the dilemma of brain drain, and no matter how well the development of ordinary rural communes can catch up with the "Green Town", how can they retain the young hearts who are full of longing for the outside world.

In front of Sister Jinlong, Roland couldn't bear to reveal her scars, and the above words came to his mouth and swallowed back, turning to general talk.

"Towns have a lot of obvious advantages over the countryside, such as better transportation and communication, more prosperous markets, more business opportunities and goods that lead to more and better choices for work, consumption and entertainment, all of which are the driving forces that attract people from the countryside to the towns."

In addition, Roland did not neglect the management of the towns in the Far East while building the countryside, ensuring the comparative advantage of the towns over the villages, a philosophy that was most fully reflected in the education policy pursued by the Colas government.

"During the first five-year plan period, rural education in the Far East was limited to primary schools, while secondary schools were prioritized in cities and towns, and scholarships and low-interest student loans were provided to encourage rural youth to study in the cities."

For Valentina, Rowland analyzes how differences in educational opportunities can be a driving force for rural youth to migrate to towns.

"People's horizons are always gradually broadened with the accumulation of knowledge, and their ambitions are also higher and higher with the growth of knowledge, those teenagers who receive primary school education in the countryside, if they have excellent grades, are most likely unwilling to stop at graduating from primary school, and are eager to enter a higher level school to satisfy their thirst for knowledge, but the countryside cannot provide further educational opportunities, they can only try to go to the nearest town middle school, in the next few years, these young people who go out of the countryside while studying in the city, while imitating the way of life of the city people, When they finish their studies, they will find that the knowledge and professional skills they have mastered are difficult to find in the countryside, while in the economically developed cities it is easier to find a career for them to display their talents, young intellectuals need the stage of the city to show what they have learned, and are generally willing to take risks, most of them will choose to stay in the town to live, once they have a firm foothold and start a family, they will also realize the role change from 'country man' to 'city man'. ”

Valentina listened attentively. Roland's meticulous analysis and deduction made her see the sparks of wisdom colliding, and thinking too much, it was inevitable to suffer from gains and losses.

"My dear, let's talk about it first, don't laugh at me, after listening to your analysis, I began to worry about the excessive influx of rural population into the towns, which on the one hand will cause a labor shortage on the farms, and on the other hand, it will also cause a lot of pressure on the towns." Valentina sighed, with pity in her eyes, "I have visited many large cities in the Vares, and according to my observations, only a very small number of those countrymen who have entered the city can really gain a foothold in the city, and many more can only live in the slums, so don't you worry that such a situation will occur in the Far East?" ”

"To be honest, I do have such concerns, but I don't think it's an unsolvable problem." Roland met Valentina's gaze, his eyes were full of confidence, "First of all, we should see that the perfect welfare security of the rural commune is very attractive to those middle-aged and elderly people who are averse to risks, although the income from farming is not high, and the rural life is dull and monotonous, at least the commune takes care of birth, old age, sickness and death, if you go to the city, you will not be able to enjoy these welfare guarantees." ”

Valentina nodded in agreement, "Older countrymen are indeed more conservative and home-loving, and the main ones who are eager to go to the city are those rural youth, youth is the capital, and they are more willing to take risks, but what will happen after entering the city?" The slums are where most of them belong......"

"The main reason for the emergence of slums in cities is that there are no adequate and well-paid jobs for rural youth who have migrated to the cities." Roland took Valgentina's words and pointed out that the root cause of the emergence of "slums" in cities is the inability to achieve full employment, "agriculture, industry, commerce and services can all provide jobs, of which industry can provide the most jobs for workers from the countryside to be precise, and the employment threshold in commerce and services is relatively higher. ”