In the banquet hall, Don and Brad chatted, and under Don's guidance, the topic of conversation between the two gradually deepened from the initial small talk. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The more we talked, the more surprise Brad felt in his heart.

Why?

Because Don asked him some questions about how to govern the city, how to manage the residents, and how to guide the residents to develop the city.

Brad is not stupid, is His Majesty the Regent really so idle and boring, passing by himself here just to talk about some inconsequential issues?

He knew very well that the position of the city lord of the Hanging Axe Fort was still vacant, although Justin was temporarily acting as the city lord, but as the leader, he would eventually return to the army to develop, and it was impossible for him to serve as the city lord for a long time.

Now Donn's question sent a signal to Brad, and he began to answer Donn's question with full attention.

But as time went on, Donn's questions became more and more bizarre, and Brad became slower and slower to answer, often thinking about a question for a long time.

He didn't dare to answer randomly!

If any answer dissatisfies His Majesty, how can his dream come true?

Didn't you see that he was sweating in a hurry?

After finally answering the previous question, Don asked coldly, "What do you think is the most important thing about a city?" ”

The best part?

Brad was dumbfounded.

What is the most important thing about a city?

Person? Wealth? Defense? Military power? Or the environment?

This question is too broad, and because it is broad, it is more difficult to answer, and only the preference of the questioner can give a correct answer.

But...... Brad doesn't know what Donn's preferences are!

After pondering for a long time, Brad cautiously asked, "Safe?" ”

In fact, according to Plandal's customs, Brad's answer is not wrong, this high magic world is very dangerous, and the monsters will pop out from time to time to make a fuss, if a city can't protect its residents, then who else will live?

So safety is a point that the human race of Plandal attaches great importance to.

Tang En smiled faintly: "The sense of security is not wrong, but it is a little deeper." ”

A little deeper?

Brad was dumbfounded, you let him get a manor, or go to fight with those nobles, or even ride a horse to cut down a bandit, after all, he is also a black iron level apocalypse, but it is really difficult for him to think about these problems.

A sense of security is not wrong, but what does a sense of security bring? More population? More ...... Wealth?

"Wealth?"

The corners of Don's mouth twitched: "Wrong." ”

Seeing Brad's anxious cold sweat, Don dispelled the idea of continuing to test him, and he already had a general understanding of Brad's situation.

Often do good deeds and win a good reputation, this guy is a conscientious aristocrat, and secondly, he also understands some basic knowledge of management, and then he is not a member of the aristocratic faction, he is a neutral nobleman, and he can use it with confidence.

But if you expect him to have modern logical thinking and management awareness, it is better to kill him.

"You listen, the most important place in a city," Donn had already decided, so he decided to point out, "is happiness." ”

"Happiness?"

What the hell is that?

Living in a strange world like Plandal, where the elite class determines the direction of the world, there is basically no such thing as humanistic care, and the vast majority of nobles only care about satisfying their own desires, let alone caring about the thoughts of the low-level commoners.

However, in order to fight against Chaos in the future, Don must break this custom.

Even an ordinary person, as long as he has enough weapons and equipment, can inflict considerable damage on chaotic creatures, and everyone is a valuable combat power.

But for them to stand up bravely against the invasion of Chaos, they need to have a strong motivation.

What is that motivation?

The belief in protecting the homeland.

"Well-being is an important indicator of whether a city has potential."

Tang En explained while drinking tea: "A city can not be rich enough, it can not be prosperous enough, it can not be convenient enough, but it cannot be impersonal. ”

"The most important thing for people to live is to be happy, and a qualified manager can make the residents of this city feel the ubiquitous humanistic care, so that they can like the city and think that they will be very happy and happy to live here."

"As long as people feel happy in this city, they will contribute to the development of the city, they will spontaneously maintain the order of the city, and the city will become better and better."

"Even if the power of the city is not strong enough and there is danger, if people can really like it, they will not hesitate to sacrifice their strength to protect the city."

"Think about it, if a city has been developing by constantly exploiting and oppressing its people, so that the people hate it in their hearts, will they protect it when it is in danger?"

Don looked at the thoughtful Brad: "Even if you use the orders of the city lord and threaten them with a long sword to go to the battlefield, how much can it play in a negative state of mind?" ”

"But Your Majesty."

Brad asked with a puzzled expression, "If a city needs to use these people for defense, then the city is basically hopeless, right?" ”

That's right, if even the Apocalypse can't resist the threat and dies, leaving only those civilians to protect their homeland, then the situation is already dangerous, and what role can those civilians play in such a dangerous situation?

Tang En smiled meaningfully: "This kind of thing, you will understand it in the future, I can only tell you one sentence, never underestimate the power of the people, you must know that water can carry boats, and it can also be rowed...... Ahh ”

Can water carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat?

In my heart, Donn's words are definitely terrifying in feudal society, if it weren't for the fact that he is now the king, I am afraid that just because these eight simple words can bring about the disaster of death - of course, whether or not he can be killed is another matter.

Don wants to get Prandal to change the social form as soon as possible, so as to strengthen the overall strength to fight the final crisis, but how can the social form change be so easy? If one accidentally touches the interests of the recalcitrant class, I am afraid that it will be free, knowing that there are two powerful kingdoms in the north that are always eyeing the Ilrus Empire.

Brad smelled something strange: "Your Majesty, do you want to-"

"Oh, I'm hungry, it's time for lunch, Brad, isn't your cook ready yet?"

Tang En suddenly interrupted him, some things are well known, now is not the time to confess, first slowly accumulate strength, change people's thinking patterns little by little, and then find an opportunity to burst out, complete the transformation of social form in one go, this is the only way.

Fortunately, there is magic in this world, there is a magic of life, as long as there is inspiration and direction, the efficiency of productivity is as fast as a rocket, if you follow the normal rhythm of the development of productive forces, if you want to complete the transformation from feudal society to capitalist society, don't think about it for hundreds of years.

Brad suddenly understood Donn's thoughts, nodded and said, "Your Majesty, it should be almost, please wait a moment." ”

Moments later, the banquet hall was filled with a sumptuous lunch, and although it was still a few old sets, there were also some local specialties and unique dishes from the Hanging Axe Castle, which was also a taste for Don to try.

After lunch, Don and the others didn't plan to stay here for too long, Tang En patted Brad on the shoulder and said, "In the last few days, you can prepare, this Hanging Axe Fort can't be without a city lord." ”

Hearing Donn's words, Brad, who had been in a state of mind for the whole lunchtime, was immediately as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood: "I understand! I will certainly live up to Your Majesty's expectations! ”

O city lord,!

After so many years, it's finally here!

From now on, the Bodi family can finally straighten their backs and shout loudly, "Lao Tzu is also a person who messes with the king".

As for the terrifying words that Don said, Brad had already made up his mind in his heart, and he could understand His Majesty's thoughts, but if others knew, it would definitely not be a good thing.

Anyway, Your Majesty is sympathetic to the people and wants to make the people's lives happier, so it's not easy to do? As long as they vigorously build cities, hire more civilians, and do not owe wages, they will naturally be grateful to Dade.

Brad still didn't have a thorough understanding of Donn's thoughts at the moment, he just thought that Don wanted to make the commoners live a better life, but he didn't know that what Don wanted was to completely break down the class barrier between the nobles and the commoners, so that the two would be compatible with each other.

"But I need you to understand that as the lord of the city, you must be fair, just, honest and honest, if you rely on the authority I have given you to do whatever you want......"

Don tapped Brad on the shoulder, but Brad knew exactly what he meant.

Brad's heart fluttered, and he said solemnly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely not mess around." ”

After beating Brad, Tang En smiled and accepted Brad's gift, and then the group of them came to the stronghold of the Tang Chamber of Commerce, took a look at the person in charge here, and set up a teleportation array, and after connecting with Ellington, they left the Hanging Axe Fort directly and set off along the official road to the east.

The territory of Matani was to the east of the territory of Abaron, and the central city was the port city of Fira, which was about four or five hundred kilometers away from the Hanging Axe Fortress.

Matani is a fairly wealthy territory among the several dukedoms of Ilrus, and half of the wealth of the empire is produced here, on the one hand, because of the diverse industrial composition here, mining, animal husbandry, plantation, etc., plus a famous natural port of Plandall, Fira, which will naturally gather a lot of popularity.

The Abyssal Sea, the month of growth (April) and the month of life (May), is the best time to sail, and it has been said that Fira is even more lively than Alinks at this time, and the merchants gathered in this city come from all over the world, selling all kinds of products, and all kinds of strange things can be found here, and it is a city full of wonders.

Don and the others plan to sail from Fira and then head south along the Shining Coast to the port city of Bluewater City in the east of Ronitant.

From Clearwater City to Nanilla, it is only a day's journey by horse-drawn carriage, and the distance is quite close.

Just talking about the name of this blue water city......

Don didn't bother to complain. (To be continued.) )