"Your Majesty, if you do this, there is nothing wrong with the first few batches, but what about the after...... We don't need so many mid-level teachers, do we?" asked Barov. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info He looked a little lost, but most of his attention was still focused on the issue, and this mature performance made Roland quite satisfied.

"Intermediate teachers are not the only place for these people, in addition to receiving a higher level of education, there are also researchers and managers in other production positions - they should not only know how to operate the machine, but also know how it works, train their own workers, maintain equipment, and even propose improvements. Roland snapped his fingers and said, "It doesn't make sense to have a large population, what the Ministry of Education has to do is to convert them into industrial personnel as much as possible." ”

"Industrialists?" repeated the scroll in a low voice, "do you mean those who are engaged in production?"

"It can be understood in this way," he elaborated on the idea that had been in his mind for a long time, "that anyone who has received a general education of the elementary can be qualified for the position of worker, and they are the most junior industrial personnel." This group of people determines the size of the Neverwinter industry, and the more people there are, the larger the scale. But big is not enough...... The town hall can't do that much, so two or three out of every 100 people should have a secondary level of education, and they can be used not only as workers, but also in managerial positions. The same is true for senior educators, and so on, forming a group that can replace itself and act in accordance with the instructions of the town hall. ”

Education is an indispensable key to the fact that population can be a dividend. At present, the resources of Neverwinter City are not abundant, and it is impossible to fully roll out middle and higher compulsory education, and Roland does not have so much time to wait for talents to mature, so he simply uses scholarships to select and train a group of capable people. As long as most of the rest of the people have completed their primary education and can read and write, they will be directly assigned to various production positions, becoming a screw in the rapid development of Neverwinter.

"I see. The book answered.

"Another point, add the ideological education part to the primary universal education," Roland tapped on the table, and couldn't help but recall the ideological and moral education textbook in the dream, the role of arming the mind in this era may not be much smaller than that of the steam engine, "I will write a lesson plan to give to you." ”

After nodding at the scroll, he stood up and looked around at everyone present, "Generally speaking, the main tasks of the town hall this year and next year are to expand the population, develop education, and increase the scale of industry—the first two of which are the most critical, determining the development ceiling of Neverwinter and the entire kingdom. I hope that before a more terrible and powerful enemy arrives, everyone will do their part!"

"For His Majesty!"

All the officials stood up in unison.

"And for yourselves," Roland exhaled, "that's all for today's meeting, right...... Kamo Stoil, come to my office. ”

......

The chief alchemist followed Roland to his office, and as soon as he closed the door, he asked bluntly, "Your Majesty, do you have any new ideas or new products to produce?" If not, I hope to go back to work in the laboratory as soon as possible." ”

"You're still as impatient as ever," Roland couldn't help but smile, "Sit down and talk slowly, I have something important to give you." ”

When Kaimo sat down with a suspicious expression, he took a sip of tea without hurrying, "How are the alchemists of the royal capital doing?"

"It's not good, it's not bad, I don't have much contact with them except for the chemical experiments," the chief alchemist frowned, "You can ask them directly than ask me." ”

This shows that the Wangdu Alchemy Association still formed a small group - although many of the apprentices they brought were of great help to chemical production, they were also easy to overpower the local trainees.

Roland quietly changed the subject, "Now that the production of two acids and smokeless* gunpowder has reached a considerable scale, and will be multiplied in the future, I intend to make this industry officially independent and managed by a new department," he paused for a moment, "Have you ever considered being the minister of the Ministry of Chemical Industry?"

"I remember you mentioned it to me before, but...... I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I can't leave the lab and the jars and jars and go to the menial work of a steward," Kemo refused without hesitation, "so my answer remains the same as before." ”

"Don't rush," Roland shrugged, "you're so focused on chemistry that you don't want to waste your time on other things...... What if I could give you a more intuitive understanding of chemistry itself?"

Kemo Stoll couldn't help but be stunned, "How?"

Roland took out a blank piece of paper with squares drawn out of the drawer and slowly unfolded it in front of him—it was the periodic table that he had dictated last night.

"This—this is ......" The old alchemist's eyes straightened suddenly, and he stretched out his hands tremblingly, as if he wanted to snatch the form from the king's hand, but he was afraid to tear it apart if he tried too hard.

"You didn't mean...... Have you forgotten the blank space?"

"I've been thinking about it a lot lately," Roland pulled the periodic table back, leaving the other party with a dry stare, "including Medium Chemistry, which shouldn't be a fragment anymore this time." ”

"Your Majesty, I—" Kemo was so excited that he had barely uttered half a sentence before he shut his mouth vividly, apparently he understood what the king meant.

"That's right, as the Minister of Chemical Industry, manage the entire chemical industry for me, this periodic table and the complete version of "Medium Chemistry" are all yours. Roland raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "And "Advanced Chemistry" may also have a chance to see it. ”

Although the chief alchemist's love for chemistry is admirable, limited by conditions and circumstances, no matter how much he studied, his achievements would not exceed the level of high school chemistry. Now that he has a complete chemistry book, it is better to put the results in front of him directly, which can not only save a lot of time to teach more people, but also effectively weaken the influence of the Wangdu Alchemy Association on the entire industry.

Roland wasn't worried that Kaimo didn't know anything about management, after all, to be the chief of the Chishui City Alchemy Workshop, basic organization and coordination skills were essential, but according to his temperament, he rarely cared about these trivial matters.

"I ...... Understood," Kemo said after a moment's hesitation, bowing deeply, "I'll take up the position of minister." ”

For some reason, instead of relying on power to force his goals, Roland is more and more fond of this feeling of using undeniable bargaining chips to make people change their attitudes, could it be that this is the legendary superior syndrome?

Either way, it's going to be a win-win.

"The more disciples you teach, the fewer chores you need to deal with," Roland folded the periodic table and handed it to him, "This is the reward of the advance, do it well, and your name will remain in the history of chemistry." ”