Barov returned to the town hall office and immediately closed the door tightly.

Oh my God, he touched the Stone of Divine Punishment on his chest, His Highness was really possessed by the devil. There was still some vague speculation about this before, but now he was almost certain that the person he had just talked to would never be the fourth prince.

It is understandable to have a drastic change in personality or to act strangely, but suddenly realize something that has never been touched before, and have mastered knowledge that has never been heard of? This kind of thing only appears in mythological biographies, but the legend is that gods possess mortals and lead mankind out of trouble, when did the devil love to do this?

Barov would not be surprised if Roland Wimbledon managed his domain in the same way as the royal capital (although it was difficult), saying that the fourth prince was unlearned, but his personality could be disguised, and perhaps someone secretly taught him how to govern a city, or even a country.

However, the ideas and plans that came out of the prince's mouth were unheard of by the minister's assistant. He spent 20 years at the Royal City Hall, and as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he was very familiar with the structure and operation of the City Hall. The ministers are in charge of various functions, and apart from reaching agreements in private, no one usually sells anyone's accounts.

When the king issued a decree, the ministers who received the order handed it over to his subordinates, each with their own power and style. For example, the Steelheart Knight, who is in charge of the defense of the Grey Keep's royal capital, controls hundreds of patrols and mercenaries under his command, and also has a lot of influence over the shady underground organizations in the city. When he did things, he was on a rampage with men and horses, and the criminals he targeted, even the nobles, were difficult to stay in the city, either leaving the royal capital or waiting to be put in a prison cell.

This is true not only of the royal capital, but also of other cities.

Therefore, if you want to become a lord or a subordinate of the king, you must first be a nobleman with a big family.

If you don't have enough money to recruit your subordinates, will you have to do everything on your own? And the more people you have, the more you will be valued by the superiors -- because everyone understands that there are many people who can do things.

But the prince's approach completely turned Barov's notions upside down. Whether it is a minister or a minister's subordinates, everyone is recruited and paid by the city hall, which means that even if a minister is gone, he can be replaced by a new one, or even one person can be promoted directly from below.

It was a completely new system, and Barov was sure that the prince wanted to create a political system that was radically different from that of the upper echelons of the Grey Castle.

One might think that this was nothing more than Roland's whim, or the self-righteousness of a layman, but the assistant minister did not think so, and he took a quill and wrote down on paper the requests of His Royal Highness.

Take a look at the plans, they are simply interlocking and have been thought of in every detail.

The first is to manage to eat, drink, and Lazar.

Barov naturally knew that the stronger the control over the people, the faster the execution of the various orders issued by the lord, but in this way, it also greatly increased the number of people in charge, first, where to find so many people who could read and write? Second, the extra salary was a heavy burden on the lord's subordinates, and few people were willing to do so.

Look at the other two of His Highness, recruit civilians into the town hall and educate all civilians.

He couldn't help but shudder in his heart as he scanned the two lines of text with his fingers.

If these two items are realized by His Highness, what will become of Frontier Town?

Any civilian can read and write, and the town hall can find a large number of suitable personnel at any time as long as it wants to expand its size. This, in turn, will promote the universalization of education - if you get an education, you will have the opportunity to enter the town hall, get a well-paid position, and at the same time bring about an increase in social status, I am afraid that in a year or two, everyone will take the initiative to ask for education, and even if they can't do it, they will think about sending their children to the academy.

In addition, all the aforementioned salaries of the hired were paid by the town hall - that is, the lord Roland, and the commoners no longer needed to spend a bronze eagle to build their own team, which was equivalent to completely breaking the restriction that the nobles had the capital to serve as administrative officials.

There is no doubt that only the devil could have come up with such a shocking system.

Barov took a deep breath and squeezed the Stone of Divine Punishment on his chest in his hand, now there is only one question left, does the devil also have good?

If Roland was to say that he was an evil man, he was the first to stand up and disagree.

What the fourth prince did, in his eyes, can even be called a virtuous king's act. Even the records of the legendary kings in the history books did not care about the life and death of every person as much as he did. Staying in the border town with the people, spending a lot of money to buy food so that everyone can survive the Demon Month safely, bringing the devil's technology and equipment for the development of the town, and even the devil's minions and witches are also using their abilities to improve the lives of the people.

Barov suddenly felt that even if Roland became the king of the Grey Keep, it didn't seem too bad.

Remembering his father's teachings to him: don't say what you shouldn't say, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, he decided to hide his discovery in his heart first. Since he is the devil, he will always have a relationship with the church in the future, and if the form is not right, he can still be an exposer and witness in the devil's camp.

He rattled the bell and summoned Seni Dalí, who had just joined the town hall.

Compared to the stupid and arrogant knights, this young man from the wolf family was already one of the standouts, and although he still had some pride in being a knight, he was at least willing to listen to his own instructions.

"Teacher, what's the matter with you?" he saluted.

"Your Highness is going to set up a new department to be in charge of crop cultivation and supervision, and two apprentices are needed to help keep records," Barov repeated Roland's request, "Also, you go to the City Hall Archives and pick ten people who meet the requirements, and then do the screening." Although the other party is a commoner, His Highness has insisted on including them in the town hall, and if one of them performs well, he may even become the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, hey......" he sighed, "You can record the results with them first, and when the spring plowing is over, I will transfer you back." ”

"Teacher, just filter out two people," he said, "I'm familiar with this aspect as well. ”

"You?" Barov was stunned.

"Yes! Before I became a knight, I helped my father run the farm and knew a lot about wheat farming. "But when Your Highness asked me if I had any other expertise, I didn't say it...... I was afraid that he would send me to work in the fields with the serfs. ”

Barov was overjoyed, both educated and knowledgeable about farm work, so that even if civilians were to be admitted to the Ministry of Agriculture, he would be the right person to be in charge. For now, Saini is on his side, and if he becomes the director, he will also have influence over the Ministry of Agriculture.

"Very well," he said, nagging at him as a promise of interest, "do a good job, and maybe you can climb to a higher position than before." ”

After Saini left, Barov leaned back in his chair and exhaled softly.

Now that he knows that His Highness is the devil, he must hold on to his power even more. The devil always has an appreciation for ambitious people, which is a common account in mythological biographies. And for him, whether it is the power granted by the king or the power granted by the devil, it is equally sweet. (To be continued.) )