Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 639 Education Issues
After bidding farewell to the hunters, Perfecto, accompanied by local officials, continued to wander around the town of Vosde to gain a deeper understanding of the situation in this small town.

The town of Vosde is quite large. Even on the ground there are dozens of buildings, making the whole town look quite large.

Perhaps for a densely populated city, this scale is nothing, but if you consider that this is a small town on the extremely cold ice field, dozens of buildings are already impressive.

Especially in Perfecto, it can be seen that these buildings are basically inhabited and used by people, which adds to the popularity of this place.

"It seems that you have done a good job. It can be seen that you are working seriously to make the place so prosperous." Perfect did not hesitate to praise.

She has always been clear about rewards and punishments. If you do well, you are well done, and you will naturally get her praise and rewards.

"Thank you for your praise, Lord. We are just doing our job." Magistrate Vosde was very humble in response to Perfectcot's praise, but it was also obvious that he was still proud of it.

"If you do a good job, you do a good job. There's no need to be too modest." Perfect waved her hand, indicating that the other party didn't need to be too modest. Then she asked, "Is there enough food in the town? How are the living conditions of ordinary people? Are there any difficulties?"

This was the question that concerned Perfecto most, and although it might sound a bit official, she had to ask it.

The local officials were obviously prepared for these problems and hurriedly reported to Perfecto: "At present, the food supply in the town is sufficient. Although the compressed biscuits are not very delicious, they are enough to feed everyone.

Although the amount of food produced in the greenhouse is limited, no one has any complaints about it in this year.

Moreover, there are many hunters in Vosde. Although they may not catch much prey, they can still ensure that the people in the town have an average of one meat meal a week.

As for the difficulties…"

When talking about the difficulties, the local official hesitated, as if he was hesitating whether he should say it.

Naturally, Perfect saw his concerns, so he said to him, "If you have any problems, just tell me. I'm here to solve whatever problems I can."

"Yes, lord!" After receiving Perfecto's promise, the local official mustered up the courage to say, "The biggest problem in the town right now is the children's education. Most of the natives prefer to raise their children in their traditional way, but the imperial people..."

"The natives are also citizens of the empire. Stop saying such things in the future!" Perfect corrected the local official's remarks.

She was not deliberately emphasizing anything, but the indigenous people had been her loyal subjects three years ago, and she was also the great chief respected by all the tribes in the north, so naturally she had to treat everyone as her own people.

As for treating the indigenous people as if they were not human beings, like a certain inhuman Ansa? Perfect would never do such a thing.

"I'm sorry, Lord! I made a mistake!" The local official quickly admitted his mistake, and then continued: "According to the policy of the North, all children need to go to school before the age of 12, which makes many natives dissatisfied.

They believe that what children are taught in school is useless and that what children learn in school cannot help them survive in today's environment.

So the indigenous people have mentioned to me several times that they want their children to return to their traditions, learn to hunt from hunters, learn how to identify herbs from the elders, and inherit and continue their traditional lifestyles and skills. "I know, I will pay attention to this matter." Perficot nodded, but did not promise anything or make any decisions immediately.

This conflict of ideas was normal in her opinion. After all, although schools in the North were now providing universal education and all children before the age of 12 had to go to school, there were still limits on what could be taught to these children.

After all, learning is a gradual process, and education in this era emphasizes practicality more.

As for learning mathematics, language and characters, not to mention the indigenous people, even ordinary workers think that being able to count and write their own names is enough for children, and there is no need to learn so much.

Instead of wasting time in school, it is better to learn a skill from your parents or a master so that you can make a living in the future.

The same is true for the indigenous people. They hope that their children can learn how to survive in today's environment rather than learning things that they think are completely useless.

Thinking of this, Perfect said to the local official: "Take me to the school. I want to hear what the children themselves say."

"Okay, my lord. Please come this way." The local official naturally would not refuse Perfect and took her to the school in the town.

The town of Vosde also has underground shelters, and most of the townspeople actually live underground. After all, the relatively warmer ambient temperature brings a more comfortable living environment.

It’s just that relatively speaking, the indigenous people are more accustomed to living on the ground. Although they also understand that the environment on the ground is not very suitable for living, some habits passed down from generation to generation are not so easy to correct.

Especially for human beings themselves, living on the ground and under the sun is an instinct.

Living underground is more due to the pressure of the environment and orders from official levels.

So most of the residents of Vosde are actually not much different from other places in the North. Everyone is active and working on the ground during the day and goes back to sleep underground at night.

However, the school in the town of Vosde was still built on the ground, which surprised Perfecto a little.

She asked the local official: "Why build the school above ground? I remember that when all the shelters in the North were built and planned, schools were reserved in the best locations in the underground shelters, right?"

Naturally, Perfect would not remember her design wrongly. According to her original plan, the school must be in the warmest and most comfortable place. And where in a shelter could be warmer than next to the energy tower?
Moreover, when Perfect designed the shelter, there were no energy fields or constant temperature barriers, so it was naturally impossible for people to live on the ground.

The local official quickly explained: "This is the request of the local indigenous people. They hope that children can adapt to the wind and snow from an early age, rather than staying in a warm environment like delicate flowers in a greenhouse."

"Only ice and snow can forge a strong body and a tough spirit!" At this time, a heroic voice came, and a man who looked like a giant bear saluted to Perfecto: "Greetings to you, respected chieftain, the Grizzly Bear Tribe sends you greetings."

(End of this chapter)