Sword of Daybreaker

For a long time, Daniel has not only been the eyeliner that Gao Wen has set in the sleeper, but also the eyeliner of the Tifeng Empire.

Although the old mage lived in isolation and lived in a remote place in Tifeng, away from the Imperial Center for many years, he was at least still a Titan, and as a mage, he certainly retained his own power, what he could provide. Neighboring intelligence is still of great value to Gao Wen; on the other hand, Tifeng is a country with rapid development and rapid changes. Its remote location is different from that of Ansu. Even with information delay, Tifeng Every inch of the country will still be affected by the decree of the Rosetta the Great, and there will never be a situation in which the entire southern border like Ansu is almost out of touch with the hinterland of the kingdom.

From Daniel here, Gao Wen can learn a lot about Tifeng, not necessarily in time, but at least it is more reliable than the stories made by adventurers and bards.

At this moment, Daniel was glad that his female apprentice had just gone to the town and brought a lot of news. He did not dare to hide it and said all the new news he knew: "...Rose Tauguus is expanding the army. He has previously established a system of standing soldiers to replace the recruits. Now more than half of the troops in the Titan Empire are made up of such standing soldiers. These soldiers will undergo vocational training... ”

Gao Wen nodded as he listened, and when he encountered an unclear place, the old Master stopped and asked.

Although he had inquired about Daniel’s many things related to Tifeng, he still knew that the situation was still not enough. The main reason was not that Daniel had previously concealed it, but that the old Master himself did not know anything other than Tifeng. For him, all the things in Tifeng are natural common sense. In the case that Gao Wen does not take the initiative to ask, he does not know the specific reporting direction, so the information provided will inevitably have gaps.

"...There was a recent order from the Emperor Rosetta to add a school, increasing the number of teachers in the country and asking the peasants to literate in their leisure time..."

Gao Wen immediately frowned and gently knocked down the table, letting the old master stop: "What is the current literacy rate of Tifeng civilians?"

Daniel replied with respect and respect: "About 40% of the farmers can spell words like common cereals, farm tools, and can read the list of food, and 20% of farmers can read simple notices or write a bad letter. Has been increasing."

“How long has literacy education been promoted?”

"The emperor issued an order six years ago to cancel the literacy ban on civilians, but not many people took the initiative to read the words until the emperor ordered the establishment of the school four years ago, dispatched teachers, and the number of literate talents began to increase, but the civilians really want to To recognize the word, or after the 'land contract law' is promulgated, the peasants can rent the land of the empire, and they can declare the grain by themselves. In order to prevent being fooled and prevent the scribe from defrauding the money, more and more civilians begin to take the initiative to recognize the word... ”

Gao Wen’s face was a little gloomy, and the old wizard looked at his expression with uneasiness, but in the end Gao Wen nodded: “Continue.”

"Yes... Nowadays, there are more limestone chemical workshops in various places. Since last year, similar acid chemical workshops have increased in number. The Rosetta emperor may plan to set up such a grain in all food producing areas..."

Gao Wen once again interrupted Daniel: "What is the stop-burning stone chemical workshop? Is the burning stone referring to the white sedimentary rock mined in the offshore?"

Gao Wen heard the term "burning stone". As far as he knows, this kind of thing is a special product along the coast, and it is especially abundant in the Tifeng Empire. This grayish white loose ore can be ignited, so it is called "burning stone". "But it's very inefficiently burned, and it emits a lot of irritating gas, so it's not a qualified heating material at all. Isn't it... Tifeng people have found a way to use the burning stone?" !

"Yes, the burning stone is the kind of white stone you said," Daniel didn't know what Gao Wen was thinking, but he still seriously reported that "burning stone is the chief alchemist of the Royal Society of Tifeng, a few years ago. After the pulverized stone is mixed with the calcined stone and heated in a closed container at a high temperature, a dark brown powder and a large amount of translucent crystals are formed, and the crystal is called 'ash crystal', which is a little valuable. The magic material, and those dark brown powders are called 'abundance dust'...can be used to promote crop growth."

Gao Wen listened to Daniel's explanation and subconsciously tapped the table. At this moment, his action on the table suddenly stopped.

“Promoting crop growth?”

“Yes, watering and diluting with a large amount of water and then pouring the farmland is much more effective than grass ash or human and animal waste, and the burning stone is very cheap and not complicated to process. Only the 'abundant dust' is exposed to the moisture in the air. After that, it will soon be transgendered and it is very troublesome to transport. Therefore, Emperor Rosetta ordered the construction of a petroic acid chemical workshop in various places to transport the burning stone to various grain producing areas for processing..."

Speaking of this, Daniel added: "In addition, in order to transport the burning stone, Tifeng is expanding the road a lot..."

Gao Wen’s heart was amazed, but it didn’t show up. It’s just Shen Sheng’s question: “What is the specific operation of the workshop?”

After Daniel answered, he went on to ask a series of questions: “How many literate farmers would choose to go to work in the workshop? How many merchants in Titan have participated in the construction of those workshops in the last two years? How many nobles participated in the workshop? Construction? Rosetta Augustus is encouraging the nobles to do business after the restructuring of the aristocracy? How is the road of Tifeng built? What are the specifications? How many people can I support a Litian farm now? How many people are there to support? How many people does Tifeng have?"

Gao Wen’s problems one by one, Daniel tried hard to answer, and the fine sweat on his forehead. He didn’t know the specific meaning behind these problems, but he could vaguely realize the hidden connection between these problems. He can't answer all the questions.

Although he does retain some connections in Wangdu, he is only a mage who is addicted to research. If Gao Wen asks him about the current magical achievements of Tifeng, he can certainly answer the questions, but let him answer the output of the field. The scale of the square and even the population problem...

He can answer a third of the things that are already rumored.

Gao Wen’s face has become extraordinarily gloomy. Although Daniel does not know the true mind of this “outside rogue”, he can feel a strong pressure to pass his nerves to his mind. After answering all the questions that could be answered, the old Master closed his mouth in a treacherous manner, waiting for a new order.

Gao Wen ignored the reaction of Daniel, and he is now fully calculating the development process of Tifeng.

From the beginning, he knew that Tifeng was a country more developed than Ansu, and he also knew that Rosetta Augustus was carrying out a series of effective new policies, and with the growth of productivity, Tifeng’s society will surely We are welcoming a series of earth-shaking changes.

However, the development of Tifeng still exceeded his expectations.

Tifeng people did not find a way to industrially produce alchemy pharmacy, but they found a part of cheap alternatives. The sulphuric acid chemical workshop will greatly enhance the food production of Tifeng and release a large agricultural population; the professionalization of Rosetta the Great The army has gradually taken shape, sufficient food supply can allow it to maintain a larger military scale, and these professional soldiers will be more fully trained; due to the liberation of labor, the new sulphuric acid chemical workshop will receive sufficient workers, within the territory of Tifeng The process of building roads will also have enough labor...

And more importantly, Rosetta Augustus realized that the literate civilians could produce greater value from time, and that the Emperor Tifeng began to educate him almost immediately after the flaming acidification reaction was discovered. Advance, which shows that the majestic emperor wanted to understand at least two things in a very short period of time:

First, although the acidification reaction of ignoring is a product of alchemy, it does not require magical power, which means that a large number of civilians without magical talents can also engage in production work, and the abundance of dust they produce will be sufficient in a short time. The food production in the country has been greatly improved.

Second, literate civilians are better able to manipulate reactors than illiterate civilians.

Gao Wen took a deep breath.

These things are not happening recently, but they started a few years ago. However, due to the lag of information dissemination and the limitation of productivity, the land of Tifeng’s borders has only begun to build a petroic acid chemical workshop, and Ansu... ...

Ansu knows nothing about this.

Daniel looked at Gao Wen for a long time without opening, and finally could not help but break the silence: "My Lord, do you need me to collect the demographic changes of Tifeng in recent years? I can contact the old friends I met in the Imperial Capital..."

Gao Wen was awakened from his thoughts. He looked at Daniel and his thoughts were quickly sorted out and gradually cleared.

The development of Tifeng is an established fact, and for such a huge empire, the pace of development that has already begun is difficult to be disturbed and stagnated by external forces. Moreover, in the current situation, the Principality of Cecil has no chance to go. Obstruct the development of Tifeng.

Amber once said a word: When the opponent is too strong, a hardened dagger is better than any sword.

Although there is a sentence behind the amber, "the sole is better than the dagger," Gao Wen thinks that as long as the first half is enough.

"Nothing else, don't worry, you take the magic net information that I handed you to respond to the recruitment of Rosetta Augustus," Gao Wen looked at the old mage in front of him, said very seriously, "Remember, Don't take things out for the first time. Let's take a look at the steps of their research, see what they have on hand, and then throw out your research a little bit. If necessary, give some credit to your apprenticeship. You must stand firm in the Titan's Masters Association, as you would be promoted in the Everlasting Cult, and be careful not to be exposed."

Daniel bowed his head deeply: "Yes, my lord, I will not let you down!"

"Well. After entering the team of Masters of Rosetta the Great, you should have more opportunities to get in touch with their technical information. You should report to me in time, and I will have new orders for you at any time," Gao Wen said. Nodding, followed by a turn, "but this will increase the risk of your exposure. Your characteristics of the permanent sleeper are too obvious. Although few people know the existence of the mind network, your frequent access to the network itself is an abnormal phenomenon. ”

"My Lord, you mean..."

"You are the time to increase the number of people," Gao Wen said slowly. "I asked you to study non-implantable nerve cables and more efficient brain wave amplification devices. Is there a look?"