A luxurious wooden boat that had belonged to Duke Eddie slowly approached and docked at the edge of the dock, and Kuros Yum and a group of town hall officials stepped down from the boat.The docks in Frontier Town are clean and orderly, and they are no less busy than those in Dongsheng Fortress.Seeing this scene, a nobleman in the back couldn't help but show a surprised face."
Is this really a frontier town?
When I came five years ago, it was a small, stinking and dilapidated dock. ”"That's before, don't stay in the old impression of the decay of the border town."
Kulos, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, turned around and reminded: "Under the governance of Marquis Eisen, the border town is rising at an unimaginable speed, and it is not unreasonable to be able to defeat Duke Eddie and quell the rebellious nobles, you should pay attention to what you say in the future." ”"Master Kulos Yum is taught."
The nobleman hurriedly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.Having said that, Kuros himself was actually shocked, and the appearance of Frontier Town was very different from the last time he visited Owen."
Welcome to Frontier Town."
Just then, a civilian from the town hall of the border town came over with three policemen."
On the orders of my lord, I will receive you from the Dongsheng Fortress.""
I'm sorry for you."
Kuros nodded in response."
Please come with me, adults."
Afterwards, the civilian took Kuros and his party to the arranged accommodation and sent someone to entertain them.Since the enlarged meeting will not be officially convened until tomorrow, Clive arranged for someone to lead Kuros and his party to inspect the border towns this afternoon, especially the factories built in the north.After the inspection, the nobles of Dongsheng Fortress have gained a lot of knowledge, and they are more convinced that the border town has generated 50,000 gold coins in the past year, and they are no longer full of fear of the changes brought about by the new system, but have some expectations.The following morning, the enlarged meeting was held in the conference room of the town hall.The table was filled with nobles and officials from Frontier Town, Dongsheng Fortress, and Laifenggang, and there were a few people sitting on the chairs on the periphery.Seeing everyone sitting almost side-by-side at the conference table, Owen thought to himself that he would have to ask Viru to build a new place for meetings, this conference room was too small.The number of officials in the future will inevitably increase, and this conference room will not be filled with people by then."
Ahem."
After confirming that all the personnel were there, Owen, who was sitting in the main seat, faked a cough, attracting the attention of everyone present."
Let's start the meeting."
Owen nodded at Clive."
Hmm."
Clive deliberately cleared his throat and said, "Please open the book in front of you, this is the new law that must be implemented in the territory under the jurisdiction of Lord Marquis Owen Eisen in the future.The time for questions will be answered by me or by the Marquis of Owen Eisen. ”In front of each person's desk was a beautifully crafted book (some on a chair) with the words "New Kingdom Law" printed on the cover.After listening to Clive's words, everyone picked up the law on the table and turned the first page."
The first part is the general ......," Clive then began to read out.Some of those present were listening to Clive's statement, while others were taking it upon themselves to read the contents of the law.When they had doubts, they took the pencils on the table and marked them, waiting for Clive to finish reading the part before asking their own questions.Unlike the old kingdom law, Owen's new law made many references to the people and guaranteed their basic rights.For example, the right and duty of the people to education are established.In other words, after Dongsheng Fortress and Lai Fenggang, civilian schools should be established to ensure that children under the age of 14 can go to school and study, and the tuition is free of charge.There was already a successful experience with schools in the border towns, and Owen would ask officials from the Ministry of Education to help set up schools in both places.The purpose of expanding education is to cultivate and reserve future talents, and it is worth spending any amount of money on it.Some aristocrats thought it was inconceivable that they would have to invest so much money to teach those commoners how to read, and it was better to use the money to build more factories and generate more revenue.Owen didn't bother to heed the arrogant ideas of those people, and demanded that this letter of the law must be implemented on the ground.In addition, the new law mentions that the town hall will have a monopoly on some extremely important resource transactions, such as the staple grain wheat.It is stipulated that the purchase and sale of staple grains can only be carried out by the city hall, and other units and individuals are prohibited from participating in order to ensure the stability of grain prices.The people live on food, and this is done to ensure that the people can buy food from the town hall at the right price and fill their stomachs.If the grain is excessively marketized, it will be fine at the time of the harvest and the price will be relatively low, but if the harvest is not harvested one day, the evil merchants will certainly hoard grain and arbitrarily raise the price of grain, resulting in a tragic situation of starvation everywhere.Natural disasters are already tragic enough, but man-made disasters must be added to make people's lives even more miserable, and this situation must not be allowed to happen.Of course, in order to protect the income of farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture of the City Hall should take the initiative to guide farmers in farming, ensure their harvest, evaluate the annual harvest, and then publish a reasonable purchase price and sale price.As for the nobility, although the new law made it clear that they could retain the title of knighthood as an honor, they enjoyed the same rights and duties as a full citizen.All in all, there was no difference between nobles and commoners in the face of this new set of laws, and everyone was equal in the true sense of the word.Because of the large number of contents of the new law, the enlarged meeting lasted three days before the New Kingdom Laws were finished.“…… Since no one is asking, that's the end of the new law. ”Closing the law in his hand, Clive exhaled lightly, then picked up the glass next to him and took a sip of water to moisten his throat.In the past three days, he has been talking non-stop, and the muscles on both sides of his mouth are sore.Clive had done his job and handed over the meeting to Owen.Hearing this, everyone present turned their heads to look at Owen, waiting for his speech.Sitting up a little upright, Owen glanced at everyone and said slowly: "I announce that from next spring, Frontier Town will be officially established and renamed Dawn City. ”The border town has finally been upgraded to a city.As soon as the words fell, the officials of the city hall of the former Frontier Town immediately applauded vigorously to congratulate them, and the people who came to Fenggang and Dongsheng Fortress also applauded after half a beat slower.The applause gradually stopped, and a nobleman asked cautiously: "The ......
Frontier, uh no, is the population of Dawn already over 30,000 people?
”Generally speaking, only a population of 30,000 is eligible to be declared a city and considered a small city.If the population reaches more than 100,000, it is a large metropolis, and there are only a handful of cities of this level on this continent."
That's right."
It was Clive who answered, and his face was full of pride."
Under the rule of Lord Marquis Owen Eisen, Dawn City will only be more prosperous in the future, 30,000 people is nothing, our goal is 100,000, or even higher!"
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