Viscount Roster was also a man of action—at the very least, the one with the fastest action among these believers.

After leaving the Tech Lab, he immediately started confirming related matters.

Using just one night, he'd already determined Roster territory's future development direction.

1). Population census—compile statistics and assign numbers to all people in Roster territory.

2). Land survey—compile statistics and plan all land in Roster territory.

3). Literacy education—use different forms like factory schools, field groups, and night schools to begin literacy campaigns for factory workers and farmers. Those who successfully graduate can receive rewards, initially set at 1 gold coin, subject to later adjustment.

4). Establish territorial school—the school is divided into two parts: four-year elementary education and three-year vocational education. All children over six years old can receive free education. During school, everyone can receive school uniforms, food, etc.

5). If possible, try to bring more land under the lord's ownership. Since this would touch on core fundamental interests of the knight group underneath, can exchange it for partial profit-sharing rights in factories.

6). Massively gather refugees, wanderers, purchase slaves, expand Roster territory's population scale. Can promise slaves that after creating certain value, they can restore their commoner status.

7). Management system reform—specific affairs managed by specific personnel. Can use Finance Minister status to find suitable candidates in the capital and hire them, such as agriculture supervisor, city supervisor, steel mill supervisor, mine supervisor, etc., to ensure stable development of various parts of the territory.

8). Continue expanding factory capacity, coordinate production efficiency and capability of mines, steel mills, and Magic Conductor factories. At the same time, find customers, try to achieve selling each unit produced, or even sell first then produce. Through massive investment and use of Magic Conductor machinery, promote demand for high-quality labor in various territories.

A basic territorial framework that could be called a prototype of modernization gradually began to be "created" under Viscount Roster's pen. Through what he saw and heard today in the Tech Lab, plus recently recalling the knowledge Ren had once taught him, along with his own management and understanding of the territory, after various fusions and modifications, he finally determined these directions.

This was how he planned it, and this was how he did it.

The very next day, he immediately began taking action.

In just one week, a basic prototype had already formed, and almost all projects had already launched.

Night fell.

The core area of Roster territory was already completely illuminated by magic crystal lamps. The Magic Power Network had long since connected the entire urban area, industrial area, and mining area. The world's largest self-charging magic array—just the little bit of magic power it casually absorbed was enough to support the output of these lights.

This naturally gave birth to the night shift system. Almost all factories in the territory now operated 24 hours, two shifts rotating. For some more exhausting positions, three shifts rotated. For ordinary people from Ren's past life, obviously, this wasn't a good job—at least the working hours definitely weren't friendly.

But for the commoners in this world, it was like heaven. Generous wages, free food provided by the factory—for these people who originally lived from day to day, who even froze or starved to death in large numbers every Frigid Moon, this was the first time they felt what it meant to eat their fill every day and also let their family eat their fill.

Under such circumstances, naturally there was no possibility of complaints. On the contrary, they all called Roster a benevolent lord. Quite a few even began believing in the God of Technology. They didn't know the God of Technology's doctrine, but they knew all of this was brought by the God of Technology. The benevolent Lord Roster was also a believer of the God of Technology.

Today was the opening day of Roster Night School.

After work hours, gradually, large numbers of workers all headed in one direction.

"Wonder what the lord's gathering everyone over there for." A worker who looked quite thin said to the person beside him, his footsteps not slowing at all.

No matter what the reason, since the lord was gathering everyone, he absolutely couldn't be late!

"My god, Miller, you haven't heard?! The lord requires each of us to go to night school to study. People who can pass the exam can receive an extra month's wages!" His companion looked at his coworker beside him with some surprise.

"Study? Exam?! A month's wages?" Having worked at the mill grinding grain for the knight lords for generations, he'd only recently come to work at the Magic Conductor machinery processing factory, so these terms were somewhat unfamiliar to him.

"Supposedly, the lord said that although we adults have already fixed our thinking, as long as we can understand numbers and some simple instructions, know how to use Magic Conductor machinery when we see written instructions, that meets the 'literacy' standard. Then we can receive an extra month's wages as a bonus."

Another person next to them finally couldn't hold it in anymore and spoke up excitedly. "My neighbor, Old John, once worked as a servant at a church. Although this experience made his family take twenty years to pay off their debts, he learned to use letters. This time he was directly taken by the lord to teach us literacy at night school. His wages are three times mine! He said the lord's requirements for us aren't very high. Maybe two hours a day, one week and we can learn it all."

Whoa—

Two hours a day, one week to learn it and get a month's salary? There's such a good thing in the world?!

"Thank you, Viscount. Thank you, God of Technology. This... I... it's just like a dream. Unbelievable, truly unbelievable. I'm going to have my wife and kids all come to night school!"

"Your kids will enter formal school. In a few days formal schools will also start. The lord's requirement is that children over six years old can spend half a day at home helping their parents with labor. The other half day must be spent at school. They can receive free food at school. Outstanding students can get a large scholarship."

Who knows if this person was a plant sent by Viscount Roster into the workers' ranks. This person was very familiar with Roster territory's upcoming education system and kept "educating" the surrounding workers, telling them key information. He also appropriately showed that he was already eager to go study, go receive rewards, that his children would definitely be sent to school, and other viewpoints to influence those around him.

In fact, this kind of role wasn't rare throughout Roster territory.

Under these people's tireless promotion, the workers who were originally still confused gradually had their goals become clear, even getting a bit heated!

If Ren saw this scene, he probably couldn't help but exclaim that this Viscount Roster really was talented!

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