Succubus' Manor

Chapter 247

Common people always yearn for the capital of a country, thinking that it is the richest, most peaceful and beautiful place in the whole country.

Chi Yan has recently discovered that a lot of people have flooded into the Holy City, and they are all civilians from surrounding cities. They either learned from businessmen, or from relatives and friends that the Holy City can find a job anywhere, and they can use it at a very low cost. When the price rented a house, they packed their bags and put on the suitcases. The whole family set out on the road together and came to the holy city.

These people include men and women, old and young. After they come here, they first look for a place to live. They usually go to the slums, and first find a cheap house that can accommodate a family. The low-rent housing will be built soon, so they wait with peace of mind and go to work after packing up. Road repairing is the best job to find. They are paid according to efficiency and paid on a daily basis, so they are all willing to repair roads and get their hands every day. The money is visible.

The original huge holy courtyard was transformed into a hospital by Chi Yan. He was going to let Mrs. Campbell come over. As for Stettin, Mrs. Campbell could let her students stay there.

Chi Yan is also planning to convert a big house where the nobles used to live into a library.

He was going to hand over the task of transforming the library to Juster.

"Go and call Just." Chi Yan said to the servant beside him.

The servant quickly lowered his head: "Yes."

Ryan has been too busy recently, and Chi Yan is going to promote a few more servants from the servants around him.

The manservant left the room, he covered his chest, his heart was beating violently in his chest, he pursed his lips tightly, his hands clenched into fists, he felt that he felt something, maybe he could...can be like Ryan, He doesn't have to stand behind Ryan all the time, His Majesty can focus on him.

The servant Jock walked to where Just was. At this time, Just usually stayed in the library of the palace.

He wanted to inventory the collection of books in the palace, count out the damaged spines, and then sort them out.

But Juster was not happy, he felt that this was an overuse of his talents, he could obviously do more for His Majesty!Anyone who can read and write can do things like counting books, so why does he have to come?

But Just didn't dare to question Chi Yan's decision. He could only come to the library on time every day, and with a dark face, he instructed the nobles to move and classify books, and he went to check them last.

"Your Majesty told you to come over, Lord Just." Jock walked to Just.

There was light in Just's eyes: "I'll go now."

Without even telling the nobles what he was going to do next, he left the library in a hurry, his steps getting faster and faster, and in the end he even started to trot.

Just kept telling himself that he must have important things to do, he can't keep doing things that don't matter all the time, he wants to prove his worth.

Just ran to the door of Chi Yan's study, and finally stopped. He supported his knees with his hands, panting continuously.

Jock was left far behind by him, so anxious that he didn't dare to shout loudly.

Just waited until he was no longer panting, straightened his collar and cuffs, wiped the sweat from his brow, and knocked on the door of the study when he felt that he could see Chi Yan.

Chi Yan's voice came from the study: "Come in."

Just pushed away the study rooms.

Pushing open the door, he saw His Majesty sitting behind the table with his hands crossed, his chin propped up, and his dark eyes staring at him.

Your Majesty's eyes... seem to be darker than before, were your Majesty's eyes black before?

When being watched by His Majesty, he even felt like a prey being targeted by a large predator, he seemed so small in front of the other party.

At that moment, Juster felt chills all over his body. He subconsciously felt that he had done something wrong, but he didn't know what he did wrong.

"Your Majesty." Just bent down and saluted Chi Yan.

Chi Yan put down the quill in his hand, smiled at him and said, "No, come here, I have something to tell you."

Just walked over with a very humble gesture.

"How do you feel now? Are you okay in the library?" Chi Yan asked.

Just lowered his head: "Your Majesty... I want to do more, for you and for this country."

Chi Yan blinked: "So you're not very satisfied with your work in the library?"

Just didn't speak.

Chi Yan leaned on the chair: "I know, you have great ambitions and ideals, and you want everyone to recognize your ability."

"But I don't need the ability you are proud of right now."

Just's eyes were slightly red.

Chi Yan: "But I need your other abilities."

"What kind of talent do you think I need now?"

Juster didn't speak, and after a while, he said, "What Your Majesty needs now is someone who can solve your problems."

Chi Yan Xu Shanyu: "Then what worries do I have now?"

Juster was stunned - now Master Kleist is leading troops to fight, and he has not been defeated, and all the reports are good news.

It's almost summer, and after the autumn harvest, the holy city will no longer be short of food in winter.

So what is His Majesty worried about now?

"I want to develop national strength now." Chi Yan explained to Juster, "What advantages do you think Kentis has? Kentis is not as big as Ferlando's country, but it is more fertile than Ferlando's."

"Not as much food as Kasha, but our country is larger than Kasha, and we also have more iron ore and gold mines than Kasha."

Just: "Dorsey also has mines."

Chi Yan: "Yes, but they are not like us."

Kendis seems to be a student with poor grades, but he has one advantage - he is not partial to subjects, and has developed morality, intelligence and physique in an all-round way.

Chi Yan said with a smile: "Sometimes it is not necessary to rely on the army to defeat a country, or several countries."

Juster's eyes widened.

Chi Yan: "Benefits and economy."

"So I need to let everyone in Kentish find a job, let the next generation of Kentish be able to read and write, and let smart people go to positions where they can use their talents. This may take a long time, ten years, 20 years. Years, 30 years."

Chi Yan: "And if you only focus on this palace, this holy city, there are countless people who can replace you."

There is no shortage of careerists and politicians in every era, but there is a shortage of doers.

Just like if God wanted to send two more time-travelers over, he would rather have an engineering student, even a student, than a mature politician.

But the reality is that God must not hear his voice.

Chi Yan looked at Juster: "I still have to continue approving official documents, you go and sit over there, and let me know when you've made up your mind."

Chi Yan picked up the pen again.

Just sat on the bench opposite, feeling uneasy, feeling that the silence in the study suffocated him.

What can he do?

He thought that His Majesty would let him deal with those nobles, and even let him go to Flando, forcing the king of Flando to pay for the ransom of Flando soldiers who stayed in the holy city.

But His Majesty obviously didn't want him to do these things.

"There are countless people who could replace you."

Just because of these words, Just pursed his lips tightly, sitting uncomfortable, and the words kept echoing in his mind.

The quill slides over the paper, making a "rustling" sound, which is very soft and very small.

Juster was fascinated.

It wasn't until Jock brought water in that Juster suddenly came back to his senses.

"It's already this time." Chi Yan looked out the window, the sun was already going down.

He rubbed his wrist and smiled at Jock: "Just put it on the table, you go and rest."

Jock said quickly: "I, I serve His Majesty."

Chi Yan didn't refuse either: "Then you go and ask the cook to prepare dinner, and prepare one for Just."

Jock's cheeks flushed with excitement: "Yes! Yes."

"Come and drink water." Chi Yan waved to Juster.

Just walked over.

"Have you figured it out?" Chi Yan asked after taking a sip of water, "Do you know what you want to do?"

Just licked his somewhat dry lips, and finally said, "Your Majesty, I don't know..."

Chi Yan sighed.

This sigh made Juster almost desperate.

"In that case, I'll make arrangements for you." Chi Yan said, "Take it easy."

Just said nervously: "Yes! Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your expectations of me!"

Chi Yan: "I want to build a library, and put all the books of the royal family and nobles in it. The books can't be borrowed, but those who want can go in and read them by themselves. I also need to build a school in the Holy City, so that children of the right age can go in and study. .”

Just: "School?"

Chi Yan nodded: "What do you think?"

Just said with some uncertainty, "Your Majesty wants me to..."

Chi Yan smiled for him: "I think I will entrust these two tasks to you. You can choose the right person to be your subordinate. You can discuss how to do this together, and then report it to me. If it is suitable, I will give it to you." will pass."

Just: "Send all the kids to read?"

Chi Yan: "So the teacher is also very important, and you need to worry about this."

Just didn't dare to question Chi Yan, but he still whispered, "They are common people, they don't deserve to read."

Chi Yan: "I am also a commoner. I was appointed by the Holy Court to become a lord, and I am not a nobleman. Now that I am a king, am I worthy?"

Just nearly fell to his knees in fright.

Chi Yan asked him with a half-smile: "There's never been such a thing as whether you deserve it or not."

"Your Majesty." Just bowed his head deeply, "Whatever you ask me to do is my honor."

Chi Yan: "Then you go to the library and the school. If you can't do well, I will replace you."

Just took a deep breath: "Yes."

Jock knocked on the door: "Your Majesty, the cook is ready and said it is ready to serve."

Chi Yan walked to the door, turned to Juster and said, "Let's go together."

Just followed quickly - of course he didn't dare to walk side by side with Chi Yan, but kept a distance of two steps from Chi Yan.

There is only one person in this country who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Chi Yan.

Only Lord Kleist.

No one else but him.

During the meal, Chi Yan invited the former queen, now Duke Joels, to the dining room.

This is also the first time Just saw Duke Joels after Chi Yan was crowned. When she came, she was dressed very casually, wearing only a robe and no accessories, but she didn't look like a loser. , either because she has other ideas, or she has accepted the fact.

"Your Majesty." Duke Joels saluted Chi Yan.

Chi Yan said to her: "Let's eat together, you probably haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Duke Joels smiled and said, "Yes."

The three of them dined together, and the cook delivered food that was still delicious.

At the dinner table, Chi Yan talked to Duke Joels about his plan to build a library and a school.

Joels was a little curious: "You want the common people to study?"

Chi Yan nodded.

He actually likes to chat with Joels sometimes, because of the royal education Joels received, she learned how to be a ruler from her parents and brothers since she was born, and her eyes are better than Just. Chi Yan felt that if Joels could see the reality clearly, he might be able to use her.

Or maybe wait a little longer, wait until he has secured his position, and wait until no one can overthrow him, then she can be used.

After Joels lost her status as queen, she slowly began to reveal her true nature. She was puzzled and said, "What can they do with their studies? Don't they still go back to work?"

This is the difference between her and Just's way of thinking. Juster will be restricted by the times, and his first thought is that common people should not study.

The more the common people know and hear, the less favorable it is for the ruler's rule. The common people don't need to think, and it's best for them to do whatever the ruler tells them to do.

But Joels will not, she only thinks about what ordinary people can do after reading the book, and whether it can bring more benefits to this country.

This may also have something to do with Joels being a woman. If she were a man, she should have the same thoughts as Just.

Chi Yan said to her, "Development will become faster."

Joels didn't understand, she continued to ask: "What development?"

Chi Yan said with a smile: "Can you imagine a country where everyone can read, everyone reads, and everyone has a job?"

Joels froze for a moment, then she understood.

She exclaimed, "You are really ambitious."

Chi Yan: "But I think this is a normal ambition. Only a cowardly king would worry about common people having wisdom."

Joels raised his glass and shook it at Chi Yan: "My father and brother are very timid."

Then she sighed: "I'm also very cowardly. If I killed you when you first arrived in the holy city, I would still be the queen now."

Chi Yan laughed: "At that time, you couldn't kill me. The people around me were very powerful. How could I come to the holy city without any preparation? And you wouldn't do anything to me at that time, the holy courtyard is still there. "

Joels: "That's right, the Holy Court almost exhausted my efforts."

Just watched them come and go, talking happily, he couldn't believe it, and felt like a fool.

Staring at the food on his plate, he thought he might be dreaming.

It wasn't until the next day that the servant urged him to take up the post and renovate the library that he realized that he was not dreaming, and that all of this was reality.

Just started his new life and new job in such a trance, because he had to write a report to Chi Yan every week, so he never slacked off for a moment.

As for the school, he had to choose the location first. He selected more than a dozen people from the stewards of the holy city to help him choose the location, and everyone had to come up with a plan.

Tired to the end, he couldn't remember why he didn't want to build schools and libraries before.

Such days have passed for a long time, and Just has become accustomed to it.

"My lord, where are these books?" asked a young boy running up to him.

The child had just come of age, the third son of a viscount, but he was not favored, because his mother died after giving birth to him, and his father married his stepmother, who gave birth to two more sons, although the stepmother did not abuse him. He, but the father still felt that he was a bit of an eyesore. After all, the eldest son and the second son had grown up, and the two younger ones were the children of his new wife. He had nothing more to give this child, so he sent the child to St. hospital.

It would be nice to be a knight when I grow up in the future.

Just: "Put it over there."

Young boy: "I'll go right away!"

The boy didn't seem to be able to relax, he ran to Juster after moving the books: "My lord, what should I do next?"

Just sighed: "You've been working all day, go and rest."

The boy quickly said: "My lord, I'm not tired! I'm not tired at all! I like books!"

He was a little embarrassed: "I have always liked reading, but there were very few books at home. Later, when I was sent to the Holy Academy, I could read even fewer books. I could only read books related to the doctrine."

"After the library is built, can I come here to read?"

Just was taken aback for a moment, and he replied, "Of course."

The boy has a very outgoing personality. He babbled: "I never thought there would be a place like a library. Books are too expensive. It's great to come here to read without spending money."

The boy continued to babble: "I rent a room now, and it only costs [-] copper coins a month, and the neighbors occasionally give me some food."

Just hesitated a bit: "Is it so good?"

The boy nodded vigorously: "Of course! My lord! This allows many children from ordinary families to read books and see the world in books."

Just: "There's not much good stuff in the book either."

In Just's view, other than the books that record history, other books are useless.

But the boy seemed to like reading all kinds of books. He liked the stories in the books, no matter whether the stories were absurd or not, no matter whether the love poems were useless or not.

"The road has also improved." The boy said happily, "The businessman also brought a car, they called it a bicycle!"

"That kind of wheel!" exclaimed the boy excitedly, "very strange wheel!"

Chi Yan was also looking at the bicycle tires.

When he left Stettin he brought the factories to the attention of trees that ooze sticky sap.

Although the rubber tree could not be found in the end, Sakerd found a substitute.

This is a kind of tree called tiger skin tree in the local area. The trunk of this tree has tiger skin-like lines, hence the name.

Its sap is very viscous and easy to get. You only need to stick a hollow iron pipe into the tree trunk, and you can get half a bucket of sap in two days.

Then plug the hole with a little branch of itself, and after a while, it can produce juice again.

"How did you make it?" Chi Yan asked the person next to him.

This man came with the businessman just to explain the tires to Chi Yan.

"At the beginning, it was boiled, but when it was cold, it became very hard and did not have the elasticity you said." The female dwarf continued, "Later we tried to stir during the boil, added sulfur, and added a little saltpeter. , when it is warm, pour it into a mold to shape it, and when it is cold, it will become like this.”

The female dwarf is very calm. She was chosen by Triss thousands of times. She is not only smart but also stable.

Chi Yan smiled: "Well done."

The dwarf was relieved.

"How much can you make now?" Chi Yan asked.

Female dwarf: "Now there are machines, we don't need to do the mixing ourselves, but there are not enough tiger bark trees, so the speed of doing it is not fast."

Chi Yan: "Is it planting?"

The female dwarf nodded: "It's being planted."

Chi Yan: "That's good, take your time."

"Do you want Saket or stay here?" Chi Yan asked her.

The female dwarf quickly said: "Mistress Triss said, if Your Majesty asks me to stay, I must stay."

After she finished speaking, she realized that she had slipped her mouth, and hurriedly covered her mouth.

The stable look just now disappeared instantly.

Chi Yan laughed, and his eyes were full of smiles: "Well, you can stay, I'm going to let you run a textile factory, just like Saket, only recruiting female employees."

The female dwarf's eyes widened. She didn't expect Chi Yan to entrust her with a heavy responsibility as soon as she came.

Chi Yan bent down and patted her on the shoulder: "Since Triss asked you to come, it proves that you have something special, don't let her down."

The female dwarf said excitedly: "Yes! Your Majesty!"

The female dwarf can live in the palace during this time, and she has a beautiful name—Eileen.

She quickly became familiar with the holy city and decided where to open the factory. She was full of energy every day, and her relationship with the servants in the palace became very good.

She's probably the more social type of dwarves.

Chi Yan slept very late during this time. After reading all kinds of official documents and reports, he lay down on the bed to read.

Although these short stories were short and uninteresting to him, they were good enough to pass the time.

Since Kleist left, he always felt that something was missing when he slept.

And... well... he hasn't lived X for a long time either.

Chi Yan is going to have a buffet tonight, and sleep after eating.

He is only in his 20s now, and he is in his prime.

Just when Chi Yan was about to start eating buffet, a gust of wind hit him, and he subconsciously sat up and looked towards the window.

There was a terrace outside the window. Chi Yan stepped on the ground with bare feet. He walked to the window and opened it.

Kleist had just finished wrapping his wings.

The two looked at each other.

Kleist gave him a wicked smile: "What did you want to do just now?"

Chi Yan was a little embarrassed, turned his head and said, "I didn't want to do anything, you've been away for so many days, and I too..."

Kleist walked into the room, retracted his wings completely, then hugged Chi Yan, supported Chi Yan's waist with both hands, and let Chi Yan's legs clamp around his waist.

Then put one hand on the back of Chi Yan's head, making Chi Yan bow his head and kiss him.

He bit Chi Yan's lips, and said vaguely, "Don't sleep tonight."

Chi Yan groaned and said nothing.

Chi Yan finally knew what Xiaobiesheng was newly married.

A little cool.