Chapter 277 – Science and Technology vs Heroic Sage King

Chapter 277 – Science and Technology vs Heroic Sage King
“Lord Earl, let him go and you will receive the friendship of the Maester’s Tower.”

Mond Langdon said so with a sincere attitude.

Big brother you can’t be teasing me right? A nebulous friendship to get someone out of my dungeon? Might as well give real money.

But on second thought, the Bachelor’s Tower has a lot of influence in the courts of various countries, and that tutor of Mond’s can decide on his own to take a commoner’s son as a student with a single word, so I guess he must have a certain status in the Bachelor’s Tower.

In front of this Mond Langdon looks like an honest and simple person, but the mentor behind him is not certain, I heard that those old maestro are all eccentric very old, in case of calf love deep use of human resources to give their own small shoes how to do?
Alas, it is better to do less than one thing, just let go of a little kid.

What law enforcement is not strict, what the prestige of the lord, the people of this era how to understand this, just now said are the words of the scene.

What’s more, if you really want to look into it, this Kevin seems to be doing wrong is only to recognize Baden’s lies did not report to the lord’s house, but tried to blackmail Baden in order to conditions, according to the investigation, he did not kill after the riot, two did not rob.

However, the idea he gave to the salt people was the direct trigger of the riot, so he was included in the list of 50 people with the most serious crimes.

Paul’s mind was made up and he said seriously, “All right, Mr. Scholar. You can claim the man, but you’ll need to post a certain amount of bail.”

Immediately, Mond Langdon stood up and bowed deeply to Paul, saying gratefully, “I have thanked the Earl on behalf of his parents; the poor couple has had a great deal of fear in recent times.”

Paul hmmmed, “You should discipline this elementary school brother of yours, study hard and get better every day, don’t think about something all day long. Also, I hope that [friendship] you’re talking about is more than just words.”

“Yes yes, we will definitely teach him well.”

Mond hesitated for a moment and continued to ask, “Lord Earl, I heard that the Lord’s House will heavily sentence 50 major criminals, I wonder what is the punishment for the others other than Kevin?”

“There’s no harm in telling you, of the 20 most serious offenders, 5 will have their heads severed, 10 will be hanged, 5 will have their death sentences suspended, and along with the other 30, they will be sent to the forests in the north to open up the land to see what happens. It was to be that Kevin was to be sent to clear the land too.”

Mond bowed to Paul again, “You are truly a merciful lord.” He had expected Paul to behead all 50 men.

“Hmph, after all, they didn’t really rebel. Oh yeah, what do you guys study all day in the Bachelor’s Tower? Are there any technical talents?”

“History and politics, literature and music, logic and philosophy, and so on and so forth ……, as long as you can think of it, the Bachelor’s Tower has dabbled in all of them.”

A hint of pride flashed across Mond’s face.

“As for the technical talents you mentioned, if it’s something like a Qi mechanic or an alchemist, naturally there are also.”

Paul smiled slightly, “If you can go back and help me recruit some talents, it would be able to afford the friendship you just mentioned, it doesn’t have to be too excellent, even if it’s just recognizing words, of course I’m speaking in Aldo.”

“This ……” Mond sweated, while in his heart he thought to himself, “We are the Tower of Imperial Bachelor, I guess there are not many thinkers in there who are willing to come to this bitter cold place in the Northwest.”

But his mouth still said, “I will do my best.” After the business was finished, the two continued to chat for some time, Mond Langdon’s Aldorian language was spoken even more literally than Paul, a bay man, and there was no obstacle to communication between the two.

This scholar indeed lived up to the name of the Bachelor’s Tower, and his profound knowledge and penetration into the past and present made Paul secretly marvel in his heart.

“I’m trying to make people live a better life through the development and promotion of new technologies, Mr. Scholar, you can wander around Alda, go to the harbor to see our new sailing ships, go to the fields to see our harvesters, and go to the stores to see ……”

The young earl’s ambition surprised Mond Langdon greatly, didn’t children that age like to dream of things like knightly adventures or leading armies into battle?

Paul said with his hands in the air, “The descent of five hundred angels taught mankind to plow and weave, metallurgy and iron, and allowed us to occupy the most fertile land in the world, but I believe that there is no end to the progress of science …… as well as technology, and that we are fully capable of raising our lives to another level, and we can fully can feed a much larger population and put enough food on the table for everyone.”

“Science? Technology?”

“Yes. Figuring out how things work is what I call [Science], and applying science to our lives is what I call [Technology], and it is these two that have allowed us to develop as humans. Not that I’m boasting, but it’s thanks to these two that the lives of the people of Arda and Bairdin have greatly improved compared to before.”

Mond was noncommittal, “Lord Count, with all due respect, your territory has just ……”

Paul interrupted him with a wave of his hand, “I know what you’re trying to say – a group of salt people had to take desperate measures because their livelihood was cut off by the appearance of the salt farms. But I’m going to tell you the truth, the advent of the salt farms has saved the vast majority of families a great deal of money.”

Monde gave an incredulous look.

“Mr. Langdon, you live in a prosperous place like the imperial capital of Gabella, and are also a noble scholar of the Tower of Learning, so naturally you don’t know the hardship of a remote place like ours. The salt people use the traditional method to cook salt, and the production is really limited, so the price in the market is high – of course it’s compared to now, in the past, no one would have thought that the price of salt was expensive, because it’s always been that price. You know, if you don’t eat salt, you won’t have the strength to work, so the stuff is a necessity, and although you don’t spend a lot of money on salt each time you buy it, it’s a big expense over the years.”

Paul proudly said, “Since the salt farms produce salt in large quantities, the price of salt has been reduced like never before, which saves a lot of money at once. If you don’t believe me, you can go to the street and ask any woman to hear how she feels about the lower price of salt.”

“That ……” Mond mused, “I’m sure there must be a better solution that benefits the whole public, the best of both worlds.”

Paul spread his hands, “I also believe there is, to the point that we are not gods, and sometimes you have to sacrifice a small percentage of the population in order to look after the interests of the majority, which can only be described as a trauma of the …… times. Fortunately I myself am not one of the small portion sacrificed, and unfortunately being the lord of a domain I happen to be the one making that decision.”

Mond acknowledged, “You have a point, Lord Earl. That is why a wise monarch is so important in this situation, to be able to take care of the vast majority while making the sacrifice as small as possible.”

“A wise monarch?”

“Yes, Lord Earl Greiman.”

Mond-Landon’s eyes became firm:
“Compared to the [Science] and [Technology] you mentioned, I prefer that the key to making the people’s lives better lies in [Heroes] and [Wise Monarchs].”

(End of chapter)