Chapter 54 Guild Management
The second day after returning to the territory.

early morning.

Rhodes walked out of the room, and the cold October wind from the North blew in his face.

After a start, he quickly regained consciousness.

Rubbing his temples gently, Rhodes thought about what he had written down last night and what he had missed.

It would take a day for Noah and the others from Hekou Town to reach Pingdingshan.

Rhodes scheduled the time for the managers' meeting to be the second day after returning to the territory, which was noon today.

If nothing unexpected happens, everyone in Hekou Town will arrive before this.

"We also need to build a road from Pingdingshan to Hekou Town."

Rod thought to himself as he walked along the residential streets.

Although the Hanshui River can be used for water transportation, the river surface freezes after November every year.

The surface will not freeze completely until December.

During this period, the river surface will not be able to be used as a transportation channel due to obstruction and breakage of the ice.

If you want to develop your territory, road construction is essential.

Transportation is always the top priority of development.

Pingdingshan is 20 kilometers away from Hekou Town. If there is a flat road, a round trip by horse carriage would only take five hours, which can greatly save time.

There was some chaos in the residential area on Pingdingshan this morning.

Looking around, there were tilted wooden tables and benches everywhere, and many wooden plates were scattered on the ground.

Many of the wooden wine glasses piled up on the side still had some turbid beer left in them.

Rhodes didn't care, this was a banquet to celebrate the soldiers last night.

It's a rare time to relax, and as long as people don't cause any trouble, everything else can be understood.

As the sun rose, residents woke up from their sleep, walked out of their homes and began to clean up the mess.

During this process, every resident would stop when passing by a special building.

Then whisper a prayer devoutly.

"Dear God of the mountains and lakes, you have come here under the will of the Lord. I dedicate this new day to you, thank you, and praise you. May your holy water cleanse me, my husband, and my children."

Rhodes listened to the prayers of the women not far away and rolled his eyes helplessly.

After all, those tall, unique sandstone buildings that the residents pray to every morning are actually water towers responsible for the water supply.

Rod explained to them that the reason tap water could flow through each home from there was because of the high water pressure provided by the water tower.

But the residents just looked at him in confusion and continued to pray.

He regarded the water tower as the god of the mountains and lakes he had summoned, and worshipped that god at the shrine.

Rhodes was helpless, mainly because he had set a bad example by creating a mountain and lake out of thin air in front of these residents.

There is no way to explain this, and tap water is beyond the common sense of residents.

Gradually, praying towards the water tower every morning became a habit for Pingdingshan residents.

After seeing them do this, they were immediately able to accept the existence of tap water.

They even strictly followed the good habit of flushing the toilet, so Rhodes just let them do what they wanted.

This is the thinking inertia of the feudal era.

His superstition about gods was not something he could change in a short period of time.

Just don't pray to God, let this hammer god of mountains and lakes do whatever he wants.

Crossing the street, Rhodes entered a three-story building in the center of the residential area.

This is the government building he planned to build, which will serve as the workplace for officials at all levels in Pingdingshan in the future.

The time came to noon.

Noah hurried back from the river mouth town, accompanied by Maren in the blue hat who was in charge of the temporary management of the town.

And the temporary person in charge of the construction of brick factories, fisheries, ranches, etc. in the town.

Outside the government building, Holmes and Loren were waiting there. When they saw this group of people arriving, they nodded and greeted them.

Noah nodded in response without paying attention.

Then he passed the two men and went straight into the building. When Maren and the others saw the knights beside the two lords, they hurriedly bowed in return.

After the two men walked into the building first, he followed them nervously and entered the building.

Conference hall on the first floor of the Government Building.

There is a large birch table here, with chairs placed on both sides.

Maren glanced over carefully.

I found that there were already seven or eight people sitting in the seats, all of whom were responsible for various affairs in Pingdingshan.

After seeing my name written on one of the front seats.

He let out a long sigh and his uneasy mood relaxed.

"This chair is so comfortable." After sitting down, Maren suddenly narrowed his eyes, curled up his body, and felt an unprecedented sense of enjoyment.

Luke next to him glanced at him.

He knew that the wooden chair was made by the careless carpenter Toby, so it had many burrs and was not comfortable at all.

But Luke said nothing.

He noticed the looks that the people in charge of affairs behind him were giving them.

Yearning, expectation, and envy, these were strange feelings he had never experienced before.

After remembering the noble status of that adult and the significance of this building.

Luke couldn't help but straighten his back and reveal a meticulous and serious expression.

This chair is really comfortable to sit on, he thought to himself.

Rhodes walked down from upstairs and glanced at everyone. He could sense what each of them was thinking.

But don't care, it's normal to have desires.

Everyone around him has his or her own little thoughts, but this does not affect loyalty.

As long as he could get things done, Rhodes didn't care about other aspects.

He sat at the head of the table and opened the managers' meeting.

"You should also be aware of this meeting. I need to establish an industry system and an official system in the two territories."

Seeing everyone tense up, Rhodes continued.

"Currently, the main industries in the territory are the granite quarry in Pingdingshan, the construction team, the first brick and stone factory in Hekou Town, the Hanshui River fishing ground and the ranch outside the town."

"In the next development, the territory will focus on the construction of the three major guilds. The Artisan Guild is responsible for compiling the personnel list of craftsmen, including blacksmiths, carpenters, leatherworkers, bricklayers, etc., and integrating the construction team."

"The Forestry and Pastoral Guild is responsible for registering herders and livestock, exploring the terrain of the woods near the territory, and planning pasture areas."

“The fishing guild is responsible for managing fishermen, establishing fish markets, and stabilizing the prices of various catches.”

The guild system is the basic management model for towns in the kingdom, and it is not difficult for those in charge of these affairs to understand.

What Rhodes emphasized was that they needed to carry out population registration.

Clearly list the talents in each industry to facilitate management.

It also laid the foundation for Rhodes' subsequent technical education.

If you want to develop your territory, the education of your people is essential.

But given the current situation in Rhodes Territory, it is sheer nonsense to provide general education.

Without an economic foundation, blind education will only increase the burden on the people.

So the next thing he implemented was technical education.

After compiling a list of talents in each industry, we will set up crash courses in different guilds.

It changed from the original apprenticeship system to teacher-student education similar to night school.

In order to motivate the majority of serfs in the territory to study, Rhodes will also issue a career advancement system.

As long as the serfs become qualified technical workers through learning.

After obtaining a high-level skill certificate in the relevant guild, you can make yourself and your family free people.

The military merit promotion system and the career promotion system run in parallel to promote the development of various industries in the territory to the greatest extent.

(End of this chapter)