I'm not a lord

Chapter 38 School Plan
"You want me to go back to school? Brother, I don't understand."

Lao Liu was obviously panicked.

He thought Lin En was trying to get rid of him.

Did the eldest brother find out because I haven't taught the fourth and fifth children well enough these days?

But they are really hard to learn. They can't even sit still for half an hour. How can they learn well?
Lao Liu had long been accustomed to the life of a horse bandit.

Moreover, through observation, he found that his elder brother had decided to stay in the White Bear Territory permanently, so he was also actively changing his thinking and moving closer to the position of territory ruler.

He thought he had completely integrated into the bandit gang and would be able to contribute to the development of the territory in the future. He never thought that his elder brother would drive him away at this time.
Even the second brother beside him became a little anxious: "Big brother."

Lin En smiled and consoled him, "Why are you panicking? In this White Bear Territory where everyone has graduated from prenatal education, you're our most valuable talent. How could I bear to kick you out?"

Lao Liu understood Lin En's joke, and a smile appeared on his nervous face again: "Please explain it to me, big brother!"

"What I mean is that you build a school in White Bear Territory. The teachings don't have to be too profound. Just the ones you learned during your enlightenment, like literacy and arithmetic."

While speaking, Lin En took a look at Lao Liu's attributes, and a blond male pixel man appeared on the panel.

【Timo★】

[Commander E] [Strength D-] [Physique E+] [Intelligence D-] [Internal Affairs E-] [Charm E-]

[Loyalty: 95 (already accepted as a follower)]

[Characteristic 1: Education - Advantages in educational activities]

Judging from his characteristics alone, Lao Liu is obviously more suitable to be a teacher who teaches and educates people, rather than a bandit who wields a sword and kills people.

The reason why Lin En was willing to accept him into the group was mainly because he valued his [Educational] qualities.

Even if this feature is not used to build a territory, at least it can serve as an enlightenment teacher for a few illiterate brothers.

The effect of this feature is indeed obvious.

The third child, who was already smart, could read and write after one year of education.

Although the fourth and fifth children were naughty by nature, they could at least recognize all the letters and barely escaped the category of illiteracy.

As for the second child, he refused to learn no matter how hard he tried, so Lin En had no choice but to give up.

Through this year's experience as a horse bandit, Lao Liu's strength and physical fitness have increased significantly. He is no longer the frail scholar he was when he first joined the gang. This shows that his potential to be a horse bandit is not too bad.

Building a school in White Bear Territory?

Lao Liu originally thought he had misheard, but after thinking carefully, he understood what Lin En meant and asked:
"Big Brother, do you want those stewards and village heads to learn arithmetic and accounting, just like old Albert?"

Among all the managers and village heads in White Bear Territory, apart from old Albert and his son, there are only two or three people who can do the most basic arithmetic and bookkeeping.

Lao Liu knew that Lin En would definitely expand the territory and population size, and it would be impossible for these few "cultured people" to govern the territory in the future.

"Not only should we teach them, but also their descendants. We can also select some smart children from the serfs. In short, the more people who can do math and keep accounts, the better."

Lin En didn't plan to teach anything too advanced. It would be enough for low-level officials to learn to read, count and keep accounts first.

Lao Liu asked again: "Who will pay for the tuition?"

"No money is charged, the territory will pay for it." Lin En knew very well that if he had to charge a fee, he would most likely not be able to recruit any students.

In feudal manors, children were considered laborers by the age of seven or eight. Although they couldn't do heavy labor, they were more than capable of herding sheep, growing vegetables, and collecting manure.

If reading costs money, it means reducing both family wealth and labor force.

In the entire White Bear Territory, perhaps only a few managers are willing to spend money to educate their children.

Lao Liu nodded thoughtfully and continued, "Then the teaching materials and parchment should also be paid for by the territory?"

Lin En replied encouragingly, "I'll have Leon buy some from Sanhe City. This basic textbook shouldn't be too expensive, and we don't need a copy for each person. Two or three people can share one. I believe that with your abilities, you can definitely teach them."

In this era, there were no blackboards or chalks, and teaching mainly relied on tools such as parchment and quills.

When teaching, teachers need to use a lot of parchment to demonstrate, and students also rely on writing to copy and learn.

That's why the cost of education is so high.

Of course, there is a cheaper way, which is to carve it on a wooden board, but this is only limited to a few subjects such as arithmetic.

Therefore, Lao Liu worriedly said, "Brother, if we don't charge tuition, the cost of this school may be very staggering, and I can't teach too many students by myself."

Due to the lack of teaching tools such as blackboards, teachers these days cannot teach too many students at a time.

For example, in the monastery school that Lao Liu attends, there are usually only five or six students in a class.

"It doesn't matter. Once the salt mine opens, we won't need this little money. We won't be short of teachers in the future. I'll find a way to solve the problem. Also, this school won't open until after the autumn harvest this year at the earliest, so you just need to prepare in advance."

In Lin En's opinion, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

He didn't plan to save the money he earned from the salt mine.

According to his previous experience playing the game "Lord", in the early stage of territory construction, as long as there is a free gold coin on the account, it means that the player's operating level is not up to standard.

Lynn is ready to spend a lot of money.

"I understand, big brother. I'll start writing textbooks when I get back, and try to finish two before the school opens."

Lao Liu is not opposed to teaching and educating, and even has a little expectation in his heart.

As night fell, the first day of farming work in White Bear Territory also came to an end.

"Master, today we have ploughed a total of 3,200 acres of land. In another four or five days, all your public land will be plowed."

Old Ai hurried to the castle to announce the good news, bringing the fruits of the serfs' labor.

Lin En was enjoying his dinner. Hearing this, he didn't stop spooning. He just praised lightly, "Well done. I might have to go out tomorrow, so the farming work in the territory will be left to you."

"Master, where are you going?" Old Ai was shocked. What could be more important than farming in April?
"Go and look in the forest. It won't take more than a week."

Lin En planned to go to the salt mine again before Leon and his sister arrived in White Bear Territory.

This time he will bring most of his men with him to guard against possible deserters.

At the same time, he will change a route to try to explore more possible resource points.

Building a sixty-kilometer road just to connect the peat and salt mines is somewhat of a loss.

If other resource points can be discovered, there is still time to temporarily adjust the construction roadmap.

(End of this chapter)