People in Terra, governing a weird little country

But the lights were still on in Ernst's office.

He was also preparing a speech to be delivered at the prayer service tomorrow.

"The great god Yelagund protected Kjerag and gave it a land that is not affected by natural disasters, but the land can be invaded. In the belly of our distant northern neighbor, the giant bear Ursus, there are countless Kjerag lands that have been destroyed and digested. In order to protect our Kjerag, the Kjerag people organized their own elite soldiers to share the worries of the great god Yelagund!"

"The great god Yelagund protected Kjerag and gave us fertile land. But the land cannot grow food on its own, so the Kjerag people learned to cultivate the land, spread seeds, watered with meltwater from the snow mountains, used fertilizer for livestock, and harvested full warehouses of food to reassure the god Yelagund."

"The great god Yelagund protected Kjerag and gave us different races the same name and the same flag. We are the pious, pure, and enthusiastic Kjerag people! However, is this enough?"

"The merciful Lord Yelagund has never asked the Kjerag people to do anything, but are the Kjerag people willing to be children in the cradle of the mountains and never grow up?"

"I don't want to, and I believe that any Kjerag who has the ambition, the will, and the piety will not want to either!"

"I always hope that today, we Kjerag people will be proud to have a benevolent, great, and broad-minded god like Yelagund. In the future, we will make Yelagund proud of protecting us, the Kjerag people!"

Ernst lifted the pen tip from the black dot of the exclamation mark, admired the eloquent speech, and nodded with satisfaction.

To be fair, the level of this speech is probably the same as a high school student's flag-raising speech. It is pure chicken soup for the soul without any impurities. It might be a bit of a stretch to even use it to deal with Da Yan's students.

But for the Kjerag people, it should be just right.

There were no obscure words or profound truths to be told. The entire speech only talked about two key topics: 1. What Yelagund did for Kjerag, and 2. What the Kjerag people should do for Kjerag.

Whether it was the Perlochi family's militia guarding Kjerag, or the Kjerag people working hard to grow crops, Ernst did not separate these things from Yelagund. Firstly, it was because the Kjerag people's devout beliefs would not accept it, and secondly, he insisted on his promise that Yelagund was also a member of Kjerag.

But at the same time, Ernst also emphasized the role played by the Kjerag people.

Although the words used are "share His worries" and "reassure Him", this is enough.

Overly radical words are not conducive to the acceptance of the Kjerag people. Since they believe in Yelagund, it is a more reasonable approach to take advantage of the fanaticism of this belief.

Which believer doesn’t want to receive praise from God, share God’s worries and make God feel at ease?

After that, Ernst also expressed his own expectations. "Let God be proud of protecting me!" This simple but effective method of provoking can make the Kjerag people have the most simple impulse.

Don’t think that this sentence looks like “Today I am proud of my school, and tomorrow the school will be proud of me” and sounds so low-level that it will make your ears calloused. In fact, the first person who said this sentence must be a true language genius.

Because the effect of this sentence is not only to inspire people's motivation. When you admit that "I am proud of my school", you already consider yourself a part of the school, which is a construction of identity.

If the subject of this sentence is replaced with "nation" or "country", then what this sentence subtly constructs is a sense of national identity and a sense of national identity.

For the Kjerag people who have never tasted any chicken soup for the soul, Ernst is very confident that this short speech will give them a memorable "first time"!

With this beginning, my own new urban area plan and the enrollment of the "Xinghuo Night School", a basic talent training base that was established in response to it, will be smoother.

"call--"

I checked it and there are no deviations in grammar or meaning.

Ernst closed the pen, stood up and prepared to leave. But as soon as he opened the door, he met Enya and Yaer standing in front of the door.

Ernst was a little surprised: "Sister? Why are you here so late?"

Enya showed a warm smile on her face, reached out her hand, took out a small knitted hat from her bosom, and handed it to Ernst:

"Here comes a present for you. Happy Harvest Festival, Ernst."

Ernst felt warm in his heart when he took the little hat. Just as he was about to say thank you, he saw Enya's smile suddenly change, and the big hand she stretched out went straight to his ear.

"Ouch!"

"If I hadn't wanted to give you a surprise, I wouldn't have known you were working overtime so late. What's wrong? Tomorrow is a holiday and you don't even have a good rest. Do you want to come to the Holy Mountain looking tired?"

"How dare I, sister! Stop it, I'm just preparing a speech, right?"

Ernst's tail was stretched straight, and he leaned sideways towards Enya, with an exaggerated expression of pain on his face.

Enya was reluctant to use force against her own brother, and she didn't use much strength at all. How could she not know that Ernst was pretending to be miserable with her? She pouted and let go of Ernst's big furry ears, which felt pretty good in her hand.

Ernst immediately put on his hat as expected. The painful expression on his face disappeared in an instant, and he laughed:

"Okay, my ears have been pulled red. For the sake of my image as Prime Minister, I will accept this hat. This is not considered bribery."

"Who cares about you!" Enya pouted.

My brother just likes to joke around. Bribery? He said it as if it were true. Who bribes with a hat? Are you using this to test the cadres?

Moreover, even if there really is a trial, the judge will be either you or me. Who in this court is suing me (my younger brother)?

Ignoring Ernst's glib words, Enya naturally stretched out her hand and said:

"And yours?"

Ernst reached out his hand and high-fived her.

Before Enya could get angry, Ernst immediately explained:

"Sister, of course I prepared a gift for you. And you will definitely like this gift!"

"what gift?"

"Will it not be a surprise if I tell you? Anyway, just wait. I'll give it to you tomorrow morning when we are at the Holy Mountain Square." Ernst said.

Ernst believed that his sister would be very satisfied with the fireworks that could release silver gray into the sky and then explode.

As for whether Boss Yin is satisfied, well......

You have already flown into the sky, something that even Kristen has not been able to do. What are you dissatisfied with? Are you dissatisfied that the person flying up there is not you?

Of course, Ernst also prepared a gift for Boss Yin.

The tax benefit package for the entire year includes various tax reduction policies, government support projects, and the hope that Kalan Trade will spend money... no, invest in various industries in various fields.

At least it can help SilverAsh save 30% of taxes while increasing Kalan Trade's investment expenditure by 60%! What a bargain!

What a conscientious policy! Ernst couldn't help but drool... No, tears.

Ernst thought with satisfaction, but suddenly he noticed Yaer standing next to Enya.

Yaer kept smiling, and there seemed to be a hint of doting in her smile, as if she was particularly enjoying, and even "happy" about, the little interaction between Ernst and Enya.

I forgot to prepare a gift for her.

Ernst grinned awkwardly, trying to think of a gift for the head maid. Unexpectedly, the head maid spoke first:

"Well, I'm curious about what's written in Ernst's speech. If possible, can you let me see the contents as a gift?"

She smiled and winked mischievously.

"Of course, in exchange, I will also pray for you in front of Yelagund tonight, one more time than Enya did."

"Ya'er!" Enya said coquettishly without any pain.

Hearing this request, Ernst breathed a sigh of relief: I was shocked. It turns out you didn't prepare any gifts either.

The content of the speech was originally going to be made public tomorrow, and Ernst had no intention of hiding it. Since Yaer had given him a way out, Ernst would naturally take advantage of Amiya.

As for the words "Pray once more", Ernst took them as polite remarks made by Yaer to tease Enya.

Handing the manuscript to Yaer, the head maid began to read it impatiently.

After a brief silence, she raised her head and nodded at him with an expression that Ernst had not expected to be deeply moved:

"It's so well written! You're such a good boy that makes your mother...Yeragond proud!"

Ernst scratched his head embarrassedly.

Yaer's voice was nasal with a sob sound:

"Come on! Yelagund will definitely support you! I will go back and pray for you now! He will definitely hear it! He will definitely be very happy!"

No, he is happy, why are you so excited?

Here is a saint and a saint son. You are so excited that it seems that neither of us is very pious.

Ernst and Enya smiled at each other in tacit understanding.

PS: The school had a power outage at night, the whole school, not only was there a power outage, but for some reason, even the internet was down. The problem is, after the internet came back, I don't know why my rotten apple still had no internet, so I ended up borrowing my roommate's hotspot to post this chapter. I should have posted it a long time ago.

I'm furious.

Chapter 76 The Price of Modernization

Kjerag, Tukarim, Tukarim Railway Station.

The first railway station in Kjerag is now in operation. Although there is only one train running back and forth, it has really facilitated Kjerag's import and export trade.

It was a pity for Ernst that even though the most troublesome and dangerous way out of the mountain had been opened, most people in Kjerag still had no desire to go out. As a result, this railway had almost become an exclusive railway for Kalan trade, and its transportation capacity was far from the limit when it was designed.

Today, the station, which was deserted in the past, finally welcomed a bustling scene rarely seen since the opening ceremony.

Even at five in the morning in the freezing cold of Kjerag, when Ernst arrived at the train station, there were already quite a few Kjerag people waiting on the platform.

Most of them were residents of the Shivaash family's territory, especially Tukarim, but Ernst could still see many young Ursus faces among them.

These people came from the Perrochi family's territory and were workers who came to Tukarim to work.

This is not uncommon in Kjerag today. The Perlochi family's territory is mainly plains and lakes, which are the most suitable areas for farming and also the source of 80% of Kjerag's food. However, after thousands of years, even the vastest land will eventually be divided up. By the time of Actor Perlochi's generation, the refugees in the Perlochi family's territory had become a serious social problem.

In order to prevent these energetic young people who had no land to farm from causing unrest in the territory, the Perrochi family chose the simplest and most traditional way - conscription.

Pull all these young people into the Perrochi family's militia, find them a job to do, and use up their excess energy. After a few years, help them find wives, and use the family as a bond to prevent these young people from acting rashly.

At this point, some people may have realized that this fundamental contradiction has not been resolved at all. Even if they were pulled into the army in their most passionate years, and even if they were tied to the chains of family later, they still have no land. Kjerag is so small, how can Perlochi turn it into a farmland?

The answer is of course no.

Of course, the Perrochi family had no choice.

The contradiction between people and land is the fundamental contradiction in feudal society. In the world and countries before Ernst, feudal emperors and their think tanks have studied it for more than 2,700 years but have not come up with a solution. Could it be that the Perlochi family has this ability?

The leader of the Perlochi family could only start to give up after doing all this, and finally leave them in the territory.

To put it nicely, it means believing in the wisdom of future generations. To put it bluntly, it means that we can't do anything about it and you are left to fend for yourself!

Those who were more obedient and submissive would voluntarily wander to the territories of other families, or work as tenants under the landlords of their own territories, helping the landlords in work in exchange for food to support their families.

As for those who want to cause trouble, haha, don't forget what the youngest, most energetic and most passionate people in Perlochi are doing!

More than a decade later, when the people of Perlochi were forced to raise their sickles and hoes to their honorable lord because of hunger and coldness, but were met with ruthless and bloody suppression by the Perlochi militia, they would surely think of that day more than a decade ago when they did exactly the same thing to someone with the same eyes.

Then the next day, their bodies would be circulated throughout the Perrochi territory. As a traitor, he would end his miserable life as a Perrochi citizen.

But now, this story that has remained unchanged for thousands of years has finally seen some twists and turns.

After realizing the rapid development of Tukarim, many landless people in the Perrochi territory began to flee to Tukarim. Their education level was almost complete, but fortunately they had the ability to endure hardships and a large number of young people's labor force were still available. Most importantly, they had almost no concept of "salary". As long as they could support themselves and their families, they would be satisfied. If they could slightly improve their quality of life, they would be grateful to the factory owners.

Needless to say, the several factories introduced and invested by Enchiodis are also willing to hire such a group of cheap labor.

As for the Perlochi family, they naturally noticed the situation in their territory, but until now, they were still in a state of "I'm tough on people with my mouth, but I don't do anything with my actual actions". They always used "Tukarim's mechanical monsters kidnapped and ate my people like mountain snow ghosts" to intimidate ordinary people in their territory, or extort a few silver ash. But the exodus has never shown any signs of being truly restricted.

It was obvious that they had been overloaded for hundreds of years and were still far from balanced.

They didn't stop him, so Ernst naturally had no reason to stop him.

Even Ernst was well aware that this move was sending ordinary people into a de facto sweatshop.

Boss Yin is not a philanthropist. In order to support his ambition, his Kalan trade must make money. He has investments and shares in several of Tukarim's factories. The reason why these factories are willing to accept civilians who have no skills and no basic education is because they themselves are labor-intensive enterprises.

The brick factory, ironworks, farm tool factory, and the only advanced source stone refinery are all literally "man-eating" factories.

12-hour working hours, two-shift work system, almost non-stop life throughout the year except for major festivals like the Harvest Festival. To be honest, except for the illegal mines in Ursus and those companies in this land that are willing to accept infected employees, he really can't think of a few factories that have more stringent systems.

Ernst had also discussed this matter with Enthiotis, hoping to at least implement three days of rest every month.

But Enthiotis's answer was concise and firm.

"impossible."

"No matter how cruel it is, it's just Kjerag's factory. Although it sounds horrifying, at least Kjerag Trade strictly monitors their safety standards. So far, there have been no new cases of mineral sickness infection in several factories except for a few cases in the early stage of operation."

"Compared to the army of Victoria, the mines of Ursus, and the frontier lands of Columbia, this is not even one tenth as cruel."

His extremely suppressed words still linger in Ernst's mind:

"Ernst, development is not a game."

Ernst, who had seen SilverGray's expression at the time, knew very well that he was not mocking his own naivety, nor was he whitewashing his behavior. He was just stating a fact, a fact that was a hundred times more cruel than the "man-eating factory".

"The land that eats people."

Ernst looked at the workers from the Perlochi Territory who had tired faces and were obviously not fully awake, but insisted on running to the platform to watch the excitement. He showed a helpless but gratified smile.