Capítulo 82: Chapter 82: Centralization
Jack carefully read the work reports submitted by the stewards appointed by Newgate and found that these stewards were more useful than the scholar-official class of the Celestial Empire.
Even high-level slaves who were teachers had management skills that surpassed those of housekeepers after they adapted to the content of their work.
These teachers, who were former high-ranking slaves, were essentially the same as the maesters in Westeros, for whom reading and writing were only the basics.
This group of teachers dabbled in astronomy, geography, history, politics, and even swordsmanship.
In this regard, the Grand Secretary and the group of teachers under Jack were undoubtedly ahead of the scholar-official class of the Celestial Empire, and governing the country was naturally a piece of cake for them.
In this case, Jack must make a choice between the feudal system and the centralized feudal system. It is impossible to jump directly to the modern or even contemporary system because productivity and people's wisdom cannot keep up.
The first is the feudal system, which established countries by enfeoffment of princes.
But as time goes by, the royal family will have no land to grant, and if they are not careful, it will be easy for local princes to become bigger and stronger, leading to the decline of imperial power and fighting among the princes.
The centralized feudal system also has its shortcomings, the biggest of which is land annexation and incompetent rulers.
In ancient China, the lifespan of a unified dynasty would basically not exceed three hundred years.
In the late dynasty, the powerful and wealthy would use various means to seize the most important means of production in ancient times - land!
As the climate changes, once the cold climate period begins, there will be a large number of landless refugees.
Under such circumstances, unless a leader of revival appears, even a wise and virtuous king cannot save the feudal dynasty.
After figuring this out, Jack came to his mind. Since any system has its shortcomings, he might as well learn from the Qin Shi Huangdi's county system and strengthen centralization.
At least Jack has the confidence to control a centralized feudal dynasty.
As for how his own descendants would govern and develop Atlantis in the future, that was not something he, as a founding emperor, could control.
I just hope that by then the history books of Atlantis will record that the founding emperor Jack Poseidon is an eternal wise ruler and emperor for all eternity.
In modern times, archaeologists and historians praise his glorious deeds every day.
This satisfied Jack.
Jack suddenly felt clear in his mind. This problem that had troubled him since the establishment of Atlantis finally got what he thought was the most perfect solution.
"Newgate!" Jack suddenly roared, scaring the two men and the dragon next to him.
Especially the Korakshu at Jack's feet. It widened its already small eyes, as if to say:
"You're crazy, why are you yelling so loudly?"
Although Newgate was startled, he quickly reacted and said, "Your Majesty, I am here."
"Give orders to have a big banquet tonight. I'll treat everyone. Take out all the stored meat and wine and treat every Atlantean to a good meal."
"By the way, don't take out the Poseidon Brew. It's too expensive."
Newgate: "."
Although he didn't know what was wrong with Jack, Newgate still went to arrange the banquet.
There are now 31,000 people in Atlantis, and the cost of the banquet is not low.
Soon the news that His Majesty the Poseidon was holding a grand banquet in the Poseidon Palace spread throughout the island, and countless people cheered.
You should know that when the Palace of Poseidon was built, Newgate prohibited anyone except craftsmen from approaching.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh at the magnanimity of His Majesty the Sea King, which was truly incomparable to the stingy Newgate.
Ashley was one of the revelers.
Neptune Island does not restrict itself from doing business.
Taking advantage of the rapid development of Neptune Island, she opened a tailor shop.
As her skills in making clothes became more and more advanced, her business naturally became more and more prosperous.
Ashley got off the bed and started looking for clothes. Looking at her husband who was still not satisfied, she urged him:
"Mark, hurry up and get dressed, we will go to the Sea King's Palace to attend the Sea King's banquet soon."
"Why are you in such a hurry? The party doesn't start until seven o'clock. It's only four o'clock now, so there are still three hours."
Atlantis had a detailed 24-hour time division.
Jack divided the time based on the time measurement methods in the Ice and Fire World and his previous life. During the long summer period, it gets light at four or five in the morning and gets dark at eight in the evening.
It may not be as precise as Jack's previous life, but as long as the time is unified, it is precise and can provide convenience for daily life and work.
Ashley rolled her eyes. "Haha, it only takes ten minutes to make you so tired? If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't. How can you give birth to ten children?"
"!!!"
Mark jumped up from the bed immediately, "Who are you saying is not good enough?"
Mark walked up to her, picked up Ashley, and threw her directly onto the bed.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"Let me show you if I can do it!"
Twenty minutes later, Ashley put on the dress she made with a rosy face.
Mark was putting on his clothes slowly. He looked quite handsome, but he looked a little listless.
"Let's go, let's go grab some front row seats. I heard that the seats for this banquet are first come, first served."
After saying that, she pulled Mark into the carriage, which was bought with the first pot of gold she earned.
In Neptune City, as long as you have money, you can get what you want at the dock market, such as a carriage.
The only thing is that you need to register when you buy a carriage, and then you have to pay an extra 20 copper coins for the property cleaning fee every month.
Otherwise, you would have to find someone to follow the carriage and shovel away the manure along the way.
All roads on Neptune Island are paved with cement, flat and wide.
Mark drove the carriage towards the Palace of Poseidon. When he was almost there, he was surrounded by endless wheat fields.
The Neptune City occupies half of the Neptune Island in the design, and the Neptune Palace is located in the center of Neptune City, next to the No. 1 grain production base.
The No. 1 grain production base was built by Newgate in order to ensure that if the Sea King City was surrounded by enemy forces in the future, it could still rely on these 490,000 acres of fertile land to sustain consumption.
The remaining food bases will be built outside Neptune City.
The entire Neptune Island covers an area of 11,000 square kilometers, and Neptune City covers an area of 5,000 square kilometers.
Of the remaining 6,000 square kilometers, 4,000 square kilometers will be used to develop six million mu of fertile land for growing grain.
The remaining 2,000 square kilometers were developed into three million acres of pasture for animal husbandry.
Everyone on Neptune Island knows about these plans, because 30% of the planned fertile land and pasture will be sold to individuals.
Mark took out a 30-year loan from the Imperial Bank and bought 300 acres of fertile land and 200 acres of pasture.
Mark is one of the few people who borrowed money to buy land, and more people are still on the sidelines.
After all, they are still not very reassured about government loans, as they always feel that there is some kind of deception involved.
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