You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 335 Think Tank (Content has been replaced)

Since the beginning of this year, Roman's busiest task has been arranging for the increase in population.

The number of people under his rule exceeded 200,000.

In just two or three months, tens of thousands of people have suddenly flocked here, which could easily lead to chaos and disorder in the administration.

Labor force is also divided into effective labor force and ineffective labor force.

Incomplete rule is tantamount to no rule at all.

Unusable labor is ineffective labor; even eating it is a waste of food. Even if you provide work relief, you still have to organize them to work.

The Black Iron King theoretically has hundreds of millions of laborers, but he has difficulty even conscripting food.

Roman is slightly better off, but he cannot afford to relax.

Last year, Fengrao City was still a new city with limited administrative power—every settlement was generally in an adaptation phase—adapting to new rules and regulations, and new ways of working.

Their former way of life was easily overturned by Roman, resulting in a significant increase in productivity.

Roman felt that this was the proper way.

How can we develop rapidly without increasing productivity?

But others didn't think that way. They felt that Plenty City was a completely new world that they had never experienced before, a world that was both new and unfamiliar.

Everything has to start over, and all behaviors must be regulated, such as eating, excretion, living, and working.

I feel like I've lived such a long life but wasted it all; all my past survival experience is completely useless here.

Converting new residents into the workforce is an extremely difficult task.

Because their labor efficiency may not be very high either.

Imagine they're enjoying hotpot and singing at home when they're suddenly robbed and thrown into a strange world. Anyone would feel resentful, and public discontent means a lack of motivation.

In this situation, Roman had to have the army supervise them as they worked.

That's right, it's supervision.

This is why the military can only assist in production, not direct it.

When animal power is scarce, the army can be made to work like cattle and horses, but they cannot be made to work like cattle and horses indefinitely.

It takes a new recruit six months of training to stand at a proper military posture.

When told to stand at attention, stand at attention immediately, without hesitation!
You make them do farm work for a month...

That would be bad; the results of military training wouldn't be completely wiped out, but they would at least be halved.

In other words, soldiers in this era are all single-minded.

If the soldiers are already of poor quality, how can they maintain a strong fighting force if they are made to work all day?

Demanding military discipline and combat effectiveness, the ability to endure heavy labor, and the role of agricultural instructors and construction teams... is somewhat asking too much of people.

Leaving aside the 10,000 new recruits, most of the 7,000-plus veterans had only received two years of training and were unable to acquire more skills and knowledge.

In two years, it would be remarkable if one could recognize a few hundred characters.

Therefore, Roman planned to select a group of soldiers who were proactive, progressive, and flexible in their work.

He called them think tanks.

According to Roman, every civilization has a different definition of a think tank.

It can be a staff officer, consultant, policy implementer, public administrator, knowledge strategist, etc. - the advisor of a county magistrate also fits the characteristics of a think tank, so a think tank can also be called an advisor.

Its definition in Roman is quite simple.

Resource repository, knowledge repository, wisdom repository, production repository.

Every think tank must have a clear political ideology and a reserve of knowledge for production and construction.

They need to be proficient in many aspects such as farming, construction, animal husbandry, manufacturing, bridge repair, and road paving; each of them is a living museum of knowledge.

It would take at least several decades for them to learn that knowledge.

Roman couldn't wait any longer.

Some things require extraordinary power.

Think tanks must possess a level of ideological awareness and combat skills that surpass those of ordinary soldiers; otherwise, they cannot hold a leadership position.

The first batch of think tanks could not come from the original battalion commanders and company commanders of the army.

In other words, apostles who serve as sergeants can no longer serve as think tanks.

The think tank system and the officer system are different. "I need to recruit new apostles!" Roman thought to himself.

The ninth recruitment drive was small, with only three hundred people recruited.

Roman first brought over this batch of selected think tank candidates.

They were handpicked from thousands of candidates. They were those with the best academic performance, excellent physical fitness, proven combat record, and high loyalty.

However, the army's loyalty was very high, and the number of positions was limited, so everyone was scrambling to get in, and those who were unlucky naturally couldn't become apostles.

Gweil came to increase his card draw rate.

Generally speaking, as long as she points to someone, Roman can almost always decide who he will recruit in the next draw.

After the ninth recruitment, Roman first used thousands of gem crystals to enlighten their minds.

Undeniably, this has a potential psychological impact.

However, the affected apostles can also resist this influence through their own will.

For example, if Roman instills the idea of ​​laziness in a diligent apostle, it will be difficult to turn him into a lazy person in a short time, because he is used to being diligent and his subconscious will resist this idea of ​​not wanting to do things.

Similarly, it can be proven that instilling positive and optimistic ideas in lazy apostles is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

This requires a long and lengthy transformation process.

But if the apostles actively embraced this idea, that would be a different story.

The Ninth Apostles were themselves think tank reserves, and had no reason to resist Roman's spiritual strength.

Then, a terrible thing happened.

They underwent tremendous changes in just half a month.

First, there was a tremendous increase in literacy—from a few hundred words to several thousand words.

They have also gained a basic understanding of new farming techniques, although it is not as advanced as specialized agricultural guidance at the moment, but it will improve in the future.

More importantly, their ideological awareness is no longer confused and hazy.

It was as if a ray of light pierced through the long darkness. From that moment on, I pursued it with all my might.

Positive attitude, ambition, pioneering spirit, and a love of learning are the ideological foundations that Roman instilled in them.

Those who don't know how to improve are destined to be eliminated.

Roman inserted the nascent think tank system into the military.

This is a force that cannot be ignored.

In the long run, the think tank system plays a far greater role than a group leader or a general captain.

Because they provide a unified ideology, strengthen beliefs, and serve as role models.

Roman granted them the same rank as the captain.

The battalion commander obeys the brigade commander, who in turn obeys the regimental commander and deputy regimental commander; military power is passed down through the ranks.

Think tanks, on the other hand, belong to a different system.

All their words and actions are based on divine mandate, equivalent to Roman's will tentacles.

And the effects of think tanks are immediate.

They themselves came from the military, and now they have returned to the military with a mission.

The think tank and all the captains and chief captains quickly clarified their respective roles.

During wartime, the battalion commander wielded more power than the think tank.

During the development phase, think tanks wielded more power than the team leader.

For example, the captain is responsible for attacking the nobles' territories, while the think tank is responsible for governing and managing the conquered lands.

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"Start the underworld game!"

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