You, a dragon, are farming in hell

They even had many chairs specially prepared for this purpose.

"Delegate Felix came to see me again, still about what happened yesterday?"

"Yes."

Felix thanked Emily, sat down, and looked at Sophia. Father Ryder had told him to find this prince, saying that the prince could help him. But it seemed that the prince himself didn't know how to help him either.

“I can’t help you with your wavering beliefs; you’ll have to overcome that yourself. But I do have something meaningful and fulfilling for you, though I don’t know if Deacon Felix can handle the hardship.”

Sofia smiled.

"Wha...what is it?"

Seeing the smile on Sophia's face, Felix stammered, feeling that the princess's smile was somewhat sinister.

Sophia's smile faded as she looked at Felix and said, "I plan to have all school-aged children in the North learn to read and write, but this will take time and money."

If Deacon Felix isn’t afraid of hardship, he can go to some remote mountain villages in the North to teach children to read and write.

You can also invite clergy members from your church who are wavering in their beliefs to go to mountainous and rural areas to teach children to read and write.

Of course, instead of having you teach children for free, I will reduce some taxes for the Crescent Church based on your circumstances.

I won't let you stay in the countryside teaching children to read and write forever. Once I'm ready, I'll send people to your villages to build schools for the children.

Afterwards, the Northern authorities will send teachers to various villages and towns to teach children to read and write.

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Go to a village in the North to teach children to read and write?

He had never even considered such a thing before. As a deacon of the Crescent Moon Church, he was thinking that if he performed well enough, he might be transferred to Crescent Moon City.

His gaze would occasionally sweep over the children in the village, but he never thought of doing anything for them.

At most, we'll give them some snacks or some money.

Unexpectedly, something that even the clergy of the Crescent Moon Church hadn't thought of, this seemingly unreliable princess had.

They are also preparing to take action.

Felix didn't think Sophia was lying or trying to curry favor with the clergy.

She was actually planning to do that.

“Your Highness’s idea is good, but the villagers in the countryside may not be able to afford the tuition.”

"If you can afford it, I will lower the tuition fee to a level beyond your imagination."

Sofia originally wanted to provide free schooling for all school-age children in the village, but she was afraid that doing so would make some children and adults in the village feel that learning to read and write was cheap.

They don't study properly when they get to the classroom.

If we make them pay some tuition fees, they will realize that the opportunity to go to school is hard-won.

"How much tuition fee does Your Highness intend to charge the children in the village who want to go to school?"

"I need to send someone to find out the situation before I can make a decision. If Deacon Felix is ​​willing to go to the countryside to teach the children to read and write, he can write down some information about the village and have someone bring it to me."

Alternatively, the New Moon Church may have flying magical beasts that deliver messages; you could have one of your church's beasts carry the message to me.

All of this is contingent on Deacon Felix being willing to go to the countryside.

Felix remained silent; this option had never appeared in his life's choices.

Should we go?

If he doesn't go, and stays in Twin Moon City, facing the statue of the Moon Goddess every day, he can no longer worship the Moon Goddess as devoutly as before, nor pray to her as he used to.

Forcing himself to pretend to be a devout believer will only cause him more pain.

It seems... there's no need to consider it anymore.

“Yes, I’m willing to go to the countryside and teach the children there to read and write.”

Sophia stood up: "If Deacon Felix can persevere in the countryside, he will surely be recorded in the history of the North."

Felix also hurriedly stood up, "It's not as great as Your Highness makes it out to be. I'm just a clergyman with wavering faith."

"There's no need for further words, Deacon Felix. When the history books of the North are rewritten, your name will surely be recorded in history."

You will not be a disgrace to the Church of the Crescent Moon; on the contrary, when you return to Twin Moons, the Church of the Crescent Moon will be proud of you.

Felix blushed and waved his hands repeatedly, saying he would be recorded in history... that the Crescent Moon Church was proud of him...

Hmm... thinking about it does make him a little excited.

Felix is ​​gone.

When he came to see Sophia, he was lost, aimless, and anxious...

When he left, he had a goal and was no longer confused, but he was a little worried about whether he could stay in the countryside.

Before leaving, Sophia asked him when he planned to leave Twin Moon City for the countryside.

Felix thought for a moment and said tomorrow.

Sofia told Felix that she would personally escort him out of the city the next day.

Felix was flattered and repeatedly declined, but Sophia insisted on personally seeing him off out of the city.

She said that clergymen like him are the ones she should respect.

After seeing Felix off, Sophia asked Emily to get her a map of the North.

She glanced at it a few times, then put it down, because she realized she couldn't understand the blueprints from the North.

Anna returned around noon.

After lunch, Sophia asked Anna to send someone to invite the Minister of Works to the castle.

Around 2 p.m., the Minister of Works, led by Anna, arrived at the lobby on the first floor.

The Minister of Works was a robust middle-aged man with short blue hair, blue eyes, and a somewhat long face. Upon seeing Sophia, he placed his right hand on his chest and bowed to her.

Theodore Cameron was somewhat agitated. Lately, that old man, Agriculture Secretary Connor, had been coming to Princess Sophia's place every day.

He even set up an experimental field, preventing anyone from approaching it, including himself, the Minister of Works.

I was chatting with that old man Connor once, and he said that if everyone in the North could have enough to eat in the future, everyone would have to thank Princess Sophia.

They even said he was a direct descendant of the princess.

And the military headquarters has been acting very mysteriously these past two days. They always come to the castle after dark, and then again before dawn.

The key point is that the old man in the military and those two guys who keep asking him to help repair the military camps have recently been praising Princess Sophia highly.

They say the soldiers of the North will be very strong in the future, and their military discipline and appearance will be the strongest among all the kingdom's armies.

When he tried to ask about something, the two men shut up again, saying it was a secret.

They also acted like they were the princess's 'direct descendants'.

Very well, after today, their Ministry of Works will also become Her Highness's 'direct subordinates'!

Chapter 132 This is my gift to Eileen

Road construction?

Instead of building a road to the Flower Language Plain, they're building roads for the villages in the North.

Minister of Works Theodore thought that the princess had summoned him today to discuss the repair of the road to the Garden Plains, but he did not expect that the princess wanted to improve the roads in the villages in the north first.

It seems that Her Highness is truly prepared to develop the Northern Territory; otherwise, she wouldn't even notice the people in the countryside.

Theodore sat on the sofa opposite Sophia, with a map of the North on the coffee table in front of him.

Sofia couldn't understand it, but Theodore, as the Minister of Works, could.

Even without looking at a map, he knew what the road to the village looked like.

Dirt road.

On sunny days it's fine, but on rainy days, the dirt road becomes full of potholes and extremely difficult to travel.

Not only is the road to the village a dirt road, but even the main road connecting Twin Moon City to the four towns in the east, west, south, and north has sections that are dirt roads.

“Your Highness, your idea is good, but there are more than 230 villages in the North, some of which are located in mountain valleys. To build a stone road three or four meters wide for such villages, we would need to cut through the mountains.”

The project will be quite extensive, and the financial expenditure will be substantial. I'm worried the government won't be able to support it.

Sophia took a sip of her black tea, put down her cup, and asked, "Besides finances, what other difficulties are there?"

"The main issue is finance. If there are no problems with finance, our Ministry of Works can fully implement His Highness's plan to have all the roads in the villages in the northern border built as stone roads three or four meters wide."

It provides direct access to all towns and cities.

"There are no problems with the finances. Your Ministry of Works can make a plan and see which village to start building in first."

Minister Theodore, not only should the roads connecting the village to the town be repaired, but the roads within the village should also be repaired, all of them should be made into relatively smooth stone paths.

Minister Theodore glanced at Sophia, wanting to say something, but was too embarrassed to speak.

"Does Minister Theodore have something to say to me?"

"Your Highness, if I may be so bold, our Northern Territory's finances... seem to be unable to support such a project at the moment."

He frequently dealt with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and knew all too well how poor the Treasury was.

Her Highness wants to develop the North, which is good, but if the project is too large and the construction workers don't get enough to eat, it will cause big problems.

Whether or not there is a salary is another matter, but three meals a day are a must, that must be guaranteed. You can't do manual labor if you don't have enough to eat.

“The Ministry of Finance has no money, but I have money. However, it will take some time. If the Ministry of Works can't wait, that's fine. I'll borrow some money from my eldest sister, Eileen.”

Sophia had already made up her mind. It didn't matter that she didn't have money for the time being, because her older sister, Irene, did.

The Flower Language Plains are so rich, she can borrow some money from Eileen first. I dare not say more, but Eileen should lend her seventy or eighty thousand gold coins.

If you can't borrow 70,000 or 80,000, then 50,000 or 60,000 gold coins is definitely no problem.

Theodore was filled with awe; this princess was actually willing to pay out of her own pocket to develop the North.

Even if it means borrowing money from Princess Eileen, we must develop the Northern Territory.

Before Her Highness, no lord had ever gone to such lengths for the North!

Theodore rose and bowed respectfully to Sofia.

Sofia was completely confused. "What is this...?"

"It is a blessing for the North to have a lord like His Highness! I, Theodore, will do my utmost to complete the task His Highness has entrusted to our Ministry of Works!"

Sofia nodded, agreeing.

It is truly a blessing for the North to have a lord like her.

After all, she stole over a hundred bags of dragon fertilizer every night so that the people of the North could have enough to eat.

Ask around the world, which princess would be willing to steal dragon dung to expand her territory?

No!

She's the only one right now!

“Minister Theodore, please don’t say that, or I’ll become arrogant. The development of the North can’t be done by me alone; it also requires loyal and reliable ministers like Connor and Theodore.”

Let us join hands and work together to make the North a better place.

"I believe that under Your Highness's leadership, the Northern Territory will get better and better."

Sophia nodded, a thoughtful look on her face. That last sentence she just uttered... Lord Godstin seemed to have said the same thing last night...

"Minister Theodore, could you estimate how much initial capital would be needed?"

"With five thousand or ten thousand gold coins, our Ministry of Works can start gathering manpower to get things done."

“Okay, I’ll have the finance department allocate five thousand gold coins to you first, and then I’ll give you another five thousand gold coins later.”

Theodore nodded. "Then I'll go and discuss the plans with the other ministers now, and see which village we can start repairing."

"Yes, yes, come to me if you encounter any difficulties."

Theodore nodded, but as he was about to leave, he thought of the ferocious beasts, magical creatures, and goblin tribes in the mountains and forests. "Your Highness, if we enter the mountains and forests, our Ministry of Works may need the assistance of the army."

"The mountains and forests are teeming with wild beasts, monsters, and goblins. Having an army to protect us will speed up our construction."