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Chapter 552 [I¡¯m not that great]
Chen Daolin has always felt that there are many strange phenomena in Roland's world.
The most concentrated expression of these strange phenomena is the magician.
From many perspectives, the magical civilization in this world actually has great potential, but the magician group always has an uncooperative attitude. To put it simply, magicians basically regard themselves as uncles. They have to serve, coax, and make these uncles happy, and then the uncles will occasionally help you with a little bit of skill from their fingers.
To give a simple example, from a military perspective, the help of magicians to the army should be greatly improved.
Not to mention how much the combat effectiveness of the army will be improved by having magicians assisting in combat. An intermediate fire magician is almost equivalent to a movable humanoid artillery tower. For the Roland Empire, which was still in the era of cold weapon warfare, this kind of combat effectiveness could almost achieve a qualitative change.
But what about actually? The vast majority of magicians are not willing to serve in the army - magicians are a privileged class that is more noble than nobles. Even the imperial decree clearly spells out these privileges, and even the emperor has no power to impose them. Magicians come to serve the army - you can only rely on coaxing, serving, and making the magicians happy. When they are happy, they will play with you. If they are not happy, you will be beaten to pieces by the enemy. Magicians He also looked on with cold eyes.
Not to mention the help of direct combat.
The role of magicians in the army can actually be reflected in many aspects.
To give the simplest example, the transportation of logistics supplies.
Army logistics transportation in the feudal era was an extremely painful matter. Relying on manpower and livestock transportation, long supply lines, transporting materials and food, the cost on the road is a figure that is enough to make people collapse!
The northwest does not produce food. Once there is a major war. It is necessary to transport grain from the inland areas to the northwest. If it is transported by manpower and animal power, then transporting one hundred kilograms of grain will cost you about 70% along the way. People eat it, but horses have to chew it.
It will cost a lot to recruit a large number of civilians, chariots and horses, and transport teams!
But it will be much easier with a magician. Let alone magicians, at least in the field of "moving", they definitely have an overwhelming advantage.
A magician with storage magic equipment simply calculates transportation capabilities. It¡¯s enough to replace a transport brigade! Moreover, this is not the upper limit!
If a magician has unlimited storage rings, theoretically, the transportation capacity is almost unlimited.
Chen Daolin even made calculations, taking into account the magic power consumed by the magician when he uses a storage ring or other storage equipment, taking in and taking out materials, and the magic power limit of the magician himself So based on the calculation of paper data, A mid-level magician is enough to take on all the logistics and transportation work for a regiment-level army!
The number of magicians currently owned by the Roland Empire. It can definitely replace the entire empire's logistics transport team!
But the problem is Until now, all the armies and logistics transportation of the Roland Empire are still using the most primitive methods: human power and animal power.
Of course, water transport can be used in areas near rivers. But there is no other way.
The reason is magicians have no concept of serving the country at all.
Most magicians would not be willing to work as an honest porter in the army.
Magicians are all noble This nobility is reflected in the fact that they need to eat well and drink well, and they also need to live like an uncle. He cannot follow orders and does whatever he wants. The most important thing is that magicians have a deep sense of pride. They are magicians, a class that stands above ordinary people, even nobler than nobles. Their precious time is spent on magic research.
????In fact, everyone at the top of the empire is very aware of this, but no one can change this status quo.
Therefore, in Chen Daolin's view, the biggest problem of the Roland Empire is the misunderstanding of the status of magicians.
The status of magicians is too high, resulting in such a powerful force, but it has no effect on the empire and society.
Theoretically, seven or eight mid-level magicians can bear all the logistics and transportation of an army division, and it is more than enough!
Taking a division as an example, this can save about 4,000 people.??Logistics transportation manpower consumption! This is the labor of four thousand people! !
In addition to manpower consumption, you can also save about 60 to 70% of food consumption during the transportation process! For regions like the northwest, which are not rich in food, anyone with a brain can calculate how much benefit such savings can bring.
But not many magicians are willing to do this.
Magicians cannot be restrained or ordered - if you want a magician to help, you can come and ask me!
This can be seen from the fact that Carmen brought people to the northwest.
The empire is in catastrophe. This is a major event for a country. To put it bluntly, this is a national war!
What is a national war? It is the key to the survival of a country!
With Carmen¡¯s prestige in the magic academy, she could only bring out more than 60 magicians from the magic academymost of them were just students.
Only these sixty people are willing to serve for the sake of Carmen's prestige. And what about everyone else in the academy?
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Therefore, Chen Daolin has always found the current situation of the Roland Empire to be ridiculous.
Where is the Magic Academy? Its full name is Roland Empire Royal Academy of Magic!
All the costs of the Magic Academy every year are all appropriations for the Empire! It is a school that is supported by public funds from the empire.
¡°The vast majority of people trained by such a school, which is supported by the Imperial Government¡¯s public funds, are unwilling to serve the country So what¡¯s the point of this kind of training?
Don¡¯t forget, there are no tuition fees at the Magic Academy! In other words, all the students of these magic schools are using the country's money, using the country's money, and spending the country's money In the end, they are not willing to contribute any effort to the country.
"What the hell are you raising a bunch of white-eyed wolves?"
With an investment of more than one million gold coins every year, you can support a group of high-ranking uncles? You have to serve and coax her well. Follow the hair to soothe
You can¡¯t hit, scold, or talk.
Because these are "traditions".
According to the tradition of the Roland Empire, magicians should be the masters and enjoy all privileges.
Of course, it is not without contribution.
But in Chen Daolin¡¯s opinion, the only contribution of the Magic Academy to the empire is that the laboratories and research institutes in the academy occasionally produce some new results, which can provide some technological and productivity improvements for the empire.
But¡ in fact, such results are very rare. It is also limited.
To be precise, the Roland Empire has not yet formed a "magical civilization" in the true sense. Most magic does nothing to improve this society.
"If I were the emperor of the empire, the first thing I would do is to close the Magic Academy - even if it is not closed, I will stop funding the Magic Academy and let them fend for themselves! More than one million gold coins every year! What can't be done with so much money? Investing in production and military expenditures can improve the national strength of the empire. Isn't it sick to feed a group of people who only eat but do nothing, and have to carefully serve and coax the uncle? "
Sitting in his laboratory, when Chen Daolin told Dean Carmen all these remarks. Carmen was shocked!
Emotionally speaking, Carmen found these words very harsh! After all, she is a senior member of the Magic Academy and a beneficiary of this system. He is also a traditional magician who has grown up under this "tradition" since he was a child.
But from an intellectual point of view, Carmen had to admit that what Darling said actually made some sense.
"Even if you are raising a dog, you still know that you have to look after the owner's home and nursery." Chen Daolin curled his lips.
Carmen's face darkened: "That's enough. How can you compare a magician with a dog? Darling Chen, you are also a magician!"
"I didn't spend a penny from the empire." Chen Daolin said calmly: "I am not from the Roland Empire. I don't owe this empire anything. But now I am guarding the border for the empire - although I was forced. And those What about the magicians who eat the country and use the country? Except for the sixty or so you brought, the rest are hiding in the imperial capital and enjoying themselves."
Carmen was speechless.
Today Carmen came to see Chen Daolin, firstly to discuss with him the progress of the production of the tidal magic engine in the past few days. Another important thing is to discuss the idea of ??establishing the "Northwestern Branch of the Magic Academy".
Speaking ofWhen the Northwest Branch was founded, Chen Daolin immediately made such a lot of complaints.
In Chen Daolin¡¯s view, establishing another Northwest branch is just nonsense.
The empire has a military academy, which also allocates money and expenses every year, but at least the military academy has trained many military talents for the empire, and these talents are used by the empire and serve in the army.
But what did the magic academy cultivate?
There are nearly a thousand people in the magic academy in the imperial capital, including teachers and students, right?
Under Carmen¡¯s strong call, how many people came to play for the Northwest? Less than one tenth!
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Build another school like this? Can you support it with too much money?
This is different from universities in the real world.
??In real world universities, at least you have to pay tuition. After graduation, you can naturally do whatever you want, including making a living on your own.
But the Magic Academy doesn¡¯t even have tuition fees, so the state is spending money to train you.
¡°And¡magicians don¡¯t even have to pay taxes! !
As a citizen of an empire, you don¡¯t pay taxes, don¡¯t serve the country, you spend the country¡¯s money, and you also enjoy various privileges What¡¯s the point of keeping such people around for a country?
Chen Daolin had no interest in this Northwest branch.
Now, in his opinion, at least Luowa City is his one-third of an acre of land! This is his territory!
He has no interest in building another privileged school in his own territory and cultivating a group of privileged people.
Occupy your own place, spend your own money, and raise a group of people who only eat but don¡¯t work? Even if it's a group of magicians, so what? If they can¡¯t bring me any benefit, why should I raise them?
"So what do you mean? Are you refusing to establish the Northwest Branch?" Carmen's face looked very ugly.
Although Carmen had to admit that this guy's words made sense intellectually, she couldn't accept it emotionally - at least not for a while, so the dean said with a straight face: "This is a committee of the college. The resolution! Don¡¯t forget that you are also a professor at the college. You cannot oppose the committee¡¯s resolution! Moreover, these sixty people came to the Northwest on the premise of this resolution.¡±
Chen Daolin sighed and said with a wry smile: "Of course I know, so it is not impossible to establish this northwest branch, but it needs to be restructured!"
"Reorganization?"
"Yes. The system must be reformed!" Chen Daolin said coldly: "Continue to cultivate a group of privileged men who are unwilling to do anything. I have no interest in creating this kind of school - whoever is willing to take advantage of this kind of school will do it! Therefore, we must build a school , Okay. It must be built according to the method I said. Otherwise, Mr. Dean, I will say the ugly things up front. If the school cannot be built according to my ideas, then this kind of uncle school should not be built in Luowa City ¡You go to Mulan City to build a school.¡±
"You first tell me what you think." Dean Carmen endured the anger in his heart and said: If it weren't for the fact that Daring Chen is also a saint, he may not be able to beat this guy. The dean would have been a thunderbolt Split over. This strong-tempered female dean. Since when have you become a talkative person?
"Restructuring! Restructuring means that at least from the first step of establishing the academy, the privileged status of magicians must be changed! Just eating and getting paid without working is absolutely not possible!"
Carmen thought for a while: "But the privileges of a magician are given by the Imperial Code. You are not the emperor, and you cannot tamper with the Imperial Code at will."
"I have no interest in changing the laws of the empire. I don't have the power nor the interest. I just want to restructure the college - at least the Northwest Branch. I want to change the system."
"Tell me first. How to change it." Carmen asked patiently.
"First of all, there are two types of students in the college. Publicly funded and self-funded students."
"Well?"
Looking at Carmen's blank eyes, Chen Daolin said lightly: "Don't you understand? The so-called public funding and self-financing are. Public funding is still supported by money from the national finance, and students do not have to pay a penny themselves. But self-financed means I think Come to my northwest branch and learn magic Yes, you can pay the tuition by yourself!"
Pay tuition?
Dean Carmen was immediately shocked by this concept!
tuition fee?
What is tuition fee? This traditional magician has no concept at all!
Let alone a magic academy, even if it is a more traditional magician training model, the magic union's it has never been said that magic apprentices are charged tuition! !
? ? ? ? ? ? ???Magic, do you still have to pay? !
"This, isn't this nonsense!" Carmen immediately said angrily: "Cultivating a magician is a huge contribution to magical civilization! It is also good for the country, how can we still let the students pay for it themselves?"
"Benefit? Contribution? Where is it?" Chen Daolin dug his ears and looked at Dean Carmen with disdain.
"" The dean was speechless.
Although she can come up with a lot of clich¨¦s, theoretically speaking, magicians are valuable talents. Every time one more magician is cultivated, it is equivalent to an improvement in the magical power of the Roland Empire But think of it Chen Daolin's initial remarks just now It seems that this so-called "improvement" has no meaning.
"Of course you have to pay tuition! What is magic? If you learn magic, you can become a privileged class, a master, a respected high-class person Why should you do such a good thing for no reason? ? Want to learn? Want to learn advanced skills? Want to learn the ability to control wind and rain? Yes, give me money! If I don¡¯t give you money, why should I teach you my own skills in vain? Isn¡¯t this difficult to understand? Even in aristocratic families, if they hire tutors for their children, they still have to pay them."
"Thisit doesn't seem good." Although Carmen still resisted a little, her attitude was obviously not so determined.
"I didn't say that they should all pay for it at once. I said that there are two types of tuition fees: self-financed and public-financed. One part allows them to pay tuition, and the other partcontinues to be public-financed and does not require payment, just like the current magic academy in the imperial capital. .¡±
Carmen smiled. The dean was not completely ignorant of the world. He said disdainfully: "What you said is tantamount to nonsense. Since there is a system of public funding, who would be willing to pay? Doesn't everyone choose to pay for it? .¡±
"It's simple. You can choose between public funding and self-funding, but the conditions I offer are different." Chen Daolin said calmly: "Students with public funding. They don't have to pay tuition, eat, live and study for free, and all the expenses don't cost a single copper. Yes, but there is one condition! You must sign a contract before enrolling! After graduation, you must serve the college for five years!"
"How do you say it?" Carmen immediately became acutely aware of the key point that Chen Daolin said.
"The meaning of serving for five years is to sign a contract with the college in advance, preferably a magical soul contract that cannot be breached! After graduation, the college will distribute it, that is to say. Wherever I ask him to work, he will have to Wherever he goes to work! Whatever I ask him to do, he has to do it! The time limit is five years! Even if I ask him to work as a porter in the army, he has to go! I ask him to work as a blacksmith in the workshop, and he You have to go! In short, it will be five years, and you must serve me and work for me! As the price of training him to become a magician for free!" Chen Daolin said fiercely: "Otherwise, why would there be so many free lunches for him in the world? Eat? Don¡¯t even think about such a good thing!"
Carmen was silent.
The dean thought for a long time. He slowly said: "The idea you mentioned is somewhat interesting However, I'm afraid it's not that simple. After all, there are only a few people who can learn magic. Not everyone has magic talent. And there are many magic students. I'm afraid They would rather choose to be self-funded studentsit's just a matter of paying some money. Magicians are proud and yearn for freedom. No one likes to do things under orders. So I'm worried that they will all be willing to choose to pay. Live at your own expense."
"Okay." Chen Daolin sneered: "Then let them choose to pay. At least I have earned back the expenses of the college, so I don't need to pay any more, right?"
After a pause, Chen Daolin sneered: "Besides. Is it so easy to be a self-funded student? Of course I have to set the threshold. Of course the tuition is not cheap! Think about it, once you complete the course, you can become a magician. How rich the magician is! Think about the good days in the future For such a good thing, it¡¯s not appropriate for me to charge cheaper tuition, right? I don¡¯t charge too much, the basic tuition is one thousand gold coins a year! I can afford it, Come and learn!"
"One thousand gold coins a year?!" Carmen jumped up: "Are you kidding me!! Even an auditor at the Imperial Academy of Magic is not that expensive!"
The auditor Carmen mentioned is a special kind of existence in the magic academy.
In fact, there are also self-funded students in magic academies now, but they are called by different names.
In today¡¯s magic academy, there is a name called auditor.
Auditors are a special group in the magic academy.
Every formal student is a treasure of the Magic Academy. They all study in the academy for free. Not only that, they also enjoy preferential treatment.Yue Yue received free food and accommodation, as well as free training, and was even carefully cared for and protected by the Magic Academy.
But the audit students are different. Audit students are young students who are determined to follow the path of magic, but are not talented enough to become formal students, so they have to spend money to enter the academy to audit. These people can only audit courses in the magic academy, but do not have the same rights and treatment as formal students. For example, they cannot enter some special magic laboratories in the academy, cannot read some real magic books collected in the academy, and Some special courses cannot be learned.
But to be honest, this kind of auditor generally doesn¡¯t learn anything.
Because in terms of talent, these auditors were eliminated during the selection process. After being tested, it was proved that they did not have much magical talent Even after attending at their own expense, they probably had no achievements. In the academy, the teacher They will not pay attention to such auditors. The vast majority of the students who sit in on the show have spent their entire lives as magic apprentices, and only a handful of them can become low-level magicians!
"The self-funded students I'm talking about are different from the audit students! Except for paying money, the rest of the treatment is exactly the same as that of publicly funded students! You can use the magic laboratory, read the magic classics in the library, and you can also study special courses! The only one! The difference is that one has to pay and the other does not."
"Then what's the threshold for selecting students?" Carmen asked.
Previous magic academies selected students based on talent tests.
After all, there are very few people with the talent of a magician, so everyone who has obtained the official student qualification is a treasure and will enjoy privileges and free fees. There is value and potential for cultivation.
"Of course there is a threshold." Chen Daolin said coldly: "The threshold is the test of magic talent! In the future magic academy, there will be no such group as auditors! I won't accept people without talent even if they are willing to pay! Because now At this stage, teachers are a precious resource, and I don¡¯t have so many teachers wasted on people without talent. All students must be selected through talent assessment. Then according to their volition, they will choose to pay for themselves or for public funds. "
"But your tuition fee standards are too high" Carmen sighed.
One thousand gold coins per yearjust excludes 99% of the people in this world.
Magicians are very richbut there are not so many rich students before they become magicians!
Even a small noble like Baron Pierre can only afford one self-funded student after all the enhancements!
Don¡¯t forget, Baron Pierre¡¯s disciple Quinn, the necromancer who was killed by Chen Daolin, was an auditor at the Magic Academy. The tuition fee for the audit student is not as expensive as the self-financed student mentioned by Chen Daolin. In order to support such a younger brother to attend the Magic Academy, Baron Pierre was almost bankrupt.
"You are forcing the vast majority of students to sell themselves, forcing them to choose the terms of five years of service after graduation." Carmen was a little dissatisfied.
"How can you say it's forced?" Chen Daolin spread his hands: "This is your own choice! If you learn magic, you can become a rich man and a master! Why should you have your turn for such a good thing? You? If you want this benefit, you have to pay! Want benefits without paying? I don¡¯t owe them anything!"
"Butmany children have magical talents! If we keep them out like this, then"
"I said, this is your choice! You have magic talent, that's your business! What does it have to do with me? You can't say that you have talent, I am obligated to spend my own money to train you for free, right? I'm not his father! If you want to learn my skills, you have to pay something. In this world, no one owes anyone anything!"
"This, this is immoral!"
"Moral?" Chen Daolin smiled: "Eat my food, drink my food, use my food, I raised them for a few years, and then left after a few years, eating well and drinking hot food, becoming a privileged person and a master, without giving anything Is this moral? Do I deserve my shortfall?"
Carmen was speechless.
The female dean with a tough personality suddenly found that she had never taken advantage of any debate she had with Darling Chen.
"II need to think about this matter carefully." Carmen shook her head.
"Think about it slowly, Mr. Dean." Chen Daolin seemed very relaxed: "My attitude is very clear. This is my only condition and the bottom line! If you can't agree, then it's okay. I'll do this at the Northwest Branch. No more participation! You can drive it somewhere else, in Mulan City, or anywhere, just don¡¯t drive it in my territory.Just land. I'm not interested in this kind of thing where you use your own wallet to accomplish other people's things in vain - I'm not that great either. "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster! - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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