Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 742: Chapter 72: Manor System and Hesse Holy Flame Gunpowder Academy

The technological advancement of the academy is undoubtedly one of the core features of the Empire, enhancing faith, morale, and the authority of the Lords. Similar bonuses exist among other great powers, such as the Dwarves, where this technological tree is called Ancestor Legacy, strengthening rune forging, underground fortresses, and the Book of Hatred. In the Chaos Legion, it is known as the Gift of Potent Soup, unlocking more Evil God blessings, corrosion spread, and acquiring stronger, more brutal Demon units.

Currently, the academy has already spearheaded the advancement of the [Provincial Banner Bearer], [Rationed Infantry Armor], and [Improved Heavy Weapons], which naturally concerned Su Li who asked, ”What other technological advancements has the academy promoted in the territory?”

Oliver calmly responded, ”In terms of military, these three are the main ones. Further advancements in cavalry technology will take time to research and unlock.”

”On the economic side, we have focused on advancing the manor system. The nobility idles, giving orders at will; farmers labor intensely, supporting the nobility — this is the perfect model for any truly visionary society. It makes the hearts of our territory’s people steadier, and society more stable and harmonious. The people will be more supportive of your rule. Meanwhile, both the economy and agricultural production have improved significantly, and labor efficiency has increased by more than 30% overall.”

”Hiss~” Su Li couldn’t help but take in a cold breath, looked at Oliver, and asked, ”My dean, are you sure you are not mistaken about what you said?”

The nobility idles, issuing orders at will; farmers labor intensely, supporting the nobility. Is it really a perfect model?

This is too surreal! It perfectly matches the dark and despairing characteristics of this world.

Oliver thought Su Li was doubting the effectiveness of this reform and immediately assured him solemnly, ”Lord, I guarantee that everything I said is true, without any falsehood. After the manor system is widely implemented, it allows for a more centralized production of materials, large-scale production, and these wealthy manor lords are more willing to invest funds to improve production tools. Our agriculture, industry, and all other aspects will be improved. We are convinced the manor system is superior to the small-scale farmer’s self-sufficiency.”

So Su Li had to wave his hand, then asked, ”Tell me about the others, what else have you improved?”

”Besides the manor system, we have also improved [Warhorse Breeding]. The more refined breeding can provide the territory with a large number of fine horses, enabling heavy knights to charge and fight in repeated engagements. As you know, excellent horse breeds do not always exist; horse taming and breeding have always been a priority. Moreover, the warhorses of our territory have to bear the weight of fully armored knights and horse armor as super warhorses. The academy stores the most complete knowledge and even benefits the Dawn Church. With our improvements, the output from the territory’s ranch can at least increase by 5%, which will greatly help in saving the cost of recruiting elite troops and reducing the maintenance costs of advanced troops in the future.”

Su Li nodded slightly; indeed, this aligned with the Empire’s style, where everything revolves around the Knights. Warhorse breeding and horse administration are indeed of utmost importance.

It can even be said that the manor system was also improved and served for the Knights, with knights, warhorses, manors, and ranches constituting the Empire’s military, economic, and political systems.

Then it must be the castles that remain.

Sure enough, Oliver continued, ”Another improvement is in the Engineer’s Guild. The greatest significance of this engineering academy is that it brings engineers together. The ability to share learned knowledge with colleagues will certainly lead to better results. For this, we have also established the [Hesse Territory Engineer’s Guild], which can greatly enhance our engineering efficiency and construction standards, allowing our various buildings to reduce construction time and lower construction costs.”

Undoubtedly, with this technological improvement, the territory can build more castles, and the speed of construction in various cities will also be significantly improved.

Su Li’s face showed an approving smile, saying, ”Very good, are there any other improvements?”

Oliver regretfully shook his head, ”Lord, this is how much technological progress we have currently promoted. It is all because the territory had laid a solid foundation before this, which greatly shortened the time required to unlock these research projects. The speed of subsequent territory research may not be as fast.”

Su Li counted; since the establishment of their academy, they have made progress in six aspects of the territory, unlocking [Provincial Banner Bearer], [Rationed Infantry Armor], and [Improved Heavy Weapons] in military, [Manor System] in the economy, [Warhorse Breeding] in animal husbandry, and [Hesse Territory Engineer’s Guild] in construction. This speed is indeed quite remarkable.

But Oliver next brought other surprises to Su Li: ”Although we haven’t promoted more projects at the academy level, each sub-academy still has some research results.”

”The Hesse Griffin Engineering Academy also includes the Sunshine Military Academy, the Hesse Holy Flame Gunpowder Academy, the Hesse Divine Academy, and the Hesse Noble Engineering College.”

”You have already seen the Sunshine Military Academy, which is specifically for cultivating knights and military talents.”

”The Hesse Holy Flame Gunpowder Academy is a joint academy established by Imperial Engineers and Dwarves, primarily to improve the territory’s cannons and gunpowder. Their effects have been quite remarkable, and they have currently developed the War Car Fort Cannon.”