The lively New Year celebration ended in joy. As the head of state, Loran Hill attended the final curtain call ceremony and met with representatives from various places who came to Luojing, as well as some outstanding craftsmen, R&D personnel, etc.

That night, grand fireworks rose in the night sky and bloomed together. The gorgeous and huge fireworks flooded the sky, and golden rain streaked across the sky, leaving long afterimages. Many old people and children, men and women in the city stood in the streets and alleys, watching the fireworks rise slowly and then bloom. Although the last time Luojing set off a large number of fireworks was only three or four years ago, now there is a vague feeling that it is a lifetime ago.

The Plantagenet dynasty ended, and a new country was slowly established. New and strange things that had never been seen before began to appear on the streets. Students coming from all over the city, dressed in different ethnic groups, the airships and floating boats flying back and forth in the sky, and the steam iron ships shuttling across the river all announced that many dramatic changes were beginning to take place in the country.

In the new year, Chun Guansi finally compiled new textbooks and began to popularize them throughout the country. At the same time, a three-tier school system began to be established, namely elementary schools at the village level, secondary schools at the county and town level, and higher education institutions at the state capital level.

In essence, universities are composed of major factions. They are not only places for learning, but also participate in actual production and complete certain tasks and missions assigned by the country. They recruit members based on demand. That is to say, when the industry in which the faction is located is short of people, they will recruit a large number of students, otherwise they will not expand enrollment at will.

This ensures that disciples or members who enter a large faction are all targeting specific positions, and even if there is a small amount of redundancy, they will not deviate too much, thus avoiding the waste caused by the so-called mismatch between students and actual needs.

After the education system was gradually established, schools in various places began to be built according to the plan. In the initial stage, due to the shortage of teachers, some students would replace them. According to the plan, after three years, the primary school teachers would be roughly filled, after five years, the middle school teachers would be gradually filled, and after eight years, the teachers of higher education institutions would be fully staffed.

Currently, all schools are public. Elementary schools are exam-free, middle schools have moderately difficult exams, and higher education institutions have more difficult exams. As educational resources become more abundant, admissions will be adjusted appropriately to allow 80% of students to attend higher education institutions. Elementary and middle schools are tuition-free, while higher education institutions will collect a portion of tuition to offset expenses. Joining a faction is similar to starting a job, with 60% of the time spent on actual work and 40% on further study.

After the education system was established, the first national census and household registration compilation gradually began. It is expected that the national information will be roughly collected by the end of the year. After that, land will be distributed and granaries will be gradually established in various places to ensure farmers' income and balance prices.

By the time all the work for the year was roughly arranged and future plans were set, time had slowly come to May. Loran Hill also had time to travel around Luojing and learn about the implementation of current policies.

The weather has warmed up, and the Never-Sleeping River flowing through Luojing is shimmering and bustling in the warm light and breeze. Ships are traveling on the river, including roaring steamships, a large number of old wooden boats, and a small number of new fuel-powered ships. They are loaded with various goods, driving this increasingly prosperous trade.

This river, which originates from the snow-capped mountains in the northern mountains, flows eastward along the hills and plains and flows into the Yellow Sea, has become the main artery of the central part of the dynasty. Industries along the river have prospered. The spinning and silk weaving industry of Moshangzhou, the grain and food of Hedaizhou, and the specialties of various states along the Yellow Sea coast all rely on this waterway for transportation, and inland river and sea trade has developed rapidly.

The country's first railway was also confirmed this year. The current plan is to build a main railway from Longquan Bay to Huilu Island to Luojing, opening up trade between the inland and the open sea. The next step is to build a railway from Nanfeng Island to Muqing Island on the southern coast of the Yellow Sea. (The map is set in the comments section and is available in the book club. Feel free to check it out~)

Finally, the Beihai Prefecture-Beisongzhou-Beifu Mountain City-Luojing railway. The completion of these three main lines will be like the skeleton of a giant dragon's wings and tail, rapidly boosting the development of the prefectures and counties along the route. Further expansion will be planned until all prefectures and counties nationwide are connected by the railway network, with completion planned within ten years.

After finishing her current affairs and plans, Loran Hill had several weeks of free time. This time she planned to go to the Seven Continents of Lei. This was where many foreign races gathered in the dynasty, and the construction of some systems would be more sensitive, requiring her to go and see it in person. In addition, she also wanted to meet a witch there, as well as the Ye family who moved here.

I don’t know if Ye Ling has grown up now. This was what Loran Hill was thinking about before he set out, and then he embarked on the journey after changing his clothes.

Because she was not in a hurry, she did not fly there directly, but took the new means of transportation within the dynasty to experience the situation along the way.

Then, a girl with dark chestnut hair, wearing a brown jacket, a plaid long skirt, black-framed glasses, and carrying a simple suitcase walked into the river port south of Luojing City.

There are many ships docked in the harbor, some of which sound their whistles, slowly start in the waves, and sail towards the distance.

"This is the passenger ship to Hedaizhou. Please board the ship in an orderly manner with your tickets." On a two-meter-high platform, a staff member read out with a simple loudspeaker. In order to let many passengers who were taking a passenger ship for the first time know the process, he repeated it over and over again.

At the boarding entrance, several strong guards stopped the people who cut in line, and after some corrections and lectures, the line gradually became orderly.

Slowly, by the time Loran Hill boarded the ship, about two-thirds of the passengers had already passed, and it was no longer crowded.

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