"Good afternoon, Miss Gweil."
In the courtyard of the mansion, the young lady was sitting in the pavilion, flipping through history books related to the southern border of the empire, making simple notes from time to time. After hearing the greeting, she raised her head with a little curiosity.
"Mr. Lubin?" Today, the territory's financial officer was still dressed neatly and capablely, holding a notebook and a cardboard in his hands, recording something at any time, and a copper needle pen was inserted in his chest pocket.
"Excuse me, Miss."
He bowed and saluted. Behind Gweil, Iyena also looked at this brother curiously. He was a very busy man now, so why would he come to see the eldest lady at this time? Normally, even if he reported, it would be during the small gathering in the afternoon. At that time, Master Wuming and Mr. Guhuas would be there.
"I came here today for a special reason. I want to recommend a consultant who can bring a lot of help to the development of the territory."
"Is that so? Could you tell me who it is?"
"This advisor comes from the Plantagenet dynasty in the East. She is an oriental scholar. I believe her extensive knowledge can help everyone in the territory. She is now outside the door. If you allow me, I will let her come to see you."
After listening, Gweil hesitated for a moment, then looked at Iena beside her. This maid had always been Mr. Wuming's representative, and she didn't know whether that gentleman would allow or care.
"Let's meet first, Miss." At this time, Yiena seemed to suddenly remember something, and she crossed her fingers and squeezed them.
"OK."
Jian Gweil nodded, Lu Bin clapped his hands, and then a guard came to the outside of the mansion and let in a girl who had been waiting for a long time.
She was wearing an oriental-style robe, holding a thick book in her arms, wearing a pair of glasses on her nose, had long light green hair, and her eyes were like jade, very gentle.
The girl looks about 17 years old, very young. Although she has a bookish temperament, it is difficult to believe that she has a wealth of knowledge.
"Hello, Miss Gweil." She held the book in one hand and lifted her skirt with the other, bowed her head, and then raised her head.
"Hello." Gweil looked at this special girl. She seemed to have a different aura, like a fresh breeze in the woods, making people feel refreshed and comfortable.
"My name is Jialan. I come from Huilu Island in the Plantagenet Dynasty. I am a disciple of the Zhuori Huangyu Sect. Perhaps you can understand it as a certain mage faction that specializes in cultivating extraordinary people." Her voice was like orchid, clear and soft.
"I see." Gweil nodded and then asked curiously.
"Miss Jialan, are you here to study in the Western Continent? I rarely see people from the East."
"Yes, I've hit a bottleneck in my cultivation, so I came out to travel and train. I happened to pass by this place recently and found some of the local things very interesting, so I wanted to stay for a while."
"If Miss Gweil doesn't mind, I can also contribute to the development of the territory."
"Of course I welcome this, but I can't make decisions on matters within the territory right now. The specific arrangements may need to be discussed with everyone in the evening."
"It doesn't matter." After saying that, the girl nodded again.
After that, they chatted for a while in the pavilion, and then Lu Bin went to do his own thing, leaving Gweil and Jialan to continue in the pavilion.
"This is black tea produced in the territory. I don't know if it suits Jialan's taste." Gweil asked Iyena to prepare new tea, and the two continued their conversation.
Holding the porcelain cup with bright yellow patterns, Jialan took a sip and nodded in approval, which also made Geweier feel a lot happier.
"Jia Lan, comparing your hometown to here, should be able to feel a big difference. I heard that the dynasty in the East is very powerful."
"There are indeed many differences, such as food, customs, systems, concepts, etc." Loran Hill briefly summarized.
"For example, in the East, there are specialized agencies and officials to handle various matters, but here, local lords make their own decisions. It can sometimes feel confusing, and the laws in different places can even vary greatly."
"Although this allows the nobles to adjust according to the situation conveniently, the difficulty falls entirely on the lord, and it is inevitable that some will lose sight of the big picture or be insufficiently detailed." She did not want to talk about an overly unrealistic ideal, but simply analyzed it from a factual perspective.
"That's true." Gweil thought thoughtfully.
"If it's Jialan, do you have any better suggestions or methods?"
"Of course there is. In fact, this is also what I want to try during my travels, that is, how to build a unified and harmonious country." After saying this, Jialan blinked, then covered her mouth and nose with her hands and smiled.
"It may seem a bit far-fetched, but there is indeed a special science in the East that talks about this."
"Those ancient sages seemed to be always striving to achieve that ideal, the ideal called 'the golden age of peace and prosperity'."
"I am occasionally affected by it and think about some problems, but I also know that empty thoughts cannot solve problems. I still have to explore and try step by step."
"Such a grand ideal..." Gweil looked at the clear light yellow tea in the cup, stirring it gently with a spoon.
"How can we call it a 'prosperous and peaceful age'? My father told me that as long as we are human, we have our ugly and evil sides."
"Yes, humans are also animals, and they always seek benefits and avoid harm. You can't let them hurt themselves to help others. This is wrong." The girl answered softly.
"If the environment encourages bad behavior, then following the rules and doing good will only bring harm and disadvantage. In that case, no matter how much encouragement is given, the effect will be minimal."
"It's wrong to blame people for the decline of society because of the decline of society. It must have been the environment that changed first, which gradually led to the current situation."
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