Fang Zheng took Myne out of the temple and came to the hotel, then gathered the priestess and the others and told them about the temple orphanage. After listening to Fang Zheng's description, the priestess was also quite surprised.

“Is the environment there so bad?”

"I remember you were also from an orphanage? What was the environment like there?"

"this……"

Faced with Fang Zheng's question, the priestess felt a little embarrassed.

"Although life is very poor, everyone can accept it... But no matter what, this kind of thing will never happen..."

"Then what are you waiting for!?"

Huihui couldn't sit still for a long time, and now she jumped up and ran to the door.

"Let's go rescue those children, and then blow up that temple that takes human life lightly! It just so happens that I haven't used my explosion magic yet, just give me one..."

"Just be quiet for a while."

Fang Zheng was quick to grab Hui Hui's collar and push her back into the chair. In fact, he was not surprised by this situation. As mentioned before, the temples of the priestesses were all protected by the boss. In other words, these temples were supported by the donations of believers, so they could naturally be maintained.

But the temple where Maine was was just a political institution, and there was no real god to be worshipped, so naturally there would be no donations from believers. In fact, Fang Zheng had just used the Whispering Banner to investigate on his way back, and found that the funds of this temple were entirely based on the lord's appropriation and the nobles' donations. To put it bluntly, there was no free income, and it was completely dependent on financial appropriations.

Moreover, a large sum of funds was embezzled by the temple leader... Under such circumstances, it is a miracle that the children in the orphanage are still alive.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng looked at Maine. Maine's face was still extremely pale at this moment, which was normal. To be honest, even a gentle person like the priestess and a middle school student like Huihui might be surprised and indignant about this scene, but they could understand and accept it. After all, they lived in such a world, and even if they had not seen similar things, they must have heard a lot of them.

But Maine was different. After she was reborn into this world, she lived a poor and inconvenient life. But she managed to survive by gritting her teeth. Although the civilization in the Middle Ages was not very developed, at least there were necessities of life, which was much better than surviving on a desert island.

But living habits can be changed, but world views are not so easy to change.

For Maine, who lives in a modern society with plenty of food, clothing, stability and peace, the scene in the orphanage must have left her with a psychological trauma.

It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that my worldview has been completely shattered, but it’s not far off the mark.

"I can save them, of course."

Fang Zheng spoke.

"But Maine, what's next?"

"Why?"

"I saved them, fine. I can also arrange for them to live in the manor... in the castle, no problem. Then what? We don't know how many people are in the orphanage yet. Even if we calculate it based on thirty people, how many resources are needed to feed and clothe thirty children every day? Where will the money come from? How do you plan to raise them? How will the manor run its business? You don't think that I'm the Red Cross Charity Association, and I only want to give without asking for anything in return."

"I……"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Maine seemed to finally react and couldn't help biting her lip.

So, students are naive. They need to be beaten by society to understand that kindness is not justice, and it is not free of cost. It is a good thing to be kind to others, but you must also consider your own ability. Otherwise, it is just asking for trouble.

Fang Zheng raised so many cursed children, and they also needed to rely on resources from other worlds to live their current lives. However, even so, Fang Zheng did not say that he would support them for life, but encouraged them to start being self-reliant.

"Also, there are more orphans than these. We have accepted them now, but what about in the future? There is a constant supply of orphans. It is impossible that you can have them this year and then no more next year. What should we do then? Also, if you do this, you are stealing the temple's business. Have you ever thought about how the temple will react? How are you going to solve these problems?"

"I……"

After hearing Fang Zheng's series of questions, not only was Myne speechless, but even Huihui quietly shut up.

Saving a kitten is indeed a loving thing, but love requires action. A kitten that has not been weaned needs to be fed every few hours at night, and its excretion must be paid attention to. It can be said that it is not much easier than taking care of a baby. But this is just the beginning. If you want to adopt it, you have to take care of it, which requires time, energy, and money.

After all, cats need to eat, and if they are sick they need to see a doctor, and all of these cost money.

The person who stopped the car to save the dogs thought he was righteous and kind, but after seeing the medical bill for hundreds of dogs, he ran away without a trace.

After all, kindness and justice only bring temporary pleasure, but the money spent is long-lasting.

Not to mention, people are much more troublesome than cats and dogs.

"This is the homework I left for you. I have to go to the castle today to oversee the repairs. Tell me the answer when I come back."

Having said this, Fang Zheng stood up and glanced at Mei Yin.

"Better hurry up, you know those kids won't last long."

Fang Zheng was not really cruel, but he also knew that many things could not be solved with just enthusiasm. As for the orphanage, he asked the priestess, Aisi and Huihui to send some food over first - as a donation. But for now, Fang Zheng could only do so much.

After arranging things here, Fang Zheng returned to the castle and became...an overseer.

“If only workers all over the world were so obedient.”

Looking at the magic servants busy in and out of the castle, Fang Zheng whistled. The castle was good, but it needed extensive repairs and renovations, and even more energy supply. Things like water supply and drainage also needed to be fixed. Even if a construction team came, it would take several months to complete.

But as a mage, Fang Zheng has his own methods.

Just summon the magic servant!

No need to eat, drink, or sleep, no fatigue or fear of danger, they are simply the best labor guarantee for capitalists!

Out of caution, all the materials used here were not from the Tiandao Palace, but were things Fang Zheng had picked up when he traveled around other worlds. He didn't even plan to connect this place to the Tiandao Palace to prevent the chaos from spreading in various forms. In fact, only Fang Zheng's personal terminal could contact the Tiandao Palace. Maine's personal terminal could only communicate with him and could not retrieve the Tiandao Palace's network intelligence.

With the help of such a fearless magical servant, the repair work on the castle was naturally completed in just a few days. Not only was it faster than the work of the decoration team, but the quality was also better than that of the decoration team... Well, if Fang Zheng returned to his own world now and became a contractor, he would probably squeeze the construction market to collapse.

After all, magic servants don’t cost money!

After making sure everything was in place, Fang Zheng returned to the city. At the same time, he also received the "homework" given to him by Maine.

"Is that what you think?"

After flipping through the "homework" in front of him, Fang Zheng raised his head and glanced at Mei Yin.

Judging from the assignment itself, Maine did consider these issues. For example, in terms of funding - there is no child labor protection law in this world, and children have to go to work after they are baptized at the age of seven. Maine's idea is to use the manor to build a papermaking workshop to improve the papermaking industry in this world, but...

“Why papermaking?”

Fang Zheng pointed at the "homework" in his hand and looked at Mei Yin, which made Mei Yin a little nervous. For some reason, this reminded her of the fear she had during her graduation defense...

"Because, because paper is relatively expensive in this world, and the quality is not very good, most people can't afford it, and naturally can't afford to buy books, so I want to promote the papermaking industry so that everyone can afford to read books!"

“That’s a good reason.”

Fang Zheng recalled carefully. He didn't pay much attention to the papermaking situation in this world. However, he found that the paper used by the Adventurer's Association for commissions was indeed of poor quality.

"However, you should understand that papermaking is not an easy task, and it will conflict with existing industries. Have you ever considered solving this problem? Also, do you have the technology to make paper?"

"I have a cooperative relationship with a chamber of commerce, and they are willing to help me deal with this problem. As for the papermaking technology... I have seen it in a book before. As long as I can find some information, it should be no problem!"

"oh?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng looked at Main.

"Are you related to the Chamber of Commerce?"

"Yes, by chance, I once sold them the formula of shampoo and headdresses... and made some money from it."

"I see."

Hearing Mei Yin's answer, Fang Zheng nodded. Girls are girls, even time travelers. Fang Zheng thought about it and found that in the online articles he had read, there were very few protagonists who started out as shampoo sellers... I have to say, this is really a blind spot.

After all, most time travelers are men, so who would care about things like shampoo or hair accessories?

Even Fang Zheng himself didn't care when he was in the main world.

"So what you mean is to reach a cooperative relationship with that Chamber of Commerce, and then let the children who meet the age requirements to make money by making paper... Well, that's one way, what else?"

"If possible, I hope to ask Miss Aisi and the others to help train some of the children to become adventurers... After all, they can protect themselves to some extent. Also, I can ask my sister and friends to take these children to the forest to learn how to pick fruits and hunt. At least this way, even if they can't buy food, they won't starve to death."

"For you, this is quite thoughtful."

Fang Zheng closed his homework and nodded. Seeing Fang Zheng's expression, Mayin also relaxed a little.

But Fang Zheng's next words stunned Maine.

"But you're still thinking too simply."

"Why?"

Looking at the confused Maine, Fang Zheng shook his head. Students are students. She has no idea what she means by doing this. Reducing the cost of papermaking means that the circulation of knowledge will be greatly enhanced. The enhanced circulation of knowledge is in conflict with the idea of ​​the nobles mastering knowledge themselves and not letting the common people have access to it.

Just look at the United States. Although many people can go to college in the United States, only the rich and the political elite can go to good universities. Most people can only go to community colleges. Some people can't even figure out the four arithmetic operations after graduation. With this level of education, it is impossible for them to do high-level jobs.

As for the so-called happy learning, it is just to deceive the common people. Any child of a high-level elite has received a rote-learning education since childhood, which is essentially no different from the majority of Chinese college entrance examination candidates. In other words, the majority of Chinese college entrance examination candidates enjoy the American aristocratic elite education model.

What quality education and happy learning are just used to fool ordinary people.

After all, if you fall behind at the starting line, you will only be fit to be a slave for the rest of your life. It is your business if you want to study happily, it is also your business if you cannot find a job that meets your requirements when you grow up, and it is even more your business if you have no choice but to sweep the streets.

This is the same reason why in this world only nobles have the opportunity to learn to read and write, while ordinary people cannot write at all.

Even if all beings are equal, if you are illiterate, we can't ask you to do the job that literate people do.

Then you can only be a slave.

This is the invisible gap, much more cruel than the so-called robo-recruitment. For the nobles, it is obviously more conducive to rule if most people are illiterate. And Maine hopes that more people will read books and understand the charm of books, in other words, literacy... This is obviously contrary to the ideas of the nobles.

But it's good this way. The circulation of knowledge helps the development of order. For Fang Zheng, it's a hundred benefits without any harm. As for whether it will shake the ruling class of this world, he doesn't care at all. Besides, if a time traveler comes to a world and doesn't turn it upside down, it would be unworthy of his identity, right? Since Maine has this idea, let her do it. Anyway, if something happens, I will be there to watch it.

"Keep thinking about it. This is the next homework."

Looking at Maine who looked confused and puzzled, Fang Zheng shrugged.

"Next, inform everyone that the castle has been renovated and is ready for occupancy."