After Ron finished speaking about the important matter, he immediately told the artists to leave.
The artists bowed to Ron in unison, then turned and left.
Of these, Ron kept Wright on the team because he needed to share some of the unspoken standards with the managers.
Ron even thinks about it while eating!
Ron led Wright to the lord's council hall.
The lord's manor is divided into various halls, some for meetings, some for military use, and some for entertaining guests. The lord is also the supreme commander of the territory's legions, so Ron has hardly ever used the military hall.
In the council chamber, Ron instructed Rita to take notes.
"Manager Wright, listen carefully."
"Yes, my lord."
Seeing Wright listening attentively, Ron explained the specific criteria for the scoring system:
"The feasibility of the elemental training content is what we're telling the artists. As for the evaluation of the supervisors' participation, it will be based on the joint evaluation of the five supervisors. Currently, we don't have a candidate for the other four supervisors in the Ministry of Culture, so you, Wright, will have to consider it for now!"
The implication was that Wright was coming to choose his subordinates.
Then Ron added, "The rating system of four to ten points cannot be given to those nonsensical works that are mainly for entertainment..."
The statement is quite long, but it essentially means that a work rated 4 out of 10 must not be a mindless, entertaining type of story.
Because this era is not entirely peaceful, let alone the time of future disasters.
While mindless entertainment might be enjoyable for Ron in peacetime—after all, it's absurd, like some classic works from a certain TV series in his past life—what about during wartime? If someone were to mindlessly use the absurd content of a work to commit suicide, that would be a matter of life and death. (?? ??)
Life is precious, but we cannot guarantee that all intelligent beings on the continent have sufficient intelligence.
Sometimes, to minimize explanation, a villainous character with low intelligence can exist in the artist's mind. Pace represents the level of enjoyment, and it's difficult to grasp the 'degree' of dragging out or adding build-up, so it's better to simply skip the build-up altogether and make the final artwork content as fast as possible.
However, some races within the Abyss faction, such as the Demon Clan and the Succubus Clan, possess intelligence surpassing that of ordinary people from other dimensions.
Average IQ is related to talent, education level, life experiences and lessons learned, etc.
It's normal that the average intelligence of ordinary people is not as high as that of some demons. Some demons even have a longer average lifespan. Living in the abyss, the demons' own experiences are even more extraordinary.
To avoid Wright not understanding, Ron summarized directly: "Works that rely on wit can be rated as qualified or above, Wright, do you understand?"
"Understood, my lord."
Ron added, "Romance stories can also be intellectually stimulating; you should study Wright carefully..."
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He went on to talk about all sorts of standards, but what Ron really wanted to say was, "Do you understand pre-war public opinion planning?"
Never mind, let's not talk about those advanced ideas.
Cultural invasion and cultural defense are sometimes a bloodless war. Since Ron boarded the spaceship, it's best to secure the propaganda channels as soon as possible.
Ron concluded by saying, "Wright, you need to understand that public opinion is not omnipotent. Just because some works from our territory perform very well doesn't necessarily mean they meet the requirements of our Sandy Territory. Wright, you need to learn to make your own judgments. How about we do it this way: all works that are eligible for evaluation will be judged according to the standards of the faction test."
Sure enough, Wright immediately understood upon hearing about the faction test.
Factional testing, a practice that has been around since ancient times, is still deeply ingrained in people's minds!
Furthermore, since the lord mentioned the faction divisions, wouldn't it be possible that there are things related to the evil god faction?
Wright immediately tensed up.
Ron saw that Wright must have understood, so he stopped talking about these serious topics and told Rita that she didn't need to take notes anymore.
Ron and Wright reminisce about their early years.
"Wright! I once said something about falling off a cliff and finding a peerless martial arts technique... There's no need to reprint those stories, understand?"
"My lord, Wright understands."
Ron continued, "However, Wright, don't be sad. I will issue the latest decree soon. I will never mistreat my confidants. Wright, you'd better do your job well..."
Okay! Ron was the one who started this trend of mindless, enjoyable works many years ago. I seem to remember that the first time he asked Leigh to write an article was when they went to explore.
It was on that occasion that Ron received a portion of the legacy of the spatial legend, but only a part of it, as Ron did not inherit its memories.
My perspective and mindset back then are completely different from what they are now; people's thoughts are always changing...
Ron reassured Wright in the Lord's Council Hall, and personally handed Wright the contents of Rita's notes.
"Wright, show this record about the rating system to Nika again. You can consider whether there are any oversights..."
“Understood, my lord,” Wright said after taking the document.
Because a new territory pay law was about to be introduced, Ron decided to do it right in front of Wright.
Ron returned to the main seat and ordered, "Rita, get ready!"
"Lord Sandy's Decree: Effective immediately, two-tenths of all income of Sandy Territory, including all taxes, shall be used as bonuses for Sandy Territory workers. The bonus amount shall be determined according to the following standards..."
In other words, the higher the official rank, the more bonuses one would receive, with Ron also mentioning that these bonuses would be awarded quarterly.
In the future, the better Sandy Territory develops, the more reward crystals all participating managers will receive.
Don't underestimate the net income from this two-tenths of the territory. As one of the birthplaces of magical civilization, Sandy Territory has income from the sale of dwarven weapons and magical artifacts, tourists, potions, paintings, figurines, and so on.
With so many sources of income, Ron had long since become numb to the number of magic crystals. All he knew was that Sandy's income would double every month.
Twenty percent of the magic crystals are used as rewards. Those involved in management or direct work will gradually realize that small acts of greed are not as much as their own bonuses.
Then the rule of law atmosphere in Sandy's territory will continue to improve.
It's better to guide than to block. Learning from history, Ron didn't want to repeat the lessons of those ancient kingdoms from his previous life, like that dynasty known for its strictness towards officials, which ran out of military pay in the final moments of its reign.
We will govern directly using advanced concepts from the previous generation.
The new decree was written by Rita, but Ron told her she no longer needed to write it down, and Ron and Wright talked about their private matters.
"Wright! I believe that 20% of the territory's net income should be deposited into the treasury for unforeseen circumstances. After deducting the 20% territory bonus, that leaves 60% of the territory's net income. Go and talk to Steward Nika. You two should discuss this further. What is taken from the people should be used for the people. Effective immediately, I will increase the magic crystal allocation for 60% of the income, and I can also partially relax legislative power..."
"You all need to take this seriously, this is our shared territory..."
Winning loyalty is easy enough; Ron was incredibly earnest in his words.
No, that seems a bit too much.
"Um, Wright, I have some matters to attend to regarding my elemental training, so I'll be leaving now."
"My lord..." Only after Ron left did Wright frantically express his loyalty, fearing that he had lost his composure earlier.
The middle-aged man was even slightly teary-eyed (?_?): "My lord is too... too... I, Wright, will serve Lord Sandy to the death."
Ron has directly opened up 60% of the net income from magic crystals. How much does he trust them? No wonder Wright lost his composure for a moment, especially after hearing the lord say, "Our common territory."
Lord Ron is too good at this.
However, who knew that Ron was simply being lazy by relinquishing some legislative power, in order to unleash his creativity under his rule, and for the sake of our shared Sandy Territory.
The main reason is that, for many days now, the current administration has been doing quite well. With Mentor Wel in charge, as the Pope himself, he is not afraid of any unexpected events, and his subjects dare not have any wicked thoughts.
This isn't just talk; Ron has loosened the quota of magic crystals from 60% of the territory's net income and some legislative power, which is documented in official documents.
Ron then found another time to have Rita write down the specific details of the Hidden Lord's Decree, and Ron even stamped it with his own lord's seal.
Ron personally handed the lord's token to Nika. Inside the consulate building, there was another round of loyalty-building for Nika, the head steward... (omitted)
All that is known is that afterwards, Nika's expression showed that she revered Ron as if he were a true god.
Ron just wants to say, the Salted Fish Lord's prospects have improved a bit more, haha... ㄟ(≧◇≦)ㄏ
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