Chapter 207 Orphans (Please subscribe!)
The city of Idar, located on the north bank of the Idar River , has been changing at a speed visible to the naked eye during this period, while the land on the south bank of the Idar River is now large tracts of arable land.
In the fields, newly planted potatoes and sweet potatoes are trying hard to poke their heads out of the soil.
This was the first time that the common people and serfs of Idar County planted crops in the autumn. Even though Bruno had said that they could plant two crops a year, they were still shocked when they saw it with their own eyes.
The promotion of the new crops did not encounter the obstacles that Bruno had originally expected. After all... for the people of Idar, the Earl is the sky here and the supreme ruler of Idar.
And most importantly...potatoes and sweet potatoes have entered the diet of many households this fall, and almost everyone is fascinated by these delicious new crops.
Among these continuous fields, there are rows of houses.
It was an orphanage built by Bruno himself.
After continuous expansion over the days, the number of people living in this orphanage has gradually exceeded two hundred. They are not only from Idar Territory, but some also come from Conte Territory to the west of Idar Territory or Soron Territory to the north.
The extremely high mortality rate led to an increasing number of widows, widowers and orphans, so once the orphanage was established, it spread throughout the entire Idar territory.
Bruno's small move undoubtedly greatly increased the people's sense of belonging to the Idar Territory.
After all... everyone gets sick sometimes, and when their family encounters a major change, what they worry about most is the future of their children.
And now, the great and kind Earl is willing to pay out of his own pocket to support those helpless children.
Not to mention in the Norman Empire, even on the entire continent, it was enough to be regarded as a groundbreaking move.
Mr. Nicholas, with his round belly, shuttled between the simple houses. Ever since Bruno asked him to take on the responsibility of teaching these orphans, Mr. Nicholas suddenly regained his vitality, as if he had finally come out of the shadow of his repeated failures in teaching the Earl...
Reading aloud and spelling are the most important courses that children in the orphanage need to master.
The young faces and curious eyes of the children made Nicholas feel genuinely happy.
He liked this process. Imparting knowledge into children's minds was what Nicholas was most willing to do. Although in Idar Territory, at Bruno's request, Nicholas included a lot of private information in his teachings from the Earl, but...
For Nicholas, this was not a problem.
Moreover, due to Bruno's kindness, these children already had an unusual feeling for the Idar County that adopted them, so there was no need for Nicholas to teach them things like loving the Idar County and loving the Count.
The place where these children take classes is a large classroom that can accommodate five or six hundred people!
Although there are only about 200 orphans living in the orphanage, the classroom is always crowded when Mr. Nicholas teaches.
Most of these extra children are children of civilians living in the city of Idar.
This is because...
At Bruno's instruction, the Lord's Castle spread the news to the outside world early on that after a period of time, literate civilians would also be able to hold official positions in Idar and become direct subordinates of the Earl.
The conditions required for recruiting police officers are a very clear signal!
In the future,
people who can read and write will be very popular in Idar County!
This undoubtedly ignited hope for the future for many civilians, and they tried their best to allow their children to go to orphanages to study in their spare time.
Working under the Earl, this sounds very impressive. Not only can you get rid of your status as a peasant, but you may even be appreciated by the Earl! Although the common people live in poverty, they are not stupid at all! Although I am illiterate and can only rely on my own strength to support my family, if my children can learn to spell and read, and get a position in Idar, wouldn’t that get rid of such a hard life?
The many changes that had taken place in Idar County were enough to make them realize the importance of learning to spell and read aloud, and it was natural for them to place their high hopes on their children.
As for these children, Mr. Nicholas never turned away anyone.
Teaching one person is the same as teaching two people. Teaching more people will make Mr. Nicholas feel more accomplished.
Unlike other aristocratic teachers, Nicholas did not care whether the students under him were the offspring of aristocrats or children of commoners, and this... was also the most important reason why Bruno entrusted him with the important task of conducting the educational pilot work.
But then again, in addition to Nicholas, there is another teacher teaching the children in the orphanage, and she is Isabel, the daughter of Viscount Conte.
Bruno often told her the principle of learning by analogy, and that the process of teaching others is also a process of improving oneself.
By imparting knowledge to others, we can discover our own shortcomings, fill in the gaps and improve ourselves.
As a mathematical genius living in Idar Territory, in order to deepen her understanding of mathematical knowledge, Isabel specially opened a mathematics course in the orphanage with Bruno's promise. In her spare time from learning advanced mathematics, she taught the children knowledge so that they could also feel the warmth and charm of mathematics...
Learning mathematics is certainly difficult, but for some children living in orphanages, it can stimulate their interest in learning more than simply learning spelling.
At least...that's what Parker thought.
Although mathematics is extremely difficult for some people, Parker feels a sense of accomplishment every time he solves a problem or learns a little new knowledge.
Those densely packed numbers seemed to possess magical power, attracting Parker's attention and allowing him to gain long-lost joy in life.
Parker's father was one of the few soldiers killed in the Battle of the Golan Heights.
It was Parker's existence that made Sam Layton ask Bruno about the compensation for the children of fallen soldiers, which indirectly led to the birth of the orphanage. (Chapter 65) For Parker, life in the orphanage is definitely not as free as at home, but it also gave him a sense of support in life after losing his father, and he gradually accepted the reality that his father had passed away.
Parker was proud of his father! Because in his mind, his father died to defend the territory of Idar Territory and the people of Idar Territory! He was on the side of justice! He loved the land where he lived, but he could not hate the serf soldiers of Solon Territory who invaded Idar Territory.
Because his teacher, Mr. Nicholas, once told him that the serfs in Solon Territory were forced to go to the battlefield, and only the Idar people, only the great Earl of Idar, Bruno Stuart, could rescue those poor people from the dire straits! Parker deeply agreed with this.
Because, the subtle influences from those around him these days and the miserable conditions of the foreign refugees who had just entered Idar Territory directly or indirectly confirmed what Mr. Nicholas said.
so……
Although he is only seven or eight years old, Parker has already regarded his father as a role model. He also wants to make his own contribution to the Idar Territory! Thanks to "WERobin" for the reward!
The extra chapters and the ones that are owed will be posted in July and August during the author's summer vacation! I really don't have much time to write now, sob~ (End of this chapter)
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