Kayal wants to establish class rule, so he naturally starts with children. Each month's exam, with hundreds of subjects, and every top student will receive special tutoring from Kayal. This is because Kayal wants to instill in the children's minds the idea that excellence deserves the best. As outstanding top students, they will receive scholarships, individual tutoring from Kayal, and even more resources.
As long as Kayal controls this kind of survival-of-the-fittest learning environment, it won't lead to a situation where the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker. Instead, it will create a virtuous cycle of excellence: for scholarships, to be valued by Kayal, and for more resources, they will study even harder. The things Kayal teaches are unrelated to academics; instead, they are about administrative experience, training them as magistrates. However, their effort will still be judged by their monthly academic exams.
So, there's no worry that those receiving special tutoring will far surpass other ordinary students.
It will be at least a month before Kayal has to personally intervene. Before then, his disciples can teach the courses just as he used to teach them.
Perhaps they will be a little unfamiliar at first, but after accumulating experience, they will slowly mature, won't they?
The academy is like a seed; as long as it receives rain and dew, wave after wave of towering trees will grow, adding bricks and tiles to the construction of Camelot.
Perhaps now it is just a small spark, but in the future, it is bound to ignite a prairie fire!
Kayal's constant sighing made Irene, who was beside him, very curious: "Is something wrong, Kay?" Irene asked with a hint of gentle concern.
"Ah... This plan has upset Holo, and she's throwing a tantrum at me... How should I appease her?" Kayal shook his head and said, "She's really angry this time, you know." In the past, if she was angry, Holo would immediately abandon her principles and recover as soon as she was given a delicious wine or tasty food, but it seems a bit difficult now.
"Why does Father care so much about that wolf?" Mordred, wrapped in armor, grumbled. When there were no outsiders, she would use this address to call Kayal, which made him very embarrassed but unable to correct her. Fortunately, she only called him that when there were no outsiders, so Kayal just endured it.
"Care?" Kayal shook his head and smiled: "No, this is called righteousness, Mordred, you know, the exchange of human courtesies is built on mutual help. After Holo helped me with many things, I betrayed her trust. In terms of righteousness, I feel very guilty, so I must try to appease her." Kayal said with a smile.
"But Father, do you really feel guilty?" Because her entire body was wrapped in a tin can, and the armor on her head muffled Mordred's clear voice, her question made Kayal simply smile.
Holo was angry because of Kayal's plan—reclamation!
That's right, reclamation!
Cutting down trees and then building cities.
This would inevitably harm the interests of the beasts.
As a member of the beasts, for Holo, this was an infringement on their interests, and she had to argue for it.
Kayal finally managed to convince Holo by saying: this is the only one, it's just for strategic purposes, and no more trees will be cut down or land reclaimed after this. In the future, they will all go to Scotland. This is how he gradually subdued Holo, but it was also because of this that Holo became angry and ignored Kayal.
Although he felt apologetic towards Holo, this matter was imperative.
This city will serve as an observation tower or a defensive tower.
First, there is no water source near this city, which is very important. Whether Eastern or Western fortresses, most prefer to be built next to water sources, even directly on both banks of small streams, constructing passages with small bridges and wooden planks. The advantage of doing this is convenient water access. In this world with scarce transportation and no steel pipelines, fetching water is very troublesome. As for this era, where everything is made of wood, a so-called fire could very likely result in the entire city being engulfed in flames.
So, convenient water access is very important.
The disadvantage, however, is that during flood season, it is very easy to cause landslides, mudslides, and floods.
Even on normal days, it is very possible for the city to be flooded by stored water. As for defense, it is also a big problem. Small towns and cities have little defensive power, so there is no need to mention them, but large cities will inevitably have a water gate.
This water gate is generally welded shut, but it is clear that after years of erosion and artificial damage, the so-called water gate is very likely to become a weakness.
The conveniences and weaknesses are equally numerous, and Kayal's choice is to be compatible.
Bronze is very easy to preserve. As long as it is not oxidized, bronze often withstands the erosion of time. (Looking at the bronze artifacts from the Qin Dynasty that are still very sharp today, you can see how durable bronze is.) So, in this era without cement, Kayal has already decided to start a revolution using standardized steel weapons. The copper that is eliminated will not be circulated as copper coins. What else can copper be used for? To make utensils? To make farm tools? Or something else?
Kayal found a new path, using bronze as water pipes. Modern copper is an indispensable material, with good conductivity, and is widely used for mechanical shafts, cables, and wires, among other essentials. However, in this era, after losing its use as a weapon, copper can only be used for civilian purposes.
Water pipes!
Two huge water pipes, each requiring three people to encircle, were connected from a river twenty kilometers away, buried two meters deep in the ground, covered with a layer of crushed stones. Then, through the power of water pressure, water was directly pushed out of the ground. (Imagine a pump; a manual pump in the countryside can pump out water by simply pouring in a scoop of water, it's the same principle.)
This city, which will eventually become a bastion, has also been carefully surveyed. Below it is an underground water vein, and fifteen wells are shared by everyone. This main water pipe will branch into smaller bronze pipes to thousands of households.
And what Kayal is currently supervising is something being dug that resembles the Grand Canal.
Kayal's personal supervision is not because he fears others' oversight will be inadequate, but rather, like an engineer, he is always ready to change the route, because such inspirations come at any time.
All those doing this work were formerly farmers from Scotland, mostly around forty years old, with excellent physical strength...