Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Leaving a man idle is not something a woman would do.

If there are several wives, then such a man will only have to do more work, and he will not be able to lie at home all winter like a single man.

Lawrence also chatted about things while working with the workers.

These people don't talk nonsense about many matters involving loyalty and doctrine, and most of the time they lie subconsciously.

Fortunately, Lawrence has always had the logical ability to find useful information from all kinds of fragmented information.

"Things are a little bad."

Lawrence held a meeting with several saints, including Heidi, Cassandra and Catherine.

"What's wrong?" Catherine thought it was a war with the elves.

Lawrence held one hand in front of him and touched his chin with a slight beard touch with the other hand, his expression serious and solemn.

He raised his head and told the reason with some annoyance.

"I learned from the conversations between the construction workers and the coolies that they need to work eight hours a day to support their three wives. The key is that these people work with me and their pay is higher than elsewhere."

"We have always had a hierarchical system here. The treatment in Oak City is the highest, followed by Ironforge, Pumexiu Town and Flying Fish Harbor. The treatment here is almost the same as that in Oak City because of my extra rewards this year. Even so, Some men also have to work from day to night.”

"The most terrible thing is that they have to work on women when they go back at night. I think this kind of life may end very early."

Lawrence did not hide anything from his woman and directly expressed his true opinions.

Cassandra has been trying to understand Lawrence, but there are still many places where her thinking is different.

"What's the problem with this?" Cassandra really didn't understand.

Lawrence slowly explained: "When I first investigated this, I felt that our surroundings are almost stable now. The battle with the elves has always been an external battle. The internal situation has been basically stable for more than ten years."

"Medical care, food, clothing, and heating have gradually stabilized, and most savages who are similar to wild beasts have gradually learned how to take care of children. Therefore, it is meaningful to investigate the age of death and average life span at this time."

"During the investigation, I found that most men may not live long, especially ordinary men who raise multiple women. The pressure and expenses they have to bear are far greater than the salary I give them."

Heidi didn't quite understand Lawrence's thoughts either.

"Master, what's the problem with this? I think this way of death is more merciful than Andrew's method of seeking death. Although I am not a male, I also think that these male slaves have this kind of thing in their minds. They will only be grateful to you. With such kindness, do you still blame you for allowing these lowly people to marry a few more women?"

Lawrence acknowledged this rebuttal, "That's right. I just feel a little emotional that my kindness goes against the objective laws of development and allows a group of people who only obey others and work hard to marry multiple women."

"These people are different from those in Fleiss. Those in Fleiss dare to fight and kill, have their own ideas and desires, and are bold and careful. But these people can only work. They have married many beautiful women because of their own desires. Women will be counterattacked by desire and bear the pressure of the whole family."

"If you can't bear it, you won't be able to control those young women, and the rules and morals I set will gradually collapse."

"I am out to maintain stability and benefit the craftsmen and soldiers, but after all, I need to abide by objective laws."

Lawrence realized that his kindness could not change the rules. Even if the men at the bottom received rewards and treatment from him, their various incomes would steadily decline due to the relationship between women and children.

They need to work longer to provide a good life for their family. At the same time, the women who come here because of their treatment and food will constantly urge them to go out to work, like baby birds that open their mouths and shout when they see their parents.

If you are older, dying on the battlefield may be the best outcome.

"For most people, monogamy may be the best choice." Lawrence changed the original monogamy established by the church, and now admits that this system is good.

Cassandra nodded, "I probably understand, so does this need to change? How can we get it back on track?"

Lawrence smiled and said: "There is no need to change, everything will slowly return to normal. History will develop and will slowly return. I just felt it and decided to cancel some harmful kindness in time."

Catherine on the side asked directly: "So what's the conclusion?"

Catherine also has the wisdom of female extraordinary people. They can quickly learn the mathematics, chemistry, physics and other knowledge taught by Lawrence, but she is unwilling to think about philosophy and the political issues raised by Lawrence.

Many of the questions Lawrence asks are contradictory and defy the witch's logic.

It can be seen from the fact that Lawrence's conclusions are often slapped in the face by himself, that it is normal for the witches not to want to discuss relevant issues with Lawrence.

"The conclusion is to maintain the status quo. History has proven that only people with privileges and easy, high-paying jobs can afford to support multiple family members."

"Even if the current polygamous marriage situation causes the young and middle-aged workforce to age quickly and die prematurely, that's an act of kindness and I don't think most people would object to it."

"But this system must be curbed. From now on, churches everywhere must advise some people and explain the consequences clearly to them. We must recommend and guide everyone to observe monogamy."

Heidi didn't like this system, "What's so good about this system? I remember that the kings and nobles outside were opposed to this, and they joined us because they opposed this."

The Kingdom of Stars is not a monogamous country. It used to rely on this to quickly win over the nobles of various countries. Now that the Church of Dawn is gone, I have started to read other people's scriptures.

Lawrence: "I know you don't understand, and I also know that by doing this we are accepting the rules of the Church of the Morning."

"I feel now that the people from Dawn Church are running very wisely and they are very confident."

"But we will do better than them, that's our confidence."

"The polygamy system will cause competition for heirs and wives, which is not conducive to cultivating the next generation. A family with only one male master and one female master is more conducive to the stability of the family."

"What we need in the future are useful talents such as warriors, scholars and craftsmen. I think a stable family should be a collective and should not be scattered and have their own thoughts."

"Nobles have time and rich resources to compete, while lower-class families' top priority is stability."

Catherine said directly: "It doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't affect us."

Lawrence thought about how to perform this operation specifically, and raised his head to look at several women.

"How do you think we should arrange this kind of thing? Direct arrangement is definitely not possible. It will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble."

Cassandra thought for a while and said: "Then we can only start from the church and monastery. Places such as monastery and church have a notarization function. Any marriage that is not witnessed by a priest and nun has no legal binding effect and will not To receive blessings, one must also accept punishment.”

Lawrence felt that this was in line with the current environment, "Then for this matter, we need to arrange more pastors and provide more funds."

After hearing this, Heidi directly retorted: "It is better to add than to subtract... Since the problem is caused by those people being able to marry multiple women, as long as it will be very difficult for them to support two women with their wages, isn't that okay?"

"It just so happens that our factories are short of workers, so men have to work to earn money to support women and children, and only let them go back to sleep and eat at night. This way we can maintain population growth, there are people working in the factories, and women have more time to take care of their children at home."

Lawrence had long been accustomed to the cleverness of witches, especially young witches, who were often able to provide many suggestions that were only based on logic but not on morals and rules.

Catherine, who often visits the monastery, raised the question, "What about marriage? There are many women in the Ice Land who cannot find marriage partners, and many young women from the outside world come here every year."

"It doesn't matter." Lawrence felt that this was not a problem. History has proven that this kind of problem will soon pass and will not cause any trouble worth recording.

Heidi smiled and said: "Choose the best among these women to serve our great master. What do you care about those who are not good enough? If you don't drive them out, it is already the master's mercy!"

Several witches nodded, agreeing with this statement.

What qualifications does an ordinary woman without strength have to negotiate terms with a great prophet?

Lawrence suddenly felt that he needed some ordinary women around him. Ordinary refers to blood, not appearance and ability.

At least when discussing issues, there can be a few women with normal thinking to provide advice, not just the thinking of some superiors.

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A new book has been opened, but it does not affect the update of this book. From now on, there will be a minimum of three updates every day. The new book will be published from the manuscripts saved a while ago. (End of chapter)