I Reincarnated But Will Try To Live Without Using My Cheat Ability - CH 276

The family’s inspection tour ended without incident, and arrangements were made for the dispatch of aid supplies and personnel from the main family.

After the trip to the hot springs, Mil seemed to be able to open up to the family.

She was stiff at first, but by the end, her attitude had become more natural.

That alone should be enough to say that the visit was a success.

On a different note, the wedding ceremony was cancelled in accordance with the Scala family’s formalities in the presence of the family.

Maman told me that marrying an elf would attract the attention of the royal family and other nobles.

I told them that this would be undesirable for me as well.

Mil seemed to have heard about it at the hot springs and simply said to me, “Anyway, just don’t forget about the honeymoon”.

I want to go, too… but it’s not going to happen anytime soon.

Thus ended one event.

For the next event, I instructed them to start preparing for Robert’s knighthood ceremony.

A few days after the inspection was over, everyone’s feelings seemed to have returned to normal.

I decided to give one instruction at the strategy meeting in the evening.

“Ms. Kriemhild, it seems that we are now competing for human resources. I know it won’t be immediate, but I would like you to build a school for the purpose of training people who can take charge of political affairs.”

Kriemhild, who is now the Minister of Education, nodded her tilted at the word school.

“A school? I heard that the apostles once had it established, but I don’t know what it actually was. They teach children to read and write, but that’s not the same thing, is it?”

“It’s a different thing than children’s literacy, but it’s an extension of that. Children will be working from the age of 17. You have to teach a lot of things to newcomers who start working in the ministry, right? There are a lot of things you can teach them without being in that ministry, like how the government works and even the basics.”

Kriemhild nodded with a wry smile.

“Yes, it’s not easy. There are different levels of content taught in different ministries, after all.”

“So I want you to teach basic education in schools. In addition, I would like to have schools consult with representatives and ministries to determine the children’s career paths. Of course, the child’s wishes would come first.”

Kriemhild raised an eyebrow.

“With the representatives? It’s true that our representatives have been helping people find jobs, but I don’t feel like that’s necessary once the school is built.”

In the future, though, it will.

But jumping there out of the blue would be too hasty.

“There are some people who are dissatisfied when you reduce the representative’s influence, right? The representatives are consulted about their children’s employment, after all. Vested interests should be respected if they contribute to the stability of society.”

No matter how logically correct it is, people have feelings.

If logic alone could work, reform would fail much less.

Giving them the right to participate in politics as representatives guaranteed them a special status.

They are entrusted to take care of the traditional tribesmen as they are, so that they can have influence even if they move to Ravenna.

There would be fewer problems if the tribe chiefs were left to take care of their former people.

It is just like the relationship between Patronus and Clientes in ancient Rome.

Kriemhild nodded in agreement.

“Indeed, that is true. There are a lot of people who are overzealous in taking care of them.”

“Another reason is that it makes it more efficient to put schools in charge of career paths. Representatives will no longer have to make trips to the various ministries. The minister only needs to negotiate with the schools. If it’s beneficial to both sides, they’ll be convinced.”

The ministers all looked at each other with distant eyes.

Ah, perhaps the children were being heavily marketed by the representatives?

The Public Health Minister Ardelheid exhaled in relief.

“That… would be very helpful. It’s pretty hard to say no when someone asks you to use her… Mr. Umberto and others asked us to send people to them, too, and we were caught between them…”

Ah, so the medical profession is popular.

People are very sensitive about their health, perhaps because of their experience in fighting the plague.

And I guess people pay attention to medical careers, which they didn’t in their former lives.

Umberto, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, only chuckled.

Food is the most important thing…

Once things settle down, there will be more applicants.

Then Ludvig, the Minister of Development, raised his hand.

I silently encouraged him to speak.

“The schools are good, but what about the teachers?”

“The ministries will send their own educators. So, in addition to reading and writing, the schools will provide education that will help them find jobs.”

Map models are integrated into the schools, too.

Should we include the children playing in the workshop there?

Kriemhild was pondering something, then turned to me.

“Lord Alfred, what about the selection of the principal…”

“I leave it to you. You don’t need my approval.”

Kriemhild chuckled.

“That’s right. The organization of the school…”

“I leave it to you. You should ask Ms. Delphine and she will give you good advice.”

Kriemhild gave a drawn-out laugh.

“So this is the rumor that I heard about Lord Alfred leaving things to others… I never dreamed that it would come to me too…”

What kind of rumors is that.

“I’m willing to leave as much as you need. It’s not a ministry, but Mil and Kiara can serve as secretary-educators, and you can dispatch teachers.”

Mil nodded silently.

Kiara thought for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“Should I send an Ears’ member as a teacher as well?”

I shake my head.

“There’s no don’t need to dispatch personnel from a department that handles confidential information. It’s a special kind of job, so I think we can continue to use the scouting format as before.”

Then Touko, the Minister of Police, raised his hand.

“Reading and writing are good, but physical training is also necessary. Please teach them that in school too.”

That’s true, too.

“I agree. We should have that added to the educational content too.”

Ardelheid, the Minister of Public Health, suddenly leaned forward.

Her eyes are shining… no… glaring.

“Then, let’s put Mr. Rui on the faculty and give everyone some muscle…”

Stop that.

“Rejected. Mr. Rui is indispensable in the medical work of the new territory. And the Rabbit Tribe is not suited to educating children whose behavior is unpredictable.”

Use both honest intentions and a ready-made attitude.

It also makes it uncomfortable for kids like me who are not as athletic.

Ardelheid looked blatantly disappointed.

Hey…

“I guess it can’t be helped…”

“It is only by his own choice that he trains that hard. The school’s role is only to prepare children for their options. So just teach them the basics. And if you teach them too much, they lose that all-important playtime.”

Abraham, the Minister of Justice chuckled.

“I guess you’re a rare feudal lord who tells children not to work.”

If you stuff them with academics all the time, they won’t learn to build important relationships.

Besides, it will deprive them of options for the future.

I want to minimize what is taught in school.

If there is a need to learn something specialized, it will be handled in a separate department, not in a school.

If we concentrate too much work in schools, the organization will expand and become an organization for an organization, not an organization for education.

The short-term effect will be greatly enhanced.

It’s a bigger disadvantage in the long run.

That’s the fate of bureaucracy.