The First Magic World War-Chapter 596 - 562, I haven’t accompanied you to Mecklenburg yet (asking for monthly tickets)

Chapter 596: 562, I haven’t accompanied you to Mecklenburg yet (asking for monthly tickets) Chapter 596: 562, I haven’t accompanied you to Mecklenburg yet (asking for monthly tickets) Charles felt somewhat guilty and asked, “Has everyone left?”

Anne smiled and said, “Yes.”

Anne did not elaborate on what had just occurred, and Charles, wise as he was, decided not to ask.

Although he was extremely curious about the “duel” between Anne and Sophia Garanord, he decided it would be safer to ask someone else.

Although Charles had released Anne’s slender waist, he still held her hand, his heart filled with infinite sentiment.

As everyone knows, being a math teacher isn’t exactly a lucrative occupation.

In the marriage market, if one doesn’t settle down in university, they end up resorting to matchmaking.

Charles felt even sadder; in his previous life, he had not managed to find a girlfriend in university, and his few attempts at matchmaking were painful to recall.

He had never imagined that, after being transported to this world, he would be dating a noble lady like Anne.

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Back on Earth, Charles would never believe he could have a girlfriend of Anne’s social standing.

Even disregarding her family background and considering only looks, education, personality, upbringing, and personal abilities, he would find it hard to pursue a campus goddess like her.

Most importantly, when he met Anne, he was merely a level-one clerk.

Oh, he had just been promoted.

Suddenly, Charles said, “I haven’t taken you around Mecklenburg yet!

I have to travel again in a few days, so how about I show you around the city today?”

Anne smiled radiantly, performed an imperial salute, and said, “Then I’ll rely on Lord Mecklen.”

Charles gave an order, arranged a few carriages, and accompanied Anne away from the Great Temple.

The largest Temple of the Serpent of Destiny in the city was built within Mecklenburg University.

The new Mecklenburg University was nearly completed, but had not yet started its first admission.

The current professors and students all came from Black Phoenix University, Royal Wilma University, and Westminster University of Thunder and Storm.

The professors were easy to deal with; as long as the compensation was sufficient, they didn’t mind switching to another university.

But it was more difficult for the students.

Charles specifically promised that this group of students infiltrating Mecklenburg University would receive dual degrees upon graduation; they could obtain a diploma from Mecklenburg University as well as their original university and would be given priority in talent selection from Mecklenburg University.

The same policy was also given to the newly founded Brittany University by Charles.

In about a few more months, this university was due to enroll its first batch of students alongside Brittany University.

At this time, the flow of people within the university was quite sparse, as Mecklen University was built to accommodate up to thirty-five thousand people.

From the beginning, its construction was guided by the goal of establishing the largest university on the Old Continent.

Currently, with only seven to eight hundred students, the campus felt somewhat desolate.

Charles glanced at the campus environment and decided to bring in a group of Great Act Devils and introduce a counseling system that had never existed in the Old Continent before, allowing the Great Act Devils to act as campus service staff.

As soon as the carriage team left Mecklen University, the atmosphere immediately became lively.

Mecklenburg, originally the capital of the Black Phoenix Dynasty, was as bustling as London and Strasbourg.

Despite the lingering impact of war, the stimulated market by Charles’ strategies showed vitality far surpassing that of the predecessor.

After all, Charles employed various methods to stimulate the economy, eliminated all taxes, and being a modern person, he understood the dangers of monopolies.

Therefore, he mainly monopolized land and transportation but tried not to intervene in other industries.

In modern terms, this was called activating private capital.

Anne had always thought that the grand nobles she had known since childhood were the ones who truly understood how to govern a country.

Their every word seemed profound, and their every action seemed deeply meaningful, which she could never fully comprehend.

She even felt fortunate to be a girl, not bound for a political career, and not needing to understand such complex matters.

But being with Charles, she realized he was different from the aristocrats she knew.

Each of his ideas had a clear origin and reason, which were verifiable and understandable.

Every implementation proved their correctness, and they weren’t complex at all; even many common people could grasp and follow them.

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“Making every commoner wealthy will make the nobility wealthy.

If the commoners are poor, even relentless taxation will only result in a poor noble living on barley bread…”

Such statements, though seemingly preposterous, were irrefutable unless one chose to ignore the facts.

To rebuild Black Phoenix City into the shape of Mecklen, Charles truly made great efforts to understand the city’s culture and history.

Along the way, he kept explaining to Anne about various landmarks, reputations, anecdotes of a little alley, and some ancient residences that housed historical figures…

Anne listened with great interest, then noticed that Charles’ city reconstruction hardly destroyed the original cultural landscape.

He paid great attention to building markets, allowing each residential area to revolve around a market.

Thus, everyone could easily set up a stall to sell their labor products and conveniently buy everyday necessities.

In the markets, there were always shops from the Westwind Knights, mainly dealing in low-profit civilian goods while also stocking up on some food, but not focusing on these as the main business.

They sold the cheapest flour, brown rice, and non-perishable food.

Charles noticed Anne staring at the Westwind Knights’ shop and smiled, saying, “Without the shops of the Westwind Knights, those grain merchants would fluctuate food prices wildly.

However, with these shops present, most of the poor can still afford to buy enough food to fill their stomachs here.

Those seeking better life quality, though, are at the mercy of those grain merchants profiting.”

“Furthermore, these markets are divided into fixed stalls and makeshift stalls where one can just spread a mat to sell goods.

The former ensures quality and strives for reputation, while the latter allows many people to sell their own grown food, handmade products, and various personal items, helping many maintain their livelihood.”

Charles continued to explain the city’s situation to Anne, and although Anne had actually spent more time in Mecklenburg than him, she had never realized so many details about the city.

When the fleet from the New Continent had besieged Black Phoenix City, Anne had firmly held Black Phoenix City.

She hadn’t felt it at the time, but now thinking back, even while besieged by a large army, the city had functioned smoothly without any chaos or lack of supplies, something even Strasbourg couldn’t achieve.

As Charles strolled with Anne in the city of Mecklenburg for a while, he said, “Nearby, there’s a very nice restaurant.

I don’t know if Miss Brittany would honor me by joining for lunch?”

Anne remembered her times sneaking out to eat with Charles when she was in university, and later when she worked at the Central Government Office, Charles often took her out for lunch together.

Filled with warmth, she placed her small hand in Charles’ palm and softly said, “Okay.”