School

"Okay, that's fine!"

Isaac, if you need anything, just go to the Finance Department and talk to Weber!

I will write him a letter in my name, stating that he will agree to any single withdrawal not exceeding 100 gold or total expenditure not exceeding 1500 gold within six months!

"Yes, sir!"

With your suggestions and financial support, I'm sure I can find patterns in these patients.

It's absolutely amazing! The first time I saw it, I was completely captivated by this transformation. If we can find results in its research, it might even change the world!

As Isaac spoke, his expression became slightly manic, Victor thought he had a bit of a Frankenstein's monster vibe.

"Alright, Isaac, things may not go as you wish, but don't give up easily. I'll help you out."

Remember our agreement, report your progress to me regularly!

After saying that, Victor got up and left Isaac's Ducal House!

After deciding to have Isaac organize a research team, Victor went directly to Isaac, who was busy at the Medical College, to discuss the matter with him. Isaac was pleasantly surprised to learn that there was another patient with a similar case besides the one he was dealing with.

He didn't care about Hawk's status as Count; he only cared about Hawk's special transformation and was eager to personally lead the team to Pumpkin Territory.

Fortunately, Victor dissuaded him. After all, Hawk was still Count, and the second most powerful nobleman in the North Vira Province. If Isaac were to go and conduct research, it would be bad if he offended Hawk and caused conflict between the two territories.

Victor still instructed Isaac to send his students to Pumpkin Territory to conduct observational research in conjunction with medical examinations.

But they gave Isaac a guarantee that they would use the territory's resources to search for similar cases, and even promised to allocate a special fund to the research team.

Victor didn't believe that this kind of thing only happened to nobles or merchants. The serfs or Freemen, who made up a much larger population, must have experienced similar situations. It's just that they were far less noticeable than the wealthy and powerful nobles!

It was already evening when Victor returned home, luckily just in time for dinner!

The Baron Wembley were quite displeased that their son was coming home so late. He had finished his inspection tour early but was still running around, and the whole family had to wait for him to have dinner.

This left Victor speechless, but fortunately Veronica stepped in to calm the two elderly people down.

Victor's parents naturally doted on their pregnant daughter-in-law, and with Veronica's encouragement, they finally allowed Victor to dine with them.

"Veronica is so sensible. Victor, how could you bear to let your wife wait for you to come home hungry, especially since she's pregnant with your two children!"

Do you know how hard it is to be pregnant with two children? I remember..."

Lady Ellie was overjoyed to learn that Veronica was pregnant with twins and was especially concerned about Veronica's health, after all, she had also been pregnant with twins and suffered a lot when she gave birth to Wendy and Enrique.

Therefore, her verbal attacks on Victor did not stop despite Veronica's persuasion. Victor could only smile bitterly and eat while apologizing.

Victor's three younger siblings wanted to speak up for their eldest brother, but they dared not interrupt in the face of their angry mother and could only bury their heads in their food.

Fortunately, Baron Wembley still spoke up for Victor: "Ally, eat first. This kid should know how to reflect on his actions!"

And so Lady Ellie finally stopped her verbal attacks, and Victor was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

After dinner, Victor quickly took Veronica away from the restaurant to avoid being lectured again.

When Victor and Veronica returned to their room, Veronica smiled and comforted Victor, "My Marquis, you must have had a long day!"

Victor also gave a wry smile, "I'm already Marquis, but I'm still my parents' son. There's nothing I can do about being criticized!"

If I come home late again next time, I must tell my parents not to wait for me, and to eat first!

Veronica nodded. She hadn't expected Victor to be lectured by the Baron and Duchess for so long because of this, and she felt a little sorry for her husband.

The couple changed their clothes and lay in bed. Victor held Veronica's belly and began to listen closely!

Veronica smiled and stroked Victor's hair, "They're only five months old, they can't even move, you can't hear anything!"

Victor said smugly, "My hearing is excellent; I can hear their hearts beating very strongly!"

Veronica looked incredulous, thinking Victor was joking, but Victor didn't explain.

He had secretly activated his Supernatural Perception and could indeed hear the heartbeats of his two newly developed children. The vibrant rhythm of their heartbeats filled him with joy as a new father.

Veronica suddenly asked, "Do you think they're boys or girls?"

Victor: "It would be best if it were a man and a woman, like Wendy and Enrique!"

Veronica shook her head. "I hope it's two boys, so they can grow up together and play with each other."

Wendy and Enrique are siblings, so they rarely play together. Wendy also has an older sister, Enrique feels sorry for his brother who never has time to play with him!

Victor thought about it and realized it was true. Before he became a baron, he would occasionally take Enrique to play knightly games or go hunting.

But since succeeding his father as a baron, he first Northlands, so he naturally had no chance to accompany Enrique; later, when the whole family moved to the Northlands, he had to lead his army to fight in the north and south, so he had even less time to accompany him.

Looking at it this way, Enrique is already 8 years old, and besides his two older sisters, he has no other playmates. He must be quite lonely!

Victor, thinking about this, suddenly remembered something. He sat up and said to Veronica, "Now that the territory is stable and there won't be any wars for the next few years, I plan to implement primary education in the territory. What do you think?"

Veronica: "Of course! Isn't this what you've always planned to do?"

But are you going to implement the compulsory education you envisioned before?

Victor smiled wryly, "Of course not, it's still paid education, for military families and Freemen, at most it's just tuition reduction."

Given the territory's current financial situation, it's impossible to implement compulsory education, not even a four-year primary education!

After all, the territory's current task is to expand the territory and attract immigrants. In the next three years, it needs to expand at least 20,000 square kilometers of land and receive nearly 500,000 immigrants.

Such a huge sum was beyond the means of the Golden Sunflower Family, who had profited greatly from the Civil War. Victor had to find other sources of income, otherwise he wouldn't have considered issuing a new currency.

If we follow Victor's plan for compulsory education, with 500,000 new immigrants plus the original 200,000 residents, there will be no fewer than 70,000 to 80,000 school-age children and teenagers. The territory simply cannot afford that much money, nor does it have that many teachers.

Therefore, Victor had to abandon the idea for the time being. He planned to provide some educational subsidies, targeting school-age children from the Freemen of the territory and the families of soldiers in the army. He estimated that the number would not exceed 10,000, which he could barely afford.

However, Victor did not cut off educational opportunities for the children of new indentured slaves. If they were willing to take on part of the educational loans, it was not impossible for him to absorb these serf children.

However, Vidocq guessed that most indentured slaves would not be willing, since even if they worked hard for five years and their serf status was automatically revoked, these new subjects still had three major expenses: housing loans, agricultural loans, and land rent. Education was still a luxury for them.

Victor's idea to promote education was also related to Veronica suddenly talking about his younger siblings!

"In addition to establishing schools for ordinary citizens, I plan to establish a noble school where Enrique and Wendy can also enroll."

After I organized the investiture this time, I now have nine noble families of baronial rank or above in my vassalage, plus the nearby Stream Territory and Black Pine Territory, and those knights, making nearly 50 noble families in total!

Many of these noble families have children around the same age as Enrique and Wendy. I plan to bring them together for better education.

This also gave them more playmates and helped improve their relationship with their vassals!

Veronica immediately understood Victor's intention; although somewhat pragmatic, it was indeed the best solution!

"However, this means that many talented serf children will have little opportunity to receive an education!"

Veronica felt a pang of sadness, after all, many of her researchers came from serf backgrounds, even though they were now Freemen.

Victor took Veronica's hand and comforted her, "As long as the territory's economy is sound, I will do my best to promote education."

Moreover, once this group of students completes their primary education, we should have sufficient teaching staff!

"The children of serfs will also have the opportunity to receive an education; they won't have to wait too long."

"I believe in you! Victor, you will definitely accomplish what you set out to do!"

Veronica gazed at Victor with a look of complete trust; her large, watery eyes seemed to penetrate one's soul, captivating Victor deeply.

Victor couldn't help but reach out and hug Veronica tightly, gently pulling her into his arms.

His hand, like a nimble snake, slid gently along the neckline of Veronica's loose pajamas, then silently slipped inside.

The sudden stimulation made Veronica let out a soft moan, but she quickly realized that this was inappropriate, so she hurriedly reached out to push Victor away, trying to break free from his embrace.

However, Victor held on like a vise, refusing to let go no matter how much Veronica struggled. Helpless, Veronica had no choice but to raise her head, her gaze meeting Victor's lustful eyes.

Looking into the man's burning gaze, Veronica knew she could no longer resist his passion. She sighed softly and said coquettishly, "Be gentle, the children are too young!"

Victor understood Veronica's meaning, and he quickly lowered his voice to reply, "Don't worry, I'll be careful." With that, he deepened their kiss, filling the room with a thick, ambiguous atmosphere...