As a lord, Zong Shen held great respect for those conscientious and dedicated subjects under his command.
Maryl, Howie, Colby, and the Advanced Agronomist before him, Salome Forestspeech, were all like this.
The other subjects would also faithfully carry out his orders, but they might not possess such initiative.
It could be said that those particularly dedicated subjects all harbored ambitions of their own.
The territory's rapid development had given them a stage upon which to display their abilities, granting them strong personal initiative.
There was no need for Zong Shen to coerce or entice them; these "ambitious" subjects could find enjoyment in their work on their own.
Salome Forestspeech had aspirations of his own. He hoped that the territory's agricultural technology would receive focused support and comprehensive development in the future, so that agronomists would no longer be a niche technical profession.
As long as Zong Shen placed sufficient importance on agricultural development, agronomists within the territory would also gain a higher social standing in the future.
Moreover, he genuinely loved cultivating plants and crops.
Especially when he stood amid the fields, watching the seeds he had personally sown sprout and grow until they bore abundant fruit.
Sowing, growth, harvest—there was endless joy contained within them.
Zong Shen deeply agreed with the issue Salome Forestspeech had raised.
The uneven distribution of talent within the territory, and even the shortage of talent, had troubled him for a long time.
But such matters could not be accomplished overnight. The native great cities had spent centuries accumulating their foundations of talent; it was unrealistic to expect to catch up with them in just one or two months.
Even with the privileges provided by the Lord System, that remained true.
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