Chapter 36: Zhangzhuang, the cargo yard

After Dovers sent Carter back, Zhang Ziqiang led him and Amilia out of the living room. Seeing the twenty-three people still lined up outside the hall for the arrangement of the new owner, he coughed lightly and asked the guards first, "What do you do usually? How do you divide the labor?"

One of the four men with thick eyebrows and big eyes stepped forward and frowned at Zhang Ziqiang and Amilia and said, "I have seen two employers. My name is Owen. I am the leader of the guard group. We are divided into three groups. Usually, two guard the inner courtyard gate, two patrol in the inner courtyard, one patrols in the outer courtyard, and the other rest on the turn." He pointed to the other two and said, "This is Ge Wen, the leader of the second group, that is Gurok, and the leader of the third group."

Zhang Ziqiang thought to himself that Carter just said that these people were bought from the previous manor income, which was the identity of a slave. But Irving called him, these guards were obviously hired workers. It seems that he was secretly pointing out his identity to him. Okay, the three captains were sent by the king, and they were completely ignored!

He continued to ask quietly, "How strong are your guards?"

"We are all in the tenth level of the Qi Refining Stage, with six or seven years of guard experience. There were originally six Foundation Establishment Stage monks in the village. Yesterday, they were all transferred away and then the three of us were brought up."

Zhang Ziqiang thought for a moment, pretended not to hear anything, and said happily: "Okay! Everyone is doing their best. I will not be stingy with gold coins. Everyone is working hard. There are still 20 days to reach the New Year, and each person will have double salary this month!" After that, he pointed to Dovers and introduced: "This is the new supervisor, named Dovers, and he will arrange the matters of the manor in the future."

Dovers heard it but stopped listening, but Amilia looked at Zhang Ziqiang with a god and let him arrange it. Karin had long known where to go to the garden. Apart from the guards, Zhang Ziqiang chatted with the others, and then let them disperse.

Everyone left, Dovern led by Irving to get to know the owner of the manor shop. Zhang Ziqiang and Amilia had time to enjoy the view of the manor.

There are shops in front and behind the shop, and behind the shop is a wall of six or seven meters high and half a meter thick. The wall material is the same as the King's City Wall. It is divided into two gates in front and back. The fifty acres in the center of the village are the inner courtyard, and the wall is also six or seven meters high. However, it is designed with a small city wall, which is about two meters wide. The guards patrol the on it. The inner village and the outer village are clearly visible at a glance. Because the manor did not live in the past, no one was arranged on duty on the wall. Now Zhang Ziqiang and his family live here, and there is no shortage of gold coins in the family. There should be someone inspecting the inner village wall. There are four guards in front and back of the outer village, three guards in the outer village, two guards in the inner village, and one guards in the inner village wall. The guards are divided into three shifts. In addition, there are probably nearly forty guards on the turnover, and there are still more than twenty people.

The inner courtyard is said to be used for home use, but in fact it is like a small park, garden, pavilion, corridor, grassland, plus the two-story pavilion in the center, the scenery is magnificent. There are more than 30 houses on the second floor of the attic, and all the family can live in it.

Entering the attic is the main hall, which is usually here to meet guests. There is a large restaurant on the left side of the hall. The restaurant leads to the kitchen backyard. On the left side of the hall is a small side hall, which is also used for guests. However, it is to entertain guests, followers, servants and others. There is a side door on the right side of the hall, and the side door is connected to an aisle. Walk straight along the aisle to the backyard patio. There is a staircase in the aisle to lead to the second floor. The outermost part of the left side of the second floor is the study. After six small bedrooms, it is the innermost part of the master bedroom. There are ten other rooms on the right side of the second floor.

Amilia introduced: "The first floor is usually for maids to live in. On the left side of the second floor is the houses for the masters and wives and concubines, on the right side is the houses for children, and opposite the main hall is the houses for the elderly in the family, and servants and employees live in the outer village. Some large families are also for future generations on the first floor. Only some personal servants can live in the inner courtyard. We don’t have many family members and we can’t use them all here."

Zhang Ziqiang suddenly asked: "Why does the whole farm look like a freight yard?" Zhang Ziqiang asked.

"This place is so close to the teleportation square, making the freight yard is the most cost-effective. Not to mention the shops outside, the traffic volume is high, and all businesses are naturally easy to do. The freight yards of the outer warehouse are rented to freighters. Because they are close to the main teleportation array, the freight meter in the teleportation square is particularly large."

"Oh? The goods are also transmitted through the teleportation array?" Zhang Ziqiang asked with interest.

"Yes, except for the Qianfeng Dynasty, there are three main teleportation arrays in the continent, the other countries have only one main teleportation array. The teleportation distance of the main teleportation array is very long, unless you specifically ask for a temple to restrict it. For example, the main teleportation array in the Kingdom of Al has been restricted and can only be transmitted to the Kingdom of Berwick. It is said that this main teleportation array was left by the gods.

The kingdom is divided into four prefectures and one district. The four prefectures are controlled by the four major dukes. The towns around the capital are divided into one district. They were previously directly managed by the royal family, but now they are managed by the Duke of Allenda. Each prefecture has more than ten counties. Each county has a teleportation array. There are 64 teleportation arrays in the kingdom. This teleportation array was built by the temple saints of ancient times. It is said that there is no teleportation array material anymore, and the saints cannot create new ones. Fortunately, the materials of the teleportation array cannot be destroyed, otherwise they will not be replaced if they are broken."

Hearing this, Zhang Ziqiang thought to himself, I wonder what is behind the other doors of the Artifact Temple? Will there be any transmission materials? I wonder what conditions are required for those doors to be opened? I haven't been to the Artifact Temple for a long time. I wonder if anyone can go in besides himself? I wonder if the phone and laptop there are not there. I guess even if it is there, I'm afraid it will be out of power.

Amilia didn't know that Zhang Ziqiang was thinking about the other gates of the Artifact Temple, and continued to say: "The teleportation array created by the saint can only reach 200 kilometers, but it can be used as long as the first floor of the Foundation Establishment Period. Unlike the main teleportation array, the cultivator who had to use it in the Golden Pill stage, who had to transport it all his true energy, but he had to spend six or seven hours to absorb spiritual energy before he could use it again. However, the second floor of the Foundation Establishment Period can bring more than 50 kilograms of goods to transport it, and the eighth floor can bring 1,500 kilograms of goods to transport it once."

"The teleportation array will be located in the county towns. There are also roads between the counties in the kingdom. At first, the roads were built between the towns in the county and the county towns. Later, the towns at the junction of the two counties were not far apart, so it was not cost-effective to transfer through the teleportation array, so the roads were also built. However, the transportation of horse-drawn carriages was slow, and the cost of transporting people, animals, food and accommodation was very high. Therefore, a slightly farther road, whether it was transporting goods or visiting relatives and friends, had to be transported from the transmission array through transportation. The transportation channels between counties were led by some time brands to form a transportation guild, and cooperate with each other to ensure the circulation of goods and personnel. A piece of goods was sent from the kingdom to any town in the kingdom, and it could be reached within one day."

"In addition to the military, about half of the people in the civilian industry work as workers in the transportation industry. The second floor sends some letters and messages, the third floor sends people, the fourth to eighth floor delivers goods, and the eighth floor will not work in the transportation industry. After working in the second floor of the foundation building period, the income is about ten gold coins, five times that of ordinary civilians. The monthly income of the eighth floor is higher than that of our original manor, and there are only ten gold coins!"

Zhang Ziqiang secretly calculated that a gold coin here is equivalent to more than 100 yuan in the past, and two gold coins for slaves per month, but the master manages food and accommodation, and weddings and funerals are all managed by the master. The civilian hired three to four gold coins per month, but there are family and other expenses. Generally, employees have certain skills, and only two gold coins remain after a month. The eighth floor of the foundation-building period is equivalent to a monthly salary of ** thousand, which is considered a high income of white-collar workers.

But a civilian sold himself as a slave, only 7,000 yuan! You can understand that people who have not reached the foundation-building stage can play a limited role in this world. The higher their skills, the higher their income, and the wider the gap between the rich and the poor is widened. This will enable everyone to work hard to practice in the hope of a better life.

The kingdom connects the counties together through the teleportation array, and the transmission speed is very fast. In terms of transportation, it is more developed and convenient than the earth. However, the transportation cost of particularly heavy objects is estimated to be higher, but it is still cost-effective compared to sending them with a carriage. First, it saves time, and second, it does not need to drink gasoline like a car, which is environmentally friendly!

Zhang Ziqiang was thinking about it when he saw Dovers entering the living room to report on the manor industry.

"Sir, Madam, there are 70 stores in front and back doors, of which forty-three are inns for transport personnel to rest, and seven cargo runs. A total of 70 warehouses in our outer garden were rented, and the other twenty shops were prepared for clothing stores, jewelry stores, weapons stores, spiritual materials stores, etc. Oh, and there is also a brothel. The front street store is 20 gold coins per month, the back street store is 15 gold coins per month, a total of 1225 gold coins, and the ninety-six warehouses in the outer courtyard are 100 gold coins per month, a total of 960 gold coins, and the total monthly income is 2185 gold coins. The salary of slaves and employees in the manor is 100 gold coins per month, food expenses are 30 gold coins, other maintenance costs are 50 gold coins, taxes are 160 gold coins, and net income is 1840 gold coins per month."

When Zhang Ziqiang heard this, the landlord was doing it! He smiled and said, "It turns out that the manor is one-third of the size, but the monthly net income is only more than 60 gold coins, which is ten times that of there."

"That's for sure. Every inch of land is valuable. The transportation is too far away, the business will not be so good, and the expenses will increase. The closer you are to the teleportation square, the more expensive it is."

Zhang Ziqiang smiled and said to Amilia: "Don't worry now. It's not a problem to raise two or three hundred servants in this manor. When will we move here?"

Amilia said happily: "This afternoon, I went to buy slaves with Dovers, and the housing in the outer garden will be renovated. As for moving, we have to wait until all of this place is sorted out. After moving before the New Year, we have to send some invitations. Should we go to the Wangdu Wedding Office to register first, and handle the moving and getting married together?"

"Yes!" Zhang Ziqiang said: "Well, who you ask, you can make a decision. I don't know anyone, everything depends on you."

When Dover was very happy when he heard this, he finally achieved his goal. He asked intriguedly: "The manor used to be a Wangzhuang, but he didn't have a name. Is it a name now? I can arrange for someone to make a plaque."

Zhang Ziqiang looked at Amilia, who smiled and refused to answer, so he held it in pain for a long time and said, "Just call him Zhang Zhuang!"
Chapter completed!