732 Captives
Countless dwarves gathered here, looking up at the thin but terrifying figure above.
Leo Archimonde, the master of the Marquis of Archimonde, the powerful nobleman of the kingdom, is also the culprit who has caused all the dwarves to fall into this state.
Of course, there are also many giants who have recently migrated here, and their size is in sharp contrast to the many dwarves.
"Look, those big guys!"
"My God, they are so big." Many dwarves looked at the giants and looked very surprised.
"The giants, I remember it was mentioned in the classics, haven't they disappeared on Pandor for a long time? We can actually see living ones today." Some dwarves looked at the giants curiously and talked to each other.
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"Why do you think they would appear here?" A dwarf guessed with some disbelief.
"No way, could it be possible that such a tall giant was also captured by those humans?" After all, this is the place where the Marquis has placed prisoners, so the truth of the matter is not difficult to guess.
"No way, this is outrageous." A dwarf looked extremely surprised.
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"Oh, look at those little things." At this time, the giants also looked very surprised. They looked at the groups of dwarves in the distance with great curiosity.
"What little guys, are they also captured by humans?" The giants were particularly curious, "It's really miserable for them to be so weak."
But soon, the soldiers of the Marquis led them to join together.
At this time, Leo also cleared his throat, and the sound spread, making all the dwarves and giants feel uneasy.
"First of all, congratulations to the dwarves who came here before. From now on, they no longer need to be forced to do such complicated labor." Leo's first words had already made many dwarves change their minds.
"What does this mean?" A dwarf was uneasy and looked at Leo in front of him, fearing that he was talking about something.
Huh……
Leo was a little surprised. It seemed that these dwarves didn't look very happy. Why? Shouldn't they all be crying with joy?
Yes, before I said anything else, they might have thought that the situation in the future would be even more difficult, tsk tsk...
"Ahem... Starting from today, the dwarves will no longer be forced to work here, but can become a free citizen of Lanxia City and apply for a job from the city and the Government Affairs Department.
Maybe he can't let you drink ale every day, but he will never let you go hungry, and you won't have to maintain such high-intensity labor as you do now." Leo said loudly again, "Of course, you can't in the meantime
Leave the sphere of influence of the Marquis Territory."
Freedmen are a lower level of being in the marquisdom than citizens of the kingdom. After all, they are prisoners, but their treatment is much better than before. At least they will not be forced to perform high-intensity labor.
But then, Leo discovered a strange thing. It seemed that the vast majority of dwarves were not so happy, but more helpless?
"My lord, you don't know something," the inspector on the side saw this scene and also saw Leo's surprise. He hurriedly ran up carefully and whispered beside Leo in a low voice.
Ah this...
Leo looked at the many dwarves in confusion. Is there such a thing? It seems that he has overthought the feelings.
"Ahem..." Leo looked at the eyes of the many dwarves below and coughed softly a few times again, "I heard your thoughts just now.
If any of you want to keep working as hard as before, that's okay, and you'll get appropriate rewards. I won't force you to do this. And if you have your own crafts, such as forging, you can join the Marquis Territory's operation.
Ironworks Chamber of Commerce.
The treatment from the Chamber of Commerce will exceed your expectations."
Leo said with a bewitching look, but his words were a little weak. After all, most dwarves don't really expect to receive any excellent treatment. As long as they can ensure exercise and good food, they are already satisfied.
Already.
However, there are also some dwarves with excited faces. Their bodies are still a little tired from such high-intensity training. What's more important is that they are really not as obsessed with hard work as most dwarves.
In contrast, forging and forging seems to be more acceptable to them, and it itself will make them willing to do these things. As for the future benefits, how can a prisoner dare to consider these things?
"Of course, giants, you will perform two years of labor repentance here. After the end, you can choose to join my team, or you can choose to apply for a minimum-security occupation from the city." Leo said loudly.
For a time, many giants were also a little flustered, whispering to each other.
"Great Elder..." Sukter was also a little panicked. He had just vaguely heard the exchange between the dwarves. There was something going on here, which he found hard to accept.
Just kidding, although their giants have great advantages in doing this kind of physical labor, it is quite boring. Moreover, the giants' exercise relies on their ancestral physical fitness and fighting skills. These labor exercises can be said to have very little improvement for them.
Giants are not as keen on working as dwarves.
"Of course, if there is any meritorious service among them, or if you take the initiative to request to join the team of the Marquis, the time can be shortened accordingly," Leo said again, he could see the rejection mentality of many giants.
Of course, necessary tempering is also needed. After all, these giants have just been defeated. Although their vigor has been reduced, they may not be very obedient. If you give them a good beating here, they will be more comfortable to use in the future.
Of course, the more important thing is that the large wasteland in the south of the city is really messy. Of course, this is a common feature in most territories. But he, Leo, is a time traveler from the 21st century. How can he let them be abandoned?
Generally speaking, citizens in the city or nearby villages will make some use of these wastelands, but Leo is not willing to do that, because the efficiency is too low.
He has long wanted to plan and structure these in a unified way to form a fixed farm or pasture. Once the scale is established, the output will naturally increase. How can a small workshop be worthy of his status as a big lord?
But this area is not easy. The dwarves worked day and night before, and the progress was slow. The citizens had no hope. They came out of their homes to work nearby, and then returned to the city at night.
Moreover, life in the city is far more comfortable than outside, and no one is willing to come to reclaim land. In order to ensure the existence of sufficient low-level labor force, Leo is not willing to increase the salary for reclaiming wasteland too high.
Comparatively speaking, development in the city is the first priority. Only prosperity can bring greater power to it in a short period of time. Those outside the city will be a very important boost, but the priority is definitely in urban development.
after.
Therefore, Leo's dinar payment for the reclamation of the wasteland outside the city was very low, almost not as high as the salary of apprentices in the city. Of course, this refers to odd jobs.
For example, those people in the city who are unemployed or will not be able to find a job for a while can choose to come to work outside the city for short-term odd jobs. The salary is not high but food and accommodation are included, although it is a bit harder.
If you perform well here, you can become a land reclamation team. They will receive a relatively high salary, but they need to go outside the city every day, and it is very hard to get up early and return late.
Especially after the city patrol team wiped out all unstable factors in the city on a large scale, all the gangsters lost their original occupations. However, they had no strength but no skills. They were not willing to starve to death, so they chose to open up wasteland.
Team this way.
This also caused the land reclamation team to be particularly chaotic in the beginning, and there were even several fights. However, after Eleanor learned the news, she personally led the team and killed several gangsters who caused trouble, and
The fixed tasks assigned to the city guards were rotated here, and the land reclamation team finally became more behaved.
The addition of these giants will inevitably lead to further reclamation of wastelands outside the city such as Lanxia City, making Leo's vision of large-scale farms and large-scale ranches one step closer!
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At this time, Lao Feite was a forger among the dwarves. He had a good family background. His father's forging skills were in his hands and were not lost. Of course, he did not let them flourish.
As time goes by and his skills become more and more familiar, even though his talent is not very good, Old Fite is still becoming more and more famous among the dwarves, and he can be regarded as a forger of the older generation.
It's just that he also knows his own abilities, and he doesn't expect to be famous throughout his family. He just hopes to live a good life in peace, be respected by everyone, and there is no need to be regarded as the founder of a sect. It will be fine for the rest of his life.
He has always been kind to others and never makes random enemies. His good temper makes him very popular. Even if he is from a hostile tribe, they won't do anything if they meet him.
Old Fit's reputation is still very good. If this continues, it will not be difficult to achieve his pursuit. In a few decades, it can be said to be very easy to achieve, and his road can be said to be very smooth.
It's just that there are unforeseen circumstances. Old Feite thought that his small tribe would be wiped out by other tribes, but the connections he made and the good reputation he created were enough to ensure the safety of his family. But who could have expected this disaster?
, is aimed at the entire dwarf clan.
The huge Gobi dwarves have offended one of the overlords on the Pendor continent, the Lion Realm Kingdom. No, it can also be said that it is because those things that they should not have have attracted the covetousness of those giants. The entire Gobi dwarves are all.
It perished because of this.
All the preparations he had made before would have no effect when facing these humans. His efforts were simply too insignificant.
Immediately afterwards, all the dwarves were moved out of the dwarf desert they were familiar with and came to this strange country as prisoners of war.
Fortunately, that lord was not a cruel person and did not choose to kill them all. Instead, he ensured the safety of many tribesmen during the migration.
But unfortunately, the lord seemed to be particularly worried about their idleness and gave them endless labor. This can be regarded as a fly in the ointment. As a dwarf, he did not want to be served with good food and drink, but such
High-intensity labor really makes him uncomfortable.
As he got older, he really couldn't stand it. Fortunately, there was still plenty of food and drink, and there were even some exercise fanatics who enjoyed this feeling. In this regard, Old Feite could only say that everyone had different interests.
Unexpectedly, after working for so long, he had given up any hope and thought that he might work to death for the rest of his life, but this exciting thing happened to him!
He, Old Feite, was the best at forging, but he really didn't want to continue working. Without much thought, Old Feite had already taken the initiative to sign up and try to get rid of the life here.
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"So many?" Leo was shocked when he first heard the statistician's report. In the other party's report, there were 246 junior forging masters, 62 intermediate forging masters, and senior forging masters.
Twelve teachers.
What a terrifying number this is? How many dwarves are there in the entire dwarf clan? There are so many forgers! It is simply unbelievable.
"It's time to make good use of it now," Leo couldn't help but smile bitterly, "If I had known there were so many dwarf forgers, I could have brought things forward.
In this way, Wuerth, if you register them one by one, the salary can be paid at half of that of a human forger, and when the ten years are up, the full amount of dinars can be paid."
"Sir, they are still prisoners of war. Wouldn't it be a waste to issue dinars?" Wuerth seemed a little hesitant, but finally asked.
"There is no need to think so," Leo shook his head, "You just need to take good care of them and then send the fixed products to the iron workshop.
They can use the dinars in their hands to buy the ale they like, or other things. We have to make them feel that their lives are okay, and then they will work hard for us.
If we really require them to cast them unconditionally, our costs will be reduced a lot, but their efficiency will also drop a lot, and the gain outweighs the loss."
"I understand, sir," Wuerte nodded, as if he had thought of something, "What about those giants, sir?"
"As for the giant, you first draw it according to the size of the giant," Leo rubbed his head, "and then let the dwarf forgers make the armor used by the giants, but don't distribute it to them yet and put it in the warehouse.
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If there is really a need for giants to go to the battlefield in the future before distributing them, you can maintain low-intensity training for the giants and pay more attention to discipline."
Watching Wuerth leave, Leo just sighed softly again. It seemed that his captives were not ordinary human beings, so they had better give them something to eat.
At this time, an attendant hurried towards the place, making Leo frown.
"Sir, there is news!" The voice came before the attendant entered, causing Leo's eyes to change.
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