Chapter 17 The Small Meeting in the Village of Nisei
After lunch, William posted a mission to several followers, "Old John, you and John little continue to collect golden silk grass, how much do you have, how much do I want."
Old John nodded.
"Eddie, you have a new mission this time."
Hearing that there was a new task, the blacksmith Eddie's eyes lit up and he looked at William with expectation.
"This time you are responsible for recruiting people when the villagers come here. Well, tell the villagers about our conditions. I will give three Poole copper coins a day as a reward. If I do well, I will reward them with another reward." William said.
The blacksmith Eddie's face suddenly became bitter, "Sir Baron, I think it's enough for little John to do these things."
This is the first entourage rejecting his order.
"Oh, Eddie, do you have any objections to my order?"
William's eyes froze and stopped on the blacksmith Eddie, and an invisible pressure was pressing on the blacksmith Eddie.
The blacksmith Eddie was immediately under a lot of pressure. Only then did he remember the scene where the Baron in front of him was still indifferent to his face that day, and cold sweat broke out.
It’s all because William was so kind during this period that Eddie forgot that the status gap between him and William was like a world of difference.
The blacksmith Eddie said in a panic, "Sir Baron, I don't mean that. I respect you more than anyone else!"
Once Eddie said this, Old John had an objection, but it was not convenient for him to say it out loud at this time, so he kept it in his heart.
"Just, Lord Baron, I want to do something more meaningful and valuable for you!"
"I am a blacksmith. I can make farm tools for you and weapons for you." In the end, blacksmith Eddie was a little aggrieved.
So that's it! Looking at Eddie's young appearance, William's mind suddenly turned around.
The fledgling blacksmith always thinks about making achievements and gaining recognition from others!
The spring breeze suddenly turned into snow on William's face, and a smile burst out. The captivating power disappeared with William's smile.
"Eddie, I can understand! I also know that you are an excellent blacksmith! Really, I have never doubted this." William said affirmatively, "I am also sure that your future will be bright! But the road to the top of the mountain is at your feet, and even the towering castle needs to be built step by step."
"And now, it's the time when I need you!"
"Mr. Baron, I will fight for you until death!"
A nobleman speaks so sincerely to a civilian blacksmith? They will only be above them!
The nobles in this world have not learned the trick of "visiting three times in the cottage"!
The so-called "a scholar dies for his confidant"!
Eddie, the blacksmith in this world, was so moved that his eyes turned red. He immediately knelt down and promised William heavily.
William nodded and told him to know, and then he got up.
Judging from Eddie's current performance, it is estimated that William asked him to go to the Shadow Swamp to explore the whereabouts of the Lizardman, and he passed by without even thinking about it.
Of course, William doesn't need Eddie to go!
Eddie's current role is to help him farm well!
After finishing the blacksmith, William looked at Charles again.
Charles was also looking at William, his eyes a little satisfied.
"Charles, I will teach you how to prepare a basket later! The people recruited by Eddie will give you training. You will supervise and guide them to complete the tasks, do you know?"
"Is the method of making baskets?" Charles' eyes were filled with joy. After all, in this era, technology is equivalent to money. Mastering more technology means mastering more capital for eating.
If he had known these organizational methods at the beginning, Old John would not have convinced him to follow William to this remote territory no matter what.
"Yeah." William nodded disapprovingly. It was just a basket weaving method. William also knew how to make baskets, sieves and other supplies, but there was no need to make them all out now.
"Sir, Baron Thank you!" William didn't care, but Charles was overjoyed, and the other followers also looked at him with a little envy.
If you learn one more skill for no reason, who is not jealous?
Charles was in high spirits, and did not pay attention to the eyes of his companions at all. Instead, he patted his chest and assured William, "Sir Baron, please rest assured. I will train those villagers well and make solid and useful brooms. And I will do my best to weave dustpans and baskets for you..."
The broom has basically no technical content, so Charles doesn’t feel sorry for teaching it for free. Moreover, if the villagers do a lot, he also has Poole copper coins rewards, so why not do it!
William found that Charles had misinterpreted his meaning, frowned and said in a deep voice, "Charles, I mean, you should not only teach those villagers to make brooms, but also teach those villagers to make dustpans and baskets!"
Charles' heart hopped, he looked at William and asked in a low voice, "Sir Baron, do you mean to let me take them as apprentices?"
The apprentices in this era are not students like William in his previous life, but naked personal dependence.
Being an apprentice is equivalent to signing a contract for selling your body. The apprentice becomes a slave to the master. He must not disobey if he is beaten and scolded by the master. He must also work hard to make money for his master!
This system guarantees the inheritance of technology in some cases, but what William wants is not this.
He needs more people to learn technology, thereby liberating productivity and driving the development of the territory.
So William shook his head and said, "No, Charles, I want them to be workers!"
"Worker?" Not only Charles, but also Old John and others couldn't understand it. The concept of workers has not yet appeared in this era.
"Yes, workers! You have to teach them how to weave. For every twenty brooms, five dustpans or five baskets, you can get a Poole copper coin. Besides, they are managed by you, but not your own. They have nothing to do with you. If they really have anything to do with anyone, then it is only me. Do you know, Charles!" William said calmly, but looked at Charles with a stern look.
"As you wish! Everything here is yours!" The arm couldn't twist its thighs, not to mention that even the technology was taught by William. Charles had no confidence. When he thought that the whole village would master this technology, he seemed very discouraged.
When William saw him, his tone softened, "Cheer up, Charles!"
"Sir Baron, Charles will work hard to complete your explanation!" Charles was still weak in speaking, and it seemed that the blow was quite a big blow.
Old John and the others are no longer jealous, but instead look at Charles sympathetically.
Poor Charles! They thought so in their hearts.
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Nesay village, at the home of the miller Adams.
As a wealthy man in the village, his thatched huts are much larger than those of ordinary villagers.
Others only have one thatched house, but he has two.
At this time, the three of them gathered at Adams' home at the delivery of the letter, the skillful carpenter of the village, and the silent Huthette of the swineherd.
These people are all wealthy families in the village. Not only does they have more land than others, but they also have a kind of technology.
Before the Lord William came, these people were all the leaders of the village.
"Mr. Grett, Mr. Moton, Mr. Huthette, winter is coming, the mice have prepared food for themselves for winter, and the birds have also flew to the warm south, and where should we go?" Adams asked loudly at the several people.
The swineherd didn't even raise his head, but just stood there blankly, looking at the ground without saying a word.
Old Grett seemed to have not heard Adams' words either.
Only Jie Shumodun also said, "Yes! Mr. Adams, what do you think we should do?"
"Haha..." Adams laughed dryly, but rolled his eyes in his heart. If he knew, he would have called a few more people.
In fact, among these people, what Adams cares about the most is Old Grett's attitude.
After all, he is the person who has the deepest connection with the big names in Patray City, and those big names also trust him very much.
After thinking about it, Adams said to Old Gret politely, "Mr. Gret, your wisdom can illuminate the entire swamp. What should we do?"
"Hehehe..." Old Gret glanced at Adams and said, "Adams, nature has its rules, we cannot violate it!"
"Mr. Grett, he is not nature!" Adams was a little angry. It was already time, and the old fox was still unwilling to tell the truth!
"For the village of Nisse, he is the master of everything!" Old Gret still stopped going into the air.
"But our master wants us to sacrifice our lives!" Adams retorted angrily.
"But he also pointed out a way for us!" said the old god Gret.
Adams was discouraged, he took a deep breath and said helplessly, "Mr. Grett, you know that's a dead end!"
"Since this is already there, let's just say it." Adams suggested.
Seeing that Old Gret was still unresponsive, Adams had no choice but to say, "Mr. Gret, Mr. Moton, and Mr. Huthet, are you willing to stay in the village for this winter?"
Everyone was silent.
Adams continued, "Did you forget that bloody disaster?"
When talking about the "Bloody Disaster", the other people's faces turned pale. Even Old Grett was not surprised. Obviously, they all thought of something very scary.
Adams was silent for a while, with a calm face, and looked at Old Grett deeply, and said solemnly, "Mr. Grett, you are the only ones who are familiar with those big men. How do you think those big men will view this issue? I think, not only I want to know, but both Mr. Motton and Mr. Huthet want to know."
Adams said, and carpenter Modon and swineherder Hurt also looked at Old Grett.
Obviously they are all paying attention to this issue.
Otherwise, they would not have accepted Adams' invitation and came here to meet him.
These people looked at Old Gret without blinking. Old Gret felt a little stressed. He pondered for a while before he thought about the words and said, "I heard that Viscount Gret's intention to repair his new Will Castle. I guess Viscount Gret's demand for Pisce gold coins will be bigger recently."
When the others heard Old Gret say this, the other people's faces showed joy.
So what if you want more money? They are all big families in the village and occupy a large amount of land in the village. It’s not that they can’t afford it, but there are still extras.
What they fear most was that Viscount Grien chose to give up on them because of the indescribable reasons among the nobles.
This is what they are most worried about.
Without this big rock pressing on his heart, Adams looked much more relaxed.
At this moment, an excited voice came from outside Adams's house.
The sound was very loud, and it reached the ears of Adams and others through the grass wall where there was almost no sound insulation effect.
"Yina, Ina, where are you?"
"I have a great thing to tell you! Soon! It will be gone if it is too late! Don't pull the weeds!"
Chapter completed!