Chapter 18 Production Team and Work Points (Part 2)
Chapter 18 Production Team and Work Points (Part 2)
It is precisely because of this that the number of serfs in the Norman Empire has maintained a rapid growth, while the number of civilians has dropped sharply.
It's not that no civilians rose up to resist, but what could the civilians who couldn't twist their thighs with their arms and didn't even have weapons use to fight the nobles?
Today, the words of Bruno Stuart, Count of Idar, gave many serfs present hope.
Hope of becoming a free man again!
But... in fact, most people still hold a wait-and-see attitude towards Bruno's words, because it is a bit too far away for them who are used to being oppressed by the nobles, and it is just an illusory promise.
Bruno did not elaborate on this point, but continued his speech: "Of the four hundred and fifty-three serfs, one hundred will stay, and the remaining serfs will set off tomorrow to the outskirts of Idar.
, responsible for building the hanging garden."
"The serfs who went to build the hanging garden will be organized into eight production teams, and they will be evaluated every day based on their workload. The team that works the most on that day will get a sumptuous dinner, including fish, white bread and vegetable soup.
It’s enough to fill your stomachs. And the team with the least work can only get a limited amount of black bread.”
As soon as Bruno finished speaking, the serfs gathered around the campfire started whispering. For them, becoming free people may be a distant thing, but daily food is the most practical thing. If the Lord
If you can really fulfill your promise, then going to build a garden will definitely be an excellent job.
The requirements of serfs are actually very simple. They have a place to live and food to eat. This is a good life.
When the serfs were almost finished discussing, Bruno continued: "During the construction of the garden, the production team will receive corresponding work points for each task completed. The work points obtained by each production team will be divided by Idar's subordinates.
Officials will keep records and announce them every day. On the day the garden is completed, twenty, fifteen and ten serfs from the top three production teams will be liberated and become freedmen respectively."
As soon as he finished speaking, the serfs became completely excited.
As long as conditions permit, no one wants themselves and their descendants to be slaves of the nobles forever, and Bruno gives them an opportunity that no lord has ever given...
"But!" Bruno said: "After all, many of you have seen the process of sea salting. Therefore, in addition to being absolutely confidential, you cannot leave the Idar territory after becoming a free citizen, and you need to report to a designated person regularly. Of course.
Yes, your children are not bound by this condition."
In fact, the excited serfs didn't care much about this.
After all, Bruno is an aristocratic gentleman who can promise to release serfs into free people. Not to mention whether it can be realized, but this intention alone can be said to be impossible to find even with a lantern. If he does not live in the future
Here, would he be captured as a serf in another noble's fiefdom again?
As for informing...this is also unlikely.
After all, other nobles would not even take a second look at these idiots, so how could they possibly listen to them? They might even think that they are liars and arrest them...
"Master, is everything you said true?" At this time, a young serf asked boldly.
"The Stuarts keep their word! I am Count Idar and the owner of this territory. If I lie to you...what good will it do to me?" Bruno said with a smile.
"Can I sign up for that... production team now?" the young serf asked.
"Of course, those who are interested can find Lao Ford to sign up, tonight only."
After Bruno finished speaking, he didn't care about the reaction of the serfs around him, and left directly. He had been tired for a long day and was a little sleepy. Let's go to bed...
The young serf was the first to squeeze in front of Old Ford and said respectfully: "Master Butler, I want to sign up for the production team."
Seeing this, the other serfs also reacted. With such good conditions, anyone who doesn't sign up would be a fool. After a while, Old Ford was surrounded by people.
Old Ford couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. His master... really didn't want to do any troublesome things. He didn't even say hello before. It's hard for me, an old man over fifty years old, to collect registration information in the middle of the night...
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious... Hey, some guy who suffered a thousand cuts has stepped on the old man's foot... Come here, where's Lopida... Someone come and help..."
Krell was the first to sign up. As a serf, he had always been reluctant.
He was sold to Idar by a slave trader two years ago. The reason was that his father owed a debt to the lord. He originally only borrowed ten copper coins to treat his family's illness, but he did not expect that the illness was cured.
, but the interest is increasing. In just one year, the principal and interest have tripled...
As a result, the local lord took the Krell family as serfs and sold them to a slave trader.
Krell's mother was sold to a noble lord in the province of Mann as a servant, while Krell and his father were sold to the Idar Territory.
Fortunately, the Stuart family, who are in power in Idar territory, are pretty good. Both father and son were assigned to work in the salt farm. Although they were tired, they could still fill their stomachs...
To this day, Master Bruno of the Stuart family actually said that serfs can also become freemen. This sentence instantly ignited hope in Creel's heart. After all... he was also a freeman...
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There are no tigers in the mountains, but monkeys dominate.
Ever since Bruno left Idar City, Anel has been living a prosperous life.
After Idar's butler, Old Ford, left, Arnel became even more insistent.
The servants in the castle are extremely respectful to Anel. After all... he is a mage hired by his master, and he is a big shot who can release magic.
Anel likes life here very much. Although it is geographically remote and far away from the center of the empire, it has a lot less flattery and more things he has never experienced before.
For example, the servants in the castle respect him not because of his father, Duke Luen, but because he is a mage.
This makes Anel very happy, but secretly...sometimes a little ashamed.
Because he knows very well how much his strength is. To put it nicely, he is called a mage. To be more direct, he is just a mage apprentice who has never been a master.
Therefore, in Anel's daily life, apart from instructing the castle's chef to make exquisite food in different ways, all the rest of his time was spent practicing magic.
In the past few days, after getting up in the morning and having breakfast, Anel practiced levitation and fireball in the courtyard in front of the castle, from morning to night without stopping.
Although an ox cart was burned and a stable was set on fire, a lot was gained. Overall, the progress was considerable.
I'm going to practice quietly and then surprise all of you!