Although Xuexue City is now unprecedentedly wealthy, five thousand gold coins is still a number that can drive Reggie crazy.
"God, what happened? What did you do with five thousand gold coins? Do you know what five thousand gold coins means?"
Old Hill didn't defend, but he didn't beg either.
"Sir, I will sell my property to compensate for your losses. I know that I have made an unforgivable mistake. I am willing to accept any punishment. I beg you not to tell others about this, especially not to my daughter."
Reggie was startled, curled his lips, and thought to himself: It seems this is a very embarrassing thing.
"You stand up first and sit on the chair."
Old Hill sat opposite Reggie. Reggie stared at Old Hill and said: "Look into my eyes and don't lie to me. Tell me, where did you spend the five thousand gold coins? Is it money?"
On a woman’s body?”
Old Hill smiled bitterly and shook his head: "What kind of woman is worth five thousand gold coins? Not even the queen can afford it."
"That's right!" Reggie gritted his teeth. He had never been so generous to Sophia. "Did you use this money on men?"
"Ah..." Old Hill looked at Reggie dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer this question.
"I knew it! Why didn't you marry a wife after you've been a widower for so many years? I knew you liked men! Tell me who that damn pretty boy is, and I'll cut him into pieces!"
"No, not alone..."
"You're such a troublesome old man, how many are you?"
"Four, four hundred..."
Reggie opened his mouth wide and asked, "Old man, are you kidding?"
"Yes, it's four hundred orcs." Old Hill told Reggie the whole story. After hearing this, Reggie fell into a long silence.
Old Hill stood up and whispered: "I don't want to beg for forgiveness. I don't have the qualifications. I just hope that I can die with dignity."
Reggie shook his head and said, "You really made it difficult for me."
Old Hill whispered: "I beg you, at least don't do it in front of everyone, at least don't embarrass me too much."
"I should have rewarded you in front of everyone, but it's really wrong of you to make the decision without permission," Reggie thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'm going to deduct one month's salary from you as a warning. At the end of the year, I will
I'll send you an extra copy
As a reward, when you go to sea in the future, I will give you five thousand more gold coins as working capital so that you can choose to purchase some high-quality products. But if it exceeds this amount, you must discuss it with me and you are not allowed to buy any more.
Making decisions without permission.”
Old Hill looked at Reggie in surprise. He didn't understand a word of what Reggie just said.
"Lord, you just said... reward?"
"Yes," Reggie smiled, "Five thousand gold coins were exchanged for four hundred orcs. You did a great job! I like this business!"
"You like..." Old Hill still couldn't understand what Reggie said.
"How much does an orc cost?"
"Thirteen gold coins."
"That is to say, if you spent 5,200 gold coins, I will compensate you with the 200 gold coins."
"Sir, I don't understand. I, I don't need your gold coins," Old Hill was completely confused. "They are my people. This is a stupid act I made. I will compensate you for your losses.
I can……"
"They are your tribe, but they are still part of Snow City. They belong only to Snow City," Reggie stood up excitedly and said, "Let's go to the dock to see our new residents!"
Along the way, Old Hill felt that he had been floating in the clouds and mist, and he did not wake up until he reached the dock.
"This is... an orc?" Comparing their appearance with that of Old Hill, Reggie found that the concept of orcs was a little different from what he imagined.
"Yes, sir, they are pure-blooded orcs, with three hundred warriors and one hundred peons." Old Hill replied.
"I don't think Jarvan and Erwin will let orcs join their army. It would be better if there were more craftsmen."
"Sir, peons are not craftsmen, they are... a race."
Under Old Hill's explanation, Reggie understood the difference between peons and soldiers. They belonged to completely different categories.
Iron Skull is a typical orc warrior, with a height of more than two meters and a strong body that gives people a strong sense of oppression.
In comparison, the peons are much cuter. These little guys are only over five feet tall. Although they also have dark green skin and scary fangs, looking at their cute big eyes and bare scalp, they are really cute.
It's so cute that you can't resist.
Iron Skull walked up to Reggie and said his fixed opening line: "Are you our master?"
Reggie pursed his lips and said, "Uh... I'm the lord here."
"Lord, I like this title. We don't like to be called master. I heard the old wizard said that you will kill old Hill. Is this true?"
"Of course not," Reggie laughed, "Old Hill is my friend."
"Thank you for your kindness. Old Hill is a good man. He is kind to us. We are willing to do anything for you. You only need to give us a little food and water, but don't make us beg, and don't call us slaves."
Reggie liked the temperament of the orcs very much. He looked at the shoulders of the other orcs and asked, "Are they injured?"
"It's just a minor injury. What do you need us to do?"
Reggie frowned and said, "This is not a minor injury. You guys take a rest first and I'll call the doctor."
"The orcs don't need a doctor!" Iron Skull pointed at the fleet behind him and said, "I heard they are leaving tomorrow. Do you want to move the goods to the shore?"
"Yes." Reggie nodded. He really wanted to move the cargo to the shore, but it was not easy to unload 10 million pounds of cargo in one day.
One person can move a hundred pounds of goods at a time, and a thousand people need to move a hundred times to unload all the goods.
It looks like all the new residents will be mobilized.
Reggie asked Tyr to call all the slaves, and asked Old Hill to select a dozen civilians to count the quantity of the goods. While Reggie was still dividing the work for everyone, the orcs had already started working.
Under the leadership of Tie Shou, they first unloaded the grain from the ship.
A bag of grain weighs two hundred pounds, and it takes two adults to carry it to the shore.
But an orc warrior can carry four bags of grain, and if the hard work is slightly worse, two bags of grain can be carried.
After every bag of grain was unloaded, Old Hill and his assistants would distribute a piece of bamboo to the workers. Tie Shou didn't know the use of these bamboo pieces, nor did anyone else, not even Old Hill himself.
He was still stuck in messy thinking.
But Reggie repeatedly warned everyone not to lose the bamboo pieces.
Everyone was busy until dusk, and most of the goods were unloaded. Tie Shou got more than a hundred bamboo pieces in total, and these bamboo pieces were exchanged for him more than a hundred copper coins.
After getting the copper coins, Tie Shou was a little at a loss. He knew it was money and knew the value of money, but he had never made any money, let alone spent it.
Most people were like him. They had never owned a copper of their own. When they were feeling confused, Old Hill asked someone to bring dinner.
This is Reggie's special arrangement. He wants everyone to learn to make money, and he also wants everyone to learn to spend money.
Today's dinner is richer than usual. Bread is still free, but broth and bacon cost money.
Iron Skull came to Ansili with his hungry children and wife. Ansili gave them each a piece of bread and asked: "Is this all you need?"
Iron Skull wiped his saliva and asked, "Can you give me some broth?"
"One copper coin per bowl."
He had more than a hundred copper coins, which gave him the courage to spend money.
"I want five bowls!" Tie Shou took out five copper coins. After taking away the broth, he saw his daughter staring at the bacon and still drooling. Tie Shou asked again: "How much does the meat cost?"
"Five copper coins for the big piece, three copper coins for the small piece!"
Iron Skull laughed, he counted out twenty-five copper coins, and shouted: "Five pieces of meat, want the big one!"
His wife laughed, the kids laughed, and Reggie laughed too.
The bewildered people holding the copper coins came to the food one after another and exchanged their own harvest for their own delicacies.
Learning to make money is the beginning of life, learning to spend money is the beginning of happiness. This is the fastest way to turn slaves into residents.
After dinner, people with less income chose to continue working, and the orcs were forced to receive treatment. Iron Skull was very dissatisfied with this. He was not injured and could continue to work, but he could not abandon his people.
"Iron Skull!" A hard worker came over with a runny nose, pointed at the others and shouted angrily, "They have stolen all the copper coins!"
Tie Shou gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, we will make double the money tomorrow!"