There are 70,000 to 80,000 people living in Hanfeng City, with the remaining population scattered in surrounding villages and towns.
In the Artisan District, more than half of the city's population is squeezed into this area, which is less than one-fifth of the city area. Many poor people live worse than slaves and dogs of powerful families, but they have to bear a lot of labor.
Zhou Qingfeng was riding on horseback, and all he could see were low houses, narrow streets, dark corners, and evasive faces. The craftsman area was similar to a slum, with many people struggling on the line of life and death.
The people living here are low-income people, and most of them make a living by working for the powerful. Thieves who need to hide their identities also like this place. The Sheriff of Cold Wind City rarely comes to inspect, and the residents here rely on themselves for everything.
Zhou Qingfeng was 'invited' out of his home by Jason. He didn't want to stay in a hotel, so he simply looked for a place to live in the Craftsman District. The clown Adrian was very familiar with this kind of place where dragons and snakes were mixed, and he easily chose an inconspicuous cover for him.
house.
"This house looks dilapidated, but it is quite spacious inside. After cleaning up, three rooms can be cleared. The horses and mules can be kept in the woodshed without affecting life. The only flaw is that there is no independent well, so you need to buy water on the street.
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Adrian hired someone to clean the house in advance, and Zhou Qingfeng only had to bring the horse to live in it. The little fairies were very picky about the living environment. The black cat meowed back and forth as usual, and within two minutes, it caught something in its mouth.
A mouse came out.
This house is really not that good.
The fence is low, and a few houses next door can see the new master and servant Zhou Qingfeng. However, most of the people who live here are honest, and when they see a visitor with a horse, they know that they cannot afford to offend him.
Rubio was also used to living on the ground floor. He inspected the inside and outside of the house, then walked around the surrounding streets, and hired two servants, a man and a woman, to take care of everyone's daily life.
Looking at his watch, there was still some time before dark. Zhou Qingfeng stayed at Jason's house for a day. Before, wandering around the city was just like walking around and it was too crude. Now that he had settled in, he decided to go to the market again.
Take some time to relax.
Cold Wind City is the "big city" in the North. Although in Zhou Qingfeng's opinion, this place is just a town with a lot of people. But after the long-legs family's hard work, people in the North agree that this place is quite prosperous.
As a central city, materials and talents from all over the country are gathered here. Common commodities of all kinds can be purchased on the market. Zhou Qingfeng went in and out of several shops and ordered a lot of goods.
Harmony Village needs a large amount of external living materials. For example, the village is short of cloth, more than food. The villagers wear rags and have a disgraceful image.
Materials from reality can only meet the needs of a very few people, including Zhou Qingfeng. At most, he can make managers look decent.
Succubus Medici can provide some products. However, the quantity it provides is limited, and you need to spend some coupons to exchange for soul crystals. It is more cost-effective to spend gold coins to buy them from Cold Wind City.
After taking control of the ruins of the 'Silver Leaf City', the wealth in Zhou Qingfeng's pocket began to increase dramatically. The gold and gems dug out from the underground city alone made him rich. This time he came to Cold Wind City and brought them with him
Large collection of high quality gemstones.
Through Jason, Zhou Qingfeng could raise a large amount of funds by selling some gems. So much so that he spent a lot of money in Cold Wind City, and he did not hesitate to pay a large premium in order to purchase supplies.
Every day there are carriages from Harmony Village to Hanfeng City, just in time to transport the purchased supplies.
Judging from the market, Hanfeng City, ruled by the Long-Legs family, is more dynamic than other towns, with more frequent trade and business, and a more promising life for residents. Even those at the bottom of society can at least have something to eat.
Wandering on the streets of the market and wandering around the shops, you can clearly feel the benefits of active commerce. According to the 'siphon effect', materials and people in the North are converging towards the Cold Wind City.
Although in Zhou Qingfeng's view, the circulation here is not large enough, the efficiency is low, and the prices of goods are extremely expensive. But in the eyes of others, it is completely different, and it can be called prosperous.
"Sir Hugo."
Zhou Qingfeng went shopping, but was still dissatisfied with the amount of purchases. Suddenly he heard someone shouting and looked around. Several people across the street were greeting him - they were young rookies from the Jason family who had been the guinea pigs for the new physical strength potion.
"Hello, Bobby. Ah..., Schultz, Raman, you are here too. These are..., can you introduce them?" Zhou Qingfeng stepped forward to respond. Although he just said
The meeting was not pleasant, but there was not much grudge between the two parties.
The young rookies were quite hesitant, a little afraid of Zhou Qingfeng, but seemed to have some expectations. He asked back: "Aren't you waiting for orders from Jason?"
The rookies' faces fell, "Sir Jason doesn't need us anymore. He has hired someone else. Mr. Hugo, do you need attendants and subordinates? We don't have high salary requirements, five silver coins a month is enough."
Wizards are an extremely elite group, and their number has always been rare. There are more than 200,000 people inside and outside Cold Wind City, and there are only about thirty wizards in the wizard group, plus hundreds of apprentices. If you can be hired by a wizard, that will be great.
But wizards are extremely picky about their apprentices and followers. Jason had just become an official wizard, and he wasn't quite sure how to recruit people. Once he sobered up, he didn't hesitate to change people.
In Nantou Township, young people without jobs had no choice but to work as gangsters on the streets. The same is true in Hanfeng City. After being hired by Jason, they went to slaughter fat sheep and rob them. Zhou Qingfeng would have fired these brainless people.
Guy.
But Zhou Qingfeng caught these guys as guinea pigs and gave them face with a smile. It was impossible for him to hire these guys, but he could give them convenience.
"Have you eaten?" Zhou Qingfeng, always generous, said casually: "I happen to be hungry, how about I treat you to a meal?"
Several young people suddenly laughed from ear to ear, and one of them had a stomach growl on the spot and made a rumble of hunger. They were actually much worse off than Zhou Qingfeng had guessed - many of them had no money to eat.
Northland is very poor, but the cost of living is extremely high.
Seeing the philanthropic Uncle Zhou, these young people felt like they saw a savior. They were full of resentment and distress, and they were weak to speak. In the blink of an eye, they all happily led the way and took the 'rich man' to the best tavern in the market.
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But Zhou Qingfeng said: "I want to hire some scribes recently. If you can help introduce some friends who can read and write, I can pay you some fees."
There are no institutions that provide education for civilians in other worlds. Only some nobles and churches have the willingness and ability to cultivate intellectuals. However, the number they train is very small, and they also have various stringent requirements. There will be no outflow of personnel.
Ordinary people are basically illiterate. But the value of illiteracy is worse than that of animals. They cannot do any important work and their brains are wasted.
Zhou Qingfeng has been providing cheap knowledge in Harmony Village, but no matter how hard he tries, he cannot create an educated class out of thin air. The frustrated young people in front of him provide him with another idea...,
Talent introduction.
After all, Coldwind City is a 'big city', and there are far more people to choose from than the thousands of people in the Black Forest. Even if only a few intellectuals can be hired, it can provide great help to Harmony Village.
"If you go find someone for me, just say I'm treating you to dinner."
"Really?" someone asked in surprise, "You can call as many as you want? I still have a few friends staying in a nearby hotel. They should be able to serve as clerks... They haven't eaten yet."