After returning to New Sauer Port, Lawrence continued to devote himself to his work as soon as he got off the boat. He didn't even have time to rest. After all, what was going on before was a war that mobilized the entire island, so there was naturally a large number of people after the war.
The pile of things needs to be dealt with one by one.
The first and most important thing is to hold a military funeral to bury the dozen soldiers who died in the war, and at the same time arrange the future lives of those soldiers who were injured and disabled. Fortunately, although these things are troublesome, since he
I noticed these problems after arriving on the island and took action on them, so now I just need to follow the rules established before.
Different from Lawrence's world in his previous life, people in this world have a much more open-minded view of death, so the family members did not appear very sad at the funeral. This is partly because this world is not so peaceful, and death is a big deal to everyone.
It is a very common daily phenomenon. After seeing this kind of thing too much, your natural reaction will be less intense.
On the other hand, it is because the dead in this world have their own lives, and their world is also an essential part of the entire world. Therefore, almost everyone can understand the meaning of death and accept death. Especially for those who
This is especially true for devout religious believers.
The most important thing is that life in this era is far cheaper than in Lawrence's previous life. For example, the average life expectancy of workers in cities and farmers in the countryside is just over 40 years old. And this is still similar to the Republic of New Zealand or the
Statistics from developed countries such as the White Eagle Federation, which various spiritual churches closely monitor.
As for some islands in the Sea of Stars and those countries in the south, the situation is much worse. According to incomplete statistics from some churches, most workers in those black-hearted factories and plantations do not even survive the age of 27. At the same time, almost everyone
They all suffer from serious occupational diseases and it is difficult to live like a normal person.
Under such circumstances, the welfare policies and labor insurance policies formulated by Lawrence, which combine some of his memories of his previous life with the current specific situation, are very attractive. Naturally, in this case, the various measures for these victims and the disabled
Honors and pensions are naturally also very attractive.
Needless to say, the victims will be buried in a military cemetery on the outskirts of the city halfway up a small valley surrounded by mountains after a simple and solemn military funeral. At the same time, their family members or designated heirs can also receive the burial.
You will receive a not inconsiderable amount of pension and receive certain preferential treatment in your future life and work.
The same is true for disabled veterans. Unlike most areas that give them a pension and kick them out, Lawrence will find ways to help them solve their future life problems. Fortunately, New Saul Island lacks
There are enough jobs on the island of human resources to accommodate these disabled service members.
Doing this will obviously cause Lawrence to suffer certain economic losses, but it can greatly unite the hearts of the people on the island. After all, as the lord of this territory, he cannot just settle economic accounts like a capitalist, nor can he simply settle economic accounts like White Eagle.
The federal bureaucrats also only care about short-term interests, so they need to consider more things when doing many things.
"I think they should be able to continue to live well on the island." After holding the funeral ceremony in the public cemetery and arranging work for the disabled, Saphire said to Lawrence when he got on the carriage and left the cemetery.
"Fortunately, the number of people lost in this war was not too many, otherwise we would not be able to bear such casualties even if we win."
"Yes, the population on our island is too small now." Lawrence sighed thoughtfully, "So we will expand the construction of infrastructure as much as possible in the next period of time.
, recruit as many immigrants as possible to expand the population of intelligent creatures on the island——"
"Okay, okay, today's atmosphere is heavy enough." Nola interrupted them at this time and said, "In the next time, we are going to discuss the distribution of spoils with Lanhua and Fatina.
So at this time I think we should discuss some lighter topics."
"Ah, yes, we should definitely divide the wealth next. To be honest, this is also a very troublesome thing." After hearing what the little doll said, Lawrence scratched his hair hard and said.
, "How come those damn sahuagins are so stupid!"
The reason why Lawrence complained like this was because although a large amount of wealth was captured in this war, it was not an easy task to realize that wealth. And those who had accepted part of it due to long-term communication with intelligent terrestrial creatures
Unlike mermaids or tritons who think about human wealth, sahuagin people still maintain traditional values.
In other words, most of the wealth obtained by Lawrence this time was various marine supplies. The remaining small part was the various water-resistant crafts they had obtained through robbery before. Regardless of whether it was
It is difficult to realize these materials or handicrafts at a reasonable price.
Especially after the end of this war, whether it was the New Continent Republic, the White Eagle Federation or the various forces that voluntarily participated in the war, they also obtained a large amount of this kind of wealth. Therefore, during this period of time, the supply of such items around the Sea of Stars and even the entire New Continent
The price will see a relatively obvious drop.
Of course, falling prices are very unfavorable to Lawrence because it means that the spoils he worked so hard to obtain in this war have shrunk. Not to mention that he is a little worried about the impact that part of the wealth will evaporate out of thin air after winning the war.
The enthusiasm of the Skaven and Tauren in participating in the war in the future.
So this is why he is so anxious to discuss with Fatina and others about the disposal of the spoils, because Lawrence hopes to unify the island's thinking in the shortest possible time and make the entire island's attitude in this regard consistent, so that in
Can gain greater initiative in the market.
As a result, after discussions between Lawrence and Fatina, they realized that some of their previous worries were unnecessary. For example, Fatina said on behalf of the rat people that they did not need any cash and only needed to distribute the spoils to them according to the proportions agreed in advance.
A portion is enough.
"We are different from humans. Except for a small amount of supplies, money basically has no effect on us." After finishing her request, Fatina also explained to Lawrence and the others why the rat people only wanted loot. "And these
The Trophy couldn't be more perfect for us."
As Lawrence knew before, the rat people love all kinds of shiny things, and they also like to make a series of magic items. Among the trophies seized this time, they are all kinds of underwater specialties that can be used to make magic items.
Sparkling pearls, gems, corals and handicrafts are all their favorites, so naturally they don’t need any cash.
Fatina even said after knowing Lawrence's troubles that if he really needed cash, they could help Lawrence sell half of the loot at the original price within three months through the rat people's internal trade network.
The Tauren's handling of this kind of thing is even simpler. In addition to taking away a small part of the jewelry as souvenirs and giving it to each warrior, they use all the remaining loot as raw materials and rewards to ask the rat men to help them upgrade themselves.
Weapons and equipment, ready for the next battle.
"For us, the wealth we obtain from normal breeding and planting is enough for us to survive." Orchid Iron Shoe said, "So these trophies can just allow us to rearm ourselves from head to toe, and this is what we need most now.