If you do something that makes you happy, time will fly by.
As Baron William, the lord of the Dickas territory, once said to old John by chance, "I hope you are happy!"
The villagers of the small village of Nisei felt very happy under William's rule.
So this saying quickly became popular in the village.
Before I knew it, three months had passed.
The snow disappears and winter passes, and the earth returns to spring.
Trees sprout new buds, fish jump out of the water, and animals end their hibernation.
As for the small village of Nisei, even if it has been completely transformed, it has undergone even more astonishing changes.
"It is simply not a masterpiece that humans can make!"
This was the sigh uttered by Hughes from the city of Patras when he once again set foot on the land of the small village of Nisei. He looked at the old John next to him with disbelief in his tone, "Master John, if I hadn't seen its prototype before,
, I will never believe that such a village, no, it should be called a small town, was built in just a few months. Counting the whole winter, its construction time did not exceed half a year. Oh my god.
, it’s not like a small town with a history of just half a year! It’s more like the territory of a noble family with a long history, and it should be full of a sense of history.”
"But now, he is like a young boy, full of vigor and unlimited possibilities!"
"Baron Dickas is a magical character! I have only heard of such a character in stories, and now I have seen it in reality! This... is really an honor for me!"
Hughes sighed and flattered William.
Old John was listening beside him, smiling proudly, looking proud of himself.
Old John is now not just William's butler, but the first administrator of the town of Nisei appointed by William. He holds a high position in the town, and his son Drake John is a member of William's Knights of the Guard.
The leader of the group is highly trusted.
It can be said that in the town of Nisei, old John is the most powerful person after William.
This is William's reward for his loyalty to old John!
With such power, Old John felt that he no longer needed to hide his emotions in front of a small businessman like Hughes.
Yes, old John feels at ease now.
Regarding this, Hughes also took it for granted.
His eyes were now deeply attracted by the changes in this town of Nisei.
Fields outside the town have been reclaimed, and some villagers are cultivating them, spreading something on them.
The roads in the town have been specially paved.
Two straight main roads divide the entire town into four areas.
On both sides of the main road, double-story wooden buildings have risen from the ground, and a group of people are busy building in front of the wooden buildings.
It's spring now, the temperature has risen, and the work of building walls can begin!
These wooden buildings all have the same structure, with wooden beams, walls on four sides, and a small courtyard behind them.
The wooden buildings are placed next to each other, neatly and uniformly, giving them a symmetrical aesthetic.
Unlike the city of Patras, where houses are built randomly and the roads are winding, it looks awkward.
Wheelbarrows loaded with different things were driving past on the main road, heading to different areas.
Each driver's face was stained with sweat from hard work, but his eyes were filled with relief.
This was a look that Hughes had never seen anywhere before.
In some areas, there was thick smoke in the sky, in some areas there was the sound of beating one after another, and in some areas the loud sounds were shockingly powerful.
Just at this time, a group of majestic soldiers returned from outside the town.
The dark brown scales, the indifferent but determined eyes, the bloody wounds, and the body of the lizard man are all showing his bravery to others!
When people on the road saw it, they quickly made way for this group of brave warriors to pass by, and looked at them with gratitude and envy in their eyes.
When they saw Old John, this group of majestic soldiers stopped and paid tribute to Old John, the administrator.
Old John nodded solemnly.
This group of majestic warriors continued to march towards their goal.
"Is this the corpse of a lizard man?" Hughes asked Old John, pointing to the corpse of a lizard man in the team.
"Of course!" Old John said proudly, "They are our prey!"
"Prey?" Hughes opened his mouth wide with a look of disbelief. He looked at the lizard man corpse and then at the group of mighty warriors. He wanted to say something, but finally closed his mouth.
"Let's go." Old John said at this time.
"Oh." Hughes was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Where to go?"
He paused and asked in a low voice, "Mr. John, can I ask you how you spent this winter? Didn't you rely on this wall?"
Hughes had always thought that the town of Nisei survived the Lizardmen disaster by clinging to the city wall.
"Of course not! We took the initiative!" A look of dissatisfaction flashed in Old John's eyes, as if he was looked down upon.
"Take the initiative?" Hughes was frightened and took the initiative?
How can the town of Nisei do this?
Even the city of Patras does not have this courage and strength.
Even the knights will be drowned in the lizard people all over the mountains and plains!
"Isn't it?" Old John curled his lips.
Although he looked disapproving, his heart was full of pride.
"The scales on the warriors you see are peeled off from the lizard men! We have hundreds of warriors, and each of them has a piece of lizard scales!"
"Hundreds of soldiers? One for each? How did you do it?" Hughes was frightened. At this time, his words were full of humility, and even the previous casualness was gone.
"With our wise and powerful Sir William, nothing is impossible!" Although Old John was proud, he still had reason and did not tell Hughes the specific inside story.
Anyway, just relying on association is enough to shock Hughes.
"Of course! Of course! I have never doubted the strength of Lord Baron!"
"Don't even think about it! There is nothing that Baron William can't do!" Old John scolded.
"Yes, yes!" Businessman Hughes could only nod his head repeatedly.
Hughes used to rely on the city of Patras, but now, the strength revealed by just the tip of the iceberg in the town of Nisei suppressed him.
How dare he show his arrogance in front of old John.
After all, this is still a world that depends on strength.
The town of Nice showed its strength in the winter, and the smart little businessman Hughes naturally showed his humility.
Seeing Hughes' frightened look, Old John felt that the suffocation he had felt at the beginning was gone, and he felt extremely comfortable.
With a proud smile, Old John took Hughes towards the planned commercial district of Nisei Town.
While passing by a place, Hughes suddenly heard the neat voices of a group of people in a certain room.
He was curious and couldn't help asking Old John, "Master John, what's inside this?"
"Oh!" Old John looked at it and said casually, "This is the school specially ordered by Lord William to establish."
It’s not like the villagers have nothing to do during the long winter!
After solving the lizard man crisis, William used a magic mirror to find a tree in the forest that retained black sap.
The locals call it black wood.
This will be a big help to William.
Before papermaking could be invented, slaves collected black sap and Charles made several large flat boards.
The wooden board is dyed black with black juice, which becomes the wooden board.
Lime paste is used to make simple chalk.
Old Gretel's surrender was meritorious, and he was one of the few educated people in the whole village. Although his education level was very low in William's opinion, it was still barely enough.
He became the first preacher of the town of Nisei.
His task, in addition to preaching William's orders to the villagers and slaves, was to serve as a school teacher and teach students basic knowledge.
Very basic, very basic knowledge.
All freedmen's children under the age of twelve were required to attend school and learn basic numbers and hundreds of common words.
This is William's mandatory order.
In addition, all members of the Knights, as well as some outstanding elements, must also take "cultural classes"!
Anyone who fails the final assessment will directly explain the reasons to William.
With William taking it so seriously, those people naturally don't dare to work hard!
After the torture of the long winter, William finally had a group of "cultural personnel" at the kindergarten level in his previous life!
Some of the tasks William envisioned will be easier to carry out.
For example, when we implement a points system at work, there are finally some "cultural elements" who know how to record these things.
At the beginning, he implemented a point-based work system to promote the work enthusiasm of slaves in the wild.
But the facts hit him mercilessly.
William could only let all the wild slaves eat from a big pot.
Although every wild slave slave works very hard, in the long run, some slave slaves will definitely become lazy.
This is human nature, and it cannot be completely solved by William's gratitude.
Fortunately, the implementation of the points system has temporarily alleviated this problem.
William set a daily workload, which was the workload that a slave had to complete. If the workload exceeded, he would be paid accordingly, and the reward belonged to the slave himself.
If enough reward was accumulated in the end, the wild slaves could even redeem themselves from William.
Under this policy, the wild slaves suddenly became twice as efficient as before.
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"School?" Hughes asked in surprise. He understood what a school meant, but he understood why a town needed a school.
Even if he is a great noble, he does not necessarily have a so-called school in his territory. The inheritance of knowledge is spread in small circles.
Because knowledge is precious.
Old John didn't understand this either, but there were so many things William did that puzzled him. He was used to it and could only execute it numbly!
Old John had no interest in explaining Hughes's questions.
He took Hughes and continued to move forward silently, arriving at the planned commercial district of Nisei Town.
The business district was empty and was originally a forest.
The trees were cut down and the town was enclosed by a wall.
Now there are a few large houses standing alone on it.
There are some people coming and going in front of each house.
There was heat rising from the house nearest to them.
Once those people entered, they never came out.
Hughes couldn't help his curiosity again, pointed to the house and asked Old John, "Mr. John, is this a hotel?"
"The town has plans to build a hotel! But it hasn't been built yet! This house is a bathhouse!" Old John replied.
"Bathroom?"
"Yes! A bath only costs one copper copper coin. There are also special private rooms. That one is more expensive and costs three copper copper coins. In addition, you can also pay monthly. Ordinary bathhouses only cost one franc silver coin a month. Private rooms are more expensive.
It’s two franc silver coins. The box is limited, and you can’t reserve it without a certain identity!”
When the bathhouse was first built, Old John was opposed to it, thinking that no villagers would consume it.
It is normal for villagers not to take a shower for ten days and a half, especially in such cold weather now.
But now, after a busy day, what Old John wants to do most is to meet up with a few colleagues, enjoy the warmth of hot water in the bathroom box, and relax.