Lord of Rot

"Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!"

"Be quick with your hands and feet. Do you want to give the wood a massage?"

The dwarf roared loudly, while the half-grown boy standing in front of him worked silently.

Others did not dare to offend the carpenter. Everyone knew that the dwarf carpenter was a person that the lord liked very much. Not only carpenters, masons, blacksmiths, but even bards were extraordinary in the eyes of the lord. With Lord Grant, In the words of the Imitation Lord: "What's most important? Talent!"

The lord appreciates talents with special skills very much. People often get better job benefits than usual because they know a little about mason's work or small craftsmanship. Not only civilians, but also slaves can gain different advantages because of this.

"So angry?" Li Qi walked over.

The dwarf carpenter, who had been so aggressive just now and scolded anyone he caught, immediately bent down until the lord was approaching and said, "Good day, my lord."

Li Qi looked at the young man working silently. As far as he knew, carpenters would not let outsiders interfere with these tasks.

The boy just called out to "Sir" when Li Qi came over, and then continued working.

"He has a pointed nose, my new apprentice." The dwarf carpenter said with a smile, completely different from the one who was about to fly: "You have too much work, I have to find an apprentice to help with the work."

"And enjoy your married life." Li Qi smiled.

A dwarf who works from dawn to dusk every day has no time to fight with his new wife at night, so it makes sense to accept an apprentice to help him work.

The carpenter grinned, understanding what the lord meant.

Li Qi is very happy to have craftsmen get married and have families here, which means they have care and talents will not be easily lost.

Craftsmen are scarce everywhere. If they feel uncomfortable working in Porcupine Collar or if they make enough money, they are likely to just leave.

Just like Li Qi had hired several skilled craftsmen at double prices before, Tieshi City was now guarding him as much as it was guarding thieves. If it weren't for the monthly small pill business, he believed that 'heartthrob' Beiji would have arranged it long ago. The knight under her crotch rushed over.

The construction of the water mill continued, and Li Qi only came to check as usual. After all, he had just eaten and hadn't digested the food well.

The dwarf continued to scold his new apprentice. Even if he was scolded, others would be jealous and wish he could be the one instead.

After a while, Ake limped back with the support of his youngest son.

"Sir!" Ake always maintained a humble attitude when he saw Li Qi.

"Qiao should bring back a batch of new slaves in two days," Li Qi nodded.

Dongxia does not restrict the purchase of slaves, but the premise is that the purchase is not large. Li Qi also knows that his behavior of buying slaves will be stopped by other lords soon. Every lord cares about the population of the territory, and slaves will treat them Although it is a burden, it is also the cannon fodder that was quickly pulled up at the beginning of the war. That is to say, it is troublesome to have too many, and it is not happy to give to others, and would rather let the slaves rot and stink there.

Li Qi had already ordered 'Lucky Boy' Joe to go to other big towns to buy it, but judging from the few purchases he made, it shouldn't be long before Porcupine Collar was blacklisted.

It is estimated that the maximum population of the Porcupine Territory will be about 600, and it will be extremely difficult to buy slaves.

Slave traders generally have aristocratic backgrounds. It would be easy to say if Li Qi has a good relationship with any noble, but the Porcupine family is not very sophisticated and does not form cliques.

"Just in time for spring planting, arrange for the new slaves to open up wasteland and farm, and don't cause trouble." He continued to give instructions to the lame Ake: "I know that it is difficult to manage when the number of people is large. If you have any trouble, please contact Gulen." , he knows how to do it.”

He only has strong peasants under his command, but the whip that cracks the air can still win the loyalty of the slaves in a short time.

Ake nodded repeatedly. The recent introduction of [work points] has indeed made lazy slaves more active in their work, but with so many work points, there are more wolves and less meat, so conflicts are inevitable.

In the past, when the work-point system was not implemented, slaves were lazy in places where no one could see them. Everyone had food to eat anyway, no matter how much they worked or how little they worked. Now that the work-point system was implemented, the lord no longer took care of the food. Everyone wanted to If you work hard to eat well, you can only work hard to earn work points.

The advantage is that the work speed is fast. Whether it is building a new house or repairing a river, the speed is almost twice as fast as before. There is no complaint about working from early to late.

There are also shortcomings, volume, life-threatening volume! If you rush to do the work, it is easy to get angry.

If you have work to do, I don't have to do it. If I don't have to do anything, I can't even think about doing it well. If everyone is unhappy, then we'll have a fight. This is why the slaves have been rioting recently.

Often at this time, Ake would have to personally take action, first whipping each person twice, and then deducting work points. The slave was honest, but Ake felt that many people looked at him with red eyes, as if they were ready to pounce and bite him at any time. Kill him.

For slaves, making money is not practical, but work points are their life!

Li Qi added: "The people in the castle are very busy now. I'm going to let Simon choose a few maids. Ake can try it. Simon's temper is very stubborn, and I can't guarantee that Ake can be hired." .”

Ake immediately raised his head. Going to the castle to be a maid means that his daughter can get rid of the status of a slave. The noble master will not let slaves roam around in the castle. Just like Ake himself, although he is a good hand in helping Li Qi take care of the slaves. , but was never allowed to approach the castle. He had great power, but he was a slave, and his status was naturally lower than that of the common people.

As for the butler? That hare lip, the lord has spoken, how dare he refuse to agree?

But thinking about it, it seems very possible, because you can tell from the chats of the maids who come to deliver meals in the castle that they are old-fashioned, aristocratic etiquette, and a stubborn bastard who looks down on others.

As a slave, Akeke would have no advantage even if the lord offered him amnesty.

"Thank you, sir!" Ake knelt on the ground and burst into tears of gratitude.

Li Qi originally planned to tell Ake about his idea of ​​selecting knights' retinue. His two sons are very tall and handsome, and they can also control insects. Although they are only a few steps away at the moment, as time goes by, maybe It can also recreate the insect sea in the memory of the iron bull hoof knight.

After thinking about it, he chose to hold back for the time being. He couldn't feed enough sugar at one time, and he didn't have a knight instructor to help with training. Painting the pie once or twice was enough. There was no need to paint every day. Eat it when you are extremely hungry. People who don't have enough bread might make a makeshift street lamp and hang it up.

After a few more instructions, Li Qi left on horseback.

He immediately told his eldest son to call over the little girl who worked to earn work points. Yes, he would also let his children earn work points. If you don't work, you will get nothing!

Although he had a headache because of the work points, Ake was also greedy for these petty profits.

Soon, news came out that the castle was recruiting new maids and male servants.