Mordo City.

When they walked into the city, many people couldn't help but have a look of surprise on their faces.

It's not that the qiē in front of them is shocking, it's just that what they see in their eyes is too neat. The road is smooth and clean, lined with dug drainage canals, and there is vacant land next to it, some of which has been planted with flowers and plants. Although the city is not as big as Deciduous City, the road is actually wider than Deciduous City, and it seems that it has only recently split into two roads in the middle. From this point of view, it can be felt that the owner of the city has already made arrangements.

Wide roads, clean grounds, well-groomed houses.

Even the half-elves who are a little particular about their living environment have to admit that this is the cleanest, neatest and most orderly city they have ever seen and imagined.

Maybe those sailors are right!

My lord Sauron really has a habit of cleanliness and has strict requirements for order, I heard that if you defecate in the open on the port of Modo, if you are caught, you will not only be fined but also hanged and beaten! Otherwise, the habit of booing in a dark corner from elsewhere would not have been forcibly broken so quickly.

No matter what people in this era think!

Sauron would never allow anyone to defecate in his city, he had built so many public toilets, and if he dared to defecate in the open, he would even cut the tools of the crime for them.

The neat and wide road is lined with rows of brick houses.

Some of them have already been occupied, and each brick house is not very large, only about two rooms, but the layout is quite reasonable, and there is still two meters of land in front of the house to grow something. The south side of the city is a little more populated, most of them civilians, while the rest of the city is empty, with many of the houses empty and seemingly reserved places. No one else was allowed near the barracks. The City Lord's Mansion is also a forbidden area for ordinary people, but the square can come and go at will.

The guards told them that they could not go to those places, that they were off-limits, and then placed them in a house.

Naturally, it is not the distribution of houses, this is the wealth that belongs to the city of Modo.

Soon there were people dressed as clerks to register their names, and the original families were still the same, and they would be given food every day to barely make ends meet, but if they wanted something good to eat, or if they wanted to have a house here, a family of their own. Then they have to work. There is no one in this world who can get something for nothing!

Every qiē in the city of Modo is the establishment of order.

There are many kinds of work.

Those who have skills can choose their crafts, bricklayers, craftsmen, blacksmiths have advantages in this regard, women who can sew also have advantages, and it doesn't matter if they don't have their own skills, they can do coolie work, or plow the land as farmers. The daily labor is not much, the maximum is only ten copper delete, but a part of the grain will be used as a payment. It is also possible to record the work as a score without coins. These things, called 'gongfen', can be used to redeem huàn houses and land.

Although he was only a newcomer, George soon discovered that the aborigines here were all record workers.

It seems that very few people choose currency as a reward!

Land.

Hearing these two words, George's eyes instantly burned.

For a commoner born like him, nothing would appeal to them more than the land. If she can get a piece of land, then her sister will have a lifetime to rely on, at least she doesn't have to worry about being hungry. To obtain the title deed, it must be recognized by the city hall, and all the land in the city belongs to the lord of the city. There are only two ways for private individuals to want to buy, one is to buy with the share of labor obtained, and after reaching a certain standard, a part can be paid in money. The second is to buy with the military merits of the battle. After obtaining a certain amount of military merit, a part of it can be paid in currency.

Money alone can't buy land here, and I don't know how many people in the port of Modo outside want to buy a piece of land here!

The island is not small, though.

However, the land belongs to my lord Sauron, and although the port of Modor is very large, it is now almost divided between the Temple of Wealth, the Temple of the Sea, and the forces of the Chamber of Commerce.

The development of the second phase of Port Modor was stuck in Sauron's hands, and no one could continue to expand the land without his orders!

There is a plain outside the city.

A large number of slaves had already dug irrigation ditches and connected directly to the rivers in the island, and the land that had been reclaimed for the first time should have been relatively barren, but because of some kind of magical 'fertilizer', this year's harvest would look good. Today, a third of the land outside the city of Modo has been privately owned, most of it has been exchanged for military merit plus Jindler, and only a small part has been exchanged by foremen, officials, and ordinary civilians.

I heard that many pirates have been saving money recently, and they are ready to pool their military exploits and private money to get dozens of acres of land.

If it was in the past.

This is definitely something that the pirates will never think about, the loot they get, the rewards they get, are either spent on tavern gambling or on **. I heard that it was a pirate named 'Stephen' who started the first to exchange his military exploits for houses and land, and then took over his good friends outside, and the scene of his wife and children stimulated many old fellows, and many pirates who were about thirty years old took out their savings and military merits to exchange for land and houses. (Chapter "A Day in the Life of Stephen.") ）

The military exploits of Modo City are worth a lot!

There is a special clerk who is responsible for counting military merits, and any military merit points can be exchanged directly for Jindler, but it seems that no one has done so yet. Military merit can be exchanged directly at the city hall, but it is not a human who is responsible for crossing out military merit, but an iron golem, whose task is to count all the changes in military merit.

Labor earned very few points, so a warrior might be able to change a house after a few battles, while a normal person might have to work for two or three years.

George weighed his skills and thought that he might be able to earn some military merit.

It is said that the clerks are planning to change the way of recording and prepare to exchange all the credit points for contribution points, which is to recognize a person's contribution to the city of Modo, and after reaching a certain level, it is possible to obtain the status of an 'honorary citizen', and enjoy a higher status and convenience in many ways. There are no nobles in the city of Modo at present, even those pirate leaders are not nobles, and Lord Sauron does not seem to have any plans to divide the nobles for the time being, and the maintenance of the city is all the responsibility of the officials and the council of the town hall.

An official is an official, but an official is not an aristocrat.

In this strange but vibrant city, George saw too many new but better institutions!

The day passed.

George and the others were quickly settled in, as they belonged to a family at the time of registration, and George and his sister, along with two other survivors from the same village, were assigned to live in a house. The living environment is a bit cramped and cramped, but for them now, they are very satisfied, and the city hall has allocated a little basic daily necessities, which can barely support them for a while.

Moduo City advocates relying on their own hands to fight!

So the next day George found a job for himself, although he had good fighting skills, but to join the army needed to be assessed, and he needed to have a certain contribution to the city of Modo, so he planned to work as a coolie for a while. After all, he is also an advanced warrior, and his strength is much greater than that of other adult men, and it is no problem to earn double the food and wages for a day's work. Originally, he planned to let his sister take care of the children at home with peace of mind, but this stubborn woman still refused, she had learned the trade of a tailor, and insisted on supporting herself.

Half-elves have a bit of a craft.

They are much more dexterous than other humans, and it is not difficult to find a job.

There are so many tasks in Modo City!

A large number of houses are still expanding, a large number of daily necessities need to be made, a large number of building materials need to be moved, a large amount of land needs to be cultivated, a large number of irrigation ditches have to be dug and so on.

Manpower is needed almost everywhere, and the demand for labor is stronger than in any city.

George was looking for a job moving wood.

Because this work is piece-rated, you can get one work point by carrying 50 logs a day, and one work point can be exchanged for a pound of grain, which is enough for the family to eat.

"Drink!"

George let out a low roar and backhanded the adult waist thickness of the log on his shoulder, and the others were two people carrying one in partnership, and he relied on his strength to resist quickly and alone. A log weighs about three or four hundred pounds, and if it weren't for his natural strength and training as a warrior, it is estimated that one person would really not be able to handle it.

In just one morning, George carried sixty or seventy round-trips, and in the afternoon, although his physical strength was a little unable to keep up, he managed to scrape together more than one hundred and twenty pieces. The foreman in charge of registration gave him a surprised look, then nodded and signaled that he could rest. It was eaten at the construction site at noon and at night, and the cheap brown bread with fresh fish broth seemed to be shark meat, and it tasted good anyway. For George, being able to eat meat was satisfying.

In the evening.

George exchanged a pound of grain, and then returned to his lodgings with a spare point.

"If you eat at the construction site every day, save some and estimate that these grains can be eaten for half a month, and tomorrow you should be able to get three work points, and one point can be exchanged for ten copper medals, maybe the day after tomorrow you can buy some fabric for my sister's children to make clothes."

George muttered as he walked, "What a novel way of counting." ”

The others in the crowded courtyard have returned.

Although they have been busy all day, they can hear the laughter of children everywhere, and most of them have chosen to exchange their work for food, carrying heavy food, and they have become much more relieved.

As long as they work hard, they can feed their families and feel satisfied and happy in this life.

Because they really don't ask for much!

……………… (To be continued......)