Chapter XXXVII
Emma's work is arranged, Riley stays behind, and Leon begins to prepare to take on the pauper's work. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the direction of the town at the lumber yard, rows of improvised houses rise from the ground.
This is a temporary residence built by a specially selected population in Lyon, and the quality of the houses cannot be said to be particularly good, but it can still be sheltered from the wind and rain.
The construction time was too short, and the house was less insulated, and now it was the last cold season of the year, and Lyon would not let them get cold, so the lumberyard had an extra job of making firewood for fires.
The firewood is not distributed for free, and if it is free, it is likely to overload the lumberyard, and Lyon will deduct it from their wages, which is not expensive and guarantees that everyone can live in a warm home.
Just after noon, a merchant ship carrying grain came slowly from a distance, this is the ship agreed by the knights of York, the most important thing on board is not barley but labor, for which Leon will appear at the docks to wait, there is only one guard on either side of him, brought from the castle, in view of the fact of the town, he is still safe.
As the ships approached, the workers began to carry the grain, and the poor people on board disembarked one after another, all of them bowing their heads and not daring to look at Leon. In fact, after setting out from White Mist City, the Knight of York "accidentally discovered" the stowaways, and he gave them a deep education to the group, telling them that they must abide by the rules of Ravenwood, otherwise they will all rush back.
"Who are you?" said Leon, standing in front of everyone. He is the participant and leader of this operation, but the poor people don't know the truth, Leon can't be too enthusiastic at this time, things still have to be done according to a certain process, they must completely strip their minds out of the poor state, and strive to become a member of the town as soon as possible.
"Your Royal Highness, we are poor people from White Mist City, and now we have come to Ravenwood by hiding on the ship, we are really forced by life, and I hope that Your Highness can give us a chance to prove ourselves. "A representative has been elected from among the staff, and he will answer the prince's questions.
"I'm going to give you a chance, but I'm going to tell you that you only have one chance, and once you miss it, it's hard to have it again. Leon's idea is still the same, as long as they are a good behaving townsman, he will not embarrass them, but the town will never allow the existence of criminals, and deal with them as soon as they are discovered.
Lyons did not have long to talk to them, the specific rules of conduct and work arrangements had been arranged, and after a preliminary explanation, the paupers were taken back to the residential area by the person in charge to settle down and divide the tasks.
"Your Royal Highness. The Yorkie knight stood by and watched Leon's lecture, and only after the pauper had left did he come forward to report on the details of the trip. There is no other means of communication between the two places, and the news of the outside world needs to be delivered in person, and the carrier pigeon is still a luxury in the town, and Lyon does not have the financial resources to use it for the time being.
"York, it's hard this time, let's talk as we go. Leon's face was serious, but now he had his old smile again. He patted the knight on the shoulder, pleased with the outcome of the matter. Judging from the number of people just now, at least forty people have come to the town, and most of them are young and strong laborers.
The ship's grain will not be left on the docks, only a week's worth of rations will be left for backup, and the rest will be pulled back to the town for storage, which is not much in fact. Every week, ships come from White Mist City, and they will only go to the lumber yard to unload their goods after basically filling the town, and today they will come to the lumber yard dock first for the sake of the poor, and then return to the town.
"Your Highness, this time a total of forty-six people have come to the town, of which thirty-nine are men, seven are women, and there are forty-two laborers who can be put into construction recently, and the remaining four are sick and disabled, I am afraid they will not stay for long. York couldn't help but report first.
When the number of people on board was counted, York wrote down all the information, and the sick and disabled received his extra attention.
"Are they alone?" asked Leon. If you are alone, it is not impossible to survive in the town, but the situation will not be much better than that of White Mist City.
"No, most of them are being taken care of. York quickly replied that the details were all known. Without the help of others, the four of them should know that their situation would not be able to pass the test, for example, there was a girl with a high fever on the boat, and if it weren't for her brother's presence, it would be difficult to walk, let alone smuggle into the town. Fortunately, there was the herb she had just purchased on board, otherwise it would be difficult to say what would have happened to her.
"Well, then let them stay for a while, and soon give them the rest of the work. "Leon has no intention of driving them away, and since he has chosen the town, he will not let them down.
"Your Highness, now that you have a labor force, shouldn't the patrol be withdrawn?" The York Knight quickly shifted the topic to the issue of the army, before going to White Mist City, the patrol had to go to the construction of a new dock due to a lack of manpower, and now that the labor force has been increased, he thought that he could exchange them back.
"Not yet, the dock is still some time away from being built, and their mission will not change. Leon shook his head, the work has begun, at least it must be completed, otherwise it will be replaced by new people, who do not know what the specific situation is, and it is likely to lead to the extension of the construction period, and even ruin the current results.
York was a little disappointed, and said that there was no general who did not love soldiers, and as the chief knight, he naturally hoped that his men could get the most complete and formal training.
Leon suddenly remembered something, and said solemnly: "York, in view of your significant contribution to this operation, I have decided to give you a promotion. ”
"Promotion?Is that to allocate more soldiers to me?" York's sudden interest came to him, and his whole person became energetic, his idea was that the patrol team would temporarily maintain the number of people, and the team of archers would not change, and another melee spear soldier, or another sword and shield soldier, so that the lord would have strength.
"No, it's higher. You have to go to the Executive Office to assist me in my official business, and that is the position of the Minister of Administration. Leon knew York didn't like to sit at a table all day and record information, but he was sure York would understand how important it was to the town.
"Yes, Your Highness the Prince. York lost his spirit instantly, but he still had an analysis of the overall situation in his heart and agreed. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, not only did he have no soldiers, but his knight also sat in a position that only scholars usually hold, and he would definitely not have a more painful experience than this.
"Oh, by the way, the archers have been training with Emma lately, you just have to work honestly in the Executive Hall, and you don't need to worry about their training in your heart. Leon informed him of Emma's training, which was essentially rescued by York, and that they had not officially met until now, but they both lived in the castle and would meet in the evening.
"Who is Emma?" York didn't know that there was another person named Emma in the town.
"The witch you rescued. ”
The man he rescued by "......" was on his job, and York now knew that there was no worst of them, only a more painful experience.