Luo Yi had anticipated the hard work of land consolidation, but the setbacks at the beginning of the work were still unexpected for her.

Before the work had even begun, and the people had gathered to await her arrival, a man found a debtor from a neighboring village, who owed him a bundle of grain, and now flatly denied that he had ever owed it.

Naturally, the two illiterate farmers did not have the concept of an IOU, and they had their own way of solving it.

In other words, before Luo Yi arrived, they started a duel in the center of the crowd with wooden sticks.

The crowd of onlookers cheered loudly, taking it as entertainment.

But as a result, there are two labor forces that Luo Yi could have counted on now.

The Baroness angrily announced that duels would be strictly forbidden in the future, and that everyone would have to go to the court to listen to her judgment.

The people immediately cried out for bitterness, and several old men were elected as representatives, and went to the baroness to intercede, saying that such a dispute involving only a small sum of property was not enough for the cost of the lawsuit.

Luo Yi angrily pointed out that the medical expenses, rest expenses, and lost work expenses add up far more than the litigation costs.

If they can risk paying these costs, why should they afford to pay a court fee?

Even if the legal costs exceed these costs, at least they don't have to suffer from flesh and skin!

What's more, with the level of medical care in this era, a breach is likely to represent a human life.

But when the peasants heard of the Baroness's decision, they were very unhappy, for they were a barbarous people, and were now forced to be bound to the land, and there was little entertainment, and there was no way to rise to the nobility, and to participate in or watch a brawl was an effective way to vent their grievances.

They reluctantly obey on the surface, but in their hearts they don't take it seriously.

Luo Yi didn't know the reason for this, but she could see that they were not convinced, and decided to wait for the end of the day's work to find a few more people to inquire about this matter.

She then ordered several schoolchildren to hand out the catalpa to the hired workers and register their names.

She had selected and trained these pupils, and she had personally taught them some of the simplest languages and arithmetic, and they had already measured the ditches to be dug in advance, divided them into forty equal sections, and sent them to each of the trenchers.

In addition, twenty more rickshaws were distributed to others, who dumped the excavated earth into a designated place, where a special measurer was issued, and for each cart was poured, a marked wooden strip was issued as a record of the work.

Afterwards, these people could use the sticks in exchange for grain, cloth, or money.

Trenchers are not paid until they have dug their part.

Luo Yi gave each trencher a frame nailed with wooden strips, and the trench they dug must conform to the size and specifications of the frame.

The first 10 workers who dig up the bowl will receive an extra barrel of wine, and each of them will receive a large loaf of bread and a piece of salted meat.

The last 10 workers who dug up the soil were paid with bread and milk deducted from their workday.

If the tool is damaged, you can go to the surveyor to replace one, but the person who loses the tool must pay compensation according to the price, this is to prevent them from using the tool for fear of breaking it, or stealing the tool.

If you are dissatisfied with the surveyor, you can go to her to complain, no legal fees will be charged, and if the surveyor encounters the rudeness of the farmer, she can also go to her to complain.

There are five other people who are responsible for bringing food and water to all the people and doing all the chores.

All these rules were explained three times, and before starting work, everyone was told to repeat them again and start work again.

This is done in consideration of the fact that they are all uneducated people, and some of them can't even count their fingers.

Fortunately, there is not a single one of these barbarians who does not understand wine.

Hearing that the first people to do a good job can drink "real wine", many people are already annoyed that they didn't bring their wives and children to help.

Hearing the call to start work, they started working together.

Luo Yi slowly paced past the side, observing their movements.

Because the workers who can obey orders are the best soldiers......