Chapter Forty-Six: The Iron City
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Although many places here are designed with convenient gates, there is also more hard work, such as the steaming place, the heavy iron lid alone requires several people to pull it up, and it is very hot when the lid is removed, isn't Renault afraid of their problems?
"Don't underestimate the workers of our distillery, they are paid even more than the guards, and there are strict rules about when they work and how they do it. There is a special person in charge of each process, they don't have to work, they only need to control the quality, and they can get twice the salary of others, Lord Renault said that they are technical jobs, and special situations are handled by them. ”
Brewers who are paid more than the Guards, skilled workers who are paid twice as much......
The more Anna listened, the more interesting it became, and it's no wonder that Renault didn't shy away from letting her see the whole winemaking process, not afraid that she would learn the technique.
Not to mention the fact that anyone could build a brewery like this, no one in Redwood Town would have made something like koji.
Moreover, the rice wine brewed in Sequoia Town is almost always a family-style workshop, and it is difficult to replicate this process.
Leaving the winery, Anna went straight to town, where the row of tall buildings caught her attention when she came yesterday.
In fact, there is another reason why she is so impatient, Charlotte said just now that Renault gave all the wine called "Erguotou" to the workers for free, and she wanted to verify it.
There were probably more than 400 workers at work, some for loading and unloading steel, some for splicing, and more for digging a twenty-meter-wide river, and the huge walking birds were carrying the excavated earth out of Black Iron Town.
Seeing Anna coming, many people respectfully saluted her. Although she is only Momiji's handmaiden, the people of Sequoia Town know that she and Captain David are both skilled and are close confidants of Momiji-sama.
Charlotte playfully didn't bother them to "catch up" and walked in the direction of Baggi.
As a newly appointed affairs officer, she must take every opportunity to learn from experienced people, so that she can gain the trust and reuse of Lord Renault.
"Momiji-sama asked me to ask how you feel here?" Anna asked the workers, "If you're not happy, you can always go home." ”
"What are you going to do back home?" said someone at once, "Miss Anna, you only came yesterday, and you may not know it, but we are quite comfortable here. ”
"Really, can you tell me?"
"What's wrong with that. Another rather old worker continued, "Take me, I'm in my fifties this year, and I guess no one wants to use me as an old man in other places." But Mr. Renault treated me equally, and not only did he not pay me less, but he also asked me to arrange an easy job. ”
"And the food that Mistress Reynaud provided us, oh, I feel hungry again when it comes to food," argued a young man in his twenties, "I never thought I could eat so much meat, and every meal was the size of a slap." And every night a few barrels of spirits are brought in, well, I haven't felt tired at all from my work these days. ”
It's no wonder that there was so much meat in the supplies from Sequoia Town, and it turned out to be for these workers. But 500 people a day, how much meat do you have to eat?
Add in their salary of one silver coin a day, and that cost alone is a huge amount.
"And, Miss Anna," said one of the workers, pointing to the tall buildings not far away, "I have heard that those houses will henceforth be free for the inhabitants of Black Iron Town." ”
The fact that the house was provided for free, and that it was such a sturdy steel building, struck Anna even more than the free wine and meat.
The steel used to build these houses alone can sell for a lot of money, right? Could she be mistaken, this Renault is really a philanthropist?
"If only I were a resident of Black Iron Town," said the workers, "I heard that there will be schools for children to go to school for free, and that many factories will be built." Yesterday I heard that the women and old men who make wine have at least three gold coins a month!"
"yes, honestly, if it weren't for the family business in Redwood Town, I'd really like to beg Lord Renault to let me stay. ”
"If you stay, what about your wife and children?"
"Of course I brought it together, the house is so spacious that ten people can live there!"
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The workers were joking, but Anna's heart was not happy. Although the workers were just joking, Renault gave them benefits that Redwood Town could not give.
And with such generosity to temporary workers, it is not difficult to imagine that if you really become a resident of Black Iron Town, there will be more unimaginable benefits.
But why did Renault do it?
Which lord in the world, including Momiji, must first consider himself, and then the interests of his people.
Anna calculated a little, Renault's winery now consumes two meals a day, which is almost seventy gold coins, and the workers' wages alone will be reduced by fifty, plus the food consumption is about the same.
But there are still more than 100 aborigines in Black Iron Town, these people are now Renault's guards, a group of people who will only consume money and will not produce, and their remuneration will probably cost Renault.
Of course, not counting these tall buildings used for accommodation, each of which is estimated to be no less than a few thousand gold coins. And this is just a small corner of Blackiron Town, and it's hard to imagine what a spectacular town it will be when all the buildings are built.
No, what a magnificent city, it is definitely more majestic than the royal city!
If you have the courage to do this, will you break your contract with Momiji-sama for a little gold?
Anna walked into the already built accommodation building alone, feeling the beautiful texture of steel and the unique architectural style, and her heart became more and more questionable.
Even if she didn't know much about steel, she could feel the excellent quality of these steels, which were better than those used in many weapons.
She climbed to the roof of the house and had an unobstructed view of Black Iron Town and the surrounding scenery, but she searched every corner, but was surprised to find no shadow of the blast furnace.
Smelting steel requires a blast furnace, which is common knowledge that even children understand.
However, there was no blast furnace in Black Iron Town, except for the chimney on the side of the distillery, the surrounding sky was so clean that not even a shadow of smoke could be found.
Without a blast furnace, where did so much steel come from?
This question aroused Anna's strong curiosity, stumped that there was a demonic power, already strong enough to smelt steel without the need for a blast furnace?
"Miss Anna," Charlotte said abruptly, "Mistress Reynaud invites you to visit our smelting workshop. ”
Anna was stunned, and as soon as she thought of this in her heart, Renaud asked people to invite her, could he see through other people's hearts?
"Don't be surprised, Mistress Reynolds says that whoever sees so much steel and doesn't find a blast furnace and doesn't doubt it can only be said that he's a fool. Charlotte winked at her.
Sherlock put Anna in a spacious carriage and did not go along. At this point, the task assigned to her by Renault has been completed, and she is now rushing back to the town hall to supervise the reading and writing of the children.
Charlotte couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, not realizing that she was also a child.