By three o'clock in the afternoon, the crowd had dispersed, and Ted had not filled up the workers.

"My lord, only 200 people came... A hundred years away from the target ...

Ted nodded for him to stand down, then called Chris again to pull the cart out of the warehouse...

He didn't plan to recruit 300 people, but if he worked, 200 people were enough, he just wanted to see the enthusiasm of the people and his appeal.

At present, it seems that he is deceived by appearances, and the people do love him more than before, but if he wants them to do something for himself, it is still no fun for the time being, let alone roar his own voice and let everyone rebel with him...

The cart pulled up, lifting the curtain that covered it, and Ted cleared his throat and said loudly, "That's the end of recruitment!" Right now! Every worker can come here to pick up two pieces of bacon! ”

The things in the south are cheap, and there are patches of pasture for grazing! The price of meat is even cheaper than vegetables, and this bacon has been reduced to the point that it is as rotten as wheat, and if you don't buy it, it will rot in the south! Thrown into the trash! Adhering to the principle of no waste, buy them all!

The penetrating sound swept through several streets, and the people who didn't care just now were all sighing, and some even snapped their thighs, although they regretted it, it was useless! The wives angrily slapped their lazy husbands and reprimanded them for being so lazy.

Some families haven't opened meat for a long time! The last time I opened meat, it was still a stewed luncheon meat, but there were more than a dozen people in the family! Eat two small boxes of luncheon meat, and you can only fill your teeth at most in one bite!

When such news came, William's father, who was standing at the front of the line, turned to look at his two sons and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Lord can distribute free food to 600,000 people in the entire northern border, how can you let us work in vain?" ”

At this time, Ted smiled and walked forward, he had noticed the father and son in front of him early on, and also heard their conversation.

A family like this is what Ted wants! Know how to be grateful, not to be lazy, and know how to dedicate~, for such a family, you have to let the housekeeper remember it, and you will definitely not treat them badly in the future!

The prosperity of the country depends on this kind of excellent family, not the keyboard warrior who only knows how to spray feces in front of the computer, standing on the moral high ground to point out this kind of thing, let a dog come ~ can do it with a face and roll the keyboard, what is the use of them? It's better to have two more dogs! You can also take care of the home!

As a matter of fact... Ted didn't plan to give it away for free at first, he was going to let them spend some... But on second thought, where do they have the money? They are all like sheep, they were wiped out by their ancestors, even if they have to grow up and then do it, now... Even if you gack, if you go down with a sickle, you will only gag to loneliness, and there is nothing.

"Ahem... Do any of you know architecture? Ted symbolically broke the silence.

"My lord! I! William took his two sons and raised his hand and said, "We are construction workers in this neighborhood, and I have 28 years of construction experience!" ”

"Then you stay for a while!"

"No problem, my lord!"

In the crowd, most of them were young faces, just over 20 years old, all of them were the future of the North, their eyes were full of expectations for the lord, and after getting the bacon, many of them even jumped on the spot!

They only eat half a piece of meat during the New Year's holidays, and this large piece of bacon is a kilogram, and the lord also gave two of them!

If you want people to regain their confidence, the quickest and easiest way is to sprinkle their coins on these young people, who are the most easily infected and attracted when they first enter society, and a little benefit will make them believe in your words!

With the support of young people, the difficulty is directly reduced by half, and as for those older gentlemen, they don't have to be infected, as long as they get their sons and daughters, and wives, they have no choice!

Looking at these enthusiastic eyes, Ted stepped up to the high platform and shouted, "Have a good night's rest and a big meal!" Meet at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning in the north of the city! During the construction period, two meals a day will be distributed! Ten copper coins a day! Right now! Disband! ”

After speaking, the workers who stayed behind raised their hands and cheered and walked home, all happy for their wise decision!

Ted smiled and stroked his non-existent beard and gave himself a thumbs up: "I didn't expect that I would still be able to do things!" ”

After the crowd dispersed, Ted came up to William and asked, "You just said you have 28 years of experience in architecture?" ”

"Yes, my lord, our family has been construction workers for generations, and I will also draw some architectural drawings to help the landlord gather workers to build the manor, in addition, I led people to build this half of the street, and the drawings were also drawn by me!" After saying this, my father still did not forget to thank Ted: "Thank you, my lord, if it weren't for you, we would have starved to death this winter." ”

Ted had already thought about the future of urban planning, but he was not familiar with how to build cities, so until now, he only had ideas, not practices, and now, there is a skilled worker standing in front of him, and he still knows a little about urban planning...

What's more, he was the first to stand up today, and he deserves to be cultivated by Ted!

"In this way, I'll just say it bluntly, I plan to hire you as a city engineer, manage urban construction and planning, and earn 30 copper coins a day, how about it?"

"Thank you, sir! I'm sure I'm going to do a good job! William was shocked by the sudden good news! Overexcited, repeating words of thanks with a handful of snot and tears, and even kneeling on the ground and wanting to kowtow!

Fortunately, he was stopped by Ted in time.

"See you tomorrow~"

"Master Xie!!"

...

In the evening, Ted returns home and counts with Chris...

It is not realistic to want to build a modern city immediately, so it is better to renovate the city first, optimize it in a simple way, and then start to rebuild it little by little from the large open space in the north of the city when the technology is innovated.

"My lord, we have recruited a total of 900 people at different food distribution points... To achieve urban optimization, it is a bit reluctant, but it is not impossible, and the construction period will be slightly extended, and the original 10 days will be changed to 15 days. ”

"Then it's decided, register them as excellent families, work will stop recruiting people for the time being, if there are other tasks in the future, priority will be given to selecting from these 900 families, and if they are not enough, they will recruit outside, and so on... Wages are 20 percent above the market, you know? ”

"Yes! My lord! Chris thought that Ted was just a little weird, but he didn't expect what he saw today to shatter his three views again.

This way is like an artificial screening filter, screening out those who are lazy and lazy, who have no ideals, who do not know how to struggle, and who are not obedient, give priority to filtering out a group of outstanding citizens, and then let these people drive those who can be taught, and those who are stubborn will be driven away, regardless of life and death~

As long as this method continues, the enthusiasm of the people will be mobilized little by little, after all, watching the former neighbors gradually live in big houses, have good jobs, and marry beautiful daughters-in-law, they will be greedy!

The only way to become such an enviable person is to work for the lord! Coupled with the news released by Ted's side, it is a little incendiary...

Then, as long as you give a big speech in the center of the town or in the tavern at the right time, in the right place, the lord will definitely win the support of the people, and the appeal will be greatly increased!

It seems like a simple plan, but few people in the empire can do it, they would rather spend tens of thousands of gold coins to buy a large bed just to get up, like Louis XIV, rather than spend their wealth on the people, only know how to sing every night, drunk with money.

In the past, taxes would only get higher, the people would only get poorer, and eventually the people would guillotine the lord with burning sticks and farm implements.

It's just that... The current populace doesn't have this idea, and the lords haven't exploited the populace to the limit.

...

After dinner, Ted was exhausted, and he didn't close his eyes all night, and when he returned to his room after a hurried shower, his eyes couldn't be opened!

Quickly change into pajamas and immediately get under the covers.

"Whew..."In just half a minute, Ted emptied his mind and drifted into the universe, gradually losing consciousness...

"Crunch..."The door was quietly opened... As the lord's fiancée and maid, she was just about to bring a plate of grapes to Ted, but she didn't expect him to be asleep...

So... Mia could only eat by herself with a plate.

Just as she was about to leave, she found out! Ted was just lying on one side of the bed, and the other was empty!

"Huh? Could it be that I kept it? Mia's eyes widened, as if she had discovered a new continent.

Your bed is hard and small, so you might as well sleep next to it! Anyway, the last Viscount gave an order, and he was already Ted's person~ The use of the lord's bedroom should be allowed!

After eating the last grape, Mia slowly got into the quilt like yesterday, enjoying the fairy touch brought by coral velvet.

She hugged the quilt tightly, only one head leaked, and quietly grabbed Ted's arm, holding it as a pillow in her arms...

It seems that this strong and powerful arm can give you an infinite sense of security, and the unique smell of men that inadvertently wafts out, making you forget the ghost stories of your childhood...

"With such a big brother by his side, the demons and monsters have to leave!" Mia blushed and reached out a hand, tapping her fingertips lightly on Ted's face, carefully writing her name.

...

The next morning, Ted was awakened by the warm sunlight and just tried to get up, only to find that his hands were numb.

“...”

Following the soft snoring, Mia slept peacefully beside her, as usual, and from time to time she said the dream words: "Hey, hey, hey... Meaty... Delicious..."

"Why did this little girl come here again?"

I wanted to wake her up, but I remembered the butler's face in a mask of pain...

It seems that he doesn't have children, I'm sorry for my ancestors, although Chris doesn't mention it anymore, he always talks about Mia, constantly emphasizes her, and sometimes even calls her Mrs. Harrington!

Ted has no opinion on this, after all, these are set by his dead father, the deceased is the greatest, for the sake of the face of him leaving so much property for his own ruined family, Ted will definitely respect the wishes of the deceased even if he pretends to be a dutiful son!

Moreover... Mia is also quite cute, with deep blue eyes, which seem to be filled with stars, and her curly hair is as smooth as the waves...

Whenever she looked at herself with a smile, Ted would always recall that period of youth, and the lost youth, when he was just in junior high school, and when he and his table mates were together every day, they would blush, and they didn't dare to say a word...

He remembers it very well and has not forgotten it until now ...

All this is forever engraved in the depths of his soul.

When he was young and ignorant, he longed for a hazy and beautiful experience, and it was she who gave him eternal reverie, but because of illness, she was gone...

Whenever he sees Mia being mischievous, he recalls that sweet and painful experience...

Perhaps, there will be a good outcome in this life? That's going to have to wait... At least not yet.

In terms of temperament and appearance, Mia does not lose to any aristocratic girl, but is slightly naughty...

This age should go to school! Instead of staying at home and being a daughter-in-law for yourself!

As the successor of a certain country, abiding by the law is always the norm, saying that 18 years old is 18 years old, not a day earlier!

On second thought, if the human life span of this world is 200 years, if it is calculated according to the proportion, why not wait until 36?

"No! Absolutely not! This can't be proportional! You can endure it for 18 years, but don't you want to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in 36 years!? Absolutely not..."