The courtyard happened to be full of prisoners.

Nick and Bud posted the notice on the wall, and the inmates immediately gathered around to look at it, and then there was a round of jubilation.

"I heard that we are going to improve the environment and build a bathroom?" Many female prisoners were overjoyed, and they were obviously more clean than men. Now I can only take a basin of water to wipe my body every day, which is really uncomfortable.

Nick said aloud, "The princess has already said that we will try to meet reasonable requests. Of course, the bath is just a simple bath, not for you to soak in the bathtub and take a nap. Groups take turns using the bathroom for fifteen minutes each. ”

Someone shouted, "It's only fifteen minutes, and I'll take a shower for at least an hour." ”

Nick snorted, "It's only fifteen minutes, one group for women, one group for men, and cross-rotation." If you don't come out when the time comes, I don't care if your bare ass is looked at. ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

This trick of damage is really only a rogue leader like Nick can come up with.

Red sighed beside him, "You're relaxed, the house still has to be figured out by me." Where do I go to find someone to build a house with? ”

Bald Blue looked at him with a sad face, "Can you discuss it with Chief Maya, I'll help you build a house, don't take this class......"

Bard told the inmates to make way for an open space and took out another notice and pasted it on the wall. This time, the notice was a bit difficult to understand, and many people didn't understand it after reading it for a long time, and asked, "Lord Nick, what does this mean?" That is, there will be money for work? ”

Nick nodded, "Yes, we will set up some simple jobs for everyone, if you know how to cut hair, you can sign up for a haircut position; If you know how to cook, you can sign up for a chef job. We will issue 'labor vouchers' to you on a monthly basis according to the content of your work. ”

Everyone booed, "What's the use of this coupon?" ”

Nick had expected this reaction, "Follow me." ”

A group of prisoners followed Nick to an old house next to the courtyard, which had been piled up with scraps, had just been cleaned, and two rows of counters had been set up. Crohn the Hammer and a few soldiers were placing merchandise on the shelves on either side.

This is...... Store?

Nick coughed and pointed to the room, "This is the only shop in this prison, and it doesn't accept outside currency for the time being, only the 'labor voucher' can be exchanged for the goods inside." ”

The prisoners looked out the windows at the contents of the shop, which contained a lot of goods. The first row is food, fresh bread, milk, or cured ham, dried meat, and a variety of sauces to accompany the rice, just looking at it will make your mouth water.

The second row is a number of clothing, ranging from underwear to outerwear. It's just that the styles of the coats are all custom-made in prisons.

The third row is some things that are commonly used in life, soap, toilet paper, pens and paper, and even some chess and cards to pass the time. It's just that the knives and forks sold here are relatively small in size, and they are obviously intended to prevent suicide and prison escape.

"Tobacco leaves, I want tobacco leaves!" An old man with gray hair hurriedly shouted, "Sir Nick, okay, buy me some tobacco leaves." ”

Nick coughed, "Alcohol is not allowed in prison, and tobacco can only be purchased in the smoking area. It's just that this smoking area hasn't been built yet...... Are you going to put up with it for a while? Or go and help General Red speed up the progress of the repair, and earn some 'labor vouchers' by the way? ”

Many nimble-minded people immediately understood the rules of Nick's game: as long as they did what the prison required, they could get a "labor voucher" and go to the store to exchange for goods.

"General Red, is there still a shortage of people to build a house?"

"General Red, I used to build houses."

"General Red, please pull your subordinates."

Red, who was still sad just now, suddenly became the focus of the stars and moons, and suddenly smiled like a flower.

……

With General Nick's encouragement, the prisoners in the prison began to devote themselves to various labors. This transformation has given a new lease of life to the entire prison, and it is clear that many inmates have begun to devote themselves enthusiastically to all kinds of simple but important work.

The prisoners in the kitchen, some were busy washing vegetables, some were busy chopping vegetables, and some were busy stir-frying, as if they were preparing a feast.

When Nick and Bud inspected, they also found a prisoner named Macaron, who had worked in the gang for a while and was considered a chef in the army. Thanks to his replacement of Eggers, the bread in prison no longer has a charred crust.

"Thanks to you for coming up with this." Nick and Bud said as they walked, "Letting the prisoners work, and by the way, serving the other prisoners, is beyond imagination. ”

The two walked into the courtyard and saw many people gathered in the courtyard, seemingly getting a haircut.

"Oh? We still have a hairdresser here? Nick was pleasantly surprised to go with Bud and went to look at him, only to be startled by the man who was getting a haircut.

"Lyra......?"

Nick never dreamed that the unsmiling "Black Mamba" Leila would take a short knife and calmly trim the hair of the others under the gaze of the two guards.

Leila glanced at Nick, "What, are you suspicious of my craft?" ”

Nick was silent.

The brush of the short knife in Lyra's hand flew, and the hair of the man in front of her fell in a flutter. As she trimmed, she said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I've cut Darius for ten years, and I'm not going to cut off someone's head." ”

"Good...... Okay......" Nick nodded, and quickly took Bud to inspect elsewhere.

In one corner of the courtyard, Cynthia sat in a circle with three or five prisoners, chatting about all kinds of lace news and weaving scarves, hats, gloves, and the like.

Bud picked up a woolen hat and pinched it, indicating that it was thick and of good quality. Nick also nodded, "General Cynthia's craftsmanship is really good. ”

"It's over." Cynthia shrugged, "It's too boring to be stationed outside, and I've developed some special hobbies." ”

Nick thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder if you know anything about making clothes?" ”

Cynthia smiled, "The clothes of our troops stationed abroad are all made by themselves, and under such conditions, all of them are self-taught. ”

A smile appeared on Nick's lips again, "Very good, it seems that I have a foundation for my next step." ”

"What's next?" Cynthia's expression tensed, "Sir, your expression makes me feel very uneasy. ”

"If there is no discipline violation, then there is nothing to worry about." Nick smiled heartily, "I'll go see how the bathroom is set up first, and I'll come to you when the time comes." ”

Nick and Bud take a long circle around the prison and end up at the construction site of the public bathhouse.

"Bring the stone over."

"Two bricks, hurry!"

"Ready to lift, one, two, three, force!"

From afar, you can hear the loud labor horn coming from the construction site, more than a dozen prisoners, some holding bricks to build the wall, some carrying pebbles to pave the floor, and some people brushing oil on hollow wood, which can be used as a pipe for water in the future.

General Red, who has now been transformed into Foreman Red, designed this bathroom to be not only spacious, but also very thoughtful.

"Hehe, paving the floor with pebbles is both non-slip and easy to drain." Nick said to Bard, "Sure enough, he is a palace guard, and he has a lot of experience." ”

Hearing Nick's praise, Foreman Red hurriedly said, "I'm just copying the royal bath." ”

Nick thinks it's good, but reminds Red: "It's okay to copy some good designs, but be aware that this is a public bath, don't build it into a luxury royal bath." ”

"No, no." Red hurriedly shook his head, "Sir, please see." ”

He walked into the construction site with Nick and Budd, "This is the changing area, and going inside is the shower area, and each person has a cubicle, which can accommodate fifty people at a time. ”

Nick walked in and looked around, always feeling a little strange: "There are two corridors outside this shower area?" ”

Foreman Red nodded, "This corridor is for the soldiers on guard, and there are six emergency doors in the shower area, so if there is a fight, the soldiers can immediately enter the bathroom to control the situation." ”

Nick patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "I didn't expect you to be quite thoughtful, I'll apply to the princess when I go back, and invite you to a good meal." With that, he asked Bard to arrange a meat bun for the dinner of the construction inmates.

"Meat buns?" The prisoners were immediately full of enthusiasm, "Hey, did you hear me, there are meat buns to eat at night." ”

Unexpectedly, a mere meat bun actually aroused the high enthusiasm of the prisoners, which made Nick feel inexplicable.

"Are the meat buns delicious?" Nick couldn't help but complain.

"Of course." Foreman Red seemed to be drooling on the spot, "It's just a dough, but it's so soft when you bite into it, and there is delicious barbecued pork in it, as well as a secret sauce...... I dare say I have never eaten anything like this in the palace. ”

Nick gave him a strange look and then looked at Bud.

I thought he could get some support from Bud's eyes, but he didn't expect Bard to look at him with the same strange eyes: "Doesn't General Nick like meat buns?" ”

That's when Nick realized that it had been several years since he left the Wild Sand Empire and came to the Red Pavilion. Over the years, he'd eaten so much more than a meat bun that he had long forgotten the amazing feeling of eating it for the first time.

"Hmm......" Nick was silent for a moment, and after a while, an eerie smile appeared on his face, "It seems that your understanding of 'food' is still in a primitive stage." ”

Foreman Red squinted his eyes at Nick and began to mutter: "Have you eaten more "food" than I, the one who cheats and drinks in the palace all day?

Nick seemed to see through his thoughts, and he said to Bard with a wicked smile, "Looks like we're going to order a shipment from the princess." ”