188 Slaves and Population
Spring has just arrived, and summer is still two or three months away.
Lawrence took a rope in one hand to measure the distance, and at the other end of the rope, Sophia pulled the rope tight and stood on the edge of the warehouse.
A warehouse has been built at the back of the hut, and with crops growing in part of the area, there is not much vacant land left.
Fortunately, the bathhouse doesn't need to be too big, a bath with a double bed, plus three showers, it's almost the same.
Lawrence measured the approximate area needed, and looked at the empty space in the distance.
"How about a stone stool for the shower?"
"Okay!" Sophia didn't quite understand this, but wanted it with great pleasure.
Lawrence counted the size of the five beds, the bathing pool, the shower area for showers and hair washes, as well as the hallway and a place to place a scrub bed.
That's right! There are also toilets!
Lawrence thought of this and felt very necessary, and it seemed that it was easy to want to go to the toilet when taking a shower.
Probably... 2.5*4m?
"Isn't a 10-square-meter bathroom a little small?" Lawrence muttered to himself, feeling a little small.
When Sophia heard this, she quickly said, "Hmm! It's too small! ”
Lawrence frowned and calculated, if it is ten square meters, the size of the bath should be one meter six * one meter eight, and the area of the shower is in the remaining position next to the bath.
The toilet doesn't need to be too big, one square meter is enough, and then put a bed, ten square meters is definitely enough, but I feel that there are still shortcomings.
"How about a rest room after taking a shower, maybe lying down for a while, and then building a rest room?"
Lawrence asks Sophia for her opinion, after all, this bathroom was built for everyone.
Sophia said happily: "Okay! ”
Lawrence didn't get a valid opinion, so he had to build the bathroom according to his own ideas.
"You measure the length of the sewer you need, from here in the house to the other side of the fence, and see how you dig it."
Lawrence withdrew the rope, "I'll measure the height of the room, and I'm going to put a bucket of water on it, and it must be stronger." ”
"Yes, master~!" Sophia quickly moved her calves and began to measure the distance with the rope.
Sophia has learned addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and some simple equations, including calculations such as perimeter and area.
She can help with many things, and she is usually the little princess of the family.
Lawrence pondered whether to build the bath out of wood or stone.
After some thought, Lawrence decided to ask Delenn for his opinion.
Lawrence quickly walked around the house and saw Delenn chopping wood in the wooden shed on one side.
Delenn swings his axe and chops a standing piece of wood, cutting it into two pieces that are more suitable for burning.
In addition to witchcraft, Delen's power should not be underestimated.
Delenn noticed Lawrence's gaze and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Lawrence leaned over and said, "I want to ask you what material you want to use in the bathroom, whether it's a stone room or a wood room." ”
Delenn thought for a moment, and thought hard between the two rooms.
"You choose."
Lawrence explains: "Wooden and stone houses are better in their own way, and stone houses are stronger and definitely more comfortable, so you don't have to worry about wind and rain. ”
Delen said directly: "Then the stone house." ”
Lawrence smiled and looked at Delen, "If the stone house is to be reinforced, it will be strengthened by you, and the wooden house will definitely come by myself." ”
"Leave it to me." Delenn bent down to place a piece of wood and slashed it in half with a click.
With Delen's consent, Lawrence chose to build a sturdier stone house bath.
Maybe the castle can be built next year?
When Lawrence went back to work, he thought of something more distant.
Compared to stone houses and wooden houses, it is definitely a castle that is more suitable for a manor.
More than a hundred people are already quite a lot, and they can fully afford a castle.
And if there is a war in the future, the castle will become a refuge for everyone, which is of great significance.
On the contrary, there is no need to be too anxious in the cave, and if you live in a dull cave without light for a long time, you will get sick and depressed.
Emma finds Lawrence.
"Master, now that the sowing has been done and a lot of firewood has been collected, there is no need for so many people in the manor."
Lawrence looked outside and saw that there were indeed a lot of women who had nothing to do.
In addition to gathering wild vegetables and helping out at the lumber yard, most people wait for the trees to fall and then go to the forest to dig up the wood, dig up the roots and stones in the land, and transform it into a more suitable farmland for crops.
But these don't take too many people.
The men now eat three meals a day, because there is a lot of physical work, and the men in the lumberyard must not have the strength to work without a full meal.
Lawrence thought for a moment and quickly said, "Let these people be divided into groups in order, and they can take a day off for every six days of work, and they can do whatever they want on this day." ”
"It's the same with men, men in the lumberyard can't always work every day, and our god is not so cruel."
"The merciful god of the stars has always been attentive to those who work hard, and their sweat dripping from the sun is a testament to the honor that God has allowed them to have their own time on this day."
"Whether it's resting at home, going out to take a shower, or playing with the kids, it's allowed."
"If you go out hunting, you have to pay taxes to the owner of the land, that is, me."
Lawrence adds: "It's the same with women, even on their days off, when they pick up food or goodies, they have to pay me taxes. ”
Emma nodded and said, "I see, I'm going to tell them." ”
Lawrence said to Emma, "Emma, you also have a day off, you are free to arrange it." ”
Emma was confused: "But I don't want to rest, I sleep long enough at night that I don't need to rest during the day." ”
Lawrence said: "But your child may need your care, and you can go to someone else to talk to, in any case, without resting, and save it for if you don't feel well." ”
Emma smiled, "Thank you, master. ”
Lawrence also said sincerely: "When there is no one else, just call me Lawrence." ”
"Yes, Mr. Lawrence!" Emma is very happy, and the relationship between the two is back to what it used to be.
Lawrence also blessed Emma's family, and has had a good relationship with Emma's family since the past.
After Emma went to work, Lawrence wondered if the bathroom should be bigger.
Because not only myself, but also Emma and others also have to use the bathroom.
Lawrence thought about this, and when he saw Khallan, who had a plus-size body, come out to bask in the sun, he shouted, "Khallan! ”
Kehalan came over and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Lawrence told Kehalan his idea and wondered if the bathroom should be bigger.
Keharan looked at Lawrence with a strange expression, "What are you doing so well with those slaves?" They didn't come here to be nobles, you let them rest, and you let them bathe, didn't they work for them? ”
Lawrence knew that Khallan was right, and that it was useless to buy those slaves.
Two meals a day is enough to buy, and no matter how much the rest is given, it is unnecessary to waste.
As long as you can eat well, you can not be abused, and you are not hurt by robbers and wild beasts, it belongs to a very prosperous life in this era.
Especially here, there is no need to fast, there is no need to eat this and that you can't eat every once in a while.
Aside from being separated from their families, life here is much better than when they weren't slaves!
"Then the weekly rest day was changed to half a day, and I asked them to build a public bath in the forest, and then they could bathe in the river in the summer and in the bathhouse in the winter."
Lawrence cut back on the pay, but even so, the pay here is still amazingly generous!
Even if he didn't do the statistics, Lawrence believes that most people want to stay here and not want to go back to a better life like Collin, who has a fortune at home.
The Western female slaves who were exchanged last year for the Ug slaves and Doug Wake and others have also come to the day of production.
With plenty of food, pre-arranged guidance, and the care of several experienced, three Western women gave birth to three mixed-race children in a clean house.
Manor population +3!!
Lawrence personally blessed the three children.
"And God said, All the children of slaves are free, and when they are fifteen years old, they will be given a sum of money to stay or leave as they please, and before that time they will be here with their parents and blessed by the prophet and the estate."
"Raven Ga!" Lawrence casually summed it up, using a meaningless but smooth sentence as a particle.
(End of chapter)