Chapter 250: Recruiting people at a high price
Wang Qi has been to Dingjiabao many times, but he has never been there.
When he first started hunting with Uncle Li and them, he once wanted to enter with his prey, but was rudely stopped by the guards. Since then, he has stopped being bored and wants to enter the door.
Now, the gates of Dingjiabao are open. Wang Qinian, with a little inexplicable mood, followed the two partners into it.
As soon as you enter the door, there is a wide square, and about 30 zhang away on the opposite side, there are rows of houses.
"This used to be the place where monsters were weighed. One of the partners said that he had come in before.
There were already a lot of people gathered in the square, and Wang Qinian and the three of them followed the example of others and began to line up behind a column of people.
There are those who don't want to line up and run forward, but they are stopped by the guards in the square, and they are pushed to the back, but it is better to line up honestly at the beginning.
"What is this levy?"
There are many people like Wang Qinian, who hurried over before they fully understood the situation. Now in line, I finally stopped worrying about missing out on good things, and started to make noises around again.
"Do you get paid?"
"How much does it cost?"
All kinds of questions, floating in the crowd.
"I've heard that it's called 'Zhan Ding', and it is to sign a life and death certificate. I don't know about the salary, but it shouldn't be low, right?"
What is the state of life and death?
It means that if you go to war, you may die!
Wang Qinian looked calm, looked at the two partners, and found that they were also looking at him, and the three of them showed indifferent looks in their eyes. So several people nodded and continued to line up.
Hunting itself is a dangerous job.
The first thing to hunt is to hunt demon beasts, and you have to go to Overwatch Valley. In these mountains within the Overwatch Valley, the demon beasts have long been extinct.
Out of the Overwatch Valley, it is possible to meet the people of Plains City. As there were fewer and fewer monsters in the vicinity, the hunters had to look farther away for prey, so that the possibility of encountering the people of Plains City was greater.
And once encountered, most of them will be captured, and if they resist, they will often be killed. Beyond the Valley of the Watch is actually the world of Plains City.
In addition, sometimes the monsters themselves will also cause casualties to the hunters. Demon beasts are not ordinary animals that can be caught with their hands tied!
All hunters are exposed to these dangers, and the hunters are well aware of this situation.
And when you are a hunter, once you are killed or injured, there is no talk of compensation or compensation at all. Everyone is looking for wealth together, they are all poor, who can be responsible for your life and death?
So when they heard that they were "warriors", Wang Qinian and his partners were not very surprised, and they would not be afraid to retreat. Looking at the other people in the square, they all had the same idea, and no one left because of it.
"The salary seems to be added by time, and I just remember that once you are selected, you will be given a settling-in allowance of three catties of salt. Then start for three months, give half a catty of salt every month, and take care of food and shelter. I can't remember how much it was later, anyway, there are many more names, anyway, the better the performance, the more salt......"
Three pounds!
Hearing this man's words, the eyes of everyone in the square showed eagerness.
This salary is really beyond their expectations.
It's too high!
Wang Qinian has already made up his mind, if this person didn't lie, this matter would have to be done no matter what!
"Do you want to choose?" someone asked again.
"That's natural, such a high wage, you think everyone can earn it?" said the man disdainfully.
At this moment, everyone was worried again. In the face of such a good thing, if you are not selected, it will be too wrong!
Wang Qinian clenched his fists, looked at the people waiting around him, and suddenly felt a little more confident. Since you are going to be a soldier and want to fight, then you must choose someone who is physically strong.
Of these people, less than half of them are as young and strong as him. If you lose the election, then there is no need to count on anyone else.
The procession slowly moved forward, and Wang Qinian took a closer look, and there were not many people who were eliminated, most of them received the notes from the row of registration tables in the square, and happily walked towards the houses in front of the square.
These people who were cut out were ordered by the guards to go out from the other side.
Wang Qinian also heard someone complain: "Although I am seventy-three years old, I am no worse than others." β
"Old man, you better go home and retire. β
"You also said that if you want to be a 'strong man', you can also receive three taels of salt every month, but you don't go! My old man is willing to go, but people don't. β
"Don't do it! I'll go to the mine to dig spirit stones, as long as I am willing to endure hardship, how can I earn three taels of salt!"
"Can you earn that much? I've heard that it's only one or two taels of salt at most, and if you're unlucky, you can't even earn one or two. β
"I'm better than those who can't practice qi, right? They don't dare to go deeper, I dare. They don't have as much strength as me, they can earn a tael of salt a month, and I don't believe I can be worse than them. β
"Then let's go together. β
......
Half an hour later, it was finally Wang Qinian's turn.
"Name?" Sitting behind the desk was a small tax collector on the street, who was holding a pen and paper and registering with everyone.
"Wang Qinian. β
The tax collector wrote hard, and continued to ask without raising his head: "Xiuwei?"
"Five layers of Qi training. β
"Age?"
"Twenty-one years old. β
"Where do you live?" Are you married? How many people are in your family?"
"My family lives in Swill Lane, and I am not married, but I have a fiancΓ©e, and I have an old lady in the family, and I am a family of two. Wang Qinian replied one by one.
The tax collector raised his head, glanced at Wang Qinian, lowered his head and continued to write, muttering to himself in his mouth: "Quick thinking, clear speech, good." Well, you're qualified. β
He wrote very quickly, and as soon as he finished speaking, he had a post written in his hand. He handed the post to Wang Qinian and said, "You go to the back hall, someone will give you a detailed explanation, you must understand." After hearing this, if you don't do it, go straight home, and if you want to, after you have received the salt, you are not allowed to go back!"
"Okay, thank you, my lord. Wang Qinian suppressed his excitement, took the ink and held it carefully, for fear of getting flowers, and walked to the house opposite the square.
It seems that as long as you don't regret it, this thing will be done. As for the tax collector's reminder, it was just a matter of routine.
Wang Qinian had already decided that no matter what the conditions were, as long as the wages he gave were true, he would do it!
"Three catties of salt to take home for the old lady to use, and then I can earn half a catty of salt every month, here to eat and live, I don't need to spend any salt, all can be saved, it only takes more than half a year, I can marry Xiaohua through the door." β