Chapter 24 A Day in Modo

Modo City.

After entering this city, many people couldn't help showing a look of surprise on their faces.

It's not that everything in front of them is so shocking, it's just that what they see in their eyes is too neat. The road is smooth and clean, with dug drainage ditches on both sides, and there is vacant land beside it, some of which have been planted with flowers and plants. Although this city is not as big as Fallen Leaf City, the roads are actually wider than Fallen Leaf City. It seems that they have only recently split into two roads. From this point of view, it can be felt that the owner of this city has already made arrangements.

Wide roads, clean grounds, neat houses.

Even half-elves who are a little particular about their living environment have to admit that this is the cleanest, most orderly and orderly city they have ever seen or imagined.

Maybe those sailors were telling the truth!

My lord Sauron is really obsessed with cleanliness and has strict requirements for order. I heard that if you defecate anywhere in Modo Port, you will not only be fined but also hanged and beaten! Otherwise, the habit of peeing in a dark corner from other places would not be forced to get rid of so quickly.

No matter how people of this era look at it!

Sauron would never allow people to defecate indiscriminately in his city. He had specially built so many public toilets.

The neat and spacious road is lined with rows of brick houses.

Some of them have already been occupied by people. The area of ​​each brick and tile house is not large, only about two rooms, but the layout is quite reasonable. There is still a two-meter-long land in front of the house to plant something. There are a little more people living in the south of the city, most of them are civilians, while other places appear to be very empty. Many houses are empty and appear to be reserved places. Other people are not allowed near the barracks, and the city lord's mansion is also a restricted area for ordinary people, but they can come and go as they please in the square.

The guards were telling them that they could not go to those places, that those places were restricted areas, and then they were placed in a house.

Naturally, it is not allotment of houses. This is the wealth that belongs to Modo City.

Soon people dressed as clerks came to register their names. The original family was still the same. They would be given food that was barely enough to survive every day, but if they wanted to eat something good, or wanted to have a A house, a family of their own. Then they have to work, no one in this world can get something for nothing!

Everything in Modo City is established in order.

There are many kinds of jobs.

Those who have crafts can choose crafts. Bricklayers, craftsmen, and blacksmiths have advantages in this regard. Women who know sewing skills also have advantages. It doesn’t matter if they don’t have any skills. They can do coolie jobs or cultivate land as farmers. There is not much money for working every day. The maximum is only ten copper Dele, but part of the food will be used as compensation. It is also possible to record work into scores instead of coins, and these things called 'workpoints' can be exchanged for houses and land.

Even though I've only just come here. But George soon discovered that all the aborigines here recorded work points.

It seems that few people choose currency as payment!

land.

After hearing these two words, George's eyes burned instantly.

For a civilian like him. Nothing attracts them more than land. If they can get a piece of land, then my sister can rely on her for the rest of her life, at least she doesn't have to worry about being hungry. Obtaining the title deed must be recognized by the city hall. All the land in Modo City belongs to the city lord. There are only two ways for private individuals to buy it. One is to buy it with work points obtained from labor. After reaching a certain standard, you can pay part of it with currency. The second is to buy it with military merit in battle, and you can pay part of it with currency after you get a certain amount of military merit.

The land here cannot be bought with money alone. There are many people in Modo Port outside who want to buy a piece of land here!

The island is not small though.

But all the land belongs to our lord Sauron. Although Modo Port has a large area, it has been almost divided up by the Temple of Wealth, the Temple of the Ocean, and the Chamber of Commerce.

The development of the second phase of Modo Port was firmly stuck in Sauron's hands. Without his order, no one could continue to expand the land!

There is a plain outside the city.

A large number of slaves have already dug irrigation ditches and directly connected to the rivers in the island. Originally, the land cultivated for the first time should be relatively barren, but because of some kind of magical 'fertilizer', this year's harvest seems to be good. very nice. Today, one-third of the land outside Modo City has become privately owned. Most of it was exchanged by people with military merits and Kindler. Only a small part was exchanged by foremen, officials and ordinary civilians. .

I heard that many pirates are saving money recently, planning to pool their military achievements and private money to acquire dozens of acres of land.

If in the past.

This is definitely something that the pirates would never even think about. The spoils they got, the rewards they got, were either spent on gambling in taverns or spent on prostitutes. I heard that it was started by a pirate named 'Stephen', who first traded his military exploits for a house and land, and then took over his partner from outside. The scene of his wife and children accompanied many old guys. Thirty-year-old pirates exchanged their savings and military achievements for land and houses. (Chapter "A Day in the Life of Stephen.")

The military achievements of Modo City are very valuable!

There is a special clerk here who is responsible for counting military merits, and any military merit points can be directly exchanged for Kindler, but it seems that no one will do so yet. Military merit can be exchanged directly at the city hall, but it is not a human being who is responsible for canceling the military merit, but a steel golem. Its task is to count all military merit changes.

The work points obtained by labor are very few, so soldiers may be able to change a house after a few battles, while ordinary people may need to work for two or three years.

George weighed his skills and thought he might be able to earn some military merit.

I heard that the clerks are planning to change the recording method and plan to exchange all work points into contribution points. This is to commend a person for his contribution to Modo City. After reaching a certain level, he may be awarded the status of "honorary citizen" , enjoying higher status and convenience in many respects. There are no nobles in Modo City yet, and even those pirate leaders cannot be considered nobles. Your Excellency Sauron seems to have no plans to entrust the nobles for the time being. The maintenance of this city is entirely in the charge of officials and the city hall council.

Officials are officials, but officials are not nobles.

In this strange but vibrant city, George saw too many novel but better systems!

A day passed.

George and the others were quickly settled down because they belonged to the same family at the time of registration. George, his sister, and two other survivors from the same village were assigned to live in a house. The living environment is a bit cramped and cramped, but for them now they are quite satisfied. The city hall has distributed some simple daily necessities, which can barely support them for a while.

Modo City advocates relying on one's own hands to fight for everything!

So on the second day George found a job for himself. Although he has good combat skills, he needs to be assessed to join the army and needs to have a certain contribution in Modo City, so he plans to work as a coolie for a while. After all, he is also an advanced fighter, much stronger than other adult men, and it is no problem to earn double the food and work points for a day's work. Originally, he planned to let his sister take care of the child at home, but this stubborn woman refused. She had learned the craft of tailoring and insisted on supporting herself.

Half-elves are somewhat crafty.

They are much more dexterous than other humans, and finding a job is not difficult.

There are too many tasks in Modo City!

A lot of houses are still being expanded, a lot of daily necessities need to be made, a lot of building materials need to be transported, a lot of land needs to be reclaimed, a lot of irrigation ditches need to be dug and so on.

Humans are needed almost anywhere, more than any city.

George is looking for a job carrying lumber.

Because this work is piecework, one work point can be earned by moving fifty logs a day, and one work point can be exchanged for one pound of grain, which is enough to feed a family.

"drink!"

With a growl, George backhanded the log that was as thick as an adult's waist and put it on his shoulders. Others would carry it with two people. He relied on his strength to resist it quickly by himself. A log weighs about three to four hundred pounds. If it wasn't for his natural strength and training as a warrior, he probably wouldn't be able to handle it by himself.

In just one morning, George carried sixty or seventy back and forth. Although his physical fitness was a bit weak in the afternoon, he managed to gather more than one hundred and twenty pieces. The foreman in charge of registration gave him a rather surprised look, then nodded to indicate that he could rest. It is eaten at the construction site at noon and night, cheap black bread with fresh fish broth, it seems to be eating shark meat, but it tastes good anyway. For George, meat is enough.

at dusk.

George exchanged a pound of grain, and then returned to the residence with a work point.

"If you eat at the construction site every day, save some food and estimate that the food can last for half a month. You should be able to get three work points tomorrow, and one point can be exchanged for ten copper delores. Maybe you can buy some fabrics for your sister's children the day after tomorrow." make clothes."

George muttered as he walked, muttering: "What a novel way of counting."

Others in the crowded small courtyard have already returned.

Although they have been busy all day, the laughter of children can be heard everywhere. Most of them have chosen to exchange their work points for food. Carrying the heavy food, they have become much more at ease.

As long as they work hard, they can eat enough to support their families, and they can feel satisfied and happy in such a life.

Because they don't ask for much!

……………(to be continued ~^~)