Chapter 48: Mediation of Conflicts

After the efficiency of the brick kiln factory was improved, in order to avoid the leakage of the process, Richard has arranged troops to garrison nearby.

Half of the squadron of soldiers was stationed at the foot of the brick kiln factory, and the commander was Bradrick.

This person was a contract servant and had no relationship with the lords near Heihe County.

In addition, Richard, Powell, and even William were also very concerned about the situation of the brick kiln factory.

Strangers were not allowed to approach here, and all the purchases of materials were made through the people within the Harland family.

Richard formed a caravan of more than a dozen people to be responsible for this task.

After the slaves in the brick kiln factory regained their freedom, Richard planned to make them workers in the brick kiln factory.

After the construction of the territory was completed, bricks would be exported to nearby lords.

In order to gain an advantageous position in the brick trade, the production process must be preserved.

So Richard prepared in advance to prolong the time of the process leakage as much as possible, and strive to bring more income to the Harland family.

In fact, bulk materials such as bricks are very difficult to transport.

If it exceeds 100 kilometers, even if the brick production cost of Harland's territory is lower, plus the transportation cost, it cannot compete with local products. It can only be transported through the Bernie River and sold to several lords downstream.

Richard said goodbye to Uncle Powell and came to the brick kiln factory, where he met Bobby and Rooney.

After the army came to the brick kiln factory, the slaves could no longer leave the factory area at will. In fact, it was like being in prison, and their freedom of life was restricted.

But ordinary people in the Dawn Continent would hardly leave their hometown too far in their lifetime.

Especially the subjects of the noble lords, they would never leave the noble territory for the rest of their lives, and would not even leave the settled villages.

Being restricted in life freedom was not a big tyranny for the slaves.

Of course, Richard also gave some compensation to the slaves in the brick kiln factory. The supply of meat increased a lot, and some single female slaves were selected to marry outstanding slaves so that they could start a family.

Technical backbones with outstanding performance were also issued brick and tile houses, and their slave status was eliminated. They became free people and were paid six silver coins a month.

Six silver coins a month is considered a high income in the Kingdom of Grant.

The Black River Fort defense army only has six silver coins a month.

The ordinary citizens only have about three or four silver coins a month.

Farmers who grow crops, in addition to food rations, can't save ten silver coins in a year.

In the brick kiln factory, three batches of more than one hundred slaves performed well, became technical backbones and gained freedom.

Except that they could not leave the brick kiln factory at will, the living standards of the slaves were actually quite good.

The food supply here was very sufficient, and some prey was occasionally delivered.

Ordinary farming slaves could not eat meat for a few meals throughout the year.

In addition, cloth and salt would be given priority.

The families who gained freedom not only had land distributed nearby, but the elderly and children could make bricks, and they could also get some salary by doing odd jobs in the brick kiln factory.

Living in troubled times, most slaves were satisfied to have a stable life away from their hometown.

When he came to the brick kiln factory, Richard heard the quarrel between Bobby and Rooney from a distance.

"It is impossible to stop the work. The territory is very short of bricks now. Lord Powell, Mrs. Ola, and Master Richard all asked me for bricks. I can't afford to offend these people, and neither can you. Bobby, you should listen to me and put away your suggestions. Once the process improvement fails and production is delayed, we will all be in trouble."

"Director Rooney, maybe you are right. But the production task is always full. If the process is not improved today, tomorrow, or in the future, it will never be improved. It is precisely because we continue to improve the process that the success rate will increase fivefold."

"Can you ensure that the improved process will succeed?"

Seeing that Bobby stopped talking, Rooney became more imposing.

"I know you can't. This time you have to raise the chimney and dig a deeper exhaust trench. With such a large workload, you will have to stop work for at least 20 days, which means 600,000 bricks in 20 days. If the improvement fails, you will need to rework, which will delay the construction of the territory for more than 30 days. Thirty days without bricks will seriously delay the construction of the territory."

Richard walked into the director's office.

The two saw Richard. The quarrel stopped immediately. Bobby was secretly happy, but Rooney had a hint of displeasure on his face.

"I heard the quarrel between the two of you, but this time I want to support Rooney. In normal times, I support Bobby's improvement of the process, but the current situation is special. It has been two years since the orc invasion. I think it is possible that the orcs will come again next year.

According to the previous rules, the interval between orc invasions is about three to five years. The recent invasions are basically once every three years.

Next year will be the third year, and the city defense fortifications have not been completed. We can't afford the loss of stopping work.

After driving away the orcs, we will slowly improve the process.

I am very satisfied with the results of Bobby's improvement of the process. I will make suggestions to my father to rename this brick kiln factory as Bobby Brick Kiln Factory.

Bobby, I hope you can cherish this honor and use your wisdom to build the brick kiln factory better.

Five years later, I will take out a small part of the dry shares of the brick kiln factory to reward you managers.

Rooney, you must maintain the stability of the brick kiln factory. I am also very satisfied with your work."

After the establishment of the Harland territory, the lord's castle was named Fort William, and the two rivers flowing through the territory were named Powell River and Bernie River.

The gorge in which Fort William is located was named Harland Gorge.

Naming a place after a person is a great honor for an individual.

Only those who have made great contributions to the territory can receive this honor.

The three brothers William, Powell, and Bernie can be said to be the creators of the Harland territory.

It is precisely because of the efforts of the three brothers and Richard that the Harland family can become a hereditary noble family and achieve a class leap.

Hearing Richard's decision, Bobby was very excited, and his neck and face were red.

Although he was very smart, he was born in a low family after all.

Hearing that Richard actually let his name be linked to the brick kiln factory, Bobby suddenly had a sense of mission from the Holy Spirit.

The so-called "a man dies for his confidant" is this feeling.

Although Bobby had never heard this sentence, at this moment, even if Richard asked him to die, he would not frown.

Even Rooney was extremely shocked when he heard this, and his face showed an envious expression.

At this moment, he really believed that Master Richard was indeed a kind and generous nobleman.

After mediating the conflict between Bobby and Rooney, Richard stayed in the brick kiln for two days, used healing magic to treat several sick slaves, gained some reputation among the slaves, and prepared to return to Fort William.

He had just left the brick kiln in the morning when several soldiers hurriedly rode up to catch up.

"What happened?"

"Master Richard, a rhinoceros was found near the No. 1 reclamation camp."

"Is it really a rhinoceros? How is it possible?"

"Master Richard, it can't be wrong. Captain Martin saw the monster with his own eyes, and it is certain that it is a rhinoceros. In addition, the rhinoceros also killed three of our soldiers, and two slaves in the No. 1 reclamation camp were also killed by the rhinoceros."