V4.Chapter 24

Modo City.

When they walked into the city, many people couldn't help showing a look of surprise on their faces.

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

Wide roads, clean ground, neat houses.

Even the half-elves who are a little particular about their living environment have to admit that this is the cleanest, most tidy 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 on order. I heard that if you defecate anywhere in Modo Port, if you are caught, you will not only be fined but also hanged and beaten! Otherwise, those habit of peeing in any dark corner from other places would not be forced to change so quickly.

No matter what the people of this era think!

Sauron would never allow anyone in his city to defecate anywhere. He built so many public toilets. If he dared to defecate anywhere, he would even cut off the tools for committing crimes.

The neat and spacious roads are lined with rows of brick houses.

Some of them have already been occupied. The area of ​​each brick house is not large, only about two rooms, but the layout is quite reasonable. There is a two-meter-long land in front of the house to grow things. There are more people living in the south of the city, most of them are civilians, other places are very empty, many houses are empty, it seems that they are reserved places. No one else is allowed near the barracks. The city lord's mansion is also a restricted area for ordinary people, but the square can come and go at will.

The guards were telling them where they couldn't go, those places were off-limits, and they were placed in a house.

Naturally, it is not the distribution of houses, but the wealth belonging to Modo City.

Soon there will be people dressed as clerks to register their names, the original family is still the same, they will be given a daily distribution of food that they can barely make ends meet, but if they want to eat well, or they want to have a place here. A house, a family of its 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 work.

Those with craftsmanship can choose craftsmanship. Bricklayers, craftsmen, and blacksmiths have an advantage in this regard. Women who can sew crafts also have an advantage. It doesn’t matter if they don’t have any craftsmanship. The money you get for working every day is not much, the highest is only ten copper dels, but part of the food will be used as a reward. You can also record your work as fractions without coins. These things, called 'work points', can be exchanged for houses and land.

Although he has just arrived here, George soon discovered that all the aborigines here are recording work points.

It seems that few people choose currency as payment!

land.

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

For plebeian births like him, nothing attracts them more than land. If you can get a piece of land, then my sister will have support all her life, at least not worrying about starvation. To get the title deed, you must obtain the approval of the city hall. All the land in Modo City belongs to the Lord of the City. There are only two ways for private individuals to buy. One is to buy with the work points obtained by labor. After reaching a certain standard, they can pay part of it with money. The second is to buy with the military merit of the battle. After gaining a certain amount of military merit, you can pay part of it with currency.

Money alone can't buy the land here. I don't know how many people in Modo Port outside want to buy a piece of land here but can't!

The island is not small though.

However, all the land belongs to my lord Sauron. Although the Modo Port is very large, it has now been almost divided up by the Temple of Fortune, the Temple of the Ocean and the Chamber of Commerce.

The development of the second phase of Port of Modo was stuck in Sauron's hands, and no one could continue to expand the land without his orders!

There is a plain outside the city.

A large number of slaves have already dug the irrigation ditches, which are directly connected to the rivers in the island. The land that was originally reclaimed for the first time should be relatively barren, but because of some magical 'fertilizer', this year's harvest seems to be very good. not bad. Today, one-third of the land outside Modo City has become privately owned, most of which have been exchanged for military merit plus Kindler, and only a small part is exchanged by foreman, officials and ordinary civilians. .

I heard that many pirates are saving money recently, and they plan to combine military exploits and private property money to get dozens of acres of land.

If in the past.

This is definitely something that pirates would never even think about. The loot they got and the rewards they got were either spent on tavern gambling or **. I heard that it was started by a pirate named 'Stephen', who first used military skills to exchange houses and land, and then took over his friends outside. The scene of his wife and children accompanied by many old guys, many of them are old. Thirty-year-old pirates have exchanged their savings and military exploits for land and houses. (Chapter "Stephen's Day".)

The military merits of Modo City are very valuable!

There is a special clerk responsible for statistics of military merit, and any military merit points can be directly exchanged for Kindler, but it seems that no one has done this yet. Military merit can be exchanged directly at the city hall, but it is not a human being who is responsible for crossing out the military merit, but a steel golem. Its task is to count all the changes in military merit.

The number of work points earned by labor is very small, so a soldier may be able to change a house after a few battles, while an ordinary person may need to work for two or three years.

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

I heard that the clerks are planning to change the recording method, and are going to replace all work points with contribution points. This is a recognition of a person's contribution to Modo City. After reaching a certain level, it is possible to obtain the status of an "honorary citizen". , enjoys a higher status and convenience in many respects. There are currently no nobles in Modo City, and even those pirate leaders cannot be considered nobles. It seems that His Excellency Sauron has no plans to entrust nobles for the time being. The maintenance of this city is entirely the responsibility of officials and the City Hall Council.

Officials are officials, but officials are not nobles.

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

A day passed.

George and the others were quickly settled, because they belonged to a family at the time of registration, and George and his sister, as well as two other survivors from the same village, were assigned to live in a house. The living environment is a bit cramped and crowded, but it is very satisfying for them now. The city hall has allocated some rudimentary daily necessities, which can barely support them for a while.

Modo City advocates that everything should be won with your own hands!

So George found a job for himself the next day. Although he has good combat skills, he needs to be assessed to join the army, and he 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 warrior, and his strength is much stronger than that of other adult men. There is no problem in earning double the food and work points for a day's work. Originally, he planned to let his sister feel at ease to take care of the children at home, but this stubborn woman still refused. She had learned the craftsmanship of tailoring and insisted on supporting herself.

Half-elves are somewhat skilled.

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

There are too many quests in Modo City!

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

Humans are needed almost anywhere, and the demand for labor is greater than in any city.

George was looking for a job carrying lumber.

Because this work is piece-based, one work point can be earned by moving fifty logs a day, and one work point can be exchanged for one pound of grain, enough to feed the whole family.

"drink!"

With a low growl, George backhanded an adult log with the thickness of his waist against his shoulders. Everyone else carried one with two people. With his strength, he was able to resist quickly by himself. A log weighs about three or four hundred pounds. If it weren't for his natural strength and training as a warrior, it is estimated that one person really can't handle it.

In just one morning, George carried 60 to 70 round trips. Although his physical fitness was a little out of step in the afternoon, he managed to collect more than 120 pieces. The foreman in charge of registration gave him a surprised look, then nodded to signal that he could rest. I ate it at the construction site at noon and at night, cheap brown bread with fresh fish broth, like eating shark meat, it tasted pretty good anyway. For George, eating meat is enough.

at dusk.

George exchanged for a pound of grain and returned to his residence with a work point.

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

George murmured as he walked, "What a novel way of counting."

Others in the crowded small courtyard have 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, and they have become much more at ease with the heavy food.

As long as they work hard and can feed their families and feed their families, they can feel content and happy in such a life.

Because they really don't ask for much!

………………(To be continued, please search Piao astronomy, the novel is better and faster!