Qin Yiyi's territory has a little over a hundred people, old and young, about forty households. All the able-bodied people in these forty households have returned. Some families consist of the parents, while others consist of the parents, brothers, or sisters, meaning that at least two able-bodied people from each family have returned.
This is another group of about one hundred young adults returning.
Qin Yiyi's labor force has arrived again.
She looked through her binoculars at the ragged people who walked in, and then at the excited families in the territory who had all rushed from their workplaces to see that their loved ones had returned!
Qin Yiyi's lips curled up, but she glanced at her watch; it was 9:01.
She quickly went downstairs and walked in front of the crowd.
"You disobedient slaves! It's 9:01 and you still haven't started working! Doesn't my house need repairs? Doesn't the newly cultivated land need fertilization and sowing? And you dare to stand here and watch while you're getting paid!"
Sid stood protectively behind Qin Yiyi.
The elderly and children were all reprimanded by Qin Yiyi.
"If you slack off for even one minute today, you'll have to make up for it with two minutes before you go home! Remember, you slaves, every single second of your time belongs to your lord!"
She wanted to be a ruthless lord, so that these slaves would tremble in fear!
She held her head high, looking proudly at the group of people who had run back. She already knew from their chattering earlier that these people were all young and strong men from the former territory.
She was secretly delighted, but remained outwardly calm.
She sized up the young men, and they sized her up too.
Bear Cub's father mustered his courage and stepped forward, saying, "My lord, we are all very capable workers. We can do anything: build houses, renovate the territory, plant crops, clean, and even repair simple machinery!"
Qin Yiyi remained silent, still looking up at these people.
Looking at his family members, whose complexions were becoming rosy and who were full of energy, Xiongzai's father realized they must have received good treatment. He really wanted to stay.
He gritted his teeth and said, "We still want to return to our previous territory, Lord. If you agree, we can each take one ounce of low-pollution rice!"
Even so, it's still better than the neighboring viscountry!
Qin Yiyi snorted coldly, lightly sizing up the group of people with the leather whip in her hand.
"They're all so thin and pale from hunger, do they look like they have any strength?"
Qin Yiyi questioned, but everyone below desperately wanted to stay, and each one was trying to impress others.
"My lord, I don't eat much, and I work very hard, please let me stay!"
"Yes, my lord, we are half-orcs. Although we are not as good as pure-blooded orcs, we are much stronger than pure-blooded humans. You will definitely not lose out by hiring us!"
"Damn it!" the lord exclaimed in fury. "What's wrong with pure-blooded humans? Everyone looks down on them!"
Those despicable orcs!
"Hmph! Hire? Your families still owe me taxes. You'll only be able to pay off your debts as slaves if you come here!"
Qin Yiyi stood in front.
"Once you enter my territory, you must obey me! You all better listen to my rules!"
"Given that you are all young and strong, and more capable than those old, weak, sick, and disabled people, I will give each of you two ounces of low-pollution rice for every day you work. You will have a one-month trial period. If you fail to meet the standards or cheat during the trial period, you will be thrown out of the territory and will never be my slaves again!"
"Did you understand?"
About a hundred people stared at her, wide-eyed.
Qin Yiyi looked at this group of foolish orcs with great impatience.
"What do you mean? Don't you understand? As interns, your working hours are from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., a full eleven hours! You can take a one-hour break at noon! If you do well after a month, I'll allow you to work from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.!"
Bear Cub's mother touched her forehead.
"Bear Cub's Dad, do I have a fever? Is this for real?"
She tugged at the bear cub's father's ear and could feel his body temperature. She then plucked a few hairs from his hand, confirming that it was indeed real.
"I'll do it, my lord, I'll do it! From today onwards, I am your slave!"
Bear Cub's mom beat her to it.
Qin Yiyi was very skilled in labor contract law and immediately drafted an agreement that she considered extremely unequal.
"Sign! Put your fingerprint on it!"
"Given that today is your first day of probation, and you've already wasted two hours this morning, I can only give you half the food rations today! Each of you will only receive one ounce!"
"Yes, yes, we understand, my lord. Don't worry, we will definitely work hard!"
The proud lord enjoyed the flattery and fawning from these people, but now she had encountered a serious problem.
For so many days, she had only been eating seaweed rice rolls and rice cakes; all other ingredients were ridiculously expensive! But she was really tired of eating them, so she bought some wheat and peeled the grains herself to get zero-pollution wheat kernels. The peeling machine produced low-pollution grains, just like rice, but there was still one problem.
She wants to process wheat into flour!
Then you'll need a machine to make your own flour!
However, the machines for mass grinding are only available in the City of Mist, and grinding by hand is very inefficient.
but.....
She touched her chin. "Isn't this the labor force coming over?"
She gave instructions to Sid.
"Scatter all the probationary personnel and assign them to three orcs to lead. Also, tell them that their main task today is to make a stone mill and a large steamer!"
Without machines, we have to use the most primitive methods: stone mill, steaming, rolling out the dough, and then drying it. Although it takes a long time, the finished product can be made. Then we can make other foods that are easy to carry, such as pancakes, steamed buns, and dumplings.
Let's see if these kinds of grains can unlock any new attribute values!
Let's start today. In this wasteland, it only rains once or twice a month. On ordinary days, it's all yellow sand and bright sunshine, so we should be able to get the finished product in two or three days.
She was very happy at the thought of being able to eat new food in two or three days.
Looking at these laborers, they seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
The territory currently has about one hundred able-bodied men and about one hundred elderly, weak, sick, and disabled men, which is barely enough to make up the manpower.
"Sid! Starting tomorrow, select a few strong and capable orcs from among the newcomers and teach them combat skills! Have them patrol the territory in three shifts every day. If anyone learns well, they can be promoted to full-time security personnel ahead of schedule. I'm willing to pay three ounces of rice a day for a full-time security personnel position!"
"Of course, even if they are official employees! They are still my lord's slaves!"
"Yes, my lord. I'll select nine clever ones first, and once they've learned, they can teach the others!"
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