"Master, be merciful!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Almost everyone knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude for An Jingzhi's generosity.
If tiles can be harvested successfully, then bricks can naturally be fired successfully!
The tiled house that the master rewarded them was not the kind of mud or wooden house they built themselves.
It’s a real brick and tile house!
Everyone couldn't help but feel excited when they thought about living in such a house in the future.
From now on, when it rains, you no longer have to get up in the middle of the night to find something to collect rainwater, nor do you have to worry about the roof collapsing and killing people, and you don’t have to worry about wild beasts and robbers breaking through the wall!
"Okay, let's hurry up and develop the bricks I mentioned."
"Yes, sir!"
The nobles used feldspar to build their houses, which were durable and strong. They were considered houses, but they were almost as hard as city walls.
But ordinary people cannot afford such a luxurious life. If they want to get the long stone slabs to build a house, they don’t know how much manpower and material resources it will take to slowly chisel them out.
…
A piece of animal skin was posted on the bulletin board in the city, and there were soldiers watching on both sides, otherwise the animal skin might have been stolen in a blink of an eye.
In this era, even paper had not been invented, so An Jingzhi had no choice but to adapt to local customs and use animal skins as a temporary substitute.
"What does it say?"
"Are we going to increase taxes again?" someone asked worriedly.
"Our noble master asked us to plant mulberry trees last time, but luckily he changed his mind in the end. Will he come up with something to torment us again now?"
"Is there anyone who can read? Come and take a look."
After someone asked, the people around looked everywhere, but it was obvious that no one around could read.
Just when they were having difficulty holding on, Shi Ji finally squeezed in between the animal skin notices and said, "Everyone, please don't push. I know how to read. I'll read it to you."
He was the son of an old butler who had served many nobles and knew some words. His son learned a lot from him. Although he could not recognize as many words as those from aristocratic families, he was more than capable of reading an announcement.
"Read it quickly, what does it say?"
Although Shi Ji's clothing was not as good as that of the nobles, there was a natural gap between him and ordinary civilians. But at this time, these people were worried about whether there would be a tax increase and did not care about anything else.
Shi Ji was not annoyed and said slowly:
"The notice above is mainly about recruitment. We are looking for people to build public toilets. These public toilets are toilets. Three meals a day will be provided. After the public toilets are built, you can have priority to buy tiles."
Yes, An Jingzhi wanted to recruit these civilians to work in the county public toilets, and only provide them with food without any wages.
It's not that he doesn't want to, but he is penniless now.
This nobleman was originally banished here by his impoverished family. All his gold and silver jewelry were robbed along the way, leaving only his identity certificate.
When the previous noble left, he almost completely destroyed this place, so it was impossible for him to leave anything behind.
The only way to provide this food was because the merchants in the city wanted to please him, the newly appointed noble, and sent him a lot of good things.
Regardless of whether he was a fallen noble or was exiled here, his status was naturally higher than these merchants.
Many businessmen had nobles behind them, but those businessmen had long since left with the original nobles, and those who remained had no backing.
After Shi Ji finished reading the announcement, the entire civilian population was like a stone thrown into calm water, causing ripples.
“Isn’t it a tax increase?”
"What's so good about repairing a pit toilet? Can't you just find a place to poop?"
"This noble lord asks us to work, and he even gives us food? Three meals a day?!"
My God, when they work for the nobles, they always bring their own food, and they will be whipped if they work slowly. When have they ever met someone so kind?
They actually gave them food, three meals a day!
They usually only eat two meals a day!
Some people were pushing forward frantically, wanting to know the truth of the matter. The soldiers on both sides had to help maintain order. Seeing that everyone was a little crazy, they quickly took out their bronze swords to warn them.
These people finally calmed down a little, and Shi Ji also steadied his hands that were shaking under his sleeves.
This was his first time to come out to do work. Before he came, his master promised that if he could do a good job, he would be made a manager in the future.
He didn't want to miss this hard-earned opportunity, so he imitated his master's serious look and put on a stern face.
Although the imitation was not quite the same, the two soldiers holding bronze swords next to him made him look more majestic.
Seeing this, the civilians dared not move forward. Some of them were afraid of being caught and even ran back in fear.
Shi Ji ignored those who were running away. He cleared his throat and said to the civilians in front of him with a serious face:
"What I just said is true. This was all formulated by our Lord himself."
"I'm the person in charge of this public toilet construction project..." He paused, then remembered and continued, "You can call me Manager Shi. Anyone who wants to work can come and register with me."
"After registering and getting your work badge, you can start working. You also need to show your work badge when you want to get food."
The civilians looked at each other, and no one dared to step forward.
"Manager, may I have a chance?" A burly old man walked out from the quiet crowd.
In contrast to his strong body, the man had gray hair.
Shi Ji looked at his gray hair and felt a little dissatisfied, but then he looked at the man's muscular body and thought he should be a hunter.
He instantly revealed a satisfied smile: "Sure, as long as you meet the requirements and can work, anyone can sign up."
He led the burly old man to a table nearby, asked about his situation, and registered him.
He handed the other person a bamboo-carved sign and said, "Take this. It will be your work badge."
People of this era mostly wrote on animal skins and bamboo slips, and everyone had developed a good carving skill.
In just a few words, Shi Ji had already carved the other party's situation on the bamboo raft.
The man took the bamboo card, looked it over, and then cautiously left.
After the first person came in, the others behind him also began to tentatively come forward to register. Shi Ji always maintained a warm smile unless someone broke the rules.
On the other side, An Jingzhi was followed by the old butler, and the two stood not far away and watched silently.
The old butler looked at his son's performance and nodded with satisfaction.
He secretly glanced at An Jingzhi's expression again and saw that he was also satisfied. He thought to himself: My son has a job now.
I don’t know how long this noble master can stay here, but at least while he is here, his son can be the manager.
Who knows, maybe the grandson will be able to find a job under the old man in the future.
The master was a kind nobleman, kinder than any other noble he had ever met. The situation in the outer city had always been like that. Not to mention the outer layer, most of the places in the world were similar, except for the inner city of the nobles.
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