Mordor City.
After walking into the city, many people could not help but show a look of surprise on their faces.
It was not that everything in front of them was so shocking, but what they saw in their eyes was too neat. The smooth and clean road was lined with dug drainage canals on both sides. There was empty land next to it, some of which had been planted with flowers and plants. Although this city was not as big as Autumnfall, the road was wider than Autumnfall. It seemed that it had only recently been divided into two roads from the middle. From this point of view, it could be felt that the owner of this city had already arranged for it.
Spacious roads, clean ground, neat houses.
Even the half-elves who were a little particular about their living environment had to admit that this was the cleanest, neatest, and most orderly city they had ever seen and could imagine.
Maybe what the sailors said was true!
My Lord Søren was really obsessed with cleanliness and had strict requirements for order. It was said that if you were caught urinating and defecating anywhere in the port of Mordor, not only would you be fined, but you would also be hung up and beaten! Otherwise, the habit of those who came from other places and casually found a dark corner to pee would not have been forcibly changed so quickly.
No matter what the people of this era thought!
Søren would never allow people to urinate and defecate anywhere in his city. He had built so many public toilets. If they dared to urinate and defecate anywhere, he would even cut off their tools.
On both sides of the neat and spacious road were rows of brick houses.
Some of them had already been occupied. The area of each brick house was not large, only about two rooms, but the layout was quite reasonable. There was also a two-meter long land in front of the house to plant something. There were more people living in the south of the city. Most of them were civilians. Other places were very empty. Many houses were empty. It seemed that they were reserved. No one was allowed to get close to the barracks. The City Lord's mansion was also a forbidden area for ordinary people. However, they could come and go at will in the square.
The guards told them that they could not go to those places, and those places belonged to the forbidden area. Then they placed them in a house.
Of course, it was not a house distribution. This was the wealth of Mordor City.
Soon, people dressed as clerks came to register their names. The original families were still the same. They would be given food that was barely enough to survive every day. However, if they wanted to eat something better, or if they wanted to own a house and a family of their own here, they would be given a chance. Then they had to work. No one in this world could reap without sowing!
Everything in the city of Mordor was established by order.
There are many kinds of jobs.
Those who had skills could choose their craft. Bricklayers, craftsmen, and blacksmiths had an advantage in this aspect. Women who knew how to sew also had an advantage. It didn't matter if they didn't have any skills. They could work as coolies or as farmers. They didn't get much money for their daily work. The most they got was ten copper Derahls, but they would use some food as compensation. It was also possible to record the work into points instead of coins. These things called 'work points' could be used to exchange for houses and land.
Although he had just arrived, George quickly discovered that the natives here were all here to record work points.
It seemed like very few people chose currency as their reward!
Land.
Hearing this word, George's eyes lit up instantly.
For a civilian like him, nothing was more attractive than land. If he could get a piece of land, then his sister would have something to rely on for the rest of her life. At least she wouldn't have to worry about starving. To get the land deed, one must be recognized by the City Hall. All the land in Mordor City belonged to the City Lord. There were only two ways for a private person to buy it. One was to buy it with work points obtained from labor. After reaching a certain standard, part of it could be paid with currency. The second was to buy it with military merits. After obtaining a certain amount of military merits, part of it could be paid with currency.
Money alone couldn't buy the land here. Many people in the port of Mordor wanted to buy a piece of land here but couldn't!
Although this island was not small.
But all the land belonged to the Lord Søren. Although the port of Mordor was very large, it was now almost divided by the Temple of Wealth, the Temple of Sea, and the Chamber of Commerce.
The second phase of the development of the port of Mordor was firmly in the hands of Søren. Without his order, no one could continue to expand the land!
There was a plain outside the city.
A large number of slaves had already dug irrigation ditches and connected them directly to the river in the island. Originally, the land that was reclaimed for the first time should be relatively barren, but because of some magical 'fertilizer', this year's harvest seemed to be very good. Now one-third of the land outside the city of Mordor had become privately owned. Most of it was exchanged with military merits and Kindler. Only a small part was exchanged by foremen, officials, and ordinary civilians.
It was said that many pirates were saving money recently, preparing to put together military merits and private savings to get a few acres of land.
If it was in the past.
This was definitely something that the pirates would never think of. The spoils of war that they obtained and the rewards that they received were either spent on gambling in taverns or on prostitutes. It was said that a pirate named 'Stephen' had started it. First, he used his military exploits to exchange for a house and land. Then, he brought in his lover from outside. The scene of his wife and children together stimulated many old men. Many pirates who were around 30 years old took out their savings and military exploits to exchange for land and houses. (Chapter "Stephen's Day".)
Military merits in Mordor were very valuable!
There were special clerks here who were responsible for counting military merits. Any military merits could be directly exchanged for Kindler, but it seemed that no one would do so at present. Military merits could be exchanged directly in the City Hall, but it was not a human who was responsible for crossing out the military merits, but a steel golem. Its task was to count all the changes in military merits.
The work points obtained from labor were very small, so soldiers might be able to exchange for a house after a few battles, while ordinary people might need to work for two or three years.
Idu thought about his skills and felt that he might be able to earn some military merits.
It was said that the clerks were planning to change the recording method and were going to exchange all the work points for contribution points. This was to recognize a person's contribution to Mordor. After reaching a certain level, it was possible to obtain the status of 'honorary citizen' and enjoy higher status and convenience in many aspects. There were no nobles in Mordor at present, even those pirate leaders could not be regarded as nobles. Sir Søren did not seem to have any plans to enfeoff nobles for the time being. The maintenance of the city was all the responsibility of officials and the City Hall Council.
Officials were officials, but officials were not nobles.
In this strange but vibrant city, Idu saw too many novel but better systems!
A day passed.
Idu and the others were quickly settled down. Because they belonged to the same family when they were registered, Idu, his sister, and two other survivors from the same village were assigned to live in a house. The living environment was a bit narrow and crowded, but they were very satisfied for now. The City Hall allocated some simple daily necessities, which could barely support them for a while.
Mordor advocated relying on one's own hands for everything!
So the next day, Idu found a job for himself. Although he had good fighting skills, he needed to be assessed to join the army. He needed to have a certain amount of contribution in Mordor, so he planned to work hard for a while. After all, he was also an advanced warrior, and his strength was much greater than other adult men. It was not a problem for him to earn twice the food and work points in a day. Originally, he planned to let his sister take care of the children at home, but this stubborn woman refused. She had learned the craft of tailoring and insisted on supporting herself.
Half-elves had some skills.
They were much more dexterous than other humans, so it was not difficult to find a job.
There were too many tasks in Mordor City!
A large number of houses were still being expanded, a large number of daily necessities had to be made, a large number of building materials had to be transported, a large number of land needed to be reclaimed, a large number of irrigation ditches had to be dug, and so on.
Almost everywhere needed manpower, and the demand for labor was stronger than any other city.
Idu's job was to carry wood.
Because this job was piecework, he could get one work point for carrying fifty logs a day. One work point could be exchanged for a pound of food, which was enough for a family to eat.
"Ha!"
George let out a low growl and carried the log that was as thick as an adult's waist on his shoulder. Others had to work together to carry a log, but he was able to carry it quickly by relying on his great strength. A log was about three or four hundred pounds. If he wasn't born with great strength and trained as a warrior, he probably wouldn't be able to carry it alone.
In just one morning, Idu carried sixty or seventy logs back and forth. Although he couldn't keep up with his physical strength in the afternoon, he had collected more than 120 pieces. The foreman in charge of registration looked at him in surprise, then nodded to indicate that he could rest. Idu ate at the construction site for lunch and dinner. Cheap black bread with fresh fish soup, which seemed to be shark meat. Anyway, it tasted good. For Idu, he was satisfied to be able to eat meat.
In the evening.
Idu exchanged a pound of food and then returned to his residence with one work point.
"If I eat at the construction site every day, I can probably eat this food for half a month. Tomorrow, I should be able to get three work points. One work point can be exchanged for ten copper Derahls. Maybe the day after tomorrow, I can buy some cloth for my sister's children to make clothes."
Idu muttered as he walked, "What a novel way of counting."
The other people in the crowded small courtyard had returned.
Although they had been busy all day, they could still hear the laughter of children. Most people chose to exchange work points for food. Carrying heavy food, they also became more at ease.
As long as they worked hard, they could feed their families. This kind of life could make them feel satisfied and happy.
Because they didn't ask for much!
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