"Who knows how to bake bread? The Church of Truth needs masters who can bake bread! The daily salary is 50 kopecks or a pound of bread! No matter whether you are a man or a woman!"
"Who can do carpentry? The Church of Truth is hiring! The daily salary is 50 kopecks!"
At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, with the help of the letter and Dino's publicity, the news of the Truth Church's recruitment quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys, and countless refugees flocked in, vying for a job opportunity.
This opportunity was too rare. During the war, the most valuable thing was manpower. Especially after 20 million refugees poured into the Siberian Plain, supply exceeded demand. The price of manpower dropped again and again, but the price of food soared.
According to the latest news, the price of a pound of black bread has increased by another 10 kopecks today to 60 kopecks.
The kingdom has indeed begun disaster relief, but the food they distributed is not enough to fill their stomachs. People still have to tighten their belts and use cold water to soothe their hungry bellies. At this time, if there is a job that can make money, even if the daily salary is only a meager For 10 kopecks, countless people will apply.
"Don't grab it! Don't grab it!"
Wen Wen, who was standing on a high platform made of two wooden boxes, was completely surrounded by refugees. He looked down and stretched his arms as hard as he could. His eyes were full of nervous and expectant refugees. He stabilized his body and shouted loudly. Said: "There are plenty of places! Everyone, line up! Don't squeeze! Don't squeeze! Don't pull my pants!"
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The situation on the communication side is not critical, and Dino's side is not much better. The place where he stands is also surrounded by a wave of refugees. In order to solve his crisis, he very wisely shouted: "I only have 50 places for bakers! Just know how to bake bread! If you can’t bake bread, don’t come! Everyone else will go find the guy next door! He has plenty of places!”
After a brief shouting, many refugees rushed towards Laiwen. Upon seeing this, Laiwen became furious and began to greet Dino's ancestors with gratitude.
The situation fell into chaos for a while. Fortunately, Laiwen and Dino acted quickly and kept calling names. The refugees who were called could line up and go to the church to find Christopher to receive their number plates, and then gather in an open space outside the city.
The 50 bakers were found in the blink of an eye. Dino led a group of housewives into the church. While sorting out the wrinkled clothes, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and found Mavey: "Father, I just remembered, Although we have wheat flour and manpower, we don’t have a baking oven!”
There are many bakeries in Tyumen City. As a daily staple food, bakeries are the most common. There are one or two on every street. But the problem is that these bakeries are run by private individuals or nobles, and they will not lend their baking ovens at all. Give it to the Truth Church, even if you rent it.
And such a huge object as a baking oven is not something ordinary families can own. In many villages, if farmers want to bake bread, they must go to a mill designated by the lord and pay a fee to use it. A conscientious lord will bake bread for free. Stoves were lent to villagers for use, but there were very few of them.
The price of bread in Tyumen City has skyrocketed, almost forming a monopoly. If you want to bake bread, you must obtain the consent of the nobles or the store manager, but who will rent out the stove?
Even if someone knows how to rent, they still have to pay a hefty fee.
"As for the stove, I have a way." Katerina pondered: "I know a Duke, his name is Hawk Kripikov, and his territory is just east of Tyumen City."
"Hoke? That Cabbage Duke?" Dino said in surprise: "Your Highness, do you know him?"
"Well, he is my mother's cousin. He has no big ambitions. He has never been involved in political affairs. He likes to stay at home. We can go to him for help."
Ma Wei wondered: "Why do you call him Cabbage Duke?"
"Because..." Katerina hesitated: "He loves to eat cabbage most, and eats it three times a day. He once even asked the farmers in the territory to pull out the wheat seedlings and plant them instead with cabbage. My father When I found out, I scolded him severely, and then... he started to plant his own seeds."
People living near Tyumen City have more or less heard of the Cabbage Duke. When other nobles were busy expropriating taxes and exploiting serfs, he was busy growing cabbage. When the front line was critical and the war was unfavorable, he was still busy. He grows cabbage as if cabbage is his heaven.
Without cabbage, the sky would fall.
If it wasn't for the need, Katerina probably wouldn't have been able to remember that she had such a relative.
Not only Katerina, but also King Paul I and other nobles also forgot about the insignificant Hawk Kripikov.
The territory of Hawk Kripikov was not far from the city of Tyumen. Mavey immediately decided to set off to meet the Cabbage Duke in person. In addition to borrowing a baking oven from him...
I also want to see if his family has any extra food.
Let Edward and the others stay to look after the house and continue to recruit craftsmen. Mavie took Yunia and set foot on the road to Tobol Village with Dino and Katerina.
A cold wind blew outside the city, sparse trees and farmland hurriedly passed by on both sides of the road, a steam train was speeding in the distance, gray smoke filled the sky, and the warm sun hung high, as if the war that happened in the morning was just an illusion.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the carriage arrived at the village of Tobol, which is the hinterland of the Siberian Plain. It is peaceful and quiet and has not been trampled by war. Under the clear blue sky, the snow-capped mountains in the distance are clearly visible.
"It's just like a paradise on earth." Dino said with emotion.
The people living in Tobol Village all have round cheeks and rosy white faces. They are very different from the exploited and oppressed civilians in other territories. They look healthy and energetic, and they walk much faster.
Looking at the blue manor located on the hillside in the distance, Katerina seemed to recall some not-so-good memories. She sat with a straight face and didn't want to say a word.
After passing through the village, the carriage came to the gate of the Blue Manor. As soon as Ma Wei got off the car, he saw a man carrying a hoe and wearing a straw hat looking at them in the field opposite the manor.
The other party looked at them carefully for a long time. After seeing Katerina, he frowned and thought hard. Suddenly his eyes lit up, he waved his arms and ran over quickly.
When the other party came closer, Katerina saw the man's appearance clearly. She pursed her lips and forced out an ugly smile: "Uncle Hawke..."
"Katerina! It's you indeed!" The middle-aged man with dark cheeks, wearing a burlap shirt, and dressed like other farmers said excitedly: "You have grown so big! How many years have we not seen each other? 10 years Or 15 years?”
"17 years." Katerina twitched her lips: "The last time we met, I was only 6 years old."
"Time flies so fast!"
Duke Hawke lamented the passage of time while enthusiastically inviting Ma Wei and others in. He opened the unlocked iron door of the manor with a carefree attitude, put the hoe outside the door, shook the black mud from his feet, and hummed a tune. Son, shouted at the top of his lungs: "Lu Jin! Lu Jin!"
The cheerful butler Lu Jin held the handle and walked downstairs tremblingly. He said feebly: "Master, what are your orders?"
"My nieces are here, please bring my latest invention of cabbage tea and let them taste it!"
"Ah?!" Lu Jin's legs went weak and he said without tears, "Master, there is black tea at home..."
"Cut the nonsense! You all say that cabbage tea is delicious and nutritious. We must invite Katerina and the others to try such a delicious thing!"
"But... but that thing gave me diarrhea after drinking it..." Lu Jin's face was extremely ugly, as if he had swallowed a fly as big as a toad alive, "The maids at home have collapsed... the only ones who can walk normally are You are the only one left, sir..."
"What's wrong with diarrhea?" Duke Hawke glared at him: "I just happened to be fertilizing the fields. Besides, diarrhea is good for your health. Doctors say so!"
“That’s a quackery!
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