Chapter 263: Rewards
The mountain wind bursts, with a hint of a roaring sound.
At this time, Simon said: Everyone, I came to the Department of Equipment today. One is for the artillery thing, and the other is to reward the outstanding craftsmen among you. The principle that we have always adhered to, I also promised you when you entered the various workshops in Brambleford, and now, I will fulfil this promise.
As soon as Simon’s voice fell, many craftsmen showed excitement.
Before Fjord had recorded their achievements, they had been waiting for this day.
Then Simon said: The name I read now will remove the slave status, obtain the Brambleford household registration, and have all the rights of the Brambleford people from now on.
Gru Simpson, Adam Bolton, Sylvester Byron, Allan Foster...
Names came out of Simon’s mouth, and the craftsman whose name was named trembled with excitement.
At this moment, Fjord looked at the young craftsman standing at the front. The craftsman was only in his twenties, and he was already in tears by this time.
He originally thought that his destiny would be to have sons as slaves, daughters as prostitutes, and untouchables from generation to generation, analogous to livestock.
But now, in this moment, everything has changed.
He also once suspected that Simon was just talking casually and would not really give them freedom.
Many slaves have this idea, so they are in a hurry; one day is one day, and one day is a monk banging the clock.
But the difference is that he remembers his father’s words: no matter what the situation is, he must be an honest man and work conscientiously.
Therefore, he has been working hard, and it is precisely because of the hard work that Fjord brought him from the equipment department to the military workshop, and also made him the captain.
The improvement of the situation not only did not satisfy him, but he worked harder. After three months of research, he finally found a continuous casting method to improve the efficiency of artillery casting.
For this reason, Fjord greatly praised him in the workshop and promised to take credit for him, but in fact, he did not.
Glancing at Fjord, Gru’s tearful face burst into a smile.
"...Charles Dunlap." After reading the names of the thirty craftsmen, Simon said: "These thirty slave craftsmen are no longer slaves from today, and the household registration military workshop will handle it for you, and Gru Simpson has made outstanding contributions, not only will he get Brambleford household registration, your family will also get Brambleford household registration, I will buy a real estate for you in Brambleford City, and your family can be reunited in the future, are you satisfied?"
"Satisfied!" Gru shouted and knelt slowly with his hands clasped in his fists. He repeatedly kowtowed and cried. "Thank you, Your Highness, thank you!"
Simon stepped forward and helped Gru up. He said to the craftsmen. "I know that many of you don’t believe me, so now you should believe me. As long as you work hard, everything is possible in Brambleford. Not only will you be able to gain freedom, but your children will also be able to go to school in Brambleford, and even become officials in the future."
Simon’s voice was loud and deafening. Many craftsmen bowed their heads in shame. They were fed up with being deceived by the wealthy officials and no longer believed in anyone, but now they found that they were wrong.
Now they regret it very much. Remembering when they laughed at Gru before, they could not wait to find a hole to crawl in. Now that Gru is free, they are still slaves.
But at the same time, they also secretly made up their minds that they must work hard to get rid of their slave status.
Looking at the varied expressions of the slave craftsmen, Simon thought to himself that his goal had been achieved, and that he would create a social atmosphere in which hard labour and happiness would come later.
Because now he must be a slave, and the people of the domain must also work hard. Victory in one or two wars is not enough to prove that Brambleford will be stable from now on.
Trembling, walking on thin ice, this is what everyone should remember.
After rewarding the slave craftsmen, Simon also rewarded the craftsmen with Brambleford household registration. This time the reward is to encourage them. After all, silver is the biggest demand for them.
After the military workshop discussed merit and reward, Simon returned to Brambleford. With the momentum of the military workshop, he asked Brambleford to also launch reward measures in various workshops.
At the same time, the newspaper also cooperated to publicise this matter. With so much trouble, he has only one purpose, and that is to increase the enthusiasm of the craftsmen.
After all, there is a big difference between positive and negative. A negative craftsman turns into a positive state, which can at least triple his work efficiency.
Before the end of the year, when the Brambleford workshop was very lively because of the rewards and punishments, a hundred export-type artillery pieces of Brambleford also arrived in Eldora.
In the study, Alaric is correcting the memorial.
At this time, Carl suddenly ran all the way and rushed in. Because he ran too fast, Carl suddenly became unstable and threw himself at Alaric’s feet.
Alaric said with a smile: "Carl, it’s not even New Year’s Eve, why did you give me a full-body throw to the ground.
Carl got up, bared his teeth in pain, but still laughed: "Your Majesty, this old servant didn’t do this big gift today, but ran too fast and fell. Your Majesty, Prince Simon’s artillery has arrived at the firearms battalion."
"The artillery has arrived, are you serious?" Alaric stood up abruptly, grabbed Carl and shook it vigorously, looking excited.
"Your Majesty, this old slave’s bones are about to fall apart." Carl smiled bitterly. "This old slave has never lied to Your Majesty."
"It’s really here!" Alaric laughed when he heard the words. At this time, he put down the brush in his hand and walked out, saying: "Come and take a look!"
Carl hurriedly chased out. "Your Majesty, please slow down, put on your mink fur, and don’t get frozen."
Where is Alaric was not willing to stop. At this moment, he seemed to be back in his twenties, with strong and fast steps.
For him, it was not just a hundred guns; it was a moment of royal reassurance.
To this end, he asked Carl to notify all the dignitaries in Eldora to go to the firearms camp; he wanted everyone to see that the forbidden army had artillery.
Get some officials to bring the news to the masters behind them.
The firearms battalion, at this time, had a hundred artillery pieces from Brambleford lined up in the main camp, and the artillery pieces were covered with grey canvas.
Outside the battalion, the soldiers were heavily guarded, and some generals with news arrived early, but they were not ordered to let any generals outside the firearms battalion enter.
The soldiers of the firearms battalion were very curious when they looked at these things covered by canvas. They didn’t understand what this thing called artillery looked like.
Alaric left the castle and went directly to the south gate of Eldora City, where the firearms camp was located outside the south city.
Carl had already notified various important civil and military officials to come and see this powerful firearm. This is also the time for Alaric to show his strength to the different surnamed vassal kings.