In about three minutes, all the armbands had dried their bodies, because the armbands only needed to wear two layers of lining for their uniforms. After four minutes, the armbands got dressed, tidied up and filed out.
The training ground was where the armbands had gathered before running. When everyone stood up, the nun in charge of the announcement led a senior nun out.
The elder nun was about forty years old. Although her face looked vaguely as beautiful as when she was young, and she also had a voluptuous figure under the nun uniform, her face was more stern than that of the nun who informed. She glanced at the armbands with a cold eye and spoke calmly:
"You have done good things for the orphanage before, and you have been very pious towards His Majesty. Therefore, you have an excellent opportunity for yourself and your family."
"I believe some of you have heard that you can learn technology after normal work. Yes, this is a new order issued by Notre Dame. Here, a new place will be built and some people with technical abilities will be invited.
Let me teach you this."
"Then you will be divided into classes and subjects. You will decide what you choose, but you will be assessed after a period of time. If you fail the assessment, you will lose the opportunity to learn. If you pass the assessment, you can even continue to learn other skills. There is no upper limit.
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Looking at the shocked and joyful eyes of the armbands below, the nun looked cold.
She then asked the notifying nun to announce the craft programs that would be offered.
The nun said:
"Tailoring includes making lace, sewing quilts, ironing clothes, and embroidering."
"A haircut, including curling your hair and designing a new hairstyle."
"Cooking includes making quick, practical, nutritious and beautiful meals from home and other countries."
"..."
The nun announced everything, and Nedra's eyes shone.
Among the announced choices, she likes making lace the most because she saw this kind of thing by chance. It looks good when worn on the legs and tied with ribbons, and it also looks very delicate when embroidered on clothes.
If there was such a craft, the price would definitely increase a lot.
However, Nedra thought of another rumor, which was that the cooks were more concerned about, which made her hesitant, not knowing which one to learn first.
Nedra had already fallen in love with the life here. Every morning during training, there was a foreman who was very impressive. Even the nun would say a few words to the foreman. She was envious of it.
If she learns to be a chef, if the rumors are true, will she become so famous?
With hesitation, Nedra and Barbaria returned to the dormitory.
"Barbaria, what do you want to learn?"
It would take two days before the nuns would report their choices. As soon as they returned to the dormitory, Nedra asked Barbaria.
Barbaria said: "Of course it's the chef. Didn't you say that the superiors prefer cooks?"
Nedra said: "But that's just a rumor. The nun didn't say anything today."
Barbaria said: "But I still insist on choosing the chef. No matter what, there may be a chance with this rumor. I also want to be as prosperous as the serf who is the foreman."
Barbaria said, her green eyes showing envy.
"Nedra, what about you?"
Barbaria asked.
Nedra's eyes were beautiful blue, and she was also envious of them, but she hesitated and said:
"I want to learn lace first and then cook. Didn't the nun say that as long as I pass the exam, there is no upper limit? I will definitely work hard!"
"Work hard together!"
Barbaria looked at Nedra, both of them looking forward to the future.
This situation is happening in all the institutions under Notre Dame, whether it is male serfs or female serfs, everyone is excited about what they choose.
In the palace, Peter was reviewing the content to be taught.
Compared with tailors, chefs and barbers, Peter hopes to develop another technology, which is road construction.
But unfortunately, no matter which country it is now, the roads are rough, and once the cement comes out, no craftsmanship is needed, it can be done by one person, so Peter has to put this kind of thing aside for the time being.
There are very few first-time courses, and the ones Peter chooses are also targeted.
Tailoring courses are established to assist fashion needs, especially lace. Once various light underwear evolved from lace appear, they will not only be popular among women, but men will also like it very much.
After all, it feels great when you tear it apart by hand.
And it will create a lot of demand.
As for the other options in the tailoring course, it is to enrich domestic talents in this field. After all, whether it is sewing quilts or ironing clothes, they are all related to the same thing, cotton.
To be precise, the cotton textile industry.
With resources, in terms of normal industries, that is, excluding black technology and banditry, the cotton textile industry will undoubtedly bring huge economic benefits.
Starting with these armbands was just Peter's first step. The source of the armbands was state-owned serfs. Now counting the serfs of the royal family, the original state-owned serfs and the newly-changed state-owned serfs from the church, the total number of these serfs reached 5.3 million.
These were serfs who belonged entirely to him and could be disposed of at will.
The number is already very huge.
Starting from armbands and then gradually reaching this group, it is undoubtedly very easy to get started without causing any conflicts.
Haircuts are mainly to prevent early detection of some diseases. The famous syphilis can cause baldness. We can't let soldiers and women shave their heads.
Moreover, barbers can also try a variety of hairstyles, auxiliary fashion and contribute to Russia becoming a fashion capital.
As for chefs, this means many things. Peter intends to make Russia a gathering place for world cuisine.
Whether it is Eastern, Turkish, Viennese, or Western or Central European, you can find it in Russia, which will become a very attractive point in the future.
For this reason, Peter has already sent people to invite chefs with outstanding skills in various fields.
The more important point is of course to imitate France. If a war breaks out, such as in a place close to the South Asian subcontinent like the Caspian Sea, as an emperor he will naturally want to avoid making the mistake of Russia, Britain, France and Turkey being defeated in the Battle of the Black Sea.
The nutritional mix of soldiers must be complete.
In this process, research on compressing military rations will also be a direction.
Then Peter randomly drew a piece of lace, which was a black silk suspender. There were no elastic belts in this era. Women needed to tie the edges of the stockings when they put on stockings. The black silk suspenders could solve this problem. They were tied from the shoulders.
Can fix stockings.
Of course, black silk suspenders can also be used for other purposes.
Peter called the chief craftsman of the palace tailor department and ordered him to make one according to this.
As for the partner, Peter pondered for a moment and chose Vorontsova.
Then Peter walked out of the palace, the sun shone on him, and he felt happy, and a beautiful day began.