Negotiate with the supplier about the speed of supply, discuss with the contractor about work efficiency, and negotiate with Party A about the payment (delay) of funds.
Li Jia Shu actually hated what happened at the wine table.
In my previous life, I was hit by the cold midnight wind and died suddenly, which must be related to my bad habit of often fighting for wine at the wine table and blocking the wine.
Therefore, Li Jia Shu did not want to talk too much to Chu Yang about the process of bragging, intimidating, in-depth exchange of opinions with the pirate first mate at the wine table, and preliminary negotiation of cooperation intentions (verbally).
Going round and round, building a house is the ultimate goal.
What practical things do you plan to do? Why do you want to do it? How to do it? This is the most worthwhile thing to talk to Chuyang.
There is a saying in the distant "Azeroth" crystal wall system that goes well:
To open a mine, build a house first.
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"Well, Mr. AC Li, if you want 45 gold coins, grit your teeth, I can really afford it here."
Chuyang replied. (The boy just got up and finished breakfast and lunch.)
The butler next to him, who was holding a parchment book, had a depressed expression on his face that said, "Oh my god, please don't spend money in vain." He flipped through the account book in his hand, and then nodded.
The little lord touched his stubble-free chin, frowned slightly, and asked Li Jiasu, who was studying the island map: "But, Mr. Li, is it really necessary?"
"You can let my serfs do it, or I can issue a conscription and let the free people of Gus City take turns to do corvee service."
Li Jia Shu looked away from the island map and looked at Chu Yang.
"It's necessary."
"Okay, sir, I will go with the housekeeper to withdraw the funds."
"Don't you question it?"
"Sir, I don't dare. Chu Yang doesn't dare to question your devilish wisdom."
"Humph, your little mouth is quite sweet."
Li Jiasu nodded, and then said: "Don't leave yet, I want to talk to you carefully about what we plan to do in the next stage, and [why] we need to do that."
Pulling out the chair, he sat down at the golden nanmu round table. He told Chu Yang: "Sit down. There is also a butler, please sit down too."
The butler pulled out a chair for the lord and spread a velvet cushion on it. After the lord sat down first, he took his seat last.
Li Jia Shu took a sip of the honey water prepared by the servant, moistened his throat, and then spoke.
"Building a house is a profound knowledge, and I, Axelarat Lee, have rich experience in how to build a house efficiently."
"That's why Grand Duke Asmodeus sent me to execute your contract."
Chu Yang nodded without saying a word.
Li Jiasu held out three fingers and said, "3 years. If everything goes well, it may not even take 3 years."
"Your castle will be rebuilt."
In the Middle Ages, a cathedral in England took about 50 years to build.
Constantinople took 7 years to build.
Li Jia Shu told Chu Yang that he would be able to rebuild the Federesh family's castle in at most three years.
The butler fell off the chair, then got up and sat back on the chair.
Are you kidding me? It took the ancestor of the Federesh family 13 years to build the castle!
And the devil messenger in front of him actually vowed that it would only take 3 years at most?
Can He pull out the devil's construction team that works 24 hours a day from purgatory?
"Three years...is it really possible?" Chuyang was also shocked and murmured: "My father often complained when he was alive."
"He said,"
"Our family has declined..."
"The collapse of the castle is a bad omen."
Li Jiasu pressed his ear with his little finger, "Okay, okay, don't be shocked. In 3 years, it will only be less, not more, and I promise to rebuild and renovate the castle."
"Including the dungeon that has been in disrepair for a long time, tmd, here I want to criticize the masons your ancestors hired back then. They even cut corners and didn't make the waterproof layer. As a result, it became full of water seepage over time. It's so stupid."
Chu Yang: "Thank you, sir, but our family has not used that level of dungeon for a long time, so renovation priority can be ranked at the bottom."
Li Jiasu nodded and took another sip of honey water.
The mountain spring is paired with original royal jelly, which tastes really good.
Although many places on the island have not been developed, there are naturally hunters who can climb mountains, wade through rivers, and go deep into the forests to bring back mountain springs and honey for the lord.
"Well, then, about the current stage of the plan." Li Jia Shu knocked on the table and signaled Chu Yang to listen carefully to the next content.
"To rebuild your castle, you must first dismantle the collapsed and dilapidated structural parts, and try to avoid affecting the remaining intact parts."
"So, I don't plan to use powder barrels to blast it, but I have to use manpower to dismantle it."
"While demolishing, recyclable materials and construction waste must be sorted and transferred to other areas near the castle."
"After the ground is clean, I will start preparations for foundation and structural reconstruction."
"The demolition stage is just the 'preparatory work' of the preparation work."
"Well, Chu Yang, the serfs and free people in your territory can indeed be recruited to work. However, after comprehensive consideration and combined with the expectations of the subsequent stages, I judge that we need to recruit more slaves."
Chu Yang showed a doubtful expression at the right time.
The butler raised his eyebrows in time and asked, "Sir, why?"
Li Jia Shu: "Manually demolishing a large stone-based building like your castle poses great safety risks."
"Compared with the damage and loss to serfs and free people in the territory, letting foreign slaves bear the safety risk is a more favorable option for Chuyang."
"After all, you don't think that the people of Gusi City really dare not speak ill of the lord behind his back, do you?"
Chu Yang nodded, "Yes, the people surrender to me and are afraid of me. But I also know that a person's mouth cannot be completely blocked."
"If the citizens are dissatisfied with me, they will naturally scold me behind my back."
The steward immediately flattered them: "Bold leaders! The Federesh family has protected their stability for hundreds of years, how can you not be grateful!"
Chu Yang waved his hand, "Okay, okay, Ator, Lord Devil and I are both understanding people. Stop acting and listen to the Lord continue."
Li Jia Shu glanced at the housekeeper and then continued to explain.
"We must consider the long term when doing things. According to my plan, in order to achieve the highest efficiency in the subsequent stages of work, the people must also be involved. People cannot be distracted."
"Of course, in the current demolition stage, there are actually tasks that need to be done by serfs and freedmen, but relatively speaking, they are more auxiliary."
"Well, after the slaves are in place..." Li Jia stood up and used his finger to point and draw a few circles on the island map, next to the castle, and on the side of the manor where the serfs worked.
"...It's not like we just started demolition work right away."
"Instead, let the slaves, under my guidance, build a few buildings. Well, let me calculate, 83 plus 160, and leave some margin..."
"Build 80 community houses designed by me."
When Chu Yang heard this, he was stunned, and then said: "Master Li, wouldn't it be enough to let the slaves and serfs squeeze in the existing village on the manor, or sleep in the stables of the castle?
Why go to the extra trouble of building a new house?”
Li Jiasu let out a laugh like a devil.
"Hehehe, for the convenience of me, I carry out intensive management."
"The existing serf villages on the manor have too shabby houses. Slaves and serfs are all crowded into small shabby houses to rest or sleep in stables. If this continues for a long time, work efficiency will inevitably be low."
Chu Yang nodded slightly, "Indeed, the soldiers under my command reported to me that the serfs did not sleep well at night and were often woken up by rats or cockroaches."
"But, um, Mr. Li, isn't it a bit uneconomical for us to spend money, time and energy to buy slaves and serfs new houses to live in?"
Li Jia Shu knocked on the table again.
"It's a good deal. Chuyang, I'll tell you why and how to do it."
"First of all, the 80 group houses I designed will be very distinctive. They are suitable for intensive management of slaves and serfs."
"Secondly, I didn't say that we would let them all move in directly. Chuyang, the labor force needs to be motivated."
"I will tell the slaves that these new houses are prepared for the serfs of the lord."
"And the slaves had to sleep in dilapidated wooden houses in the village."
"However, if a slave performs actively in the process of building a house, or in the subsequent demolition work of the old castle, and satisfies the overseer and the lord..."
"He can move into a new house. And if he can maintain a positive performance in the demolition work of the old castle for three consecutive months and satisfy the lord..."
"The lord will be merciful and allow him to escape from his status as a slave and become a serf of the Frederic family. He can own his own property, get married, and work in the two jobs of 'farming' and 'moving bricks'.
Choose one of the two."
"This is the passage for them to ascend. Ah, of course, Chuyang, you must at least go through the process and post a notice signed by yourself and stamped with the family seal on the gate of the manor."
Chu Yang thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "I understand, let the slaves have expectations for a new life, so that they will work actively."
"It is possible to turn slaves into serfs according to the legal principles of the Kingdom of Spain. There is no problem with that."
Li Jiasu said again: "This is not the only benefit."
Magical voice, continue to explain.
"As long as Chuyang sends a few of your confidants, under my guidance, to spread information in Gusi City..."
"Guess what the people will think of you?"
Chuyang: "What do you think?"
Li Jia Shu: "Oh! The lord is so kind-hearted. He is willing to waste money and allocate houses to his serfs and slaves!"
Chu Yang: "But, in fact, it shouldn't be..."
The devil's claws touched Chuyang's head.
"A fact can be interpreted in many ways. And we devils are very good at setting the pace."
"As long as your men obey my command, the citizens of Gusi City will definitely feel that you are doing a good deed, Chuyang."
The devil removed his claws from the boy's head.
Chu Yang thought for a moment and finally nodded.
Li Jia Shu clapped his hands and said, "Well, let's take a longer-term view. In fact, there is another benefit to doing this."
"Ator, let me ask you." Li Jiasu turned to the housekeeper and said, "How many children do most of your 42 serf families have?"
The housekeeper was stunned, thought for a while, and replied: "Returning to your lord, except for a few bachelors, most serfs have 2 to 3 children in their families. Some children are already able to work in the fields, and some are too young.
I can’t work for the time being.”
Li Jia Shu looked out the window. The dark clouds in the sky had dispersed somewhat.
The time is now noon, and the warm sunshine has finally begun to reflect on the corners of the harbor town and castle.
"Take a longer view, Chu Yang."
"The new house I want to build will be much larger than the cabins in your manor village."
"With more space and improved living environment, the serfs will naturally feel that they can raise more children at home."
"Don't say two or three, even four or five, the new-born children will all have a place to sleep."
"Because the new house I build for them will be large enough and the space will be reasonable enough."
"Then the serfs will be willing to have more children, in the houses assigned to them by the lord."
"..."
Li Jia Shu looked out the window at the dark clouds in the sky and the faint sunshine, and was silent for a long time.
The housekeeper stood aside and swallowed hard.
Killing three birds with one stone, it increases the work enthusiasm of the slaves, increases the favorability of the territorial residents towards the lord, and increases the population of the serf family.
Good guy, he is nothing less than a devil in purgatory, he is so evil.
Finally, it was Chu Yang who broke the silence. He said: "I understand."
"Master Li, I now fully agree with your plan on allocating houses."
"You are truly a devil full of wisdom."
After Chu Yang finished these words, it took a while before Li Jia Shu turned his head back and stared at Chu Yang.
Chu Yang felt that the devil's messenger's eyes were a little strange and ambiguous.
"Chu Yang, do you understand my thoughts and my plan?"
"Ac Master Li, I understand."
"Do you really understand?"
"I really understand."
"Do you think you really understand?"
"I feel like I really understand."
"Do you really think you understand?"
Chu Yang was stunned, thought for a moment, and finally replied: "I should understand...right?"
After getting the boy's answer, Li Jiasu nodded, got up from his seat and walked to the window.
He stuck his head out and looked out the window.
The port is very lively, the towns and villages are populated, and the castles and manors are very busy.
He raised his hand and touched his terrifying devilish face.
Li Jiasu wanted to laugh, but couldn't.
I want to cry, but I can't.
I am not a child of a plane blessed by luck. I have neither an unreasonable golden finger nor the power to destroy the great road with a snap of my fingers.
Those who work hard must seek truth from facts, respect objective laws, and take one step at a time.
Only then can we successfully build a beautiful new house.