This means there are two 'standard labor forces'.

Compared with ordinary residents, if they have a green name, they may be some kind of craft apprentices, who possess one or several life-professional skills of a certain level, and can be regarded as a 'high-quality labor force'.

In fact, "high-quality labor force" is equivalent to those functional NPCs of the system, such as pharmacists, blacksmiths, tailors, etc. However, these functional NPCs cost a lot of money to hire, but the territorial residents are very, very cheap.

Of course you have to pay for hiring residents to work, but the price is very low and is directly linked to the living standard in your territory~

For example, right now, the houses in our territory are sold at cost price, and rations and fresh water are provided free of charge. It only costs two copper coins to hire a standard labor force for a day's work, and only ten copper coins for high-quality labor force.

With six to seven hundred residents and a standard labor force of nearly three hundred, more than ten houses can be built a day, but it only costs two or three silver coins. It is almost like free~

The reason why you think the existence of residents is worthless is actually because you don’t see it comprehensively enough~

It is true that farmers are first-level mercenaries, but they are not native creatures of the ghost tribe, but neutral creatures. They are not affiliated with any race. They can only be hired in territories that have obtained the 'farmhouse' architectural drawings, and they will occupy the territory's population.

They have to compete with residents for houses.

In essence, farmers are almost residents~

The difference is that the absorption speed of refugees is slow and unstable, while the farmhouse provides a fixed recruitment quota every day.

But it only attracts the refugees and sells the residential houses to recover this part of the investment. However, if it is for farmers to live in, not only will the cost not be recovered, but also hiring farmers will have to spend another sum, and the cost is higher~

The advantage is that the mercenaries do not need to eat and drink every day like the residents, and there is no need to worry about their escape. They only need to ensure that they do not die. The daily consumption is also relatively stable, which is an extra supply of two copper coins per day for a farmer.

Then there is the issue of skeletons. Skeletons are first-level soldiers, so they can naturally do work.

However, unlike the good-for-nothing farmers on the battlefield, skeletons are real first-level combat creatures of the ghost clan, and their value is mainly reflected on the battlefield.

Moreover, the first-level evil temple can only accommodate a hundred skeleton city guards. Counting the 50% increase in the first-level castle, the Plague City can only gather 150 skeletons at most.

The reason why there are so many skeletons in this city now is because they were finally brought back from missions outside. But after returning to the local area, we cannot continue to hire skeletons until the number of skeletons is less than the rated number.

of.

Compared with the work in the city, the work at the resource points outside the city is more dangerous. You have to face the harassment of monsters at all times~

So instead of letting residents or farmers go to work outside, skeletons are the best substitute.

If it is an ordinary situation, there are no farmers, and there are not many skeletons, the main labor force for the development and construction of a territory should be the labor force of residents. What you see now is just an exception, so you feel that the existence of residents is worthless~"

"Wow, it turns out that the territory system is so complicated and so fun? This is much more interesting than fighting monsters and leveling up~" Unexpectedly, after Liu Yifei finished speaking, Lone Hunter Doll had such a reaction.

"But, I heard you say you give me money, so where does the lord make money? Subsidize it yourself?" The Lone Hunting Doll then asked again.

"If you can find a gold mine, that would be the best. That is the fastest and most convenient way to make money.

Otherwise, the lord can only earn it by himself. Taking troops to take missions is similar to the situation where players take missions, but it is just a team mission, and this is what we need to focus on in the next period of time.

To be honest~ I used to have a small amount of capital, and I had 200,000 to 300,000 yuan in working capital in my warehouse.

But the expenses in the past two months have been too great, and now there is not much left~ If you don’t try to make money anymore, I guess everyone will have to drink the northwest wind..." Liu Yifei spread his hands and said helplessly.

“You can only make money by doing tasks?”

"No, you can also sell the output of your own territory, such as the finished products produced by the blacksmith shop, the equipment or potions made in the territory, or the food produced.

Our blacksmith shop hasn't hired a suitable blacksmith yet, so we can't start work, and the logistics team in our territory hasn't been set up yet. Naturally, nothing can come out early~ Moreover, we are also very short of resources. Currently, we only have two kinds of wood and stone.

I haven't even found iron ore or medicinal herbs, otherwise I wouldn't be so anxious...

By the way, food~

Residents can grow food, but they need to cultivate an additional piece of land, which must be within the territorial safety zone.

The food grown can be used as rations for residents, and can also be processed into restorative food, which can be equipped for mercenaries or players. This thing can be sold, but I have never had time to try it.

Right, right~

I also remembered that if farmers are engaged in planting, they can increase their efficiency by an additional 10%. I guess the harvest speed will be faster and the harvest will be larger, right? I haven’t tried it in detail...

besides

One of the two green laborers recruited the day before yesterday is a farmer. If he is responsible for managing the planting land, the efficiency can be increased by an additional 20%." Liu Yifei thought for a while and added.

"Oh my God, you have such a good foundation for planting, but you... you haven't tried it yet? I don't think you have cultivated a single field in the city~" After hearing what Liu Yifei said, the little money-loving orphan doll immediately roared

road.

"Sister, I am only one person, with one head, two hands and two legs. Now everything in the city is under my control and I have to do it myself. I can't even work around the clock for 24 hours. What do you want from me?

And, I’ve thought about it~

Planting this thing that occupies land is best done outside the city. As long as it is within the city's influence, it will be the same wherever it is planted~

If we place it outside the city, we will need to send a team of mercenaries to patrol and protect it. Judging from the current manpower, we can't arrange it for the time being, so I haven't taken care of it."

"I fainted~ You are just wasting your resources~ You have been shouting all day long that there is not enough rations to eat. There are not enough rations to eat. You should fight less monsters and detach a team of soldiers to protect the open land. Aren't all the rations available?

"

"That's different~ Killing monsters and cutting flesh is only secondary. The main thing is that my mercenaries can still level up. The mercenaries are not level enough and have no strength. How can I use the capital to run tasks and make money?"

"But wouldn't it be possible to make money if we produce more grain and sell it?" Lone Hunter Doll argued.

"It's not even valuable when it's made into bread, and it's definitely worthless when it comes to basic grain... And the actual harvest time and yield are not clear, so I guess this matter is quite suspenseful."

"Oh, I'm really pissed off by you~ Well, let's do this. I'm quite interested in this matter anyway. Otherwise, you can... transfer ten residents, ten farmers and the farmer to me.

I'm here to help you with this experiment, and I don't need you to bother me. I'll let you know when the results come out~" Lone Hunter Doll said directly.

"Ah? Let you do this? That's not good... I can't defeat the monsters, and I can't even level up. Isn't it too boring?" Liu Yifei said a little worried~

Liu Yifei did not want to do such a troublesome thing, so he suppressed it and did not tell others. In his opinion, this was just a trivial matter. Even if it was ignored, it would not have much impact on the overall situation.

, so I never paid attention to it.

If Lone Hunter hadn't brought this up himself, Liu Yifei would probably have to wait until a long, long time later, perhaps after other player lords discovered the huge role of planting and announced it, that he would understand how big of a mistake he had made.

.....

"It's okay~ I'm still quite curious about this~ But if you're really embarrassed... how about the work remuneration is calculated as five gold coins a day? I'll solve this problem for you, five gold coins a day

I can get suitable rare-level equipment with the employment fee of 1 gold coin, and you have to keep it for me." Lone Hunter Doll's money-obsessed nature was revealed again, and he calculated with golden eyes.

"Okay, you can finish the work for me. Even if I can't get the equipment you want, I'll buy one for you," Liu Yifei said happily.

"No problem~"

The two settled on this, and Lone Hunter Baby finally found his first job after arriving in Plague City - planting experiments...

"What about me~ What about me~ Brother Yun, what job are you going to arrange for me? I can do anything." When he heard that even the newly added Lone Hunter Doll had something to do, the little assassin couldn't sit still and couldn't wait.

asked.

"Haha, dagger, don't worry~ You, I and Huang Quan, the three of us have the same task, make money

I have two regimental-level military flags in my hand

With this thing, the number of soldiers allowed to gather under each military flag is as high as 2,500.

In this way, the output of soldiers in Plague City will be very high in the future.

While continuously expanding the strength of the two armies, you two can each lead a team and work with me to take on lord missions and make money.

This is the main way for us to save money in the future~

Do you still remember what I mentioned before about giving one of you two the role of resource village manager? Then let’s set a target now

Before the big competition starts at the end of the year, who can earn the full...30,000 gold coins for the territory first?

Of course, the position of resource village manager belongs to who. I am sure that the configuration of the village will be unambiguous. At least thirty high-level undead souls will be allocated to him.

how?"

As soon as Liu Yifei said this, everyone in the audience was shocked...

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Chapter completed!