I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 183 A hearty meal wins hearts

"Work-for-relief?"

Ziyi and Zian keenly noticed the new word and tried to repeat it.

They recognized the pronunciation of "工".

Because Li Moss had just talked about the "work point system" not long ago.

Li Moss wrote the word on the ground with an ink block, and they immediately confirmed their guess.

"以" means using something or a method to achieve a certain goal.

"工, as I said, means work here."

"代" here means "to substitute".

"赈" means relief or relief.

Li Mosi continued to explain the characters by breaking them down.

After explaining the meaning of the four characters, he drew a horizontal line under them.

"Work-for-relief means hiring others to do work and then giving them food or other necessities in return to help them."

Isn't that just asking someone else to work?

Why make it so complicated?

The saintess, who had just put her robe back on, pinched the bun at the back of her head, puzzled.

"Why don't you just tell them to work?"

Li Mosi didn't even bother to say anything to her.

He pointed to the little boy who was sitting quietly in the corner.

"You can go and ask him whether, after the autumn harvest, when the lord asks his people to work, he makes them bring their own food or gives them food to eat."

Generally, when a lord makes his subjects work during the off-season, it's called an apportionment, and it's considered unpaid labor.

You have to bring your own food!

"Huh? They're not even paying us?"

Haki looked incredulous, yet also felt it wasn't impossible.

Firstly, the craftsman had never lied to her, and secondly, the lord here did indeed seem more like a thief.

She turned to look at the little boy and pouted.

"The nobles I've seen all paid their subjects for their work, and even slaves should be able to eat."

Eek~

Li Mosi smirked: "When you saw it, did you run there by yourself, or did you lead a team?"

"They must have gone with a retinue of attendants, how come...?"

Hagi Saint instinctively opened his mouth to answer, but then suddenly froze.

"You mean they're lying to me! Damn it, I should have treated them like heretics and tortured them with divine magic first!"

As she spoke, she clasped her hands together as if she were about to roll a Rasengan.

However, nothing happened.

Damn it! The divine connection still hasn't been restored!

The last time she felt she had recovered... was when she was personally pulling the plow to till the land!

If the nobles found out about your behavior, do you think they would prepare in advance?

Li Mosi was speechless.

However, seeing that she didn't seem to be hiding anything, Li Mosi felt relieved.

But Hagi Saint looked up at him again.

"Craftsman, is there any land left to cultivate? I'd like to try plowing it again."

"..."

The three of them exchanged glances and looked at Hagi Saint with pity.

Why did you suddenly bring this up?

She's absolutely insane.

"Hey! What do you mean by this! I said... um!"

Li Mosi used her left hand as a pincer and forcefully pinched Hagi Saint's cheek.

"It's almost winter, who would plow the fields at this time of year! If you want to plow, I'll let you plow alongside the oxen for a good time next spring."

"Mmm!"

Your hands are covered in mud!

Li Mosi ignored Hagi Saint's actions.

He turned to look at his two disciples and steered the conversation back to the main topic.

What are your thoughts on this?

Ziyi nodded.

"There doesn't seem to be much we can do here. I'm thinking of taking them back to the tribe to work. But I haven't figured out how to gain their trust yet."

Everything in the human territory was already built, and it looked much more complete than the tribe's territory. On the other hand, the small town in the tribe had only just started digging holes.

Li Mosi nodded, then looked at Zi'an.

"I think the trust issue is fine. They're not any more restless than Lasso and the others. Just let them work for a few days, and once they're well-fed, they'll naturally settle down."

Zi'an rubbed his ears hard, trying to think.

"But it might be difficult to get them to build a city in the tribe. They looked no different from wild beasts hiding in their caves just now. They might panic if they go too far from the caves."

"what?"

Ziyi thought what she said made sense.

"But wouldn't that mean there wouldn't be much work to do?"

"Hmm!"

Li Mosi's left hand sensed Hagi Saint's restlessness and shook him vigorously, while her free right hand touched Zi Yi's head.

"So, what do you think we need to do to get to the tribe from here?"

Faced with this seemingly undesirable problem, Ziyi and Zian had many thoughts running through their minds.

Sleep, eat your fill, walk through the forest, find your way, and have the courage to go on...

Based on their experience of spending time together these past few days, they knew that their late master wouldn't say something so simple.

The two shook their heads.

Li Moss began, "First, we need to know where the tribe is."

"Hmm?"

That's it?

"There are many things you have never done or even heard of, just like someone who doesn't know where their destination is, so naturally they can't reach it."

He shook Hagi Saint again, then looked at his two disciples and continued speaking.

"First, we need to define our goals. The work-for-relief program is to replace relief with employment, and the ultimate goal is to ensure that our people can get through the winter while following the rules."

"So what can make them follow the rules? And what can help them get through this winter?"

"Think about it," I said, "we're not just going to occupy this manor, but also the manors on the east and west sides that have lost their lords. Shouldn't we connect these manors with roads?"

"With roads, we can reach our destination faster, and the people in the manor will be less likely to cause trouble and will be more likely to follow the rules."

"oh!"

Upon hearing this, Zi Yi immediately understood.

"We can also get them to build roads leading to the tribe!"

This doesn't require the people to run far away from the start!

It also allows the tribespeople to travel back and forth between the tribe and the manor on their own!

"I see!"

Zi'an's mind also started working on it.

"Could we ask them to cut down the trees? Their houses aren't warm enough for the winter. Could we ask them to repair them?"

Most of the people have very little fuel; it seems they'll run out after just a few meals.

And those houses of theirs...

She felt that unless the house caught fire, she wouldn't feel warm at all in winter.

Zi'an thought of his home.

Those walls were several times thicker than those houses!

"Yes, both are well said."

Li Mosi nodded in approval.

Food, housing, fuel.

They revealed the three most important things to do to get through the winter.

"The goal has been set, so what's next?"

Then?

Zi Yi blurted out instinctively, "And then you just assign people to do the work?"

"oh!"

He then realized what was happening.

"Next, we need to arrange the specific tasks and division of labor."

"Um."

Zi'an started counting on his fingers.

"Among the residents, there are pregnant women who cannot work, elderly people with broken legs, and children and infants who need to be accommodated separately."

"That's right. We need to consider the differences between different people, as well as the differences between different things."

Li Mosi took out a new sheet of Xuan paper from his chest and laid it on the ground.

"We have people from three territories at our disposal. We can have them connect the three manors first. This will require cutting down trees, pulling up weeds, digging up tree roots, and filling and compacting the roads with soil from the eastern and western woodlands..."

"Where did you get this 'paper' from?"

Zi Yi and Zi An looked up at Haji Saint, who had regained his freedom, and then continued to look down at Li Mosi writing down the detailed task.

Li Mosi simply ignored it.

"We almost forgot one thing: we needed to tear down the stone wall. There aren't many wild animals in the forest anymore. This wall can serve as readily available stone..."

I don't know why.

Anyway, judging from the scenery of [Leshan Water], there are no wild beasts around.

Not to mention carnivores, even omnivores like wild boars are gone.

As I was writing, I heard footsteps outside the main house wall.

Li Mosi glanced at the [Leshanshui] map, confirmed that the approaching group was from the West Road, and then looked up at the sky.

Only half of the morning had passed.

"Ziyi, tell the tribesmen to fetch water and prepare to take out the flesh from their bodies to cook. Remember to cook enough for two hundred people."

The first step to winning people's hearts is to have a good meal.