If I let you farm, will you become the emperor of the empire?

One pound of soybean oil can make one pound of soap, and one pound of soap can be cut into five pieces of soap.

A total of 10,000 pounds of oil requires more than 100,000 pounds of soybeans to be pressed.

The soybean meal after oil pressing is a better feed than soybeans. When the cattle and horses do heavy work, they have to be fed with concentrated feed.

Therefore, oil pressing is a sure-win business, just as a nutritional supplement for the cattle and horses.

But Jimmy couldn't understand Roman's intention.

Flood control is related to the survival of everyone in Origin City. It is obviously what they should do, so why give them a gift?

"I am going to report the epidemic situation to you this time. Master, you gave them the magic medicine of garlic. Most people are out of danger, but they may not be able to start work in the next few days."

Jimmy handed the report to Roman.

Roman glanced at it. He didn't plan to make a big move in the next few days.

The training in the military camp was also suspended for two days, allowing them to rest for a while.

"Okay, I know, you should do the soap thing first."

After hearing this, Jimmy bowed and left.

Roman also had to make further arrangements.

The 400 children who passed the exams had no clear destination.

In this era where everyone was not educated after prenatal education, in Origin City, people graduated as soon as they could read.

Roman could not teach them more advanced knowledge either, as it would take too long to train them.

When the secondary textbooks are printed in the future, each student will be given a copy so that they can study on their own.

Those with good grades will be promoted, while those with poor grades will be assigned to the grassroots.

The only problem is that some of these students are older than ten years old, while others are younger than ten years old.

Three-star apostle Jimmy is gifted, and with Seth's constant care, he is in charge of a residential department at the age of more than ten, and he is actually doing quite well.

Other students are not so good. Seth only has one apprentice, so how can he cram dozens or hundreds of them into his office?

Let these children work with the various departments first.

It is impossible for them to be managers directly.

If those children who have no hair are in charge of people, once something goes wrong, it will reduce his prestige.

In short, you cannot make random appointments.

First, let them do some simple reading and writing work, similar to messengers and clerks.

In the past, administrative management relied entirely on shouting - for example, once Roman notified the Coal and Iron Town to produce farm tools, he had to send someone to rush over and then dictate to the blacksmiths.

This is the average illiteracy.

Of course, this is just an example. The importance of the Coal and Iron Town makes it easy for Roman to arrange a few literate people.

But what about other positions?

Hearing the order today, forgetting it tomorrow.

Or hearing it wrong is also a problem.

You talk about the city gate tower, he listens to the hip axis.

That won't work. Administrative management must be raised to the level of documents.

Important orders such as policy instructions, personnel dispatch, law and military affairs are all written down.

Those children only need to read the contents of the edict and follow the process.

After they have work experience, they will be promoted one by one to become grassroots management and be responsible for a fixed production link.

There is another thing. Roman found Seth.

"I want to open a few department stores in Origin City."

Seth was stunned, "What is this for?"

"To sell things."

"Why do you open this?"

Roman said as a matter of course, "I want to get back the money I lent out."

Seth was stunned again, it seemed to make sense.

Roman has never collected taxes, and he is very generous.

He has employed more than 4,000 skilled workers alone.

Miners, blacksmiths, carpenters, stonemasons, tailors, leather workers, dyers, textile workers, etc.

They have different salaries, miners are five copper coins per month, carpenters and blacksmiths are four copper coins, stonemasons are three, tailors and textile workers are two.

As a price, Roman stopped giving them benefits such as winter and summer clothes, and at most provided working meals when they were working.

Even so, the monthly employment fee alone can bankrupt a small noble.

This wealth actually flows into society.

Because it does not represent them personally, but involves a family.

Most farmers dream of becoming a craftsman because they get paid.

So the farmers are particularly enthusiastic about the newly arrived slaves, teaching them various farming techniques, finishing the work as quickly as possible, and stealing some skills so that they can become craftsmen when Roman recruits more workers next time.

Who would farm if they can get paid!

Roman is rich now, especially after getting the ransom of the Spring Rain War, he can open a bank.

But he still can't pay everyone, it's a bottomless pit.

He now needs a lot of labor to work for him without pay.

Farmers may get money in the future, but definitely not now.

Department stores are not targeting farmers, but the group of craftsmen.

A society that cannot consume is a society without potential.

It's not that they don't consume.

It's that Roman has never given them the opportunity to consume.

So every time those residents see a merchant ship, it's like seeing their relatives.

But those are all small and scattered goods, which can't support the needs of the entire Origin City at all-because the bulk of the merchant ship's goods were taken away by Roman, and only those goods that were not worthy of attention would be left to others.

This is not a trade center. Although it is developing rapidly, the merchants it can attract are still limited.

Having money but not being able to spend it is a potential contradiction faced by the wealthy group in Origin City.

Of course, because the Origin City is developing rapidly, this contradiction will be hidden.

But Roman now wants to provide a consumption channel.

Department stores are a better choice.

Seth asked: "What do you want to sell?"

"Soap, beer, maltose, meat, cheese, cake, clothing, furniture..." Roman said so much in one breath.

Seth realized the key.

These things are not accessible to ordinary people.

For example, maltose and craft beer.

Both are only available in unlimited quantities during celebrations.

The price of maltose for the nobles is 1 silver coin for 1.5 kilograms of maltose. Roman sells it cheaper, 1 silver coin for 10 kilograms.

It can be sold in bulk, and half a copper coin can be used to mix a large ball for you, so that you can taste the sweetness that is almost the same as honey.

As for beer?

It is a medieval feature and must be tasted.

If the residents of Origin City want to drink, they can only buy beer from merchants, but the amount is not enough to drink, and the taste is far inferior to the beer brewed by Roman with malt and hops.

Due to the limitations of the times, craft beer is called craft beer, but the purity and concentration are definitely not comparable to modern ones.

1 catties of wheat produces 1.3 catties of malt, which can brew 5 catties of craft beer.

1 copper coin can buy more than ten catties of wheat, and can also buy 10 catties of beer. Isn't it expensive?

Meat is very special.

Roman has never seen a vegetarian in this era.

He raised a large number of livestock, and pigs and sheep were slaughtered almost every day.

But for normal work meals, it is good for each person to eat half a tael of meat every day, and at most drink broth.

Cheese and cake are similar. If there is no need for a large kitchen, how can such delicate food be made.

Clothing includes fur coats, shoes, hats, etc.

Although Roman equipped the brick house with a set of furniture, it is only basic furniture, and he still needs to buy something.

And soap...

Seth just heard that Roman was going to give out 60,000 bars of soap.

Five bars per person sounds like a lot, but once they are used up, they are gone.

They can't count on Roman to give out soap a second time, and they can't count on a flood next time.

No, if you want to use it, you have to buy it.

The soap is not expensive.

You can get two bars for a quarter of a copper coin, and 8 bars for 1 copper coin.