25th May 1574
"Overall, we managed to free only about one hundred and twenty people from nearby villages. We could hire more, but the proposed pay wasn't enough to convince them."
Sitting in front of what was supposed to be a dining table, I was looking through the sea of various reports, resumes and estimates that Matsu prepared. Even though doing something like a resume was definitely a first for her, the dire lack of capable administrators that could manage all my projects while I would be busy setting new ones forced me to get her to ask around her friends and acquaintances.
"This one, Pawlo, might not be a noble but his family used to work at the vast fields to the south, allowing him to get a rather good reputation among the cossacks. While he is known from drinking a lot, I think he will suit for the role of the local cantor manager."
