After introducing the mattock to his population, Rino started to see small but significant changes in his subordinate's mindset. The hoe was no longer despised, and some farmers opted to remove the other tool heads, customising their mattocks to their specific needs.
This was exactly what he wanted. People started to understand that the hoe was simply a tool for those who needed it. Farmers were not any less important than seamstresses, miners or secretaries. Without them, there would be no offerings for the cat statue gods. Without farmers, there would be no taro beers or fried potatoes. Without them, there would be nothing for the cookhouse to work with, no wheat for the millers to grind and no festivals to look forward to.
Little by little, the mindset shifted, and everyone started taking pride in their assigned duties. Yet, the tool was still called a mattock even if more of those started looking like common axes, pickaxes, shovels and hoes.
Ping!
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