"Okay. Let's do some stretching first, then."
"What?"
The soldiers turned their heads and looked at the expressions of the people around them, only to find that everyone had puzzled expressions.
"You guys want to get hurt while you're at work? Handle material with a stiff body and end up with a damaged lower back, sprained knees, and only yourself. Get it? So stretch."
With that said, I went straight to the stretching exercises:
"Hurry up, if you don't know what stretching is, follow me for a long time."
"..."
The soldiers imitated my movements awkwardly, and then began to do stretches.
"Call the slogan with me, one, two, one, two..."
Upon hearing my order, some soldiers began to chant rhythmic slogans after me.
"Louder! You are soldiers!"
I recalled military movies I had seen and pretended to be an instructor.
"The movement must be uniform. One, two, one, two!"
Groups are highly contagious. The soldiers were puzzled by my request. However, as long as everyone around them does this, then the rest will blindly follow those around them.
"If I find out that someone is not doing well, then you will all be punished because of that person!"
When I smiled, the soldiers were terrified. Because of Aaron's reputation, they had no doubts about the veracity of my words.
"Remember! A warm-up like this is very important to get your body into tip-top shape to ensure you don't get injured on the job ahead!".
Stretching on a construction site is more important than we think.
On a construction site, the floor may be full of potholes. Or dangerous objects everywhere.
In such a harsh environment, if you use your body to move heavy objects without relaxing, the probability of safety accidents will increase.
"Because I don't have the money to pay for the treatment of the soldiers. So, I try to avoid that as much as possible."
So even though stretching and chanting seemed weird or stupid to these soldiers, I figured out a way to force them to do it.
After doing the stretch, I have the soldiers form a circle.
"Now, let's see if we and those around us are wearing safety helmets!"
After I finished speaking, the soldiers began to look around to see if the people around them were wearing safety helmets.
Due to the power of the collective, those who do not wear safety helmets will put them on under the supervision of others.
"Very good! Then, let's see again, are we wearing safety gloves and safety shoes!"
Yes, I have gloves and shoes for these soldiers in addition to the safety helmet.
Of course, these gloves and shoes are not comparable to the safety gloves and safety shoes used in modern society. However, they can still play a role in protecting the user.
"Remember! In the future, before you start working, check yourself and others that you are wearing safety helmets, safety gloves and safety shoes."
As I said that, I emphasized with a serious expression:
"If I find out that any of you are not wearing these safety gears, then I will punish all of you. Listen!"
"heard it!"
The soldiers looked up and responded emotionally.
Although they respond to me very seriously now, I know that people are animals that can form bad habits. On the construction site, many older workers do not abide by safety principles because they feel that they will not encounter danger because of their rich experience.
However, danger is often accidental, and no one can know when it will happen. Therefore, the role of safety equipment is to prevent these unforeseen dangers.
"On the job, something always falls, and if you're not wearing a helmet, then you don't have the chance to do it again."
"Similarly, if there are any sharp rocks or nails on the ground, people without safety shoes can be easily injured."
"..."
Hearing my warning, the soldiers stopped murmuring. We all put on our safety gear subconsciously and carefully.
"Okay. Let's start working when you are ready. The first group is to shovel the soil and use bags to pack the loess. The second group is to carry the bags. Implement!"
The moving work has begun. Probably because of the safety education just carried out, the soldiers have become very disciplined and act very quickly. Looking at all of this, I felt a sense of satisfaction.
"Sure enough, they are soldiers belonging to the territory, so they are more obedient."
Fortunately the Baron was persuaded.
Suddenly, I remembered what happened in the early morning two hours ago. the
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"So, you want to mobilize soldiers?"
The baron asked me back, and there was wonder in his voice. In his opinion, his eldest son's recent performance is really incredible.
I ate my breakfast in a calm manner, and answered slowly:
"Yes."
"Why?"
"I have work to do."
"What kind of job would require the mobilization of 80 soldiers?"
"It's a big project."
"big project?"
"Yes."
I wiped my hands with a napkin after swallowing the jam-smeared bread. Then he took out the prepared documents from his pocket. And handed the document to the Baron:
"It's a business plan."
"It turned out to be a business plan?"
What Aaron brought to him recently was not only shock, but also shock.
"Let's take a closer look first."
Thanks to the help I received from Gudong last night, I now have the confidence to officially start the construction work. So, last night I stayed up late drawing up a business plan.
"Because the business I want to carry out absolutely needs the Baron's assistance."
In any case, this is a construction project carried out within the territory. So the permission of the baron, the owner of the territory, is required. The same goes for the economics.
"It costs money to hire individual workers."
Labor fees, or various subsidies. This is a mandatory expense for every construction site. But what if the baron mobilizes soldiers from the territory to help me complete the project?
These soldiers can be used for free, without daily wages. Because they are all soldiers who are employed by the baron and receive a fixed salary anyway.
"So we can save a lot of money."
I told the baron why I did this, and the baron asked me with some concern:
"What if the soldiers are dissatisfied with this?"
"In the name of special allowances, give some bonuses and smooth them with lines."
"That's a good idea. But you've designed... underfloor heating, isn't that the name?"
"Yes, I think you have heard Alicia's explanation yesterday."
"Yes Yes."
The baron showed a gratified expression, and then asked curiously:
"Heating by heating the stones on the floor and warming the whole room. How did you come up with it?"
"Are you asking about my intentions?"
"Yes."
I can clearly feel that the way the baron looks at me now is not as cold as before.
Mainly, I think, because yesterday I drove off those two arrogant moneylenders, and handed over to the Baron the bag with the down payment.
This allowed the baron to cover this month's interest. Therefore, my behavior has changed his impression of me, and this change is of course a positive change.
"At that time, I just wanted to make money through the residents of the territory."
"Why do you suddenly want to make money?"
The baron was puzzled by this. After all, in the past, Aaron, apart from asking him and Alice for money, would only pay on credit.
"Yes, it is money to pay off debts."
"..."
My words made the Baron bow his head slightly.
"At first I thought about collecting money in the form of new taxes, but..."
"This will cause protests from the residents. After all, the output of the territory is not much."
"Yes, I was thinking of a reasonable way to ensure that the opposition of residents can be reduced."
"So you're thinking about underfloor heating, and you're now going to do that as a construction project?"
"Yes, I can make money through this construction project, and the residents of the territory only need to pay a one-time fee to spend a warm winter."
As I said that, I looked into the baron's eyes and said seriously:
"This way of making money is a win-win way."
"Yes, I agree with you, it's just..."
The baron expressed the doubt hidden in his heart:
"Where did you learn about floor heating? I have never heard of this heating method, and at the same time, the books in the study have no relevant content."
I knew that sooner or later the baron would doubt it. A guy who can only do bad things, suddenly changed, and even mastered knowledge that he hadn't learned before.
I think, no matter who it is, they will doubt the rationality of this matter, right?