Chapter 296: Discovering true talents
Chapter 296: Discovering true talents
When Einar opened his eyes and looked lovingly at his wives.
So he decided not to wake them up as he began his day as today he had to supervise the new citizens who had shown surprising talents.
After taking a bath and changing into his general clothes, he went out to his office on the way he could see the maids working, cleaning the house.
So a smile formed on her face as seeing them dressed in their Victorian maid outfit was something nice to look at.
When he arrived at his office, the first thing he did was take a folder where the names of the most prominent second-class citizens were written.
‘A craftsman who is an expert in creating statues, knows how to chisel marble. I think it could be useful to create an island beautification project.
What else do we have around here … ‘
Einar was surprised to read the following lines of the document ‘A woman who is a very intelligent alchemist even did a test where one of her flasks produced a kind of steam.’
A smile formed on his face as he was curious to know how someone in this time had created a kind of smoke bomb.
He knew that only for that reason that girl had to teach him the principles of chemistry to create the foundations of a discipline.
‘Well, it looks like I’ll have a full-time apprentice to work in the lab. Maybe I can cut down on the time I spend researching.
But let’s see who the next person is …
A clothing tailor who worked for nobles, although I already have two artisans who are excellent tailors, a professional is always appreciated.
I think I will create a tailoring workshop for children to learn how to make clothes.
It will be a nice extracurricular activity for the children and it will help them to be better.
But speaking of the children, I need to plan the construction of a real school because the orphanage is getting too small and using the old great hall is not very practical.
I think with the help of the marble craftsman and Seren, I will start with the design of the school. It must be large and in a Nordic gothic style. ‘
While he was thinking, Einar got on the elevator to go down the hill to reach the city.
‘Alright, the latest interesting prospect is a herbalist. This is surprising and rewarding at the same time.
I think I will work with him together with Kassia and Felipa. We must make a compendium of herbal-based medicines to treat common ailments.
It will serve as a solid foundation and will prepare us to gain a better understanding of British plants before we launch the conquest.
I guess that out of 5000 people, only four are such excellent prospects; it shows that the situation in these times is horrible for anything that is not a servant or a free man.
A thought that could not reach a world with the Roman Empire, in that place, would get the best artisans and doctors.
It would only be a matter of having enough gold, but I think this time is not so bad.
At least, not the entire continent is dominated by the cross and the holy father rules everything from his throne in Rome. ‘
When he got off the elevator, he started on his way to the capital because he would meet the four prospects in Seren’s workshop.
While this was happening in Seren’s workshop, a group of people were enjoying a rather delicious breakfast.
Which was composed of egg with white bread, they also had pine tea and some goat’s milk candy for their bread.
Sia, who was biting into a loaf with Goat Milk Caramel, could only wince with pleasure.
“This is a real sweet food, and it is not toxic like the Roman defrutum that is got from lead.
Seren, you know how this thing is made. “
Seren, who was also having breakfast, just smiled “I couldn’t tell you until the Konungar Einar authorizes you to know how it is manufactured.
What I can tell you is that it uses goat’s milk and liquor to create itself. “
Sia looked at the Goat Milk Caramel and wondered how she could achieve a sweet taste using an intoxicating drink and goat’s milk.
For their part, the other three men were not as curious as Sia, so they only enjoyed their delicious breakfast.
When they finished having breakfast, Einar arrived at the workshop who, when he saw the faces of the prospects smiled, all of them looked at Einar with eyes of astonishment.
But when they tried to get up to pay their respects, Einar made a sign with his hand for them to remain seated.
“I’m glad you accepted Seren’s invitation to arrange a meeting with you.
I have to say that you all caught my eye out of all the free men who agreed to be second-class citizens.
I read the summary on what they were up to and found it interesting, but let’s start by talking about the marble craftsman Morgan. “
Morgan, who was nervous, smiled and raised his hand. He was a man with brown hair and blue eyes; he had a fairly balanced complexion.
“Very good Morgan, you are the first marble craftsman I have, although I do not have a marble mine in this place.
I can tell you that if I have a lot of stones and a fairly large commission, but of course everything will depend on whether you accept it.
For as a citizen, you have the power to refuse and no one can force you unless your office is of strategic value to the kingdom. “
Morgan showed a serious face and looked at Einar “Although I do not know what I should do, I will help because it is the least I can do to thank for the new opportunity I have.”
Einar nodded and pointed to Seren “I have planned to do a new building which will be a proper school for the children.
I plan to build it on land close to the imperial palace. It will have the capacity to serve over 4000 children, so it will be a gigantic building.
But for its construction, I will need your skills to create some decorations around the school.
You will also work as a temporary leader of the artisans who know how to make statues to be able to work.
As a reward, you will have a payment of 10 gold coins, which you can use as you want. “
Morgan, who was quite happy with those words, looked at Einar with happiness “I am willing to work with the people you want, Konungar.”
“In the next few days, I will speak with Seren to prepare the slaves to organize the logistics and the construction of the first school of the tribe.
But now let’s move on to Tailor Gareth. “
Gareth, a man of normal build, golden hair and amber eyes raised his hand.
“I am Tailor Gareth His Highness Einar. Tell me how I can help.”
Einar pointed to his military suit “As you may have noticed, I like to design my clothes, so I need a person like you to have a special workshop.
Well, I want you to teach the children every day for about two hours how to repair, make and design their own clothes.
If you agree to be a teacher for the children, you will receive a monthly payment of 4 gold coins for your work.
Of course, you will receive some courses with me on how to teach children. It is not a complicated process, but it requires patience.
I hope that for the pay you can work with the children. This will be functional in the future as they will repair their own clothes.
Especially if they are soldiers, who must keep their uniform in good condition even if they are on the battlefield. “
Gareth nodded, and with happiness on his face accepted Einar’s deal.
“I am ready to teach children, Konungar Einar.”
Einar, who already had the help of the two craftsmen, now changed his sight to the older man who was an expert in plants, Bryce.
“Bryce, if you agree to work with me, you will do it together with my wife and my stepdaughter. You will work to create a compendium of the plants of this island and the island of Britain where you come from.
Also if you agree to work, I will show you a new type of medicine which is artificial and can save the life of a person suffering from cardiac arrest.
It’s called nitroglycerin, and it’s a powerful medicine that is absorbed through the skin. “
Bryce formed a smile on his face as he was completely struck by being able to know a medicine that was not natural.
He knew that plants were perfect, so something artificial must be the unique work of man.
“I have no problem working with you, Konungar Einar. I just hope to have my own workshop so that I can work on the analysis of plants.”
Einar opened his hands “You will receive a workshop and assistants to help you at all times. Just remember that to leave the city, you will have to be accompanied by guards.
Because there are white bears on the island and although we launched a cleanup last year, it never hurts to take precautions. “
Bryce nodded, for which Einar shifted his gaze to Sia, the alchemist woman with black hair and green eyes like glass sockets.
“Sia, I know you are an alchemist, but if you agree to be my apprentice, I will teach you that there is a more amazing world than alchemy.
To prove it, I think you should see this. “
Einar took from his suit a small glass vial that had a purple fabric dye on it, which he threw at Sia, who took it in surprise.
“That is an artificial coloring got from tar. If you accept me as a teacher, I will teach you the world of chemistry, a science that is superior to alchemy.”
Sia did not even hesitate and looked at Einar with different eyes “Teacher, I would like you to teach me the fabulous world of chemistry.”