In November, even though the Kingdom of Ruhr was located in the south of Sines, the weather inevitably became cold.
The cold wind blew from the north, mixing with the sea breeze and adding a bone-piercing chill, causing the people huddled in the corner of Nissi City's port to involuntarily shiver.
Roddick walked out of a shop and saw a few ragged people huddled in the corner across the street. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
"Is the Kandla Empire's blockade really that bad in the Kingdom of Ruhr?
Even the beggars in Nissi City are a lot more than usual. "
His companion, Ke Ke, glanced at them and grinned, his face full of disdain.
"They're just lazy people.
Although the job opportunities in the Kingdom of Ruhr are far less than in the Lampari Kingdom and the Principality of Constantine, it's still much better than before, right?
New Flyer alone has opened more than a dozen factories in the Kingdom of Ruhr. If these people aren't lazy, how can they not find jobs? "
"That's not necessarily true." Roddick obviously didn't agree with Scott's opinion.
"After the Kingdom of Ruhr was blockaded by the Kandla Empire and other countries, we can't sell anything in the country.
I've heard our company's people in Caraca City say that there are many magic machine companies and factories in the Rudson Kingdom that have been closed, as well as many other companies.
Therefore, the job opportunities in the Kingdom of Ruhr are much less than before. It's not that they can't find jobs because they're lazy. "
"Isn't it because they're lazy?" Scott's face was still full of disdain.
"Our company has put up recruitment notices in the port for more than a week now, right?
But we haven't even recruited 500 people yet.
You say these people aren't lazy?
Then why don't they come and apply? "
"This … After all, this job requires them to be far away from home, and even away from Sines. They might not even be able to return home once a year. It's understandable that they don't want to go …"
"Tsk, only the people of the Kingdom of Ruhr are pretentious. Our people from the Lampari Kingdom and the Principality of Constantine also went there.
In this day and age, as long as one could earn gold coins, wasn't it the same everywhere?
With money, you can do whatever you want. "
Sike's saliva splattered everywhere as his expression was full of disdain. He did not lower his voice at all as if he was not afraid that his words would be heard by the people of the Kingdom of Ruhr.
Roddick smiled bitterly and shook his head. He knew that he would never be able to outtalk his companion, so he didn't want to argue with him anymore.
However, deep down in his heart, he somewhat agreed with Scott's words.
The New Flyer was publicly recruiting a large number of workers in the Kingdom of Ruhr, as well as giving out five hundred workers to develop an island base on the endless seas. This was because the New Flyer had signed an agreement with the Kingdom of Ruhr, which was a part of it.
But he never thought that the Ruhsen people wouldn't be that interested in these jobs. They would rather stay in the warm Nissi Harbour like beggars than accept the jobs offered by the New Flyer.
If it was Roddick from a few years ago, he might have agreed that they weren't willing to leave their homes.
But since joining the New Flyer's transport fleet, Roddick had travelled all over the years with the fleet, even going to the southeast corner of the continent that was thousands of kilometers away. His experience couldn't be compared to before and he no longer had the idea of staying in his hometown. Rather, he was very willing to go out and experience the world.
Moreover, it was like Scott said, as long as one could earn gold coins, it didn't matter where one was.
Roddick glanced at the people huddled in the opposite corner, shook his head, and was about to leave.
Just as they took two steps, a person suddenly appeared from the side and blocked their path.
The two of them were shocked by him. Sike glanced at him and found that this person's clothes were tattered, his hair was disheveled, and his face was dirty. He couldn't help but grumble, and then took out two silver coins from his bosom and threw them over.
"Here, buy two steamed buns to eat, don't block the way here."
That person was surprised before waving his hand. He revealed a grin as he asked, "The two of you, did you just say ….. that the New Flyer is recruiting workers?"
The two of them were surprised. Scott looked over him before nodding.
"That's right.
Isn't there a large recruitment notice at the harbour, didn't you see it? "
That person awkwardly scratched his head, "This ….. I've never studied before, so I can't read ….."
Scott and Roddick were surprised again before Scott clapped his hands.
"So it's like this!
No wonder!
I knew it, these fellows shouldn't be this stupid.
They can't read, so of course they can't read the recruitment notice. "
After saying that, Scott pulled the person over and asked excitedly, "You want to join the New Flyer?"
That person nodded blankly, "Yes.
I heard that the New Flyer offers very good treatment ….. "
"Of course, if the treatment of the New Flyer isn't good, then no merchant on the continent would dare to say anything.
Let's go, I'll take you there! "
Scott turned around and was about to walk towards the harbour, but Roddick pulled his arm and pulled him to the side.
"Hey, Scott, Manager Aldrich deliberately posted the notice to recruit people who can at least read. That way, it'll be easier to train them.
This person can't read, why are you pulling him over? "
Scott rolled his eyes at Roddick and said, "Manager Aldrich is overthinking things.
Let alone the Kingdom of Ruhr, even in the Principality of Constantine, there are very few people who can read. How can we recruit so many people who can read?
If they continued to delay like this, the plan would be affected. When the president asked about it, who would take responsibility?
When I see Manager Aldrich later, I'll have to talk to him about this. We can't be too stubborn. "
Roddick rolled his eyes and felt that Scott's words were reasonable, so he let go of him and stopped trying to persuade him.
Thus, the two of them brought the person to the Nissi Harbour and met with Manager Aldrich in the New Flyer's office next to the harbour.
After hearing Scott's words, Aldrich, who was the manager of the third transport fleet of the New Flyer, thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he didn't insist on his previous plan.
After doing some simple tests on the middle-aged man called Baird, Manager Aldrich waved his hand and announced that he would be a temporary worker of the New Flyer.
The so-called temporary worker was a compromise because he didn't satisfy Manager Aldrich's initial request.
According to the temporary worker agreement, Baird only received 80% of his full salary and had a two-month probationary period. Only when he met the conditions would he become an official employee of the New Flyer and enjoy all the benefits.
Baird didn't think too much about it. He had wandered all the way from his hometown in the north-central part of the Kingdom of Ruhr. Recently, his life had been very miserable. It was good enough that he had a place to eat, so why would he be picky?
Since Baird was a precedent, Manager Aldrich didn't insist on his previous idea and slightly relaxed some of the conditions.
In the next three days, Manager Aldrich, with the help of the Nissi Mayor's Mansion, easily recruited 500 temporary workers from the large number of refugees that flooded into Nissi City.
When all 500 people had been recruited, the City Lord of Nissi City asked Aldrich if he needed to recruit more workers. The recent influx of refugees in Nissi City was too weak, which made him feel a lot of pressure as the City Lord.
If the New Flyer could help him solve this problem, it would be a great help to him.
Manager Aldrich didn't give him a clear answer, he just told him that if everything went smoothly, the New Flyer might recruit a large number of workers from overseas. When that time came, there would be a chance to recruit in Nissi City again.
After everything was taken care of, the New Flyer's third transport fleet that had been in Nissi City for over ten days left Nissi City.
Three of the large transport Magic Ships were carrying over ten thousand tons of iron ore to the Principality of Constantine. The other two were carrying the workers recruited this time and large amounts of construction materials. They were escorted by ten guard ships as they headed to the sea east of Nissi Harbour.
This time the New Flyer's third transport fleet had five large transport Magic Ships that came to the Principality of Constantine. Their first task was to transport the large amount of materials that the New Flyer had prepared to aid the Kingdom of Ruhr to the Kingdom of Ruhr, completing the first part of the aid agreement.
The second task was to bring back the large amount of mineral resources they had obtained from the Kingdom of Ruhr.
Actually to be honest, this was also a part of the aid agreement.
According to the contents of this agreement, the New Flyer would help the Kingdom of Ruhr in all aspects, helping them get through this difficult time. At the same time, they would work with the Kingdom of Ruhr to increase their investment in the Kingdom of Ruhr, improving the current situation in the Kingdom of Ruhr.
The price that the Kingdom of Ruhr paid was to open up the mineral market to the New Flyer, allowing the New Flyer to buy all kinds of minerals at will.
If it wasn't for this situation, King Teruc definitely wouldn't have agreed to this.
But the Kingdom of Ruhr was in a serious situation and there were all kinds of natural disasters, so the internal situation was very unstable. He had no other choice other than asking the New Flyer for help.
The third fleet's final task was to continue developing the islands in the southern seas.
According to the initial plan, the New Flyer would develop seventeen islands in the southern seas of the Kingdom of Ruhr and the Kandla Empire. They would build bases and magic signal towers on these islands, ensuring that communication was smooth and controlling these seas.
The five hundred workers and large amounts of materials on the two large transport Magic Ships of the third fleet could only satisfy the needs of five islands. As for the rest, it would depend on the initial development.
However, as soon as they left Nissi Port and traveled less than 300 kilometers to the east of the Endless Ocean, the Third Fleet encountered trouble.