About a month has passed since we started building our city in Archeaven and the city the construction is going good. We have few proper shops and lodging areas setup as of now. We are building residential houses one after another, and we will keep at it even after all our houses are built, to sell later. But we don't have good flow of people to our place. We had few people looking for job join us during this time. The only proper money we make is when we send carriages of our goods and extra crops to Tranmire and Friscos. Business with Tranmire has been good because of Henry handling it, but with Friscos it's rather only for keeping face than profit.
The main attraction of the town has definitely become our tavern. It's more like a restaurant now. Good food and drinks for every one to enjoy, all the guys even after having their own houses and kitchens they mostly come here for dinner together, which is nice. Now that we have source of income for the city, we have decided to build a economic system as well. We are going to monetize our jobs and products within ourselves. This means salaries for the work, a tiny percentage as tax, and with the money they earn buy food and other services as they desire.
It was becoming hard to explain how money was not a thing here to our new comers until now. Now, money is going to be very important and also we are not creating our own money to be clear. We are using the same gold and silver coins used all around the continent, so guys can do whatever with that money they earn. Earning money won't be difficult too. You are getting money for what you're already doing daily, growing and selling crops, cooking and selling meals, builders building, forgers forging, shopkeepers doing business, everything can make money from their goods and services.
Suddenly with money involved, things have gotten more serious. Everything have started to seem more valuable than before. A sense of healthy competition among the people as well as urgency in their work. Importance of trade and relationship with our neighboring cities have gone up a level. More people have started to flock in looking for their own chances of earning money. Apparently, words began to spread from our own people to their relatives and they are looking for better opportunities of earning money in Archeaven.
With new people arriving almost daily, some to do business, some to work, most just to visit this new place, there was no way I could offer land and home for free to all. Those who lived amongst their relatives who already have their houses in here were lucky not to pay rent in lodges, not that they were expensive. They being full almost all the time showed our generosity in welcoming new people. I would now sell land and houses only to selected people of choice but anyone can stay, work and earn money.
Soon, the authorities and the merchants from the neighboring cities had began to take notice of us. They will want to take control of what we have or open business of their own in our town take control of the market. That's definitely what they will try to do sooner or later and we need to be prepared to defend our selves and be ready for anything.
No comments:
Post a Comment