Chapter 440 – 440 – Hiring Prostitutes for Gangs

“… Hey there, boss. … It’s not that I don’t trust you, but if possible, couldn’t we formally write a contract on paper?”

I thought this was the end, but one of the prostitutes mustered up the courage to ask me to sign a contract.

“Hey, whore. Are you saying you don’t trust our captain now? Ugh?!”

At those words, one of the subordinates next to her frowned and shouted at the prostitutes, probably because he wanted to show excessive loyalty to me.

“… Hehe… Well, it’s not like that…”

“No, that’s enough. It’s better to be sure. Why is writing a contract so difficult? But do you know how to read?”

The prostitutes shrugged their shoulders and were scared, but I raised my hand to dissuade the subordinate and decided to write the contract properly.

“… Yes, yes. “I know how to read.”

So, I signed a formal contract with the prostitutes on paper, promising them a monthly salary of 1 pound, a 5-day work week, and a level of freedom that did not violate the organization’s rules.

The two prostitutes who had been treated like sex slaves by the gang were happy with tears in their eyes because their situation was much better, and they worked hard to open their crotches to the gang members without much change from before the contract.

‘Hmm. Good. Additional trials resolved.’

〈 Fourth additional trial on the 11th floor. Completed ‘Hiring a Prostitute for a Gang’. 〉

〈 As a reward for completing the fourth additional trial on the 11th floor, ‘Skill: Deception’ is upgraded. 〉

〈 ‘Deception Lv.2’ becomes ‘Deception Lv.3’. 〉

〈 Deception Lv.3: For some reason, your lies are more persuasive. The chance of deceiving your opponent increases. It is effective not only in conversations between individuals, but also in group-to-group or strategic, tactical, and tactical aspects. (Passive skill) 〉

〈 The fifth additional trial on the 11th floor is ‘Hide the gang’s crimes.’ You need to hide the crimes your gang committed. 〉

‘Hide the gang’s crimes…, Then I guess I’ll have to commit a crime first.’

I was thinking that in order to hide the crimes committed by the gang, they had to commit a crime first, but surprisingly, this ordeal was resolved right away.

〈 Fifth additional trial on the 11th floor. ‘Hide the gang’s crimes’ has been completed. 〉

〈 As a reward for completing the fifth additional trial on the 11th floor, ‘Skill: Leadership’ is upgraded. 〉

〈 ‘Leadership Lv.2’ becomes ‘Leadership Lv.3’. 〉

〈 Leadership Lv.3: You gain natural talent and charisma to lead others. It has a similar effect to leadership or leadership. The abilities of members belonging to the same group and the unity of the organization increase, and loyalty and friendliness toward those with leadership skills improve. (Passive skill) 〉

〈 The sixth additional trial on the 11th floor is ‘Hiring a cook for the gang.’ Your gang is currently in need of a chef to prepare dishes suitable for human consumption. For the sake of your gang’s morale and well-being, make sure you hire a proper cook. 〉

‘Hmm? … I never committed a crime, so why was the fifth additional ordeal resolved?’

The moment I was tilting my head in doubt, a subordinate came up to me and said he had something to say.

“What is it? Did you cause some kind of accident?”

“No, Captain. I didn’t cause an accident…, That… Aren’t there spices, tea leaves, and sugar that the leader sprinkled on each village and high-ranking people…? .”

“Uh, that. Why?”

“A subordinate of the British Empire mainland inspection and judicial officer must have smelled something suspicious, and approached me…, That… “I told them that it was absolutely not smuggling.”

“What?”

“Fortunately, the village representative and sheriff of Springfield Valentine Village were nearby, and they also took my side and told me that it was not smuggling, so I was able to get over it. First, I think the captain should know this fact.”

“Oh…, That’s it. Is that because of that? Because of that, the additional ordeal was resolved.”

“Yes… ? Captain? “Didn’t you understand?”

“No. No. Well done. … Okay, you solved it well. I guess I should give him a reward. Is there anything you would like to receive?”

“… No, no. It wasn’t that big of a deal, and I just did it out of loyalty to my gang and our leader…”

“Yes, loyalty… Good. Still, there must be something you want. Say it. I give you everything except pretty women. You’re not saying this if you’re not greedy, right? “If you don’t have greed, why would you join our gang?”

“… Oh, yes, of course. Haha. … Well, then, me too… I’d like some of those spices, tea leaves, and sugar… Not a lot, just a little bit…”

“Hehe, okay. It has to come out like that. I will give you spices, tea leaves, and a bag of sugar. … Um, yeah. I feel it. I’ll roughly list the spices by type. Pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, tea leaves, sugar. I’ll give it to you like this.”

I used 1 bag as 10 kg based on modern Korean standards.

That’s because when I received the whole bag through subspace from another staircase, I received it in a 10 kg bag.

However, since the concept of pound weight is used here…, 10 kg is roughly 22 pounds.

‘Does pepper now cost about 3 or 4 shillings per pound? … Then, a 10 kg bag of pepper I gave you costs 66 to 88 shillings.’

One shilling is 12 pence, and it was also the amount of money an adult man received for working for a day.

In other words, 66 to 88 shillings is the amount an adult male earns by working for approximately 66 to 88 days.

So, I was roughly calculating 1 penny as 10,000 won…, The price of this bag (10 kg) of pepper I gave you can be considered as the perceived price of around 7.92 to 10.56 million won.

‘I went outside the tower and looked up the price of pepper on the Internet, and the price of 10 kg of peppercorns was about 100,000 won. Well, the perceived price difference is almost 100 times higher. In modern Korea, 10 kg of peppercorns can be bought for 100,000 won, but in British colonial America, you have to pay about 10 million won.’

Developments in cultivation technology and logistics, the British government’s colonial tariffs, and the East leader Company’s monopoly seem to have had a complex effect on prices.

I don’t know for sure, but my second-oldest sister and youngest sister said so.

‘If you calculate it with pepper…’

Pepper costs about 3 to 4 shillings per pound (about 0.45 kg).

Nutmeg costs about 5 to 6 shillings per pound.

Cinnamon costs about 4 to 5 shillings per pound (about 0.45 kg).

Tea leaves cost about 10 to 20 shillings per pound (about 0.45 kg).

Sugar costs about 1 to 2 shillings per pound (about 0.45 kg).

1 bag of pepper (10 kg) = 792~1,056 pence

1 bag of nutmeg (10 kg) = 1,320~1,584 pence

1 bag of cinnamon (10 kg) = 1,056~1,320 pence

1 bag of tea leaves (10 kg) = 2,640~5,280 pence

1 bag of sugar (10 kg) = 264~528 pence

‘Roughly speaking, the average price is around 8,000 pence? No, my items are of modern Earth, so they are of good quality, so I have to get the highest price. … Well, considering that I sold a lot this time and the price will drop a bit, I guess the middle price is right…’

When I told him that I would give him a bag of pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, tea leaves, and sugar, the subordinate who received it was so happy that he felt like he was going to bow down on his face, even with tears in his eyes.

“… Huh! 1 bag each of pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, tea leaves, and sugar…, Thank you!! … Ugh, boss! From now on, I will sacrifice my life to be loyal to you, Captain!! Long live the captain!!!”

‘They gave me about 80 million won as a bonus, so I really like it.’

Other gang members looked at the gang member who received the reward from me as if they were very envious.

Luckily, a subordinate of the inspecting judicial officer spoke to him, so he seemed to think he was receiving an award for his meritorious work.

“Ah, why was this guy who was a subordinate of the judicial inspector talking to that guy? “Let me talk to you.”

“I wish he would ask me something too. Then I can cover it better.”

I boosted their loyalty and motivation by saying that anyone who works and trains hard for our organization and makes a contribution will receive it.

“Everyone, work hard on your physical strength and combat training. That way, when a fight breaks out, you too can survive longer.”

“””Yep!”””

“I’m going to go look for a cook for our organization. Now that I think about it, I think I might need it. … Hey, does anyone know a good cook? If possible, it would be better for an unemployed person to take a break from work right now. That way, you can hire them right away.”

The gang members looked at each other and asked, ‘Do you know any good cooks? I looked at his eyes like, ‘Is he taking a break right now?’

However, since no one raised their hand and spoke, it seems that no one knows such a good cook.

It’s a pity, but just as I was about to leave, saying that I roughly understood it, one of my subordinates from Springfield Valentine raised his hand and said.

“… “Me, Captain.”

“Uh, why? “Do you have a chef in mind?”

“… Well, you see, I’m not resting right now. Isn’t it okay to be the chef at the inn in our town? He is good at making beef stew and grilling steaks well. “Have you tried it at least once while you were in the village?”

“… Oh, right. That person was good at cooking. … Hmm, okay. Okay. Then I guess I’ll have to try to recruit that person. Okay, then everyone, take a break while training.”

“””Yes! Captain. Please come back.”””

In order to solve additional trials, I had to find a cook for the gang.

I told my subordinates that I was going to look for a cook for our organization, and left the forest hideout and headed to an inn in Springfield Valentine Village.