941 We Could Do It

For a few minutes, the class got sidetracked, as the Nobles began to discuss public works projects that would help them steal workers from their neighbouring Nobles. You could never have too many skilled workers, and if there wasn't anything to attract them to you, you would lose them to your neighbours who either had a nicer home, better wages, or a pretty wife living in their lands.

Convincing them to bring that wife home with them instead of moving, or to move with the family they already had was the goal of everyone in the room, and it was no secret that Countess Dewinter had a huge head start with the enchantments that were placed on her entire peerage.

If they couldn't get an enchantment on such a grand scale as she had, which they suspected she sold the remainder of her family heirlooms to obtain, then they might be able to do it with public works projects, and by giving some bonuses to a few skilled workers to come in and open new shops.