20th July 1673
Zaranj, the kingdom of Persia
Farhad Jamshidi walked at an almost jogging pace, along with a dozen of his neighbours, heading towards the large tent in the distance.
His heart was beating like a drum, not because he was tired, but because he was filled with anticipation and excitement. A few days ago, news was spread all over the city and its surrounding towns about a large company from the Bharatiya Empire recruiting workers for over 900 daric per month (~157.8 varaha).
For people like Farhad, 900 Daric is a lot of money. He could probably purchase grain for half of the year with that kind of money, not to mention he was told that the work contract was signed for two years, and the salary will be increased as the months go by, so by the end of his contract he would have earned at least 21,600 daric, even without the increase of the salary.
