Vol 9 Chapter 4: Turuiite

But at the same time, the slave camp also accepted some private employment. The remaining labor was temporarily rented out, and part of the earned gold and silver was turned over to the slave management office, part of which was used for the camp ’s own expenses, and a small part was used to pay the slaves (according to It is stipulated that slaves who have worked in the camp for half a year can pay a certain amount of salary every month according to their labor performance. Although the salary paid is far lower than that of normal employees in the market, it also greatly promotes it. The enthusiasm of slaves at work reduced their sense of resistance).
Although the Slave Management Office has a clear price for the private employment of public servants for various tasks and does not allow employment for more than one month, the demand for such temporary employment is still very strong. For example, various celebrations have caused a surge in foreign tourists. There is a shortage of manpower in various restaurants, hotels, and shops; for example, during the autumn harvest, there will also be a shortage of labor in private households. An important reason why short-term employment of public servants is prosperous is that the cost is lower than normal employment.
But because of the strong demand, slave camps are often an important target of concern to inspectors and lay officials in the financial aspect. In the past 10 years, dozens of officials in Turui slave camps have been severely punished for corruption and bribery.
The reason why the slave camp management office writes detailed information, needs, and specific numbers of employees on the black boards is that on the one hand, it is hoped that slaves will voluntarily register according to their own conditions after seeing the information. Temporary employment of 4 slaves who can keep accounts, then the applicants need to have certain arithmetic skills and can write Greek characters. The slaves can make judgments according to their own conditions. On the other hand, the slaves who complete private employment will receive The management office gave a little extra reward, and the often hired slaves would be given priority by the camp management office for their freedom. After all, this fully shows that he has been able to integrate into the life of the kingdom.
This forced the slaves in the camp to take the initiative to learn the words and languages ​​of Dionia. (There are special schools in the camp that teach languages ​​and words, but you have to pay for it). This is a very good assimilation method.
Massimus took a subconscious look at the contents when passing these public signs, which is already his habit. As long as he stays in the camp and has no tasks, he will come to the playground to check the signs and see See if there is anything to do. As the head of the family, he not only has a wife, but also two underage children. Although the canteen also provides the children with a little free food, that food cannot meet the needs of the child's growth at all, and he needs to be from the camp. Spend money to buy food in the shops to satisfy the children's appetite.
In addition, as a former Roman nobleman, Massims not only longed for freedom, but he also longed for the children to develop well in this new kingdom after being freed, so he must let the children From now on, he has learned the language and language of Dionia, but this requires money, so he has hardly been idle and has worked many times as a private employee, which has also deepened his understanding of the kingdom.
Today ’s notice board is the same as in the past. There is no redundant content. There is only one—that is, to encourage slaves to complete the task of expanding the main temple of Turihadis. When the task is completed, the slaves who perform well will Get priority for free rewards and more.
Massimus is not very excited about this, because he knows that according to regulations, public servants generally have to work for 4 years before they are eligible for freedom. As for whether they can be free, they need to look at their past performance and ability. He could not get the approval of the management office, and his own years were not enough.
Hundreds of slaves had been gathered in the square, and the arrival of Massims delighted some of the slaves, who greeted him in succession.
The foreman also came over and asked with concern: "Are you ill?"
"It's alright."
"Don't hold your ground. If something goes wrong, I will be involved."
"Really good."
"Well, you still care about your original team." As soon as the foreman had finished speaking, the slaves beside him cheered.
The foreman patted Maximus on the shoulder and turned to leave.
The reason the foreman has a good attitude towards Massims is that in the slave camp, the foreman is the direct person in charge of managing the slaves and supervising the work of the slaves. They are all employees of the camp and are freelancers and temporary workers who apply to join the kingdom Citizens, one of them often manages hundreds of slaves. The performance of the slaves also determines whether they can get additional compensation rewards and convert to formal citizens smoothly in advance.
In order to facilitate management, they often divide the slaves under their control into more than a dozen teams, and select the capable captain to assist him in managing the slaves. These captains are often the priority of the slave management office in selecting slaves, so they are mutually beneficial.
After the foremen had ordered the number of slaves, the captain from the barracks instructed the soldiers to the hundreds of slaves to the mine.
It is now the end of April. The annual marriage festival celebration for the goddess Hera has already been held. The rainy season is about to end, and it is dawning sooner and later. Even though the slaves got up early and set off early, they could still see some farmers already cooking their own fields on the way forward against the rising sun.
And when these farmers saw such a large group of people passing by, it was not surprising that some people shouted, "Hey, I wish you all the best today, and dig some more stone for the temple!"
The slaves quickly walked across the stone bridge across the Cossene River, a branch of the Crati River, into the Delta region of Turui.
Approaching here in the morning, they can always hear the clear and loud voice from the high fence not far to the east. They know that it is a student called "Dionia Academy" reading or practicing. During the speech, most slaves were accustomed to this, and only a few slaves would cast their longing eyes there.
The slaves crossed the stone bridge and turned west again. The terrain became higher and higher, and the ground gradually became uneven. Only the road under the foot, which was paved with stone bricks and cement, was always spacious and straight. However, in fact, the roadcar that is carrying stone and copper ore has been rolling over this road for many years. After a period of time, the road surface will collapse and crack. However, the Turui Construction Department maintains it in a timely manner. It has promoted construction officials and artisans to continuously improve the road repair process, find better materials, and improve the road's rigidity and ability to bear.
After the road stretched forward for a while, it diverged south and north, the road to the northwest led to the copper mine, and the road to the southwest led to the stone mine. When you arrive here, the slaves will be divided into two parts. However, during this time, all the slaves in Turui's kingdom were gathered to dig stones because of special tasks. Therefore, the foremen led all the slaves to the southwestern road together. .
It didn't take long to reach the foot of the mountain. The hard slab road ended here. In front of it was a valley dug by hand. The open space that can accommodate thousands of people was strewn with many stones of various shapes and stacked in Countless wood and tools aside.
Around the open space are towering mountains. Their green lichens have been stripped clean, exposing rocky white mountains like white snow. The parts closest to the valley have been excavated squarely because of annual mining. Under the light, the mountain walls reflected soft white light.
This is the Marble Mine in Turui, and the marble it excavated was regarded by the Greeks and Dionias as the main stone suitable for the construction of the temple.
At this time, a few people came out of the valley. The middle-aged man, headed by a burly man, was burly and handsome, but unfortunately lacked a left hand, which was quite regrettable. The bodies of several people behind him were somewhat incomplete, but the foremen did not have a look of contempt, but said hello respectfully.
Aristaglass is the man's name. He was a slave to the owner of the mine 20 years ago. He was appointed as a foreman by his master because of his prestige among the mining slaves. The Crotones broke Turiyi. The owner's family was destroyed. Later, the Dionysian Alliance was established. He gained freedom and served as a heavy force several times to fight with the Dionysian army. He became a Dionysian citizen and joined Dionysian a few years later. First Legion. However, after landing in Sicily and fighting with the Syracuse army in Meyaro ~ EbookFREE.me ~ he was seriously injured and survived the doctor's rescue, but his left hand was amputated and he could no longer serve in the military. .
However, with the rewards and pensions he received, he bought a few more slaves and farmed and farmed at home. Life would not be too bad. What's more, with his merit, he can run for the village head, and then step by step from the village head, De Moor, town officials, city administrators ... by the end, it may even become a veteran of the kingdom, just like Daphs Like the relatives of the king, Pariandolos (the father-in-law of Cynthia), some citizens who were disabled as a result of their service were motivated by him to embark on this political path. If he doesn't want to make himself overworked, he can choose to run for the protection officer to protect the interests of himself and the villagers.
Of course, if he wants to make his life better, he can also write to the Kingdom Soldiers Committee and apply for a job as a legionary weapon shop. This Legion Weapon Shop was originally established under the advice of Daphs. It will repair and modify the weapons, armors and other trophies obtained on the battlefield and sell them on the market. Part of the profits will be used for wounded soldiers. The pension can also solve the future livelihood of some disabled soldiers.
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