Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 745

On the south bank of Luoshui, a brand new city is about to rise.

It's just that the foundation of this city has just been laid, and it has not been completed.

Qingji looked around and saw tens of thousands of peasants working there with shirtless hands and sweat profusely.

Some people are wielding hoes to dig holes, some are pushing wooden carts, some are carrying shoulder poles, some are carrying blue stone bricks, and some are laying bricks...

It is not easy to build a city, not to mention financial and material resources, this manpower is essential.

Tian Rangju, the magistrate of Sanchuan County who was following him, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please name this city."

"Luoyin, this city is called 'Luoyin'."

"Luo Yin? Good name!"

Tian Rangju complimented.

In fact, Qingji had already chosen a name for this new city.

People in this era have some rules for naming cities.

Huainan, for example, got its name because it is located in the south of the Huaihe River.

The north of the mountain and the south of the water are Yin.

The south of the mountain and the north of the water are Yang.

The opposite of Luoyin is naturally Luoyang!

This new city is located on the south bank of the Luoshui River, so Qingji named it "Luoyin", which is justifiable.

Qingji then took another look at Luoyin City, which was under construction.

I saw that on the foundation of the city which occupied a very large area, almost all the Kunlun slaves with dark complexion and skinny bones were busy working.

In the complicated labor in Wu State, the coolies used in various projects are almost all Kunlun slaves.

Therefore, the corvee in Wu State is the lightest among the countries in the world, and it can be said that it has truly achieved "light corvee and light tax".

However, it was hard for hundreds of thousands of Kunlun slaves who crossed the ocean and were caught in the state of Wu.

Heavy labor work will lead to the death of a large number of Kunlun slaves.

This is inevitable.

It's just that Qingji doesn't care about such things.

Although Qingji has no grudges with these Kunlun slaves from East Asia and Southeast Asia in the past, and has no grudges in recent days.

But these Kunlun slaves are all free labor.

In the minds of Wu people, perhaps these hundreds of thousands of Kunlun slaves are just a group of "talking animals"...

"Quickly!"

"Don't be lazy!"

"Snapped!"

The soldiers in charge of overseeing the work were urging the Kunlun slaves to work as soon as possible. When they saw a Kunlun slave who was too tired, or who was stealing and playing tricks, they directly whipped the other party's back and beat the other's back to pieces.

It is a cruel practice!
Qingji saw an old man with gray temples, accidentally slipped his foot while pushing the cart, and tripped over it. The mud and rocks inside the cart were also poured out.

This situation caused the soldiers not far away to be furious, and they whipped them up again.

With a "pop", the whip that flew out did not hit the old man's body, but was caught by a stronger Kunlun slave beside him.

With the palm of his hand, he took the whip abruptly!
However, this Kunlun slave just snorted and looked at the whip-wielding soldier with fierce eyes, as if wishing he could swallow him alive.

The soldiers looked astonished, and their eyes flickered with fear.

It seemed that standing in front of him was not a lowly slave, but a ferocious beast, a fierce tiger...

However, after a moment of absence, the soldier came back to his senses, and said angrily, "Presumptuous!"

"You bold slave! You cheap slave! You dare to fight against me, don't you want to live?"

The Kunlun slave holding the whip did not speak, but stared at him viciously, exhaling through his two thick nostrils, like a bull about to go mad, full of danger.

The movement here attracted the attention of many people on the construction site.

Qingji led the ministers and a group of old guards, and they all walked over in strides.

Seeing this, the Kunlun slave had no choice but to let go of the whip in his hand.

The soldier, who was still pulling his whip but couldn't move at all, staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Ashamed and angry, the soldier shouted angrily, and whipped the whip in his hand on the Kunlun slave again and again.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

The muffled sound, every time, made this strong, dark-skinned Kunlun slave torn apart, with eye-catching bloodstains on his chest, face, and shoulders...

However, even so, this Kunlun slave was still very stubborn, with bead-sized beads of sweat on his forehead. After being beaten like this, he still remained motionless, like an iron pestle, without even a scream from his mouth!

Such willpower is undoubtedly very admirable.

"stop!"

Before Qingji could speak, the young master Hong who was following him called out and stopped the soldier who was still beating the Kunlun slave.

"Your Majesty."

When the soldiers saw Qingji and others coming, they couldn't help but turn pale with fright, and hurriedly bowed to Qingji.

"Go back."

"promise!"

Qingji waved his hand and told the soldier to retreat.

Then, on the huge construction site, the original order was restored.

Under the urging of the overseers, the Kunlun slaves were still busy with work.

There are Kunlun slaves who dare to slack off, and they will inevitably suffer a few whips.

Among all the servitors, those who really have status are those craftsmen recruited from the people.

They need the government to pay wages, and the treatment is generous. Compared with these Kunlun slaves who can only do hard work, the treatment can be said to be a world apart...

The difference between clouds and mud!

"Bold! When you see the king, why don't you worship?"

Goujian, who was following Qingji, looked at the silent Kunlun slave opposite him, and couldn't help being furious, and loudly reprimanded him.

"Wu Nava, the Japanese, see the king! The king is ten thousand years! Ten thousand years!"

The Kunlun slave named "Wu Nava" ignored the bloody wounds on his body, gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and knelt down to Qingji who threw himself on the ground.

This is etiquette that does not conform to any kind of etiquette.

However, Kunlun slaves are people of low status and fate, how can they know about etiquette?

The most important thing is, this Kunlun slave can still speak Wu language?
Although it's a mouthful and you won't be able to hear it if you don't listen carefully, Qingji can still know that the other party is already familiar with the language of Wu country and has started to follow the Romans...

Is this good or bad?
"Are you a Japanese?"

"Yes. Your Majesty, the villain is from Wa Island (named by Qingji) in the east. About three years ago, he was captured by Wu's army and traveled all the way across the sea to Wu."

"The villain traveled to the south of the Lingnan and the southwest, and now he came here again. This should be the Central Plains, right?"

Wu Nava is a shrewd person.

Aware of Qingji's identity, he felt that this was his chance to get out of slavery, and even to be valued by Qingji, and then to rise to the top!
When Qingji was chatting with Wu Nava, Gong Zihong had already stepped forward and helped the old man who was tripped to the ground before and then paralyzed from fright to stand up.

Although this old man was born as a Kunlun slave, the benevolent young master Hong still can't see such a thing!

(End of this chapter)