ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1053 Maximus and Comius
Because Hades is not only the protector of the Kingdom of Dionia, but also the protector of slaves. If you want to restore freedom as soon as possible, you need its blessing, and the long time has gradually wiped out the hatred in their hearts, and started I have a slight affection for the King of Dionia who once defeated them, not only because he is a descendant of Hades, but also the life of the slaves under his rule is indeed better than the slaves of their former city-states and races Much more, so most of the cheers are sincere.
"We would also like to thank the commander of our camp, Aikarus!" the middle-aged chef reminded loudly.

The cheers this time were obviously much smaller, but they could still be heard clearly by Aikarus, the head of the Turiyi slave camp who had just entered the kitchen to inspect the improvement of breakfast.

A smile appeared on his face involuntarily, and he turned around and asked his attendant: "What is the name of this chef?"

"My lord, his name is Isnicus. He comes from Asia Minor. He worked as a slave for four years in the restaurant of Christoya in the outer city of Thurii. He was later freed, became a reserve citizen, and was recruited to work with us as a cook. It's been more than two years..." The attendant who spoke was the archivist of the slave camp, so he naturally knew this very well.The reason why Aikarus takes him with him when he inspects the canteen is because if he finds that the chefs in the canteen do not implement his requirements well during the inspection, then the most severe punishment for them is to write down their records This will have a great impact on their smooth transition to formal citizens or their freedom in the future.

But at this moment, Aikarus said in a deep voice: "Well, he knows how to promote His Majesty's kindness. He performed very well. Give him a mark."

The "note" he said at this time obviously meant a good evaluation. The recorder, who was also a preparatory citizen, looked at the middle-aged chef in the distance with some envy, and responded in a low voice: "Yes, sir."

One of the main reasons why many freedmen and preparatory citizens choose to work in city halls or various departments to hold low-paying low-level public offices or even employees is that they can easily gain merit and become citizens of the kingdom as soon as possible.

Departments like slave camps are not as glamorous as other administrative departments, and their highest rank is junior administrative positions. There are not many official officials under their jurisdiction. Even the troops guarding slaves and patrolling camps are dispatched from nearby military camps in turn. It was not under the jurisdiction of the slave camps.But because of this, the low-level public officials and employees in the slave camps are more likely to be valued and more likely to make meritorious service. There are many applicants. It is a pity that the camps often prefer to recruit people who were born as freed slaves.

Regardless of the fact that Davos's order made the slave camp leader Aikarus nervous and busy, the slaves were sitting in the cafeteria happily eating a much richer breakfast than usual.

Comius Fabius Vibranus, a former Roman noble and now a slave of the Kingdom of Dionia, sat in the corner quietly chewing bread and drinking broth.

He was not as lucky as the Roman soldiers who surrendered due to the plague at Satnicum. He was captured when the Roman army rescued the city of Gabi, although a senator from Rome, like Publius, was there several times. The Dionysian Senate proposed that "Roman soldiers who were captured throughout the Western Mediterranean War should also be freed." However, this proposal has never been passed. They, the Roman noble soldiers, also resisted several times when they became slaves of the kingdom. However, after suffering ruthless suppression, they had to accept the cruel reality and became numb and obedient under the education of long and heavy physical labor and whips, just like Comius, who was born in a large Roman clan. Eating breakfast with joy like other slaves.

At this time, someone sat down next to him.

He raised his head and glanced, and then said happily: "Maximus, are you healed?!"

Maximus was also a former Roman aristocrat, but he was not captured in battle, but when Rome was defeated and he was trying to escape with his family to the Capitoline Mountains. He and the single Comius The difference is that his family are all slaves in the kingdom, so they do not live in a collective slave dormitory, but are allocated a separate simple wooden house. However, in this way, he needs to pay additional housing expenses, and the burden is heavier than that of Comius. .

"I saw a doctor and took medicine for two days, and I'm already fine," Maximus said.

The slaves are the wealth of the kingdom, and most of them are engaged in heavy physical labor, and their diet is not as good as that of ordinary people. Sickness and injuries are very common, so there is a special hospital in the camp, and doctors are sent to the camp by turns from the Turiyi Hospital. They came on duty to ensure the health of the slaves. Although the money was less and the work was heavy, intern doctors often rushed to come because they could come into contact with a large number of patients.

After hearing this, Comius said happily: "That's great! In your absence these days, the foreman made random arrangements for our team's work. Everyone did not do it satisfactorily, and we all look forward to your speedy recovery!"

Maximus was startled and asked in a low voice: "You are not messing around, are you?!"

"How dare we mess around? The most we can do is complain." Comius muttered.

"It's not okay to complain! Have you forgotten what happened to Brutus and the others before? Besides, you have been performing well before. When this big project is completed, we will definitely get more rewards. Starting from next year's celebration, we There is a quota for freedom every year, so don’t arouse the jealousy of the foremen just because of Tu Yi’s momentary pleasure, which will ruin all our previous efforts!” Maximus warned with a serious expression.

The "lessons of Brutus and others" he mentioned refer to the two riots caused by the Romans in the Tulii slave camp in the past few years. After that, the Dionysian senator proposed: Roman slaves were disobedient. He also loves to make trouble. Thurii is the center of the kingdom. In order to avoid any accidents and undermine the stability of Thurii, all Roman slaves should be moved out of the Turii slave camp and dispersed away from the Turii region. in slave camps in other towns.

Due to the strong obstruction of Publius, it was not completely passed in the end, leaving a small number of Roman slaves who did not participate in the riots and were usually relatively peaceful. Publius even sent people to the camp to warn the remaining slaves repeatedly. Roman slaves: Among all the slave camps in the Kingdom of Dionia, the camp in Turiyi is the place with the best treatment and the easiest place to make meritorious service (because Turiyi is the center of the kingdom and the supervision is very strong, camp managers generally dare not It's much worse than slave camps in remote areas, such as Sardinia, where slaves die in the mines every month. You can imagine how bad the conditions are). If you want to be healthy as soon as possible To gain freedom, it's better to stay here and stay safe!

"We have really been working hard these days! We have laid several more stones every day than other teams!" Comius swore and secretly looked at the foreman who was patrolling back and forth in the canteen, hating him. He whispered with hatred: "If he dares to underreport our team's results, I will expose it to the tribune!"

The number of slaves in the slave camp in Turiyi peaked at tens of thousands, and now there are nearly ten thousand. In order to better manage and appease them, and to supervise the officials in the camp, there are also separate tribunes in the camp.After the camp riots a few years ago, the number of tribunes was also increased, mostly by Dionian citizens born as slaves.

"Stop talking, finish your meal quickly and go up to work in the mountain!" Maximus reminded.

Not long after he finished speaking, he heard the foremen urging him loudly.

The two devoured breakfast and even picked up the crumbs that fell on the table and ate them. They would not have done this a few years ago. The difficult environment changed them.

As they hurried out of the cafeteria, another large number of slaves hurriedly walked in. The schedule was so tight, so that the thousands of slaves in the camp could finish breakfast in a short time and get to work in time.

The last batch of people in the dining hall are always female slaves and children. Their number is not large, less than a thousand. After all, kingdom slaves are different from private slaves. Most of them are engaged in heavy manual labor, and they are mainly male slaves. But In the Western Mediterranean war a few years ago, Dionia captured many prisoners with their families, mostly Romans, Latins, and Phoenicians.

According to the regulations regarding slaves in the "Dionia Laws", it is not allowed to inhumanely forcibly break up slave families and then resell them separately.Moreover, Dionia does not prohibit the union of male and female slaves belonging to the kingdom, because slaves with families are naturally more settled and motivated, which is conducive to the stability of the slave camp.

Of course, these female slaves had to work regardless of whether they had families or not. They served as kitchen helpers, mended slaves' clothes, assisted in purchasing food, served as salespersons in shops in slave camps, and were even sent out as temporary workers, etc...

Since there are more men than women in the camp, in order to prevent them from being harassed and violated, the "Slave Law" has strict provisions on this. Regardless of whether they are male slaves, officials or employees in the camp, offenders must be severely punished, so such bad behavior They are almost extinct in the Turiyi camp, which allows male slaves with families to leave their families behind and work outside with confidence.

In the center of the slave camp was a simple square. This flat, compacted grassland was not only used to gather slaves for roll calls and make announcements, but was also a place for slaves to exercise and compete during their leisure time.

There are several large black wooden boards erected on the side of the square, with some notices about slaves written in white pen on them, and some are "hired workers needed" information issued by the camp.As public servants, their usual work is mainly responsible for the construction and maintenance of public projects, such as temples, bridges, roads... and the mining of public mines.

(End of this chapter)