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Chapter 1054 Turiyi Stone Mine

But at the same time, the slave camp also accepted some private employment and temporarily rented out the remaining labor. Part of the gold and silver earned was handed over to the slave management office, part of it was used for the camp's own expenses, and a small part was used for the salary of the slaves (according to It stipulates that after working in the camp for half a year, slaves can be paid a certain amount of salary every month based on their work performance. Although the salary paid is far lower than the salary of normal employees in the market, it also greatly promotes The enthusiasm of slaves at work reduced their sense of resistance).

Although the Slave Management Office has clearly marked prices for private employment of public slaves to perform various labors, and does not allow employment for more than one month, the public's demand for this kind of temporary employment is still very strong. For example, various celebrations have led to out-of-town tourists being overwhelmed. With the increase, various restaurants, hotels, and shops are short of manpower; and during the autumn harvest, private households will also be short of labor... An important reason why short-term employment of public servants is very popular is that the cost is lower than that of regular employment. .

However, precisely because of the strong demand, the financial aspects of slave camps are often an important target of the censors and tribunes. In the past 10 years, dozens of officials in the Turiyi slave camp have been severely punished for corruption and bribery.

The reason why the slave camp management office writes various employee information, needs and specific number of employees in detail on the black board is that on the one hand it hopes that the slaves will voluntarily sign up according to their own circumstances after seeing the information. For example, Christoya's restaurant requires To temporarily hire 4 slaves who can keep accounts, applicants must have certain arithmetic skills and be able to write Greek. The slaves can make judgments based on their own circumstances; on the other hand, public slaves who have completed private employment will be removed. Slaves who are often employed will be given priority by the camp management for 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 Dionian writing and language. (There are special schools in the camp that teach language and writing, but you have to pay). This is a very good means of assimilation.

When Maximus passed these notice boards, he subconsciously looked at the contents on them. See if there is any work to do.As the head of the family, he not only has a wife, but also has two underage children. Although the cafeteria also provides some free food for the children, the food is not enough to meet the needs of the children's growth. Spend money to buy food in the store to satisfy the children's appetite.

In addition, as a former Roman noble, Maximus not only longed for freedom, but he also longed for the children to develop well in the new kingdom after gaining freedom, so he must let the children From now on, he will learn the writing and language of Dionia, but this requires money, so he is almost never idle and has worked as a private servant many times, which also deepens his understanding of this kingdom.

Today's notice board is the same as before, there is no redundant content, there is only one - to encourage slaves to work hard to complete the task of expanding the main temple of Hades in Turiyi. When the task is completed, slaves who perform well will Get priority for free rewards and more.

Maximus was not excited about this because he knew: According to regulations, public slaves generally have to work for four years before they are eligible for freedom. As for whether they can be free, it depends on their past performance. Can He be recognized by the management office, but his own years are not enough.

Hundreds of slaves had gathered in the square. Maximus' arrival made some slaves happy, and they greeted him one after another.

The foreman also came over and asked with concern, "Are you cured?"

"It's ready."

"Don't hold on, if something happens, I will be implicated too."

"Really good."

"Okay, you should worry about your original team." As soon as the foreman finished speaking, the slaves beside him cheered.

The foreman patted Maximus on the shoulder, turned and left.

The reason why the foreman has a good attitude towards Maximus is because in the slave camp, the foreman is the person directly responsible for managing the slaves and supervising their work. They are all employees of the camp, freedmen and temporary people who applied to join the kingdom. Citizens often have to manage hundreds of slaves each. The performance of slaves also determines whether they can receive additional salary rewards and successfully transform into formal citizens in advance.

In order to facilitate management, they often divided the slaves under their control into more than a dozen teams and selected those with strong abilities as captains to assist him in managing the slaves.These captains are often the first priority of the Slave Management Office in selecting liberated slaves, so they are mutually beneficial.

After the foremen counted the number of slaves, the sub-captain from the barracks directed the soldiers to escort the hundreds of slaves to the mine.

It is now the end of April, the annual Marriage Festival celebration for the goddess Hera has begun, the rainy season is coming to an end, and the sun is getting earlier and earlier.Even though the slaves got up early and set out early, they could still see some farmers working on their fields as they walked under the rising sun.

When these farmers saw such a large group of people passing by, they were not surprised. Some of them even shouted loudly: "Hey, I wish you all the best today and dig more stones for the temple!"

The slaves soon crossed the stone bridge across the Koseni River, a branch of the Krati River, and entered the delta area of ​​Thurii.

Passing here in the early morning, they can always hear clear and loud voices coming from the high wall not far to the east. They know that it is the students of the "Dionia Academy" who are studying or practicing. Most slaves are accustomed to giving speeches, and only a few slaves will cast longing eyes there.

The slaves crossed the stone bridge and turned westward. The terrain became higher and higher, and the ground became increasingly uneven. Only the road paved with stone bricks and cement under their feet was always wide and straight.But in fact, pack trucks carrying stone and copper ore have been rolling over this road for many years. After a while, the road surface will collapse and crack. However, the maintenance of the Turiyi Construction Department is relatively timely. At the same time, this is also It has promoted construction officials and craftsmen to continuously improve the process of road construction, find better materials, and improve the hardness and load-bearing capacity of the road.

After the road extends forward for a while, it bifurcates to the south and north. The northwest road leads to the copper mine, and the southwest road leads to the stone mine.Normally, when they arrive here, the slaves will be divided into two parts, but due to special tasks during this time, all the slaves in the kingdom of Thurii were gathered together to quarry stone, so the foremen led all the slaves on the southwest road together. .

It didn't take long to reach the foot of the mountain. The hard stone road ended here. In front of it was a manually dug valley. In the open space that could accommodate thousands of people, many stones of different shapes were placed in an orderly manner, and there were piles of stones on the ground. Countless pieces of wood and tools on the side.

Surrounding the clearing are towering mountains, their green lichen has been stripped away cleanly, exposing rocky mountains as white as snow. The part closest to the valley has been carved into square and straight shapes due to years of mining, and in the morning light Under the light, the mountain wall reflects soft white light.

This is the marble mine of Thurii, and the marble excavated from it is regarded by the Greeks and Dionians as the main stone most suitable for building temples.

At this time, several people came out of the valley. The middle-aged man led by them was tall and handsome, but unfortunately he was missing his left hand, which was quite regrettable.The bodies of the several people behind him were somewhat mutilated, but none of the foremen dared to show contempt, and instead greeted them respectfully.

Aristagoras is the name of this man. He was the slave of the owner of this stone mine 20 years ago. Because of his prestige among the mining slaves, he was appointed as the foreman by his owner. The Crotones conquered Thurii , the owner's family was destroyed, and later the Dionian Alliance was established. He gained his freedom and worked as a laborer in the baggage team several times to fight with the Dionian army. A few years later, he became a Dionian citizen and joined the Dionian army. First Legion.However, after landing in Sicily and fighting a fierce battle with the Syracuse army in Mayaro, he was seriously injured. Fortunately, he survived under the rescue of doctors. However, his left hand was amputated and he was naturally unable to serve in the army.

However, with the rewards and pensions he received, he could buy a few more slaves and farm at home, so his life would not be too bad.What's more, with his military exploits, he can run for village chief, and then rely on his political achievements to step by step from village chief, Demo chief, town official, city administrator... and eventually he may even become a kingdom elder, just like Davos Like the king's relative Pariandorus (Cynthia's father-in-law), some citizens who were disabled due to service were inspired by him to embark on this path of politics.If he does not want to overwork himself, he can also choose to run for tribune to protect his own interests and those of the villagers.

Of course, if he wants to live a better life, he can also write a letter to the Kingdom Soldiers Committee and apply for a job in the legion weapons shop.This legion weapons shop was originally established at the suggestion of Davos. After repairing and modifying the weapons, armor and other trophies obtained on the battlefield, they would be sold on the market. Part of the profits obtained would be used for the dead and wounded soldiers. The pension can also solve the future livelihood of some disabled soldiers.

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