Sword of Punishment

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It belongs to a large state in the south of Xilu Kingdom in Tianzhou Continent. Because the state is rich in red copper, it is also called Tongzhou. Jingzhou has a special geographical location and extends in all directions. It is the main transportation route from Xilu Kingdom to other countries. It is also an important place for the economy of Xilu Kingdom, and the main export route of Xilu Kingdom is in Chishan, a very famous mining area in Jingzhou.

Because Chishan is rich in copper mines, most of the people here work as miners in the major mining areas of Chishan to make a living. They can earn ten taels of silver per month and can support their families. If you want to earn more taels of silver for your life Live a relatively comfortable life, and another way to make money is to work as a lifelong laborer in the mining area, that is, sell yourself as a slave, so that you can earn more than ten taels of silver every month, which is enough for a family to live very well, but the premise is In this family, there must be one person who is willing to sacrifice himself, in exchange for the happiness of the family with his sacrifice, which is the so-called sacrificing one person to make the whole family happy.

Because mining requires a lot of labor, an industry called the labor industry was born in Chishan, Jingzhou. This industry has made most families live a better life, and it has also attracted a large number of young men from the surrounding states and counties of Jingzhou to join the mining industry. Come in the army.

There is a saying: Where there are many people, there will be consumption, and when there are many people consuming, business will be easier. This is true, and Jingzhou has become rich because of this, and the city of Jingzhou has also become extremely prosperous at the same time. Extravagant and prosperous, busy traffic, crowds of people, ten mile long street, bright lights, endless streams, loud voices, four alleys, eight streets, eight streets and nine streets. [

There is a famous street in Jingzhou City, called Labor Street, where not only lifelong slaves can be hired, but also general miners can be hired.If the major mining areas need miners, they will directly select and recruit people here.

Some business-minded people started the labor business because of this. They set up an intermediary structure to buy people who are willing to be laborers and then sell them to the major mining areas in Chishan to earn higher value.

It’s May, the weather is fine, the wind is sunny, the sun shines on the earth, the sun makes people feel warm and sunny, and I feel like I want to sleep. At noon that day, on this bustling labor street , standing full of men of all ages and ages, these people are in groups of ten or eight, some are basking in the sun, some are dozing off, and some are whispering together in groups of three or five.

It can be seen that most of these people are here to do labor. The youngest among them is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the oldest is about fifty years old. Thin and small, like a beggar, it looks like a person living in the lowest class.

Some of these people were born in poor families, and they are willing to work as laborers when they can’t survive, while some are dedicated to doing labor to make money. The strength is the same.

There is also a special group of people here—prisoners of war, those who are forced to sell laborers. The difference between prisoners of war and ordinary laborers lies in their feet. Their feet are chained to prevent them from escaping, so here As long as you see chains on your feet, almost all are prisoners of war.

These prisoners of war should be executed according to the crime, but some businessmen bought some prisoners of war privately through various relationships, and took advantage of the strength of the prisoners of war to force them to work as laborers, and their prices were three times higher than ordinary laborers. Four percent.

The price of prisoners of war is high because prisoners of war are born in the army, have received special training in the army, and are young and strong, so their strength is usually much greater than that of ordinary people, and their work efficiency is higher than that of ordinary people. It is only natural that the price of labor is higher than that of ordinary labor.

All kinds of advantages are integrated into one, so that these prisoners of war have become the targets of major mining areas to buy. Every time there are prisoners of war, the big mine owners of the mining area come here in advance, wanting to choose some good goods.

No, the top leaders from the Chishan mining area came to the scene today to select miners.

"Let me go! Let me go! I want to go home! You fat bastard! I swear your whole family will die!"

A loud voice suddenly resounded in the noisy crowd. Following the curse, there was a burst of laughter from all around. The loud voice of cursing actually overwhelmed the sound of the entire street, and the faces of people in the distance were surprised. Zhise turned his head to look at the sound, and saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old tall boy with his feet locked by a pair of black iron chains.

This iron chain is very short, the width between the two feet is only about two feet, so short that it is impossible for people to take such a wide step.

The boy who was chained was screaming loudly with tears in his face, his hands were scratching in the air, and his eyes showed a look of grievance and dissatisfaction.

"You bastard, let me go. I bought it for a lot of money. How can I let you go? Shut up and tell me to cut off your tongue!"

Not far from the little boy was an obese middle-aged man, who said that he was not too fat, but that he was very fat, especially fat, because he looked like a meatball. The neck is definitely missing, the shoulders are broad and thick, the arms are short and thick, the ten fingers are like ten garlic heads, the round head is as streamlined as the body, and the fat on the face is like a blown bag. Like a balloon, trembling and trembling, it looks so funny that people can't help laughing.

But his pair of small eyes were as small as two mung beans. At this time, they became fierce, like the eyes of a wolf, and they emitted a gloomy green light. At this time, he saw the little boy yelling there. , very impatiently glared at the little boy with those little mung bean eyes, and threatened him.

This short and fat man was wearing a white silk robe. You said that this man was extremely fat, but he was still wearing white clothes, which made him look even fatter. Maybe he claimed that wearing white made people feel He has a gentle and refined temperament, but he feels good about himself!

This short fat man also has a special feeling, that is, the kind of old, cunning, profiteering businessman who loves money like his life. Behind this profiteer stand two nine-foot-tall servants with swollen faces, each holding a gleaming sharp knife , standing there motionless, but his eyes were fixed on the uneasy little boy. [

And the profiteer was sitting on a rattan chair that looked very comfortable, with a big umbrella covering his head to shield him from the hot sunlight, while drinking tea, he squinted his eyes enjoying himself, and said "Yiyi" Humming an unknown little tune.