Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

But at the same time, the slave camp also accepted some private employment, temporarily renting 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 to pay the slaves (according to It is stipulated that after working in the camp for half a year, slaves can pay a certain amount of salary every month according to the performance of their work. Although the salary paid is far lower than the salary of normal employees in the market, it also greatly promotes The enthusiasm of the slaves at work has reduced their sense of resistance).

Although the slave management office has a clear price tag for private employment of public workers in all kinds of labor and does not allow employment for more than one month, the demand for this temporary employment is still very strong. In addition, there is a shortage of manpower in various restaurants, hotels, and shops; as in the autumn harvest, it will also cause a shortage of labor in private households...An important reason why short-term employment of public officials is very popular is that the cost is lower than normal employment. .

But precisely because of the strong demand, the slave camps are often an important target for the inspectors and security officers in terms of finance. In the past 10 years, officials in the Turri slave camps have been severely punished by corruption and bribery for dozens of people.

The reason why the slave camp management office will write on the black board in detail the various employment information, needs and specific number of people. On the one hand, it is hoped that after seeing the information, the slaves will voluntarily register according to their own circumstances, such as the needs of the Christoya restaurant. Temporarily hire 4 slaves who can keep accounts, then applicants must have certain arithmetic skills and can write Greek characters. Slaves can make judgments according to their own circumstances; They will receive a little extra payment from the management office, and the slaves who are often employed will 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 actively study Dionysia's writing and language.(There are specialized schools in the camp to teach languages ​​and scripts, but you have to pay money) This is a very good assimilation method.

When passing through these public signs, Maximus subconsciously looked at the contents above. This is already his habit. As long as he stays in the camp and has no tasks, he will go to the playground to check the signs. 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 children with a little free food, that food can't meet the needs of the child's growth at all. Shops spend money on food to satisfy children’s appetite for eating.

In addition, as a former Roman aristocrat, Massim not only longed for freedom, but he also longed for the children to develop well in this new kingdom after gaining freedom, so he must let the children Learning Dionysia's writing and language from now on, but it all requires money, so he has almost no idle time and has worked as a private employee many times, which also deepened his understanding of the kingdom.

Today's signboard is the same as in the past, there is no redundant content, only one-that is to encourage the slaves to work hard to complete the task of expanding the main temple of Turrihadis, and when the task is completed, the well-performing slaves will Give priority to free rewards and so on.

Massims is not excited about this, because he knows: 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 have to look at their past performance He can be recognized by the management office, and his own years are not enough.

Hundreds of slaves had already gathered in the square, and the arrival of Massim made some slaves happy, and they all said hello to him.

The foreman also came over and asked with concern: "Are you ill?"

"Already."

"Don't hold on, if something goes wrong, I have to be implicated."

"Really good."

"Well, you still control your original team." As soon as the foreman finished speaking, the slaves beside him cheered.

The foreman patted Masim's shoulder and turned to leave.

The reason why 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 hired workers in the camp, and they are free people who apply to join the kingdom and temporary Citizens, they often have to manage hundreds of slaves, and the performance of the slaves also determines whether they can receive additional salary rewards and smoothly convert to full citizenship in advance.

In order to facilitate management, they often divided their slaves into more than a dozen teams, and selected powerful captains to help him manage 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 collected the number of slaves, the captain from the military camp directed the soldiers to escort the hundreds of slaves to the mine.

It is now the end of April, and the annual marriage festival celebration for the Goddess Hera has already begun. The rainy season is coming to an end, and the day is getting early and early.Even though the slaves got up early and set off early, they could still see some farmers have begun to cook their own fields on the way to the sun.

And these farmers saw that a large group of people were passing by, and they were not surprised. Some people shouted loudly: "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 Koseni River, a branch of the Krati River, into the delta of Turri.

Passing here early in the morning, they can always hear a clear and loud voice from the high wall not far east, they know that it is a student called "Dionia Academy" reading or practicing In speeches, most slaves are accustomed to this, and only a few slaves will cast their longing look there.

The slaves crossed the stone bridge and turned westward. The terrain became higher and higher, and the ground gradually became uneven. Only the road paved with stone bricks and cement at the foot was always spacious and straight.But in fact, the pack car carrying stone and copper ore has been crushing this road for many years, and the road surface will collapse and crack after a period of time. However, the Turiyi Construction Department has maintained it in a timely manner. It has promoted construction officials and craftsmen to continuously improve the road construction process, find better materials, and improve the stiffness and load bearing capacity of the pavement.

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 to the stone mine.When you usually arrive here, the slaves will be divided into two parts, but because of the special mission during this time, all the kingdom slaves in Turui were gathered to dig the stone, so the foremen led all the slaves together on the southwest road .

It didn't take long to reach the foot of the mountain, and the hard stone road ended here. The valley in front was artificially cut out. The open space that can accommodate thousands of people is staggered with many stones of different shapes and piled up. Countless wood and tools on the side.

Surrounding the open space are towering mountains, their green lichens have been stripped clean, exposing white rocky mountains like snow, and the part closest to the valley has been excavated squarely and straight in the morning light. Under the light, the mountain wall reflected a soft white light.

This is the marble mine in Turri. The marble it excavated was regarded by the Greeks and the Dionysians as the most suitable stone for temple construction.

At this time, a few people came out of the valley, headed by a middle-aged man with a burly figure and a majestic appearance, but it was a pity that he lacked a left hand.And the bodies of several people behind him were somewhat incomplete, but none of the foremen dared to show a contemptuous look, but instead said hello respectfully.

Aristalgras is the name of this man. He was a slave to the owner of the quarry 20 years ago. Because of his prestige among the mining slaves, he was appointed as the foreman by the owner, and the Crotones defeated Turui , The owner’s family was destroyed, and later the Dionysian Union was established. He was freed, and he served as a labor force for several times to follow the Dionysian army. After a few years, he became a Dionysian citizen and joined Dionysian. The First Army.But after landing in Sicily and fighting with the Syracuse army in Meyaro, he was seriously injured and survived with the rescue of the doctor. However, his left hand was amputated and he was naturally unable to perform military service.

But with the rewards and compassion he received, he bought a few more slaves and farmed at home, and his life would not be too bad.What's more, based on his achievements, he can run for village chief, and then use his achievements to step by step from the village chief, Demo chief, town officials, city chief executive... in the end, it may even become a veteran of the kingdom, just like Davos Like the king's relatives, Parian Andros (Cynthia's father-in-law), some citizens who were disabled by 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 as a civil protection officer to defend his own interests and those of the villagers.

Of course, if he wants to make his life better, he can also write to the Kingdom Soldiers Committee and apply for the job of applying to the army corps' weapon shop.This legionary weapon shop was originally established under the advice of Davers. It will repair and modify the weapons and armor obtained on the battlefield and sell them on the market. Part of the profits will be used for dead and wounded soldiers. The pension can also solve the future livelihoods of some disabled soldiers.