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

Although the slave management office has clear prices for private employment of public servants to engage in various labor, and does not allow employment for more than one month, the public still has a strong demand for such temporary employment. For example, various celebrations have led to a surge in tourists from other places and a shortage of staff in various restaurants, hotels, and shops; and for example, during the autumn harvest, it will also lead to insufficient labor in private families... One of the important reasons why short-term employment of public servants is very popular is that the cost is lower than that of normal employees.

But precisely because of the strong demand, slave camps are often an important target for financial attention for inspectors and civilian officials. In the past 10 years, dozens of officials in Tuliyin slave camps have been severely punished for embezzlement and bribery.

The reason why the slave camp management office wrote various employment information, needs and specific numbers on the black wooden board is that it hopes that slaves will voluntarily register according to their own situation after seeing the information. For example, if the Cristoya restaurant needs to temporarily hire 4 slaves who can keep accounts, then the applicant needs to have certain arithmetic ability and be able to write Greek words. The slaves can make judgments based on their own situation. On the other hand, in addition to receiving a little extra reward from the management office, slaves who are often hired will be given priority to their freedom by the camp management office. After all, this fully shows that he has been able to integrate into the life of the kingdom.

This forced the camp slaves to take the initiative to learn the words and language of Dionia. (There are special schools in the camp to teach language and language, but you have to pay for it), which is a very good method of assimilation.

When Masims passed these public notice boards, he subconsciously looked at the contents above. This was already his habit. As long as he stayed in the camp and had no tasks, he would go to the playground to check the signboards and see if there was any work to do. As the head of the family, he not only had a wife, but also two underage children. Although the cafeteria also provides some free food to the children, that little food cannot meet the needs of children's growth. He also needs to spend money to buy food from the camp shops to satisfy the children's desire for food.

In addition, as a former Roman nobleman, Masims not only longed for freedom, but also longed for the children to develop well in this new kingdom after they were free. Therefore, he had to let the children learn the words and language of Dionia from now on, but it all required money, so he was almost idle and worked as a private employee many times, which also deepened his understanding of the kingdom.

Today's signboard is like in the past, with no extra content, only one - that is, to encourage slaves to work hard to complete the task of expanding the main temple of Turi Ihades. When the task is completed, slaves who perform well will be given priority to receive free rewards, etc.

Masims was not excited about this because he knew that according to regulations, public servants usually had to work for four years before they were qualified to be free. As for whether they could be free, it depends on their past performance and whether they could be recognized by the management office, and his own life was not enough.

Hundreds of slaves had gathered in the square. Some of the slaves were delighted by Masims's arrival, and they all greeted him.

The foreman also came over and asked with concern: "Have you recovered from illness?"

"It's already done."

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

"It's really good."

"Okay, you'll still care about your original team." As soon as the foreman finished speaking, the slaves beside him cheered.

The foreman patted Masims on the shoulder and turned around and left.

The reason why the foreman has a good attitude towards Masims is because in slave camps, the foreman is the direct person in charge of managing slaves and supervising slaves' work. They are all hired workers in the camps, free people and temporary citizens who apply to join the kingdom. They often have to manage hundreds of slaves alone. The performance of the slaves also determines whether they can receive additional salary and rewards and become formal citizens smoothly in advance.

In order to facilitate management, they often divide the slaves they manage into more than a dozen teams, selecting those with strong abilities as captains, and assisting them in managing slaves well. These captains are often the priority for the slave management office to select slaves to liberate them, so they are mutually beneficial.

After the foremen ordered the number of slaves, the squad leader from the military camp directed the soldiers to escort the hundreds of slaves to the mine first.

It is the end of April, and the Marriage Day celebration held for Goddess Hera every year has begun. The rainy season is about to end and it is getting early. Even though the slaves get up very early and set off early, they can still see some farmers starting to cook their own fields while they are heading forward in the rising sun.

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

The slaves soon walked through the stone bridge over the Koseni River, a branch of the Krati River, and entered the Delta region of Turiyi.

When they passed here in the morning, they could always hear the clear and loud voices coming from the high wall not far east. They knew that the students called "Dionia Academy" were reading or practicing speeches. Most slaves were used to it, and only a few would cast longing eyes there.

After the slaves crossed the stone bridge, they turned westward. The terrain became higher and higher, and the ground gradually became uneven. Only the road paved with stone bricks and cement under their feet was always spacious and straight. But in fact, the cart carrying stone and copper ore crushed the road for years and over time, and the road surface would collapse and crack after a while. However, the Tuliyi Construction Department maintained it in a timely manner. At the same time, this also promoted the construction officials and craftsmen to continuously improve the road construction process, find better materials, and improve the hardness and load-bearing ability of the road surface.

After the road extends forward for a section, it will fork to the south and north. The road to the northwest leads to the copper mine, and the road to the southwest leads to the stone mine. Usually, when you arrive here, the slaves will be divided into two parts. However, due to special tasks during this period, all the slaves in Turiyi were concentrated to dig stones, so the foreman led all the slaves to the southwest road together.

We arrived at the foot of the mountain shortly after a while, and the hard stone road ended here. In front of us was a valley dug out by hand. There were many stones of different shapes on the open space that could accommodate thousands of people, as well as countless woods and tools piled up beside us.

Around the open space are towering mountains. Their green lichens have been stripped away, revealing rocky mountains as white as snow. The part closest to the valley has been excavated squarely and straight due to years of mining. Under the illumination of the morning light, the mountain walls reflect soft white light.

This is the marble mine in Turiyi, and the marble it excavated was regarded by the Greeks and the Dionians as the most suitable stone for the construction of temples.

At this time, a few people walked out of the valley. The middle-aged man led by him was burly and handsome, but unfortunately he lacked a left hand, which was quite regrettable. The bodies of the few people behind him were somewhat incomplete, but none of the foremen dared to show contempt, but instead greeted him respectfully.

Aristaglas is the name of this man. He was a slave to the owner of the stone mine 20 years ago. He was appointed as the foreman by his master because of his prestige among the mining slaves. The Crotones defeated Turii and the master's family was destroyed. Later, the Dionian Alliance was established, and he gained freedom. He served as a baggage team and followed the Dionian army several times. A few years later, he became a citizen of Dionian and joined the First Legion of Dionian. However, after landing in Sicily and fighting with the Syracuse army in Mearo, he was seriously injured and survived fortunately survived by the doctors, but his left hand was amputated and naturally he could not serve in the military anymore.

However, with the rewards and pensions he received, he bought a few more slaves and farmed at home, so he would not live a bad life. What's more, with his military achievements, he could run for the village chief, and then step by step with his political achievements from the village chief, chief Demo, town officials, and chief executives of the city... and eventually he might even become a kingdom elder. Just like King Davers' relative Parisandolos (Cynthia's father-in-law), some citizens who were disabled due to service embarked on this path of politics because of his inspiration. If he did not want to overwork, he could also choose to run for the protection of the people and protect the interests of himself and the villagers.
Chapter completed!