honor me as god

Chapter 705 Northern Mining Area
Ore is an extremely important military raw material, which directly determines the quality of industrial and agricultural tools, weapons and armor, and is also closely related to taxation and other fields.

The "Northern Mining Area" is located more than 300 miles north of the Lenglie Valley. It is the largest ore producing area in Dogolande. It has very rich mineral resources and is also a cruel sweatshop.

The importance of ore is irreplaceable, but mining is a kind of work that involves suffering and has great safety risks.

It is impossible for the nobles to do this kind of work by themselves, and the commoners are basically unwilling to do it. They would rather help the farmers plant the land, facing the loess with their backs to the sky, than become dangerous miners.

Therefore, jobs such as miners are naturally put on the bottom of the slave class.

Thanks to the iron laws established by the Sun King back then, the slave population in Dogrand is very large. These people exist like livestock, they are labor forces that can be used at will if they are given some rations to feed them.

There are more than 4 slaves working in the northern mining area. Most of them are native slaves born with despicable nature, but some slaves were exiled here later.

These exiles may have been civilians, nobles, or even powerful officials in the kingdom. They were exiled for committing unforgivable crimes, their former identities were deprived, and their arms were branded slaves with a branding iron. livestock.

For those who were once superior, this kind of degeneration of status is sometimes more cruel than direct execution.

Today, the work in the northern mining area is still going on, it seems to be as usual.
In order to prevent possible slave riots, a thousand-man team was stationed in the northern mining area, and the commander was currently roasting charcoal on a high post and drinking mellow milk tea.

The deputy glanced at the clock and reminded: "My lord, it's time for lunch."

The commander said slowly, "Don't worry, let these animals work for another half an hour. Last month, our production dropped, and the superiors were very unhappy. We should make up for it this month."

"Yes." The deputy stepped back.

Half an hour later, the commander waved his hand: "Ring the bell."

"铛—铛——铛——" The bell rang for lunch, and the fiery working atmosphere relaxed. The slaves scrambled to the serving table, and the sounds of thanking Dade kept ringing.

At this time, the deputy seemed to have seen something, and whispered: "My lord, look."

The commander looked over, his eyes fell on a ragged man, he sneered and said, "This guy, the palace has greeted him and told us to take good care of him."

The deputy smiled sinisterly: "Don't worry, my lord, I have prepared a surprise for him."

After the ragged man heard the bell, he didn't rush to get the meal like other slaves, but continued to dig.

It can be seen that this man has great strength. He can finish with two or three pickaxes that would take others 10 minutes to break open. The brand mark on his wrist is also very new, obviously a newcomer.

After the meal-sharing soldier finished distributing the meals to the other slaves, he sneaked out another pot, with a sinister sneer on his face, and then called to the man, "Lugo, hurry up and eat, and work after eating."

Lu Ge put down the pickaxe, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his clothes, and walked over silently.

The slaves who were eating all looked at Lugo secretly, whispering one by one.

For a long time, there have been many dignitaries who have been exiled to the northern mining area, but it is really unprecedented for someone whose status is as high as this person in front of him.

Directly governing the main city of Dusk City, the security captain, a provincial eighth-rank official, the deputy general of the dead legion, and a first-class celebrity next to the consul of Chino
It's hard not to feel sorry for such a well-known big man who was branded as a slave in the end and thrown into the dark northern mining area.

Because he had been imprisoned for a long time before, Lu Ge had been tortured for too long, his back was a little bent, his beard and hair were a little white because of his mental emaciation, and his face was covered with dirt mixed with sweat and mine dust. The portrait looks ten years older.

Under the envious eyes of the slaves, the soldier scooped up a large bowl of oatmeal and handed it to Lugo, and said with a flattering smile: "Master Lugo, eat more, you will have strength to work when you are full."

Lugo didn't say anything, took the bowl, and poured the oatmeal into Dakou's mouth.

As soon as he took the first sip, the porridge was still in his throat, and a strong smell came, Lu Ge's face changed drastically, he vomited all the porridge, bent over and retched non-stop.

"Ha!!!" The flattery on the soldier's face disappeared, and he lifted up his pants and laughed wildly with a look of success, "How is it? Grandpa, my urine tastes good, right?"

"Bang!" Lu Ge slammed the bowl to the ground and looked at him coldly.

The sharp gaze made the soldier tremble a little, but he quickly gained courage from the commander's gaze, walked up swaggeringly, and glared back at Lu Ge: "You still dare to stare at your grandfather? Why, don't you agree?!"

"Crack!" The soldier knocked Lugo to the ground with a slap, picked up the pot of oatmeal that smelled of urine, and poured it all on him.

Lugo wanted to get up, but the soldier stepped on his head and said sarcastically, "I tell you, sir, no matter what you did before, when you get here, you are branded as a slave. You, if my master stabs you to death right now, the higher-ups won’t bother me, but if you piss and add food, they will think highly of you!”

At this time, the commander walked over slowly and motioned for the soldiers to back away. The latter nodded and bowed, and stepped aside.

The commander looked down at Lu Ge, and said indifferently: "Lord Lu Ge, my subordinates are ignorant and offended you. I will definitely treat him well when I go back. But please understand that this is the northern mining area, not like Twilight City. There are mining rules in the mining area. .”

"People who understand the rules and do things in a down-to-earth manner, I will naturally not make things difficult. I will give them what they eat, and add clothes when they need them. But if they don't understand the rules, they will make things difficult for me. I will not be polite to such people. "

"Lu Ge, you are also a person who has seen strong winds and waves. You must understand this ideal in your heart." The commander changed the subject when he said this, "Come here, make another pot of porridge and put some meat in it for him to mend. Whoever If you continue to make trouble, you will be punished severely!"

On the surface, the soldiers submissively said "I don't dare anymore", but in fact they all knew in their hearts that this trick is called a combination of grace and power.

In order to facilitate management in the future, the new miner had to kill his prestige first, bully him, humiliate him, and let him know his current situation.

It is enough for ordinary slaves to be taught a lesson, but a high-ranking figure like Lugo may not be able to accept the change of status for a while when he first arrives here, and lessons alone cannot subdue him.

At this time, someone has to play the bad guy, and someone has to play the good guy.

Bad guys trampled on his dignity and made him feel ashamed.

The good guy came out to smooth things over and give him a sense of intimacy.

This kind of contrast will make people obedient to what they say, and if one time is not enough, they will do it several times, and they will always be tame.

This is the case in the northern mining area. When you come here, you are coiled by a dragon or crouching like a tiger. Only the manager is the boss!

(End of this chapter)