Chapter 177: The Canal and the Slaves
"Bang!"
"Hurry up and move, the construction period is approaching. If this month cannot be completed, you will be filled in the river and worship the gods!"
"Hurry up and work for me!"
The sun was scorching, and a large number of slaves at the foot of the mountain were shackled. Under the supervision and whipping of a large number of guardians, they kept digging stones and digging rivers. Thousands of slaves dug and built along this uncirculated river day and night, and when they looked into the distance, they could see countless figures. This was a huge project that spread to the distance.
This is a canal that has not been opened. It has been built three years ago. The Cretan Empire has signaled nearly 200,000 slaves from the territory. It has been built from southern Crete and leads to the Red River Plain. It was destined from the time it was built. This is a river made of blood and tears. The lives and flesh of countless slaves are filled into this huge project. On the road to construction, there are all the corpses of slaves. In every corner, it seems that the blood and tears of these hundreds of thousands of slaves can be seen.
This man-made project, which is known as the largest human history in the Alan continent, was carried out under the auspices of Prime Minister Tanbul. Once connected, it will connect the Nami River in the south and the Red River in the north, and at the same time pass through the three major lakes in Crete, forming a transportation vein like a golden waterway, opening up the north-south connection between the entire Cretan Empire.
At the same time, Yancheng, located not far from the Honghe Plain, is also within the scope of the transportation veins of this canal. It is the largest salt-producing land in Zhongzhou and the northern region, and is a natural salt field.
The formation and daily needs of life not only require water, but also salt. When pursuing the ancient tribal era, you will find that the migration and settlement of those tribes not only migrate along the water veins, but also along the origin of salt. Without salt, life will be difficult to survive. Since ancient times, salt has been a necessity for everyone to survive, and it is also a hard currency comparable to gold.
The Red River Plain is the largest natural salt field in the central region since ancient times. Orcs and humans have launched wars and slaughtered again and again for this salt field. The ownership and owner of the Red River Plain have also been changing with historical events, replacing the protagonists. Earlier wars. It can even be said that the war between the King of Gold Agenaton and the King of Sakya wolf Costa also arose.
The establishment of the canal was partly due to the geographical location of Yancheng and the growing demand for salt in the Cretan Empire. The original transportation of salt had to span thousands of mountains and rivers. Even if the Cretan Empire specially built a salt road for transporting salt, it could not meet the needs of the entire Cretan Empire. A large number of merchants who relied on transporting salt for a living came into being, but even so, they could not meet the increasing demand.
After tens of centuries of peace, the population of the Cretan Empire also increased explosively, with a population exceeding 15 million at one point. This number was already a few years ago. However, the Cretan Empire had no place to produce a large amount of salt except Yancheng. In order to meet the demand for salt, and to expand and increase the connection between the north and south of the Cretan Empire and the development of commerce, the Duke of Tanbul promulgated the project to dig the canal after he came to power.
At the same time, in order to win the consent of the people in Cretan and most of the nobles, Tanbul issued the bloody and inhuman "Orc Slave Act". The large number of orcs and human and orcs who lived in the Cretan Empire, who lived in the mixed blood of the human and orcs, were all reduced to slaves after the emperor and the prime minister signed the "Orc Slave Act".
Hundreds of thousands of orcs in the Cretan Empire went from being excluded and suppressed to being slaves who were harsh and harsh and had no human rights or status overnight. A large number of orcs were arrested from all over the Cretan Empire and sent to the canal digging site in various places to build and digging canals.
Hundreds of thousands of slaves were carried on ropes and shackles, day after day, for the humans of the Cretan Empire, they were carved out huge projects that could further develop and make everyone live happier, but no one remembered that in every part of this project, there were the cries and accusations of these orc slaves.
No one has ever thought that their happy and stable life is actually based on the pain and sacrifice of a large number of people. They are indulged in the bright lights and wine, but they do not know that every drop of liquid in the cup is the blood of others.
Jokins is a capable cat orc. When it comes to age, he should be helping his mother with farm work at home and taking care of his younger brothers and sisters. In a few years, his father will help him find an orc girl of the same status, set up a family, and continue to be a tenant for the nobles. Although life in the Cretan Empire was difficult, it was still relatively stable.
At that time, three years ago, after Tanbul signed the Orc Slave Act, earth-shaking changes took place. His father, together with him and his younger brother, was sent to build a canal, while his mother and young sister were sent to other places and also became slaves to work for the Cretan Empire.
Two years ago, Jokins' father died because he was old and could not hold on. Half a year ago, Jokins' younger brother died of being hit by a rock when he was digging the river. Jokins knew that it would be his turn next. How long will it take? Half a year? One year? Or one day or two days?
If you continue like this, one day he will die here. The ending is already destined. He is just a consumable. No one treats them, orc slaves as humans. He wants to change his destiny unless...
Jokins immediately remembered the orc slaves he contacted a few days ago. They were different from other orc slaves. They had tall bodies, strong muscles, and tiger-and-wolf-like eyes. There were many such guys among them.
They were not slaves, why did they get in? What exactly did they want to do? Jokins was sweating all over, feeling tired and dizzy, and his whole body was moving like a walking corpse. At this moment, he remembered the words of that person: "Orc! Never be a slave!"
This sentence made Jokins tremble involuntarily when he arrived, as if a slogan that ignited all the flames in his heart, making people feel excited.
It was already late at night, but lights were still on both sides of the canal channel. With a lot of figures, everyone was still trying hard to dig the river channel. The construction period was approaching. If they could not complete it on time, most of them would be killed.
At the same time, the guards and officials responsible for this river project have to bear the responsibility, so these days, these humans have desperately whipped and driven them with whips, allowing them to dig the river channel day and night. From more than ten days ago, orc slaves have been unable to hold on, and corpses died of exhaustion or fell ill on this river project, and then dragged down. Regardless of whether the dragged down was a corpse or not, they all knew that these guys would be thrown out as corpses.
No one dared to speak or talk. These construction workers and soldiers stared at them like vultures. As long as they had any abnormal movements, they would treat them as rebellion. But Joggins could feel a deep resentment and anger hidden in everyone's hearts.
Just one lead or a little spark can instantly detonate here, releasing all the anger and resentment in everyone's heart.
"It's on fire! It's on fire!"
Chapter completed!