Chapter 47: The Base of a Thousand Years Ago
The primeval savannah of Africa will always bring people a different feeling, the kind of uninhibited and unfettered happiness and freedom, which cannot be given by human civilization.
The servants who were transported from the Song Dynasty had gradually adapted to the environment of the grassland, after all, they were all miserable people who were struggling on the line of life and death, their lives were as hard as the grass on the side of the muddy road, no matter how hard they crushed, they would not break their roots, and similarly, as long as they could give these slaves a bite to eat, they would not die easily.
Jiang Yin for these poor slaves, not only to give a bite of food, but also quite a full meal, three meals a day of white rice, lunch with meat, this kind of treatment for those slaves who are on the food and clothing line all year round, it is simply a good life to live in heaven to enjoy.
With this kind of food, the servants were more motivated to work than ever before, and with the help of the overseers, the base was soon built to take shape.
The first door-door houses were built in the hands of the overseers, and could accommodate about 300 people, of which the overseers occupied 120 of them, and the other 180 were occupied by young children and women.
The remaining hundreds of people are three people squeezed into a tent to live together, Jiang Yin originally thought that a few people would make trouble because of unfair housing, but he didn't expect everyone to be very happy, even if three people squeezed into a tent, it was like a child discovering a new toy, going in and out of the play.
Later, Jiang Yin learned from Wang Xiaowu that none of these subordinates had ever slept in a pigsty and horse shed, compared with that kind of dirty and smelly place, a clean tent was like a decent residence, and no one would object.
Hearing this, Jiang Yincai shook his head helplessly, and sure enough, he still couldn't use the thinking of modern people to consider the thoughts of these ancient people
After everyone settled down, finally in the third morning of South Africa, Jiang Yin held a speech for all the members of the base.
Early in the morning, everyone got up, and the overseers put on the overseers' uniforms, and the servants put on the uniforms of the servants, and they were all elated, because their masters were going to give orders to all of them today, and if they did a good job of explaining to their masters, they were likely to be favored by their masters, and the future was naturally bright, and although these slaves did not have any special skills, everyone had an upward heart, even slaves.
The sun in Africa is very scorching, and the sun in the dry season is even more so, even if Jiang Yin is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, but the neck that is exposed to the sun also feels a hot heat.
Jiang Yin stood on the prefabricated room that had been erected in advance, holding a megaphone in his hand, and cleared his throat in the megaphone first, causing everyone in the audience to exclaim in a low voice, and then he asked with satisfaction: "It's been three days since you came here, are you still satisfied with the food provided by my son?" ”
"Satisfied! The white rice that Childe gave us to eat, I have never eaten so much in my life~" After the bold overseer started, there was a chorus of echoes.
Jiang Yin smiled and continued: "Then do you want to continue to eat these good meals in the future?" ”
"Yes!" This time, everyone spoke in unison.
Jiang Yin also smiled slightly: "I also know that everyone wants to continue to eat well, but I have a rule here, that is, I don't support idlers, the more work you do, the more food and wages you will be given, that is, those who can work harder, can you understand?" ”
This time, Wang Xiaowu was the first to answer: "The little one understands!" Childe just commanded, as long as it is a small one who can do it, he must go to the soup and go to the fire! At such a moment's notice, the overseers hurriedly expressed their minds.
When everyone quieted down, Jiang Yin took out a small transparent stone from his back, the stone was small, but it shone brightly in the sunlight, and it looked very magical.
"I know that most of you don't know what you're going to do now, and many of you won't do it, but everyone can do what I told you, and as long as they want to do it, everyone can do it."
"Childe! What are you talking about!? ”
Hearing someone in the audience asking, Jiang Yin raised his hand a little more, and asked in front of everyone, "Do you know what I am holding in my hand?" ”
Everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Yin's hand again, and the overseer standing in the front row said, "It looks like glass, but it's too small." ”
Seeing that the others had no reaction, Jiang Yin said slowly: "This thing is called diamond, the hardest thing in the world, also known as diamond." With that, he paused, then looked at the crowd and continued, "You all bow your heads and look at your feet. ”
Everyone looked down one after another, and just when everyone was still confused, Jiang Yin's voice sounded in their ears again, "That's right, you read that right, now there is a huge diamond mine at a depth of a few zhang under your feet, as long as you keep digging down, you can dig a lot of small stones like this diamond in my hand, and when the time comes, according to the number of diamonds you dig, I will have corresponding rewards one by one, can you understand?" ”
Jiang Yin's words were still relatively popular, and most of them nodded to indicate that they understood, and Wang Xiaowu couldn't wait to start digging the soil with his hands at this moment, as if he wanted to be the first person to dig out diamonds.
"Wang Xiaowu!"
"The little ones are here!" Hearing the master call himself, Wang Xiaowu immediately stood up, hunched over, looking like a slave.
"You overseers don't need to dig up diamonds." Jiang Yin said lightly.
"Yes, the little one understands." Wang Xiaowu still has the ability to observe words and colors, and when he heard Jiang Yin stop him, he immediately stopped, and he would never drag the mud and water, but his face showed a trace of disappointment.
Although Jiang Yin is not very old, he can see it very clearly, how can he not see what he thinks from Wang Xiaowu's expression, doesn't he just think that the overseer can't dig up diamonds, so he thinks that he has no future.
"The reason why Ben Gongzi selected the overseers is to have other purposes, the overseers not only have to supervise the safety and discipline of the mine work, not only to prevent such things as making trouble and fighting, but also to protect the safety around us, this is the grassland, there are many wild beasts, and if you are not prepared, you may be attacked, I ask the supervisors to expand the area of our mine every day, remove the surrounding weeds, and provide a safe mining place for the miners.
Hearing Jiang Yin say this, Wang Xiaowu became excited again, and it seemed that being a supervisor seemed to be more promising than those slaves who mined diamonds