It is said that it is a stone city, in fact, it is impossible to have no wooden structure at all, if that is the case, it will not reflect the luxury and sophistication of the city, so the forest in the upper reaches of the river has become the source of wood for the city, as well as the local clay that can burn bricks and tiles, as if the system has set up such a place to provide convenience for Master Su.

The newly chosen location is perfect for building a sprawling city.

The Splinter also quickly reported the results of the site selection to Archduke Stan, who had no concept of this kind of thing itself, and felt that as long as the city was built, it didn't matter where it was.

If you can build it next to the river, you can also fill in the words on a boat when you have nothing to do, and it's not a bad thing to think about it.

So I allocated another 50 million gold coins, which means that you guys should start doing it, and I want to see my city completed soon.

The first step of the construction of Stan City was completed, while the second step was more difficult.

Su Mo must levy at least 20,000 young men to work as coolies for his city, and the length of time is about half a month - of course, it can't be as troublesome in the game as it is in reality, otherwise even with modern machinery and tools, it will take at least several years to build a city out of thin air.

But the number of 20,000 cannot be discounted.

Unless Rifle is customized with a monster shop, Stan City will have to come step by step.

In the quarry alone, there are thousands of people who work here day and night, and although the mountain can be blown up, the stones that can be blown out must be polished to be qualified.

Stone was needed for the walls and buildings, and the roads were all paved with stone slabs.

This is not something that can be solved in a short time, and will most likely continue until the moment the city of Stan is built.

When the stone is quarried, someone has to transport it.

For the time being, the most primitive means of transportation can only be used, and after the stones are polished, they are pulled to the riverside pier and carried onto the raft, and a few young and strong boats are carried down the river to the pier on this side of Stan.

The manpower required is a very large number, for example, a raft can hold up to 2~3 large stones, but it needs 4~6 people to operate, plus loading and unloading, and hundreds of people go out.

"Labor and money, aren't we too cruel." Tian Dazhuang said helplessly.

At the behest of Grand Duke Star, tens of thousands of young men were dragged out of their homes by the soldiers, and were marching into the makeshift camp in groups, where the soldiers punched and kicked, and the whips crackled, and the young and strong laborers were also listless, as if they had no hope of returning from this Shura field.

The free federation was the freedom of the rich, and the status of the poor became more embarrassing as the estates grew cotton and other industrial cash crops, and the processing factories sprang up everywhere.

The nobility had the right of servitude to the inhabitants of the realm "according to law".

It's that I have a job, and you have to do it for me for free, which is basically the master and slave set.

Some nobles would feed the laborers, and some even required the laborers to bring their own tools and food for their work, and the construction period was very strict, and the overseer wielding the whip was the most basic configuration on the site.

"Don't worry, we have money!" Master Su now completely considers himself a person with money ability.

When the 20,000 people were requisitioned, they were all driven to the small square, surrounded by a large number of black heads, surrounded by guards with bright weapons.

Su Mo walked slowly surrounded by a group of people.

The people looked at him with hatred, and it was spring, and there was no harvest, and there was not enough food to eat.

Everyone tried their best to eat in the mountains, forests and rivers, and some of the bold ones even challenged the ferocious beasts, so that their wives and children would not starve to death.

Now a conquest order has brought them all here.

At least during the period of servitude, they have no way to fulfill the obligations of a husband or father, and if they are any worse, they may have to occupy the little rations that are not enough for their wives and children.

"I'm Lord Iron Horse!" Su Mo stood on the stage, it was not the first time he had faced so many people, but he was still in a mood, after all, there had never been so many people looking at him with hatred.

No one was silent below, and many people were complaining in their hearts.

What does this sand sculpture nobleman want to do, it is difficult to remember who he is, what Iron Horse Lord, I have never heard of it at all.

A fart lord is embarrassed to come out and be embarrassed.

"I know you are all reluctant, why, I want to know why, does anyone dare to stand up and say what is in your heart, why you are unwilling in your heart, is there any?" Su Mo asked loudly.

As a result, no one spoke, and even the sound of breathing was as thin as a gossamer.

There is no sound, no one dares to speak, just like a lamb waiting for the verdict, numb, only daring to complain wildly in his heart, if it is the kind of bubble chat game decades ago, at this time it is estimated that a large number of bubbles can appear on everyone's head.

"No one said yes, so I'll tell you." Master Su was very embarrassed, he thought that there would be a stunned young man standing up.

No one paid attention to him, everyone just wanted to go to work early, go home after work, and see if their wives and children had starved to death.

"What you don't want is that you have paid for your labor, but there is no return, and I will kill your family by requisitioning you here, right?" Su Mo yelled a little hatefully: "You guys are almost dead, and you can't keep your jobs, why do you have to swallow your anger like this." ”

Not only these people below, but even those sent by Grand Duke Stan were dumbfounded.

Does this thing know what he's talking about?

Fortunately, Su Mo quickly changed the topic and continued: "I will not levy you to work in vain, because you are the people of the Grand Duke of Stan, not my Lord Iron Horse, I will requisition you to build Stan City, and I will pay you a salary." ”

All of them couldn't believe their ears.

And such a good thing?

"According to the work performance, each person will work in groups from half a gold coin to one gold coin a day, and the specific rules will be carried out by my special envoy, His Excellency Yunfei." Su Mo finally said his plan.

He estimated that he would say that these people were borrowed, so that there would be a reason to send money.

Then the basic rule was set, as long as you work, you will get money, but you must do a good job to get more.

At least five silver coins are paid, and if the construction period is half a month, there will be an income of seven or eight gold coins, which is worth the income of these young men for a whole year or even three years.

It seems like a lot, but in fact, what Su Mo paid was only a hundred thousand gold coins.

Compared to the total cost of his two hundred million gold coins, this amount of money was simply not worth mentioning, but it made the hard laborers below dare not believe the news they heard.

How can there be money for servitude?

One gold coin a day?

This venerable noble lord is joking, does he plan to gather everyone together to kill them at the end of the construction period, and then rely on this huge amount of money.