Chapter 91: The Penalty Workshop
Cheng Zhongjian's content about Brulari reflects the social form of the Pegasus tribe and the relationship between people from a certain aspect, which is very valuable for him to have a deep understanding of this society.
Therefore, his interest suddenly increased.
He simply stopped walking forward, but grabbed Brulalie's big hand and motioned for her to sit down and rest, while he continued to ask questions.
"Are you asking about a crime? There are only two types of crime, one is murder and the other is rape. ”
Bulally found a clean staircase and sat down, carefully laying her waist around her ass as she answered Cheng Zhong's question.
"Murder is easy to understand, and it is the heaviest crime in any world.
But you are guilty of rape here...... I didn't expect that.
Wasn't the drunken men acting at the dinner party rape, and why did the chiefs turn a blind eye?
Also, in the story of your grandmother, didn't two men rape her in a tent by the river, one was killed, and the other escaped and reported to the tribe, why didn't he be held accountable?"
"Haha, it seems that the events of that day's feast and my story misled you, making you think that the Wusun people condone rape!
Actually, it's not like that at all.
My Wusun society is dominated by women, and the status of women is many times higher than that of men.
Women can beat and bully men at will, and they can kick men out of the house, but men cannot.
If a man forcibly has sex with a woman against her will, and the woman reports it, he commits rape and is punished in the same way as a murderer.
In the story I told, my grandmother's lover was burned to death by his clansmen, which was a great crime against him for betraying his clan and running away with his women.
And the man who raped the grandmother of the ancestors, of course, was also punished, he spent his whole life in the big wall in front of us, and finally died here.
As for what happened at the dinner party, it was a special case.
Almost every feast has such a content.
This one...... Mainly for women who have just come of age.
What is the purpose, I think...... I think it's to break their shyness and make them real women, and then they can take on the big responsibility of having children for the tribe. ”
After talking for a long time, Brulari finally cleared up the misunderstanding and understood the attitude of the Wusun people towards the relationship between the sexes more completely.
"Oops, I see!"
Cheng Zhong let out a long breath, feeling much more comfortable.
To be honest, this is the image of the kind Wusun people in Cheng Zhong's mind.
He very much agrees with the Wusun people's attitude of respecting women.
In his understanding, all people are born to women, women are pregnant in October (three years in the wolf domain), once they give birth, I don't know how much physical pain and suffering they have endured, and sometimes they may even take their lives into it.
As long as it is an individual, it should be firmly remembered and always grateful to the mother, and always grateful to the woman.
At the same time, physically, women are naturally weaker than men, so they deserve more sympathy and care from men.
A man who doesn't know how to respect a woman, no matter how great he is, no matter how many heroic deeds he has, is despised by Cheng Zhong.
"Little brother, what are you thinking?"
Bullarly's voice seemed to come from far away.
Cheng Zhong's little head vibrated violently, and his consciousness returned to reality.
"Ah, I want to keep asking you, then...... What about slaves?"
Cheng Zhong said busily.
"Slaves, I mean only those who have been captured from other tribes. ”
"According to my grandmother, hasn't the Wolf Domain always been peaceful?
If there is no war, where will the captives come from?"
"The so-called peace of my ancestors and grandmothers is generally so.
In fact, there are sometimes large and small frictions between tribes, especially in the junction of various tribes.
Especially for the division of territories, conflicts sometimes break out.
In short, the people in the wolf domain only regard the people of their own tribe and the tribal alliance as their own people, and the people of other tribes as enemies.
As soon as there is a dispute, they will meet each other with swords and fight to the death.
After a battle, there is always some captivity.
Those who are captured have only two ways, either to be killed or become slaves of the other party.
In addition to fighting, sometimes the outcasts stumbled into the tribe by mistake and were also captured as slaves. ”
After listening to Brulali's words, Cheng Zhong understood two things:
First, the ecology of the wolf domain is beautiful, but for humans, it is far from paradise.
When an individual leaves a tribe, it is like entering a terrible jungle, and the "law of the jungle" applies to the law of the jungle.
Second, the human beings in the wolf domain practice primitive communism in this tribe, and the beautiful things of equality, unity and friendship are more visible, which is desirable and gratifying.
But the attitude towards foreigners is like that of wild beasts, without sympathy, either killing or enslaving.
Here, there is no doubt that the germ of a bloody slave society has emerged.
After figuring out the few things he cared about, Cheng Zhong pulled Brulari to stand up and motioned for her to take him inside the big wall to have a look.
Walking through the deep doorway, there is a huge house with a high elevation and open on all sides.
Every few steps, it is supported by a wooden pillar that two people hug together.
Hundreds of prisoners were working on their respective platforms, and there was a harsh and unpleasant sound of friction everywhere, and there was a lot of dust.
Cheng Zhong walked closer and saw that everyone was working on a shiny stone.
Brulari followed and shouted:
"They're polishing the jade coins. ”
Cheng Zhong took a closer look, and these people were holding small pieces of jade of various shapes in one hand, and "abrasive cloth" made of sheepskin glued with sand in the other.
They all wore blank expressions, and they used "abrasive cloth" to polish the jade back and forth as if they were playing, trying to make it into a flat shape.
Cheng Zhongli stood next to a prisoner and observed for a long time, feeling a lot of floating dust in his nose, but he didn't see any obvious changes in the jade block in his hand.
It can be seen that it is too difficult to polish a piece of Ming jade coin.
"It's not grinding jade, it's obviously grinding people!" Cheng Zhong thought to himself.
Cheng Zhong looked over one by one and found that each prisoner's hands were covered with thick calluses, especially the calluses on the big fingers and the tiger's mouth, which were as hard as cowhide.
"It's just a grinding process, and it's so difficult.
If you add the mining and cutting of Ming Yu, under the condition that the tools are so backward, the production of Ming Yu coins is unimaginably difficult!"
Cheng Zhong muttered in a low voice.
This was the most difficult and torturous job he had ever seen with his own eyes, and it caused a strong shock in his heart.
Cheng Zhong's old problem of overflowing compassion has been committed again.
He felt a little sour in his nose, and he raised his head and walked forward quickly.
Brulari followed Cheng Zhong all the way to the back of the workshop, and finally saw the finished product.
A number of thin, round jade stones are stacked on top of each other.
A meaty Wusun man stood by with his waist crossed, presumably a caretaker or a finished product inspector or something.
"This is the polished Ming Jade Coin!"
Brulari once again loudly introduces Cheng Zhong.
Cheng Zhong picked up a bright jade coin and played with it in his hand.
The jade coin is a pale yellow, bright and transparent, and the image is good.
At this moment, a strong man with a full face and beard walked over briskly and bowed to the two from a distance.
With her palms upward, she gave a brief introduction to Cheng Zhong and the visitor.
Cheng Zhong nodded to the workshop manager, and the three of them left the noisy workshop and walked outside together.
It wasn't until he left the influence of noise and dust that Cheng Zhong stopped and asked:
"Are all these prisoners?"
"Yes, but the more than 500 people that the angel saw were all criminals who committed mistakes and punished themselves.
The real criminals and slaves are in the back of another work area, which is not under my control. ”
The bearded man replied respectfully.
"Lord Angel, do you want to go to the slave workshop again?"
Bullari looked down at Cheng Zhong and asked.
"Are you still polishing jade coins over there?" asked Cheng Zhong.
"Yes, the work is exactly the same as in this workshop, except that slaves and convicts wear large wooden shackles on their feet, have limited mobility, and are supervised by special personnel. ”
The bearded man hurriedly replied.
"That'...... I won't go to see it today. Cheng Zhong thought about it and said.
Truth be told, he's fed up with the noise and dust.
In addition, the appearance of slaves and criminals with large wooden flails on their feet gave him a headache when he thought about it.
"Your Excellency, I have a few questions, and I'll leave when I'm done. ”
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, please ask the angel casually. ”
"How long does it take to polish a Ming Jade coin?"
"This is not necessarily, it depends on the shape of the jade block, and it also depends on the strength and endurance of the individual.
The fastest one can be completed, and the slowest can take three days or more. ”
When Cheng Zhong heard this, his eyes were slightly closed, and he stood there silent.