Three days later, the madness of Maca City finally came to an end.

The whole city was filled with blood and a stench. The former comes from the blood that spills in the streets, in the houses, and in every corner. There is so much liquid that the surface has dried up, but the inner layer remains moist and semi-solidified. The grooves of the stone slab on the ground were almost completely filled, and when you stepped on it, there would always be a large patch of black dirty blood, and as the semi-dry blood skin was brought up, the sticky and wet part was immediately exposed.

The stench comes from corpses. According to a rough estimate, more than 60,000 people were killed in the city of Maca. All the nobles and wealthy merchants were killed, and no one was spared. The same fate befell all the spectators in the arena. The slaves had an uncanny hatred for these people, and the killing soon spread to the neighborhoods around the arena. Slaves instinctively saw the inhabitants of the neighborhood as objects who were fighting for their own lives. They didn't care whether the other party was a commoner or a nobleman, and under the fury and fierce impulse to be released, they killed all of them without any scruples.

Almost all the young women in the city were violently humiliated. The number of inhabitants of Maca City is about 300,000, and except for the lord of the city, Baron Solante, the other slave owners have a total of more than 110,000 slaves. The rebellion of the slave gladiators caused a storm inside the city, and the outside of the city was induced by Meng Qi and other "worker bees" to revolt at the same time. According to the plan that had been drawn up in advance, many civilians were enslaved to join them. Although a large part of the civilian population refused to participate in the riots, they were forced by the slaves to kill with their swords. Among them may be aristocrats, but also neighbors who usually get along very well. But in the midst of all the chaos, individual thinking has become irrelevant. They were forced to kill, forced to be part of the rioters. Only in this way can you ensure that your family is not insulted and your property is safe.

This is the revolution. Maybe you don't want to be part of it at all, but the situation forces you to. Otherwise, there is only a dead end.

Su Hao used this simplest method to tie up all the people in the entire Maca City to the chariot.

Order in the city is gradually being restored. The bodies were removed from all corners and loaded into trucks and transported outside the city to be burned or landfilled. Horse-drawn wagons brought huge wooden barrels filled with clean water and washed the blood-stained streets over and over again. Goods stockpiled in advance are also transported to the city market in batches. There was no famine, and slaves killed people and ate meat, and so on, were only special cases in times of riot. After the horror and fear, people suddenly felt that this kind of life was not much different from the past, but there was no nobility that was an eyesore.

Other members of the Meng Qi family began to join the rebel army and assist Su Hao in managing the military and politics. The reorganization of the slave army was basically completed, and Su Hao ordered that all slaves inside and outside Maca City be given freedom. In order to make the decree he promulgated conform to the orthodoxy of the Rabonka continent, Su Hao inherited the title of baron of Sorant, and added a prefix, calling himself "Baron of the Red Dragon".

It is almost impossible to eradicate the influence of aristocratic rule overnight. Although the slaves were freed, they still subconsciously feared the nobility and the king. Su Hao can only inherit the title of Sorant's dead ghost in order to be recognized by the slaves, and the riot can also be seen as a power struggle between the two nobles. Of course, this situation will change over time and the level of awareness of society. But for now, the slaves still hope that Su Hao is a nobleman, not a rebel with the same status as themselves.

Two weeks later, the rearmament of the slaves was preliminarily completed. Su Hao got more than 60,000 strong slaves. Among them were gladiators, criminals and bankrupt civilians, as well as prisoners of war taken from other countries on the continent. 110,000 to 60,000, the selection ratio is nearly 50 percent. This was entirely due to the greed of the slave traders and the aristocracy. In the continent of Rabangka, in addition to craftsmen with special skills, most of the old and weakened slaves were executed. Only young and strong slaves were allowed to be traded in the market.

The daily training and reorganization are all handed over to the "worker bees" who follow Su Hao from the earth. The civilization of the earth is too much more than the continent of Rabangka, and regardless of the technology for the time being, the fighting skills and tactics are far beyond the realm of this world. Su Hao's previous prestige in the prison slave camp, as well as his prestige among the gladiators, caused the first slave advocates to appear around him. Although there are only seventeen people, the emergence of these "quasi-worker bees" means that the continent of Rabangka does have the same foundation as the earth to build a new "hive".

The new household registration system has been fully implemented in the city of Maca. The original inhabitants were divided into two parts: "civilians" and "criminals". The former were people who clearly expressed their support during the riots, and their identities and possessions were preserved, and even extremely large profits were made. The latter belong to groups judged to be hostile to the rebels. The specific criteria are determined by the "worker bees" and the leading slaves in the subordinate squad. It is undeniable that among the people listed as "criminals", there must be some who have been wrongly convicted or wrongly convicted. But no one can change the current hierarchical situation in the entire city of Maca.

The property of the convicts was confiscated, and the entire family became serfs. For them, Su Hao formulated a detailed reward and punishment system. Through military exploits, farming, or handing over property, etc., the established social composition can be gradually changed, and the criminals can be turned into civilians.

The allocation of resources for slave soldiers was mostly land. Each member of the rebel army owns a piece of legal farmland outside the city of Maca. Depending on the military merits achieved on the battlefield, the land area will also increase or decrease. The two major regulations of "meritorious service must be rewarded" and "punishment for guilty" were listed as a system, and officers at all levels continued to preach them within the anti-rebellion army. Although the slaves were almost all illiterate, it was difficult to understand the addition and subtraction of more than ten. But they can fully understand the saying "cut off a human head and reward a silver shell", or "kill a nobleman and reward an acre of land".

In addition to this, there is also a more obvious propaganda temptation. For example: kill a nobleman, live in his mansion, sleep with his woman, etc.

Isn't the goal of struggle just to enjoy?

Without a realistic and feasible goal in life, who will take the initiative to give blood, sweat and even life?

Many people understand this truth, but there is no written or theoretical thing formed on the continent of Rabangka. It was not the fault of the slaves, but the king and the nobles wanted them to remain in a state of ignorance forever. Only a fool would be content to feed his stomach every day with unpalatable sok tubers, and religious gods and Buddhas can anesthetize their minds and beg for the glory of the next life, while honestly endure humiliation and toil in this life and this life, and yearn for the wonderful pleasures of the world to come in the midst of suffering.

On the basis of the first batch of "quasi-worker bees", a solid propaganda team was established within the anti-rebel army.

"Who gave you freedom? Not a god, not a king, but our greatest baron of the red dragon. ”

"Why should the nobles eat and drink every day, and why should we eat chaff? We fight to the death in the gladiatorial arena just to make money for them, and in the end we get nothing. It's not fair, it's a fucking damn world. ”

"Do you want to go home in style? Or do you want to be a slave forever? The Red Dragon Baron can give you everything you want. Women, wealth, land, you can eat and drink for several lifetimes, and even the next generation can lie comfortably in bed. That's the fucking life. What else are you guys thinking about? Take up arms and join the army, that's what you really should do. ”

Propaganda is not just rhetoric. If you want to be embraced by more people, you must come up with tangible benefits. Under the guidance of the "worker bees", a vigorous movement to divide the land began, groups of captured slave owners and nobles were hanged, and wooden plaques were inserted on the cultivated fields outside the city with the names of the new masters.

All this made many people dumbfounded, and it also made more people cheer. Of course, there are also many people who are worried about waiting and seeing, and feel that this distribution is not logical. However, the latest order from the Red Dragon Baron made everyone see the way forward: "As long as the Red Dragon Army exists for one day, all systems will continue." The stronger we are, the more legitimate everything we do. ”

It's simple, and it's easy to understand. Suddenly realized, the crowd that had been watching also successively gave overt or covert support to the rebel army.

All the goods seized from the city were concentrated in the Baron's Mansion. Su Hao gave Meng Qi the greatest authority in the use of money. The businessman's fanatical pursuit of profit enabled Meng Qi to fully understand the new economic theory from the earth in a short period of time. This door that had just been opened was the Divine Domain to him. Meng Qi was almost in a state of extreme greed, frantically absorbing this knowledge like a dry sponge. Under his operation, the role of money was brought to the extreme, and the principle of the exchange of goods became a new source of profit. Perfumes, porcelain, fashionable clothing, women's favorite cosmetics...... In just a few months, a large number of new workshops have appeared in the city of Maca. There are hundreds of caravans traveling to and from neighboring cities or countries. They took away batches of luxury goods and industrial products, and brought back extremely large quantities of precious metals and food. With an abundant supply of ore and coal, the metal workshops had little time to rest, a large number of weapons were crafted, and a large number of slave armies began to be installed. Adequate food allows everyone to get enough nutrition. They are training more energetically, they are becoming more proficient in killing skills, and they are working together more closely.

As the only surviving nobleman in Maca City, the knight Barth began to travel between neighboring cities, acting as an emissary. His job is to liaise with the lords and nobles of the manors who are wavering or have a favorable opinion of the rebels, and to persuade them to make their faction stronger.

The aristocracy was not monolithic inside. The lords of the manor were hostile to the high nobility because they had more privileges and more exemptions from military service in terms of taxes. What Barthes had to do was to explain the target he was looking at in the decree issued by Su Hao. Tell the other party that the main purpose of the rebel army is not to kill, burn, or rob everything, but to completely change this world by violent means. If you want to get involved, it's too late to change your mind. If you refuse or resist, as soon as the army arrives, you will no longer have room to bargain with Lao Tzu.

This is an extremely dangerous task. But the opportunities are also reciprocal. Su Hao specially assigned two "worker bees" to Bart to be responsible for his safety. This is entirely due to the fact that Barthes himself is eloquent and very familiar with the pattern of the continent of Rabangca. He is a native and has an innate advantage in communicating with people. Even if the negotiations fail, they can get out of the way.

If you want to unify the mainland in a short time, you must win over more supporters. Of course, Su Hao could directly wave the army and crush all the resistance. But it is conceivable that this will only turn the area passed through into a scorched earth, with more people killed or killed in battle, and even cities and villages in ruins.

This is not the result that Su Hao wants. The **** of Maca City is only an essential source in the beginning period. He had to make the slaves see the real benefits, and let the blood and death serve as a sacrifice for the beginning of the chaos. When things get back on track, chaos and violence will be replaced by legal systems. The generals and nobles who were born from the slave gladiators ended up with death. Su Hao will never allow the emergence of a new elite class. He is the king, the emperor, the supreme ruler of the realm of Rabangkashi.

Things have to be done step by step, and people have to be killed one by one. Now the lower nobility and the lords of the manors were only co-opted for the sake of a peaceful transition, in order to gain dominion over the region without going through war. When the war for power comes to an end, it's time for a full reckoning with these guys.

Now, just the beginning.

Therefore, slaves can kill people with impunity, they can play with the women they fancy at will, and they can rush into the homes of civilians to rob.

This is their power at this stage, and it is also the motivation for forming an army to support Su Hao.

The impact of this terrible wave is extremely powerful. Su Hao organized 60,000 slave soldiers into three legions, with Maca City as the core, and began to expand to the surrounding areas.

The city of Sauvis was captured, and the lord of the city, Baron Willoxon, and his family were all killed. More than 6,000 soldiers defending the city were captured, more than 2,000 were killed in battle, and the turmoil in the city lasted for two whole days. When Meng Qi's caravan and Su Hao's assigned administrative officials arrived in the city, the corpses and bloody scenes were similar to what Maca City had looked like before. It's just that because the leader of the "worker bees" resolutely carried out Su Hao's orders, most of the residents in the city survived, and the targets who were killed were also screened by slaves. In this battle, in addition to getting a lot of resources and money, Su Hao also got more than 20,000 slave recruits.

The city of Slankensen is a large city in the eastern direction. The high walls repeatedly hindered the attack. The "worker bees" who led the team did not show enough strength to smash the city walls with their fists, but sat in the back and watched the slave soldiers rush and kill. The 20,000 slave legions lost more than half of them during the attack. Thanks to the pre-formed propaganda units, the order of the corps did not collapse, but only the combat effectiveness became weaker and weaker. When the casualties of the slave soldiers exceeded 70 percent, the regimental commander "Worker Bee" finally intervened. He single-handedly smashed down an entire section of the southern wall, and the slaves, whose eyes were red from the stimulation of the propaganda team, immediately swarmed up. The lord of the city, Count Veron, was captured alive and then slashed alive in the center of the square. The legion was replenished by a large number of emancipated slaves, and the number of soldiers jumped to more than fifty thousand.

The Third Legion swept through all the estates west of Maca City. Thanks to the persuasion of the knight Barth, about half of the manor owners swore allegiance to Su Hao. They freed all the slaves and, by decree issued by the Baron of the Red Dragon, turned them into peasants. At the same time, food and taxes were paid in full to the 3rd Army Corps in accordance with the agreement. The sheer manor owners felt pain in their hearts because of the huge amount of effort, but they soon found themselves in a wise decision. The Third Legion ran over the plain like a hurricane, destroying all the recalcitrant manors and castles. A large amount of fertile land became ownerless, and the lords of the manor certainly refused to let go of such a rare opportunity, and immediately sent private forces to divide it.

Not all of them are involved in this locust-like land grab. Only a few smart people with clear minds chose to wait and see, and compiled the land they occupied into a book and handed it over to Su Hao, the red dragon baron in Maca City. It was not unaware that they were doing so at the expense of their own interests, but the surrounding area had been overrun by the Slave Legion, and the estate was completely cut off from the outside world. Rather than showing too ugly eating at such a time, it is better to simply win the favor of the murderous and tyrannical new baron.

A month later, Su Hao had mastered the entire southern part of the Golden Card Country. The area under actual control is more than one-third of the land area of Jinka. In the process, the nobles repeatedly sent warning messages to the king asking for help, but reinforcements from the direction of the capital were delayed. Su Hao is like a hyena, starting from city to city, constantly devouring the prey around him, obtaining enough nutrients and supplements, and finally growing into a formidable and powerful male lion.

All this is the credit of Meng Qi. From the very beginning, he sent his capable men to maneuver between the various high-ranking nobles and generals within the royal capital. All kinds of luxuries and money were sprinkled like water, and the targets of bribery were not spared from top to bottom, from officials to officials below. Millions of golden shellfish flowed into the pockets of nobles and officials, and a large number of never-before-seen luxuries became the most precious collections in the mansions. Countless sweet words befriended aristocratic officials and bribe-takers, and warnings from other cities were put aside, or simply intercepted by slave troops on the way.

All in all, during the past period, the riot in Maka City has not been able to attract any attention from the rulers of the Kingdom of Jinka. Of course, the country is not numb to the point of outrageousness. The king and the nobles were more or less aware of the changes there, but they did not know what was going on, and thought it was only a slave revolt caused by the famine. The luxuries that have been seen have become the most precious collection in the mansions. Countless sweet words befriended aristocratic officials and bribe-takers, and warnings from other cities were put aside, or simply intercepted by slave troops on the way.

All in all, during the past period, the riot in Maka City has not been able to attract any attention from the rulers of the Kingdom of Jinka. Of course, the country is not numb to the point of outrageousness. The king and the nobles were more or less aware of the changes there, but they did not know what was going on, and thought it was only a slave revolt caused by the famine.