Chapter 60 What is the purpose of life?

After getting a lot of lime.

Roman's first move was to drive everyone to build the road.

Pour raw materials such as lime, gravel, gravel, clay, silt and even a large amount of wheat straw and weeds on the road, add water and mix it into a mortar.

This mortar is very primitive concrete.

The main structures are sand, stone, soil and grass.

Lime will act as a binder for various secondary materials, solidifying and shaping them.

Then spread the well-mixed mortar around.

Its various effects are not as good as cement, but it is qualified for pavement, and it is more durable and the material is easy to obtain.

Roman requested that the concrete road be paved with a thickness of at least 8 centimeters—that is, enough for an adult to insert his index finger completely into it.

This task is naturally quite arduous, the construction period is long, and it is extremely laborious. Horses and oxcarts need to be used to transport various building materials back and forth throughout the process.

But it must be done!

The salt mine is 40 kilometers away from Sige Town, and it usually takes more than two hours to go there.

The lunch prepared here in Sige Town was cold when it was delivered there.

If the road is bumpy, the time will be extended by half.

Poor road conditions can also cause severe wear and tear on vehicles and wheels.

Moreover, Sige Town is located in the southeastern corner of the basin, but the location of the salt mine is biased to the northwest.

In other words, this road actually leads to more than just salt mines.

More importantly, it penetrates into the heart of the basin.

Sige Town is at the doorstep of your home, and you have no idea what resources are inside.

As long as he wants to develop this huge basin, he cannot do without a solid and durable road.

According to Roman's order, not counting the 200 people at the salt mine, there are more than 400 people in Sige Town who will start the road repair work tomorrow.

Roman's demands on them were not low.

Since there was no supervision by guards, he needed to arrange clear indicators and order these people to spread out at least 500 meters every day.

Spread equally among everyone, each person needs to repair an original concrete road that is more than 1 meter long and 4 meters wide.

It's just because of the division of labor and cooperation - some people have to continue burning lime, some have to collect gravel and gravel, etc., and some have to lead those big animals to transport various things back and forth.

Only about a hundred people actually participated in the laying work.

The specific work schedule will be arranged by the Sige Town steward.

Roman will provide three meals a day.

When dawn breaks on the horizon, everyone must be present.

All workers eat a 80% full breakfast before six o'clock and then work for six hours.

Have a big meal at noon and rest for half an hour after the meal.

In the afternoon I work for five hours and then have my third meal.

If the target is not met that day, Roman will kill the 10 wastes that he thinks are the slowest in working efficiency.

Those losers who can't work don't deserve three meals a day!

During lunch, Roman told this matter in front of everyone.

He stood on a higher ground and looked down at the farmers who were talking. If anyone jumped out to object, he would immediately chop off the head of the opponent.

There can only be one voice in Skytown.

But these farmers were also discerning and did not question Roman's decision.

"Lord, are there really three meals a day?"

The crowd didn't know who was asking.

Roman has no arrangements. These idiots are not worthy of his tricks, and it is impossible to give passionate speeches. The average person is out of prenatal education. If you talk to them about the future and development, they will not understand at all.

But his announcement was a first for them.

Farmers in this era could only eat two meals a day.

The first meal was not enough.

The second meal was not full either.

In their minds, being able to eat two meals only existed during the sowing period more than a month ago. At that time, there was even meat in the bowl. During the road paving period, Roman only provided them with one meal.

Looking back now, many farmers still swallow secretly.

“Yes, it’s the same standard as your daily lunch.

"But if you idiots don't meet my requirements, then I will kill ten of you. If you think you can't do it, then do something else. I won't show any mercy to you. room."

"What if it rains?" A voice asked another question.

"Then postpone it!" Roman said impatiently.

He looked around for a moment, his expression indifferent, his red eyes focused, and he saw the dark crowd in front of him.

At this moment, a question was placed in front of all of them.

People live for what?

Not faith!

Not money!

Not status!

Not even for the future!

It’s for a full meal!

They just want to eat!

Farming is just a way to keep them fed!

And the lord in front of them can let them eat three meals a day!

Three whole meals!

The third meal they haven’t thought about since they were born!

Even if you really didn't accomplish your goal and killed ten people, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Are you afraid of wearing shoes if you are barefoot? There are about 400 of them, and they can kill the gentlemen to the point of mercy.

And as long as you work hard, you will definitely not be killed.

After all, even if that gentleman kills chickens to scare monkeys, he will only choose weak chickens that cannot work. There is no reason to kill monkeys.

Roman nodded, raised his right hand, waved it gently, and said: "Take a break this afternoon, and start work tomorrow, go ahead."

The huge crowd dispersed after he waved his hand.

Roman walked down the hillside.

A total of 130 people stayed here. In addition to the 80 peasant women who were originally responsible for lunch, Roman arranged 50 female slaves to go in, otherwise the big kitchen would be too busy.

"Your next task is very heavy, so I increased your number. Do you have any objections?"

They looked at each other.

The lord was not asking, but talking.

The calm tone did not seem to think they had any objections.

Finally, a peasant woman who didn't know how to live or die whispered: "Master, I have a sheep and three chickens at home..."

She was a young woman, and perhaps she had not had time to give birth to a child with her husband, but her family had some property and raised some livestock.

In the past, she only cooked lunch once a day, and she could still feed the livestock, but in the future, she may not have the time. She can only go home at night, and she is worried that the livestock will lose weight or get lost.

This is a huge loss.

Roman frowned slightly. He asked casually, and someone really jumped out, "I bought it. I will buy all the livestock in Sige Town at a reasonable price. You can't waste your time on this kind of thing in the future."

Facing the wealthy lord, no one could say a word.

They found that since the lord took office, their lives have changed dramatically, and many of their past living habits have been shattered.

"More." Roman turned around and shouted.

The agricultural manager next to him immediately wiped his sweat and stepped forward.

"I will bear the purchase costs. Can this be done?"

"Yes! Yes! Right now! Right now!" More nodded continuously.

He couldn't take out the money. He bought so much food that his family's assets were almost emptied.

The price of a pig or a sheep might not be significant, worth at most 1 to 2 silver coins, but the poor families in Sige Town basically all raise some livestock, and the scale is quite terrifying.