v3 Chapter 103： Where are you from? (1/2)

Maybe it was because he was about to be sent to a gladiator school to become a gladiator. The work they were assigned was not too onerous, and Zhang Heng could not feel the cruel oppression of the evil society of slavery for the time being.

After completing the work at hand, the supervisor did not appear again, and assigned them new work as if they had forgotten them, so Zhang Heng and Varo, the two new slaves, took it for granted. Fish come.

Zhang Heng took the initiative to communicate with Varo and wanted to get as much useful information as possible from the other party. After all, his understanding of ancient Rome was limited to some of the more famous historical figures and historical events. Varo and ordinary slaves Different, before becoming a slave, he was a regular Roman citizen and a businessman. He was well informed, and unlike his burly figure, his person was very kind, and at the same time, he probably felt how much things just happened. Some owed, he basically has to answer questions.

In consideration of the current situation of the two, Zhang Heng first asked Varo and slaves, because from Varo's previous words, although the slaves were at the bottom of Roman society, the fate of different slaves seemed to be quite different. of.

”This is of course.” Varo explained patiently, ”For example, staying in the city is usually much better than selling to the countryside, because the city is relatively richer, the living conditions of slaves will be better, and some nobles We need to take into account our own face and show their kindness. Most people will not over-press slaves. Your job is basically to take care of the male and female masters, do cleaning or something, but there is not much heavy work. Crap.”

Varo licked his slightly dry lips, and then said, ”Sold to the country, either farming or mining, the food and living conditions are not good, because the host there will try to make you work more, they Do n’t care about your living conditions. The more you eat, the less you eat, the more they earn, and the female slaves are worse. They may be required to keep giving birth. Every child you give is a sum of money, whether it is yourself It is a good choice to keep working or sell it. ”

”What about the investment you said?” Zhang Heng asked later.

”Oh, this is the best destiny for a talented slave like me. You can ask the owner to invest a sum of money and open the shop yourself. As long as you can bring a steady stream of income to the owner, your status will naturally grow. The higher you don't have to serve the master like other efforts, and you will eventually be free if you are lucky, because in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the slaves, many masters will set a certain amount, and you will become a Roman citizen again after making so much money. ”

”It sounds good.” Zhang Hengdao.

Varo hesitated, and then added, ”In fact, the gladiator ... is barely a way out. If you can pass the assessment to become a gladiator, your status will be a little higher than that of ordinary slaves, and if you can If the arena wins a certain number of games, you can also be free, but that's too difficult. Many people who have been on the battlefield with superb fighting skills can't live that day, let alone us. By the way, where are you from? I haven't seen you look like this before. ”

”I am from the Eastern Han Dynasty.” Zhang Hengdao.

He is not a liar. In the second century AD, it was almost the Eastern Han Dynasty in history. At this time, the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were the two most powerful super empires in the world. The villagers of Ergan are very keen to discuss who can win such a fight between Han Dynasty and Rome, and they are constantly tormenting.

But unfortunately until now, although China has unearthed such things as the Roman Cup, archaeological circles have not had a unified answer on whether there has been contact between Rome and the Han Dynasty, let alone fighting. Who will win this kind of thing, but the more this kind of topic that can be aligned in the void becomes more enduring, because neither side can convince anyone.

Sure enough, Varro was a little dazed when he heard that the Han Empire was not sure. ”Why did you come to Rome and become a slave?”