In an area next to the Nile River in Egypt, the first batch of 20,000 Egyptian hired workers arrived in great numbers.
Daming has extremely rich experience in the construction of large projects, especially this time Professor Zhan Qi from Daming Engineering College led a professional team of dozens of people.
Zhan Qi had participated in the construction of cement roads leading to the Western Regions and organized a construction team of tens of thousands of people. Even a mere 20,000 people could not trouble Zhan Qi.
Under the leadership and organization of Zhanqi, 20,000 people began to dig aqueducts in an orderly manner to divert fresh water from the Nile River to the desert areas where the canals were built, making the most important preparations for the subsequent canal excavation.
The first thing that a huge team of 20,000 people had to do was to build a camp. A large number of tents and simple houses were quickly built.
Compared to the Ming Dynasty, materials here in Egypt are relatively scarce, but the climate here in Egypt is hot, so there are not many things to consider when building a camp, otherwise just keeping out the cold will be a headache.
"Dang~dang~"
In the early morning, as the sun was just rising, a rapid ringing of bells rang.
Aliyah and Sreif, like everyone else in the tent, got up in a hurry when they heard the bell, washed up in a hurry, and then walked excitedly towards the canteen.
“Yesterday’s steamed buns were so delicious~”
Sreif and Aliya were waiting in line, looking at the long queue in front of them, smelling the aroma coming from them, and couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Sure enough, as he had originally thought, the food given by the Ming Dynasty people was quite good, and they even gave them steamed buns and noodles made of good white flour.
They saw with their own eyes the people in the cooking class making bags of white flour into steamed buns, noodles, a delicious Ming Dynasty food. When she tasted the steamed buns and noodles, Alia couldn't help but cry.
.
As the lowest class people in Egypt, what they have always eaten is bread made from barley and wheat flour mixed with bran, bean dregs and other things, which is somewhat similar to the black bread and horse bread in Western Europe.
This kind of food is very hard, very unpalatable, and has little nutrition, but it is what they eat almost every day.
Here in Egypt, the fertile Nile River has brought extremely rich products. The nobles eat beef, mutton, and camel meat every day. There are also many kinds of fruits and vegetables on both sides of the Nile River.
But these are only enjoyed by the nobles and rich people. For the common people who have lost their land, sometimes they cannot even afford the cheapest bread.
However, now, the people of Ming Dynasty are giving them good steamed buns and noodles, which makes Alya almost cry.
They have always been doing hard work for others, and their boss has never treated them like this. They are usually good if they can give them food, and they don't even expect to eat delicious and soft steamed buns and noodles.
The long queue kept moving forward, and soon it was Alya and Sirif's turn. According to the rules set by the Ming Dynasty, they could eat and take whatever they wanted, but the prerequisite was that they could not waste it and must finish it.
Alia put five steamed buns into a big basin, and then filled a basin full of noodles for herself. Then she found a comfortable place and immediately transformed into a gluttonous beast, killing one steamed bun in two or two bites, and then
In one long sip, a large portion of the bowl of noodles was eaten.
"Cool~"
"Delicious!"
Aaliya couldn't help shouting out in comfort, and touched her swollen belly, feeling extremely comfortable.
He liked this feeling of fulfillment so much that he couldn't even remember how long it had been since he had a good meal.
"It would be great if Ahmed were here~"
After eating, Aliya thought of her children and wife at home. It would be great if they were here and could have a full meal with her. Aliya felt that her children would definitely like to eat steamed buns and noodles.
Growing Ming Dynasty food.
"It's better to be from the Ming Dynasty~ At least, the food they give us is worthless."
Sirif on the side also finished eating and looked at the rising sun in the sky with satisfaction.
"Dang~dang~"
It took about two sticks of incense, and with the sound of bells ringing, the well-fed and drunk employees took the tools in their hands and began to work.
The people of the Ming Dynasty did not set up supervisors, and they did not have whips in their hands. However, from time to time, people who knew Arabic would ride horses on the construction site, shouting loudly with tin speakers as they walked.
"Those who work harder will be rewarded every month~"
"Comment on the Diligence Award once a week, and those who work hard will be rewarded~"
"Those who are lazy will lose their qualifications as workers. If they are seriously lazy, they will be expelled immediately."
As similar shouts continued to sound at the construction site, the Egyptian workers who heard the sound couldn't help but speed up their movements.
The same goes for Aliyah and Sreif. We don’t know yet whether they will be rewarded, but if they are kicked out and lose their qualifications as laborers, it may be difficult for them to find such a good job again.
At least, it is difficult for them to find a job that allows them to eat with open stomachs.
On the construction site that stretches for several kilometers, there are more than 20,000 people at the construction site, which is very busy and orderly.
The people of the Ming Dynasty were responsible for measuring and calculating, planning the direction of the aqueduct, the depth and width of the excavation, etc. The people of the Ming Dynasty purchased a large number of slaves. Some of these slaves were slaves from Europe. They were mainly responsible for helping the people of the Ming Dynasty in various places.
Local patrol.
There are also some slaves, who are Arabs. These Arabs have become the supervisors of shouting, holding tin trumpets and shouting constantly, and they are also supervising whether anyone is lazy.
Aliyah works very hard. He is tall and strong. His main job is to carry a load. Every load must be filled. After eating, he can walk quickly. He works very fast.
Work hard.
"Are you stupid?"
"It's just to help the people of Ming Dynasty. Do you need to work so hard?"
Sirif was a little confused and came to Aliya's side to remind him.
"Didn't the people of Ming Dynasty say that hard work will be rewarded?"
Alya was stunned and replied.
"You still believe this? The people of Ming Dynasty must be lying. How can there be rewards? It's almost enough. Why bother working so hard? You see, everyone is the same. People of Ming Dynasty don't care about things at all. Those in charge are all under the people of Ming Dynasty.
slave."
Sirif pointed to the patrolling people walking around and said.
"People in the Ming Dynasty will not lie. If they say there is a reward, there will definitely be a reward."
"No matter what other people think, at least for me, I have to work hard. The people of Ming Dynasty treat us well. They give us good food and let us eat as much as we want. We have no reason to be lazy."
Aliya shook her head slightly and continued to work hard.
Sreif looked at Alya, shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not lazy, at least I'm not as hardworking as you."
Time is passing slowly, 20,000 people are working together, and the progress can be clearly seen.
A fairly small water channel quickly formed on the earth, and the rolling Nile water rushed to a new place along the channel.
"Dang~dang~"
"Everyone take a rest, everyone take a rest~"
An hour later, as a bell rang, the supervisors rode on horses and shouted loudly with tin trumpets.
"Can we rest here?"
Aliya was covered in sweat. She looked up at the natural sun and calculated the time. It was not yet Xiangwu, and she could still rest. This Ming Dynasty person is really good.
The rest time is not short, it is enough time to burn incense. During this rest time, you can drink water to replenish your fluids, or you can sit where you are and rest.
"Dang~dang~"
"Keep working, keep working~"
Soon, as soon as the rest time passed, the bell rang again, and the team of 20,000 people continued to be busy.
After working hard for several days, Aliya also knew the rules of the Ming Dynasty.
Every day after the sun comes up, they need to get up. First, they have half an hour to wash up and have breakfast. After breakfast, they start to work.
Every hour, the people of Ming Dynasty will allow them to rest for one stick of incense. During this time, they can solve personal problems, drink water, or sit and rest.
Generally speaking, there can be such a break in the morning and afternoon, and they will not be kept doing it non-stop.
At noon, they had an hour to eat, rest, and take a nap. This alone made Aliya feel that it was really good to work for the Ming people.
Compared with the rich people, nobles, etc. here in Egypt, the conscience of the Ming people is so good that they are even allowed to go back to the camp to sleep in during broad daylight.
In the afternoon, when the sun has just set, they can call it a day and go back to eat. After eating, the rest of the time is their own.
They can take a bath, wash clothes, even play around, etc. The Ming people don't care about these, there are no restrictions, they are completely free.
This kind of work arrangement made Aliyah, who had always been exploited by others, couldn't help but sigh.
This Ming Dynasty man is really kind and has a good conscience.
Alia recalled the time when she worked as a porter for others. She was busy almost from morning to night, with no time to rest. She ate the worst food, and everyone had a limited amount, so she couldn't eat it at all.
full.
But even this kind of job is still very precious to Aliyah and others. Without land and productive land to survive, such jobs are difficult to find.
After careful comparison, Aliya is quite satisfied with his current job and works very hard because he does not want to lose this rare job. At the same time, it is also the first time that he feels the feeling of being respected.