Time passed day by day. In the blink of an eye, seven days passed. A long aqueduct appeared on the earth. The rolling Nile water continued to flow along the aqueduct toward the desert area. Wherever it passed,
Egyptians on both sides of the Taiwan Strait couldn't help but cheered.
In this ancient land, water means everything, whether it is life or irrigation, water resources are extremely precious here.
"Dang~dang~"
The early morning sun lit up the eastern sky, turning it red.
Amidst the ringing of bells, the more than 20,000 workers got up in an orderly manner, washed up, had a good meal, and were about to get ready to go to work.
There was a supervisor on horseback, holding a tin trumpet in his hand and shouting loudly as he walked: "Everyone gather, everyone gather~"
"What are we gathering for?"
Sirif, like all the workers, was very surprised. What did this Ming man want to do? Today was actually a little different from usual. Instead of going to work directly, he asked them to assemble first.
"No matter what you are doing, maybe you have something to arrange."
Aliya didn't pay too much attention to it. In seven days, he had become accustomed to the life here.
The people of Ming Dynasty treat them very well. They eat well every meal, and their daily schedule is very regular. No one bullies or oppresses them. Life like this is really comfortable. Although the daily work is also very tiring, it is
Very fulfilling.
Soon, a team of 20,000 people quickly gathered on a flat ground. A platform was set up here, and a Ming Dynasty man wearing a crimson robe sat on it.
Through the contacts in the past few days, Alya knew that these people were officials of the Ming Dynasty, with very distinguished status. They were surrounded by Egyptian local nobles, officials, and lords.
"Quiet~"
Soon, a local man stood on the stage, holding a tin trumpet in his hand and shouting loudly.
As he finished speaking, the more than 20,000 people in the audience immediately became quiet, and everyone looked towards the stage.
Tong Yuan spoke to the officials sent by Kansu II and came to the stage with a smile on his face.
Beside him, there were iron speakers arranged to ensure that Tong Yuan's voice could be clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone present.
“Thank you to His Majesty the Great Sultan of Egypt for supporting my work~”
"I would also like to thank Sir Mohammed for his cooperation and strong support for my work~"
"Of course, I would also like to thank the Egyptian workers present for their hard work and efforts."
"In the past week, with the efforts of everyone, we have successfully built 20 miles of diversion canals. This is the result of the joint efforts of all of us."
Tong Yuan's voice was very loud, but the Egyptians below could not understand it. However, every time Tong Yuan finished speaking, an interpreter immediately translated Tong Yuan's words loudly to the Egyptians present.
After hearing Tong Yuan's words, many Egyptians in the audience couldn't help but feel slightly excited.
This Ming Dynasty man speaks very nicely.
It was also the first time that they heard someone with a distinguished status express gratitude to them.
This surprised many Egyptian workers.
In this era, status is very important. Nobles are nobles, and common people are common people. There is an order of superiority and inferiority. The distinction between high and low is not only true in the Ming Dynasty, but even more so here.
The Mamluk Kingdom has ruled here for more than two hundred years, and the system of noble lords has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and they have become accustomed to the aloof attitude of the noble lords.
However, today, the distinguished Ming official in front of them expressed his gratitude to them. Coupled with what they had seen, seen and felt these days, many people were moved to tears.
The people of Ming Dynasty were really kind to them.
"After seven days of hard work~"
"We have also seen many people who work very hard and work hard."
"Today, here, we want to reward those who work hard and work hard."
Tong Yuan looked at the dark crowd below, and he was quite proficient in this trick.
When I first followed Liu Jin, when building cement roads in Beijing and Tianjin, this trick was tried and tested. It rewarded those who worked hard and punished those who were lazy and slippery. This was natural. There was no need to supervise or urge the workers when working. Everyone
You will work harder.
After hearing Tong Yuan's words on the stage, the more than 20,000 Egyptian workers below couldn't help but talk about it.
"Is there really a reward?"
Sirif couldn't help but slightly widen his eyes, a little unbelievable. He originally thought that the Ming people were lying to them, but he didn't expect that there was actually a reward.
"I said that people from Ming Dynasty will not lie to others."
Aliya emphasized again with great certainty.
"I'm going to say something to you, please come to the front."
"Ramadan, you work very hard and hard. Now you are promoted to the team leader. You are paid two taels of silver per month. You can live in a separate tent. In addition, you can eat with the supervisor. This time, you will be rewarded with one tael of silver as a token of appreciation.
award!"
As the translator translated Tong Yuan's words, a group of people in the huge team below couldn't help but exclaimed. Soon, a person appeared to be a little scared and walked onto the stage.
"This is your reward~ do it well!"
Tong Yuan smiled and put a silver dollar into Ramadan's hand.
"Thank you, thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
Ramadan looked at the shining silver dollar of the Ming Dynasty in his hand, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble with excitement. He couldn't help but kneel down and kowtow continuously.
This is the Ming Dynasty silver dollar. He knows that this Ming Dynasty silver dollar is a proper hard currency in Egypt because it contains a very high silver content, is extremely exquisitely made, and is very valuable.
Although it is only such a small piece, it can buy a lot of things. This small piece of silver dollar is enough to feed Ramadan's family for several months.
"Well, get up and work hard. We Ming people will not treat you badly."
Tong Yuan smiled and nodded.
It's just a silver dollar, which is insignificant at all. With only a small reward, these Egyptians can work hard for themselves. This kind of deal is very cost-effective.
"Aliya, you are hard-working, hard-working and hard-working. Now you are promoted to the team leader. You are paid two taels of silver per month. You can live in a separate tent and eat with the supervisor. This time, you will be rewarded with one silver dollar as a reward!"
Soon, as Tong Yuan called out names one by one, people who received awards came on stage one by one.
At this time, as the translator translated Tong Yuan's words again, Aliya couldn't help being slightly stunned, as if she had been struck by lightning.
He didn't expect that he would also be able to receive a reward. He would be lucky enough to go on stage and receive his own reward in front of everyone's attention.
"Lord~ You actually got a reward, Aliyah!"
Beside Alya, Sreev couldn't help but look at Alya in shock, with an expression of satisfaction and disbelief.
"Oh~"
"He actually got a reward."
Similarly, other familiar people around Alya also opened their mouths wide and exclaimed at the same time.
"Alia, come forward and receive the reward!"
the interpreter shouted again.
Alia, who was slightly dazed, was pushed by Sreev and immediately came to the stage excitedly.
Alya knelt down respectfully to Tong Yuan, feeling extremely excited.
"This is your reward, do it well!"
Tong Yuan put a silver dollar into Alya's hand with a smile on his face.
"Thank you sir, thank you sir, thank you sir!"
Alia kept kowtowing excitedly, and the silver dollar she held in her hand seemed as heavy as Mount Tai.
This was the first time he had received such a large amount of money. He had worked as a porter at the dock and was very aware of the strong purchasing power of this Ming Dynasty silver dollar. A small silver dollar was enough to buy enough food for their family for several months.
Of course, at this moment, he felt that the most important thing was that he, a small commoner, could receive the Advent in front of more than 20,000 people. He was so nervous that he could not speak, and he was even so nervous that he didn't know what to do.
.
Fortunately, there was someone in front who took the lead, so he followed suit, knelt down with great respect, and kept expressing his gratitude.
A silver dollar in your hand is nothing. From now on, you will be the leader of the group. You can eat with the supervisor, live in your own tent, and get two silver dollars as a reward every month.
Thinking of this, Aaliyah started to tremble with excitement.
Two silver dollars a month is an income that was unimaginable before.
This kind of income is enough to easily support his family, save a large amount of money, and even buy some land to regain his own land.
Thinking of this, Alya trembled with excitement. As she walked down, her whole person felt a little unstable, excited, nervous, and excited. It was a feeling that she had never experienced before. At the same time, her heart was full of hope for the future.
Hope and light.
People whose names were read continued to come up to the stage to receive their awards. For the first time, more than thirty people received promotions and awards. When these people returned to the crowd, the people around them could not help but be extremely excited.
, looking at the silver dollars in their hands, their eyes shone even more.
"Some people work actively and hard, but there are also some people who have enough to eat every day. Not only do they not work hard, they are lazy and idle, and they even collude with the township party to dominate here and bully other kind-hearted workers~
"
After the reward was completed, Tong Yuan changed the subject and immediately began the punishment phase.
"Waleed, he is lazy and skiing every day, sleeping in tents, colluding with fellow villagers, bullying co-workers, not lining up for meals, and not taking things seriously~"
"Now, officially expel it and hand it over to the Egyptian authorities for disposal!"
As Tong Yuan finished speaking, the man named Walid was quickly picked out and sent directly to the Egyptian officials. However, the Egyptian officials didn't even bother to look at it and just had them killed.
"The construction of the canal is related to the cooperation between His Majesty the Great Sultan and the Ming Empire. Anyone who cheats and does not work seriously is betraying the great Sultan, and the only fate for betrayers is death!"
The Egyptian officials' voices were very loud and clearly reached every corner of the room.
Many Egyptian laborers couldn't help but tremble. Compared with the Ming Dynasty people, these Egyptian nobles, lords, officials, etc. were the ones that scared them. Coupled with the headless corpse lying next to them, these people present were all afraid.
