Chapter 116 Cheap Labor At this time, the Blois Mountains were still brightly lit.
They didn't plan to stop work at night, and tens of thousands of people were working frantically.
Since the rare earth mines on Bulova Mountain were discovered, the outpost immediately began to recruit personnel and construction machinery.
Just because of the special geographical location of the Blois Mountains and the Hope River as a natural barrier, the recruited personnel and mechanical equipment could not be transported to the place for a while. The tens of thousands of surrendered rebels brought by the engineering troops were considered first at this time. Batch engineering team.
According to the plan of the outpost, the work they need to complete is not much. They simply clear a road in the area at the mountain entrance and clear a passage suitable for subsequent heavy mining construction operations.
As for the subsequent digging of mountains, mining, paving roads and building bridges, these people can't help at the moment.
All the tens of thousands of workers were considered guilty at this time, so after the engineering troops arrived here, everyone quickly understood the situation.
This is to make them act as coolies!
When we first arrived in the morning, the rebel team seemed a little restless.
But when they soon realized that there was no way to escape, even if they didn't work, these people finally began to exert their efforts in this mining area.
This batch of rebel prisoners were all holding tools at this time. A dozen people formed a small team, pushing carts or cutting rocks and loading soil, doing basic work.
The soldiers at the outpost were patrolling the outpost in full armor, and the equipment they wore made the prisoners feel terrified when they saw it.
The drone formations that have been flying in the sky are patrolling, and the fixed sentry posts + patrol posts on the ground are rotating, but no hand-held tools have been found to escape again.
After all, the powerful force that erupted from the South Gate Camp that night was enough to shock everyone.
Several leading generals who had rebelled in Brest City were screened out by Lange. As for where they were sent, it was not their concern.
The remaining rebel soldiers worked from morning to noon. Everyone was hungry, the weapons in their hands were exhausted, and the thoughts in their hearts were full of mixed emotions.
They thought that if they had not followed the rebel generals to attack the South Gate Camp at the beginning, they might still be able to fill their stomachs with the meager army rations in the city!
Although I don’t have enough to eat, at least I don’t have to work hard and have no food like I do now, right? As a result, when the tens of thousands of people here were so tired and dizzy that they really couldn't go on, the drone formation above them made sounds in words they could understand.
"Personnel numbered 1-3000 go to the designated area A to eat!"
"Personnel numbers 3001-6000 went to the designated area B to eat!"
"Personnel number 6001-9000..."
Everyone was given a number plate before working, and they could all understand the numbers on it.
At this time, the drone shouted, and everyone immediately became excited. The people whose numbers were called rushed to the designated area down the mountain in groups. Before they reached the area, the soldiers running at the front were I can already smell the strong ! ! They left their homes and were recruited from all over the Coman Empire to the city of Brest, supposedly to resist the orc army. Duke Rono also gave them the greatest support in the royal city in the north.
In fact, hundreds of thousands of troops are entrenched in the city of Brest, but the food supply is never enough. In addition, the leading generals in the city of Brest are embezzling and embezzling, even without the princess Irina and the outpost. With the appearance of the base, there is also a huge problem with the military food supply here.
Many soldiers have not had a good meal for several months, and some marginalized members of the Legion are even more miserable. It is common to go hungry after a full meal! After these people worked for several hours, the engineering troops did not skimp on food supply.
Under the instructions of Captain Qin, two large military dining trucks were directly pulled over from the Blois Mountains, and some chef help was requested from Brest City. The thick soup with unlimited noodles was directly served to all the soldiers present. There is no thought of escaping at all! The key point is that you can really eat enough here! Although the work was a little tiring, being able to eat well was too tempting for this group of soldiers who were farmers, businessmen, blacksmiths, bricklayers and other ordinary professions in the Coman Empire! The taste of the food is really wonderful and delicious. Tens of thousands of people ate it with round bellies during one lunch. Many people ate until they couldn't eat any more and had to add another mouthful of soup. Many people cried after finishing the meal. Come...According to the recollections of these people afterwards, this meal was the most filling they had eaten in several months.
After lunch, the engineering team promised to have the same configuration in the evening, and everyone cheered and expressed gratitude.
One meal completely eliminated all the surrendering rebels' thoughts of escaping. Without the instigation of the leading generals, the ordinary soldiers just wanted to have a full meal and stay alive.
After all, they are not the leading masters in fine clothes and fine food!
Therefore, from the afternoon to the evening, more than 3 people once again had an unlimited meal. Some people also found something suspected to be meat slices in their lunch boxes, which made everyone yell and scream. surprise.
The leader of the engineering force, Lao Qin, whose full name is Qin Ben, has a tall and thick appearance. He is meters tall and in his 30s. His appearance is very consistent with his name.
Qin Ben stood on a platform under the mountains, looking at the many workers in front of him who were working all night, and asked the people around him: "Give them a midnight snack after twelve o'clock."
The officer beside him was also stunned, and subconsciously said: "I have never done anything like this, Captain Qin. Besides... aren't they all surrendered rebels, and are they treated so well?"
"They are all mining workers now. If they don't have enough to eat, they won't have the energy to work. When the time comes, we will have to do it ourselves!"
Qin Ben glanced at the man next to him and said slowly: "We haven't established direct transportation links with Hupan City yet, and a large amount of equipment and engineering equipment can't be transported. It's best to use them now." Those are the people.”
"A little food doesn't matter. It's all stuff that can't be disposed of and has overcapacity. It just consumes some fuel for cooking!"
"Compare these with those engineering equipment, don't you understand?"
The officer beside him nodded repeatedly and immediately sent someone to make arrangements.
At this time, they only have a few hundred people on the Blois Mountains side. The excavators, mining machines, and transport vehicles needed by the engineering team have just crossed the river, and it will take some time to get here.
Now Qin Benpeng could see clearly that it would be best if these people could be used. After all, construction machinery does not burn oil. At present, all the fuel needs to be transported from the outpost. Not to mention the cost along the way. Just the amount and time required every day is enough to give people a headache.
It must be fun to use all this labor!
(End of this chapter)