Ang Lee looked at the pirates tied to the pillars and suddenly thought of a way to deal with them. Although it was somewhat cruel and inhumane, benevolence was the true inhumane way to deal with pirates who plundered others. There was an old saying that went, "Benevolence to the enemy is cruelty to yourself."
One could not be lenient toward wicked people who had done all kinds of bad things. One should use the cruelest methods to torture them. Only in this way could one better intimidate these wicked people and achieve the effect of educating the people.
Ang Lee hated the most Saint Mary bitches. In their minds, there was only reform and forgiveness. If a criminal killed someone, they had to be forgiven. Even if they cruelly tortured the victim to death, they had to forgive the criminal's sins. Even if they had to be executed, they had to let the criminal leave without any pain. This was to show the Imperial Court's magnanimity and Saint Mary's love, to show that this was a gentle and civilized Imperial Court. It could be said to be extremely disgusting.
Why did the crime rate in some places soar? It was because the punishment methods were too weak. The profits of committing crimes were extremely high while the costs were extremely low. No one feared the Imperial Court's punishment. This would only make more and more people choose to do bad things, and the atmosphere of society would not be purified.
And if one wanted to rectify this kind of social phenomenon, they had to use a heavy hand. They had to make everyone understand that the cost of committing a crime was extremely high, much higher than the profits obtained. The price was extremely bitter.
"Men, release all of the remaining pirates. Keep a good watch on them and give them some food and drink. Let them recover some strength as soon as possible."
Ang Lee gave the order.
The subordinate thought that he had not heard clearly and hurriedly asked, "Assistant Minister Li, what did you say?"
Ang Lee unhappily said, "Are your ears stuffed with donkey hair? This official said to release them and keep a watch on them. Give them some food and drink to let them recover their strength."
"Assistant Minister Li, these pirates should be executed. Why are you still taking care of them? Why is this?"
The subordinate's eyes were about to fall out of their sockets. Obviously, he did not understand Ang Lee's practice and thought that Ang Lee's practice was too strange and confusing.
Ang Lee did not bother to hide his intention. He said, "In order to deter the rascals, I'm going to build a Colosseum and let these pirates fight with the beasts bare-handed. If they can defeat the beasts, they can live a few more days. If they lose, they can only be eaten by the beasts."
"Colosseum, this subordinate seems to have heard of it. It's a spectator sport in the Western Qin Empire. It seems that Assistant Minister Li told me about it."
The subordinate seemed to think of something.
"Colosseum............................ a.............................................................
. "Ang Lee said.
The so-called Colosseum originated in ancient Rome. It was a place for slave owners, nobles, and free people to watch the fights between beasts or slaves.
The Colosseum in ancient Rome was also the largest Colosseum in the world. It was said that this huge Colosseum could accommodate up to 90,000 people at the same time. It covered an area of 20,000 square meters, which was equivalent to the area of 200 commercial houses. It was oval in shape, with a long axis of 188 meters and a short axis of 156 meters. The circumference was 527 meters, and the height of the highest wall was 57 meters. It could be said that it was a relatively luxurious building.
It was said that when the Colosseum was built, the Romans held a celebration for 100 days and slaughtered as many as 9,000 animals. It was obvious that the Romans attached great importance to this Colosseum.
The specifications of the Colosseum originated from the theater in ancient Greece, and a few changes were made. Because many of the theaters in ancient Greece were built in a semicircular shape against mountains, and the auditorium rose layer by layer on the hillside. The Colosseum in the Roman Empire, however, was built on the flat ground and was oval in shape. Therefore, it could accommodate twice as many spectators.
The performance area of the Colosseum was in the center. It was also oval in shape, with a long axis of 86 meters and a short axis of 54 meters. It was not small. It was paved with hard floor tiles and surrounded by layers of grandstands. There were about 60 rows of grandstands, which were divided into five areas. The bottom and the front rows were for VIPs (such as senators, officers, priests, etc.). The second floor was for the nobles. The third floor was for the rich. The fourth floor was for ordinary citizens. The last area was for the women at the bottom. All of them were standing seats.
There were canopies suspended by suspension cables on the auditorium, which were used to shade the sun. The canopies were slanted to the middle to facilitate ventilation. These canopies were controlled by sailors standing on the uppermost colonnade, just like sails.
The stands of the Colosseum were built with three layers of concrete cylinder-shaped arches. Each layer had 80 arches, forming three rings of different heights. That was, the corridors were supported by the arches. The uppermost layer was a solid wall that was 50 meters high. The stands retreated layer by layer, forming a step-like slope.
The eighty arches on each floor formed eighty openings, and the top two floors had eighty window openings. When the audience entered the stadium, they would first find the bottom arch they should enter from according to the number of their seats. Then, they would follow the stairs to find their area, and finally find their seats.
Although the entire Colosseum could accommodate up to 90,000 people, there would not be congestion and chaos because of the thoughtful design of the entrance. This kind of entrance design was still used in today's large stadiums.
There were many holes and pipes hidden under the Colosseum's performance area. Here, props, livestock, and gladiators could be stored. When the performance began, they would be lifted to the ground. The Colosseum could even use water pipes to draw in water. Once in the Colosseum, water was drawn into the performance area to form a lake to perform naval battles to celebrate the millennium of Rome's founding.
The construction of the Colosseum in Rome was also full of blood and tears. Just like the Great Wall of Hua Xia, many people in Hua Xia died to build the Great Wall. In order to build the Colosseum, the Roman Empire used 40,000 prisoners of war and spent eight years to build it. During that time, many prisoners of war died due to exhaustion.
There were many entertainment programs in the Colosseum. There were battles between humans, beasts biting each other, and even battles between beasts and humans.
However, the most exciting part was the duel between humans. That was the so-called gladiatorial battle. Gladiatorial battles were also the main program of the Colosseum. It was the peak of the day's entertainment. At that time, there were also gladiatorial schools that specialized in training gladiators. The Colosseum provided funds for the four gladiatorial schools. These four schools could accommodate two thousand gladiators. In fact, these schools were just a combination of training camps and prisons. This was because most of the gladiators were slaves and captives from various parts of the Roman Empire. They had no freedom or power, and they lived at the bottom of society.
For the Roman aristocrats, the cruelest fighting was undoubtedly the most exciting thing for them. The gladiators were armed with halberds or short swords. Most of the gladiators were slaves and prisoners. There were also those who volunteered to fight for money. They were all specially trained. There were many types of fighting. The most famous was the duel. One side of the duel was a gladiator armed with a trident and a net. The opponent was a Roman warrior armed with a sword and a shield. The gladiator with the net had to use the net to entangle his opponent and kill him with the trident. The other gladiator wore a helmet, held a short sword, and a shield. He desperately chased after his opponent to defeat him. In the end, the defeated party had to beg the people in the stands for mercy. These spectators decided his fate. If they waved their handkerchiefs, he would be spared from death. If they waved their hands downwards, it meant that they wanted him dead.
The design of the Colosseum was very advanced. It was completely in line with modern aesthetics. Even in later generations, all large stadiums more or less had the shadow of the Colosseum. This was especially true for football stadiums. The spectators would always surround the stadium. There were spectators in all directions.
In short, the Colosseum was a legend. Anyone with a little bit of knowledge would know what the Colosseum was. Some people even ranked the Colosseum as one of the top ten wonders of the world. This showed how much importance the Colosseum attached to the Colosseum.
"Since Assistant Minister Li has decided, I will arrange it now."
The subordinate felt that it made sense. However, he could not figure it out for a while. Therefore, his attitude was not very positive. After all, the Tang Empire had never used such a method to torture people who committed capital crimes.
Ang Lee did not care about what happened in the past. He was not afraid that someone would impeach him. Torturing pirates who had committed heinous crimes was not a big crime. How could it be compared with his own merits?
The two-hundred-some Tang soldiers quickly untied the remaining several dozen pirates and sent them to a temporary prison. Most of the pirates had not eaten or drunk for a long time, and they had also been tortured by the passersby. After being untied, their bodies went limp and they lay on the ground, unable to get up. Only a few pirates were able to stand up.
As for the pirates who could not stand, they were carried away by two Tang soldiers. In truth, they were not carried, but dragged. The Tang soldiers, one on the left and one on the right, each grabbed an arm of a pirate and walked quickly, completely ignoring the fact that the pirate's legs were dragging on the ground.
The pirates who got fresh water and food crazily rushed to eat and drink. They thought that they had endured until the end. However, they did not know that what awaited them was an even more tragic fate.
As long as they recovered a little bit of their strength, they would walk onto the stage of the Colosseum and become playthings for people to watch.
The road construction, the preparation of various materials, and the mobilization of personnel all took time. Everything was ready in the morning of the next day.
In order to mass-produce the roads and lime and cement in the north as soon as possible, Ang Lee mobilized a total of 3,000 people. 1,000 people were responsible for widening the road 20 li in the north. In other words, they were in charge of laying the foundation of the road to the level of a two-way four-lane road. However, when it came to laying the cement road, only half of it was laid for the time being. Only when the cement workshop was mass-produced would the remaining half be laid. After all, the existing construction materials were too scarce.
The distance from the lime mine to the main road was one li. Although this distance was very short, the road was rugged and difficult to travel. It would be very labor-intensive to open a four-lane road. Therefore, 1,500 people and a lot of construction machinery were invested here to make the main road to the lime mine as soon as possible so that it would be convenient to export lime and cement in the future.
In addition, in order to not stay idle and to mass-produce cement as soon as possible, the remaining 500 people were busy building a cement workshop and a lime workshop. Moreover, the two workshops were very close to each other. They could be regarded as one workshop. The extracted lime could be transported into the cement workshop for production. It could also be directly transported away to be used as a basic construction material.
The workshop required a large number of production facilities and necessary living facilities. These were indispensable. Whether it was production facilities or living facilities, they could not be separated from a water source. Fortunately, there was a river not far away. They only needed to dig a ditch and the river water could be channeled into the workshop. This made it very convenient for the craftsmen to obtain water, greatly facilitating production and living.
Ang Lee personally went to inspect early in the morning. As soon as he left the direction of the north gate, he saw a dense crowd of people working in front of him.
The 1,000 people were divided into groups of 20 people, forming a total of 50 groups of people. There were 50 groups of craftsmen for the road of more than 20 li. Then, each group of craftsmen would be responsible for about half a li of the road, which was less than 300 meters long.
Such a length of foundation construction was not too much pressure for the twenty craftsmen. However, when the foreman assigned tasks to the teams, he did not assign them according to the same distance. After all, some roads were relatively flat, so widening and building the foundation was very easy. On the other hand, there were high mounds on both sides of the road, or large pits, which required a lot of work. Therefore, the teams assigned to the teams with bad terrain would be responsible for a shorter distance. The teams assigned to the teams on the flat ground were likely to be responsible for widening the foundation of more than one mile.
This was only the initial allocation. After slightly tidying up the foundation, they still needed the help of the machine. After using the machine, the craftsmen's work efficiency would be greatly increased, and the foundation road would also be more durable and sturdy.
Because the road was still under construction, the situation was rather chaotic. Therefore, Li An could not continue to ride the armored vehicle to inspect the limestone mine. He could only ride on horseback. He only brought about 20 cavalrymen with him. These guards were enough. There was no need to add more guards. Five or six of his subordinates also rode on horseback to follow him.
When Ang Lee rode past, the craftsmen who were working would stop and wait for him to avoid bumping into Ang Lee and causing trouble for themselves.
On the other hand, Li An was more amiable and approachable. He wouldn't give these craftsmen a hard time. Instead, he kept recruiting craftsmen along the way, comforting and encouraging them to work harder so that they could pave the road as soon as possible.
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