Chapter 874 North of the city is a good place
The competition conference reached its climax on the fifth day and the gladiatorial project began.
Track and field events such as running, jumping and throwing are compared with talents and skills. When it comes to gladiator events, the process is not so gentle.
The gladiator events are divided into three categories: horse battle, infantry battle and bare hands battle. Manda does not want to make the game too bloody. After all, this is not the era of slaves. In every game, as long as one party admits defeat or loses the ability to resist, the game will be terminated on its own. Both sides do not have to fight to the death in the arena.
However, even with relatively mild rules, the emotions in the arena still reached a boiling point. In the first day of the gladiator competition, there were violent incidents. The incident did not happen on the field, but outside the field. The lord of Golden Light City and the lord of Huaxian City started fighting, and the two counts beat their heads in the stands.
The incident originated from the Gladiator of Golden Light City defeated the Gladiator of Winter City in the first game. The Lord of Winter City checked the list and found that the Lord of Golden Light City temporarily changed the contestants.
In Manda's opinion, this is not an important event, and it's impossible to play again.
But the ministers do not think so. The two nobles fought in the kingdom, which was a trampling on the kingdom's laws and a blasphemy to the majesty of the royal family.
There is no way, Manda called the two nobles together, hoping that they would resolve the conflict and let the incident end smoothly.
The two nobles with bruised noses and swollen faces were still angry and had no intention of reconciliation. Earl of Golden Light pointed at Earl of Flower and Evil and said angrily: "If you can't afford to lose, go back to plant your cotton. Don't embarrass you here!"
"Ph!" Earl of Huarong spat, "Who can't afford to lose? Why do you have to replace people to participate in the competition!"
"I said that I didn't know there was a gladiator competition before. The guy I chose could run and jump, but was not good at fighting!"
"Then let them get beaten up in a down-to-earth manner. This is not your reason to cheat!"
"Does you guys who grow cotton still need to cheat? If the game has already started, I will never substitute people. What's wrong with me substitute before the game starts?"
"Bah! Shameless, you are a person who is a blacksmith and dare to argue!"
"You are shameless, you are a soft egg who grows cotton!"
The two were about to fight again, and Manda didn't want to stop them. He felt that a fight between the lords was also a bloody sign.
But the ministers couldn't bear it anymore, so they stepped forward and separated the two counts, and then took this opportunity to express their feelings.
"There shouldn't be no nobles in the competition. Just let the civilians have fun on their own!"
"This competitive conference will cost at least tens of thousands of gold coins, and our vault has really bottomed out this time."
"Today, there is no agricultural tuition. In autumn, what should we buy food?"
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After all, the resentment of the ministers still comes from the increasingly shriveled wallet. Manda could have made a small profit in holding this competitive conference, but he wanted to make a good start and continue the competitive tradition, so he did not charge tickets to the arena. The first person entered the venue first and sat full. At the same time, he also provided free drinks and nuts. As the expenses were too high, the resentment of the ministers finally broke out.
During the quarrel, Longgesen never spoke a word, and a minister said, "General, you say something too!"
Longgesen cleared his throat, stood up, looked at Manda, and said with a serious expression: "Substitutions to participate in the competition are indeed disgraceful. This game must be re-matched. Earl of Golden Light violated the rules of the competition and should be disqualified. I will replace the vacant quota!"
Manda was shocked: "Who did you say will replace him!"
Longgesen raised his chest and said, "I!"
Earl of Huayi said angrily: "If you come to replace me, what's the point of rematch? Who is your opponent!"
Longgesen shouted: "You can't afford to lose, just go back and grow cotton!"
Earl of Golden Light was also very dissatisfied: "As a general, you actually want to go to the arena to compete with young people. Don't you feel ashamed?"
"What's so shameful? I am a citizen of Romulu, and I have the right to participate!"
"Bah! Shameless!" The two counts spoke in unison.
"You are shameless!"
Longgesen and the two counts fought together, and the complaints of the ministers were forgotten.
Manda separated the three and made the final decision.
First, the substitution of the Golden Light City Lord is an illegal act. In this rematch, Golden Light City mainly pays a fine for this.
Second, Longgesen is not allowed to replace the competition because he is not a citizen of Golden Light City.
Third, all the nobles, bring their families with them and go to the north of the city tomorrow.
The ministers were stunned. What should I do in the north of the city? Who would like to go to that dirty place?
Longgesen expressed dissatisfaction, and he believed he was qualified to participate.
Manda said angrily: "This is the king's order. Whoever refuses to accept it? Let me tell you alone!"
The next day at dawn, the nobles brought their families to the north of the city. The Minister of Internal Affairs prayed all the way: "Don't be under the city wall, don't go under the city wall!"
Under the north wall of the city is the dirtiest place in the entire capital. Due to the terrain, the sewage and feces from the whole city are gathered here. No one lives here except beggars.
Unfortunately, Manda chose the location under the city wall.
He ordered people to bring a pickaxe and a shovel, and organized the ministers to start digging holes.
The ministers cried, shouted, begged, and Manda ignored them.
In order to ensure excavation efficiency, Manda called Karean, the Marquis of Smoke.
After Manda captured the capital, he promoted Karean from earl to marquis and served as a business officer in the capital.
Karean is a good business person and a believer of the God of Luck. He could have done a lot, but as a lord of the land, he did not understand the rules of the capital very well and was isolated by his ministers. Manda usually neglected government affairs, so Karean was depressed for a long time.
Now Manda wants to find an opportunity to establish prestige for Marquis Karean, because Karean is very good at digging stones and is obviously the best candidate for excavation work.
On the first day, they dug out a large cesspool, and five ministers were fainted on the spot. Two ministers fell into the cesspool and almost drowned.
The next day, the cesspool was dug through, and the stinking smell spread across the city with the wind, and the arena was forced to take off for one day.
On the third day, the news spread to the outside of the city with the strong smell. The residents around the capital knew that the ministers and the king dug edibles together.
On the fourth day, Manda stopped digging and asked his ministers to dig by themselves, and the news spread further out.
"Have you heard that, the Crazy King went crazy again and took his ministers to dig manure in the north of the city."
"I heard that the whole king was so smelly, and many people moved out."
"If the nobles dig cesspoles, the Crazy King can do it."
"It's time for those arrogant ministers to suffer a little."
The city north incident became the laughing stock of the entire kingdom, but when the twelfth day was dug, they stopped laughing, and it was the ministers' turn to laugh.
Karean found a stone from the deep pit with dazzling spots and patterns on it.
He is a person who knows things, and there are also craftsmen who know things on the spot.
"This is a gold mine! Tell His Majesty the King, we have dug up the gold mine!"
The ministers were shocked. They looked at the deep pit dug for more than ten days, but they didn't expect that there was gold hidden inside.
They all had mountains of gold coins, but now they really want to jump down and pick up a few more ore to hide on them, not because of greed, but because this is the harvest they earned with sweat.
But doing this will cause you to lose your identity, and it is best not to move around before Manda comes back.
Manda came to the north of the city, held a piece of ore and shouted loudly: "Gold is at our feet, because the gods protect the Romano Kingdom! Your king protects the Romano Kingdom!"
The gods protect Romelu Kingdom! The Crazy King Claudsey protects Romelu Kingdom!
Claudesay is the god!
Hermes looked at Aphrodite: "Is this the gift you gave him?"
"I know he doesn't care about gold, but he really needs gold now. The crazy little guy has exhausted all the vaults of the kingdom, and someone has to help him gamble on the hole."
"It's just gold," sighed Hermes, "this little gold is really nothing compared to what he's exchanged for."
Aphrodite held Hermes's hand and said softly: "How great would it be if our children were so smart."
Hema put down his wine glass and stood up and said, "I'm going to patrol the cliff."
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Late at night, Manda found Longerson, and the general was still worried about the inability to participate. Manda gave him a chance to step into the arena.
"Let's go to the arena now!"
Long Gesen looked surprised, but he felt that things were not that simple: "Today's game is over, so why not wait until tomorrow..."
"It is precisely because the game is over that no one will compete with us for the field. You don't have to compete with those young people. They are not your opponent, and your opponent tonight is me!"
Long Gesen frowned and said, "Do you want to practice martial arts with me?"
Manda smiled and said, "Don't you dare?"
Longgesen stood up and said, "You're serious, or do you mean it?"
"Of course it means it," Manda said angrily, "Do you want to kill the regicide?"
Chapter completed!