Roman turned to look at Seth.
His words were calm. "If they are displaced, I will settle them; if they have no work, I will give them work; if they have nothing to eat; I will provide them food... but if they do not follow my orders, then let them die! Who do you think owns land in Sige Town now?"
Seth was speechless.
The answer was no one; he knew that Roman had reclaimed all the land in Sige Town.
He exercised the lord's rights with exceptionally strong tactics.
He had certainly considered the consequences.
But the worst-case scenario did not occur.
As long as people can live, no one wants to die.
Slaves depend on their sellers, while farmers depend on their lords.
Rulers unanimously divided the lower classes into two kinds of people.
One kind called freemen slaves, another kind simply slaves.
The identity of freemen existed to stimulate the slaves' initiative.
