How did slaves live in shackles?

Slave owners came to the market early to choose their favorite slaves. These slaves came from different countries and regions, including whites, yellows, and blacks. Some of them were prisoners of war, others were civilians from the defeated side, and some were merchants plundered by pirates.

These people who were put on the market were either strong soldiers, noble ladies from the defeated side, or senior white-collar workers, or maybe even a scholar.

These people all wear a small brand around their necks, with their birthplace, age, and occupation they are good at engraved on it. From time to time the slave owners pinched their muscles and looked at their teeth. Female slaves with sweet looks and high levels of education are very popular, and their prices are much higher than ordinary male slaves.

Because of their relatively high conditions, some with good luck will be bought and become the master's concubines. Some of them will be arranged to be tutors, maids at home, and engage in jobs that look slightly more respectable.

Ordinary slaves, those without culture and skills are slightly more miserable. The stronger ones will be bought by slave owners and arranged to work in farms, mines, porters, lumberjacks, and herders. People, gladiators...

The miserable life of slaves

If you ask about the life of slaves, it can be summed up in one word: miserable. As mentioned above, most of the male slaves were sent to do heavy work in mines and farms.

The only ones accompanying them were shackles and whips. Under the mines, they wore heavy shackles. Where the shackles came into contact with the skin, the wounds had already festered due to wear and immersion, as well as the dirt in the environment.

Even so, if they work slowly, they will still be whipped a few times. In fact, in many cases, it's not that they work too slowly, it's just that the guards are bored. The guard's job is to use a whip to urge them to work, so they like to whip them a few times to make their presence felt.

Skin ulceration causes wound inflammation, which can lead to diseases such as tetanus. If someone is physically unable to bear it, I'm sorry, but the slave owner will not spend money to treat their illness. Because the money spent on medical treatment is enough for them to buy a new slave. The death rate among slaves was therefore very high.

Of course, if the slave owner will also give extra rewards to the male slaves who work hard. The shackles should be very heavy to prevent slaves from escaping

Do you think slave owners will pay for extra rewards out of their own pockets? Of course not. Slave owners used the surplus value of female slaves to reward male slaves.

Under serfdom, serfs had a very low status and had no personal freedom. They were afraid of the serfs escaping. Many serf owners also put anklets and handcuffs on their serfs to work. All the income earned by the serfs throughout the year belonged to the serf owners. I can only get a little tsampa to survive.