That wasn't the question.
Schematic is:
Master RX:
- Search on NAND OR gate, plenty of references.
- Pin 9 of each UNO slave to input of NAND OR gate, out of OR Gate to MEGA pin 19.
Master TX:
Mega Pin 18 to UNO slaves pin 8.
That's the schematic.
Remember this works direct and works with they are tied together (2 outputs to 1 input). So add the OR gate and splat!
I'm sure there will now be more irrelevant questions.