Traveler Major League

Chapter 151 Captive
The various facilities of the newly built bastion by the Luochuan River have become more and more perfect, and all the factories and workshops on one side have also resumed work. The pipe leads to the location of the lower waterwheel at the bottom of the water, so the water pressure at the outlet of the water pipe will be surprisingly high due to the water depth.

As long as the water flow at the outlet of the water pipe is directly placed on the bowl-shaped waterwheel at a close distance, the waterwheel can be driven. When the speed of this waterwheel is half of the speed of the water flow, the utilization rate of water energy is the highest. The most important thing is Even in small streams and other places where traditional waterwheels cannot be driven, this kind of waterwheel can be used to draw power. In this way, the workshop works in three shifts day and night to produce various shortages of guns and materials.

The noise from the waterwheel made Wang Guizhi in the naturalization camp not far away frown. It was early in the morning, and Wang Guizhi, who was busy every day, was very depressed, and was irritated by the noise again. .

"Damn it, it keeps people from sleeping. It's noisy during the day, and it's noisy at night!" Wang Guizhi threw the towel into the basin vigorously, and continued to curse, "The factory that produces guns works day and night. , It’s not like we are engaged in textiles, we work for half a day and stop for half a day, and we can’t even get a raw material. I think the commander is a noble person who forgets things and forgets about our textile factory.”

"Sister Wang, the commander also has his difficulties. I heard that the commercial roads have been cut off everywhere, and the government and army have tightened the blockade." Lu Wan'er, who was sleeping soundly in the house, heard Wang Guizhi's complaint, and hurried out rubbing her sleepy eyes. Wang Guizhi has a straightforward temperament, but he dare not let her complain endlessly at the door. If someone listens to it, it will definitely affect the morale of the army.

"Aunt Wang, let me beat your back." Seeing Wang Guizhi frowning, Qian'er tried to coax her. Facing such a sensible and cute little girl, no one can resist it. , Wang Guizhi pinched Qian'er's cheek lightly, then sat on the edge of the bed with a smile on her face, letting Qian'er, whose lower body was wrapped in a quilt, fiddle with her body with her little hands.

Seeing that Wang Guizhi's expression softened a bit, Lu Wan'er took her by the arm and said, "Sister Wang, there is no outsider in the room, so if you want to complain, just tell me, I'll listen." Lu Wan'er grabbed Wang Guizhi's hand and put it on her knee On the floor, he patted him twice while talking.

"It's really nothing, I'm just complaining and complaining." Pursing his lips, Wang Guizhi continued, "There are no newcomers in the naturalization camp now, but the prisoner camp is getting bigger and bigger. Let me tell you, that guy The captives are not as good as the red-haired man, they are not as loyal, and they are not very obedient, don't let the commander lead them to fight in the future, if they all become deserters one by one, it will be a joke!"

"No, since they have been taken as prisoners, the commander will educate them well, just like educating the red-haired barbarians before. Didn't they have many difficulties at the beginning?"

"That's true, but I just miss the food in the past, especially when I was in Hongmaoman, I could hunt in the woods, everyone had meat to eat every day, and it was enough. It's not like now, oh... The mutton skewers yesterday were really fat, tender and delicious."

Wang Guizhi sighed, since taking so many Ming army prisoners, the quality of everyone's food has plummeted, and most of the time there is no meat, this is really greedy Wang Guizhi, when she sleeps at night, Wang Guizhi can still think of the food she ate before. What about the scene where pork belly is mixed with rice with gravy, especially when I ate a few strings of mutton skewers yesterday, the quantity was too small, and I was very unsatisfied!

It even aroused the gluttons.

"What is the red-haired man? Isn't the red-haired man here?" Xi'er raised her face and asked in the bed. Since she came to the People's Army, the red-haired man has been in the factory or with the army. , so she was very curious about where the red-haired man originally lived.

"It's a very, very far place. Your brother Liu Ze has spells, and he can take us there in one go." Lu Wan'er patted her head and explained.

"Then I'm going, I'm going, I'm going now!" Qian'er stood up from the bed, wrapped in the quilt and held Lu Wan'er's hand, bouncing around.

"Don't worry, Brother Liu Ze has important things to do right now. Next time he finishes, he will take us to Hongmaoman, okay?"

"Yes, yes, next time I will take Xi'er to eat meat." Wang Guizhi on the side also looked sloppy.

"Well, let's go together next time and eat meat." Xi'er sat between Wang Guizhi and Lu Wan'er, holding their arms and said with a smile. Since eating the mutton skewers sent by Liu Ze yesterday, Qian'er also Started to eat meat.

At this time, a staged summary meeting is going on in the prisoner camp. The 800 people under Liu Yingyu who were captured before and the prisoners who captured the city during this period of time have all been honed in building the bastion after this period of time. Appears calmed down.

The main officers were all held in isolation and not mixed with ordinary soldiers, and no one was harshly abused. They were given food and drink, and a humane policy of sunrise and sunset was implemented, half an hour each morning, noon and evening. In the evening, there will be an hour of policy presentations at the public meeting and an hour of complaints and sarcasm. The rest of the day consists of digging fortifications and working without a day off for more than two months. Finally, it is over in a hurry Most of it.

At this time, the prisoners who were suddenly idle became restless. After a day of rest, they were gathered in the square the next day, saying that they were making work arrangements for the small bastions in the next stage.

"Recently the top performers will all be promoted to team leaders and assigned to each group. Everyone must learn from them. Come on, chirp chirp." Wang Li, who had been promoted to battalion commander at this time, said on stage Make a summary.

"The good days for you are not far away in the future. You will be completely released in a few months at most. Those who are willing to go home will go home. We welcome those who are willing to join our People's Army, so you must continue to work hard." Just finished this paragraph Words, the captives below became confused with a buzzing sound.

What Wang Li said was not a lie. When they crossed to the territory of Hongmaoman, I am afraid that they would not leave if they were let go.

In fact, there have been discussions about absorbing captives into the army before, because the general situation is that the enemy is strong and we are weak. Although the strength of Ming Dynasty in the first year of Chongzhen was constantly weakening, it was still strong, so the final conclusion is to wait until the crossing before absorbing captive soldiers. , has previously required controlled use.

"Before, each of our labor groups implemented the system of rewarding the first and punishing the last. The effect is very good. In the future, the team leaders need to make persistent efforts."

During the two months of labor, the previous set of red-haired barbarian captives in the naturalization camp continued. Everyone was divided into groups, and there were corresponding work goals every day. Rewards for completing tasks that exceeded the goals, and punishments for completing tasks at the end , the so-called reward is the group of food that will be divided into half and completed last.

As for what to do if it is not completed?
It is impossible for the group to be unfinished, because when the work task is completed, when can you rest, even if you work until the next day, if someone deliberately resists, they will be locked up in the confinement room, the so-called confinement room is a person who can only sit, In a dungeon with a dark environment and a small space where you can’t even stand up, you eat, drink, and sleep in it, and no one can talk and communicate, and you can’t even hear the sound outside. Basically, no one can bear this kind of punishment. At most Within three to five days, she cried and shouted to work.

"Silence, silence."

Hearing Wang Li's words, the chaotic crowd immediately quieted down. This is the reflexive prestige during this period of time.

"I hope you will continue to work hard. As long as you work hard, the order in which you will be released will be determined according to the performance of each group in a few months." At this time, the eyes of the somewhat numb prisoners lit up, and they were obviously full of interest in going home.

Wang Li thought: "Let you have fun, I don't believe that you are willing to leave! If someone is willing, I will write my surname backwards!"

(End of this chapter)