"On the side of the soldiers, of course. It is they who are shedding blood and sweat for the great cause of traversing. We can't chill their hearts! Ma Qianzhuo did not hesitate. But I get what you mean: our own butts aren't clean either. He smiled sarcastically, "Actually, according to me, this kind of thing is not a matter at all, and the main thing is that you have to deal with the feudal landlord all day long." ”

Wu De laughed dryly, but did not speak. Ma Jia also remained reserved and silent, and he has always been not involved in the topic of such political tendencies.

"In my opinion, since it is inconvenient to carry out direct confiscation nationalization, let's engage in ransom nationalization. Slaves and maids who perform well and are willing to follow us for a long time are redeemed by us. Ma Qianzhu complained and said.

Wu De nodded, this was probably the only way to get the best of both worlds.

Only then did Ma Jia put forward his opinion: "The adoption of the redemption system is relatively undesirable to the interests of both parties. The value of redemption is divided into several grades according to the age and gender of the slave and maid, and the price is unified with reference to the market situation.

"Landlords are not allowed to bargain." Ma Qianzhuo said, "There must be a maximum price limit. What kind of girl is worth a hundred taels, this is not good. ”

"Strictly speaking, this is a compulsory redemption, and the head of the family has to agree to it whether he wants it or not. The value is actually symbolic. Ma Jia said.

"Fugitive slaves—"

"We naturally don't care about the fugitive slave, and we default to his status as a free man. What else should he do - send his master back? ”

"Of course not." Wu De said, "As long as a fugitive slave from other places becomes a member of our system, we will not recognize his former slave status." ”

"As for the local fugitives," he continued, "let them be ransomed as you have just said." ”

"There could be a period of recourse - let's say one year. If the head of the family comes to chase him within a year, we will pay for him to redeem him according to the policy, and the deed that has exceeded the time will be declared invalid. Ma Jia said.

"That's good. Justified. Wude agreed.

"Whatever you want. As long as we don't fall in Bairencheng, you can set any legal terms. Ma Qianzhu said indifferently.

The vest came out of the executive committee compound and returned to the farm's café. People in the Law Club are immersed in files, flipping through books, writing documents, and occasionally someone is talking about something. The table is littered with rolls of paper, document bags, inkwells, unwashed nibs, inkstones that have been sharpened – the dipping pens are now dipped in loose smoke ink bought from Guangzhou, and the modern and the traditional are in perfect cooperation here.

Large empty kvass, wine bottles, cups, clay ashtrays stuffed with cigarette butts, and leftover plates were scattered everywhere. It's like a garbage heap.

"Everyone's done a great job!" The vest greeted, "How's the progress?" ”

Ahn Hee responded, "It's almost over." There are still a few paperwork that will be ready soon. ”

"Everyone, add oil, that group of merchants have been in Bopu for more than a week, and when the matter is over, let the family walk." While cheering everyone up, Ma Jia poured himself a small glass of rum and drank it with his neck tilted.

"So, the Maritime Law has been formally approved?"

"Yes, it passed. It's not easy! ”

There was a small cheer from the people who were working hard.

An Xi said: "Today, everyone is still worried while doing it, in case it doesn't work, or if we have to make major changes, we will make a lot of haode things here in vain." ”

"There are still some changes and adjustments, but they are generally within our expectations." "There may be some minor changes involved," he said. The case of the five-masted ship needs to be revised. He pulled out a document from his bag, "There are more than two dozen revisions." ”

"Okay, we'll fix it right away."

The vest nodded. The stimulating effect of the strong liquor made him sweat all over, followed by a feeling of weakness. He was exhausted by the three-hour article-by-article discussion of the Maritime Law in the Executive Committee conference room last night. Many members of the Executive Committee are strenuously opposed to the provisions.

He had already estimated that this kind of thing involving the redistribution of interests would definitely not be passed easily. Although the leaders of some departments may not directly oppose it themselves, they will certainly send people to "open fire" violently, and if they lose at the hearing stage, there is no hope for a subsequent vote. Therefore, before the meeting, Ma Jia mobilized all the staff of the Law Club to conduct a mock Q&A on every opinion that each department might put forward.

"We absolutely avoid being asked questions in meetings, and our answers must be logically defensible." Ma Jia said at the preparatory meeting.

Fortunately, in terms of logic and critical thinking. Law graduates still have certain advantages. The preparation is perfect, but there are many capable people on shijie. Crossing the group is no exception. At the meeting, Ma Jia could see that several committee members were prepared, and it seemed that there were also high-level people behind him, if he hadn't done his homework enough, Ma Jia really didn't dare to say that he could take advantage of this internal discussion.

Until the results of the Zuihou vote came out, he did not dare to say that his plan would definitely pass.

The rescued traders and sailors who were rescued from the five-masted ship and sent to Bopu for temporary detention have spent seven or eight days in anxiety. After these people went ashore, they were treated quite well, and some people took them to take a shower and change their clothes. Lived in a large rectangular house. I also brought a few large buckets of ginger soup to ward off the cold. I also gave a lot of my belongings back to me, but the accommodation was rather crowded -- there have been storms in the sea recently, and many fishermen have come to take shelter from the storm, and the house that originally lived for 20 people was occupied by more than 40 people. Two meals of hot porridge are served every day, and the rice is brown rice, but it is not adulterated with any impurities, and the supply tube is open and full.

These people are not allowed to leave the room except to go to the toilet. The entrance is guarded by sentinels. Anyone who goes out to the toilet has to ask the sentry at the door for a "toilet chip" to get out.

Even if they could go out, all they could see was a courtyard paved with bricks and stones, and there were several similar houses in the courtyard, all of which seemed to be full of people. The courtyard is surrounded by a bamboo fence wall, which is densely overgrown with thorny climbing plants. The gate to and from the courtyard was also guarded by sentinels, and a bonfire was lit at night. It feels like you're in a big prison.

In fact, the place where they stayed was the Bopu Port Detention Center, which was specially designed to accommodate fishermen, sailors and merchants who stayed here for a short time because of shelter from the wind or shipwrecks. The centralized management of them is for quarantine and anti-espionage considerations.

This situation made them very uneasy - could it be that they had become "fat sheep", and that the group of people who had saved themselves from pirates was another group of pirates? Look at the soldiers outside the house with birds on their backs, but this is indeed possible. Thinking of such a terrible prospect, some people sighed that their lives were miserable, and some small traders calculated that being robbed by pirates was already a heavy loss, and if they were extorted for ransom again, they would have to go bankrupt, and they couldn't help but sigh all day long.

They already knew from the population in charge of the temporary lien management: this was Lingao, and they were under the control of the Australians. The fame of Australians has been heard of by people in the coastal areas of Guangdong, and most people know that their goods can often be unacceptable, but they didn't expect to be so powerful in war! Thinking of this group of people from overseas who didn't know what to do with themselves, the victims were uneasy one by one. Someone wanted to spend money to inquire about the news, but they found nothing, whether it was the steward inside or the sentry standing guard, they completely ignored the bribe. refusing to accept bribes and not saying a word made everyone even more anxious.

The breakfast delivered early this morning was particularly good, in addition to the porridge mixed with a lot of fish, meat and shellfish, but also vegetables. After finishing the service, they were cleaned up, and someone came to inform them to pack their luggage.

"This, Chen Tou, what's the matter with telling us to pack our bags?" Someone inside inquired.

"Good thing. Congratulations to everyone. "The man called Chen Tou is an old man among the immigrants, named Chen Zhonghuan, who was the first batch of mainland immigrants from Guangdong to Lingao after D-Day. Because he was born as a fisherman, his household registration fell on Bopu Commune. Chen Zhonghuan had just come to high school when he had a serious illness and was dying, but he was saved by doctors from the Ministry of Health. Since then, he has regarded "Australians" as benefactors, and he has been very active in everything. Because of his old age and weakness, Wu De let him work as an errand to manage the temporary detention center in the port.

These words made the faces of the people turn gray. Chen Zhonghuan thought that he was an innkeeper like an innkeeper. But this man used him like a cell boss. The most taboo thing in prison is to say congratulations, as soon as you say this, you will send someone to the west!

To make matters worse, this morning's breakfast was particularly hearty. It was supposed to be a good gesture from Wu De - to let the victims of the pirates eat better at their parting and make a good impression on the crossing group. Unexpectedly, it was regarded as a "severed head meal". The house was immediately in chaos, some people cried, some screamed, and some fainted on the spot. Chen Zhonghuan looked stunned, and shook his hands wildly: "Everyone is hysterical?" After a while, I went home on the road, what are you crying about? ”

The words "go home" deepened the misunderstanding, and the scene became more and more chaotic. Despair is contagious. This group of people had died at sea, and after being rescued, they had been worried about the future, and now they heard that they were going to be pulled out and executed, and the pressure that had accumulated for a long time erupted together, with a scream that I don't know whom:

"I don't want to die!" Crying and shouting broke out in the room.

"No one is going to die-" Chen Zhonghuan was startled, thinking to himself why he had made such a fuss.

But no matter how much he shouted and explained, his voice was drowned out by the cries and cries of dozens of people. Chen Zhonghuan was so frightened that he hurriedly called the soldiers standing guard outside the door in. The entry of the soldiers with bright bayonets made the people inside more and more desperate - everyone thought that they were ready to do it, and some simply knelt on the ground and did not move, ready to be killed; Others slammed into walls; Some grabbed the people next to them at random and fought, and the weak people were trampled under their feet, screaming in pain, and some were already bleeding...... The scene was chaotic.

"Oops! It's a camp! "The sentry who came in was none other than Huang Ande. Since he followed Liu San back to Lingao, Wu De saw that he was tall and big, and he was from a military background, so he still let him go back to his old job. Huang Ande has been at peace since he came, and now Huang Ande is still an educational soldier trained in the boot camp. Today is his turn to stand guard in the detention center.

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Zhonghuan said urgently.

"It's Yingxiao!" Huang Ande was born as a soldier. Know how terrible this thing is.

The so-called "camp howling" mostly occurs in places such as military camps or prisons. There are many people, the living space is small, and the whole group is usually under great mental pressure, and is on the verge of collapse. When someone screams because of a nightmare, it often triggers a chain reaction of others, causing the whole group to fall into a state of hysteria, and even cannibalism, with countless deaths and injuries, and the consequences are very serious.

When Huang Ande was a soldier in Shandong, he saw the battalion roaring, not to mention a few soldiers, even if the general and the general soldiers were there, they couldn't suppress it. Don't talk about stopping these few people, I'm afraid that rushing in will only give you your life!

"Quick, come out." Huang Ande hurriedly dragged Chen Zhonghuan out of the house. The other sentry also ran out, his face pale with fright.

Huang Ande led the people to retreat more than a dozen steps. He took the bullet from his waist and loaded the cap in one go -- this set of reloading procedures, which was broken down into 25 movements, was the most proficient in this period of education.

Holding the loaded gun, my heart was also settled. Remembering the training in handling emergency affairs that he learned before standing guard, he shouted to Chen Zhonghuan, who was in a daze:

"Ring the alarm!"

"I'll go!" Suddenly, the old man's legs and feet became nimble, and he trotted all the way out.

The educators who stood with him trembled and loaded their bullets, and they didn't put on their fire caps several times.

"Don't panic!" Huang Ande spoke to him in order to calm his emotions, "What's your name?" ”

"Money-money-much!"

"Looks like you don't have a lot of money." Huang Ande said jokingly.

"Yes, yes. The poor one. Qian Duo's mood stabilized slightly, and he finally put on the fire cap, "What if they want to rush out?" Shoot. ”

"It's okay, they won't rush out." Huang Ande knew that when the camp was roaring, they often fought each other on the spot, and rarely ran around.

That's when the alarm bells rang. Not far from the quarantine camp, an infantry company equipped with riot control equipment was stationed here and immediately dispatched an infantry platoon when he heard what had happened in the Liuzhi Station.

From a distance, Huang Ande saw more than 30 people dressed in rattan armor and rattan armor, holding bamboo sticks and rattan signs and neatly shouting slogans and running in line. Chen Zhonghuan hurriedly ran up and said something to the officer who led the team.

"Attention! Tear gas ready! Under the command of a platoon commander, a squad armed with disposable grenadiers came running briskly and spread out in a horizontal formation.

"You can't use tear gas!" Huang Ande had studied in weapons classes and knew that it was filled with pepper, which was a so-called "non-lethal" weapon used to suppress riots. However, the camp roar is not an ordinary riot, and its use will not only fail to disperse the crowd, but will cause greater chaos. He hurriedly ran up, and in a hurry, he forgot the military salute he had learned, and directly called the platoon commander a thousand, "My lord!" I can't use it! ”

The platoon commander was taken aback: "Who are you?" ”

"I'm a sentinel here." Huang Ande hurriedly waved his hand, "This is making trouble!" As soon as the tear gas is hit, it will be even more chaotic inside, and a lot of people will die! ”

Seeing that the platoon commander was still hesitating, Huang Ande said loudly: "I have been a soldier in the past, and I can only rush in and press first!" ”

The platoon commander was not a soldier of the Ming Army, and he didn't know what "Yingxiao" was, but when he saw that his face was solemn, he said that many people would die if he fired tear gas, so he ordered not to release tear gas, and directly sent people to rush in to suppress it.

"In pairs, see one person pull out another." The platoon commander commanded.

Under the rapid intervention of riot suppression infantry. After more than ten minutes, the commotion in the detention center quieted down. But the tragedy has already been done, three people were seriously injured in the commotion, almost all of them were injured.

Wu De, who came in a hurry, looked at the wounded man who was carried out from inside, his face covered in blood, and his face turned pale. This is the first time I've encountered this kind of strange thing.

Chen Zhonghuan was so frightened that he knelt in front of Wu De all of a sudden: "Lord Wu-Chief Wu-Small, I didn't say anything-"

"Get up." Wu De waved his hand, "It's not your responsibility. ”

"Chief Xiexie." Chen Zhonghuan quickly stood up.

"Just now you said that this is called Yingxiao, don't use tear gas?" Wu De walked in front of Huang Ande.

"Yes, it's the little one—"

"You're a soldier!"

"Yes! Educate the soldier Huang Ande! That's what I said! Huang Ande hurriedly followed what he learned in the recruit training, raised his head and said loudly.

"How do you know this is Yingxiao?"

"Yes, I used to be a soldier in Shandong, and there was a roar in the battalion! I've seen it. ”

"Okay, you're doing a good job!" Wu De said to the non-commissioned officers and students around him, "Tell Wei Aiwen that Huang Ande is a good soldier in handling emergencies and give him a credit!" ”

"Chief Xiexie!" Huang Ande said loudly and saluted a military salute.

Jiang Qiuyan also arrived, and as a psychologist, he had a great interest in the mass mental illness of "Yingxiao", and of course there was an element of pragmatism in this: the army of the traversers was growing day by day, and the quarantine camp was always crowded with thousands of people. Once an incident such as the camp whistle occurs, the consequences are unimaginable.

As soon as he came, he called Chen Zhonghuan, Huang Ande and others aside to inquire about the situation. Several more participants were interrogated - these people were already exhausted and collapsed to the ground after venting just now. Now I heard that the Australians had no intention of killing them, so I was at ease. But no one could tell what had happened at that moment, and his mind was blank.

"Caused by excessive mental stress." Jiang Qiuyan said, "A concentrated release of accumulated pressure. ”

"Mentally stressed? After they came ashore, they were always given good food and drink. ”

"It's true that it's good to eat and drink, but it's still easy for people to accumulate stress in an unfamiliar environment. And the accommodation is a little more crowded. Jiang Qiuyan said, "I'll give them some opium tincture, so that they can sleep well."

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