Chapter 418: Labor Reform

It is not easy for 20,000 or 30,000 people to be detained, but fortunately, there are many tents in the barracks, and more than a dozen people are crammed into one, and they can barely stay.

And there are garrisons watching next to them, so they don't have to worry about what will happen to these flag peopleβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” in fact, this is Yan Shao and they are too worried, and those flag people will not make trouble.

The reason is also simple, most of these flag people have not had a meal before the trouble, and some have even been hungry for some days, if it is not for this, they would not have been able to come to make money.

Although it is impossible to give them and the Wehrmacht the same level of treatment as they were to be detained in the barracks this time, it is still no problem to eat white-flour steamed buns.

White-flour steamed buns, there are not many ordinary people who can eat this thing these days, not to mention that they are still full, this kind of life is simply a joy for them, running away? It's a fool to run away...

Standing in front of a camp tent, the flag man who was captured this time discharged a relatively neat long queue under the supervision of the soldiers, and then took steamed buns and some side dishes from the cooks in front of the camp tent in turn.

Although the nose and face of the freshly beaten are swollen, but gnawing on the steamed buns in their hands, these flag people seem to be very satisfied, and for these ambitious guys, it doesn't seem to matter what the future is...

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On Wangping Street in Shanghai, many people stood in front of the newspaper office looking at the newspaper that had just been released today, and around them was a large group of newsboys selling them.

This is probably also a feature of Wangping Street, because most of the newspaper offices at this time were opened in Wangping Street. Therefore, it is also known as Baoguan Street, which is one of the most well-informed places in Shanghai, and many people who live in Shanghai like to stay here early. Then see if there's anything new.

And right now, it seems that there is such a...

That's what happened to the flagmen in Beijing marching and protesting...

Twenty or thirty thousand flag men ran out to demonstrate, and the momentum can be called very huge, and of course it is impossible for such a big news to be unaware of the road on Wangping Street. Moreover, not long after the flag-men marched, the government of the Kuomintang sent a regiment of troops to suppress it, which was a very valuable piece of news for the newspaper.

In fact, not only for newspapers, but also for ordinary people, this news is also worth talking about. In Wangping Street, there are constant whispers of this news.

"Twenty or thirty thousand. That's a lot..."

"yes..."

"But when the newspaper said it was pressing, the scene was terrible," said the man who was looking at the newspaper as he looked at the newspaper in his hand. It seems a little regrettable.

Obviously, he really wanted to see what the scene was like at that time, but it was a pity that the fax technique had not yet sent the photos, and the distance between Beijing and Shanghai was a bit strange. I'm afraid he won't be able to get what he wants in the short term.

But then again. Even if he saw the photo, I'm afraid it wouldn't be useless.

Because the Wehrmacht had only started after throwing the 'tear gas', the whole street was shrouded in red smoke from the tear gas, and I am afraid that no one except the Wehrmacht officers and soldiers wearing gas masks could stand the smoke.

At that time, there were some reporters around, but they were choked by the smoke enough, even if they hid a little farther away, they could at most take pictures of the smoke, or black and white, people? Faintly, I really can't see anything clearly.

And when the smoke is about to dissipate. Those reporters were dispersed by the troops who came later, after all, the scene of a person lying on the ground was really not suitable for people to photograph.

Wait until everything is over. All that remains of the scene are bloodstains and scattered objects left by the flag men, proving what has just happened here.

(The flag people want to make trouble, of course, these uncrowned kings can't be ignorant of the road, they have already gotten the news, and later twenty or thirty thousand flag people will be dispatched, and even those reporters who have not gotten the news have also reflected that they want to follow up and get some news, so when they are outside Dongjiaomin Lane, at least two or three things are followed by the newspaper, just because of the tear gas, although everyone knows what is going on in the smoke, but no one can see it clearly, those photos are even worthless, after all, it is just a pile of smoke, It's still black and white, no one is really interested in watching it, and there is no way to do it, and those flag people can only wait for the end of the matter, and take some photos of the scene to go back, after all, even if you hand over the photos of the scene, it is better than handing over photos of a lot of smoke. οΌ‰

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Those who waited for the photos to see what really happened at the time would have been disappointed, but anyway, the incident caused a national sensation.

However, it is not surprising that there is basically no sympathy for the banner people in this matter, but there are many people who think that the national government is not heavy enough and should be more ruthless.

No way, who told most people to reject Manchurian people at this time, even those who don't exclude much...

We once said that at this time, the income of ordinary workers was around 1 jiao, and the Yushi Group was slightly better, and the minimum wage was 2 jiao. But we all know that generally speaking, if the per capita wage is 1,000 yuan, then there will definitely be 800 yuan, and even 600 yuan is not impossible to β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” per capita wage, after all, it is not the minimum wage, not to mention that there are many capitalists who do not abide by the minimum wage.

And this is only working in the factory, you must know that working in this era is very tiring, we all know how tiring the work in the factory in later generations, such as some well-known sweatshops, but here will only be more tiring than later generations, after all, the capitalists at this time are real exploiters and vampires. But even so, there are still many people who are willing to work in the factory, because the income in the factory is much higher than working in the field.

Of course, this has improved greatly since the Commune government has abolished the agricultural tax and most of the taxes, but even so, working in a factory is still a great advantage over working in the fields.

Considering that the monthly income of workers at this time was only three yuan, many people did not even have three yuan. The flag man does nothing. The demand for money to sit in this way was naturally hostile to others, which is also a reason why all walks of life have no sympathy for the banner peopleβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” he worked tirelessly in the fields and factories, and only earned 2 or 3 yuan a month. And those flag people can get three or four yuan, four or five yuan or even more a month without doing anything, even the most honest people will be unbalanced.

As a result, after the Wehrmacht beat up the group of flag men, all sectors of society responded to this with a voice of support. Of course, there is no opposition, but the voices of support are obviously much weaker than the voices of opposition.

After the end of the impeachment, Pu Wei, Shanqi, Tie Liang, and other Qing nobles living in the concession issued a statement denouncing the violence of the Guoshe government and demanding that the Guoshe government release them. At the same time, they abided by the 'Qing House Preferential Treatment Regulations' signed by Yuan Shikai at the beginning, and for this reason, they also specially visited the consulates of various countries in Tianjin, hoping that they could uphold justice in this matterβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” of course they knew that the countries of the Dao would not be on the side of the flag people. But after all, it is still necessary to make a scene, not to mention that as the leader of the Zongshe Party, tens of thousands of banner people have been arrested, and it is impossible for them to really remain silent. In that case, no one will want to follow them.

It didn't go out of their way. After Pu Wei and Shanqi visited the consulates of Britain and several other countries, they all said they could not say anything on the matter.

Leaving aside the question of who is more important to the Great Powers, you must know that the reason why the Nationalist Government suppressed the flag men at that time was to protect the embassies of various countries in Dongjiaomin Lane, and those flag men were indeed rushing towards Dongjiaomin Lane in a fierce manner at that time, so they naturally did not say anything in this case.

The Japanese were willing to do a favor, but everyone knew that if there were only Japanese, it would be impossible to make Yan Shao succumb. So this matter in addition to making the environment of the flag man worse. There's nothing else.

On the other hand, those flag men who were held in the barracks. I don't know anything about it.

At this time, they lived comfortably in the barracks, although there was no wine or meat, but they ate white flour steamed buns every day, and they didn't have to do anything, which was much more comfortable than when they were at home. And there are more than ten flag men in a camp, and they don't have to worry about getting bored, and after living in the barracks for a few days, these guys are really a little happy.

But while these guys were idle and bored in the barracks, Yan Shao and Li Liang were also thinking about the arrangements for them.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€¦ It's impossible to keep them for nothing, and now that the matter has been suppressed, it's time to think about what to do with these guys..."

On the long table used for the meeting, rubbing his temples, Fu Xiuming said helplessly.

Although it seems that this matter should not be in his hands, it is a little awkward that the army that should have been used to guard the capital is now used to guard those bannermen.

Especially some generals and colonels in the barracks, as professional soldiers, look at the uncles of those banner people every day, how they really look at it and how it is not pleasing to the eye, but they have nothing to do with these guys. In the end, when there was no other way, he could only reflect to Fu Xiuming, hoping to get these 'uncles' out of the barracks, so as not to hinder their daily training.

"The key is that all the prisons in the Beijing-Tianjin area are added up now, and I'm afraid it's not enough..." Sitting on the other side, Justice Minister Yan Yongnian's face also showed a trace of distress as if he was paralyzed. If we want to resettle all these bannermen, I am afraid that we need to mobilize the prisons of the whole country..."

Others are well aware of this.

After all, the population of Beijing was only 700,000 at this time, and if there were 20,000 or 30,000 prisoners in a city with a population of only 700,000, then this probability would be too exaggerated, and it would be impossible for any city in this world to prepare so many prisons.

"You don't necessarily have to send them all to prison when you arrive..."Yan Shao shook his head. We abolish the 'Preferential Treatment Ordinance' just to give equal status to all ethnic groups and reduce the financial burden on the government, not to say anything about the Manchus. If you just throw these people into prison, when they come out, they will still be a group of rice worms that do not produce anything, and they will probably make trouble at that time, and the trouble will be even worse than now, not to mention that they also have a lot of family members, without them, what should their families do? ”

"What do you mean?"

Around the long table, more than a dozen people looked at Yan Shao in unison.

"Find something for them to do..."Yan Shao said without thinking. He had been thinking about it for a long time. "Give them a good makeover, and find a way to get rid of those stinky faults on them..."

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Early in the morning, the garrison camp was specially set aside for the flag people. Jin Zhou rubbed his stomach and walked out of the tent.

"The weather is nice today..."Stretching, Jin Zhou yawned.

At this moment, how glad he was that he had participated in the protest march in the first place. You must know that before that, he had always lived a hungry and full life, and sometimes he couldn't eat a meal for two or three days in a row, and the whole person was even more hungry and skinny.

And now, I live in this barracks. Although they have no freedom, they have enough white flour steamed buns every day, and they don't need to do anything. After a few days, he was surprised to find that he seemed to be a little fatter than before he came in.

It's not much, but it's a good sign.

For these lazy flag people, I'm afraid there is no better place than here. Many are even the same as Jinzhou. They all made up their minds not to leave hereβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” not to be killed.

It's just that just when Jin Zhou left the tent and planned to go to the latrine for convenience, he found that a large number of Wehrmacht troops were coming outside the barracks assigned to them, and it seemed to be coming for them...

"Hell!"

A comfortable life is very corrosive, but at least it hasn't corrupted Jinzhou's IQ.

Life in the barracks is indeed good, but Jinzhou and the others have not forgotten that they came in because of something, let alone that they had been 'beaten' by the Wehrmacht before they came in.

And when I was in the barracks, I had no worries about food and clothing. But the cooks who distributed them food almost never gave them a good look. After a few days, Jinzhou and they have already liked this kind of life. But in private, I guessed what the surnamed Yan would do with them...

Now it seems...

Turning around and running back into the tent, Jin Zhou shouted at the flag men who were still lying on the quilts. "Get the, don't sleep!"

Just as Jin Zhou was shouting in the tent to get everyone up, the Wehrmacht of the brigade had already driven into the barracks.

The first thing the Wehrmacht did after marching into the barracks was to get all the flag men out of their tents and then let them assemble in the open space of the barracks.

We are well-organized, undisciplined, and although they are very cooperative to gather in the open space under the threat of batons and bayonets, they look like a mess......... For soldiers who advocate military discipline, there is really nothing more unpleasant to look at.

Frowning slightly, the order of the National Social Government was read out by a major general division commander in charge of this operation to the flag men present.

Of course, it is impossible for him to read it alone, after all, there are twenty or thirty thousand flag men standing in the open space, and even if he alone has a voice like Zhang Fei, I am afraid it will be useless.

So at the same time as he read out the order of the national government, there were also officers around the banner man who read it out.

The content of the order is simple, that is, the government's disposition of the flag man.

According to the disposal of the national government, as a punishment, they will be in the Beijing-Tianjin area for the next six months, helping the local construction team to build infrastructure. Such as roads, streets, sewerage facilities, etc.

After that, the government will help them arrange jobs and solve their livelihood problems.

After the major general and division commander read out the government's order, there was a commotion among the flag men in the open space, and many flag men even started scolding. After all, these guys are notoriously lazy, and letting them work, really...

But apart from scolding, they didn't do anything drastic.

It's not that their temperament has changed, but at this time, there are at least a few thousand officers and soldiers around them who are looking at them with fierce eyes.

The beating that the IDF had beaten them a few days ago when they were crushing them is still fresh in their minds, and some of the badly wounded flag men are still lying in the hospital.

It had only been a few days since they had been calling out the Wehrmacht again, and they really didn't have the guts to do so.

On the other side, the major general, the division commander, ignored their reactions, but waved his hand after reading the government order, and soon a company of soldiers pulled out more than 100 people from the crowd and left the camp with them.

Immediately afterwards, many more banner men were taken out of the camp, and half a day later, the open space that had been standing full of people suddenly became empty.

"It's finally a little cleaner..."Seeing that the originally messy open space finally quieted down, the major general division commander also breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, although the flag men were forced by the Wehrmacht to leave the camp and had to go to the designated place to work (some people did not want to go, but the reaction of the soldiers who escorted them was very simple, just a baton to make you alive). But these banner men have also made up their minds in their hearts, that is, they will be passive and slack off when they arrive at the place, and see what they can do with themselves.

To paraphrase a flag man, it is...

"Unless they can beat me to death, I will never go to work..."

It seems to be very powerful, but at this time, these people don't know what will be waiting for them next...

What should I say, if there is no way to make them work willingly, how could Yan Shao deal with them like this... (To be continued......)