As soon as the sky was dark, Luo Shengdong woke up. Although this ** barely closed his eyes, Luo Shengdong still struggled to sit up. The air was still filled with an unpleasant pungent smell, and Luo Shengdong knew that it was the smell of livestock, and the livestock shed of the second uncle's house in Yazhou City was this smell. Luo Shengdong saw from a distance on the dock yesterday that there was a cattle shed with cattle and horses, which must have been transported here in this flat-shaped iron boat. But why these short-haired pirates would go to great lengths across the sea to transport their cattle to this uninhabited place, Luo Shengdong really couldn't understand. And how this iron ship without sails and oars came across the sea also made him feel very puzzled.

After **, Luo Shengdong's feelings have basically calmed down, and thinking back to the process of his team being captured yesterday, he can't give birth to any luck. And the strength shown by the other party has also shown that they are not the "pirates of the South Seas" that Luo Shengdong thought in advance, just this big ship made of iron, I am afraid that more than 10,000 catties of fine iron are needed, and even the shipyard of the imperial court cannot build it. And the gray-white giant ship docked on the dock seemed to be made of fine iron, and its volume was at least ten times that of this flat iron ship, and Luo Shengdong could not imagine how much the giant ship was worth. As for their claim to be "overseas Han Americans", Luo Shengdong feels that it is somewhat credible, otherwise how can he explain the similarity of physical appearance and the commonality of language? Perhaps this is the real reason why the other party left his own people's lives?

Luo Shengdong looked around, everyone else was still asleep, and some even snored peacefully. The cabin where they were imprisoned was small, but fortunately it was topped with iron nets, which was well ventilated, and the shorthairs did not trap them with shackles or anything like that, even the white soft straps that had previously tied their wrists were removed, but the cloth armor and leather armor worn by all of them were confiscated. There was a commode in the cabin, and another bucket with water, and a cup with a skull, for them to drink. Although yesterday's dinner was only gruel, the fragrant glutinous rice was by no means comparable to the inferior japonica rice that was usually eaten in the barracks, and it was evident that these short-haired men were not short of food and grass, and even enough to be given to them as prisoners to eat. According to these signs, Luo Shengdong thinks that at least for now, these short hairs have no intention of killing prisoners.

But what does it mean to neither kill nor let go? If these short-haired people want to go to Yazhou City, it seems to make no sense. There is nothing to produce in that place in Yazhou, and even if it is defeated, it is nothing more than a robbery of money and grain, and these short-haired men who eat better than the old men in the city will go to grab grain? I am afraid that they may not be able to look down on that bit of old grain! As for the silver, the silver in Yazhou City may not be enough to buy the fine iron needed to build a short-haired giant ship, and this feels like a rich man going to rob a beggar. Luo Shengdong thought about it and thought about it, his head hurt, but he still couldn't think of a clue. Of course, Luo Shengdong couldn't have dreamed that last night, those mysterious short-haired people were fighting for how to distribute their group of labor, and they almost tore their faces. And their fate was actually decided the moment they were captured.

At seven o'clock in the morning, a majestic "Soviet March" sounded on the horn on the roof, and Base One slowly woke up from its silence. The traversers took basins, towels, toothbrushes, and facial cleansers and began to line up in front of the temporary water supply facility. The sentries of the Military Police Department completed the first change of guard of the day, and the sentries on duty at night returned to the station, yawning and sitting at the door of the barracks, waiting for the cooking squad to announce the start of the meal. A few curious children slipped out of the barn, looking at the tall horses through the fence, perhaps fantasizing that one day they would become generals on horseback.

Of course, the dozens of captives who were imprisoned in the flat-bottomed barge were not forgotten, and while the crossing crowd was having dinner at Base 1, they also got their first meal of the day, the same bowl of white rice porridge with pickles as last night. After Luo Shengdong, as the highest commander among the captives, started, the others picked up the bowl and started eating.

Luo Shengdong had just taken two bites of rice when he heard someone next to him whispering: "This is much better than what we usually eat." "Today's porridge is thicker than last night, are these shorthairs pirates or good people?" "It seems good to have two meals of white rice porridge a day......

"Silence!" Luo Shengdong lowered his voice and shouted: "Don't argue!"

After breakfast, someone took away the dishes and chopsticks with a bucket above the cabin. Soon another group of men came, dressed like the short-haired ones they had fought yesterday, and holding strange repeating fiery guns in their hands, with long, bright spear tips in front of them. The short-haired man who took the lead said a word, and a fisherman child translated a sentence next to him. Luo Shengdong knew that this was the local fisherman who had been mixed with shorthair, and secretly cursed "should be killed" in his heart, but his ears were quietly pricked up, lest he miss a sentence.

Soon Luo Shengdong understood Shorthair's intentions, Shorthair wanted them to obey the command honestly, because he was ready to release them from the ship to do things. But before that, Shorthair has to explain to them some rules, and those who follow these rules will be free one day, and those who break these rules will end up dead.

As soon as they heard that there was a chance to regain their freedom, the captives immediately clamoured, but they were greeted by a large basin of cold water and a large basin of seawater splashed down, which made the captives, who had just been a little excited, immediately quiet.

"The first rule is that when you speak, you must first raise your hand and shout a report, and only after you get permission to speak. ”

After listening, no one dared to speak out again, just now Short Mao Ke said "a dead end for violating the rules", when the soldier eats food and dies on the battlefield, he admits it, if he dies from talking too much, it is really unjust.

"Report!" soon a shrewd man grasped the spirit, raised his hand tremblingly and shouted.

Say. The short-haired man who took the lead seemed very satisfied with such a look, and pointed to the man who raised his hand.

"Dare you, this leader, how can we regain our freedom?"

The answer to this question was undoubtedly what the captives were eager to know, and everyone looked up at the short-haired leader standing on the roof of the cabin, hoping that he would give them a reassuring answer. However, the Shortfur Leader did not rush to answer the question, but released them from the cabin and lined up in the open space by the dock before announcing what to do with them. However, due to the language barrier of some people, the whole treatment plan was repeated three times in several different dialects, and the captives basically understood what was going on.

After listening to it, Luo Shengdong found that this plan was not simple, and after pondering for a while, he slowly sorted out his clues. According to the arrangement of the short hair, a total of 47 prisoners in Yazhou Shuizhai will be organized into a "labor reform camp", which simply means that they will be replaced by hard labor. And this kind of labor service system is different from the military labor that Luo Shengdong knows, the conscription of civilian husbands, and the hard labor of prisoners, because Shorthair has added something called the "point system".

Each day the captives will be assigned a certain amount of tasks, if they can complete the task, each person will receive two points, those who do not complete the full amount will only receive one point, and if they exceed the task, they may receive bonus points. These points can be redeemed for better food, better living conditions, access to treatment for illness, and even valuable days off. For example, the current food treatment of captives is two meals a day, morning and evening, one point a day can be used to eat one more meal at noon, and all three meals a day have fish and meat to eat.

Of course, this point is not just added or subtracted, points are deducted for evading labor, points are deducted for not obeying commands, and points are deducted for brawls between prisoners...... There are more than 10 kinds of items that deduct points alone, and everyone is dizzy when they hear it. But the last one everyone understands and deducts minus 20 points, which is equivalent to running away and killing!

Each captive's personal points are only counted by Shorthair, and cannot be traded or transferred between captives, and the same is true for the exchange of points for huàn items or treatment, which basically puts an end to the situation where officers bully and squeeze soldiers' points, and at the same time, officers must also participate in labor, otherwise they will not only not be able to obtain points, but will also be deducted for evading labor.

As for the issue of freedom, which the captives are most concerned about, they can also exchange points for huàn, but the value of points required is relatively large and 1,000 points can be exchanged for freedom. When they heard this, the captives were excited again, but no one dared to speak out openly, only secretly clenched their fists. A thousand points doesn't sound difficult, two points a day, and if you follow the rules, you can get it in a little more than a year, anyway, it seems that as long as you follow the rules and work hard, the short-haired people won't kill anyone, so it seems that there is nothing bad about being able to live and eat a year's worth of white rice at the same time?

Of course, there are also more shrewd people such as Luo Shengdong and others, who have faintly noticed that this so-called "point system" is not so simple, but they can't understand the meaning of the shorthairs for a while, so they can only honestly obey the arrangement of the shorthairs first, and then make plans to see the limelight.

After the plan was announced, the first ten sailors were taken away, and their labor camp will be the planned shipyard and the captured Haicang ship, and the specific arrangements will be taken over by the Ministry of Shipping. Luo Shengdong was then called out of the queue, and he was appointed as the head of the labor camp, responsible for managing the thirty-six prisoners under his command. The 36 captives will be divided into four groups equally, and one person will be appointed by Luo Shengdong to be the leader of each group. The group with the worst daily workload completion will not be able to exchange points for anything within two days, and the team leader's points will be deducted. If more than two teams are unable to complete the day's work, then not only the team leader's points will be deducted, but Luo Shengdong's points will be deducted accordingly.

Team leaders and big leaders must also take responsibility for supervising their subordinates and implement a joint sitting system. If someone in a certain group escapes, then everyone in the group will be deducted points, and the whole group will directly sit with the big boss if they escape.

In addition, the team leader and the big leader are temporary positions, and on the first day of each month, the team members re-vote for the team leader, and then the newly elected team leader votes to decide whether to re-elect the new big leader. If there is a majority in favor, then Luo Shengdong will directly step down, and all the prisoners will jointly elect the new head of the labor camp.

As soon as these rules came out, Luo Shengdong really began to realize the wonder of Shorthair's use of this point system. Although he was given the title of a big boss by Shorthair, he was actually the overseer, and the good or bad work of the people below had a fairly direct impact on him. If the person below doesn't do a good job, then at most in seven or eight days, he may be dragged out and beheaded because his points are deducted to the lower limit. But if you squeeze the people below too hard in order to complete the task, then you may be demoted to a civilian because of public opinion in a month, and then you are afraid that you will be retaliated against even more harshly by your former subordinates.

And the leaders of these four groups are not just casual cronyism, if the person who is the leader is not capable enough, and the team led cannot complete the tasks assigned by the short hair, it will also affect Luo Shengdong's own interests. But if the ability is too strong, you will be pried off the position of the big boss after a month, which is also a dilemma.