"I'm giving you freedom now, but I have one request, you must follow us for three years, and after three years, you can leave at any time, after all, we have spent a lot of silver coins for you. Downer said to these people.

"Is what the Leader said true?" the men were a little skeptical, apparently not quite believing what a pirate was saying.

"It's true, of course!" Downer smiled, "Besides, you don't have a choice now. ”

"Okay!" someone agreed, gritting his teeth.

Donner nodded, and then asked, "Which of you are literate, and the literate ones put their hands up." ”

After hesitating, a few craftsmen and five or six other people raised their hands hesitantly.

"What about the counting?"

Only the carpenter and two young men in their twenties remained, and a middle-aged man in his forties with a thin build.

Donner was satisfied, and then arranged for these people.

The blacksmith was assigned to the blacksmith shop and followed Anderson to build iron pipes. Donner had instructed Uncle Anderson to start building iron pipes, and now there are almost ten, right?

Two carpenters were assigned to a room and prepared for them to make the butts.

The stonemasons were sent to mine the stones, the painters were taken to the kilns, and the rest were taken down by the pirates to rest.

Now that there are more than forty new people on the island, there are not enough houses to live in, and in addition to crowding the pirates, vacating some houses can only build a few more houses as soon as possible.

Most of the forty or so people are women and children, to the absence of old people, these are the families of a few craftsmen and a few others

Donner looked at these people and suddenly thought of a question.

There are more than 50 women on the island, but most of them have no husbands. Their husband had died a few years earlier, while going out to sea to plunder.

Downer also knew a little about the current situation, and after the death of her original husband, these women restarted their families with the new pirates who had joined in to compare their eyes.

Then, when one of the pirates dies, some women choose another pirate, and so on until now.

There are also cases of private sex with several pirates, or a certain pirate and several women, without a fixed other half, and these deformities are real.

In other words, some of those little pirates may not know who their father is.

This chaotic situation is not good, and it needs to be changed urgently.

A complete family structure is conducive to social stability, and although Crescent Island is small, it also needs a stable social structure.

This is not only conducive to the healthy development of Crescent Island, but also conducive to the control of Donner.

Without the constraints of family, these pirates will actually have a lot of unstable factors.

If they are allowed to form a complete family, to a large extent, it will bring cohesion to the residents of Crescent Island, increase their expectations of life, and show more enthusiasm.

It seems that we have to find an opportunity to put these pirates and women together as soon as possible, and they will not refuse.

Donner thought about these things as he walked.

On the other side, in a cave halfway up the mountain, Jasmine and Fidy were quietly listening to Hans talk about the trade.

"Those aristocrats, like crazy, don't take money as money, and grab those porcelain...... I heard Vic say that he sold more than 40,000 silver coins this time, and I don't know how much 40,000 silver coins are, but Vic said that if you just buy food, it will be enough for the entire crescent moon to eat for more than three years......"

"Ellen is dead!" Jasmine said suddenly.

"It was Donner who killed him. Feidi added.

Hans was stunned for a moment, and then fell silent, in fact, he wanted to know these things, but the truth was not as expected, especially Jasmine brought it up.

"I already know, Donner told me. After a while, Hans said slowly.

"Donner killed Alan! It's our turn, he wants to be the leader of the pirate group!" Ferdy said angrily.

"Fuck you!" Hans was furious, he didn't know why he was scolding Ferdy, but when he heard this, his anger rushed to his head, perhaps...... In fact, he is also covering up the slightest uneasiness in the deepest part of his heart.

"If it weren't for Allen, he insulted Anna, and Donner would have killed him?"

"Alan always wanted to be the head of the pirate group when Captain Willie was still alive, and you think everyone doesn't know?" Hans tried to explain to Donner.

It was the first time that Ferdy had seen this silent man so angry, and he was a little afraid to speak.

"That's enough, Hans!" said Jasmine.

Immediately, Jasmine smiled self-deprecatingly, and said lonely: "Maybe I'm not suitable to be a regiment leader at all, on the island, I don't have anything to do, and I don't know how to be a regiment leader." ”

Then he paused and whispered, "Perhaps...... It would be better to have Donner as the head of the regiment!"

"No! absolutely not. Ferdy eagerly and categorically denied.

Jasmine smiled, "Hans, what do you say?" ”

Hans looked at the young lady in a daze, and his heart was not happy, he thought of the bits and pieces of the Captain Willy who had saved him and fought the enemy together at sea, and also thought of the changes since he met Donner and then came to Crescent Island.

Two thoughts struggled in Hans's mind for a long time before he said, "I don't know, but ...... Donner can lead us to a better life, at least...... No more hunger. ”

Hans didn't say it explicitly, but he actually agreed with Jasmine's decision.

Jasmine nodded, "Go and call Donner!"

Hans was silent, then spoke to one of the pirates at the entrance to the cave.

Soon after, Donner came to the cave.

Donner looked at the inside of the cavern, a little puzzled.

Jasmine looked at Donner and said calmly: "Donner, in the future, you will be the leader of the pirate group, and the pirate group will be handed over to you." ”

Donner was stunned, then replied with a clean smile, "Okay!"

There's nothing to be modest about, and isn't that what he's always wanted to steal? Besides, in fact, Jasmine has basically been hollowed out on Crescent Island.

At this point, it can be regarded as a gathering of water.

Donner found a wooden stool to sit with the three of them, looked at the three people with different expressions, thought for a while, picked up a wooden stick in his hand, and broke it gently: "You see, a wooden stick is gently broken." ”

Then he picked up a few more sticks, but they kept breaking: "But you see, when you put many sticks together, they are not so easy to break." ”

"Why is that?" asked Donner rhetorically.

The three of them were a little confused, not knowing what Donner meant. Downer went on to say, "Because unity is strength. ”

After a moment's hesitation, Donner continued, "I didn't just kill Allen because he insulted Anna, but most importantly, because he undermined the unity of Crescent Island. ”

Donner threw away the wooden stick in his hand: "Actually, it doesn't matter who is the head of the regiment, the important thing is to lead everyone to live a better life." ”

Donner looked at them: "What about me, I don't have a problem with Miss Jasmine, and I don't have a problem with Deputy Head Ferdy, but what I hope is that we are united. ”

"Life will be better in the future...... I have promised you what I have promised, and I have not forgotten it, and please believe me,"