Daming pirates
Chapter 167: Recruitment
The isolation camp, which had been deserted for some time, became lively again in late February, with more than 60 people filling in at once.
Among the more than sixty people, in addition to the men brought by Ma Xiao, Yu Xiaotian also sent Liu Laoliu to take Crazy Meng to the mainland.
Now that they have added two new ships, the previous manpower is no longer enough to allocate them, resulting in a situation where the number of people on the ship is small, so even if Ma Xiao is not available, Yu Xiaotian has already considered adding more manpower.
This time, he did not use force to kidnap them in order to avoid giving the government an excuse to suppress them. Instead, he sent Liu Laoliu, Meng Kuang and others to take the Walrus out to sea to Zhendongwei in the southeast of Fuzhou.
In this area, recruitment methods were adopted.
Of course, they could not tell the recruits that they would go to sea and become pirates. Instead, they asked Liu Laoliu and Crazy Meng to land in disguise and find some refugees scattered along the coast in the name of recruiting boatmen for merchants.
Yu Xiaotian gave each applicant an offer. All applicants would receive fifty kilograms of rice plus one tael of silver for settlement expenses. They were not limited to bringing their wives, children, and family members. If they had wives, children, and family members, each person could also receive additional rice.
Thirty pounds.
During this period, the number of refugees in Fujian continued to increase, and cities in various prefectures and counties restricted the entry of refugees to prevent the refugees from causing trouble in the prefectures and counties. Therefore, many refugees could only go begging from village to house outside the city, and even
Yu simply put a straw sign on the roadside and sold himself into slavery.
Those who are lucky can be bought as slaves by wealthy families, while those who are unlucky can only live in the countryside and become beggars. This creates a good condition for Yu Xiaotian to recruit people.
The Li family did not shirk this time and sent two accountants of the Li family to pretend to be shopkeepers to cover Liu Laoliu and the others. They also obtained a road lead from Lianjiang County to help Yu Xiaotian recruit people.
Therefore, their recruitment of manpower went quite smoothly this time. Although after landing, someone from Zhendong Guard asked about the matter, but after seeing the road guide issued by Lianjiang County in their hands, Liu Laoliu was recruited
A small amount of money was stuffed secretly, so I stopped caring about it.
In the eyes of the local officials and soldiers of Zhendongwei, it is always better for some merchants to recruit some refugees to work for them or as slaves than to let these refugees wander around.
Refugees have no fixed place to live. After gathering together, they often do some sneaky things in order to make a living. This is also a destabilizing factor for the local area. If someone recruits them away, it will also bring stability to the local area, so this kind of thing
They didn't want to ask any more questions at all.
Originally, this kind of thing should be registered and filed with the county government, but how could Liu Laoliu and the others do this? Therefore, the county government did not complain about this kind of thing, and the refugees were not in their territory.
Common people have no identity in the first place, so having fewer people is not a problem at all.
So some refugees heard that there were such generous conditions. Although they were asked to go to sea, they felt that they were capable, so there were many applicants.
In this way, with the secret support of the Li family, Liu Laoliu and Meng Kuai quickly recruited dozens of young men in the Zhendongwei area, and also bought more than ten young women and brought them back with them.
Arrive at Treasure Island.
It seems that there was an incident on the way back with this group of people. After dozens of young men boarded the boat, someone discovered that the boat under their feet did not go to Fuzhou as they had been told.
Instead, after going out to sea, they headed towards the open sea, so someone questioned Crazy Meng on the boat and asked Crazy Meng and those on the boat where they were taking them.
Now that he was out at sea, Crazy Meng didn't care so much anymore. He tore off his hypocritical disguise on the spot and became rude. He scolded those who came out to question him and told them to stay alone. In short, he would send them away.
To a nice place.
Seeing what Madman Meng said, some people began to worry and felt that the momentum was not right. So some people incited other young men on the boat to follow them and demanded that they be sent back to the shore. They didn't want Anjia's silver and rice. They just wanted to go back to the shore.
go.
Crazy Meng sneered and told them not to even think about it. Now that they are on the boat, they can only follow them and let them know what to do in the future.
At this time, the boatmen on the boat also took out their swords, guns and clubs, and ordered the group of people to return to the cabin. Now the group of people could see what Crazy Meng and the others were doing. Someone shouted: "They are pirates! This is
They want to trick us into following them and becoming pirates. You guys can’t go, because after you go, you will become thieves!..."
As soon as someone started to incite, this group of people got into chaos. They refused to return to the cabin and shouted to go back to the land. Who is Crazy Meng? This guy has a hot temper and explodes like firecrackers at every turn.
How can we let these guys get what they want?
So he immediately ordered his men on the boat to take action. He first pulled out the two troublemakers from the crowd and beat them wildly on the boat. He also tied them up and hung them head down outside the side of the boat, with their heads close to the sea water.
Shaking, their heads were constantly immersed in the sea water, causing the two guys to choke and beg for mercy loudly.
The rest of the guys were also beaten with sticks and frightened, and all of them had to be driven into several cabins obediently, covered with hatch covers, and sealed inside the cabins.
The dozen or so women who were bought with him all turned pale with fright and began to cry. However, no one comforted them, and they were locked in a cabin alone.
In this way, these people were brought back to Treasure Island.
After arriving at Treasure Island and opening the cabin, the smell inside was quite unpleasant. Some people started to get seasick after encountering some rough waves while going out to sea, and vomited into a mess in the cabin. In order to avoid any trouble on the return trip, Crazy Meng refused to let these people
When people come out, they have to relieve themselves in the cabin, which makes the cabin smell terrible.
When Yu Xiaotian picked up the ship, he smelled it inside the cabin and was rushed away. He quickly unloaded the group of people on the isolation island next to Treasure Island.
The woman stayed in a separate place outside the village on Treasure Island and was handed over to Zhao Mazi's woman.
After this gang arrived, they confirmed the identities of Yu Xiaotian and the others. They were all frightened to death. After being thrown onto the isolation island, a group of vicious pirates pounced on them and took off their clothes.
Then a shackle was put around one person's neck, and they were all shaved bald with a click.
In a blink of an eye, the island turned into a monk temple, and all the people on the island became bald, causing screams like pigs being slaughtered on the island. Many people were crying. If the shackles weren't around their necks, they would definitely protect them with their lives.
The head is not allowed to be shaved.
The treatment on the women's side was better. Their hair was not shaved, but their clothes were stripped off by several women. Then they used a brush dipped in water and scrubbed it with soap pods, which scared these women.
I have to cry indiscriminately.
Just at this time, the boat that went to pick up Ma Xiao came back. Yu Xiaotian personally went to pick up the group of people off the boat. He was not too rude to them, but greeted them one by one and explained to them in detail.
The reason why you need to be quarantined and shave your head.
This group of people had been vaccinated by Ma Xiao before they came here. They knew that after arriving here, their hair would definitely not be saved. Some people were unwilling and had no choice. The minority obeyed the majority. What's more, they had all seen Sea Wolf's big hair before.
Some of the tribe members also had bald heads, which was hard to get used to, but after spending a few days with them, I felt quite energetic.
And they also saw that the sea wolves who followed Yu Xiaotian had a very happy life. Whether on the ship or on the island, they had three meals a day, everything was dry, and they could see one meal every day.
Xunxing, you can get salary every month, and you can get additional rewards for your merits. Such good treatment, you can't get it anywhere else!
They had heard about these things from the Sea Wolf tribe after they boarded Yu Xiaotian's Sea Wolf last time. Many of Ma Xiao's subordinates were a little moved by this, and even Ma Xiao himself felt embarrassed.
, they are both pirates, and they are both helmsmen, so the gap between them is too big!
And these days when the helm is down, Ma Xiao is really tired. It is not easy to hold the helm. He has to control a lot of people's mouths, have to worry about eating, drinking, sleeping, and taking people out to risk their lives.
He had to be on guard against others swallowing them up, worry about uneven distribution of the spoils, and worry about his subordinates being displeased. In short, he was very tired from working at the helm.
Now that he has decided to surrender to Xiaotian and work for him, Ma Xiao feels a lot more relaxed. He finally doesn't have to worry about so many chores in the future. Although he can't be the boss, it still saves him a lot of worry.
Now, from now on, he will do whatever Yu Xiaotian asks him to do. He will open his mouth and stretch out his hands when the meal comes, and he will weigh the knife when asked to do the work. It will be much easier than being the helmsman himself and worrying about everything.
This was also one of the reasons why most of them finally supported and defected to Xiaotian when they were forced by Zhang Hu with no way out.
Therefore, after being mentally prepared, Ma Xiao and his men did not have a strong reaction to the upcoming shaving of their hair after arriving at Treasure Island. They just felt a little reluctant in their hearts, and
After Yu Xiaotian moved them to the isolation island, they also saw that the first group of people who had arrived here had been shaved off, and they were all sitting on the ground and howling in confusion. They found it funny.
Under the leadership of Ma Xiao, this group of people did not resist too much, and soon they all had their heads shaved. Their clothes were also taken away and handed over to special personnel for processing. Now so many people suddenly came, Yu Xiao
The sky cannot afford to provide each of them with a new set of clothes. Moreover, it is early March and the weather is still unstable, with hot and cold weather. We cannot let these guys just wear a pair of big pants like the previous batch of people.
If you don't wear it, you might catch a cold. It would be fatal for them under such conditions!
So he ordered a few of the new arrivals to soak the clothes taken off from these people in sea water, wash them with clean water and acacia, and throw them into a huge iron pot to boil.
After a while, all the fleas, lice and eggs on the clothes of these people were completely killed, dried and then returned to them.
In addition, everyone's personal belongings were also collected and arranged for registration. Since Xiaotian arranged for someone to take care of them, to be honest, these people did not have too many personal belongings, and they did not have much to sort out.
(Today, special thanks go to brothers Yizui and Tieshou Youqing for their rewards! Thank you very much!)
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