Chapter 458 Work hard to reform through labor, and tomorrow will be better
Chapter 458 Work hard to reform through labor, and tomorrow will be better (first update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 458 Work hard to reform through labor, and tomorrow will be better (first update)
Mingyue's meal delivery team soon entered the prisoner of war camp.
In addition to the cooks who deliver the meals, Bu Nao also has a great team.
In that open space, a very eye-catching banner was erected.
The content is also very simple, just twelve big characters: Work hard to reform, and tomorrow will be better.
Then, in front of that eye-catching banner, there were more than a dozen desk tables.
Behind each desk there is a person walking with a book in his lap, and there is a pen and ink on the desk.
"???" A group of prisoners were carrying broken bowls under their legs, and the prisoners waiting to receive their meals all looked at the twelve large characters with confused faces.
Benefiting from the profound cultural background of the Jiangnan region, the literacy rate has greatly improved. Among the 20,000 prisoners of war, almost 20% were literate.
Through word of mouth, almost everyone knew those twelve characters. But if those twelve characters appeared in that prisoner-of-war camp, what would they do?
Soon, someone picked up a loudspeaker and shouted, begging the prisoners of war from the top ten cities (100 people in each city) to come first to report.
After the report was completed, Mingyue added two taels of meat to each Dong's lunch. Such a reward model instantly made the prisoners of war feel energetic.
"Name."
"Liu Laoqi."
"how old are you?"
"Twenty, the villain is very unmarried."
"Don't answer randomly, I will answer whatever he asks me.
What special skills do you have, such as farming, swimming, or blacksmithing? If not, what else can you do?"
"Officer, I have always given it to my boss, ah no... to sweep the house of Zhu Thief."
"When you sweep, do you drop things?"
"How dare you, I beg you, if you dare to throw something belonging to my boss, I will be beaten to death..."
"Well, Ming Hong, mine is a mechanic."
"Jigong? What the hell is that?"
"It means technical work. Get out of the way quickly and move to the east."
The confused prisoner of war picked up the broken bowl and began to ask the people next to him. Fortunately, at that time, another large announcement was posted.
The prisoners of war moved forward and noticed that the bulletin board was written in great detail.
Those prisoners of war originally wanted to be exiled or imprisoned.
However, considering that many of them were accomplices who were forced to join the conspiracy, the merciful Xuanzong envoy Gao Zhang decided to deal with them leniently.
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Since people have made mistakes, they should pay for their mistakes. To put it simply, we should let them exchange their own labor for freedom.
As for whether it can meet the labor reform needs of nearly 20,000 prisoners of war, it is now clear that plans are being made to build a huge factory near the river in the suburbs of Suzhou.
That factory will become the largest weaving factory in Suzhou and has a series of related factories, such as clothing, shoe making, etc.
And their prisoners of war will become the main force in building the factory and after it is completed.
Of course, reform-through-labor does not mean that we are allowed to work for the imperial court, and of course we are paid.
The wages will be paid by Suzhou No. 1 Weaving Factory, a company east of Kaifeng Metal Workshop.
As far as port is concerned, the wages are half of those of normal laborers. After all, everything we eat, drink, and sleep needs to be borne by the court.
After five years of our labor reform, we can freely return to society.
Of course, if I become a skilled technician, will swimmers be willing to continue to sweat our sweat in the factory?
At that time, our labor wages will return to normal and we will receive the same treatment as those craftsmen outside Suzhou.
You can even sign a long-term employment contract and have a stable job.
Of course, then give us the right to choose. If we are unwilling to undergo labor reform, then no problem.
When the time comes, we will be taken to another prisoner of war camp, waiting to be tattooed and exiled to the border.
As for whether we become soldiers and serve the imperial court, or whether we go to the local area and work tirelessly to build cities and defenses and build camps for free, that depends on my own luck.
"Is there such a good thing?" The expression of the prisoners of war standing in front of the announcement, carrying empty bowls, could simply be described as overjoyed.
After all, in those days, Tan Xuanfu chopped off his head every day outside Suzhou City, and their prisoner-of-war camp was not far from there.
The bloody scenes still left them with lingering fears, and everyone felt that their future destiny would be even if they did not die.
You might as well have your face tattooed, or be sent to the army.
But I never thought that the prodigy number one scholar was really kind-hearted and would be able to give him such an opportunity.
Don't say whether you will give money, even if you don't give money, everyone will be happy.
After all, no one wants to leave their homeland, have their face tattooed and be sent to the army, and beg me to die in a foreign land, for fear that no one will help me pick up my bones.
And even if my exile ends, I will probably be alive and return to my hometown.
Maybe my child is the child of Mr. Wang next door, or even my bride Keke has become the bride of Mr. Wang next door.
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While eating, the eyes of the prisoners of war who finally understood what reform through labor meant were all bright, and some even went over to inquire about the authenticity before even finishing their meals.
Those who were responsible for recruiting prisoners of war through labor and reform were naturally happy to get it done in one day.
He patiently explained to those prisoners of war who were unwilling to leave their hometown and were willing to stay and work there.
Among the nearly 20,000 prisoners of war, not one of them stood up and said that I asked for a new job. The world is such a big place, and I just want to go for a walk.
They all neatly held their heads high and said that reform through labor was very suitable for people like them.
They are willing to devote their youth and sweat to building their hometown, building Suzhou, improving the level of light industry in Suzhou, and building a strong coastal light industry state in the Song Dynasty.
Compared with the joy in the prisoner-of-war camp outside the city, at this moment, the leader of the thieves, Zhu Meng, was leading more than ten close friends and dead soldiers in extremely embarrassed manner, walking through the fields ten miles south of Weitangchang.
At this moment, Zhu Meng's shining armor was quickly reduced to pieces, and among the more than ten close friends behind him, not all of them were injured.
Just now, we encountered a group of officers and soldiers at Weitang Field, and after a short but fierce conflict.
Zhu Meng and his party finally got rid of the pursuers and escaped.
The desire to survive is like chicken blood pumped outside the body, allowing them to persevere and work hard to move forward.
Everyone, including Zhu Meng, the great king of Wu, could just eat dry food and continue to move forward on Shen Dong's horse.
"Your Majesty, if we go further for about a day or two, we can reach the Shaqiu Salt Field."
"I don't want to call him the king anymore. I, his brother, are already at that time, so there is no need to be so born. Brothers, you can live and die with him Zhu."
"The month after Zhu's transformation, he will surely be blessed with all his brothers."
Zhu Meng's promise was greeted with a few sparse and feeble echoes.
