From Chief to Ball

So after work at night, Ze didn't eat any rice, so he found Xie, and asked him to call a group of people he trusted the most, and gathered in the hut.

"You've all heard, right? Jixia is going to divide the work in the workshops. From now on, they will no longer work together, but each workshop will focus on their own work."

"I heard that. Ze, what should we do? Last time, we were completely defeated by that woman. Everyone's hearts are not in harmony at all. It is clear that the daily quota can be reduced a lot, so we don't have to be so tired Not to mention, there will be more corn every day than now. The result? Everyone is only staring at this little thing in front of them, and there are even snitches! Pooh!"

After groaning, realizing that his voice was a little louder, he hastily lowered his voice.

Ze smiled and said: "Don't be angry. Hey, you don't have to feel ashamed to lose at the hands of that woman, I don't think so. I heard people talking about this woman, what we did before, that woman It was done a few years ago, and it is much more beautiful than what we made, and that woman did it."

He cursed a few more words, but he could afford to lose after all, since his skills were not as good as others, he didn't say anything more.

Ze Rang stopped cursing and asked softly, "Do you think the people of Xiacheng can support so many people just by growing food?"

"I can't afford it."

"Then where did they get their days like this?"

"Workshop."

Ze slapped his thigh suddenly and said, "That's right, the workshop! Who will the workshop rely on in the future? Can the people in Xiacheng be too busy to come to so many workshops in Yucheng?"

"We will be the ones who will do the work in the future. The people of Xiacheng will use the things from the workshop to exchange for all kinds of things they want. This is the key to their good life and the root of Yucheng."

"It's like making adobe bricks, never going to the meeting, from dozens of dollars a day to hundreds of dollars a day, becoming more and more proficient. The same is true for workshops. The longer you work on one thing, the faster you can do it. But to cultivate a Workshop workers may take several months or even a year or two!"

"At that time, we will all be good hands in the workshop. When the workshop in Xiacheng is the busiest, when the workshop needs to produce the goods the most, we will quit all of them and force Ji Xia to promise that we will have more corn every day. , forcing him to promise that our children will be the same as Xiacheng’s children. If we don’t agree, we won’t go to work!”

"Although he is cunning, he does what he says, which is trustworthy. As long as he promises, he will do it."

The room suddenly became lively, but then the cold water also poured down, it was splashing.

"Ze, can he agree? What if he doesn't agree to send those black-clothed guards to kill us? I'm not afraid of death, but once we die, everyone's thoughts will be scattered."

Everyone's excitement was immediately suppressed by He's words, and the room fell into a brief silence, but then Ze's laughter came.

"Jixia is a reasonable person, and he knows how to calculate the benefits. Once all the workshops in Yucheng are built and we stop working for a day, how much will they lose in Xiacheng? The little corn he gave us is compared to the workshops. It's just a hair on a cow."

"Besides, after half a year, we have worked in the workshop for half a year, and we are already familiar with it. If we quit, Ji Xia can only buy slaves again. How much corn does it cost to buy a slave? The slaves we bought are stronger and smarter than us? It will take at least half a year for them to do it as fast as we do. How much does it cost?"

"Jixia told us at the beginning that this thing is a matter of your choice, each according to its own ability. If he has the ability to force us to take that little corn every day, he won; if we have the ability to make him eat more corn every day Take out the corn, and he will readily admit defeat."

"Since this is the case, can he agree to our request, which is less than the sum of the corn he needs to buy slaves, the slaves to make mature handmade flowers, and the losses after the shutdown? For example, we want five catties of rice, but if he refuses If he wants to lose a hundred catties of rice, which side will he choose?"

Sigh no longer refuted, thought for a while, clenched his fists and said: "Good way!"

Ze walked over to He in the dark, patted the person next to him to give him a place to sit, and said in a low voice: "But it's not as simple as five catties and one hundred catties, someone needs to be able to calculate his loss and ours. Requirement. Ji Xia sent someone to teach in a room every night, anyone can go to listen, including us. There are words, counting and other things in it. suitable."

"Among the eighteen of us, hey, your brain is the best. It's one thing I've told you. No matter how tired you are, no matter how windy or rainy, even if you're so tired that you're falling apart, you still have to go to that room to learn. !Learn arithmetic and literacy. This is a major event that concerns thousands of people in Onozawa.”

Or worried that Che didn't understand, Ze squeezed Che's arm hard and said, "This is more important than getting salt for Onozawa back then."

"Ah."

Ze said again: "The rest of us have to think about why we failed last time. If you want me to say, there are too many people and you are too anxious."

"This time, we can't be in a hurry. The eighteen of us can't think about affecting the thousands of people in Ohnozawa all at once, we have to do it little by little. Let's win in a small area first, so that others will know the benefits of winning. They My heart will not be at peace."

"Furthermore, among eighteen people, it's okay for one person to make friends with three or five people, but it's absolutely impossible for one person to convince hundreds or thousands of people. So the eighteen of us are going to a workshop, and we have to study hard and do it well. , at least until you figure out all this, don't resist, don't let Jixia take precautions in advance, and when the time comes, come and be ruthless!"

Everyone thought about it carefully, and it seemed that it was really possible, each of them gritted their teeth to prevent themselves from screaming.

However, Ze Chang sighed and said, "This time is different from the last time. People will die. Even if Ji Xia is forced by us to agree, we will inevitably die. He agreed at the time, and there are ways to make it happen afterwards." Death to us. I am over 30 this year, and I can't live for a few years, but I have to think about the group of people who followed me out of Onozawa, and for the sake of our children and younger generations. Even if we lose, even if we die, the rest of us She will know what to do in the future, and Ji Xia won't break her promise in public!"

"This time, whoever doesn't want to do it, just leave now. We've been together for several years, and I can trust you. When you walk out of this room, you will forget what I said before, and you won't be troubled by anything."

After a long time, someone in the shadow whispered, "Brother Ze, I still have women and children, I..."

The voice hadn't dissipated, suddenly a little fire flashed, and he took the flint to polish a little light, wanting to see who this person is, when he opened his mouth to scold, he was punched hard on the arm by Ze, extinguishing the spark .

"Sigh, shut up for me."

He took a heavy breath, and Ze smiled and said, "Who else? Just go, I don't blame everyone."

Four more people stood up, this time without saying anything, they just lifted the straw curtain and bowed to the room before leaving.

Of the eighteen people Ze most trusted, only thirteen remained in the end, and the dull atmosphere in the room was oppressive.

In the darkness, Ye suddenly laughed: "Beheading is just like the wind blowing the hat. He should have died a long time ago. I want to see what this Jixia is going to do."

The rest of the people in the room laughed loudly and said: "You're right, it's nothing more than death, and beheading is just like the wind blowing your hat! It's all about not dying, if you want to die, you have to do something big!"

"By the way, Ze, which workshop shall we go to tomorrow?"

After Ze called two people outside to come in, he whispered, "The smelting workshop."

"I heard that Jixia is going to find a mine in a few days, and will soon build a smelting workshop."

"The smelting workshop is the most tiring and needs strength the most. A few of us have done pottery kiln building, which is just right for us. Jixia canceled the pottery kiln workshop and created an extra smelting workshop. You all know how much copper can be exchanged for. "

"Like the waist of a wolf, the most important but also the most vulnerable place, we are here!"

"This time is different from the last time. We went to work hard, work more, and send more taube. Some people can't do the work, we help; some people are beaten, we help fight; some people are sick and hungry. Alright, let's squeeze out some corn for him."

"Look for them one by one, listen to their complaints one by one, listen to their reluctance, talk to them little by little, talk to them little by little. Not too many, only find trustworthy ones, thirteen become thirty one, thirty becomes one hundred."

In the dark night, thirteen pairs of arms were tightly pressed together, and Ze Lang said in a voice: "When we are beheaded, it will be the time when the big event will be completed, and the rest of us on the island will be able to live better, just forget about it." We, even if we are told by Ji Xia that we have no conscience to resist, so what does it matter?"

Chapter 93 Destroy Yourself

The day before his departure, the freed slaves who remained on the headland island were gathered together.

The people on the island are all strong and strong, and those who are a little inferior are thrown to the village farms. This time, the selection is the workshop workers of various workshops in the future.

From now on, everyone will no longer plant rice today, pound rice tomorrow and move bricks tomorrow, but will focus on doing one thing in the future.

The slaves who selected and signed up were divided into several teams according to the future workshops, standing on the still barren land, full of longing and anxiety for the future.

Ze Zhen and the others all entered the smelting workshop as they wished. It seemed that Chen Jian was really too confident and didn't take them seriously at all, and agreed without the slightest vigilance.

They are very strong in body and can endure hardship the most. They have also been slaves in pottery kilns.

Facing the black crowd, Chen Jian made it very clear and bloody: Those who try to disturb the normal production of the workshop will be whipped; ; Low-level rebellion that smashes tools, hangs; destroys the furnace and destroys the furnace, and shoots.

In this regard, Chen Jian explained that you are human beings, not slaves, and I cannot kill you at will.But although you are human beings, you are not from Xiacheng.These tool melting furnaces belong to the people of Xiacheng. If you smash them, you will have to accompany them. The problem is that you can't afford to pay for them.

If you can't afford Tao Bei corn, then pay with your life.

In addition to these, everyone has to work seven hours and fourteen hours a day. Those who are late for work will be deducted three days of corn, and those who are sick are thrown to a remote island to fend for themselves without rest.