Chapter 167 Recruiting

After a period of time, the quarantine camp became lively again in late February, and more than 60 people were filled in.

Among these 60 people, in addition to Ma Xiao's men, Yu Xiaotian also sent Liu Laoliu to take Meng madman to the land.

Now they have added two new boats. The previous manpower is not enough to allocate, resulting in a situation where there are few people on the ship. Therefore, even if there is no Ma Xiao, Yu Xiaotian has considered adding manpower.

This time, he did not use force to kidnap them again to prevent the government from giving them an honest and suppressing them. Instead, he sent Liu Laoliu, Meng Madman and others to take the walrus to sea and go to the Zhendongwei area in the southeast of Fuzhou, using the means of recruitment.

Of course, they can't say to the recruiters that they let them go to sea for robbers, but let Liu Laoliu and Meng madman make up and land in the name of recruiting boatmen for Shang Jia, and find some of the exiles scattered along the coast.

Yu Xiaotian made an offer for each requisitioner that any recruit can get 50 catties of rice plus a house payment of one or two silver, not limited to bringing his wife and children's family. If there is a wife and children's family, each person can also give 30 catties of rice.

During this period, the number of exiles in Fujian has increased, and the cities of various prefectures and counties have restricted the entry of exiles to prevent the exiles from causing trouble in the prefectures and counties. Therefore, many exiles can only go to villages outside the city to beg, and even simply insert grass labels on the side of the road to sell themselves as slaves.

If you are lucky, you can be bought as a slave by rich people, and if you are unlucky, you can only live in the countryside and become beggars, which creates a good condition for Yu Xiaotian to recruit people.

The Li family did not shirk this time. They sent two accounts of the Li family to pretend to be shopkeepers to cover for Liu Laoliu and others, and got a road guide from Lianjiang County to help Yu Xiaotian recruit people.

So this time, the recruitment of manpower was quite smooth. Although someone in Zhendongwei had asked about this matter after landing, after seeing the road guide issued by Lianjiang County in their hands, they took the small money secretly stuffed by Liu Laoliu, so they no longer care about it.

In the eyes of the local officers and soldiers of Zhendongwei, some merchants recruit some exiles to work or be slaves for them, which is always better than letting these exiles go around.

There is no fixed place for the floating people. After gathering, they often do some sneaky things in order to make a living. For the local area, it is also an unstable factor. Some people recruit them away and return the place to stability, so they don't want to ask more about this kind of thing at all.

Originally, this kind of thing should be registered and filed in the county government, but how can Liu Laoliu and others do this, so the county government does not report this kind of thing to the people. Besides, the exiles are not the people on their territory. They have no identity in the first place, and it is not a problem at all.

So some people heard that they had such rich conditions. Although they were allowed to go to sea, they also felt capable, so there were many applicants.

In this way, Liu Laoliu and Meng madman, with the secretly support of the Li family, soon recruited dozens of young men in the area of Zhendongwei. In addition, they also bought more than a dozen young women and brought them back to Treasure Island.

On the way back with these people, there was also a little incident. After dozens of young people got on the boat, some people found that the boat under the feet did not go to Fuzhou as they were told at the beginning, but went to sea and then went to the sea, so someone looked for a boat. The Meng madman asked where Meng madman and the people on the boat were going to take them.

Since he went to sea, the Meng madman didn't care so much. He tore off the hypocrisy on the spot and became rude. He scolded those who came forward to question him and let them stay honest. In short, he would send them to a good place.

Seeing Meng's madman say this, some people began to worry and felt that the momentum was not right, so someone incited other young people on the ship, followed them to coax and ask to send them back to the shore. They didn't want the An family's silver and rice, just went back to the shore.

Meng madman sneered and told them that he didn't even think about it. Now that he got on the boat, he can only follow them honestly and will let them know what he is going to do in the future.

At this time, the boatmen on the ship also took out knives, guns and sticks and ordered these people to return to the cabin. At this time, this group of people could see what Meng madmen were doing. Someone shouted, "They are pirates! This is to trick us into following them as pirates. Big guys can't go. After going, they will become thieves! ......”

As soon as someone encouraged them, these people became confused and refused to return to the cabin. They shouted that they wanted to return to the land one after another. Who is the Meng madman? This guy has a hot temper and often explodes like a firecracker. How can he make these guys do what they want?

So he immediately ordered his men on the ship to take action. First, he pulled out two leading troubles from the crowd. They beat them so hard on the ship, and tied them up and hung them head-down outside the side of the ship. Their heads were close to the sea. The ship shook, and their heads were constantly immersed in the sea water, making two guys begging loudly. Rao.

The rest of the guys were also hit by a stick and scared. They all had to be honestly rushed into several cabins, covered them and sealed them in the cabin.

The dozen women who were bought were also pale with fear and cried, but no one comforted them, but locked them alone in a cabin.

In this way, these people were all pulled back to Treasure Island.

After opening the cabin on Treasure Island, the smell inside was terrible. Some people began to get sea sickness after encountering some wind and waves. They vomited in the cabin. In order to make no accident on the return journey, Meng madman did not let these people come out, and their defeces were also solved in the cabin, which made the cabin even worse. It stinks inside.

When Yu Xiaotian picked up the ship, he was washed away as soon as he smelled it in the cabin and quickly unloaded these people on the isolation island next to Treasure Island.

The woman stayed outside the stockade on Treasure Island in a separate place and handed over to Zhao Mazi's woman.

After these people came, they confirmed Yu Xiaotian's identity. They were scared to death. After being thrown to the quarantine island, a group of vicious pirates rushed up and stripped their clothes. Then one person put a shackle around their neck and shaved them all into baldness.

In a blink of an eye, the island became a monk temple, all of which turned into bald heads, making the island scream like killing pigs. Many people cried in a mess. If it hadn't been for the shackles around their necks, they would have protected their heads to prevent them from shaving their heads.

The women's treatment was better, and their hair was not shaved, but their clothes were also striped by several women, and then they were stained with water with a brush and washed with soap pods, which made these women cry in fear.

At this time, Yu Xiaotian came back from picking up Ma Xiao's boat. Yu Xiaotian personally picked up these people and got off the ship. For them, Yu Xiaotian was not too rude, but saluted them one by one and explained to them in detail why he had to isolate and shave his head.

These people have been vaccinated by Ma Xiao before they came. Knowing that after arriving here, their hair must not be preserved. Some people are unwilling and have no choice but to obey the majority. What's more, they have seen them before. Most of the sea wolf are also bald. They are not used to it when they suddenly look at them, but they are with them. After a few days of getting up, I also feel very energetic.

And they also saw that with Yu Xiaotian's sea wolves, they have lived a very comfortable life. Whether on the boat or on the island, there are three meals a day, and there is a meal every day where you can see meat and fishy fish, and you can get paid money every month. If you have merit, you can get more rewards. Such a good treatment, change to another place. I don't have to take it!

After they last boarded Yu Xiaotian's Sea Wolf, they heard about these things. Many of Ma Xiao's men were a little moved by this. Even Ma Xiao himself felt embarrassed. They were all pirates and were all rudders. The gap between this person is too big!

And when he came down as a helmsman these days, Ma Xiao also felt really tired. This rudder was not easy to handle. He had to take care of a lot of people's mouths, eat, drink and sleep, and had to take people out to play for their lives. He also had to prevent others from swallowing them. He also had to worry about his subordinates being unhappy with the stolen goods. In short, he did a very good job. Tired.

Now he has decided to rely on Yu Xiaotian to do it for Yu Xiaotian, which makes Ma Xiao feel much more relaxed. In the future, with so many chores, he finally doesn't have to worry about it. Although he can't be the boss, he is much more worry-free. In the future, he will do whatever Yu Xiaotian asks him to do. He will open his mouth to stretch out his hand and let him work. It's much easier to take the knife than to worry about everything.

This is also one of the reasons why when they were forced to go by Zhang Hu, most people finally supported to defect to Xiaotian.

So after being psychologically prepared, Ma Xiao and his men did not react too strongly to the fact that they were about to shave their hair after arriving at Treasure Island, but they felt a little reluctant. After Yu Xiaotian moved them to the isolation island, they also saw a group of people who arrived first here. , has been shaved, and one by one, they are sitting on the ground and howling, but they feel funny.

Under the leadership of Ma Xiao, these people did not resist too much, and soon they were shaved into bald heads. Their clothes were also taken away and handed over to special people to deal with. Now with so many people, Yu Xiaotian is unable to provide each of them with a new set of clothes, and it is the beginning of March, and the weather is still unstable. When it's cold and hot, you can't let these guys be the same as the last group of people. Each person has a pair of big trousers. If they are bare first, they may catch a cold. Those conditions will kill them!

So he ordered a few of the newcomers to soak the clothes taken from these people in seawater, wash them with water and soap pods, throw them into a huge iron pot and boil them, and thoroughly put the fleas and eggs on these people's clothes. Kill it, dry it and send it back to them.

In addition, all the personal belongings of all the people were also collected and arranged for registration. Because Xiaotian arranged someone to keep them on their behalf, to be honest, these people did not have too many personal belongings, and there were not many things to sort them out.

(Today, I would like to thank the two brothers who are drunk and iron-handed! Thank you very much!)