1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1703 Rules of the Hard Labor Camp
The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Soon Qin Huacheng realized that the hard labor camp is the hard labor camp, a place where prisoners are allowed to serve their sentences.No matter how good the conditions here look, it is impossible to turn it into a resort.

The group of prisoners transported from Manila was damaged due to a sudden epidemic on the way, and there were only more than 20 people left.They were assembled for an orientation before being assigned accommodation.It was not the guards of the hard labor camp who lectured them, but the garrison officer Ruan Phu who happened to be patrolling here.

Nguyen Phu is an army officer of Annan origin. He led the Annan militia to garrison the Cam Ranh Bay base in his early years, and was transferred to Sing Tao in 1633.Nguyen Phu is not a direct descendant of Roger, but because of his outstanding performance in the defense of Xingdao in 1635, Roger did not hesitate to trust and value him. He is currently serving as Roger's deputy. He is also the second-in-command of the Xingdao military, and he is already considered a high-ranking figure in the local area, second only to Roger and Tan Juren.

Of course, if there are only more than 20 prisoners including Qin Huacheng, there is no need for officials from Nguyen Phu's field to give lectures. Those who received the lectures with them are also exiled prisoners from several colonies in the Indo-China Peninsula who recently arrived in Hong Kong, a total of [-] prisoners. Yu people.Most of these people are of Han descent, so Ruan Phu also used Hai Chinese, which he is already very proficient in, when he lectured them.

"Don't think that everything will be fine when you arrive at Xingdao, and you can spend your days slowly in the future! Let me tell you, the existence of the hard labor camp is to let you scumbags complete the labor reform. Your real hard life will only begin today! Don't I thought that the sentence in your verdict was the final result. Serve your sentence in Xingdao. If you behave well, you can be released on time. As for those who behave badly, your sentence will have to be extended. There is no upper limit! Some of you may have to wait for the rest of your life. On this island!"

Ruan Phu's stern voice echoed in the ears of the prisoners, making these newcomers feel terrified. It seems that this place is not as quiet and peaceful as it looks on the surface, at least the official seems to be very difficult to deal with look.Of course, some people might not take Ruan Phu's words seriously, who wouldn't say a few cruel words to scare people when they come out to hang out?
However, what Ruan Phu said next made the prisoners have to face up to their situation: "The place opposite the gate of this hard labor camp, you may have seen it when you came, it is a cemetery, and buried They are all guys who don’t obey orders in the hard labor camp! If you don’t want to be a member there, from this moment on, give up all delusions and obey the arrangements! Whoever wants to play tricks, then wait to move from here to the opposite side Stay!"

Most of these prisoners sentenced to exile for violating the law in various colonies still have a certain distance between the seriousness of their crimes and the death penalty. Almost everyone has the idea of ​​leaving here after serving their sentence, and no one will I am willing to die on this strange island thousands of miles away from my hometown.But judging by the officer's tone, they didn't have much personal protection during their sentence in Xingdao, and they might really be buried here.

Especially Qin Huacheng, a group of prisoners from Manila, who had personally experienced how cheap the lives of exiled prisoners were on the way, had a more personal feeling for Ruan Phu's warning.Even if there is no so-called prisoner cemetery opposite the hard labor camp, they absolutely believe that the guards here will find a reason to deal with those who do not obey the discipline.

After Nguyen Phu's brief lecture, the guards divided these prisoners into groups and arranged their residences.Qin Huacheng was assigned to the same cell with more than a dozen other people. The guards also arranged for an old prisoner to be the manager of this cell. He was responsible for teaching these new prisoners the rules they must abide by in the hard labor camp. And guide the daily work of other prisoners.This is not an original measure of the Xingdao hard labor camp. In fact, the hard labor camps in other places have similar handling methods to reduce the workload of the guards.

The head of the cell where Qin Huacheng lived was a serious Han named Lin Xingsui. He committed a robbery in a hurry because he lost all his belongings in the casino on the island of Annabuna, and was sentenced to death. After three years of exile in hard labor, he was sent to Xingdao to serve his sentence.Lin Xingsui has served here for a year and a half. During this period, he performed well and was appreciated by the prison. He was arranged to be the head of the prison and responsible for leading new recruits. Qin Huacheng's group of people is already the third batch that Lin Xingsui took over. prisoner.

"I don't care what you did before, what crimes you committed before you came here, I will just give you a few words. When I arrived at Xingdao, I was the dragon coiled up for me, and the tiger was lying down for me! What the officer said earlier was not true. Threatening everyone, those who want to get ahead here are now lying in the opposite cemetery, if you want to do something out of the ordinary, you'd better weigh the consequences first!"

Lin Xingsui looked around the crowd while talking, paying attention to the changes in their faces, so as to judge whether there were any troublesome people who needed special attention: "From now on, in the second battalion, the first three, everyone has to listen to my arrangements. , whoever feels dissatisfied, don't tell me, go to the guard to solve it by yourself, but if you get beaten or locked up in a small dark room, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance."

Jiasan was the number of the cell they were in. Lin Xingsui's task was to manage the dozen or so new prisoners so that they could adapt to the living environment and work arrangements of the hard labor camp as soon as possible.And the method he adopted was exactly the same as Ruan Phu's, that is to suppress and scare the newcomers first, so that they can obediently obey the arrangement.

Qin Huacheng is quite familiar with this routine. Although he has not been a security guard in Manila for a long time, he has also arrested many people. When sending these people to the prison in the city, he has seen the guards there treat the new prisoners. Do the same.If it was the same routine, then the next step would be to slap a jujube.

Sure enough, Lin Xingsui quickly changed his tone and said: "I also know that everyone has been exiled here, and each has a difficult scripture to recite. We are all degenerates, so we should take care of each other. What do you need in the future? Or If it’s something you don’t understand, feel free to come to me. As long as it’s within the rules of the hard labor camp and can help everyone, Lin will never shirk it!”

Lin Xingsui's words are beautiful, but they can fool some people with little social experience.Qin Huacheng heard it in his ears, but he had his own calculations in his heart. He knew that people like Lin Xingsui would never have heart-to-heart conversations with the new prisoners.

There were no canopy beds in this cell, only bunks made of bricks, stones and planks on the ground, with a row on the left and right, and an aisle in the middle.At the end of the room is a large closet for various sundries and a simple toilet.Lin Xingsui assigned the berths for everyone casually, but the more weak and deceitful the character, the closer the position to the toilet, probably because he had already thought about it after observing his words and expressions just now.

Qin Huacheng's berth was quite good. Lin Xingsui finally placed him next to him, very close to the door of the cell.Qin Huacheng was still wondering whether the other party picked him at will, or if there was another reason, but Lin Xingsui had already moved over and said, "I have instructed you to be my deputy from now on, understand?"

Qin Hua deliberately thought that I understood the shit, but he had no reason to refuse this good thing that came to his door, so he just nodded and agreed first.After calming down and thinking about it, Qin Hua thought that it was probably because of his experience as the head of the security police detachment in the past, which made the prison authorities think that he should be a knowledgeable person, and it would be easier to support him.Although Qin Huacheng had no ambitions, since he might get some special care because of this, he could give it a try first. Maybe he could be the head of a hard labor camp in the future, and his life would definitely be much easier than that of low-level prisoners.

He soon discovered that the life of Lin Xingsui, the cell boss, was quite good, and almost everything was done by ordering other people to run errands.When it was time for lunch, Lin Xingsui called two prisoners over and asked them to wait at the door. First, he took the special meal provided by the cell boss for him to enjoy.

Although Qin Huacheng was appointed by Lin Xingsui as his deputy, he didn't have such special treatment. He could only honestly go to the door to get food by himself, and then found that the portion of the food was also significantly different from Lin Xingsui's.

"Boy, do you feel dissatisfied?" Lin Xingsui noticed the expression on Qin Huacheng's face and asked him provocatively.

Qin Huacheng laughed dryly: "No, no, it's just that the guards treat them differently. Aren't they afraid of arousing everyone's anger?"

"That's why you don't understand." Lin Xingsui shook his head and said, "If you don't treat them differently, how can you show the benefits of being obedient? Besides, if the prisoners are all harmonious inside, can the guards rest assured?"

Lin Xingsui's words seemed to be nonsensical at first, but Qin Huacheng thought about it carefully, and found that there were indeed some tricks in it.The prison authorities deliberately highlighted the superior treatment of the cell boss. On the one hand, it helped the cell boss establish an authoritative position in front of the prisoners under his jurisdiction. On the other hand, it also implied that as long as the prisoners obeyed the command and arrangement, they would also have the opportunity to enjoy such treatment in the future.Of course, the position of the cell boss can only be achieved by controlling and squeezing the bottom prisoners, so there is always a conflict of interest between the cell boss and ordinary prisoners.And this kind of contradiction is also artificially created by the prison to divide the group of prisoners.

Lin Xingsui had been here for more than a year, so he knew everything about the hard labor camp, but for Qin Huacheng, this was a novel experience.

Lin Xingsui lowered his voice and said: "I know that you used to eat public food, my brother. You may know a little about the way in this prison, but when you get here, don't talk about your previous status. It's a big taboo, remember it!"

Qin Huacheng's heart trembled slightly, thinking that this is indeed something that must be taken care of.He used to be a member of the public family, and this identity was a natural enemy of the prisoner, even though the place where he used to work was thousands of miles away, but if someone reveals his past identity now, then he is in the hard labor camp. I'm afraid life will be difficult, and he will immediately become the target of other prisoners.Half of Lin Xingsui's words were a reminder, and the other half was a faint threat. If he didn't follow his arrangement, just let this material out and Qin Hua would be done.

Qin Huacheng smiled forcefully: "Thank you, Master Lin, for your reminder. The younger brother is now a guilty person, and I will rely on Master Lin to take care of me from now on!"

"It's easy to say, from now on, he will be my brother." Lin Xingsui smiled nonchalantly and replied, "As long as I have a meal, you won't be hungry."

Qin Huacheng quickly expressed his thanks, but he knew that Lin Xingsui would not be as easy to get along with as he said. This person is very careful, and I am afraid that he will not want to take advantage of him in the future.

After lunch, a guard came to inform No. [-] of A that he was going to start work in the afternoon.Qin Huacheng asked Lin Xingsui what kind of work he was going to do this afternoon.

Lin Xingsui shook his head and said: "Generally, the specific arrangement of the work will not be announced in advance, so let's wait. Anyway, there are only three construction sites nearby, dams, bunkers, and docks, which are always one of them. If I had to choose, I would rather Willing to repair the bunker."

"Oh? Why?" Qin Huacheng asked curiously.

Lin Xingsui explained: "Both the dam and the wharf have to be launched into the water. It is hard to soak in the water. Once in the water, it takes half a day. After half a day, the feet are soaked like a drowned ghost. Building a bunker is not such a toss. Yes, as long as you work hard, that's enough."

Qin Huacheng said: "Master Lin is the head of the cell, so he still has to participate in the labor himself?"

"How fresh! Do you think the prison boss doesn't have to do anything?" Lin Xingsui spat and said, "Hai Han doesn't care for idlers, everyone is the same... At most, he can do less than others , just take a break."

"I see." Qin Huacheng had a new understanding of the rules of the hard labor camp.He originally thought that the prison chief only needed to be served by others in the prison, but he never thought that he would also have to participate in the labor. It seems that this is not an easy and pleasant job.

Not long after, the guards came and opened the door of the number one, allowing the new batch of prisoners to gather outside and prepare to go to the construction site.

The day's work arrangement fulfilled Lin Xingsui's wish, and the prisoners in No. [-] A were assigned to a military stronghold construction site about three miles away from the hard labor camp.However, no horse-drawn carriage will be arranged for this round-trip trip, and they must go back and forth on foot.The only carriage in the team was used to pull various tools needed for dry goods later, such as shovels, picks, hammers, rope baskets and so on.There were only two guards escorting them, one led the way on horseback, and the other drove a carriage to hold the line behind.

The vicinity of this hard labor camp is in a wilderness environment, and no one tried to escape from the team, and they arrived at the construction site quickly without incident.

(End of this chapter)