Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 179

The chief officer on Shamen Island, Prison Su, or Master Su, was thinking about how many more prisoners should be executed in the past few days, when suddenly someone came to report to him that someone had come to the pier and asked to see him.

Salmon Island is called Temple Island in later generations, hanging alone in the sea.Ever since Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty set up an army stronghold here and designated it as a place to exile felons, Salmonella Island has always been a place to be feared. Not to mention that ordinary people don’t come here, even pirates don’t come here, but fishermen often come here to take shelter from the wind.But this time it was obviously not fishermen, but three clippers.

When Supervisor Su arrived at the pier, the three boats had already anchored in the sea pond surrounded by several islands, and one of them was docked at the pier. Several men were chatting passionately with the soldiers beside the boat.One of the ten chiefs who followed Su's prison shouted: "Man Wuna, this is where the exiled criminals are located. What are you doing here?"

A big man cheerfully cupped his hands and asked, "Is the Lord Su Zhai on the other side? I'm here to send you money."

This sentence was too abrupt, and it stunned Supervisor Su and a group of soldiers from saying it, but there was a word "money" in this sentence, which made Supervisor Su think very quickly, so he also bowed his hands: "I don't know my friend!" How to call it? But why did you come here?"

The big man said: "The name of Sa's family is Zhou Qing, and I want to negotiate a deal with the prison guard."

Supervisor Su immediately became wary.Even the food and vegetables on this island have to be shipped from Dengzhou, and there is no other place except the prisoners in the prison. I really can't think of anything that can be used for trading.Could it be that this person is going to rescue some prisoner on the island?But these prisoners are all repeat offenders, and no one cares about them when they die, but if one or two of them run out, in case people find out, then he will be punished as a prisoner.

Of course, being a prisoner in this shitty place means at most deducting the rations of [-] prisoners and [-] soldiers.

Thinking of this, Supervisor Su held his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, and secretly sharpened the knife in his heart.But he still said deliberately with a cold face: "This is a military camp, not a grass market. How can there be any business to do? Are you here to entertain me?"

Zhou Qing said calmly, "Naturally there is business to do, because there are many useless people in prison."

Sure enough, it came!Prison Su's vigilance and greed suddenly rose, and he immediately shouted: "Nonsense! There are only serious criminals from the imperial court on this island. Do you want to be jailed? Come on, take it with me!"

The soldiers following Su's custody immediately pointed their spears and knives at the men, but Zhou Qing laughed and said, "Why do the prison guards do this? Buying and buying can't make benevolence and righteousness. I hope to listen to what the Sajia have to say first."

Prisoner Su just looked at Zhou Qing coldly and didn't say anything, but he didn't interrupt Zhou Qing either.Zhou Qing said: "Since the beginning of the Republic of China, there has been only a quota of 200 prisoners on Salmonella Island, but in recent years, the number of criminals sent here has increased every year, and it is more than twice the quota every year, right? But the food for prisoners is still [-] people. Quota, does the jailer have to pay for these prisoners out of his own pocket? I just want to go overseas, and it’s not easy to recruit people who are willing to go to sea, so it’s better for the jailer to sell these people to the Sa family, the benefits of the prisoner are absolutely indispensable.”

The word "overseas" made Supervisor Su's thoughts come alive immediately.What Zhou Qing said is true. From the beginning of the country to the present, Salmonella Island has only had a quota of [-] prisoners, and food and grass are also distributed according to this quota.However, the assassination of Salmonella Island is custom-made, and officials don't care if they exceed the quota.In addition, there have been more and more bandits, rogues and rebels from various places in recent years, and hundreds of people have been assassinated here every year.Dengzhou will never allocate an extra grain just because there are too many people, or even skip a grain, so the situation of more people and less grain has always existed.

Prisoner Su and a group of soldiers who were sent to guard the army village in this place that doesn't shit, also want to get some benefits from the rations of these two hundred prisoners.Anyway, all those who were assigned to Salmonella Island would not be pardoned, and no one would intervene again, so several batches of prisoners were killed on the island every year.Anyway, if these people are killed, they are killed, so it is a good thing to be able to exchange some money.If people are really sent overseas as said, no one in the Central Plains will know that this is a lucrative business.

Prisoner Su is a careful person, although he is already tempted, he still decides to find out the details of the other party before proceeding.He asked, "Who are you?"

Zhou Qing said: "The prisoner has heard about some officials in the capital sending ships to sea?"

Although the nobles in the capital recruited people to trade in Liaodong, Zhou Qing and the others were also very low-key, but there will always be rumors if they can't stand it for a long time. In addition, there are ships going to Tamna Island every year. Such a great wealth and honor, so Prisoner Su has naturally heard of it.

Prisoner Su asked, "Are you..."

Zhou Qing said, "This is not a place to talk."

Supervisor Su hurriedly said, "Yes, yes. Then you come with me."

Superintendent Su took Zhou Qing to the lobby of the military village, and continued to ask about Zhou Qing's details. Zhou Qing only hinted that he was representing the nobles in the capital, but he just didn't confirm it, and the superintendent Su scratched his head in anxiety.However, he also knew that it was impossible for these nobles to be caught by others, and it would be delusional to get a clear answer.Just as he continued to hesitate, Zhou Qing's words made him finally make up his mind.

Zhou Qing said: "Prisoner Su, let me tell you if you want to do this. To put it bluntly, you are a small prisoner like a sesame seed and mung bean. In the eyes of those officials in the capital, you can easily move your finger. Move the place, and replace it with someone who is willing to do it. So the Sajia will not waste any more time with you. "

Su Jian's heart trembled: If this person is really a representative of the big bosses in the capital, then he would really change the head of the Shamenzhai as he said, and he already knew about it, but he was unwilling to participate. Those big shots will kill themselves for keeping secrets.

After being silent for a while, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and make up his mind, seeking wealth in danger, supporting the bold to death, and starving the timid to death.But since he took the risk, he wanted to get the most out of it, so he asked, "So friend, what price do you offer?"

Zhou Qing said: "One piece of silk for one person."

Supervisor Su didn't expect the price to be so low, and his eyes widened: "It's only a piece of silk? This is buying a person!"

Zhou Qing said with a smile: "If the prison doesn't exchange this piece of silk, can it be a cash cow if you keep someone? In the end, don't you have to spend some money to kill it yourself? This is not just about changing a piece of silk, but also a matter of accumulating virtue. And the Sajia made it clear, if the prison wants too much, it will not be the prison's turn to sell these people."

Zhou Qing's threat made Supervisor Su discouraged, and then Zhou Qing said something to make him regain some balance. "Although one person only changes one piece of silk, the advantage is that there are many people. Why can't we change one or two hundred silks a year?"

The prisoner Su thought about it for the same reason.I don't know how many people will be distributed this year. Even if one person is exchanged for a guan, one or two hundred guan is not enough.

Of course, Supervisor Su will never let go easily, after some bargaining, the two sides reached an agreement.Because the first transaction was too risky, one person exchanged two bolts of silk, and in subsequent transactions, one person exchanged one bolt of silk. However, before Zhou Qing came to pick him up, the prisoner's food expenses needed to be replenished.And Zhou Qing didn't want it for everyone, he had to be selected to pay.

After reaching an agreement, Supervisor Su recruited several classes on the island, colluded with them, and then asked Zhou Qing to pick people out. It took a whole day to select more than 70 people.Zhou Qing also doesn't want some prisoners who are already starved to death or who have indeed committed a major crime of wrath between humans and gods.

Seeing more than 100 bolts of silk piled up in a big pile, the supervisor Su and his subordinates laughed crookedly—after so many years of living in this place where the birds don't shit, they never thought that there would be such oil and water.

Zhou Qing was also very satisfied.The people he selected were all strong and courageous, and such people were needed to expand overseas territories.Moreover, when these people went to Salmonella Island, it was tantamount to stepping into the gate of hell, and they didn't have any thoughts.If Zhou Qingxu and the others can save money after working overseas for a few years, they will find their family members and send them to reunite with them. I believe they will work hard.

Zhou Qing asked a boat to wait for the fleet to go to Tamna together, and then led two smaller boats to set sail.They sailed all the way to the northernmost island of the Miaodao archipelago, rested for a day, and then crossed the Bohai Strait and set foot on the land of Liaodong in only half a day.

Thanks Tong Tianlei for the reward.Tomb-sweeping today, so I can only change it once.Spoiler alert, the preparations are almost done, and the war will start soon.

(End of this chapter)