"If you can be elected by the township party, you must be sensible people among the workers in each township."

Everyone carries the sedan chair.

When Dong Liang said this, several people were a little embarrassed, but their impression of Dong Liang became a little better.

"I have met Mr. Dong." Several people bowed together.

Xianggong is the honorific title given to scholars in the countryside.

Everyone learned from Chen Deli that Dong Liang was a scholar. Although he had no fame, he was superior to him in their eyes.

"You don't need to be polite." Dong Liang hurried forward and supported him with both hands.

"I have to thank Xianggong Dong for taking the lead this time, otherwise I don't know how long I would have survived if I were trapped on the ship." Chen Deli said with a grateful face.

He has seen the world, unlike these ordinary farmers who can't even speak a few words.

Dong Liang asked several people to introduce him.

In addition to Chen Deli, the other five people are Nan'an Guo You, Anxi Lin Yue, Hui'an Peng Neng, Longxi Wang Su, and Longyan Lin Ben.

In just a few words, Li Sixing could tell that most of them were dedicated farmers.

In addition to farming, Peng Neng and Lin Ben also worked as craftsmen.

Most of these people are in their twenties, and they were probably chosen because they were older among their fellow villagers.

"Everyone, let me first introduce our current situation. The ship we are on is called "Bonn". It will take us to a place called San Francisco. The voyage from Xiamen to San Francisco takes two months.

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"Besides, everything the client says when recruiting workers is all lies."

Several people looked at Dong Liang in disbelief, as if they still didn't believe it.

Dong Liang took out a contract. This contract was written in foreign language and made in duplicate. Each Chinese worker had one copy.

"Dong Xianggong, what's written on this? The customer originally said that all travel expenses are free, and you will get a guaranteed salary of ten taels of silver per month when you get there, and you can come back in three years." Guo You, a native of Nan'an, asked.

Everyone also took out the contract, but apart from the fingerprints they pressed on it, they didn't recognize a single word.

They all heard Dong Liang shouting in foreign language just now, and expected him to understand it.

"This contract is meant to deceive everyone. It says that after arriving at the place, the employer will pay the boatman one hundred and fifty US dollars as the shipping fee, which is almost more than one hundred taels of silver. And this fee is what we owe the employer.

I used my own labor to repay it, and the local labor wages did not include ten taels of silver."

"Also, the contract says that no matter whether we go to a factory or a farm, the cost of food and accommodation will be deducted from our wages. Until the debt is paid off, we will have no personal freedom."

Dong Liang pointed to the contents of the contract and patiently explained it to everyone.

Everyone became angrier as they listened. No black coal kiln would be so deceptive.

"This is just fucking cheating us. They set the salary, food and accommodation fees. As long as they set the food and accommodation fees higher, won't we lose our freedom for the rest of our lives?"

Chen Deli said with an aura on his face that he had been to the sea and had seen the world, and he immediately saw the secret.

"Yes, and I asked the foreign crew. In the past, when they transported laborers, less than half of them could reach the destination alive. This means that half of us will die on the ship, and the other half will have to work for the foreigners until they die, and still have to wait for a while.

I can't even get a penny." Dong Liang continued.

"Dong Xianggong, thank you for seeing through the foreigners' tricks. Just now, some people said that you shouldn't rob the ship. It would be better to just work for the foreigners and make money." Long Yanlin said.

He is a simple and honest man, with dark skin and medium build. His braids have been cut off, leaving him with a big crew cut.

"What Brother Lin said is understandable. No one wants to cause trouble if we can survive. But the foreigners are forcing us to die. We all have families. We originally expected us to go to sea to find a way to survive, but now there is no one at home.

If you don’t get any money for your hard work, how can your family live?”

"Yes, what Xianggong Dong said is that if he dies, we will have no choice but to seize the ship. The imperial court should uphold justice for us." Peng Neng, a Hui'an native, said.

Dong Liang didn't believe that the imperial court could help them get justice, but he couldn't pour cold water on these people yet.

After some discussion, everyone elected Dong Liang to be the captain and take everyone home.

Every Chinese has homesickness in their heart.

Going home is what everyone wants.

Dong Liang also wanted to go back and see the world more than a hundred years ago.

But his heart was full of worries. This was the darkest era in the entire history of the Chinese nation.

After these people returned, they told their fellow villagers what Dong Liang had said.

At least now we have to unify our thoughts on seizing the ship before we can talk about anything else.

On the deck, the Chinese workers who had just had a good meal gathered together as a unit of the township party.

At this time the ship had changed course.

Captain Bryson was hung on the mast, and all his clothes were stripped off, leaving only a pair of trousers.

Dong Liang collected the clothes on the ship and distributed them to ordinary workers.

"Let me go, you savage monkeys."

Bryson was hung up, still cursing.

"Bring all the sailors up." Dong Liang ordered.

First Mate Richard and the other sailors were all brought to the deck and stood in two rows.

"Bryson illegally trafficked slaves and murdered Chinese workers. According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, he should be sentenced to death. According to the custom on the ship, I pronounced the sentence as the captain."

At this time, Dong Liang had changed into a clean white shirt, light green trousers, and a cowhide belt around his waist, with the revolver hanging on the side of the belt.

This outfit was found in the captain's cabin.

Bryson's life was very particular, and he kept a lot of clothes in the captain's cabin.

"No, I am the captain. You have no right to sentence me." Bryson was still shouting.

Dong Liang had already ordered people to remove the log pile under his feet.

Next, starting from the first mate, each foreign crew member took turns to step forward and give Bryson a knife.

The first mate Richard was a timid man who was afraid of death. When he saw the tough-tongued navigator Waxman having his throat cut by Dong Liang, he immediately expressed his willingness to work for Dong Liang.

It was he who led the sailors to turn the merchant ship around.

At this time, there were still twenty-three foreign crew members on the ship, enough to maintain the control of the merchant ship.

With each stabbing, Bryson's hairy body turned into a hornet's nest, with blood flowing out from each hole.

Next, although Dong Liang let these white sailors go free, he confiscated their weapons and assigned ten followers to each foreign crew member.

There is nothing going on on the ship now. These Chinese workers can follow the foreigners and learn how to operate the ship, and they can also supervise them.

The first mate Richard followed Dong Liang and explained navigation knowledge to Dong Liang.

After putting on a white shirt and trousers, Dong Liang regained his elegant temperament.

But thinking of Dong Liang's indifference when he wiped the seaman's long neck with a knife, Richard couldn't help but feel afraid.

"Richard, do your best. You are my first mate now and you must keep me in high spirits."

"Yes, Captain."

Dong Liang is the only person who can communicate with them.

Naturally, Richard didn't dare to have any more petty thoughts. Bryson's body was still hanging on the mast.

The body was like a pendulum blown by the sea breeze.

Everyone gathered on the deck to chat and talk about their excitement.

In the back cabin, the strong man who was killing everyone on the deck just now was sitting there cross-legged, closing his eyes and meditating.

He seemed to be indifferent to the things outside. Behind him were several children huddled, still holding the food they had just distributed.

Dong Liang once again found six stewards. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and gain further control over the four hundred Chinese workers.

"Brother Chen, brothers." Dong Liang's tone was very polite.

"I just asked Richard. When the ship returns, the wind is against the wind. It is easy to yaw, and it takes more time. It will take about half a month. In order to avoid accidents, I plan to set up a escort team, tentatively 200 people.

, the others are divided into the life group and the sailor group.”

"There are currently 200 people in the sailor group, which is a bit too much. It is inconvenient to work, so we will divide 50 people into the living group."

If these people were allowed to be organized into township party units, it would be difficult for Dong Liang to control them.

He wants to further refine the grouping and try to disrupt the grouping without them noticing.

"The fifty people in the living group are responsible for managing the supplies on the ship, preparing meals for everyone, cleaning and taking care of sick workers." Dong Liang continued.

After discussing with everyone, Dong Liang arranged Lin Ben, the oldest and honest among the group, to be in charge of the life group.

The sailor group consists of one hundred and fifty people, responsible for taking care of the foreign sailors and learning how to operate the ship.

Chen Deli was the only one among them who had experience going to sea, so he was put in charge.

There are four people left, and Guo You serves as Chen Deli's deputy.

Lin Yue, Peng Neng, Wang Su and Dong Xingfu became the squadron leaders of the escort team.

The two hundred men were divided into four squadrons and twenty squads by Dong Liang.
Chapter completed!