Chapter 68 Takahashi South
Although there are not many Japanese ronin in this group of pirate prisoners, there are still about a dozen of them. Ren Liang will notice the short Takahashi Minami among these people, not because of anything else, but because this guy has a surname and a name. Not an ordinary ronin pirate.
When Ren Liang was interrogating Takahashi Nan, when he heard this little devil announcing his name seriously, Ren Liang realized that this guy was no ordinary ronin. Ren Liang was also a light anime nerd before time travel, so he still had some superficial understanding of Japanese folk customs. As far as he knew, in this era, unless they were nobles and formal samurai, ordinary people's names did not have surnames. .
It was a rare opportunity to see a real Japanese samurai in this era. Under Ren Liang's interrogation with great interest, the captive Takahashi Minami stuttered about his origins in fluent Chinese.
Takahashi Minami claimed that he was from Settsu Province. He was originally a samurai belonging to the Naito family of a high-ranking local official. He was sentenced to exile for offending the family head while drunk. Later, he followed a group of ronin to the coast of Fujian in a confused way while wandering around, and then slowly returned to the Fujian coast. He drifted to the coast of Guangdong and joined the group of pirates who attacked last time. Unexpectedly, the first time I followed this gang of pirates south to rob, I would hit the iron plate of Chuanzhong.
If Ren Liang had not known some Japanese history through anime before, it would have been difficult to know that Settsu Country, with a somewhat unflattering name, was actually the Osaka area in later generations. The famous two battles of Osaka in Japanese history, in which Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated Toyotomi Hideyoshi, took place more than ten years ago. However, Takahashi Minami claimed that he was only twenty-three years old. It was obvious that he did not make it in time to participate in the two wars that changed Japanese history. Ren Liang later consulted Japanese-related information in a large database and discovered that after Settsu became a territory directly under the shogunate in 1619, the local governor appointed by the shogunate was named Naito, who was most likely the head of the family mentioned by Takahashi Minami. It also confirmed that he did not make up his origins.
Of course, if Takahashi Minami only has the status of a samurai, it can at most satisfy Ren Liang's curiosity as an anime geek, and he will not receive any special treatment because of it. What really attracted Ren Liang's attention to him was the so-called "samurai style" that Takahashi Minami upheld in his daily life, always maintaining a superior attitude when he was with other ronin. These ronin were obviously deeply poisoned by Japan's domestic hierarchy, and they still maintained a certain degree of awe for this down-and-out samurai. They often nodded and bowed when communicating with Takahashi Minami.
And this kind of arrogance is only relative. Takahashi Minami has always been very obedient in front of several time-traveling guards. He immediately obeys any instructions with "hi" and "hi", which is never the case with other pirates. There will be laziness and disobedience. Ren Liang tried several times and even asked Gao Qiaonan to jump directly into the smelly and dirty river bottom quagmire at the hydropower station construction site to install the pumping pipeline. Gao Qiaonan did it without hesitation every time, which made Ren Liang, who always liked corporal punishment, The captured ancient guards sighed secretly that they could not find a chance to take action.
Ren Liang believes that this is a national evil that has been formed in Japan since ancient times, that is, the worship of the strong and absolute obedience. The brainwashing education these family warriors received since childhood allowed them to do nothing for their allegiance and the Bushido spirit they uphold. Don’t hesitate to give everything, including your life. But it is accompanied by the abandonment of human nature. As long as it is an order they think is correct, they will not hesitate to execute it, even if it means turning themselves into an inhuman killing machine. Ren Liang believed that when Gao Qiaonan found out that the hard laborers working with him turned out to be a group of soldiers from the Ming army, the little idea of confrontation he still had against the traveling people should have been completely wiped out.
After Luo Shengdong left the labor camp, Ren Liang had been looking for a replacement, so that the resentment of these hard laborers would not be too concentrated on the traversers - what people hate most is often not the enemy, but the betrayal in their own camp. who. Takahashi Nan's attitude of absolute obedience to superior orders and consistent good execution ability are exactly the qualities that Ren Liang needs as a replacement.
So under Ren Liang's conscious arrangement, Gao Qiaonan gradually began to assume the position of the person in charge of the construction site, and did so very conscientiously. Whenever he saw someone slacking off at work, Takahashi Minami cursed "Baga" at the same time, punching and kicking at the same time, and his attacks were much harsher than those of several time-traveling guards. Of course, it was not that no one resisted him, but as a warrior, this guy had some skills. Ren Liang once saw him in a one-on-three situation, and quickly knocked over three of the opponent's Southeast Asian monkeys with his bare hands, and He himself was unscathed. Ren Liang weighed it up and realized that although he was almost a head taller than the Japanese dwarf, if he really wanted to let go and fight, he would most likely not be the little devil's opponent.
After Gao Qiaonan gradually became a puppet that Ren Liang consciously supported, some of the original internal conflicts in the labor camp were reduced a lot. It's not that he has any special management methods, it's just that he can deal with people ruthlessly. When Luo Shengdong was there in the past, the labor camp was full of his subordinates. Luo Shengdong was worried that if he was pushed too hard, these people would deliberately slow down work to harm him, so when someone made a mistake, Luo Shengdong would often just scold him and get over it. Although there are many rules in the labor camp, the actual implementation effect is not particularly good.
But after Takahashi Minami came to power, this situation has fundamentally changed. Gao Qiaonan had no friendship with Ming soldiers or Chinese pirates, so he naturally had no mercy. Although those ronin and Japanese pirates came from the same country as him, they were not of the same level in his eyes. In the spirit of Bushido, it is natural for superiors to scold and punish subordinates. As for the remaining black pirates in the South China Sea, in Takahashi Nan's view, they are just a group of uncivilized monkeys. Ever since he accidentally heard Ren Liang make such remarks, he took them seriously and regarded them as That's right.
After watching Gao Qiaonan reprimand the hard laborers who were unable to punish them several times, Gu Wei couldn't help but sigh to Ren Liang: "This little devil is much more ruthless than us. There is such a ruthless person holding the line in the labor camp. I think I Almost unemployed.”
Gu Wei's words came true. Within a few days, the Military and Police Department sent an internal transfer order asking Gu Wei to report to his new post. The Military and Police Department decided to recruit a group of local young people as future naturalized citizens. Army experimental subjects were trained, and Gu Wei, who had extensive militia training experience before traveling through time, was obviously the best candidate.
After Gu Wei was transferred away, Ren Liang took sole control of the labor camp. It stands to reason that Ren Liang will become busier because of this, but in fact, on the contrary, Ren Liang's life is more leisurely than before. This is all thanks to his successful discovery of Gao Qiaonan, the number one loser. Although Gao Qiaonan is not as good as Luo Shengdong in figuring out the superior's intentions and handling interpersonal relationships within the labor camp, and occasionally appears to be too rigid, it is this strict character that meets the management needs of the labor camp. Under his strict control, the work efficiency of the labor camp has been significantly improved than before, and Ren Liang also has more leisure time, allowing him to even enjoy fishing while supervising work.
If it were in the past, Ren Liang's bold employment strategy would definitely be questioned by his colleagues. But recently, Ren Liang is a popular figure favored by the Executive Committee. The improved version of the labor points system he proposed has now been put into trial operation in two newly established communes, and it is said that the results are good. The Executive Committee has prepared to recruit more in the near future. A group of commune members will promote this "labor hierarchy" in future control areas. There are even rumors that the system proposed by Ren Liang is very likely to be considered as one of the legislative proposals at the first plenary session in a year's time. Once passed, it will be determined as the executive committee's governance method in the next few years. Under such a situation, some of Ren Liang's attempts at work are considered reasonable. In addition, the conditions in the labor camps have improved recently, so no one will question his current management methods.
Just when Ren Liang was thinking about how to cook today's harvest, Takahashi Minami ran over in small steps. Without saying anything, he bowed deeply at 90 degrees before speaking. Report: "Sir, the work you assigned has been completed, please give instructions!"
Before Ren Liang had time to speak, he felt his hand sink. He quickly raised his arm and a half-foot-long crucian carp flew out of the water along with the fishing line. Takahashi Nan had quick hands and eyes. When the fish crossed in front of him, he reached out and grabbed it tightly, then removed the hook and put the fish into the bucket in front of Ren Liang.
Ren Liang nodded approvingly and said: "Takahashi..."
"Hi!" Takahashi Nan immediately agreed loudly.
"In the future, don't keep having fun. It sounds awkward. Just answer 'yes' to whatever I say..."
"Hi!...Yes!"
"Also, when I speak, listen to me first and don't interrupt me casually..."
"Yes!"
Faced with this stubborn little devil who didn't know how to adapt, Ren Liang's mouth twitched a few times, and finally he could only sigh helplessly: "Takahashi, why are you so obedient? Don't you have any will to resist?"
Takahashi Minami replied seriously: "The existence of samurai is to serve the strong. A samurai who cannot execute orders is not a qualified samurai."
"You work so hard, do your family members know?" Ren Liang couldn't help but tease.
"Hard work will definitely pay off, and I, Gao Qiaonan, will prove it throughout my life!" The humble dwarf suddenly raised his head and said loudly: "Sir, please believe me!"
Ren Liang couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't be so solemn, I am not your object of allegiance. Even if you want to be loyal, you should be loyal to the executive committee, not me personally."
"Executive Committee?" Gao Qiaonan didn't understand the organizational structure of Chuangzhong, so he repeated this unfamiliar word.
"That's right, the Executive Committee." Ren Liang thought for a moment and then explained: "Just like the shogunate in your country, it is the highest authority of our Haihan."
Takahashi Minami didn't quite understand what the highest authority meant, but he understood the phrase "same as the shogunate", and his eyes immediately lit up: "Sir Ren, do I have a chance to become a samurai on the executive committee? ”
"Of course there is. You also said that if you work hard, there will be retribution... Oh no, there will be rewards." Ren Liang suppressed his laughter and continued to encourage him: "As long as you continue to work hard, you will definitely have a chance."
(End of chapter)