Lord of the House

Update the second update today, don't forget to read the previous chapter first.

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Lin Fu and the others walked into the cell, still as dead as yesterday, and the prisoners were all sitting in the corner of the cell with their heads down. The air was turbid, probably because the head of the class knew what Lin Fu liked. The stench in the cell was a little lighter than yesterday, so there should have been a rough cleaning.

The prisoners brought the rice from the rotten rice and the fish and vegetable soup with enough oil and salt in wooden barrels. The prisoners who had not tasted oily meat for many years smelled the aroma, like hungry tigers who had been hungry for years. Going to the door of the prison to look around, there is a longing light in his eyes.

Zhou Shide also knew how to please Lin Fu, he tapped the wooden bucket with a copper spoon, and said loudly: "The newly appointed Prison Master Lin takes pity on all of you. Today, a new rule has been established, rotten rice will no longer be eaten, and each bucket of soup should be filled with a spoonful of oil. Add half a tablespoon of salt, and the fish in today's soup is also caught by Mr. Lin who went down to the river regardless of Jiang Shui and thorn in the cold. After the meal, let it dry in the courtyard, and then change to a clean B-shaped cell, each with a piece of grass felt to keep out the cold. Waiting to be thankful, so that you can live in prison to atone for your sins, and if you try to cause trouble or even escape from prison, you will be severely punished..."

The prisoners in this prison ask for very little every day. As long as there is a little improvement, they feel that it is an extravagant hope. Who would have thought that the new prisoner would set such good new rules for them when they first arrived. Zhou Shide reminded them to be grateful, and several people knelt down in front of the prison door, shouting, "Thank you, my lord..." In the closed prison, the contagion of emotions was very rapid, and a few people knelt down to give thanks and blinked All the prison cells knelt in darkness in front of the cell door. Even if some prisoners did not want to kneel, they would be forced to kneel under the pressure of the crowd.

"Deliver the meal..." Lin Fu waved his hand and instructed the jailer to serve the prisoners a meal.

It is true that the prisoners in this prison are all "rapists and criminals", but the Dayue Dynasty has said that they have to pay for their crimes. Most of the prisoners here are poor people who cannot pay for their crimes. He flipped through the roster last night. Among these prisoners, there were thieves, rapists/prostitutes, troublemakers, and arrogant protesters. However, most of the prisoners resisted because they couldn't pay the rent. The bankrupt peasants who were sent to prison were charged with rent. They couldn't pay the rent, and naturally they couldn't pay the redemption money. There are also poor people in the bankrupt market like Qian Xiaowu who borrowed usury loans and could not pay their creditors to jail.

These prisoners are one thing for being grateful. When they saw that there was a good meal and fish and vegetable soup, they were so greedy. The whole cell was filled with the sound of spit and swallowing. The sound was so loud that Lin Bie jumped. .

Lin Fu and all the officials were standing in the corridor in the middle of the cell, and the prisoners were in order, but after a meal, the prisoners who usually found it difficult to enter, but today felt that it was far from enough. Hunger still, he greedily looked at the wooden bucket for soup and rice in the corridor, and liked to add another bowl.

At this moment, the jailer took out the empty wooden barrel, and the prisoners knew that the meal was over, and they looked forward to the next meal.

Lin Fu then said aloud: "This fish is delicious, I went down the river to catch it today, and the river water is a little cold at this time..." As soon as he said this, he knelt down in front of the prison door, and he waved He waved his hand to prevent the prisoners from making any noise, and said loudly, "If you want to have fish and meat for every meal, there must be someone among you who is willing to go into the water to fish for everyone in these cold weather! You recommend ten people to come out, the first one. First, you must not be afraid of the cold river water, and second, you must not cause trouble and try to escape from prison. Especially the second point, all of you must remember to me, if someone tries to escape from prison when catching fish, the matter of catching fish will be forever from now on. I won’t mention it anymore, and all the new rules will be abolished. It is in everyone’s vital interests to recommend people who catch fish, so remember not to recommend traitors…”

"I, I, adults, I have been fishing since I was a child, and I am not afraid of the cold water..."

"I, adults, and villains are not afraid of water cold..."

Although Lin Fu said that he wanted to be recommended by the prisoners, all the prisoners rushed to recommend themselves.

Who cares about the cold water of the river if they are locked in a cell that is a few steps square for many years, and if they have the opportunity to go out and breathe? Besides, catching fish is to add to the meal.

"Bang, bang, bang," the cell leader knocked on the cell door with a truncheon to make all the prisoners quiet, "Lord Lin's words will take a while, you won't listen anymore, be honest!"

"Open the prison door first and put all the prisoners in the courtyard. The selection process will be done in the courtyard. They are asked to select twenty people, and we will strictly select ten reliable candidates for use," Lin Fu instructed Chang Sun Geng. , Zhou Shide, and the heads of the classes, "Cell B, you have to hurry up and prepare..."

Chang Sun Geng watched the guards take care of the prisoners and honestly go to the yard to let out the air. According to the old rules, prisoners were only allowed to ventilate in the yard on the fifth, fifteenth, and twenty-fifth of every month, but no one would come at this time. Remind Lin Bie of this old rule. What's more, Lin Fu made it clear at the riverside in the morning that he wanted to implement his new rules. As long as the interests of their officers and soldiers were not affected, how could they get in the way of their new boss? As for the deficit that will be formed by the new rules, it is also a headache for the new boss.

Chang Sun Geng had nothing else to do, so he followed Lin Bing to the yard and stared at the people who were chosen by the prisoners for fishing. This is also to prevent prison bosses from engaging in tandem. After all, being able to get out of the cell to breathe is a very rare opportunity for those who have been detained for many years. It can be said to be a big benefit. Far better than being locked up in a cramped cell for years and months.

Zhou Shide was in charge of arranging the prison cells. In fact, there are five cells in the inner and outer prisons, with more than 200 guards and more than 200 prisoners. It is very easy to change prisons. It is just such a simple matter. , but no one ever thought of it. After only using the A-type cell for nearly ten years, the sanitary conditions have become extremely bad, full of mildew, and prisoners are also prone to illness.

Where did the prisoners go through the election, they were excited to let the wind out in the yard, and the election of the fishermen was messy. Fortunately, there were all the soldiers under the bullets, and the noise and chaos were inevitable, but everything was under control, and Lin Fu was standing there. The courtyard was staring, and no one was taboo and daring to engage in concatenation at this time. After tossing for nearly two hours, 20 people were elected here, and Zhou Shide's B cell was also ready, and began to change the prisoners' cells. .

Lin Fu asked the class leader to keep the twenty selected people in two cells alone, and sent two jailers to live in together, to prevent these people from connecting together until the final candidate was determined.

Dinner started on the prison side. Lin Fu asked Changsun Geng to pick out the list of these twenty people, and took Changsun Geng, Zhou Shide, and five cell leaders to the front yard of the prison hall to discuss the candidates for fishing.

Although Changsun Geng, Zhou Shide and others felt that it was risky to release prisoners to the riverside to fish, but they felt that Lin Fu was very cautious in selecting people. Besides, Lin Fula and the others also felt that they were valued when they discussed together. They thought that only ten people would release them. It is also easy to control when it comes out. You might as well give it a try. He is also very enthusiastic to help Lin Fu select people, and choose a safe hand from many aspects such as prison charges and performance after prison.

The next day, Lin Fu still went to the river to fish in person. Changsun Geng and Zhou Shide didn't wince any more, and they were eager to follow along and start with Lin Fu. They were all Confucian scholars. After standing there for a while, he couldn't stand it anymore. He even went ashore to help Lin Fu carry his boots. The guard guard wanted to help, but Lin Fu stopped him and said, "Your duty is to protect the prison and catch fish. , it has nothing to do with you..." Only two strong class leaders were allowed to help him catch fish in the shallow water.

Chang Sun Geng felt that the new boss was fundamentally different from the previous prison chief, and he just regretted that Lin Fu did not have the determination to completely rectify the prison affairs.

After catching the fish, Lin Fu called twenty selected prisoners one by one to the front hall for an interview according to the roster, and finally selected one of them to be imprisoned for the crime of resisting rent and evading debts. Ten people who have always performed well and are still in good health came.

In the afternoon, Lin Fu will ask the jailer to bring these ten prisoners to the front hall where he is acting for official duties.

The cold winter has not yet passed. These prisoners are all wearing thin prison uniforms, and they want to be more eye-catching in Lin Fu, but the years of prison life have also made them tremble, and they are afraid that they will become more disciplined. They looked bewildered and panicked.

Lin Fu sat behind the book case and watched the ten people silently for a while before saying, "Most of you still have three or five months to be released. I trust you very much now, so don't betray my trust. First of all, you must understand that those who dare to escape from prison will not be shot and killed by military soldiers... If you do your best to help me fish, I will not treat you badly. The weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and I will give each of you another set later. Cold clothes. Before and after fishing every day, I also drink **** soup and sugar water to keep out the cold. If you really can't handle the cold, you must tell me the truth, don't hold on, and I will arrange for you to do other errands in the prison. Do it~www.wuxiax.com~ In addition, if you go fishing, I will give each of you five coppers a day, and when you are released from prison, I will pay you all back. If you hear someone in prison think If you make trouble, you can come and tell me. I don’t care what happened in the past, and if there is anything in the future, you have to tell me. In this prison, I am the king of heaven. Do you understand?"

Changsun Geng, Zhou Shide and others were secretly shocked when they heard it. Lin Fu didn't believe these officials and soldiers at all. They chose these ten people for fishing, and indeed they wanted to fish, but there were also prisoners who ruled prisoners. thought. To put it bluntly, the ten selected prisoners have greater privileges than ordinary prison guards. In the future, they want to suppress some things in the prison and deceive this new boss. I am afraid that it will be more difficult than before, but they can't raise any objections. Views.

"Listen...Listen...I understand." The prisoners replied timidly and confusedly. They didn't expect that besides fishing, there would be so many benefits. The wages of five coppers a day, if they worked outside, were indeed very little, but they You are in prison, do you dare to ask for more? Besides, you don't have to worry about food, drink, and clothing. It's much better than their lives before they were imprisoned.

Such good things came too suddenly, and these prisoners were surprised and hesitant.

"Speak louder, do you understand?" Lin Bie asked loudly again.

"I understand..." The ten prisoners' voices were slightly stronger, but they were still timid and flustered.

Lin Fu waved his hand and instructed the eldest son of Sun Geng, "Add a jacket to each of them, prepare a clean and spacious cell for them, add another piece of grass felt, and double the supply of food, soup, and water. In the future, when fishing , I will be there to supervise in person, and another 20 archers will be present to supervise!" My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter