"Hope?" Everyone looked at Qin Feng with a little confused.

"Yes, hope!" Qin Feng nodded vigorously, "As the saying goes, dogs jump over the wall, but why do dogs jump over the wall? Because he has no way to go, he will die if he doesn't jump over the wall. But if it knows that there is another way to go, will it jump over the wall? I don't think so. So what we want to give these prisoners now is another way to let them know clearly that what is waiting for their future path is not despair, but hope."

"General, I would like to hear the details. How can I give them this hope?" Quan Yun looked forward and said with interest.

Qin Feng smiled, "Mr. Quan, have you been doing the same thing all the time over the years? Why do the people of Shayang County always obey and support the county government and the five people? Isn't it because you have been letting them see hope? Although this is just a painting cake, what they occasionally get is just a few sesame seeds falling from this cake, they are still happy to wait for more sesame seeds to fall, right?"

As soon as Qin Feng said this, Quan Yun and Liu Xingwen and other five people turned a little red.

Standing up, Qin Feng looked at everyone: "These prisoners were originally ordinary people in Changyang County. Unfortunately, they met Moluo. Of course, even more unfortunately, they met another group of officials and gentry who were entrusted and scattered in Changyang, regardless of their lives and death. So even without Moluo, Li Luo and Zhang Luo would appear. In essence, they were just some ordinary and kind people who were forced to go to Liangshan."

"Liangshan? Where is Liangshan? Why do you say you are forcing Liangshan?" Liu Xingwen looked at Qin Feng in confusion.

Qin Feng, who had just blurted out, was suddenly confused when Liu Xingwen asked this question. Yes, why did he force him to Liangshan instead of Yanshan, Mengshan, and Yinshan? He scratched his head inexplicably, looked at Liu Xingwen and smiled, "Just say this casually."

Everyone's attention was not distracted by such an accident, but they were still listening to Qin Feng's words with all their concentration.

"Since they were originally the most ordinary people, they can still be said to be their duty in the roots. The desire for a stable life is the most primitive desire of the people on this land. These people, as Moro burned, killed and looted in our Shayang County, of course, they committed crimes. Of course, they would be punished. This is the reason why they were taken to the Taiping Iron Mine to mine." Qin Feng coughed lightly and said.

Everyone smiled knowingly. Of course, they had to find a legitimate and high-sounding reason for themselves when doing things. Qin Feng found this reason impeccable. However, when Taiping Iron Mine was seriously lacking in labor, even if there was no such reason, I believe Qin Feng could find other reasons.

"But I said before that they are not the main evil, they are just blind followers. Although they need to be punished, this punishment must be moderate. How to be moderate? The first time limit is." Qin Feng said: "Tell them that our punishment for them is fixed-term imprisonment."

"Finding imprisonment?" Everyone was stunned.

"Yes, fixed-term imprisonment." Qin Feng smiled and said, "Lu Feng, what you have to do next is to distinguish among these prisoners again, and select some of the most obedient and honest ones. Their fixed-term imprisonment is one year. So on, but the highest one should not exceed three years."

"This is a good idea." Quan Yun clapped and smiled: "Even those guys who want to make trouble the most can recover their freedom as soon as they hear that they have to suffer here for three years, who will still use their lives to fight for a vague future? Even if they want to make trouble, will those prisoners who have only one or two years follow them to make trouble? This is division, division and governance."

"The governor of Quan said it well, this is to divide and govern it." Qin Feng nodded and said, "This is hope for time, and the second aspect is hope for treatment. Although they are prisoners, we still have to admit that they are working for Taiping Iron Mine, so we can give them a certain reward."

"I'll give these prisoners more compensation?" The house was in an uproar. "It's good to give them a bowl of full meals. You know, they are in Changyang County, but even eating is a problem."

"Yes, they had a problem with their meals in Changyang, so they rebelled. But to let them know that our Taiping Army is different from the officials they met before, and they have a certain favorable impression of us. Then, it is actually quite cost-effective to pay a little bit of reward symbolically." Qin Feng smiled, "It is not an exaggeration to describe it as pitifully small, but for these people, these symbolic rewards are more convincing than any major reason. General Liu, what are the miners in the previous Liu Iron Mine?"

Liu Xingwen replied: "General, mining is a hard job. In the past, the people of Shayang County were still able to live a good life. It was really difficult to try to recruit miners. Everyone digs and scatters in the land and eats it is not a problem. Therefore, the salary given to miners by the Liu Iron Mine is quite considerable. Generally speaking, the longer you work, the more you get, the higher the income you earn, but even so, there is often a shortage of people, so sometimes, you have to catch some people from the prison through the county magistrate of Quan to be inadequate."

Qin Feng smiled and ignored Liu Xingwen's last words, "Five to ten taels of silver is indeed a lot. Then we give each prisoner five cents of silver a month or one tenth of the reward, but in the hearts of these prisoners, it may not be able to buy even five hundred taels of silver."

"The general said this." Quan Yun and Ge Qingsheng were both close officials, and their understanding of the people's psychology was much deeper than that of the others here.

"What's more, the money is not to be taken out immediately." Qin Feng drew a cake in the air with his hand and said with a smile: "When Lu Feng determines everyone's sentence, he tries to distinguish everyone as much as possible. The remuneration of these prisoners is not paid every month, but is settled to him again when his sentence is over. Then the pressure on funds will be minimized, but there is not much."

He said to himself.

"Boss, your method will indeed have great effect on stabilizing the captive team, but I am a little worried. You just said that the maximum sentence is no more than three years. Then three years later, our miners will go there to find it? Then they leave with the money they earned during their sentences. Who should I cry? Is the iron mine not allowed to stop?" The clever hand shook his head repeatedly and expressed his objection.

"Why did I set the time to the maximum of three years? Of course I have considered it." Qin Feng said: "Within a year, we may not be able to make a strategy for Changyang County due to various external factors. Then the border must be closed, but our hostility with Changyang County has always existed. Where can those who have expired in one year's sentence? Return to Changyang County? Then you can only sneak back. Well, if we are caught, you will come back to mine, and there will be a new sentence for you. If his position does not go back, where can they go?

?There are many people in Shayang County who hate them. In comparison, I'm afraid this place is the safest place. If you have food, work, and money, why should they leave? And then, they will no longer be prisoners or prisoners, but as iron mine workers, and their salary will increase significantly. As General Liu said, the minimum limit of five taels of silver per month is also a paradise compared to their poverty-stricken Changyang County! Of course, there is also a publicity issue here, which depends on how you do during this period?"

The clever hand stared at her eyes, "Boss, I'm just responsible for smelting iron and making weapons and armor. Do I have to take care of these things?"

Qin Feng laughed loudly, "Qiaoshou, you are the top leader of Taiping Iron Mine. Not only do you have to take care of production matters, but everyone here is your business. It's not that easy to be an official."

Hearing this, Qishou looked painful, Quan Yun and Ge Qingsheng smiled and took charge of the country. That was a painful and happy thing.

"I just talked about a short time. Three years later, if everything goes well, Changyang County is under our rule. At that time, even if they go back, what does it matter? What will Changyang County look like after a long war? It must be a waste of people. As long as the two are compared, it will definitely be better here. And with the living examples of those who stayed after the release, are you still afraid that you will not come to mine for you? I am afraid that those who were originally struggling in Changyang County will rush here to find things to do, and you can't handle it?" Qin Feng smiled. "The five taels of silver a month may not be too high in Shayang County, but in Changyang County, it is definitely a good thing for ordinary people."

After hearing this, everyone had a comprehensive understanding of Qin Feng’s plan.

"Of course, this is to be gentle and show good. On this basis, it is necessary to establish authority. Benefits and power, use both soft and hard, grasp both hands, and be hard to both hands." Qin Feng's face was already solemn, "It is not ruled out that there are still some stubborn people who are used to getting something for nothing, and there will still be a few people causing trouble. But as long as you have the above measures in place, these people will be alone. When the time comes, it will not be a difficult task, right? Lu Feng?"

Lu Feng nodded vigorously: "Yes, general, when dealing with such people, the general will definitely make them regret being born in this world."

"Yes, when it's time to establish your authority, you will never be ruthless. Lu Feng, I'll give you two thousand soldiers. You recruit and train yourself. In fact, those miners are also good sources of troops, right? I hope that in a few years, when the army is no longer needed to suppress it, your army will be a powerful force that can go to the battlefield."
Chapter completed!