"Newton, tell the rank officer to increase the food ratio for these workers, and to the same food as the soldiers. Also, give them a stove and a kettle to let them drink boiled water. Drinking raw water will cause diarrhea. By the way, give them some tobacco leaves." Mu Yang ordered Lieutenant Chuck Newton.

"It's the sir, I will tell the ranksman." Lieutenant Chuck Newton agreed immediately.

Although Newton was a little confused about Mu Yang's order and even had a little resistance, the military order was a military order and he had to implement it.

In the army, especially the front-line troops, if you offend the chief officer, the consequences will be very miserable. If the chief officer wants you to die, as long as you have a sneak attack order, you can only go to die. For some food, Newton did not want to offend Mu Yang and put himself in.

"I'm looking for someone to build this place into fortifications, at least a lid is needed. It's summer now. If it rains, will these people squeeze in the corner and snuggle like ducks?" Mu Yang ordered again.

"It's the sir." Newton agreed again.

Everyone left the labor area, and Muyang had no interest in going to the border to take a look.

When there was no one, Newton still expressed his questions: "Sir, our material ratio is not high. If we add those laborers, I am afraid that it will not be enough to end the month."

"I have already figured out a solution. I think there will be a result tomorrow. Don't worry, Lieutenant Newton will not let his brothers go hungry after following me." Mu Yang smiled and patted Newton on the shoulder and left the three rows of stations.

Mu Yang walked forward for a while and suddenly called his correspondent, "Ford, go and call the Chinese worker named Wang Dashuan over."

"Wata Shuan? Which one is it?" Ford couldn't remember the names of those Chinese workers.

"It was the bald Chinese worker who was talking to me just now, who brought him to my office." Mu Yang said.

"Okay sir." Ford understood this time and immediately ran to call someone.

Mu Yang didn't wait in the office for a long time, Ford brought Wang Dashuan to the office. Wang Dashuan was a little restrained and a little scared. He didn't know why the officer called him over. Could it be that he had said the wrong thing just now, and the officer wanted to punish him.

You know, Chinese workers are often punished by soldiers for small matters in the army. Once, Wang Dashuan took off his hands and ran to the soldier's toilet to shit. But when he came out, he was caught by a soldier. The soldier told a non-commissioned officer squad leader, and Wang Dashuan was punished for this.

He was ordered to stand next to the toilet for half an hour, and finally told him that this was the toilet for British soldiers and that Chinese workers could not come.

This is pretty good, because Wang Dashuan saw with his own eyes that a Chinese worker who was carrying bullets accidentally slid from his hand to the ground because the bullet box was too heavy, and the bullets fell all over the ground. The soldier in charge of the supervisor came up with a wooden stick and gave the Chinese worker a stick, and then kept hitting it several times.

The Chinese worker was beaten with bruises. Although he finally came to the Chinese worker association to react, there was no explanation at all. At most, he would throw you a bottle of potion and get rid of you.

"Sir, what are your instructions?" Wang Dashuan hunched over, making his tall figure look a little shivering.

"Don't be nervous. I'm here to ask you just if you want to ask about the current situation of Chinese workers. You sit down first and let's chat slowly." Mu Yang said kindly. As he said, he poured Wang Dashang a cup of tea and the newly brewed green tea.

"No need to be a sir, I'll just stand."

"I order you to sit down."

After Mu Yang finished speaking, Wang Dashuan sat honestly on the chair opposite Mu Yang.

Mu Yang pushed the tea over, then took out a cigarette and asked, "Do you want one?"

Wang Dashuan smiled on his face, stretched out his hands to take the cigarette handed over by Mu Yang, and kept saying, "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..."

"Do you know the current situation of Chinese workers?" Mu Yang asked.

Wang Dashuan shook his head. "Sir, since I was sent to France by boat, I have been working on the battlefield. Except for seeing people from the Chinese Federation of Workers come to express my condolences once, I am not very clear about other things."

"Then tell me your own experience." Mu Yang said calmly.

Wang Dashuan took a few puffs of cigarettes, and then slowly told his experiences since he was recruited.

In 1916, Wang Dashuan heard from the Christian Christian Wang Peiming in the village that the UK was recruiting Chinese workers to go to Europe and Africa to reclaim wasteland, mine, and build railways. In addition to the monthly salary of each person, the church will also pay 5 yuan a monthly living allowance to the family.

This 8 yuan is enough to buy hundreds of kilograms of sorghum. So, Wang Dashuan discussed with Yan Daxin, Wang Liqiang, Wang Donghai and others in the village, "Our family is so poor, why not go to work as a Chinese worker, right?" Some people said, "I heard that Europe is fighting. If we go to Europe, wouldn't we seek death by ourselves!" Some people said, "The European War is probably over! We work, what does it have to do with them in the war?" Although there are many different opinions, everyone's common belief is: If we take this opportunity to make a fortune abroad and return home in the future, wouldn't it be good! At least we don't have to go hungry at home. They are all young men in their twenties, full of energy and courage, so they no longer think about it.

In the autumn of 1916, Wang Dashuan and 14 people from the village, led by Wang Peiming, went to the British Church on Lingzhi Street, Taicheng to sign up. Taicheng Church immediately sent a letter of introduction, asking them to divide them into two groups to gather in Weihai.

They originally thought of taking a train from Jinan to Yantai and transfer to Weihai, but it was said that Wu Dazhou led a division to rebel in Zhoucun. The Jiaoji Railway Train was interrupted, so he had to go to Tianjin and took a steamer from Tianjin Tanggu to Yantai. Unexpectedly, after arriving in Yantai, they were detained by the police station for ten days. According to the police, the UK recruited workers in China without the approval of the Chinese government. According to the British people in charge of recruiting workers, "Li Yuanhong, Duan Qirui and others from the Beiyang Government of China have different opinions on the issue of Chinese workers. After the British government negotiates properly, they can go abroad." When Wang Dashuan listened to the private discussion of Chinese workers, someone said: "According to the instructions of Shandong Governor Xiong Bingqi and Jinan garrison Ma Liang, the UK recruited workers in Shandong, which was limited to four points in Weihai, Jinan, Weixian, and Zhoucun. Other counties and cities are not allowed to set up some points to recruit workers."

Wang Dashuan put the cigarette roll that was drawn to the cigarette butt on the soles of the shoes, and then put it directly into his pocket in Mu Yang's surprised eyes.

When Wang Dashuan made this move, he kept saying, "Anyway, the big figures in the Republic of China are quite chaotic. I don't understand anything very much, but the general public probably means that some people agree and some people object, but we came in the end."
Chapter completed!