The room goes through the late Ming Dynasty, and the back door leads to North America at the beginni

In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, it was July 30th.

刘升带着40名亲军、150名常备军、22名矿工、157名缸窑村村民，以及43名以妇孺为主的潘家俘虏，回到了刘家寨。

On the same day, Wen You took a small group of standing troops (30 people) who came out with him back to Mopanzhai.

Liu Sheng promoted Peng Youyi, the captain of the personal soldiers, to the post of sentry officer, and led a small group of standing troops to Xizumaling to pick up Yang Heqing's squad.

Three small standing armies composed of 90 miners including He Lianyue and others were sent to North America by Liu Sheng.

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Huachu camp.

The clear bell rang five times in a row, and people in all areas of the camp got up - the Chinese Department has implemented a 24-hour system, and 5 a.m. is the prescribed time to get up.

Prisoner of war camp.

Mao Chengguo got up immediately when he heard the bell. As a young man and without a wife, he was very energetic and therefore slept very little.

"Everyone is up! Take the time to wash up and go to the school grounds for morning exercises!"

After shouting to several brothers from the fishing and hunting group who lived in the same wooden house to get up, Mao Chengguo took a wooden basin and towel and walked out quickly.

This small camp consists of more than a dozen temporary wooden houses, and is inhabited by the inspectors and archers who were captured during the attack on Liujiazhai in the past. Of course, there were very few archers, only five.

Because the wooden houses were limited, they had to squeeze four or five people into one house, even if Mao Chengguo became the hunting captain.

Not far after leaving the wooden house, Mao Chengguo came to a large pottery jar, took off the wooden cover, took a ladle of water, rinsed his mouth first, and then washed his face.

The water was picked from the upper reaches of the stream and was very clear. But no one is allowed to drink in the camp - the drinking water is handled exclusively by the water room, which must not only be boiled, but also filtered and purified before boiling.

However, recently wells have been dug in the camp.

Once the well is dug, drinking water won’t have to be so troublesome, as long as it is boiled.

After washing his face, Mao Chengguo straightened his appearance facing the water, and then walked to the small school grounds of the fishing and hunting group.

When he looked back, he could see people coming out of the prisoner camp running in all directions.

Most of them go to the large training grounds for civilian bravery, and only a few go to the small training grounds of the fishing and hunting group like him.

But the most enviable ones are those who have joined the standing army - those few have moved to the camp of the standing army.

Although Mao Chengguo and others are now as free as other people here and not like prisoners, living in the prison camp and the leader has not spoken, after all, means that the identity of the former prisoners has not been erased.

Mao Chengguo walked slowly to the back of the small school field. When he saw that all fifty people in his team had arrived, he nodded with satisfaction.

Goodbye, the other members of the Fishing and Hunting Group were not there yet, and there was a smile on his face.

He didn't know if the leader knew about his efforts, but he felt that only by working hard could he be noticed and promoted by the leader. If he didn't work hard, as a former prisoner, there would be no hope at all.

What's more, his ability to become the leader of the hunting team undoubtedly shows that hard work pays off.

However, compared to being the captain of the Fishing and Hunting Group, he prefers to join the standing army, because the standing army has better pay and more prospects.

After a while, the hunting team leader Shen Zhaoxian arrived, and Mao Chengguo led his team to practice.

The requirements for members of the hunting team are relatively comprehensive. They must be good at archery and close combat. The most important thing is to know geography and be good at tracking.

It has been nearly three months since the hunting team was established, and many of them have become real hunters.

However, due to their almost unrestrained hunting in the past two or three months, the number of prey within a ten-mile radius of Huachu Camp has been greatly reduced, making it less easy to hunt wild animals.

I heard that the captain was going to report the matter to the leader and requested to go hunting ten miles away.

At the end of the one-hour morning training, captain Shen Zhaoxian said loudly: "After breakfast, everyone will gather at the campus to listen to the leader's speech! Did you hear everything clearly?"

"Listen clearly!"

"Disband!"

After disbanding, everyone walked to the fishing and hunting group canteen while chatting——

"What do you think the leader is going to say this time?"

"Who knows, but there must be new policies promulgated."

"Maybe something big happened outside."

"I think the leader might want to give us a wife."

This statement immediately caused many people to laugh.

"Did you kid dream?"

"I think you miss a woman."

"There are more wolves than meat. If you want to get a wife, you must at least become the captain."

"I'm not thinking nonsense. Yesterday, the leader brought back dozens of women. I heard they were captives from wealthy families. Since we are captives, aren't we worthy enough?"

"Shh, keep your voice down, be careful not to be overheard by the captain..."

He vaguely heard these discussions, but Mao Chengguo didn't comment - there were a lot of gossips about their prisoners. If they really wanted to care about them, they would probably have to fight with them every day.

Anyway, with his current status, no one would talk to his face, and he would pretend not to hear any gossip behind his back.

When he came to the canteen, Mao Chengguo ate two bowls of millet porridge, a piece of bread, and the dishes were boiled fish fillets and a spoonful of fried cabbage.

Compared with ordinary members of the hunting team, he has more noodles and fried cabbage, which is a special treatment for the captain.

Nowadays, everyone in the camp no longer eats the same big pot of food as it did at the beginning, which is not conducive to mobilizing everyone's enthusiasm for work.

Therefore, the pro-army, standing army, and fishing and hunting groups now have special canteens, while ordinary people have one canteen for each brigade, and there is also a small canteen where the stewards eat.

Moreover, the portions and types of food served in the canteen are somewhat different for young men and women, the elderly, children, etc.

If ordinary people want to eat better meals, in addition to getting promoted or changing careers to do better jobs, they can also get rewards from their superiors through hard work - money is of little use in the camp these days, and the rewards from above are usually food and Daily necessities.

This system may have many loopholes, but most people feel that it is much fairer than the Ming Dynasty.

As long as you work hard, you will be rewarded.

Therefore, the people in both camps are now very motivated, and many people are even vying to work so that they can show themselves in front of the managers and make contributions.

Of course, some people are looking forward to lifting military control as soon as possible, dividing their fields, and living a small life one by one...

After breakfast, Mao Chengguo came to the campus early again, waiting for Liu Sheng's arrival.

The camp bell rings every hour, and the number of rings indicates the time. As for morning and afternoon, you have to distinguish between them. In addition, there will be a knock every half hour.

At about half past seven, the fishing and hunting regiment, as well as the standing army and pro-army troops stationed at Huachu Camp, all gathered at the campus. In addition, there are a small number of civilian warriors and craftsmen, both men and women.

Other people in the camp were also watching outside the campus and were not driven away.

Liu Sheng walked to the edge of the wooden platform and said loudly: "The main purpose of convening you today is to hold a commendation meeting.

Most of you came here in early June and have performed very well in the past two months, and some of you have performed particularly well.

Although the stewards responsible for all aspects of work have already recorded your achievements and given you rewards.

But as a leader, I still hope that through today’s commendation meeting, you will be known to more people and gain greater honors! "

Having said this, Liu Sheng paused for a while, then glanced at the crowd and said: "Next, those whose names I am reciting, please come out to the stage. Mao Chengguo, Sun Heshun, Wang Lei..."

When he heard his name being read out first, Mao Chengguo couldn't help but tremble and hurried out of the queue to the stage.

When he walked to the stage and heard the names of other people behind him one after another, he realized something was wrong.

The people Liu Sheng called to the stage were all the white servants and archers who had been captured!

Mao Chengguo felt that Liu Sheng would not kill them at this time, so...could he officially release them as prisoners?

When all 53 people stood in front of and behind the stage, everyone else also discovered that they were officers and soldiers of the Maojiaji Inspection Department who had been captured by Liu Sheng very early.

But no one said anything, because Mao Chengguo and other "captives" were actually considered the first immigrants in North America, and they were very senior. Even if they were labeled as captives, they still had a high status in the camp.

Liu Sheng looked at Mao Chengguo and others, smiled slightly and said: "Although you are the officers and soldiers who attacked Liujiazhai, you can also be regarded as the first batch of immigrants from our Chinese tribe in North America.

The most important thing is that in the past few months, you have all performed your duties diligently, whether in the reclamation work, in the fishing and hunting groups, or in the standing army. A few people even performed outstandingly and made some contributions.

Therefore, today in front of everyone, as the leader of the Hua tribe, I officially announce that you will be released from prisoner status. From now on, you are all citizens and soldiers of Huabu! "

Like Mao Chengguo, the others were not regarded as prisoners in the camp, but the label of prisoner had become a knot in almost everyone's mind.

After living and working here for several months, everyone wants to get rid of the captive label.

Now that Liu Sheng announced the matter in person, many people shed excited tears.

Immediately, Mao Chengguo took the lead and knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Thank you, leader, for your grace!"

The rest of the people immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, leader, for your grace!"

Liu Sheng did not expect such a thing to happen. It was already too late to stop it, so he could only say: "This is what you have earned through your efforts. Everyone, get up."

After Mao Chengguo and others stood up, Liu Sheng continued: "In addition to the people I just mentioned, there are many people who have outstanding performance in various types of work.

For those whose names I have read below, please come to the wooden platform to receive the award, Liang Shouye, Dai Yicheng..."