Chapter 370 How to Guarantee
Those barbarians who were not knocked unconscious just wanted to survive at this moment, so they would naturally spare no effort to explain the reason to their companions.
After understanding the situation, everyone kept begging for mercy, just like their companions who were not knocked unconscious.
Hu Cong was not moved at all by such a scene.
Like Meng Huaining, he couldn't feel much sympathy for these people.
"Don't make any noise. If you want to live, listen to me."
As soon as Hu Cong finished speaking, the barbarians instantly quieted down and all stared at him timidly.
Hu Cong just waved his hand towards a place not far away, and a worker came over with a big basin of steaming buns.
Hu Cong took the basin personally and approached the barbarians.
He specifically ordered someone to do this after seeking Meng Huaining's consent.
The big steamed buns have just come out of the pot, emitting a sweet smell that makes people want to swallow their mouths.
These barbarians probably hadn't had a full meal for several months, let alone steaming white flour buns.
As Hu Cong expected, these barbarians began to swallow their saliva unconsciously after seeing the big steamed buns, and the desire in their eyes could not be suppressed.
Hu Cong was even more infuriating, and he deliberately took the big steamed bun and moved closer to them.
If those barbarians had not had their hands and feet tied, they would probably have jumped up to grab them.
Hu Cong took a few steps back when he saw that he had achieved the effect he wanted.
"Do you want to eat?"
The barbarian swallowed again, staring at the steamed buns, and nodded woodenly.
Although Hu Cong asked this, he did not give them the steamed buns immediately.
"If you want to have enough food and warm clothes, you have to work hard to earn them. Trying to get them by robbing is impossible and may even cost you your life."
As he spoke, he nodded in the direction of the barbarian corpses: "See? These people are the best example."
Many of the dead barbarians had relatives or friends who were survivors, and Hu Cong was carefully observing their expressions.
If anyone was sad or crying, he would not consider keeping them no matter how capable he was.
There were about thirty people like this. Hu Cong directly asked the officers to come forward and take them aside.
Then, Hu Cong continued, "I can give you a chance to eat your fill now. Who is willing?"
As expected, upon hearing that they could have enough to eat, the remaining barbarians expressed their willingness.
At the same time, Hu Cong carefully observed the expressions of those people again, especially their eyes, and he could still tell whether they were sincere or not.
Of course, the barbarians were so numerous that it was impossible for him to confirm it all at once.
But he still caught a lot of unfriendly looks.
Hu Cong once again asked the officers to take those people aside. The remaining number of people was less than two hundred.
His future engineering team members will be selected from among these two hundred people.
"What are your specialties? Tell us about them yourself."
The barbarians have now realized that the person in front of them is picking people from among them.
Although they don't know what they will do after being selected, or whether they can survive.
But looking at that big bowl of white flour buns, these barbarians thought, didn’t they come here to rob desperately just to have a full meal?
Now that they have a chance to eat their fill, they want to die well-fed even if they die.
So, as soon as he finished speaking, someone answered.
"I can herd sheep. I have been herding sheep for a rich family since I was a child."
"I'm strong and can do anything."
“I can build a house.”
"I can do carpentry."
“I don’t have any special skills, but I can do it.”
“…”
Hu Cong just stood there quietly listening to those people volunteering to talk about their strengths.
After a long time, when his voice had become quieter, he waved to everyone.
"Okay, everyone, stop arguing. Those who can build houses and do carpentry work, please stand up."
These barbarians were tied up in a half-leaning position. Although they could not walk, they had no problem standing up.
Soon, more than sixty people stood up.
This number was beyond Hu Cong's expectations.
In his impression, the barbarian areas were barren, the people were not well fed and clothed, there were not many rich people, and even fewer people built houses and made furniture.
I didn’t expect that there are so many people who can build houses and do carpentry.
He planned to select fifty people from these people. He even thought that as long as these fifty people were willing to work, it didn't matter if they didn't have such skills, he could teach them slowly.
Now, there are more than sixty people who have volunteered.
It seems that I still have room for choice.
Just when Hu Cong was thinking about how to test these people, more than sixty barbarians stood up and could no longer contain themselves and mustered up the courage to ask questions.
"Excuse me, do you want us to stay and work for you? I don't want any wages, I just want my companions to bring some food back home. I am willing to stay here and work like a slave for you forever."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people followed suit and expressed their willingness to do the same as their companions.
This was originally Hu Cong's next plan. Since someone said it for him, he was happy to save trouble.
"Stay here and work for me, and I'll ensure you have enough to eat. But how can you guarantee your loyalty to me?"
Speaking of loyalty, the barbarians all looked at each other, and then someone shouted: "I promise to be loyal and work hard."
Hu Cong laughed: "How can you guarantee something with just a few words?"
"This..." The barbarian was speechless.
"I don't need you to work like slaves. As long as you work hard, I will ensure you have enough to eat."
Hu Cong paused and continued, "But the prerequisite is that you must be loyal to me.
However, this loyalty is not just talk. I have a poison here that will take effect after a hundred days. When the time comes, I will give you another pill to ensure your safety and it will not affect your lifespan.
In other words, as long as you remain loyal to me, I will give you the antidote on time."
When they heard that the other party wanted to use poison in exchange for their loyalty, most people became frightened.
However, there are also some brave people among these people.
Without even a moment's hesitation, these people said, "I can take the poison and guarantee my loyalty to you."
"I'm willing to do that too. As long as I can eat my fill, I'll do anything."
Seeing someone come forward, some of the wavering people also began to express their opinions.
The remaining few timid ones were still hesitating.
Seeing that the number of people had reached his expectations, Hu Cong said loudly: "Okay, all of you follow me."
The barbarians who were left behind were overjoyed.
But I still have some concerns in my heart.
"Can we send some of the food we earn back to our families?"
This is also the voice of many people. They have nothing else to worry about now. They just hope that they can eat their fill and their families will not go hungry.
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