Today's update is the second update, don't forget to read the previous chapter first.

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When they walked into the cell, they were still as lifeless as yesterday, and the prisoners were all sitting in the corners of the cell with their heads down. The air was turbid, probably because the team leader knew Lin Lian's preferences, and the stench in the cell was slightly lighter than yesterday, so it should have been roughly cleaned.

The prisoners, who had not tasted oil and meat for many years, smelled the aroma like hungry tigers who had been hungry for many years, and suddenly rushed to the cell door to look, and their eyes shone with longing.

Zhou Shide also knew how to please Lin Bin, knocked on the wooden barrel with a copper spoon, and said loudly: "The new Prison Lord Lin has mercy on you, and today he has set up a new rule, rotten rice is no longer eaten, and each bucket of soup is filled with a spoonful of oil and half a spoonful of salt. After the meal, let it go until the wind blows in the courtyard, and then change to a clean B-shaped prison room, and each person adds a piece of grass felt to keep out the cold. You are so grateful to Dade, so that you can go to prison to atone for your sins, and if there are any people who try to make trouble or even escape from prison, they will be severely punished......."

The prisoners in this prison ask for very little every day, and as long as there is a little improvement, they feel that it is an extravagant hope, and they would not have thought that the new prison will set such a good new rule for them as soon as they arrive. Zhou Shide reminded them to be grateful to Dade, and at that moment there were a few people kneeling down in front of the prison door, shouting: "Thank you, poor ......" In the closed prison, the emotional contagion was very rapid, and a few people knelt down to thank them, and in the blink of an eye, all the cells knelt 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.

"Let's deliver food...... Lin Jian waved his hand and ordered the jailer to serve the prisoners.

It is true that the prisoners in this prison are all "traitors", but the Dayue Dynasty has a saying that the prisoners who take money to atone for the crime of imprisonment, and the vast majority of the prisoners held here are poor people who cannot pay for their crimes. He went through the roster last night, and among these prisoners, there were those who stole and robbed, those who raped or adulterated women, those who caused trouble and brawls, and those who argued in vain about the government and resisted the law, but most of the prisoners were sent to prison for the crime of resisting rent because they could not pay the rent, and they could not pay the rent, and naturally they could not pay the money for their crimes. There are also bankrupt people like Qian Xiaowu who borrowed usury and couldn't afford to pay off the creditors to eat in prison.

It is one thing for these prisoners to be grateful, as soon as they saw that there was good food and fish and vegetable soup to eat at the opening of the meal, they were so hungry that they were so hungry that the sound of spitting and swallowing saliva was so loud that Lin Jian was startled.

Lin Jian and all the officials were standing in the corridor in the middle of the cell, and the prisoners were also in order, but after a meal, the prisoners who usually felt difficult to enter were far from enough, and they swallowed it, the hunger in their stomachs was still there, and they looked greedily at the wooden barrel of soup and rice in the corridor, and liked to add another bowl.

At this point, the jailer withdrew the empty barrels, and the prisoners knew that the meal was over, and looked forward to the next one.

Lin Jian then said aloud: "This fish is delicious, I went down to the river today to catch it, at this time the river is a little ......cold" As soon as he said this, he knelt in front of the cell door in the dark, he waved his hand to prevent the prisoners from making noise, and said loudly, "If you want to have fish to eat at every meal, one of you must be willing to go into the water to fish for everyone in these cold weather!" You have recommended ten people for me to come out, first, not to be afraid of the cold of the river, and second, not to cause trouble and not to try to escape from prison. In particular, the second point is that all of you should remember that if a person tries to escape from prison at the time of fishing, the matter of catching fish will not be mentioned again, and all the new rules will be abolished. The selection of those who catch fish is a matter of vital interests for everyone, and we must remember that we must not promote treacherous people......"

"I, I, the adults, and the little ones have all been from fishing since childhood, and they are not afraid of the cold of the river......"

"I, the adult, the villain are not afraid of cold water......"

Although Lin Jian said that he wanted the prisoners to nominate him, all the prisoners rushed to recommend themselves.

Who cares if they have been locked up in a cell a few steps square for many years, if they have the opportunity to go out and take a breath? Besides, catching fish is an addition to the meal.

"Bang, bang, bang," the head of the prison cell knocked on the cell door with a stick to make the prisoners quieter, "Lord Lin's words, you won't listen to it, be honest!" ”

"Open the prison door first and put the prisoners in the courtyard, and the selection of people will be carried out in the courtyard, and ask them to elect twenty people, and we will strictly select ten reliable candidates from among them," Lin Jian instructed Changsun Geng, Zhou Shide and the team leaders, "B-shaped prison cell, you must hurry up and prepare......"

According to the old rules, prisoners are only allowed to be put in the courtyard for ventilation on the fifth, fifteenth, and twenty-fifth days of the lunar month, but at this time, no one will come to remind Lin Jian of this old rule. What's more, Lin Jian made it clear that he was going to implement his new rules by the river in the morning, as long as it didn't touch the interests of their officials, how could they touch the mold of their new boss? As for the deficit that the new rules will create, it is also a headache for the new boss.

The eldest grandson Geng had nothing else to do, so he followed Lin Jian to the courtyard and stared at the prisoners to select the fishing man. After all, being able to get out of the cell room to breathe is a very rare opportunity for people who have been imprisoned for many years to breathe, and it can be said that it is a great benefit, and sometimes people would rather engage in hard labor, which is far better than being locked up in a small cell for many years.

In fact, there are five prison cells in the inner and outer prisons, with more than 200 jailers and more than 200 prisoners.

Where did the prisoners experience the election, they were excited to go to the courtyard to let off steam, and the selection of fishermen was also messy, fortunately, there were all the military guards who were pressing, and the noise and chaos were inevitable, but everything was under control, Lin Jian stood in the courtyard and stared, and no one was afraid to engage in tandem at this time, and after tossing for nearly two hours, twenty people were elected here, and Zhou Shide's B-shaped prison room was also ready to start changing cells for the prisoners.

Lin Jian asked the team leader to lock the selected twenty people in two cells alone, and sent two jailers to live in each of them, so as to prevent these people from colluding until the final candidates were determined.

Dinner began in the prison room, and Lin Jian asked Changsun Geng to pick out the roster of these twenty people, and pulled Changsun Geng, Zhou Shide, and the five prison team 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 let the prisoners go to the river to fish, they felt that Lin Tie's method of selecting people was also very cautious, and Lin Tie pulled them to discuss together, and also felt that they were valued, and thought that it was easy to control the release of only ten people, so they might as well give it a try, and they were also very enthusiastic to help Lin Tie select people and pick people, and consider the selection of reassuring hands from many aspects such as prison charges and performance after imprisonment.

The next day, Lin Tie still went to the river to fish in person, Changsun Geng, Zhou Shide no longer had eyes, and he also looked forward to follow him to start with Lin Tie, they were all Confucian scholars, where could they stand the cold river water, stood in the water for a while, really couldn't stand it, and went ashore to help Lin Tie take the basket with boots, and the prison guards wanted to help, Lin Tie did not let him: "Your duty is to guard the prison thoroughly, and the matter of catching fish has nothing to do with you......" Only let the two strong team leaders help him catch fish in shallow water.

The eldest grandson Geng felt that this new boss was fundamentally different from the previous prison, and he only regretted that Lin Jian did not have the determination to completely rectify the prison affairs.

After catching the fish, Lin Jian summoned the twenty selected prisoners to the front hall one by one according to the roster, and finally selected ten people who were in prison for the crime of resisting rent and evading debts, and who were about to expire in prison, who had always behaved well in prison, and who were still in good health.

In the afternoon, Lin Jian will have the jailer take all ten prisoners to the antechamber where he is acting on official business.

The cold winter has not yet passed, these prisoners are wearing thin prison clothes, and they want to be more eye-catching in Lin Lian, but the years of prison life have also made them tremble, and they are afraid of healing the rules, and the subtle movements and the look on their faces make them look helpless and panicked.

Lin Jian sat behind the bookcase and looked at the ten people silently for a while before he said: "Most of you are still in prison for three or five months, and I trust you very much now, so don't let down my trust." First of all, you must understand that those who dare to escape from prison will be shot by the soldiers...... If you do your best to help me fish, I will not treat you badly. It's cold, and I'll give each of you another set of winter clothes later. Before and after fishing every day, there is also ginger soup and syrup to drink to keep out the cold. If your body really can't bear the cold, you have to tell me the truth, don't hold on, there are other errands in the prison I will arrange for you to do. In addition, when you go into the water to fish, I will pay each of you five copper a day, and I will pay you all the money on the day you are released from prison. If you hear that someone in prison is trying to cause trouble, you can come to me and tell me. I don't care about the past, but I have to tell me anything in the future. In this prison, I am the king of heaven, and I can't take care of things without me, do you understand? ”

Changsun Geng, Zhou Shide and others were secretly frightened when they heard it on the side, Lin Jian didn't believe them at all, and they chose these ten people to fish, and they did want to fish, but they also had the intention of treating prisoners with prisoners. To put it bluntly, the ten selected prisoners have greater privileges than ordinary jailers, and they still want to suppress and deceive this new boss from some things in the prison in the future, but they are afraid that it will be more difficult than before, and they will not be able to raise objections.

"Listen... Listen... Got it. The prisoners replied timidly and chaotically, I didn't expect that in addition to fishing, there were so many benefits, and the salary of five copper a day, if they were to help outside, it was indeed very little, but they were in prison, did they dare to ask for more? Besides, they don't have to worry about eating, drinking, and dressing, and their lives before they were imprisoned are ten points better.

Such a good thing came so suddenly, and the prisoners were surprised and hesitant.

"Be louder, do you understand?" Lin Jian asked loudly again.

"I understand...... the ten prisoners' voices were a little stronger, but they were still timid and flustered.

Lin Jian waved his hand and instructed the eldest grandson Geng to follow the team leader, "Add a jacket to each of them, prepare a clean and spacious room for them in the cell, add another straw felt, and double the supply of food and soup." In the future, when fishing is carried out, I will be there to supervise it personally, and I will draw twenty archers to supervise it! ”