The bandits looked at this scene in disbelief, while Zhao Feng behind him smiled slightly and said to Yu Ruhai.
"Sir, if you let these bandits eat free food in prison, it will be too easy for them."
"So I let these bandits come here to mine without paying them wages. This is labor reform!"
"If someone makes another mistake in the future, they can come here to mine according to the severity of their crime. This is simply killing multiple birds with one stone!"
Yu Ruhai was also in disbelief. He looked at the bandits working in the mine, then turned his head and asked with some doubts.
"Mr. Zhao, aren't you afraid that these bandits will escape?"
Zhao Feng shook his head and pointed at the militiamen who were patrolling and standing guard inside the barbed wire fence.
"Don't worry, sir. These militiamen have crossbows, but these bandits don't have any weapons at all."
"If they try to escape, they will be shot directly. There are also people on these towers who are responsible for monitoring the entire mine. Moreover, the surrounding area of the mine is very remote. Even if they escape, they will not survive."
Upon hearing this, Yu Ruhai gave a thumbs up and said to Zhao Feng with great admiration.
"As expected of Mr. Zhao, he was able to come up with such a solution!"
Zhao Feng smiled and shook his head. This method was not something he came up with. He clearly copied it from later generations.
Isn’t it normal to undergo labor reform in prison? Is it right to be in prison and enjoy the blessings?
Recalling some news from my past life, except for the lack of freedom, prisons in many countries are basically the same as outside, and some are even better than outside.
Doesn't this encourage people to commit crimes?
We have always said that criminals should be treated kindly and their human rights should be guaranteed. Don’t victims also want human rights?
Only by allowing them to undergo labor reform in such a difficult environment can we let them know that breaking the law will cause them immense pain even if they do not die!
Zhao Feng thought of this and turned to Yu Ruhai and continued.
"Sir, in fact, not only these bandits, but also the people currently imprisoned in the building can be dealt with in this way."
"We can even arrange other jobs for them. For example, the female prisoners can be allowed to weave cloth, and the male prisoners can also be allowed to farm and open up wasteland."
"This will not only bring some income to the court, but also increase a lot of labor force."
Yu Ruhai nodded vigorously and said that he would write a memorial report on this matter when he returned.
If the previous prisoners were not serious, most of them would be detained for a few days. If they were more serious, they would be either sent to the army or exiled.
But many of these people will die before they reach the destination, which is definitely a huge population loss.
And the most important thing is that if some of these people are wrongly convicted, they will die directly in prison, or they will have no way to report the crime.
But now that we have built this prison, if the people inside feel that they have been wronged, they can continue to file lawsuits, which in turn guarantees these people's right to survive.
After seeing the situation in this prison, Yu Ruhai nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Zhao Feng.
"Mr. Zhao, these militiamen have been trained. Will they be able to take action against the three bandits' strongholds next?"
After hearing this, Zhao Feng also considered it carefully.
When he heard that these three bandits had set up a stronghold, he sent his own people to check it out, and the results he got were no different from those given to him by Yu Ruhai.
These three bandit villages are not so much bandits as they are regular armies that may rebel at any time, because each of these bandits has strong soldiers and horses, and they are very good at fighting, but they are far beyond the scope of these bandits.
Even because these bandits are all desperadoes, their combat effectiveness on the battlefield may even be stronger than the regular army of the Zhou Dynasty!
Under such circumstances, if you want to deal with these bandits, it is not as simple as dealing with those small bandit cottages.
So Zhao Feng thought for a moment and said to Yu Ruhai.
"Sir, we really need to deal with these three copycats next, but depending on the current situation of these militiamen, I'm afraid they won't be able to defeat these three copycats easily."
"So I decided that we should gather all the militiamen and give them to me to give unified command. Let's start with the first cottage first, and then slowly deal with the subsequent cottages."
Hearing Zhao Feng's words, Yu Ruhai also nodded.
"That's what I meant."
"I just don't know if Mr. Zhao is as talented in leading troops in war as he is in other aspects!"
Yu Ruhai joked like this, and this was something Zhou Zhen wanted to find out, but Zhao Feng waved his hand with a smile.
"Sir, I'm not bragging. If I take action, I'm afraid those bandit gangsters will only be able to catch them!"
Liu Wei behind him couldn't help but snorted slightly, even he didn't dare to say such big words.
He admitted that these scattered training methods really surprised him, including the tactics Zhao Feng proposed before, which also surprised Liu Wei.
But in a real war, the ability of an individual to command is the most important. A good command is better than thousands of troops. If there is no experienced commander, it will easily capsize in the gutter.
But Zhao Feng has never had any experience in the army, and he has never had the experience of commanding so many people. How could he deal with those bandit gangs so easily?
At this time, Liu Wei was very unconvinced. After all, commanding a war is not something that can be successful just by relying on whims, but requires on-the-spot performance and adaptability.
The most important thing is some experience with the enemy. Only by understanding the enemy's thoughts can we achieve invincible results.
This experience is not something that can be imagined by oneself, but can only be formed slowly through long-term battles with the enemy.
Even sometimes on the battlefield, you have to rely on the general's feelings to act.
Yu Ruhai glanced at Liu Wei, then raised his hands to Zhao Feng and said.
"Then Mr. Lao Zhao will be here next!"
Zhao Feng nodded slowly, thinking in his heart.
Since these militia teams are trained separately and have people from each county, they can only form a strength of over 10,000 when they are gathered together. They are not familiar with each other.
If commanded according to normal conditions, these militia teams can only become a mess.
After all, although the training plan of the militia team is formulated uniformly, who can guarantee that they follow uniform standards when training?
So if you want to command these people well, you must catch them by surprise!
