Those barbarians who were not stunned just wanted to survive at this moment, so they would naturally spare no effort to explain the reason to their companions.
After everyone understood the situation, they continued to beg for mercy like their companions who were not stunned.
Hu Cong was not moved at all by such a scene.
Like Meng Huaining, he had little sympathy for these people.
"Don't make any noise. If you want to live, just listen to me."
After Hu Cong's words fell, the barbarians fell silent instantly, and they all stared at him timidly.
I saw Hu Cong waving his hand not far away, and a worker came over with a large bowl of steaming steamed buns.
Hu Cong personally took the big basin and approached the barbarians.
This was what he specifically ordered to do after seeking Meng Huaining's consent.
The big steamed buns had just come out of the pan, exuding a sweet taste that made people want to swallow their mouths.
These barbarians probably didn't even have a full meal for several months, let alone this steaming white-flour steamed bun.
As Hu Cong expected, after seeing the big steamed buns, these barbarians began to swallow their saliva unconsciously, and they could not stop the longing in their eyes.
Hu Cong was even more irritated and deliberately came closer to them with a big steamed bun.
If those barbarians hadn't been tied up, they would have jumped up to grab it.
Seeing that he had achieved the effect he wanted, Hu Cong took a few steps back.
"Do you want to eat?"
The barbarian swallowed again, staring directly at the steamed buns, and nodded dully.
Although Hu Cong asked, he did not give them steamed buns immediately.
"If you want to have enough food and clothing, you have to rely on labor. If you want to get these through robbery, it will never be possible, and you may even risk your life."
As he spoke, he nuzzled in the direction of the barbarian corpses: "Did you see it? These people are the best examples."
Many of the dead barbarians had relatives or friends who survived, and Hu Cong was carefully observing their expressions.
As long as someone is sad or crying, no matter how capable he is, he will not consider leaving them behind.
There were about thirty such people. Hu Cong directly asked the official to come forward and take them aside.
Immediately afterwards, Hu Cong continued: "I can give you a chance to eat. Which of you is willing?"
Not surprisingly, after hearing that they could eat enough, the remaining barbarians expressed their willingness.
At the same time, Hu Cong carefully observed the expressions of those people again, especially their eyes. It could still be seen whether they were sincere or not.
Of course, there were so many barbarians that it was impossible for him to determine at once.
But he still caught a lot of unkind looks.
Hu Cong once again asked the officials to take those people aside, and there were less than two hundred people left.
His future engineering team members will be selected from these two hundred people.
"You can tell me what your specialties are."
The barbarians had realized at this moment that the man in front of them was selecting people from among them.
Although they don't know what they will do if they are selected, and whether they will survive.
But looking at the large bowl of white flour steamed buns, these barbarians felt that they came here to rob with all their strength, wasn't it just to eat enough?
Now that they have a chance to eat, even if they die, they will have to die with enough to eat.
So, after he finished speaking, someone answered quickly.
"I know how to herd sheep. I have been herding sheep for the rich man's family since I was a child."
"I am 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 was there quietly listening to those people volunteering to talk about their strengths.
After a long time, his voice became quieter, and then he waved to everyone.
"Okay, don't make any noise. People who can build houses and do carpentry work stand up."
These barbarians were tied up in a semi-reclining position. Although they could not move around, they could still stand up without any problem.
Soon, more than sixty people stood up.
This amount was really beyond Hu Cong's expectations.
In his impression, the barbarian areas were barren, the people did not have enough to eat or wear, there were not many rich people, and there were even fewer people who built houses and made furniture.
Unexpectedly, there are so many people who can build houses and do carpentry.
He estimated that he wanted to select fifty people among these people. He even thought that as long as these fifty people were willing to work, it didn't matter even if they didn't have such skills. He could teach them slowly.
Now it's better, more than 60 people have volunteered.
It seems that I still have a choice.
Just when Hu Cong was thinking about how to test these people, the sixty or so barbarians who stood up couldn't help but dared to ask.
"Dare I ask, do you want us to stay and work? I don't want wages. I just hope that my companions can bring some food back home. I am willing to stay here and work for you as cows and horses for the rest of my life."
After the words fell, many people also expressed their willingness to do the same thing as their companions.
This was originally Hu Cong's next plan. Now that someone had said it for him, he was happy to save the trouble.
"Stay here and work here, and I'll make sure 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 burst out laughing: "How can you guarantee your words so lightly?"
"This..." The barbarian was speechless.
"I don't need you to be a cow or a horse. As long as you work hard, you will be able to eat."
Hu Cong paused and continued: "But the premise is that you must be loyal to me.
However, this loyalty is not just as simple as words. I have a poison here that will become poisonous after a hundred days. When the time comes, I will give you one pill to ensure your life is worry-free and will not affect your life span.
In other words, as long as you are 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, a large number of people became timid.
However, there are also bold ones among these people.
These people didn't even hesitate and said, "I can take poison to guarantee my loyalty to you."
"I'm willing too. As long as I can eat enough, I can do whatever you want."
Seeing someone coming forward, some wavering people also expressed their opinions one after another.
The remaining few who were timid were still hesitant.
Seeing that the number of people had reached his expectation, Hu Cong said loudly: "Okay, just you people follow me."
The barbarians who were left behind were overjoyed.
But there is still concern in my heart.
"Can some of the food we earn be sent back to my family?"
This is also the sentiment of many people. They have no other worries now. They just hope that while they can eat well, their families will not be hungry.
