Zhang Xiaoqiang kept complaining to Huang Tingwei. Huang Tingwei was an excellent listener. He stood quietly in front of Zhang Xiaoqiang and nodded occasionally. His brain was like a high-speed CPU fan, all kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind. When Zhang Xiaoqiang finally stopped talking, Huang Tingwei already had a plan in mind.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, we can't be frugal with the food. The children are still growing and if they are not careful, they will be damaged for a lifetime. We can let them starve, but the nutrition must keep up. We can first get in touch with Huxin Island and ask them to send us all kinds of wild vegetables or sweet potato vines. Those are all highly nutritious wild vegetables. The earthworms you asked people to breed are growing well, the biggest one is more than 30kg..."
Zhang Xiaoqiang was a little impatient. The food was not the most important thing. The camp could support nearly ten thousand people for more than a month if they ate sparingly. What should he do with the thousands of children was the most annoying thing.
"Don't talk about those useless things. Zhang Huai'an will arrange how to feed them. Think about how to gradually integrate them into our system. I want them to become my Youth Guards..."
Zhang Xiaoqiang interrupted Huang Tingwei's obsession with the nutrition of the children. To him, taking in these children was a kind act and an investment. Because the children had unlimited possibilities, Zhang Xiaoqiang wanted to turn them into the main force in the battle against the zombies in the future.
"I agree with your idea. They are very malleable. As for how to make them your most solid supporters, I think there is only one way, and that is to brainwash them..."
"Brainwash?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang was a little surprised. To be honest, he was not interested in the word brainwash. It always made people think of multi-level marketing and Lunzi Gong.
"Yes, just like the German SS during World War II. They were loyal to Hitler. I think we can make those children only loyal to you."
Hearing Huang Tingwei mention the SS, Zhang Xiaoqiang hesitated. He also knew the SS 'record. It was either a complete victory or complete annihilation. Other than not being afraid of death, there was really nothing worth praising about them.
"Continue …" Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded and said. Not being afraid of death was better than being afraid of death.
"We have to let them know who gave them the food they ate and who saved them from the brink of starvation. We have to let them remember your kindness every day and always put the interests of the base first. We have to let them know that only by following behind you can they live better than others …"
This time, Zhang Xiaoqiang understood that this was not brainwashing, but XX doctrine.
"Let them rest for a few days to recuperate. During this period, let Captain Lv, who is recuperating, lead the team members to give them lessons. Let them know the welfare of our base. The key is how much they can eat every day, what kind of clothes they can wear, and what kind of house they can live in. Let them suffer a little. Tell them that if they want to eat well, wear well, and live well, they have to work hard …"
At this point, Huang Tingwei hesitated. He didn't know if he should continue.
"Continue …" Zhang Xiaoqiang was in a trance and didn't notice the hesitation on Huang Tingwei's face.
"We also have to set up rules and adopt an elimination system. Those who are eliminated will be driven out by us …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang suddenly turned his head and stared at Huang Tingwei. Huang Tingwei was very uncomfortable being stared at. He didn't dare to look at Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes and avoided eye contact.
"Continue …" Zhang Xiaoqiang knew why Huang Tingwei wanted to do this. Just like Zhang Huai An said, there were always some children who thought they were smart. After familiarizing themselves with the environment, they would rack their brains to be lazy and play tricks. If these people were not punished, they would let other children learn from them. They couldn't spoil the whole pot of soup because of a rat's poop.
"In addition, we also have to establish a hierarchy for them. They will be graded according to their performance. The highest can get the best treatment, and those who fail will face the double test of hunger and elimination. They can't be too comfortable. We have to make them nervous all the time and improve themselves at any time, forcing them to become talents."
"Then how can we make them do it?
You have to come up with a plan. "
Zhang Xiaoqiang already had a brilliant idea, and that was to throw this matter to Huang Tingwei. It seemed like he was very concerned about this matter.
"One step at a time. First, let them recognize us. Give them lessons and learn some basic cultural knowledge. Then, let them do some work that is within their ability. Let them know that the food they eat is not easy to come by. Then, appoint those who perform well as team leaders to manage the other children. We will establish a hierarchy among them. When we have enough food in the future, we can let them train. During this process, we have to teach them loyalty and a sense of urgency …"
"Okay … I got it. I will leave this matter to you. From now on, you will be responsible for the daily life and learning of those children …"
The reception of the campsite was done in an orderly manner. There were only two types of people coming from the gathering place: underage children and women carrying infants. To prevent possible riots, heavy firepower was lined up at the exit of the campsite, threatening the spies of various forces who were peeking their heads out from afar.
The gathering place was not big. The news of the convoy recruiting underage children spread like a whirlwind across the entire gathering place. Some people came to ask if they could join, but most chose to watch from the side. These people all had children, and they happened to meet the recruitment criteria. However, they were not poor people but commoners. Commoners meant relief. Even though they did not have enough to eat, they could still continue to endure.
In the beginning, Zhang Xiaoqiang's mental capacity was six to eight thousand people. The children and their mothers counted as two people. When the registered team members began to return, the campsite had only accepted five thousand people. This made him and Zhang Huai'an heave a sigh of relief. At least the situation was not as bad as they had imagined.
While Zhang Xiaoqiang was thinking about how to expand the food source for the search team, Zhang Huai'an was calculating how long the storage of the campsite could last if all the people were added together.
The final conclusion made Zhang Huai'an feel slightly relieved. According to the condition of not having enough to eat, the storage of food in the campsite could last at least two months, which was much better than the one month he had worried at the beginning. With two months, the construction of the campsite could be completed. Hundreds of logistics men could be equipped with cold weapons and become militia. As long as they became soldiers, the senior members could turn them into wolf cubs. By then, they could have as much food as they wanted.
"Meow is not back yet?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at Yang Ke-er who was standing beside him doing nothing. Yang Ke-er nodded weakly. She was really bored at the moment. Although there were thousands of new children, in order to maintain her image as Miss Yang, she could only stand aside and watch. She could no longer grab a cute little girl like she did in the base.
"This damn child. Can't she see what time it is?
I will teach her a lesson when he comes back. "
Speaking of Meow, Zhang Xiaoqiang was full of anger. He was also hesitating. Was it necessary to hand over his team to such an irresponsible child in the future?
"Yes, I agree. I will personally spank her."
Yang Ke-er's eyes narrowed into crescent moons. She now had a reason to teach Meow a lesson.