Chapter 259 Island Life
Because he did not reveal any special talents, East was registered as a basic labor force after landing on Great Abaco Island, and was sent to a farm on the island to pick tomatoes after a full meal.
East also didn't understand this tense moment, why did the people from the 'Aurora Legion' pick tomatoes slowly? But in fact, there are still many people involved in the tomato picking work, and the origin of the personnel is very complicated.
There are Americans, Cubans, and Haitians who work on the farm. East asked how these people came from? It turned out that during the battle a few days ago, those pilots who did not return to Nassau actually did not surrender the 'Aurora Legion', but flew to other places around.
So the news of the defeat of General Santos by the "Aurora Legion" was spread by these pilots, and soon spread throughout the waters surrounding the Bahamas. Moreover, the "Aurora Legion" not only dropped leaflets in Nassau, but also dropped leaflets in other places. Many people who could not survive tried their best to go to Great Abaco Island to find a way out.
People who came to Great Abaco Island felt that they were saved. Some were assigned to the cannery, some were arranged to go fishing at sea, and some picked various vegetables and fruits on the farm. They found that although the life here was a bit rough, they could fill their stomachs anyway.
In fact, the 'Aurora Legion' provides quite good food for its labor force. Although there are no particularly precious ingredients, the seafood in the sea and the fruits and vegetables in the farm are all open to supply. At most, the staple food is a little short, but it can still fill them up. abdomen.
Among the tomato-picking crowd, East even saw the woman who called herself a 'prostitute', and she was also working on the farm with her children. East asked how she came here? As a result, the other party said that military control is implemented on the entire island, and everyone must obey the assignment and cannot work at will.
"Working on the farm is tiring, didn't you complain?" East asked.
The woman shook her head, but her face was full of sweat, but she was very happy, "I think it's pretty good, I can't ask for too much now. At least my child and I are having a good time, and we don't have to worry about other things."
After working on the farm for two or three days, East was amazed at how well organized the "Aurora Legion" was. Everyone performed their duties, and no idlers were seen wandering around. Of course, if someone makes trouble, armed soldiers patrolling in battery cars will really throw the troublemaker into the sea.
The militarized management made the order of the entire island immediately orderly, and the production work was extremely busy. East found that all the tomatoes he collected were sent to the cannery, and the workers in the cannery were busy producing tomato paste.
"Who will produce so much tomato paste for?" The production of tomato paste is very simple. It is nothing more than cooking, smashing and adding various food additives. This is food that can be stored for a long time, but looking at the production of tomato sauce in vats, East feels that this is completely beyond the needs of the 'Aurora Legion'.
But the workers could only answer this question, saying: "We don't know, anyway, we can do whatever we are asked to do. It is said that it is for reserves, some people say it is for trade, and of course some people say it is to recruit more people."
The 'Aurora Legion' had indeed recruited a lot of people. When East first came to the island, the labor force for the legion was at most five hundred, but after a week, the population of the island was definitely more than five thousand. He once helped to transport tomato paste onto the "Aurora", and heard from the sailors on board that the tomato paste was to be shipped to Miami, Florida across the sea.
"Shipping it to Miami for what?"
"It is said that there are a large number of slaves for sale in Miami, and the legion is trying every means to buy slaves from Miami, or to save them. I think we are really lucky to be taken in by the legion."
The distance from Great Abaco Island to Miami is only more than two hundred kilometers, and the information obtained from the sailors was quickly verified. It is said that the price of slaves over there is extremely cheap. You can buy ten of them in a large bucket of tomato sauce, and double the amount if it is canned seafood.
The "Aurora" brought back more than a thousand young and strong men and women in one trip. These people were often tortured, ragged, emaciated and terrified. East was sent to take care of these rescued people.
"What is Miami like now?" East was in charge of providing liquid food to these poor people, and asked about the situation by the way.
"What does hell look like, what does Miami look like?" The one who spoke was a white man. It is said that his whole family died, and he was the only one left.
"Florida's agriculture is very developed, you should not be short of food." East was very puzzled.
"Is there no shortage of food?" The white man smiled bitterly: "Florida is indeed not short of food, but those things no longer belong to us. After the disaster, countless Cubans invaded our homes from the sea. We resisted with all our strength, but you Do you know how many of them there are? Millions!
But after the government, the police, the army disappeared, those Cubans came to Florida like crazy. They tried every means to carry people ashore by boat, but we couldn't stop them at all. Eventually a whole million people landed, completely usurped our living space, and sold us as slaves. "
The white man wailed, as did the other freed slaves around him. However, after only two or three days of cultivation, these poor people were driven to work by the members of the 'Aurora Legion'. People who said they were traumatized and unable to work were expelled in public.
East witnessed this cruel scene with his own eyes. The leader of the legion named Victor Hugo made a short speech in person, "We are not a world of freedom, equality, and fraternity. Since you have joined our group, you should Contribute your abilities to the group, or leave.”
The deportees wailed and said they wanted to work rather than leave. But the soldiers of the legion ignored his plea and threw it back to Miami. East knew that this person would die if he was thrown back, and now he really understood the words that the "Aurora Legion" preached when he landed—this place is not paradise.
Work, work, non-stop work, Great Abaco is not a big deal. In just half a month, the resources here have been brought to the limit by the 'Aurora Legion'. In order to accommodate more people, the legion had to expand to other surrounding islands.
However, this expansion was harassed by Santos' subordinates. They did not dare to go to Great Abaco Island to make trouble, but they could use the shortage of ships of the "Aurora Legion" to hinder the expansion of the legion.
For this reason, the head of the legion was extremely annoyed, and he had to ask thousands of people on the island like "an immortal horse as a living horse doctor", "Who can get a warship?"
This question is really beyond the ability of most people on the island, but East, who has been on the island for more than half a month, feels that he has finally waited for an opportunity, which may relieve the plight of his companion behind him.
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