"I'm a little surprised. According to what you said, those veterans are so bullying in the camp, don't they care if there are military police and military judges above?" Claude finally swallowed a mouthful of porridge and asked Bell.
"Whatever, why don't you care, it's of no use." Bell looked sullenly. It seemed that he also had the experience of being bullied: "The problem is that they make big mistakes and small mistakes all the time. They asked you to wash a pair of socks for him and asked you to buy him some. Liquor and tobacco. If you don't agree, I'll beat you a few times. When the military police come, they can only give you a few words of reprimand. This trivial matter does not meet the standard of punishment.
But when they leave, you will be out of luck. A group of people will swarm you and beat you. You don’t know who hit you. Anyway, they won’t admit it. Who can you sue without evidence? It won’t make you feel at ease when you sleep at night. Maybe they will throw it away. There is a scorpion, spider, four-legged snake or something on your bed. If you make a noise in the middle of the night, you will be in trouble. When the military police come, they will sentence you to solitary confinement for violating military orders."
Claude understood that this was the same as the loan sharks of online loan companies he had seen in his previous life, wandering on the edge of the law. It's illegal, but it's not a big deal. The police can't do anything if they come, and it's not enough to detain you. It's not illegal, but it's disgusting. There are constant calls, paint is thrown on the door, and curse words are written on the walls. What's even more irritating is that they will harass your relatives and friends, causing damage to your home. The chickens and dogs are restless.
Therefore, the boss in his previous life warned him that he would rather sell his house and kidney than take out an online loan. It was said to be a high-interest loan, but it was actually a loan shark, just wearing a coat of relieving the people's worries. If you get involved with them, even if you only borrow 10,000 yuan, you may have to pay back 1 million yuan and still not pay off the debt you owe them.
Although these veterans did not make loan sharks in the military camp, their actions were as disgusting as those debt collectors. As Bell said just now, big mistakes are not always made, small mistakes are constant, and it does not count as a violation. It can only be said to be a minor violation of military discipline, but it cannot reach the point of being punished on the job.
"They are so tyrannical in the military camp and bully you. Why don't you appeal to them and your superiors can't take care of them?" Claude asked again.
"No matter what, it's of no use. At most, we can only demote them, but we can't drive them out of the military camp." Bell sighed: "Actually, these veterans have been in the military camp for five or six years. They also had some military exploits. Originally, they were sergeants and sergeants, but because they always bullied others, they were demoted to corporals and sergeants. For example, Engel, who had a broken wrist, was still a sergeant two months ago, but he ended up being blackmailed The man was caught red-handed and demoted to corporal.
This non-commissioned officer training is actually their best opportunity, but due to their usually very bad reputation, they have offended many people in the military camp, and no one is willing to speak for them. Although the higher-ups usually can't do anything with them, they will be eliminated early on the grounds that they have poor conduct and cannot convince the public, which is very satisfying. This is why they have been causing trouble for you, the new recruits who participated in the non-commissioned officer training. "
Claude could only smile helplessly. As a time traveler and a reborn person, he just wanted to live a simpler, happier and freer life. So he can perfectly become a sixteen-year-old boy, enjoy his rebirth as a boy, and not want to think about too many problems. Even if there are changes in his family that are beyond his control, he will only find ways to change his situation when things happen.
On the first day of joining the army, I got into an unexpected fight with a few rogue veterans. I thought it was a simple matter, but I didn't expect that there was so much inside story behind it. Thinking of a sentence on the Internet in my previous life, I can’t remember who said it. The simpler something looks, the more complicated it is inside. The more you want to deal with it simply, the more things will be involved in the result. More and more until you collapse.
After swallowing another spoonful of porridge from Bell, Claude asked: "By the way, you just said that these veterans still have some military exploits. What do you mean? I remember that our kingdom has not had a war with other countries in the past few years. , where did their military exploits come from?”
Bell replied with a smile: "You don't get military exploits only when there is a war. To be honest, these veterans were just lucky to get military exploits. Two years ago, there was a mass riot in Caerfield County. I remember that I had just joined the army at that time. There were many people marching on the street, demanding that the Kingdom return Cafilezte County to the Kingdom of Nasseri. Of course, this was impossible. That time our battalion was ordered to go to the town of Conigada to suppress the rioting people. At that time, I thought I'm dead
As a result, no one expected that veterans like Jim stood in the front row and only fired one shot, shooting down a dozen people. The remaining thousands of marching rioters were holding sticks, flags and other things in their hands. Throwing it on the ground, birds and beasts scattered one after another. Then our battalion easily controlled the situation in the city of Conigada, and veterans like Jim had a military exploit because they fired a shot. Therefore, the officers in the military camp were more laissez-faire about them, and even They made it a habit to bully new recruits in the military camp. "
Claude was greatly surprised: "No, this Cafilezte County has been owned by our kingdom for more than 20 years. Why are there still indigenous people asking to return to the Nasseri Kingdom?"
"I don't know about this," Bell fed Claude another mouthful of porridge, frowned and said, "I have been in the army for almost three years, and I have been here all the time. Sometimes I go to Gonigada City for a walk during holidays. How can I say this? Well, I feel that the people here do not regard themselves as members of the kingdom, and seem to reject us. And I heard that the order in the towns is slightly better. You have to be careful in the wild and not be left alone. Otherwise, any local indigenous residents may , whether they are farmers or fishermen, or traders or hunters, they will turn into murderers who attack us at any time. Of course, this is what I heard from the veterans."
Claude was a little confused as to how this could happen. The Kingdom of Nasseri suffered a disastrous defeat in the second war between the two countries with the Kingdom of Ovelas more than 20 years ago, and had no choice but to cede three counties to the Kingdom of Ovelas. Only when compensation is sought can peace be successful. Now that so many years have passed, I didn't expect that the Kingdom of Ovelas still hasn't really controlled these three counties. This is incredible.
But Bell really didn't know why this happened. He had only been a soldier in the Blue Feather Corps for three years. He had always stayed in the military camp and seldom went out, and he had no interest in exploring these things. However, the middle-aged pharmacist next to him knew something about the situation. He told Claude that it was mainly a matter of policy.
More than 20 years ago, the second war between the Kingdom of Ovelas and the Kingdom of Nasseri occurred. At that time, the counties of Cafilezte, Ruston Kelen and Berta Alnia were close to Ovelas. Almost every county in the kingdom had soldiers. After the war, there were more than 300,000 casualties among young people. Almost every family had their relatives killed on the battlefield. After the war in the Kingdom of Nasseri, because the treasury was empty and unable to compensate for property, they had no choice but to cede these three counties to the Kingdom of Ovilas to achieve an armistice and peace.
One was the casualties of relatives who were defeated in the war, and the other was that the three counties were ceded by the Kingdom of Nasseri as compensation, so that the indigenous residents of these three counties never thought that they had become citizens of the Kingdom of Ovilas. Another point is that the Kingdom of Ovilas also spent a lot of money during the second two-country war with the Kingdom of Nasseri. In order to compensate for the huge debt owed by the treasury, the target of expropriation had to be on these three border counties that had newly surrendered to the kingdom.
More than twenty years have passed since the war, but the indigenous residents of these three newly surrendered counties still bear a very heavy tax burden. On average, they pay nearly three times more taxes than residents in other parts of the kingdom. For example, the new taxes created for the second war and the war tax stopped being levied in other parts of the kingdom as early as one year after the end of the war, but the three newly annexed counties have been receiving the current taxes.
Because of their poverty and repeated economic oppression by the kingdom, the indigenous residents of these three counties have strong centrifugal force and have a strong desire to return to the Nasseri Kingdom. After the war, the Kingdom of Nasseri flourished for a period of time and showed some signs of revival. Therefore, some thoughtful people began to secretly instigate the indigenous residents of the three counties to cause trouble, intending to cause some trouble to the Kingdom of Ovilas. Especially in the past ten years or so, the Nasseri Kingdom has been secretly smuggling weapons and equipment to these three counties to arm those who resisted and rebelled. This is the real reason why these three newly surrendered counties have been implementing military control for such a long time.
"Actually, killing is not the best way," the middle-aged pharmacist said: "As long as the Kingdom's army catches people holding Nasseri Kingdom muskets or privately made firearms in these three counties, they will shoot them without saying a word. The more they kill, the more likely they will be. As a result, more people resisted. Some rebels and rioters did not want to return to the Nasseri Kingdom, but because their relatives were killed, they took up arms to resist the rule of the kingdom out of hatred.
We are all at the bottom and don’t understand what the big guys at the top are thinking. In fact, as long as the policies are consistent, the indigenous residents of these three counties enjoy the same treatment and taxes as residents in other parts of the kingdom, and basic education is provided to cultivate talents, the indigenous residents of these three counties will return home within ten years. . The military control system now implemented clearly treats these three counties as newly occupied territories. Who can stand this kind of expropriation and oppression after more than 20 years, especially in terms of personal rights and interests? Just like slaves”
Amidst the gushing comments of the middle-aged pharmacist, Claude finally finished his bowl of oatmeal. Bell then took a linen towel and wiped Claude's face and body. At the same time, he replaced the plasters on several bone lacerations on his body and re-bandaged them.
After Bell had packed up, the middle-aged pharmacist finally stopped criticizing the policies implemented by the kingdom. He shook the medicine tube in his hand and said mockingly: "I'm just talking here, like us. Such little people have no way to reverse the policies and measures thought up by the superiors. Even if the implementation is unfavorable, it is because the implementation by the subordinates was wrong, not that the policies and measures they thought were bad."
Claude had nothing to say, he couldn't make a conversation at all, and he didn't know how to respond to the remarks made by the middle-aged pharmacist. Bell, on the other hand, added with a playful smile: "It is really a pity that Dr. Perrent is working as a pharmacist in our military camp. In fact, you are full of talents, but you are unlucky. Otherwise, you would be more than enough to be a governor or prime minister."
It turns out that the middle-aged pharmacist's name is Perrent, followed by the title doctor, which indicates that he has already become or is about to become a mid-level pharmacist.
The middle-aged pharmacist glared at him angrily: "Have you packed everything? Now you can get out."
Bell smiled, picked up the basket, made a face and walked out. But when he was walking at the door, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Claude: "By the way, man, after you get better and go out, be careful about a man named Feite." Sergeant Fitney, he is the head of Jem's veterans. You were lucky yesterday. Sergeant Fitney did not go to the mess hall with those veterans, so he was not there when you fought, otherwise you might It’s even worse. But tonight the kitchen boss in the cafeteria told me that Sergeant Fitney threatened to give you a good look when you came out during dinner.”
Claude didn't care who looked good on whom, and he didn't take Sergeant Fitney seriously, so he thanked him lightly.
After Bell left, Dr. Perrent, a middle-aged pharmacist, handed the medicine tube in his hand to Claude's mouth and asked Claude to drink it.
After finishing the drink, Claude asked: "Doctor Perente, how do you think Lieutenant Sdri will punish me after he returns?"
"What kind of punishment? It's nothing more than thirty whips each." Dr. Perrent replied without caring at all: "The boss's favorite is He Xini. You can't escape this whip. But considering the initial stage of your injuries, Hey, I think what you are facing is probably three days of confinement. Believe me, you would prefer to receive thirty lashes directly than three days of confinement. That place is simply not a place for people to stay, let alone three days. Oh my god."