From Robinson Crusoe

Stayed up all night.

For Chen Zhou, who was used to a regular schedule, this was undoubtedly a torture.

You know, he has been on the island for nearly three years, and now he is almost 30 years old. Although he is in good health, his energy is no longer what it used to be, and there is a tendency to gradually decline.

On Sundays and Saturdays, on the other hand, I was at the peak of my energy. I could stay up all night and still be full of energy without any signs of fatigue.

Although exhausted both physically and mentally, Chen Zhou did not dare to rest.

The daytime work also needs to be explained, and the indigenous management methods must also be briefly explained to the two people on Saturday and Sunday.

Sunday handles issues too roughly, sometimes you should be gentler.

Saturday's action was not decisive enough, which made the natives think that he was weak and could be bullied, and that he should have been more aggressive.

There was also the "zebra" who received the chocolate reward. Chen Zhou felt that he was a promising talent and wanted Saturday and Sunday to pay special attention to him.

As long as he doesn't do anything excessive, he will be given priority for training in the future and become the first small leader among this group of indigenous people.

The sudden arrival of the natives on the island disrupted all plans.

The crops, sheep, sugarcane fields on both sides of the mountain stream and the trivial matters in life cannot be messed up.

No matter what method you use, you must first stabilize the situation and then deal with it step by step.

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In addition to life issues, Chen Zhou also had to organize the information he collected as quickly as possible, check for omissions and gaps, and think about whether there were any overlooked details or better ways to deal with them.

Of course, since he had been up for too long and had been thinking about too many things, his mind was not as clear as it normally was.

Before going to bed, Chen Zhou's focus was still on organizing the intelligence and making sure nothing was missed.

As for making plans, it is better to wake up and do it after your thoughts are smooth and clear.

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Pages of papers filled with the indigenous "confessions" were piled on the desk.

Before starting to clean up, Chen Zhou deliberately left the cave and went to the wooden house to tell Sunday and Saturday what to do after he went to bed.

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By this time the sky was already bright, and the frightened natives huddled on the wooden boards, not yet asleep.

Fear, fatigue and tiredness intertwined together, preventing them from falling asleep or staying awake, and torturing them to an extremely pitiful degree.

But if the natives are pitiful, there is actually someone even more pitiful on the board -

As soon as Werner returned to the board, he was roughly stripped of his clothes by Saturday and Sunday.

As a "civilized man", he naturally refused to live naked like the natives. He subconsciously resisted a few times and was beaten severely as a result.

When Chen Zhou saw him again, he was lying on a wooden board, covering his lower body. His body hair was thick as pig bristles, and there were purple and red whip marks on his back, arms, buttocks and even face.

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Chen Zhou had no sympathy for this cunning brown-haired man.

He waved his hand and called Sunday and Saturday, and arranged for them to take turns to rest and look after the natives. He also told the two that if any native tried to escape, they could be killed directly without any scruples.

He then emphasized the importance of keeping a close eye on the brown-haired guy and not letting him escape, but also not being too harsh on him so that he died too early, as well as taking care of "Zebra" and observing his performance while working.

Seeing that both of them had taken his words to heart, Chen Zhou designated Saturday as the first day of rest.

After making sure that he had not missed anything important, he was finally able to return to the cave, prepare to organize the information, and have a good sleep.

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Although they were relieved, it was the first time for Saturday and Sunday to manage subordinates.

Chen Zhou once taught them a lot of knowledge, but he never considered teaching them how to control people.

After all, he never thought that these two guys would be able to gain a group of subordinates so early.

Lying in bed, he slept fragmentarily, and had many nightmares about the two of them failing to manage the natives well, causing riots or punishing them too harshly, and when they woke up, all the natives were dead.

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Around 1:00 p.m. on July 8.

Chen Zhou's dream was interrupted for who knows how many times, and when he suddenly woke up, he couldn't control his restless heart. He hurriedly washed his face and went outside to take a look.

At this time, Saturday was over and he took over Sunday to look after the natives alone.

When Chen Zhou walked down from the platform, he saw Saturday standing at the edge of the field, teaching the natives how to distinguish between crops and weeds and how to weed correctly.

It was obvious that Saturday tried very hard to appear serious and cold when he was explaining and demonstrating, but his round face, which was naturally friendly, still destroyed this disguised temperament.

Perhaps it was because of the innate closeness stemming from being on the same island, or because they were afraid of the tyrant Sunday and the even more terrifying Chen Zhou, but the natives did not dare to do anything out of line even when faced with a relatively mild Saturday.

Regardless of whether they could understand or learn, they all stood in the fields, slightly tilted their heads, and listened attentively like primary school students sitting at their desks.

Among them, the big man "Zebra" listened carefully. He had a kind of simplicity and honesty on his slightly square face that he couldn't pretend to have. Standing with other natives, he seemed particularly honest.

However, among the row of light brown-skinned natives, there was one person who didn't fit in - Werner.

Since this guy was stripped naked, he not only had to adapt to a naked life, but also lost the lofty status he had always had in the eyes of the natives.

You bully us when you are wearing clothes, and you still bully us when you take off your clothes. Then, isn’t it a waste that you took off your clothes?

Although he was also a naked man, his skin color and body shape were different from those of the natives, and he had whip marks all over his body.

Although they worked together, facing the natives who had lost their sense of reverence, he, as a "civilized man", not only did not receive respect, but was often excluded.

If Chen Zhou had not instructed before going to bed not to let him die too early, and had not given him some care on Sunday and Saturday, he might have been further injured by the natives.

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Seeing that the situation seemed relatively stable, Chen Zhou felt slightly relieved.

However, to be on the safe side, he called Saturday and asked him seriously whether there were any troubles and how the natives were behaving.

The result is quite satisfactory.

At least on the morning of the second day after being captured, these natives seemed docile and well-behaved. Apart from working and studying, they rarely spoke.

Of course, although the natives are more obedient than anyone else at the moment, they are forced to be "obedient" after all.

Chen Zhou knew that as long as there was a chance for these natives to turn things around, they would definitely take action.

He then worriedly reminded Zhou Liu a few words, asking him not to let his guard down, and then returned to the cave to catch up on his sleep.

...After learning about the situation of the natives, I slept much more peacefully.

When Chen Zhou woke up again, it was already dusk.

The people outside who were responsible for watching over the natives had switched from Saturday to Sunday.

When Chen Zhou woke up, Sunday was teaching the natives in front of the wooden house how to make a fire, how to cook their own meals, wash dishes, and prevent fires.

Sunday is young, but he can still put on a stern face and look fierce.

Faced with this fierce manager, the natives did not dare to look directly at his hands as they did with Saturday, and could only peek at him timidly.

People are not as patient when teaching on Sunday as they are on Saturday.

Especially when teaching fire prevention, such as how to dig firebreaks and extinguish fires, if the natives made even the slightest mistake, they would be scolded at best and whipped at worst, making the entire forest shrouded in a depressing atmosphere.

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Chen Zhou saw Sunday's management style and knew that what he did was wrong, but he did not correct him in front of the natives.

The authority of a manager cannot be destroyed in front of his subordinates, as this will destroy the foundation of management.

He planned to wait until Saturday took over from Sunday, then go to the cabin alone and tell Sunday:
"When water is too clear, there will be no fish; when a man is too careful, there will be no followers.

The tassels in front of the crown are used to block the light; the black yarn is used to fill the ears to block the hearing.

As a leader, you cannot be too smart. You should pretend not to see some things and not to hear some voices.

Like him, he pulled all the natives into a taut string. Sooner or later, the string would break, and not only would it harm the natives, it would also easily hurt himself.

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I stood on the watchtower and looked into the distance to make sure that the natives were not causing any trouble.

Seeing the oil lamp hanging under the eaves, Chen Zhou suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to tell the two of them to turn off the lights on Saturday and Sunday before going to bed in the morning, and a lot of oil wasted in vain.

However, animal husbandry is now thriving, and fishing for oil can produce a lot of fat, so there is no need to be so frugal.

Chen Zhou returned to the cave, thinking that his memory was bad because he had stayed up too late.

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After a quick wash and dinner, he returned to his desk and began to formally think about plans to deal with the natives and the Spaniards.

From all the known information, we can sort out one good news and one bad news.

The good news is that even if the indigenous tribes obtained metal weapons supported by the Spanish, they would find it difficult to maintain their crushing momentum in the conflict and free up manpower to land on the island again, as they had lost a total of more than 40 warriors in the two landings.

In fact, Chen Zhou believed that after this loss, it was a question whether the "talented and ambitious" tribal leader could stabilize the tribe and prevent it from falling apart due to the lack of core combat power.

As for the bad news, it is the variable of the Spaniards.

Although Chen Zhou had already set the date for the brown-haired man's death, he didn't know whether this man's identity and status in the fleet were high or low, and how important he was.

What he feared most was that the Spaniards would mobilize a large fleet to rescue the brown-haired man, even at the cost of bloody conflict.

However, he cannot control how the "enemy" acts. All he can do is prepare in advance and respond appropriately.

The brown-haired guy is definitely going to die.

Chen Zhou didn't think that returning this guy intact to the Spaniards would avoid the conflict.

Whether the brown-haired guy died on the island or returned to the fleet alive, bloodshed was inevitable. In this case, it would be better to kill him directly and save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

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Of course, if you think about it carefully, the situation is actually not as serious as you imagined.

The Spanish fleet had to plunder enough treasure in South America to fill the entire ship before going to the camp in the archipelago to unload and store the cargo.

In this era when sails were used as a power source, each round trip of the fleet took months. By the time the Spaniards learned that their companions were missing, it would probably take at least a week.

It would take at least another ten days or half a month for them to prepare their weapons, replenish their supplies, and formulate a rescue plan or combat plan.

Such a long time was enough for Chen Zhou to set up simple defensive fortifications on the island.

And we also have to take into account the impact of the rainy season.

As long as we can safely get through the end of the dry season from July 8th to mid-August, the long period of calm at sea will pass.

When the rainy season comes, even if the brown-haired guy who was killed is an illegitimate son of the Spanish royal family.

Those captains and first officers would also think about whether they want to risk being swallowed by the storm and annihilating the entire army to save a person who has been missing for more than a month before taking action.

You have to know that this is an independent time and space that is relatively consistent with the logic of reality, not a movie.

For no reason, who would be so selfless as to face the threat of a storm and perform a "Saving Private Ryan"?

If the Spanish were really so noble in character, they would definitely not have plundered the wealth of the Inca Empire and become bandits all over the world.

If you have this time, find a rich port, go to a tavern to have a drink, find a few good-looking women on the street, or even stay on the boat, get some comfortable sleep, and eat some fresh dishes. It's better than landing on an unknown island to rescue the brown-haired guy!
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Besides, judging from the way the brown-haired man was dressed and the fact that he was chosen to lead the natives to the island to search for the old priest, one could guess that his identity was not special.

If he were really the captain and the first mate, he would definitely be following the fleet in South America, slaughtering Indians with muskets or supervising his men in moving gold and silver to make a fortune. He would have no time to care about the rise and fall of the island tribes.

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After some analysis, Chen Zhou felt that if the Spaniards did not come before the end of July, it basically meant that they had given up.

But people can't always rely on luck.

Just in case, Chen Zhou felt that he still had to make some preparations.

After much thought, he decided it was time to hand over the improved flintlock rifle to Saturday and Sunday.

These two have been with him day and night for more than half a year. If they are not trustworthy, then there is probably no one trustworthy on this island.

Moreover, Chen Zhou never explicitly stated that guns were weapons of God or a form of living punishment.

This was a good opportunity for him to teach them some knowledge that was previously considered "taboo", allowing them to have a clearer understanding of the "underlying logic in the world".

Keeping the people ignorant is not the best way to rule; we must also enlighten the people if we can.

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In addition to the need to replace weapons, Chen Zhou also plans to let the two of them slowly hand over their daily work to the natives.

Among the seven natives, two who are more trustworthy, capable and have expressed loyalty can be selected and trained to be new serf managers in order to completely liberate Saturday and Sunday.

Now there are three guns on the island, and when facing an enemy attack, the chances of winning are increased. (End of this chapter)