"That's all the information I've found. You can only get by with money. They don't recognize anything but money.
My classmate has relatives in Hefeng Town, and his nephew is still working in the Yamen, so he is of no use."
"let me think again."
Old man Qi threw away the prayer and ran to Qi Bao'er, picked up Qi Bao'er and avoided the crowd.
"My dear, how much money do you have left?"
Qi Baoer thought for a while and asked: "Sir, do you want us to pay money first to let the villagers pass? If the designated number is not enough, there will be 369 people plus three injured, and each person will be charged 50 taels, sir."
She does have other things she can sell, but she can't afford them outside the city gate?
Moreover, at this time, the wealth must not be revealed. Why did Uncle Dayou find out that one person had twelve taels? She didn't believe that Uncle Dayou would tell nonsense. There was something in this.
Hefeng Town is more arrogant than Beiyang Town, and there are more refugees around it. They may not be able to commit murder and steal goods.
Five Liang is just for entering the city, and the town is not left. If you pass by, get out of here.
This was all taken openly and openly.
Old man Qi is also wilting this time. This is not to say that he is not allowed to pass. It costs five taels of silver to cross a city. Ordinary people like them may not be able to save five taels a year for their entire family.
At this time, everyone over there also knew about the five-tael crossing fee. The whole team was in despair, and many people fell to the ground and had no energy to cry anymore.
But there really is no way to survive, no way to survive at all.
Wu Haoyuan clenched his fists on both sides so tightly that veins popped out. He gritted his teeth and said, "Dog officials, these dog officials."
Jun Chenyuan looked straight in the direction of the city gate with a stern face, "You go and think of a solution."
Wu Haoyuan: "...??"
Qi Kang'an had already arrived at the side of his grandfather and grandson. Qi Kang'an looked at Qi Bao'er and asked the same question as old man Qi.
"Bao, do you still have any money?"
Old man Qi: "There are three to four hundred people, five taels per person, do you think there will be one?"
Qi Baoer: "..."
Qi Kang'an sat down on the ground with a sad face, "Dad, what do you think we can do about this? We can live with it on our own, but we can't do this."
"How about we climb over the mountain."
Old Man Qi gave him a slap on the back of his head, "Look at how many refugees are around here. If we can get across the mountain, why would they all be stopped here?"
Are you the only one who has a brain?
Mrs. Tian staggered over and walked over. Mother and son are indeed mother and son. She also whispered: "Old man, why don't we go into the mountain?"
She couldn't get into the city, and she couldn't stay outside the city. The refugees looked at them very strangely, especially their little wife and children, as if they had been hungry for ten or eight years and finally looked at them.
The same.
She didn't dare to look at other people, and her heart was really pounding.
"Don't worry, I'll think of a solution later."
Qi Kang'an suddenly stood up suddenly and walked towards the city gate.
Old man Qi thought he was going crazy, so he quickly yelled at him, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to go find those yamen servants to inquire and confirm the information. If we really have to rely on money to survive, I won't be able to use all our money to put it down first."
By the time the words were spoken, the others had already walked away.
I prayed that the old man didn't call him again. At this moment, he himself was confused and had no idea.
"What?"
As soon as Qi Kang'an came closer, the government officials immediately drew their swords and pointed them at him. They all looked fierce, as if if he took one step closer, they would kill him with their swords.
Qi Kang'an pointed at the notice with an apologetic smile, "Sir, I want to take a look at the notice, but my eyesight is not good and I can't see clearly from a distance."
As he spoke, he touched the sleeve pocket of his left hand with his right hand.
What is a sleeve bag?
Poor people or servants don't have it. When they go out to hide money, they usually sew a pocket inside their clothes, because their hands are like perpetual motion machines and never seem to be idle. If money is put in someone else's sleeves like that,
, one is easy to fall off, and the other is that it affects work.
The noble masters and rich people who are served everywhere in the world will sew a pocket in the left sleeve of their clothes to carry money or lighter banknotes. This is a sleeve pocket.
So here, you can tell where a person comes from by looking at where he habitually takes out his money.
Qi Kangan's action made a group of government officials look at him differently. This was a master with status, at least a rich one.
Immediately, a yamen servant put away his knife and walked out. He looked at Qi Kang'an and walked towards the notice first.
Qi Kang'an first smiled and nodded at the other government officials, and then followed closely.
The contents of the notice were almost the same as what the praying party said when he returned home, but there were two last items that he didn't say, probably because the person named Tang didn't tell him either.
I guess I felt there was no need to say it.
One is for men between fifteen and forty-five years old, who have been confirmed to be in good health after examination, can enter the city for free, and will be provided with food and accommodation by the government in the future. They will also find wives in the future, and the government will also help with the children they have.
keep.
Is this a good thing for a government that only charges five taels to enter the city?
The notice tells you that there is corvee labor.
And it's not the kind of service that only lasts for a month or two like they used to do, but a life-long service.
It's like signing a deed of sale to the government.
Once you sign this deed of sale, you will be a slave for generations.
The second is to join the army, and it is a healthy man who is over fifteen years old and under forty-five years old. Moreover, joining the army is a huge difference compared to doing corvee welfare. As long as one person in a family joins the army, the whole family can enter for free.
Town, as long as you don't stay in Hefeng Town.
Qi Kang'an quickly put a small piece of silver into the hands of the yamen servant and said, "Let's drink tea for the brothers."
The yamen servant felt it with his hand and estimated that there were five taels in his hand. His serious face immediately turned into a smile.
For the sake of money, he whispered a reminder: "If you can afford the money, go there as early as possible. It's not safe outside the town."
As he spoke, he glanced around at the refugees outside as if inadvertently.
Qi Kang'an's heart suddenly pounded, and he quickly stuffed another two taels of silver into it, "Sir, is there no other way to get across besides what is said on the notice? Sir, that's it, we are a clan and we are walking together.
, I can’t leave everyone alone.”
The yamen servants were slightly moved to see that he could still be so affectionate at this time. They all said that they would become numb after seeing too many people. The key is that they didn't see too many people now, so they haven't become numb yet.
Moreover, Hefeng Town is also a wealthy town. It does not mean that every household in it is rich, but that there are many wealthy households in it.
But this government official has never seen a rich man who can still take care of his own people when he is in trouble.
He licked his lower lip and said something more quietly, and Qi Kang'an almost didn't hear it clearly.
What he said was: "You need to have acquaintances above you who you can talk to."
After saying that, he walked back and continued to stand guard, without even looking at Qi Kang'an again.