Qingmai is stingy, has a strong plan for doing things, and is always crisp and neat. By noon, the exchange office in the warehouse area was opened.
After receiving the report, Ye Qing personally led the convoy into the square and saw that the square was already packed with people.
Just by taking a casual look, one can see that the people here are all strong-backed and bear-like, with a rough and wild aura. There may be tens of thousands of people here, and half of them are from the Qi Refining layer, which meets the requirements for the issuance of the Hunter Medal.
"The reclamation of the Eastern Wasteland can only be maintained if the so-called Immortal Cultivation Family is the main force, and there are so many Qi Refiners."
"But this is only allowed in cultivated land." After calculation, the city's population is now 60,000, and 5,000 are Qi Refiners, ten to one?
Ye Qing was thoughtful.
I glanced around again and saw that many ordinary people came to join in the fun, but no one drove them away - they themselves were not Qi practitioners, but they always had relatives and friends who were Qi practitioners, and there was always a channel for exchange.
Liniang was sitting in front of the main entrance of the exchange office in the center of the square, leading a dozen stewards to preside over the evaluation of hunter levels. The first time was a big scene, with many medals to be issued, so she chose to handle it directly in the open air, with guards maintaining order.
The people who came to watch after hearing the news were a little timid and did not dare to come forward, whispering to each other and asking questions.
Amidst the buzz, two stewards came over and posted announcements on the walls on both sides of the main entrance of the exchange office.
The Taoist prohibitions and martial prohibitions in Bahuang are not as strict as those in Kyushu. This is the need for development. The martial arts are more popular than the border residents. The people living in Dongzhou are needed for war every winter. Most of the young men and women participate in various immortal sects.
The military training organized by various villages and towns not only makes the practice of Qi very high, but also allows people to know some words, put together the context to understand some meanings, and eagerly compare each other for verification.
Even if you don’t know how to read, if you listen to the steward’s announcement and coax you to be lively, you are still a little unsure: “Will such a good thing happen?”
The old man stroked his beard: "I only collected spiritual stones before..."
"My family has saved a few pairs of furs, but they are worthless." Someone said hesitantly, unable to resist the temptation: "Let's see if anyone..."
"It's fake, I just asked the shipyard and the construction site, and they didn't say anything about collecting logs." This is a well-informed message.
At this moment, a shout came: "Everyone give way, give way, your lord's motorcade is coming."
"Make a way, don't crowd, don't push, be careful of slipping." This is the cry of an experienced veteran. He was secretly stunned. It has been a while since he saw such a crowd watching the grand scene. In the past, he had to guard against counterattacks.
I only saw him when the army saw him off.
The square was filled with darkness and crowds, leaving a narrow passage.
Behind the carriage that Ye Qing was riding in, the eye-catching sights were the ox-carts. Different from the carriages, there were no carriages. They were filled with rice, flour, cloth, etc., loaded with various supplies.
There was even a lot of money stacked on the car board, which immediately attracted a pair of scorching eyes.
Liniang secretly laughed. This was originally packed in boxes when it was unloaded from the ship, but now it was unpacked directly on the oxcart and deliberately exposed to the public. It worked. When Juzhong arrived at the warehouse behind the exchange house, she ordered: "Transport them all to the warehouse.
Go inside and take inventory carefully."
When the supplies were put into the warehouse in person, the discussion started to boil: "Hiss... I just saw it, it's white rice..."
"It's rice and flour, but it may not be for us... I've never seen anything like this in my life. This exchange thing is mysterious."
"Shh, the lords are here, how could it be fake? I'll go back and get some to try to exchange it."
"Wait, I'll go with you..."
Some people are eager to try and squeeze out of the crowd, but more people are still waiting and watching. Even those who want to try are hesitant due to the herd mentality.
In fact, Ye Qing has come forward in person. If you are smart, you will be somewhat confident. However, in a group society, the people at the bottom will always have an instinct to be worried and fearful of the pie that suddenly falls on their heads - whether it is money, luck, or beautiful women - and even regard it as a blessing.
For disaster, this is a cautious instinct when the strength is weak, and cannot be controlled by reason.
"I'll exchange it for——" A loud roar sounded in the square.
Several strong men squeezed out of the crowd, with furs all over their backs, and some were even holding small beasts like live pandas in their arms. Their claws were tied tightly and they were grinning at people. There was also a guy who looked like a strong man.
Too much, carrying a log as thick as a person's waist: "Really collecting wood?"
The steward was doing nothing, waiting for someone to come forward. His eyes lit up when he saw it, and he said, "Collect it, collect it all. Let the logs be put on the scale... and the furs go to the five rows on the left."
Not long after, the evaluation was completed. Since it was the first time to redeem, you had to fill in your name, address, family and friends information. After completing the registration, you were given the "Trainee Hunter" medal on the spot.
"An adult live animal or ten low-value furs and fifty logs of standard weight count as one point. Since you have less than ten points, you are still a trainee. If you reach ten points, you can be converted into a first-level hunter and can be redeemed.
There are so many things, and all weapons can be activated..."
"I don't want too much, do you have any rice or noodles?" shouted the tall and muscular man, who looked like he had a big appetite and looked a bit hungry. I guess if you don't join the army, no one can afford to eat like this.
"Yes, it's a pity that you don't want to be a soldier. The rice and noodles will be given to you at the market price. Here...go get it here." The steward directed him to go to the rice warehouse next to him. The strong man ran over and, in full view of everyone,
I exchanged it for white rice...a small sack of five kilograms of white rice.
The square suddenly fell silent. People stared at the strong man receiving rice in dumbfounded amazement. At this moment, their hearts were filled with thunder: "Can wood be exchanged for food? Such a good thing, what happened to the world? Has the lord gone crazy..."
No one cared about how the strong man walked away happily after receiving the rice. Many people looked at Ye Qing sitting above them with strange eyes, probably thinking that he was a delicacy, a good person, or a madman.
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Liniang saw it clearly from the side, and she looked at the port officer and knew very well - in fact, even if they came to exchange, it would take a long time to go back and forth, so how could anyone exchange it immediately?
This was all done according to Ye Zhenjun's instructions...
Liniang secretly thought about some rumors when she was in Yingzhou. Ye Zhenjun liked to ask for help.
At this time, after a moment of silence in the square, most people woke up - the reasons were all secondary, the key is that they can be changed.
Just now a young man jumped up excitedly and ran outside: "I'll go home and get the fur——"
"I'll go upstream and chop wood—"
"I know the traces of a small group of wandering savages. Who will team up with me..."
The whole square was boiling, and everyone's face turned red. Ordinary people rarely get food in winter. In this cold winter, they rely on the hoarding of the previous three seasons. Historically, they can only pay taxes to the lord to provide food.
, how can it not turn red when food is given out?
The dark crowd dispersed with a "boom", several times faster than when they came, and dispersed in all directions when the tide receded.
For this reason, Liniang and other real people on the scene could not help but pay full attention, preparing to come to the rescue if there was an accidental stampede. Fortunately, we were lucky this time. There were many veterans in the crowd to maintain order, and no trampled tragedy occurred.
After a while, the tens of thousands of people in the square were completely dispersed, leaving only a lot of wet mud made of melted snow. A magician stepped forward and cast spells to clear the place to prevent those who came in later from slipping.
Ye Qing didn't speak much during the whole process. He made a symbolic sculpture to boost his confidence. Only then did he touch his chin and said thoughtfully: "I thought no one was interested just now, but now it seems that everyone is very active."
Liniang heard a hint of ridicule, her face turned red, and she said: "Actually, we, Qingmai, lack resources, and the people under Qingmai's rule are also quite lacking... Looking over these years, I can only say that it is not easy for everyone."
"It's not easy, so what we have to give them is not just hope, but also real benefits." Ye Qing nodded, glanced at the steward below, and conveyed these words to their ears.
"This exchange house is a key to future actions. It is the first rule of faith for me and the people. Who dares to stretch their hand here and weigh it."
All the stewards looked at each other and all responded: "I don't dare."
And what happened next became normal as expected. When the news came out, the whole port city was boiling. The excitement of the crowd made it difficult to suppress the cold winter.
Ye Qing and Liniang retreated to the upper floor of the exchange house to watch. More and more people on the first level of Qi Refining signed up to receive small badges representing hunter qualifications.
At the same time, wood, rare ores, furs, wild beasts and even wild beast cubs are constantly being sent in. Many of them are families of men, women and children, accompanied by a young and middle-aged Qi Refining Layer to exchange...probably because they want to see with their own eyes whether things are true or not.
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The characteristics were obvious in the first exchange. When asked about the steward becoming more kind, few people would choose to exchange money, and most people would choose to exchange food.
Immigrants from different places have different eating habits, but most of them still eat rice and pasta.
When the white rice or flour was replaced on the spot, the accompanying family members all had tears in their eyes. They brought the newly baked hunting children to Ye Qing upstairs and knelt down: "Thank you, Lord."
"Lord, live a long life..."
"Sigh...are you saying this is a curse? You want the lord to live for 300 years?"
Ye Qing was listening upstairs, looking a little helpless.
Bless an immortal to live for 300 years?
This is still a curse
Liniang's expression was strange. Seeing that he was not angry, she burst into laughter and said, "It's still a curse, but don't be angry. This is the sincerity of the people."
"Of course not, and strictly speaking, my body has a lifespan of three hundred." Ye Qing smiled, knowing that these people were excited.
Rather than what the people think of his lord, Ye Qing is more concerned about what they think of the Hunter Medal, which is where the future of the exchange lies.
I quickly noticed a detail. Those who received the rice on the spot and then went out with the "Apprentice Hunter Medal" after registration. Many family members looked at the medals of their fathers, brothers and children, and their eyes lit up. They were engraved with the small green leaves.
A piece of iron seemed to have become something extraordinary... It was probably a gaze carrying hope and trust.
Ye Qing looked at it thoughtfully, and was generally relieved about the prospect of the exchange office. In fact, this kind of thing always happened again and again.
When the Qin State introduced the national war system in the first reform on earth, the people of Qin hesitated. When Shang Yang introduced the new law in his reform, he was afraid that the people would not trust him, so he placed a piece of wood at the south gate of the city wall and posted a notice that someone would move the piece of wood to the north.
He was rewarded with ten gold coins at the door, but everyone didn't believe it.