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This place is just north of Jingkou, under the rule of Guangling County, Guangling County, Xuzhou, and is called Jiangdu Pavilion - no one would have imagined that the word "Jiangdu" would be famous all over the world after 300 years - but at this time, there was no Guangling Taishou and Guangling Order, and even the head of Jiangdu Pavilion had been vacant for many years.

However, even if the northerners don't care, the southerners (including the northerners in the south) don't dare to ignore it - this is an important place on the riverbank, and the gate of Jianye is built, even if a few soldiers are put as guard posts, it is also very necessary.

The garrison of the ferry port is less than 100 people, and there is a team owner, surnamed Zhang, who is the personal personal of Sima Rui, the king of Langya. His duty was not only to guard Jindu, but also to screen the people of Nandu - officials, their families, and guests, who were naturally all allowed to go, but they had to be registered first so that they could report to the palace; As long as the rich family can afford enough "money to cross the river", "money to use the ferry", "money to hire a boat", etc., etc., they are also allowed to cross to the south, but there are restrictions on the entourage and property; As for the ordinary people, why don't you stay in Jiangbei and leave your hometown and cross the river, what do you want to do?

For the first type of people, Team Leader Zhang did not dare to stretch out his hand; For the third category, there is no oil and water at all; Only for the second category, he can hint at asking for bribes, which is enough to feed himself and his whole family. Of course, there are also occasional rich people who don't open their eyes, obviously they don't have any backers, just relying on a few dozen domestic slaves, they try in vain to resist the royal law, do not pay all kinds of fees, and refuse to pay bribes, and want to go to other Jindu to try their luck. For this kind of "absurdity" - since Team Leader Zhang has been in Nandu for several years and is already qualified to scold the newcomer as "Ling" - he naturally unceremoniously paid it as a bandit, so that the whole team can also see a little oil star in their meals.

Even if the ship came to the shore in the south, it could occasionally scavenge a little oil and water from it, so when the leader of the Zhang team, who was originally paralyzed under a big tree, shook his fan to enjoy the coolness, saw that a boat was coming, he immediately stood up, and was not busy with the scarf on his head, or covered the placket with exposed chest hair, and immediately put on the canopy and looked into the distance. At this look, I couldn't help but "chuckle" in my heart, only to see that a boat approached the shore first, and then put down the gangplank, and several guards in black and white clothes jumped up "poof", followed by an official wearing a two-beam crown and a soap-colored robe......

Mother, if an official is coming, it is not only difficult to get oil and water, but if a person is careless, it is possible to lose his job!

Quickly tidy up their clothes, and order the sergeants to line up to meet them. One of his subordinates suddenly ran over and stretched out his hand: "Isn't that Brother Tie?" ”

"What iron brother, do you know?"

Team Leader Zhang looked in the direction of his subordinates' fingers, and saw that following behind the official was a black and thick man. Listen to the subordinates reply: "That's Feng Tie, the villain's fellow townsman Dongguan." It is said that he followed the ancestor of the Yuzhang palace as a tribe......"

"What ancestor is engaged in, you are talking about ancestor Xuzhou, right?" Team Leader Zhang scolded while wearing his belt, "Really lonely and unheard...... In fact, his news has lagged behind - "Could it be that Zu Xuzhou?" No, no, the governor of a state should not dress like this. ”

He moved quickly, but the disembarkers were not slow, and soon some people found a flat ground on the shore, laid down bamboo mats, set up a few cases, and even opened an umbrella to shade the sun—the official took off his shoes and knelt on the seat. Team Master Zhang hurriedly approached, bowed his waist and bowed his hand: "I don't know that the chief has arrived, and the last official has not had time to greet him, forgive the sin." Pls sir......"

The attendant named Feng Tie took two steps forward, stiffened his neck and said, "This is Lieutenant Li of the East China Sea Palace. ”

"It turned out to be Lieutenant Li," Team Leader Zhang's knees weakened, and he fell to one leg on the spot, "Lieutenant Li has any orders, and please give me instructions." ”

Lieutenant Li turned his face sideways, and he didn't know where he was looking, so he didn't pay attention to stepping on him at all. Or is it up to Feng Tie to talk: "You are the keeper of this Jin?" Why have we come, and thou wilt thou not guess? ”

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There are many northerners who sail to the south, and there are few southerners who sail north, and the least part of them is on a mission to go to Jiangbei Prefecture and County on business. The vast majority of those who sailed to Beibei were rich and noble families who came to Jiangbei to buy slaves and maids, or to solicit guests and tribesmen.

From the "Eight Kings Rebellion" to the "Yongjia Rebellion", there was an endless stream of people from the Central Plains fleeing to the south, which can be collectively referred to as "displaced people" - of course, the people, the hooligans, excluding those rich and noble. After Sima Rui became the master of Jianye, for fear of causing chaos in the Jiangnan region, and even more afraid of a fierce conflict with the southern raccoon dogs, he set up guards in each Jindu to prevent the displaced people from crossing the river at will. As a result, hundreds of thousands of displaced people were scattered near the north bank from the mouth of the Yangtze River to Zigui, without food and clothing, and only some of them could earn a living by working for nearby landlords, and hundreds of people died of hunger and disease almost every day.

For these human resources, although Jiangnan cannot swallow them in one go, there is always a demand for bits and pieces, so there are often eunuchs who send ships to the north to solicit guests, subordinates, or buy slaves and maids. If the status of the person who comes is not high, and the backer is not hard, the team leader Zhang can share some oil and water from it; Even if the status is high enough, the backer is hard, and if he needs help to select and screen the homeless, there will occasionally be some rewards to be awarded.

This time, "Lieutenant Li of the East China Sea Palace" came, and Feng Tie, who was entourage, asked: "Why did I wait, can't you guess?" Team Master Zhang hurriedly replied: "I think the palace wants to buy slaves and maids?" I don't know how much it takes, it's all wrapped up in the last officer! ”

Feng Tie turned his head and glanced at Lieutenant Li, who nodded at him, which means: It's all up to you. So Feng Tie walked up to Team Master Zhang in two steps and grabbed his shoulder. Team Leader Zhang felt like a chicken, and was almost picked up directly by the other party - what a lot of strength! Involuntarily stood up, and then was carried backwards, and followed Feng Tiexing a few steps.

Feng Tie grabbed his shoulders and whispered: "You should know that when the king of the East China Sea was first established, the palace urgently needs to employ people......" Team Master Zhang nodded again and again, after all, he was a person from the Langya Palace, and naturally knew that the king of Langya had passed his second son out and established the new king of the East China Sea - it was only more than two months ago.

"First, you need slaves and maids, and you don't have to have too many, about ten men and women, and you will choose them."

"I don't know what I need?"

"It is best to be unaccompanied and alone, preferably ten years old and eighteen years old."

Team Master Zhang continued to nod his head—this is a normal request—but then raised his eyebrows again: "It's just...... Your Excellency should also know that these homeless people have no food and clothing, and if they are really little ladies without family protection, there can be no clean, even Xiaolang...... Hey, hey, hey. "He has to use it every night, how can he not know? It must be said first.

"But it's okay, it's not to warm the king's table," Feng Tie smiled, "As long as you are healthy, you don't have any disabilities or diseases." ”

"The last officer understood. But I don't know if I need ......."

"I also need to summon some troops and guards," Speaking of this, I don't know why, Feng Tie's face suddenly turned grim, "You can hear clearly, you must have a family, a man between the ages of fourteen and thirty, the more honest the better, don't be a slippery person - it is best to have served in the military in the past." ”

"I don't understand this," Team Leader Zhang couldn't help scratching his head, and then hurriedly straightened his scarf, "Choosing a single person is not involved, if you pick those who have families, in order to support their families, they will ask for a lot of food." But why? ”

Feng Tie glared at him: "You really don't know anything. These homeless people don't know the roots, if they don't have family members, once they become traitors or run away, how can they be good? ”

"I see," Team Leader Zhang said with a look of sudden realization, "I want to hostage their families...... But the amount of food needed...... "Forget it, I don't have to worry about this-" I don't know how much? ”

"Two thousand."

When Team Leader Zhang heard this, he couldn't help but be taken aback: "This, this, how do you need so much?" The number of guards of the King of the East China Sea should be, and the number should be ......" He really couldn't remember exactly how much, but he understood that it was definitely not that huge.

The Jin Dynasty allowed vassal kings to accumulate their own troops, which was also one of the important reasons why the kings attacked and killed each other. However, according to the different sizes of the kingdom, there is an upper limit on the number of private troops in the tribal tribe, the large country is five thousand for three armies, the Chinese is three thousand for two armies, and the lower country has only one army, counting 1,500.

Langya is a big country, so Sima Rui's private soldiers, it stands to reason that there are 5,000, and the generals under his command now are far more than this number, but they all have to be regarded as the headquarters of the general of Zhendong, which is different from the royal palace. Don't look at Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, who was once in power, but he was actually the lowest vassal king, and the East China Sea was a small country, so according to the law, he could raise 1,500 soldiers at most.

And all the kings have left the country to cross to the south, and there is no vast land to protect, why are you leading so many soldiers? For example, the "five horses" of Nandu, in addition to Sima Rui, together with Sima You, the king of Runan, who is a big country, only raised 300 subordinates. Are you recruiting so many soldiers to disadvantage King Langya?

Feng Tie glared: "What do you know, you still need to screen and sand tide, can you say who can, who can?" The dignified guards of the East China Sea Palace, how can they be indiscriminately filled? Then he stretched out his hand and pointed: "On the side of this Jindu, a battalion will be temporarily set up to settle the recruited troops and their families, and Lieutenant Li will first conduct the exercise for several months, and then select three or five hundred people to cross the river, and the rest will be dismissed." Looking at the sad face of the team leader, of course he knew what he was thinking, so he took out a string of money from his arms and stuffed it into his hand, while comforting: "The food and salary are naturally provided by the royal government, and the last two boats that come are loaded with 500 pieces of brown rice, and they will be sent one after another, so you don't need to worry about it." ”

Team Leader Zhang took the money string with a smile and stuffed it into his arms, his eyes rolled wildly......