I will be the king in troubled times Chapter 28 Song Yi first glimpsed a new world

How long has Lotus Town been built, and the Laifu Town in Hexi is about to be built again, 55 years of auspiciousness, and the development speed is really amazing!

Whether it is a wealthy foreign dog or an ordinary person who wants to take refuge and beg for a living, you can see the clues from the development and changes of Jixiang in recent months, and Jixiang's take-off has been unstoppable. These positive reflections of the information have strengthened their determination to settle in Jixiang, even if they cannot obtain Jixiang household registration in the short term, they can still work hard in Jixiang life, which is heaven compared to the previous life.

The flow of information is fast and effective, and outsiders are happy to share the beauty of this place with their relatives and friends far north, and they will not be lonely if they have someone as their companion, right?

As Wang Xuan expected, the big dogs quickly occupied the office window of the construction department on the first floor, and the queue was like a long queue, and finally there was a tail. There are those who envy it, those who disdain it, and those who dislike it, but most of them are the first pioneers fourteen years ago.

Many foreign tenants are also moved, and most of them choose to sign up with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is the least costly way to become an auspicious leader, and no one wants to miss it. Some outsiders with stable careers and high incomes have temporarily rested the idea of moving south, and their social status and economic income are enough to support them to live well in auspiciousness.

The voices of discussing the move south and joining the auspicious household registration filled every corner, and Song Yi and they naturally heard it.

They live freely these days, they can go wherever they want, and they have someone to pay for food, clothing, housing and transportation, which is very comfortable.

Many auspicious novelties are miraculous for the fugitives who have been isolated from the world for fifteen years, this is heaven, and if you say that you don't yearn for it, you will be sent by heaven.

It is precisely because of this that Song Yi will become more and more confused, a group of people named Huazi on the west side of the lake live a primitive life, what is the use of auspiciousness?

Literature can't be literate, martial arts can't be martial arts, what else can you do except open your mouth to eat and be a rice worm? Sell labor? But today's auspiciousness is not short of labor, and the young and strong people who are blocked from the checkpoint every day don't know how many, and the identity of the people who are outside the territory is simple and well-documented, which is comparable to their own group of 'remnants of the former dynasty'?

Chai Junchu knew a little, but he didn't know much, his responsibility was only to be responsible for Song Yi's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and to be a guide by the way.

"Brother, why do you foreign leaders insist on becoming an auspicious citizen?" Song Yi was curious, so he asked a middle-aged man who was discussing.

The middle-aged man looked at Song Yi carefully, and then said in a didactic tone: "Big brother, I don't look like a mascot, brother, I am in a happy mood today, so I will listen to you, but you have to invite me to eat and drink." ”

As soon as Song Yi heard that it was just eating and drinking, he responded boldly, and picked a roadside stall on the west side of Hexi Avenue and sat down.

"Big brother, now there are wars everywhere in the interior of Great Xia, and they used to compare each other's clothing, food, housing and transportation, but now they have changed to give priority to saving their lives. The man said slowly.

"No matter which side of the war has the advantage, it is unfortunate or us poor people, those who collect money and food can understand, but those who catch strong men will lose their conscience. Not to mention whether they can come back alive or not, the whole family has to rely on men to support them, and if they are caught clean now, how can the old and weak women and children survive? Not to mention the surplus food, they will unceremoniously take away your food while taking the men. The more the man talked, the more angry he became.

Song Yi didn't interrupt, the wine from the store had been poured into the bowl by him, and after signaling to the man, he drank it all.

After the man made a bowl, he continued: "The rest of the old and weak women and children will either sell themselves into slavery, or go away to find relatives and friends, and the lucky ones will survive, and the unfortunate ones naturally need not be said." ”

A few side dishes ordered after a short time were served, so the two chatted while eating.

"Then why do you have to come to Jixiang to ask for a living, and there are also territories that are not at war to choose from?" Song Yi asked.

"Hey, it's not easy to say that this auspicious lord, the magic of that young master lord must have been heard of by my brother a long time ago, this is one of the things that every outsider must be familiar with. The man said, "This auspiciousness is full of 'benevolence' from top to bottom, you heard it right, this is incomparable to other territories." The Xishan Leader treats the people well enough, but it pales in comparison with auspiciousness. ”

The man took a big sip of wine, picked up a pinch of green vegetables and ate it, and Song Yi poured the wine for him.

"Those who grow crops here only charge one agricultural tax, and those who do business only charge one commercial tax, what does this mean, I don't need to go into detail with my brother, the same harvest, in other territories can leave half of the incense burning, in auspicious at least eighty percent, tsk, eighty percent." ”

The man was a little excited, so Song Yi made another bowl with him.

"My mother starved to death last year, and her stuttering was left for my family's small one. ”

The man didn't know whether he was drunk, or remembered the unbearable past, or missed the old lady who wanted to raise his son but didn't treat him, or even mourned the injustice of the world, he couldn't cry for a while, and it took a while to calm down, and then he continued to talk slowly.

"This is not the main thing, here, as long as you have the strength to do it, there is no shortage of work to do, and one person's contribution is enough to feed the family. And there are many opportunities here, the earlier you come, the more opportunities you have, and the more you earn relatively well, no one will come to beat your idea of wages, and it is better to earn more if you have that time. ”

Speaking of this, the man laughed self-deprecatingly again.

"There are a lot of jobs here, many of which have never appeared in the mainland, such as manpower agencies, domestic services, sanitation workers, etc., and there are quite a lot of new words. Especially the jobs provided by some government departments, the treatment is called a good one, not to mention the food, there are clothes to wear, bonuses and gifts during the New Year's holidays, and there is a salary for sick leave. ”

Song Yi listened to the man's description while distinguishing the authenticity of the content, and really didn't find anything abnormal. Besides, there is no need for auspicious people to put so much effort into him or them, he also thinks that auspiciousness is really good.

"If you can become an auspicious official lord, then you will be blessed, starting with at least two gold coins per month, and a better job is about five gold coins, at least two to ten times the salary of the foreign leader. ”

Speaking of salaries, the man looked forward to it.

Song Yi was puzzled and asked, "Why is there such a big difference?

The man sneered and said, "What is not convinced, if you are not convinced, you can leave Jixiang, and no one forces them to come." ”

This is a fact, if outsiders hate the poor and love the rich, and do things secretly, then it is really impossible to say.

The man continued: "Besides, today's auspiciousness was filled in with the hands and lives of the older generation of lords and the original group of followers, and it was done step by the current lord with foresight and foresight. What was this place in the first place? a land of ominousness, a land of curses, a wild land where a mouthful of salt had to be bought from the mainland, and what did outsiders do for auspiciousness at that time? Nothing, some just cynicism, some just indifference. Now that the auspiciousness is good, they will flock to it, and why should I put forward this condition and that demand? I know that people want to face trees and bark, so we have to speak and do things according to our conscience. ”

Song Yi was a little embarrassed by this sentence, and he was very much like the 'shameless' person in this man's mouth.

"So, do you see that there are any foreign leaders who complain that they have been treated unfairly in Jixiang? No, everyone has a scale in their hearts, and if they take 10,000 steps back, even if they are treated unfairly, it is a hundred times better than in the original territory. ”

"Drinking. Song Yi picked up the white ceramic bowl, touched the man and drank it all.

"You know the Battle of Dongshan, who would dare to violate the auspiciousness now with no interest in themselves? Look at the lake embankment in the north, it was not built for viewing, and the coal ships in the royal capital were not inspected in a proper manner, and they could only enter the Xingyao River after they were finished. ”

When Song Yi first got off the boat, he was shocked by the majestic embankment, and if he wanted to attack such a high wall in the lake, he could not fill it with human life.

There is another point that this man did not say, or it is not clear, the auspicious navy is very powerful, as Song Yi, who is fortunate to become the first opponent of the navy in actual combat, this memory will accompany him for a lifetime.

"Have you seen those academies built in the gathering area, tsk, this young master lord is generous, blessed are the mascots. Those gentlemen are all well-known Shilin students, and there are also great Confucians who give regular lectures, and tomorrow there will be a lecture at the Institute of Technology, which is said to be given by Dr. Wang Yi; and the day after tomorrow, there will be another lecture at Ji Normal University, which is the auspicious "Constitution" given by Professor Jiang Yan's law, and I plan to listen to it, at least I know what can and cannot be done, and if I accidentally make a mistake and am expelled because of this, I will die unjustly. ”

Song Yi became more and more curious, and asked, "This child can go to school regardless of class, and the poor and the poor can go to school?"

When the man heard that the other party had asked such a low-level question, he was immediately a little displeased.

As if he was already an auspicious person, he thought it was necessary to stand up and correct the name of auspiciousness, so he said with some seriousness: "There is no distinction between nobles and untouchables, and the law stipulates that everyone is treated equally, but there will be some potential divisions among the people, which will not affect unity." ”

"Oh, dude, let's hear it. Song Yi said curiously.

"Hey, it's nothing, in fact, those who have lived in auspiciousness for a period of time know that the first generation of mascots has the most noble status, and every grass, tree, flower and tree here is the fruit of their labor. In second place are the slaves bought by Jixiang, who work hard and diligently, and have made great efforts for the development of Jixiang, and they are the most supportive of Jixiang and diehard. In third place are the free immigrants some time ago, the number is not large, less than 10,000. The worst of all are those of us who came to settle down after the auspicious rise. ”

Song Yi was a little puzzled by the spontaneous ranking of the people, so he asked, "Why can even slaves be ranked second?"

"Hehe, it's actually very simple, they spend auspicious money to 'buy' and take the initiative to give the identity of the people, while we take the initiative to spend money to 'buy' the identity of auspicious, the priority is different. Besides, the auspicious government and the young master value these bought slaves more, and now they should be called temporary leaders, but they are about to turn positive, they are grateful to auspiciousness, and they work diligently, and it is difficult to betray auspiciousness. After the rise of auspiciousness, the outsiders are mainly greedy for the safe environment and material conditions of auspiciousness, and they do not have too deep feelings for auspiciousness for the time being, and they cannot talk about loyalty, otherwise why do so many outsiders stop at the checkpoint every day?"

Song Yi was speechless for a while, according to the other party's statement, his gang of 'barbarians' didn't even have the qualifications to enter the auspicious world, but why did that young man still 'co-opt' his own group of people?