The crowd continued to talk, and some people actually whistled to express their inner dissatisfaction.

Seeing that the yard was showing signs of getting out of control, the housekeeper at the door turned his head nervously to look.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Guo Dazhuang hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop it, and said loudly: "Grandma Sun is right, you can't be a man without conscience, we didn't have such a good food before, everyone hurry up and eat well and rest, and we have to work tomorrow!" ”

As he spoke, he gave a few familiar friends a look, signaling that the two housekeepers at the door were watching.

Several people understood and chimed in: "Everyone, don't make trouble, eat well." ”

The more than 20 people in this courtyard are basically looking at Guo Dazhuang's horse, seeing that the leading few people have turned off the fire, the others dare not make any more trouble, and they all eat silently with peace of mind, they are all from the same village, most of them are surnamed Guo, so they are more united than ordinary people.

As soon as they finished eating, everyone returned to their rooms, and a large bunk that could sleep more than 20 people was built with three rooms.

Guo Dazhuang locked the door, walked to the corner mysteriously, beckoned, signaled everyone to come over, and everyone surrounded him.

Guo Dazhuang said to one of the thin men: "Erzhu, go to the door to control the wind!" ”

The thin man understood and took the order.

Seeing that everyone was around, Guo Dazhuang frowned and said softly: "Tell everyone, is what the kid said today true?" ”

One of the half-old men said, "The child probably won't lie, and besides, there is no need for him to deliberately come to lie to us." ”

Everyone nodded, and a middle-aged man said: "Second Uncle is right, but it's a little strange, why does our owner go to Laiyang, but he doesn't have to abide by the rules of King Xing and give us silver?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all shook their heads in confusion.

The old man said: "Maybe our owner is powerful and has collusion with the government?" ”

This time, some people nodded in agreement, and some people disagreed, a thin man said: "This time the second uncle may have guessed wrong, maybe the owner is sneaky, and the government doesn't know at all, don't you see that there are usually family members guarding the gate of the yard?" ”

One person hurriedly echoed and said, "Tianming is right, otherwise why would you guard us, are you afraid that we won't be able to sue the official?" ”

As soon as he said this, everyone nodded one after another, and there were more people in favor, one of them said: "What Tiancheng said makes sense, didn't the kid say it just now, if you go to sue the official, what you say is if, presumably no one takes the initiative to sue the official, and it is not easy for the government to know whether the owner has given money to his subordinates, how can the government check this matter?" It's not like a family to ask, and if you ask, you may not get the truth, and the owners don't lie desperately to stop it? ”

Everyone suddenly realized, and someone suddenly proposed, "This owner's heart is too dark, and Daxing has such a rule and doesn't tell us, so we will go to sue the official!" ”

Suddenly, several more people proposed to sue the official.

The second uncle laughed and said: "Since ancient times, the official and merchant family, I think you should not be impulsive, in case it is sold by the government, the owner will not give us good fruits to eat when you come back!" ”

When everyone heard this, their enthusiasm immediately subsided and they died down.

There are still a few people who disagree, holding on to the psychology of luck, one of them said: "What if it happens, there is not a single poor person on this street, and it is impossible for the government not to do things, and all officials and businessmen collude." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone ignited hope again, and the two groups of people became arguing.

Guo Dazhuang didn't speak, he waved his hand at this time, everyone suddenly quieted down, Guo Dazhuang whispered: "Let's sue the official, I'm afraid of collusion between officials and businessmen, don't forget, what we made, that's a musket!" If you want to say that there is no one in the government, it is impossible, don't sue the official, we came to the treasure land, but we can't make money, we can only mix a full meal, everyone is unwilling, now the plan, I think the best way is to escape, as long as you don't get caught by the owner, Daxing is so big, and so rich, where to find a job is not to do? ”

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, this is a good way to compromise, and they agreed in unison, only the second uncle still had concerns, and said: "But what if there is someone in the government who is in the government and issues a wanted warrant?" When the time comes, no matter how big it is, no one will dare to take us in. ”

When everyone heard this, it was as if they had fallen from the clouds to the bottom of the valley and were poured a basin of cold water.

Guo Dazhuang was in his chest, and said with a smile: "Erbo is too worried, just now that kid said, even they are not the people of Daxing, then we are not, since we are not the people of Daxing, the government will not register for us, how can we be wanted?" ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, this kind of unbelievable thing, no one thought of it at all.

"Yes, no wonder we came to Daxing, and only signed an employment contract with the owner in Tongzhou, but Tongzhou is now the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and there are no procedures at all when we come to Daxing, and we don't even need to guide the road to come in."

One person suddenly realized, and everyone felt that this word was impeccable, and nodded one after another.

The second uncle was stunned, he was also well-informed in his life, and he had experienced the two imperial courts of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, and it was really unheard of for such strange rules in Daxing, so he didn't think about it for a while, and after Guo Dazhuang mentioned it, everything made sense.

So he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, in this case, people die for money, birds die for food, we bet on this, it's a big deal to be caught and beaten by the owner, it's not that we have to continue to work, the owner is so stingy, even pickles have to be saved, I think he caught us and we are reluctant to kill." ”

Everyone nodded in unison, and Guo Dazhuang said: "In this case, everyone will pack up their things first, and wait until midnight, we will tie up the family, and then steal some food to run, so that we can use it on the road." ”

Everyone agreed and went to work.

In the middle of the night, Guo Dazhuang took the three sturdiest men and touched the door in the dark night, and the two housekeepers guarding the door were drowsy, standing on wooden sticks and napping, in groups of two, and quietly touched the past.

The four of them moved at the same time, one covered his mouth and clasped his hands, and one firmly held his legs.

The two housekeepers were sleeping hazy, and they were suddenly restrained, trying to make a sound, and their mouths were also covered, and they were so frightened that they panicked.

After a while, he was tied up like a bundle of rice dumplings, and his mouth was blocked with rags and thrown into the firewood room.

Guo Dazhuang concocted the same method, and restrained Grandma Sun and the guy who was cooking, and everyone ran into the warehouse, took a dozen catties of grain each, and quietly went out of the door while the night was dark.

The streets were deserted, and from time to time there were a few cat meows.

The crowd walked nervously, and until the gate of the city, they did not meet a single passerby.

The soldiers guarding the gate stood upright, with ten men on each side, two small flags in the middle, each carrying a musket on his back, and a long knife straddling his waist, and the gate of the city was full of lanterns, which illuminated the road very brightly.

When everyone saw this posture, they were a little weak-hearted, but at this time, they couldn't retreat, so they had to bite the bullet.

"Stop! Get checked! ”

A small flag blocked the way, and with a wave of his hand, five soldiers came up.

And they all stood still, not daring to move.

The soldiers touched them one by one, checking whether they had contraband on their bodies, very carefully, and did not even let go of the grain bags, and everyone was even more nervous, and fine beads of sweat oozed from Guo Dazhuang's forehead.

Fortunately, the soldiers did not notice anything unusual, and the five of them retreated to their original positions in a neat line, standing straight like wooden men without squinting.

Guo Dazhuang breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Master Jun, can you go?" ”

The little flag squinted at Guo Dazhuang, and suddenly said, "You guys stole out of the Fan family's workshop, right?" ”

Everyone was trembling with fright, Guo Dazhuang was even more cold in his back, he didn't know how to answer, he looked nervously left and right, as if he was looking for a way to escape.

That Xiaoqi laughed and said, "Don't be nervous, we won't care about this kind of thing, but I'm curious, how bad the treatment given by the Fan family is, you are all poor like this." ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Guo Dazhuang said boldly: "Master Huijun, do you have a rule in Daxing that if you find someone to work, the monthly salary shall not be less than one tael of silver?" ”

Xiaoqi nodded and said, "There is indeed such a rule. ”

Guo Dachang was overjoyed and said: "But the owner didn't give us a penny of monthly salary, just the rice, not even pickles, do you think we should run?" ”

Xiao Qi's mouth couldn't open in surprise after hearing this, and said, "It's so dark?" ”

Another Xiaoqi came over at this time and said to Xiaoqi: "Lao Zhang, don't make trouble, the Fan family's affairs can't be managed, tell them to leave quickly." ”

When Xiaoqi heard this, he seemed a little nervous, and hurriedly said to Guo Dazhuang: "You guys go quickly, it's better to run far, go to Dengzhou or Weihai, that is the earliest territory in Daxing, and the monthly salary is higher, don't be caught by the people of the Fan family, in Daxing, no one dares to take care of the Fan family's affairs." ”

Guo Dazhuang felt that he still wanted to ask for an understanding, and said, "Why? Does the Fan family have any backstage? ”

Lao Zhang said with a smile: "Hehe, why, I heard that the owner of your Fan family doesn't need to report when you go to see King Xing, but don't worry, many people in Daxing are as poor as you, as long as you are not caught by the Fan family, no one will be embarrassed for you." ”

Guo Dazhuang was in a cold sweat when he heard this, hurriedly said goodbye, and hurried out of the city with everyone and disappeared into the night.

Everyone walked fast in the night, and suddenly the air became sweet.

"I really didn't expect it, this Daxing military master is so easy to speak, I was worried just now, will we embarrass us if we don't have money to send them."

The second uncle said excitedly.

Guo Tianming said: "It's still a big brother who is smart, but fortunately we didn't report to the official, otherwise we would definitely not be able to leave." ”

Guo Erzhu asked: "Brother Zhuang, do you think it's better for us to go to Weihai or Dengzhou?" ”

Guo Tianzhuang didn't know the bottom in his heart, he was not familiar with these two places, thought about it, and said: "It's better to go to Weihai, it's more remote, the Fan family is not easy to find us." ”

Everyone had more confidence in Guo Dazhuang at this time, and agreed in unison.

After walking for most of the night, after dawn, I walked on a field, it was almost winter, the fields were very neat, green and full of rape, but there were no people, because it was not the farming season.

In front of it was a village, and at this time the smoke was curling, and everyone soon arrived at the entrance of the village, and an old man stood at the entrance of the village, watching everyone arrive from a distance, just waiting there, with a smile on his face.

Seeing Guo Dazhuang approaching, he hurriedly beckoned and said, "Everyone, wait!" ”

Guo Dazhuang felt strange, stopped, and asked, "Uncle, is there something wrong?" ”

The old man was wearing a cyan robe and said, "Everyone, are you here to look for work, our lord is recruiting tenants, why don't you come to the village to have a look?" ”

When Guo Dazhuang heard this, he was a little curious, and he wanted to see how the treatment was in this Daxing Zhuangzi, so he asked: "What are the conditions?" ”

The old man laughed and said: "Our lord only collects five layers of rent, and the taxes are paid for you, and the remaining five layers are your own, farm tools, ploughing cattle, and housing are all ready-made, and the seeds of the first year and the rations before the autumn harvest can be lent to you first!" ”

Everyone gathered around, and they were taken aback when they heard it, they were all farming, so they naturally knew it.

"So high?"

Some people have already cheered in a low voice, in Tongzhou, the rent plus taxes are also above the sixth floor, no wonder it is said that Daxing money is easy to make, and it is really not built.

The old man hurriedly said: "Yes, the treatment is definitely better than in other places, and our old man is also very good, and he usually takes good care of the tenants." ”

Guo Dazhuang asked: "But we heard that Daxing has a rule that the monthly salary shall not be less than one tael of silver, and you, a tenant, will probably only have less than six coins of silver if you count it in a month, and if you have five layers, right?" ”

The old man hurriedly said: "You are talking about hired labor, tenants do not have to work in the field for several months a year, and they can also go to the city to find work when the farm is slack. ”

Everyone calculated in their hearts, and on the whole, their monthly income was more than one or two, and they all agreed with the old man's words.

Guo Tianzhuang smiled and said: "Thank you for your advice, we are going to Weihai to find work, so we will leave." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left.

The old man was suddenly anxious, and hurriedly beckoned, shouting: "The whole Daxing is at this price, everyone, go into Zhuangzi and take a look?" ”

The crowd didn't stop, they just smiled at him.

I met a lot of Zhuangzi along the way, and when I saw them, someone would come to ask, maybe their tattered clothes exposed their identities, and they all knew that they were looking for work.

Everyone is also more and more confident, even if they can't find a job for a hired worker, they can find a Zhuangzi to be a tenant and earn a good income, and they don't worry about finding it at all, they are all rushing to get someone.

Today's Daxing, the big landlords have almost all become nationals, the land belongs to Daxing, operated by Daxing, with official support, it is much easier to recruit tenants, these robbers are basically small landlords, they have to raise the treatment of tenants to the same level as Daxing in order to compete with Daxing.

Finally, they arrived in Weihai, the city gate is similar to Laiyang, there are also two small flags guarding the door, but there are more pedestrians in and out, a table is set up at the city gate, and two people type the word "hired worker" in a big way.

Seeing everyone, one person shouted: "The Maritime Safety Bureau is working, come and take a look!" ”

As soon as he heard the name, he felt that it was an agency of the government, and Guo Dazhuang took the lead without hesitation.

"Two masters, what are you hiring?"

One of them said: "Hire people here to build a city, a monthly salary of one or two, including food and housing, no requirements, just the right age, as long as it is a man." ”

Another person said: "Let's come to my side first, the shipyard recruits, and the monthly salary is one or two halves, but you have to know some technology, it is best to be a craftsman, and food and accommodation are also all-inclusive!" ”

Guo Tianda is overjoyed, it seems that he has come to the right place, this treatment is almost the monthly salary level of ordinary officials in the Ming or Qing Dynasty.

"This big brother, we all worked in the musket workshop, are we considered craftsmen?"

The man was dumbfounded, looked at the group of more than twenty people with his mouth wide open, and asked, "Are you all here?" ”

Guo Dazhuang and the others nodded hurriedly.

"Of course forget it, register first, follow me all in a while, try for seven days first, how about going to repair the city if it doesn't work? The two are very close and convenient! ”

The man asked, squinting.

The people of Guojiazhuang didn't need to discuss, they agreed without hesitation, Guo Tianzhuang breathed a sigh of relief, he finally made the right bet and found a way to make money.

Two of the hired men left one, and the other took everyone into the city, and when they came in, they also did a simple inspection, this time faster than in Laiyang.

Before entering the city, a bunch of coachmen surrounded him, at least more than a dozen people, and they all shouted: "Boss Bai, I'm coming!" ”

"And me!"

Many people were afraid that he would not see it, so they raised their hands high, "And me!" ”

Boss Bai frowned, and ordered four carriages casually, and those who were ordered couldn't close their mouths with smiles, and those who were not ordered were all depressed.

More than 20 people got into the car and went through the city.

At this time, everyone's hearts are settled, and they begin to look at the scenery in the city with interest, the city is not big, but it is extremely prosperous, on the streets, there are many shops, the traffic is busy, the pedestrians look richer than the people of Laiyang City, not to mention the new clothes, the shoes are not only available to everyone, but also have a variety of patterns.

Guo Dazhuang saw a "Daxing Inn" again, just one street, there are already four shops called Daxing, there were Daxing Qianzhuang, Daxing Buzhuang, Daxing Grain Store, and the business is particularly hot.

Feeling a little strange, I asked Boss Bai in the carriage, "Boss Bai, why are there so many shops called Daxing on this street?" ”

Boss Bai smiled and said, "These are all opened by the imperial court, how can ordinary people dare to take such a name when they open a store!" ”

Guo Dazhuang was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect the imperial court in Daxing to open a shop, which is really a bit strange.

"The imperial court still has a shop?"

Everyone in the car reacted in the same way.

Boss Bai looked like a hillbilly, acted as a guide, and said proudly: "What's so strange, the earliest citizens of Daxing went to the streets to sell goods." ”

As soon as he heard about the people, Guo Dazhuang became interested and asked: "Boss Bai, I have heard before that it is difficult to be a citizen of Daxing, what is going on, are you a citizen of Daxing?" ”

Boss Bai looked proud, and said: "That's not called the people, it's called the people, I'm a second-class citizen, and I can be regarded as a citizen, and the gap between it and the real people is still very big." ”

It was the first time that Guo Dazhuang and the others had heard of second-class nationals, and this time they were even more confused, and asked, "Boss Bai, what's going on with these second-class nationals?" ”

Boss Bai laughed and said: "A second-class citizen means that someone in the family is a Daxing national, and he can automatically become a second-class national, which is not much different from you, that is, he can have priority to enter the Daxing Imperial Court to do things." ”

Guo Dazhuang gasped when he heard this, and said: "Boss Bai, you are too modest, this is not the same as a famous scholar, it is not much different!" ”

Boss Bai smiled, "It's not that exaggerated, it's also based on ability, it's generally a small position, like me, I'm in charge of recruitment in the Maritime Safety Bureau, isn't it just a foreman." ”