The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 174 Shave!
What the head of the Ji family said made sense, and the gentry present couldn't help but ponder it.

Now the righteous army has not yet defeated the real gold thieves, so its reputation is not yet well-known. I don’t know how many heroes from all directions are still watching. Once the real gold thieves are defeated by the righteous army, heroes from all directions will come to surrender, and many gentry will come here upon hearing the news.

By then, would their small family in a small county still want to compete with those scholarly families with hundreds of years of heritage?

I'm afraid I can't even squeeze through the threshold of the prince's mansion.

The Ji family patriarch said, "Now that things have come to this, there's no need to hesitate. Menghan!"

Ji Menghan, the eldest son of the Ji family, immediately stepped forward and asked, "What are your instructions, father?"

The head of the Ji family said, "You must leave immediately and go to Jimo County to meet the prince. Tell him that my family is willing to contribute all our wealth to help him fight against the Jin. You are well-read and have great ambitions. You are willing to serve the prince and put all your knowledge to use."

The other gentry immediately understood what was going on. This meant they were asking their sons to take all their wealth and buy a position from the prince. How simple and crude...

But on second thought, this simple and crude method might not be a bad idea.

In these troubled times, what use is family wealth?
It would be better to use this wealth to plan for the future.

A fat country gentleman stood up and said, "My family will go too."

"I'm going to my house too!"

"And me!"

Yue Wenxuan couldn't help but smile when he saw this: "Very good, this is exactly the effect we want!" After this effect is released, the rebel army will naturally be able to obtain more and more talents.

Turn your attention away from this group...

When I returned to the county government office, I saw Li Cui and Wang Hong sitting outside the office, preparing to meet Madam Gong Er and "Master Yue".

Yue Wenxuan was "resting in the room", and Madam Gong Er had no idea about "how to deal with the prisoners", so she didn't dare to meet them directly. She delayed time and asked them to wait outside, hoping to talk to them after the "True Lord" woke up.

Yue Wenxuan smiled slightly, possessed himself in his own figurine, got up from the bed, and walked into the hall of the county government office.

Madam Gong Er smiled and said, "Ah, the True Lord is here. Li Cui and Wang Hong have been waiting outside for a long time. I told them to wait until Master Yue wakes up before meeting him."

Yue Wenxuan smiled: "Okay, let them in now."

After a while, Li Cui and Wang Hong came in. Both of them had their heads hung down and were quite nervous. After all, these days, there are many people who don't keep their words. People like them could be dragged out and chopped to pieces at any time.

Yue Wenxuan smiled gently at them: "Don't be afraid! I always keep my word."

Li Cui and Wang Hong were overjoyed.

Yue Wenxuan: "That night, General Wang and I agreed that accepting your surrender doesn't mean your sins are washed away. You must undergo forced labor!"

Wang Hong and Li Cui responded simultaneously, "Of course, of course! Please make sure we do labor reform. As long as we don't have to fight on the battlefield, we'll do anything."

Madam Gong Er laughed and scolded: "You are aware of your own strength."

The two laughed awkwardly: "If we go to the battlefield like this, we will die after fighting two tough battles. We know this."

Yue Wenxuan: "Alright! Then you go directly to the labor camp and take all your soldiers with you. I appoint you two as prisoner group leaders in the labor camp, responsible for managing the other prisoners. From now on, the two thousand prisoners will be managed by you two. You will lead them to work and help them turn their bad ways back to good. You will not be short of food, clothing, and daily necessities, and I will ensure that you live like human beings. After a year or two, depending on your labor results, you will be granted civilian status. At that time, you will be free to decide what you want to do."

The two were overjoyed. This time, their lives were truly saved.

"Go!" Yue Wenxuan waved his hand.

Wang Hong suddenly said, "Master Yue, I have a request."

Yue Wenxuan: “Oh?”

Wang Hong: "I...I...I want to shave off all my hair and make it a bald head. Please allow me, Master Yue."

"What?" Yue Wenxuan was stunned, thinking to himself: What does it have to do with me what your hairstyle looks like?
But when he thought about it carefully, he realized that Wang Hong had been oppressed by the Jin thieves for too long and had become accustomed to the fact that "his hairstyle is not his own, but is controlled by the person holding the knife."

How miserable! Yue Wenxuan waved his hand and said, "Okay, I allow it!"

Wang Hong was overjoyed: "Thank you, Master Yue, wuwu..." He suddenly burst into tears: "Thank you so much, Master Yue... wuwu... My hairstyle... finally looks like a normal one."

Yue Wenxuan: “…”

Madam Gong Er: “…”

Wang Hong couldn't wait to find a barber. He took out a small knife and handed it to Li Cui: "Brother Li, please do me a favor and shave off all my hair."

Li Cui: "I'm not good at this craft."

Wang Hong: "You don't need to be good at it, just shave it hard. I won't blame you if you get your hair cut."

Li Cui: "..."

Okay! I need help with this.

He picked up the knife and shaved Wang Hong's head bald in front of Yue Wenxuan and Gong Erniang.

Wang Hong looked at himself in Li Cui's breast goggles. His scalp was shiny and there wasn't a single hair on it. This was much better than the baldness in front and back and the Mediterranean baldness. He couldn't help but put his hands on his hips and laughed wildly towards the sky: "Hahahaha, I finally look like a human being."

Li Cui: "Brother Wang, can you shave it for me too? Although I don't mind my hairstyle as much as you do, I still think you look better this way."

Wang Hong: "Come on, come on, brother, let me help you."

He also shaved his head vigorously, and in an instant, Li Cui's head was also shaved bald.

The two of them looked at each other and grinned.

Thank Yue Wenxuan and quickly return to the camp.

Yue Wenxuan returned to the outside of the sand table and looked down at them to see if they would go to the labor camp obediently.

But the two men returned to the barracks, brought their soldiers, and soon arrived at the labor camp, where they met the 800 Han soldiers who had been captured earlier.

Now there were a total of two thousand people gathered in the labor camp, all of whom were Han soldiers from Hebei who had surrendered.

Wang Hong waved his hand and shouted, "Brothers, look at the heads of Laozi and Brother Li."

The soldiers looked closely and saw that both of their generals had shaved heads, and then they instantly understood something.

Wang Hongdao: "I just want to ask you one question, do you want to come together?"

Without a second thought, the soldiers all said in unison: "The general has shaved his head, so we should follow him."

"Okay! Shave it all off."

Wang Hong waved his hand and said, "All two thousand of us in the battalion will become bald monks."

The soldiers helped each other, you helped me shave, I helped you shave.

It didn't take long before the entire camp had two thousand men and two thousand bald heads.

Everyone, you touch my head, I touch your head, and suddenly we burst into laughter.

This is so great, it makes me look like a human being.

They were the first group of prisoners. Later, no matter who entered the labor camp, when they saw the bald heads everywhere, they didn't know what to do. In order not to be conspicuous, they followed their predecessors and quickly shaved their heads.

The custom of shaving one's head in labor camps was passed down in this way.

(End of this chapter)