Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

However, as soon as someone wanted to make a move, a large number of well-equipped soldiers drew their swords and glared at the surrounding crowd.

Looking at the gleaming sword, not only those who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble retreated, but also the refugees nearby who wanted to find out what was going on began to retreat.

At this time, a strong man walked out from the group of soldiers and shouted to the crowd: "We are here as a registration point for people who are migrating. Anyone who can meet the conditions for migration can go to the registration office nearby to register and get a number plate. , you can eat here.”

"In addition, my family has good moral character and has special care for children under ten years old. Anyone who has no relatives at home can come here to eat. If they can voluntarily sign up to go to Lingnan, my family will not refuse them."

"For those who want to sell their children, my family is also willing to accept them. All children, regardless of gender, as long as they are less than three years old and not more than 12 years old, will be purchased for one stone of grain."

"As for those children who are still in their infancy, as long as their mothers can sell themselves together, my family is also willing to buy them for 2 shi of grain."

"In addition, for those who are over the age limit and are willing to sell themselves, my family also has other arrangements. Anyone over 12 years old, regardless of gender, will be purchased at the price of 2 shi of grain or 10 taels of silver. , places are limited, first come, first served.”

The strong man finished what Chu Mo had told him in one breath, and ordered someone to post a notice on the side before retreating.

When the refugees on the side heard this, not only did no one come forward to sign up, but they began to become suspicious.

It’s not like no one came out to collect people before.

But those people are only interested in young, strong men and sweet-looking women. As for children, unless they are outstanding in appearance, they will never take a second look.

And the price they gave was only a small bag of corn at most. In their eyes, human life was simply worthless.

But at this migration point, not only do men and women have the same price, but they also want infants.

Therefore, in the eyes of the refugees, this place would be weird everywhere, if it weren't for the large number of officers and soldiers surrounding it to maintain public security, and the government's relief point next door.

I'm afraid the refugees will regard this place as a devil's cave and avoid it.

While the refugees were hesitating, a boy of thirteen or fourteen, holding a child of three or four in his arms, followed by two girls of seven or eight and a boy of five or six, walked tremblingly to the migration site. Click on the door.

He first saluted the soldier guarding the gate, and then said: "Master, our family is the only one left at home due to the snowstorm, but we don't have household registration. Can you please be accommodating and give it to my younger brothers and sisters?" A bite to eat.”

The officer guarding the gate glanced at the child in the boy's arms and the children behind him, waved his hand and said: "My master said that special things will be done, and you can all come in and eat and drink for free."

When the boy heard this, his eyes immediately turned red. He didn't care much, and directly pulled his brothers and sisters to kneel on the ground, and asked the officer to knock them down.

The force was so strong that just a few simple blows made the forehead red and swollen.

When the officer saw it, he immediately greeted the people around him, helped him up, and then said to the boy: "Don't thank me. These are all given by my family. If you want to thank me, you can thank my family in the future."

When the boy heard this, he immediately asked: "Sir, I don't know the name of my benefactor. We will definitely make a monument to his brother Li at home in the future."

The officer seemed to have been informed a long time ago and said loudly: "My lord is Mr. Chu Mochu, the prefect of Nanhai County and the county man of Nanhai County, who is known as the most benevolent person in the Tang Dynasty."

"During the severe drought before, my family also donated 200 million stones of grain to help the victims. He is kind-hearted and doesn't see the suffering of the people. Therefore, this time, he called me to help the victims."

"And in order that you will no longer encounter disasters in the future, I specifically request His Majesty the Emperor to move some people who are living in difficulty to his territory."

After hearing the officer's explanation, the surrounding victims began to talk one after another.

The previous severe drought in Guanzhong had long been rumored, and some people also knew that the imperial court had obtained a large amount of grain from somewhere so that it could provide relief to the victims.

When they heard what the officer said this time, they all suddenly realized.

At this time, a discordant voice came from the crowd and shouted: "Since you adults are so kind-hearted, why do you want me to sell myself to him? How is this different from other wealthy merchants?"

As soon as the voice came out, everyone fell silent and looked at the officer blankly, wanting to hear his explanation.

The officer smiled softly: It's coming, it's finally coming.

"Everyone, it is a lie that my master accepts people, but it is true that he gives you a chance to survive."

"Let me ask, how much did the other families who bought people pay? How much did my family pay?"

"What's more, my parents mainly take in homeless and helpless children and those who are not treated well by their families and are about to be pushed into the pit of fire."

"The reason why my lord pays a high price to recruit people is to give these people a way to survive. After you collect enough money to redeem yourself, my lord also promises to return you to freedom. If you all have opinions about this, then you deserve it." Live in the sound of water and fire.”

As soon as this was said, the refugees began to talk about it.

As for the boy before, after hearing the officer's words, his originally dull eyes suddenly burst into a light of hope.

He looked at the officer and said, "Sir, this boy Xue Li is willing to take his younger brother and sister and sell himself to a man from Chu County. Please recommend him to me."

The officer glanced at the boy named Xue Li and his brothers and sisters, nodded and said, "You are quite sensible."

"If you hadn't come here today, I'm afraid in this freezing cold weather, your family would have ended up buried in the snow."

He nodded and said to a soldier: "Take them to register, and then tell the steward that this is the first person to sign up here, so give me a good life arrangement."

After receiving the officer's order, the soldiers immediately took Xue Li and his younger brothers and sisters to register.

Seeing that the kid who went in before sold himself out, some people in the crowd started to make a move.

At this time, another discordant voice came: "Sir, if we sell ourselves to you, will the food we take back be taken back by you?"

As soon as the voice came out, the crowd that was about to move fell silent instantly, and they all looked at the officer expectantly.

The officer smiled slightly and shouted loudly: "My lord has said that you have exchanged your freedom for these foods, and the right to dispose of them naturally belongs to you. If you want to touch these foods without your consent, you have to ask Pass the long knife in our hands and see if it answers."