Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

Noon the next day

The spies were brought to the stage. Below the stage gathered ordinary people and refugees from Los Angeles. They stared at the stage and whispered about something, their voices full of confusion.

"What happened? His clothes look familiar. He seems to be from Los Angeles. He must have committed a crime and was arrested. He is going to be beheaded. I think he must have committed a serious crime. Ask them if anyone knows anything."

"Shh, don't talk nonsense, the adults will definitely tell you."

Wang Meng saw that the audience was crowded with people, so he stood up and said a few words with his inner strength: "Everyone, these people are spies hidden among the people of Luo City. Fortunately, they were discovered in time, and they didn't have time to spread any news."

"In the future, if anyone finds someone who is not right, please report it immediately. If they are really spies, each person will be rewarded with one or two taels of silver. There is no upper limit. Qiguo is our home, and we must protect it together."

"If someone with bad intentions comes, they will surely die miserably. Take a good look and don't act rashly. Otherwise, if you are caught, I will not let you go..."

The spies hiding in the dark lowered their eyes and dared not look up, for fear that they would be discovered something was wrong. The people of Qi were simply monsters. So many of them came, but they disappeared without anyone noticing.

It turned out that they were all caught, and they didn't even know where they were exposed or where they were. Their intuition told them that Qi State must be hiding a huge secret, but they just couldn't find it, the damn Qi people.

Wang Meng winked at the prefect, who nodded slightly, picked up the sign and threw it out, his voice cold and majestic: "Kill without mercy!"

The knife fell, blood gushed out, and heads rolled on the stage, frightening the people below the stage so much that they turned their faces away, some not daring to watch. When the refugees in Los Angeles saw this scene, they felt even more frightened.

"Everyone, don't be afraid. As long as you work hard, Qiguo will protect every citizen. If you have ulterior motives, there is only one end waiting for these people, and that is death."

After killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, Wang Meng had the body dragged away, burned into charcoal and then buried. As for the blood on the stage, someone naturally cleaned it up and sprinkled lime powder on it to sterilize it.

Everyone looked at the busy people in white. They were the girls who treated them before. They didn't expect that the military doctor of Qi State would allow women to come. It was really special.

Someone looked at their stunned expressions and said proudly: "How about it, have you discovered that Qiguo is better than your Luocheng? Women here have a high status and can also leave their homes and work in workshops to earn money."

"If you are brave enough, you can become a military doctor. After working for ten years, when you reach the age, you can retire and wait for the court to provide for your retirement. It is said that the retirement house is very beautiful and is already under construction."

The people of Luocheng looked at the person who was speaking, dumbfounded: "The imperial court provides for the elderly? How is this possible? That would require a lot of money, food, and manpower. How can the imperial court of Qi be like this?"

The people of Yancheng looked proud and raised their chins: "Only Qiguo is like this. These are all proposed by the Lord. Oh, that is, our eldest princess. She is our god. You won't understand."

...The eldest princess? It was incredible that a woman could have such prestige among the common people. Could the person who took them in be the eldest princess? As a member of the royal family, why could she be so kind to the people?

He patted his arm and said with a smile: "Brother, in Qi State, the more you work, the more you get. As long as you work hard, you won't have to worry about food and drink, and you can earn money. If you grow crops, the additional tax is only 30%, and the people can keep 70%."

"Ah, the officials won't plunder, right? Can the last 70% really be left in the hands of the people?"

"Of course. Last year, my family planted ten acres of land. After paying 30% in taxes, we sold the remaining 70% for silver. After we kept the seeds for ourselves, the remaining amount was enough for our whole family to eat and drink for a year. We don't have to worry about anything. We will be well fed."

The people of Luo City stared with their eyes wide open, stunned and muttering, "How is it possible? How can those in power be so kind? If they only ask for 30% of the tax, then the treasury of the court will be empty. It's unbelievable..."

The man from Yancheng laughed and said mysteriously, "Don't worry, the imperial court will not be short of food. As for why, I can't tell you. For now, you are not citizens of Qi. When you have the identity of Qi in the future, you will naturally know."

"Well, thank you for telling me so much."

"You're welcome. I've said what I can say and what I can't say. I won't say a single word. Qiguo is our home. If the enemy really comes, we will definitely take up arms to protect our own home and never regret it until we die!"

The people of Luocheng looked at them with determined eyes and felt sad. When Yun Kingdom attacked Luocheng, they hid at home in order to survive, but in the end, they still couldn't escape.

The people of Qi State are truly extraordinary.

*

After everyone went back, the old man gathered them together to discuss the next arrangements. They had been here for more than ten days and could not just sit there waiting and doing nothing, eating and drinking for free. They really could not stand it.

The old man was already eighty years old, the oldest among them. He spoke with a natural tone, coughed twice, and raised his voice.

"Everyone, I think we can't just eat and drink for free. We have to do something, even if it's just helping them clean up the horse manure, chopping hay, and cooking hay. Anyway, we can't just do nothing."

"What the clan leader said is true. I asked before, and someone said that the workshop will be built soon. Once it is built, we will be allowed to work there. We will be paid monthly, and food and drink will be provided."

"Ah, Gousheng, what are you talking about? This is all true."

The middle-aged man who was called Gousheng twitched his lips when he heard that and retorted, "My name is Lin Ergou, not Gousheng. Don't call me that in the future. It's really too ugly. Also, before the workshop is built, we can go make charcoal."

"That person told me that if we can make charcoal, we can sell it directly to them. He gave us ten coins for a pound of charcoal, which is a good price. Chief, how about we do this business for a living?"

Before the old man could speak, another person came forward and said excitedly: "I heard that there is a shop that specializes in finding casual jobs. If you want to do it, just go to the shop and choose. You will be paid after the work is done. I think this job is doable."

"Yes, yes, there is also the work of paving the road..."

After they finished speaking, the old man wrote it down with charcoal and began to divide the work. In the end, all the money they earned was pooled together to buy what they needed for the cold winter. Everyone must unite so that they can better survive the cold winter.

"Those on the list, find work to earn money. As for the kids, go to the horse farm to find work. The rest, go into the forest to chop firewood and bring it back to make charcoal."