Water Margin people

Chapter 1246 Entering the City

At dusk, stalls appeared on the main streets of Tokyo, displaying rosters copied from Tokyo government offices.

The gong sounded, and the cavalrymen walked around the streets shouting. They were registered according to the area they lived in. Each person was paid five hundred, regardless of age or sex. Outsiders went to the gate of the inner city to register.

The people were hiding in their homes and shivering. They were waiting in fear, praying that the massacre would not affect them.

But the city was quiet, there were no riots or massacres at all, only the shouts of registration and payment of money were waiting.

At first, the people did not believe that such a good thing could happen. They had only paid taxes, money and food in various names throughout their lives. When would the government pay them money?

The shouts and gongs kept going, and finally someone plucked up the courage to open the door. These were truly extremely poor families, with almost no food for the night and five hundred yuan per head. This was a temptation they couldn't refuse.

As the first people registered their change, the news quickly spread, and people were no longer afraid and went out with their families to register and receive money.

The merchants who do business have nothing to fear after seeing them. The change of dynasties has nothing to do with them. Anyway, someone else is the emperor. Who should kneel down?

But the city may be closed for several days. The people have money and they will definitely buy a lot. Then their businesses should open their doors to make money. At this time, if they open their doors late, the money will be taken away by others.

However, merchants were told to balance prices and sell everything at normal prices, and malicious price increases would not be punished.

Moreover, Qi has opened special stalls to sell necessities such as grain and salt at low prices.

"How's it going? Look, isn't it getting lively again?"

Sun Lei pointed to the lanterns that had just come on, and there was an endless stream of pedestrians, and the scene of vendors shouting and inviting people to sell appeared again.

"It's really amazing, I admire you!"

Li Gang held his hands in front of Sun Lei with conviction and said, "He is really convinced. Sun Lei has understood people's hearts."

"Haha, as the saying goes, everything in the world is for profit; everything in the world is for profit. After all, people have to eat in life!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

The population count was done very quickly. Sun Lei led people to the gate of the inner city. The list had already been counted. Only people who were stranded in the city from other places were registering. However, after registration, they had to enter the inner city and wait until all the people were counted before leaving the city.

"Your Majesty, the census is almost done. There is only one person from outside the country who has not yet been counted!"

Shi Qian handed over a roster.

"Li Gang, you are staying behind in Tokyo. You should know how many people there are in Tokyo, right?"

Sun Lei asked Li Gang with a smile.

This sentence stopped Li Gang. As a stay-at-home in Tokyo, he naturally wanted to know the population, but he didn't know what Sun Lei meant.

"Population exceeds one million people!"

Li Gang finally answered.

"Haha, a million? The list says there are only 891,711 locals in Tokyo."

Sun Lei raised the roster in his hand.

"There are always people who dare not go out!"

Li Gang said, he didn't believe that everyone would open the door and come out to register. Let alone the current "war and chaos", even in the peaceful and prosperous times, some people would not come to register.

"You're not right. I'm not counting each household individually. I'm dividing Tokyo into a grid. Twenty households are grouped into a group. I'm going to make a unified inquiry to ensure that everyone around them is counted. The local population in Tokyo is only so large. All those millions are just self-deception.”

Sun Lei said.

"You didn't give such an order just now!"

Li Gang's expression changed. Tokyo has been a bit chaotic in the past two years. There are many people who have left their hometowns, but he and he never expected that Tokyo would lose so many people. You must know that Tokyo had a population of more than 1.5 million at its peak, making it truly the largest city in the world. city.

"You want me to explain such a small thing in detail? Then what have I become? All I want is the result, they are the ones who handle the matter."

Sun Lei looked at Li Gang and asked with a smile. These words made Li Gang and others stunned. Only then did they understand what Sun Lei meant. Sun Lei just wanted results. As for the method, it was for his subordinates to think of it. It is not the job of a superior to figure out a solution in every detail. of.

It's just that Li Gang and others didn't expect that such a perfect method was actually thought up by someone under Sun Lei after receiving the order.

Sun Lei led everyone into the inner city. At this time, the inner city had turned into a sea of ​​lanterns, especially the Royal Street, which was full of lanterns. There were many pedestrians looking at the colorful lanterns on the street.

When the people on the street saw Sun Lei coming, they all knelt down and kowtowed, shouting "Long live Sun Lei".

"Today is the Lantern Festival. I'm sorry to disturb you fellow villagers, but it's okay now. Everything is as usual. To make tonight's lantern festival more lively, there are lantern riddles on the lanterns in the inner city today. Whoever guesses correctly can go and receive a small gift, which is considered a gift. A little bit of my thoughts.”

Sun Lei looked at the people kneeling on the ground and smiled and said, since you want to win people's hearts, then do it more thoroughly.

"Long live!"

The people even shouted joyfully. The people in Tokyo had already seen the generosity of the new emperor. To them, the emperor's small favors were like nectar from heaven.

Sun Lei led the people to the gate of the imperial city while shouting long live.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Jiasui and Chai Jin led people to greet Sun Lei at the palace gate.

The palace was also brightly lit at this time, and Chai Jin took out all the decorations from the palace warehouse.

"What? You won't go in again?"

Sun Lei looked at Li Gang and others who were not moving and asked.

"We are the subjects of a subjugated country and losers. We are not qualified to drink with the victors!"

Master Zhong opened his mouth and said.

"Since you are a loser, you have no right to choose. You must be a qualified loser! Don't ruin my fun!"

Sun Lei looked at Zhong Shidao and others and said, there was a hint of coldness in his words. This coldness made Zhong Shidao, a warrior on the battlefield, feel a chill down his spine unconsciously.

Everyone swallowed. At this moment, they finally understood how terrifying Sun Lei was. So far, Sun Lei had not killed anyone, but it did not mean that Sun Lei could not kill people. Even if Sun Lei wanted to massacre the city, the soldiers would obey orders.

"Just know how to obey!"

Seeing that no one was speaking, Sun Lei laughed again and looked at the palace again.

"Don't be so exaggerated!"

Sun Lei looked at the palace at this time. The entire palace floor was covered with blankets, lanterns were hung everywhere, and various exquisite ornaments were placed on the roadside.

"Your Majesty, tonight is the Lantern Festival banquet, so naturally it should be more luxurious!"

Chai Jin said with a smile.

"Then let's go in and see!"

Sun Lei knew that Chai Jin must have arranged this, and he was also curious about what kind of extravagant banquet Chai Jin would prepare.

The entire square of Daqing Hall was filled with tables and chairs, just like a Liangshan banquet.

"Haha, not bad, the location is enough!"

Sun Lei looked at the seats and nodded with satisfaction. He didn't care how extravagant it was, but the seats must be enough for the brothers.

"Don't worry, brother, we can also have a banquet here!"

Chai Jin said with a smile.