The eldest daughter of the peasant family just wants to start a career

Mu Zhixu also looked over, there were quite a few people around Yuzhou City, about a few hundred people, all crowded at the gate of the city.

It seems that the clothes of these people should be refugees from the north just like them.

Some of them are better and some are worse.

There are also two sheds at the gate of the city, where the servants of the big families in the city are serving porridge or steamed buns.

"Brother Mu, please take a look at the carriage for me. I'll go ahead and check the situation."

Lu Yangjin said, he ran forward as he said that, he seemed to want to see what the officers and soldiers at the gate of the city were doing, and asked the people around to see if they could get some news.

Mu Zhixu originally wanted to go by herself, after all, she was the one who went to inquire about the news before, but she didn't expect that someone would snatch her in front of her this time.

But that's okay, she saves trouble.

The carriage stopped not far from the gate of the city.

There are also some horse carts, donkey carts, and ox carts parked around, but there are certainly not as many people with cars as without cars.

Whenever a carriage or ox cart passes by, there will always be envious eyes from a group of people.

These people have been blocking the gate of the city and did not go in. Something must have happened in front of them.

Mu Zhixu felt that the prefect of Yuzhou City should have known about the refugee attack in Linzhou City.

He should not be so stupid as that idiot Gong Yan, who did the stupid thing of blocking the refugees at the door and not letting them in.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be a big family at this gate serving white porridge and steamed buns. Isn't this just to stabilize the refugees.

After a while, Lu Yangjin came back in a hurry after inquiring about the news.
Mu Zhixu handed him a bottle of water and asked him to rest before he was born and asked
"What happened in front? Can I enter the city today?"

After Lu Yangjin drank a few sips of water, he said slowly,

"I just went to ask, it is like this, because there were too many refugees some time ago, and there were many incidents of refugees attacking the city. Apart from Linzhou City, which was attacked by refugees for more than a month, there were also several other cities. Was attacked by some refugees, if the rescue did not come in time, I am afraid that several cities would have to be captured by refugees."

"The magistrate of Yuzhou City was worried that too many refugees would flood into the city and cause chaos. For the safety of the people in the city, he set up some conditions for entering the city. Those who fail to meet the conditions will wait at the gate of the city."

Having said so many words in one breath, Lu Yangjin's mouth was dry, and he couldn't help but gulp again.

"What are the conditions?"

Mu Zhixu asked curiously.

"Two conditions. One is that you need to register before entering the city. The number of people, names, gender of the original place of residence, and what you are doing in the city must be clearly explained. Then each person pays an entry fee of two taels of silver per head."

Lu Yangjin also felt a little troublesome, but these troubles were nothing compared to safety.

It is quite statistical household registration, the ancient household registration is a piece of paper, on which the number of residents, place of residence, gender, and the number of people born and died each year are written.

As for how to tell that it is from the government, just put a seal on it. Once you have this seal, it means it is from the government.

Of course, there is a copy in the household registration office of the person, and a copy is held in the person's own hand. This also prevents fraud, and no one checks.

"Brother Mu, do you have enough silver in your hands? If not, I still have some scattered money in my hand, so I can help you."

After spending so many days with Mu Zhixu along the way, Lu Yangjin thought that Mu Zhixu was a trustworthy and trustworthy person, and he was happy to contribute some money.

"Thank you, Brother Lu, but no need, the money in my hand is still enough for the time being."

Mu Zhixu expressed his thanks.

But just to enter a city, one person needs two taels of silver, which is really expensive!

You must know that one tael of silver has been spent in the homes of ordinary people for a month, and two taels of silver are enough to spend two months.

Her family, herself, Li Sanniang, Mu Zhilan, and Mu Zhiliu didn't know whether Mu Lin, who was still in her arms, was considered a head, and whether she should give money.

If you have to give them all, it will be ten taels of silver. If you save this money, it will be enough for ordinary people to spend at home for a year.

In some poor mountain villages in remote areas, they may not be able to earn ten taels of silver a year.

It is estimated that this is also the reason why the magistrate of Yuzhou City is good. Sometimes people's good and evil come from their own knowledge, and troublesome people come out of poor villages.

Some are good people with simple folk customs, while others are really evil people, and they can't see others living better than him.

In case of accidents, simply filter them all out.

There are also people from rich families serving porridge at the gate. Anyway, they will not starve to death, and there will be no situation where refugees are blocked at the gate and starved to attack the city.

"Then this time is running out. In another half an hour, the gate of Yuzhou City will be closed. Let's go in quickly."

As Lu Yangjin spoke, he led the carriage and squeezed towards the door.

Mu Zhixu also led the horse and followed closely behind. It was much better to have Lu Yangjin, who looked like a strong young man, lead the way, than her, who looked weak and looked like a chick.

At first, Mu Zhixu was worried that if he took out the silver and entered the city gate, he would attract the attention of the surrounding refugees, and then went forward to loot it.

When she came to the city gate, she realized that she was worrying too much.

The magistrate of Yuzhou City has experienced the prefects of the previous cities, and he is very smart to strengthen the number of guards at the gate of the city.

Afraid of trouble, these officers and soldiers all had a murderous look on their faces, none of them had a kind face, and their knives were not even in their scabbards.

The sharp edge of the knife was exposed outside, and the surface of the knife in his hand was reflected by the sun as he walked back and forth, giving off a cold light.

There is only one place to register at the entrance, and the rest of the places are surrounded by railings. There are circles of sharp iron colors on the railings, and it seems that some people who are not afraid of death dare to break in.

Some people have no money, some people have money.

When Lu Yangjin passed by, there were several families lined up in front of him, allowing the two people who had just arrived to witness the sequence of the whole thing.

The money was handed over first, and then the officers and soldiers wrote down the registration information of the family, and then checked whether there were any dangerous items among the things they carried in the yard next to the gate of the city.

Make sure there is nothing dangerous and you can enter the city.

If someone carries dangerous items, they will be suppressed by officers and soldiers on the spot.

The material Lu Yangjin was wearing was not bad, and the material of the carriage was also good. At first glance, he knew that he was not from a poor family, and was completely different from those refugees.

After paying the money, the officers and soldiers looked at Lu Yangjin's younger brother Lu Yangrui in the carriage, and gave him back two taels of silver.

"Children under one and a half years old who can't walk don't need to pay the head fee."

"Thank you, big brother, and thank you, Lord Prefect, for your kindness."

Lu Yangjin said.

"Okay, come in."

After receiving the money, another officer and soldier brought Lu Yangjin into the city to register.

It was Mu Zhixu's turn next.