sultan's crescent

Chapter 170 Time to run
Said almost made twists and turns for a long time and asked several passers-by before he found the place the sailor mentioned.

Looking at the dilapidated courtyard in front of him, it was hard for him to imagine that the people living here could help him solve the so-called settlement problem.

Thinking that it was time to come, Said hesitated for a while and then knocked on the door.

Then a deep male voice came from inside the door,

"Come in."

Said immediately opened the door and walked in.

There were two middle-aged men standing inside the door. One of them looked older and had scars on his face. The other was wearing formal clothes, giving people the feeling of an official.

The scarred man glanced sideways at Said and asked.

"Introduced by Ismail?"

Said nodded.

"Sit down, I'll talk to someone else about something first."

After saying that, the scarred man immediately ignored Said. He turned around and started talking to the official whom Said thought he was.

"Sir, I wonder how much share we still have this month?"

"How much share? Don't think about it. Now the inspections are becoming more and more strict.

To be honest, if you look forward, you will think that this month will be the worst performance since the policy was promulgated, but if you look back, you will find that this month will be the best performance in the future.

Okay, okay, I won’t tell you more. Starting from this month, we will get more than half of it. "

After saying that, the man left the small courtyard immediately without even looking at Said on the side.

As for the scarred man, he wanted to keep him, but the other party didn't give him this chance at all.

After a while, the scarred man seemed to remember Said on the side, so he handed him a cigarette and asked.

"Brother, where are you from, what languages ​​do you speak, and are there any areas you are familiar with?"

Said did not refuse this time, but took it.

“Hello brother, I am an Arab, just came from Damascus, and speaking of languages, I can speak Arabic and Persian.

As for familiar areas, I know the history of the Arabian Peninsula relatively well. Of course, I have also studied teachings from imams. "

The scarred man's eyes almost widened

"Imam? Brother? Why are you here? Forget it, I won't ask any more questions."

The middle-aged man seemed to have thought of something and stopped talking about this topic.

"In that case, brother, you are not in line with Constantiniya's settlement policy."

Said was a little confused and couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"It must be against the policy to come to you, otherwise why would I come here?"

Seeing the other party's confused expression, the scarred man immediately explained.

“It seems that I really don’t know much about this so-called settlement policy, or how the official does things.

Let me put it this way, just because you meet the settlement policy does not mean that you can settle in Constantinye. It only means that you have entered the queue waiting for settlement. During this period, the state will issue you a temporary residence permit.

Brother, when you went through customs, you should have received a temporary residence permit for half a month. "

Said nodded, and the scarred man continued.

"So, our industry is also divided into two businesses. For those who have met the policy, we can help them settle quickly through relationships. The charges for this business are relatively cheap.

The other kind is people like you, brother, who do not meet the policy. We have another set of plans here. "

Said asked cautiously.

"I dare to ask, brother, how much does the latter plan cost?"

The scarred man chuckled.

"It's not expensive, about this amount."

The other person stretched out five fingers towards Said.

"Five Akche silver coins?"

Said could hardly believe it was so cheap.

After hearing Said's words, the scarred man's expression suddenly changed and he said in a somewhat evil voice.

"Brother, are you trying to amuse me? Five Akche silver coins won't even solve the first plan.

Brother, in your case, you have to ask for fifty Ottoman gold coins. However, considering that you were introduced by Ismail, I can reduce it a little if appropriate. You can just pay 45 Ottoman gold coins. "

Said was almost feeling ill. The compensation the country gave him was only fifty Ottoman gold coins, but the man asked for 45 Ottoman gold coins, which was simply unacceptable to him.

Seeing the other party like this, the scarred man knew that the other party was not willing and said hurriedly.

"Brother, this price is really not expensive. When you settle down in Constantinye and take the national civil service exam, you will get your money back in less than two months.

You know, other places are not as convenient as Constantinye, and many first-hand information can only be obtained here.

And if you do business with me, among other things, you can come to me for last year's exam questions, various reference materials, and first-hand information.

And brother, you just heard that the prices are going to increase again. If you don’t settle now, it will only become more and more expensive in the future. "

Under the deception of the scarred man, Said finally took out his savings.

However, when he went to find someone a few days later, the place was locked, and no one answered even if he knocked on the door.

Said returned to the rental house almost in despair. At this moment, he finally had something to be thankful for, that is, he rented this house in advance.

In the next few days, Said hardly found any suitable job, because he really had no merit. When his parents were still alive, as the son of a tribal chief, he could follow the imam to learn the teachings passed down by the prophet.

According to common sense, he who understands the teachings will not be unable to find a job. After all, since the civil service examination allows members of religious groups to register, major religious groups will focus on recruiting new people.

However, Said’s level was so low that no religious group wanted to accept him. In fact, this can’t be blamed on him. After all, he had only studied for a few years before he met the Wahhabi sect. In the Emirate of Dirayei, his father led the tribe to resist and was killed, and his mother committed suicide. As for him, he was sold into slavery.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Emperor Sai had not launched the Great Crusade, this guy would probably have been a slave for the rest of his life.

But it was almost done now. Said looked at the money bag in front of him that was almost bottomed out and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The subsidy given to him by the imperial government, or the bonus given to him in recognition of his father's sacrifice for safeguarding his faith, has been thrown away by him, a prodigal son.

What he now has on hand is only a dozen copper liras and an Ottoman gold coin.

Looking at this little possession, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the other party asked while knocking on the door.

"Is this Mr. Said? I am from the Ashner Order. We have a job for you. Are you willing?"

(End of this chapter)