Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

As batch after batch of refugees arrived here with doubts, what they saw was not a desolate and depressing place, but an atmosphere of smiling faces and men, women, young and old working together enthusiastically.

The leading refugee was a little timid for a moment and did not dare to step forward, but a woman working nearby saw them and suddenly asked.

"You guys are here to seek refuge in Longting County, right?"

"Ah, that's right. We heard that... we can eat enough here!"

"Hey! Then you've come to the right place! There's more to this place than just food!"

The woman laughed heartily, then suddenly shouted behind her.

"Supervisory girl! There's a new person here!"

Soon, a girl wearing Hu clothing and with a nimble figure came in front of them.

The girl looked at the group of refugees and asked.

"Are you here to seek refuge?"

“Yes, that’s right!”

"Yes, we heard that there is work to be done here, and that there is also the protection of the Dragon Lady, so we came to take a look."

Looking at the refugees talking in a flurry, all saying the same thing, the woman nodded, looking as if she was used to it.

"I understand. Then you come with me. New refugees need to register their identities and then go through a period of observation. During this period, you will be assigned fixed tasks. After a month, if there are no problems, you can settle down here and roam around freely."

After hearing what the girl said, one of them asked in a low voice.

"Observe? What do you need to observe? Do you want to give me food?"

The girl smiled and looked up and replied.

"We will naturally provide you with food. You won't starve. As long as you complete your fixed tasks, you will be able to get enough food. Temporary housing will also be arranged for you. We won't exploit you. Although there won't be delicious fish and meat for every meal, at least you will be full. Don't worry!"

"As for what to observe, you will know when the time comes."

Observation, of course, is to observe whether there is any hidden strange energy in the body. Several refugees have discovered hidden power in their bodies before. They all suddenly attacked and wanted to hurt or bite people, but were subdued by the inspection team.

So at that time Kato Megumi set up an observation period, because after her observation, the latent time of these powers was constant, and even if there were fluctuations, the fluctuations were not large. The power in the body was probably caused by the refugees accidentally eating something contaminated, and Longting County had been purified, so as long as the observation period was over, there would be no more threat.

The group was skillfully brought to a place by the girl.

Along the way, the refugees saw a lot. Unlike the chaotic and depressed outside, this place was like a paradise, orderly and completely unaffected by the disturbances of the outside world. There were vendors selling wontons and candied haws, and shops of all sizes were open. People on the street were filled with smiles.

Moreover, they did not look at their group with contempt and shouted to disperse them. The refugees saw all of this and also saw some people greeting the girl enthusiastically. For a moment, they felt even more excited about the future.

It seems that the man really wasn't lying to them, and they might really be able to live a good life here.

The girl skillfully brought these people to the person in charge of reception and arrangements, and was relieved to see that there were no troublemakers among these refugees.

"Fortunately, these people are well behaved. If it were the same as last time, it would really take a lot of effort..."

"Haha, sister, what are you saying? Who dares to mess with you? Last time, after you taught that group of refugees a lesson, you just hid away. You even said that if you saw something similar next time, you would stretch your muscles. Why did you change your tone this time?"

The woman in charge of the distribution teased.

"Last time, Sister Lan told me that I was going too far. Besides, I'm going to get married soon. If this continues, what will I do if I can't get married in the future..."

"Haha, are you feeling amorous? Don't worry! With your current wealth, even if you can't get married, you can still find a son-in-law. There are so many refugees here. If the ones in the county are not suitable for you, there must be one who is suitable for you among the refugees! Although they don't have much assets, they can be handsome guys after you adapt to the situation. By then, the other party will only care about your beauty, and you can work hard to support the family. Isn't it wonderful?"

The girl blushed when she heard that.

"You're teasing me again!"

"Haha, I was right again!"

What the woman said was indeed right. Marrying a son-in-law was not a big deal in Longting County. For a couple who loved each other, it made no difference in Longting County whether they married the man or married him as a son-in-law.

The new system stipulates that children’s marriage does not require complicated customs. All they need to do is sign a certificate at the government office and write down their pre-marital property. It is not a hassle at all.

If the couple is not in harmony, when they divorce, they can just divide up everything they have worked for during the marriage, excluding the pre-marital property.

Therefore, after the promulgation of this system, those men and women who were attracted to each other started to hook up, show affection to each other, feed each other dog food, and then got married and entered the room not long after.

Maybe they had lived through hard times, or maybe most of their relatives and friends had died, so the two of them found meeting each other less troublesome and less cautious than before, and they went to the government office to get the marriage certificate as soon as they thought of getting married.

Of course, this is also related to Kato Megumi's system of not allowing extravagance and waste and holding banquets.

Doomsday Disaster Leaps Over Dragon Gate: Chapter 364 Chapter Dragon Court Develops Peacefully and Steadily

Perhaps because of the influence of Confucian culture, Kato Megumi felt that the customs here were too cumbersome and troublesome. They had to exchange birthdays when getting engaged, prepare for the wedding in advance when getting married, hold a mourning hall when someone died, and celebrate the full moon when a child was born.

In fact, this is not the case. These customs also exist in modern times. But I don’t know whether it is because there was less entertainment in ancient times or because of cultural reasons, these customs are particularly complicated and require a long time to prepare.

If it were peaceful, there would be no problem, but nowadays, who has the time to use these to kill time for the people...

So Kato Megumi issued a decree, stating that in the past, all customs should be kept simple and no matter what they were, they could only last for one day at most.

After all, we are already short of manpower. If we continue like this, how can efficiency be reduced?

It is precisely because of this that now, whether it is marriage or other customs, they have been basically simplified, making it much more convenient for both ourselves and others. Of course, the only drawback is that relatives cannot visit each other and exchange feelings.

However, Kato Megumi didn't need them to communicate with each other. After all, they were forced together, and many of their relatives and friends had already left because they couldn't stand it anymore. So this didn't have much impact on some people.

Especially now that attending a wedding means losing a day's salary, no one opposes this decree.

Thanks to Kato Megumi's prestige, almost no one opposed the decrees she issued.

Everything in Longting County was developing in an orderly manner. Not only did Wang Tong bring good news, but Wang Wei, who went to find a salt channel, also successfully got in touch with the salt merchants.

Since salt was managed by the government, no one dared to sell salt openly on the market. Therefore, what Wang Wei found was naturally the so-called private salt, which he got from a big businessman with connections.

It was a coincidence that when the group was on their way to look for salt, they accidentally encountered a merchant who was transporting grain and was being robbed by a large number of refugees. Wang Wei happened to see it and thought he could get information from the other party, so he went up to help drive away the refugees.

Therefore, the merchant was grateful to Wang Wei. During their conversation, the merchant learned that Wang Wei needed salt. After thinking for a moment, he told Wang Wei that he actually had a channel for salt. When Wang Wei heard this, he was surprised, and then he was happy.

It was really easy to get what they wanted! They were looking for salt, and a merchant who could get salt came. Wang Wei couldn't help but sigh that his luck was really good, perhaps because of the protection of Lady Dragon...

Naturally, as a businessman, he cannot make a loss. Although he has salt, Wang Wei naturally has to take out something substantial to trade. Although he can give some salt as a token of gratitude for the assistance, he cannot just give away the amount of salt that is enough for thousands of people.

After all, in times of natural disasters, there are only three things that are most precious, and these three are equipment, salt, and food.

When Wang Wei saw this, he pondered for a moment. After communicating with the businessman, he felt that the businessman was actually a very good partner. Especially from the other party's words, Wang Wei learned that the businessman had a lot of connections and they were all doing big business, just like the grain this time. It is conceivable that he still dared to transport grain.

So Wang Wei did not hide it and revealed that he could use food as an exchange, and he was not short of food.

The two hit it off and finalized the deal.

It happened that the merchant had a batch of salt on his car, and he did not seem to be afraid that Wang Wei was a liar, so he immediately handed the salt to Wang Wei. Wang Wei naturally would not let this partner go, so he notified the people around him, and within a few days, a batch of grain was brought from Longting County.

Looking at the high-quality new grain with full grains that Wang Wei had brought, the merchant seemed to be thinking about something, but without asking any questions, the two men agreed on the time and frequency of the shipments.

Naturally, the more salt Longting County needed, the better. So Wang Wei was not vague and ordered three months' worth of salt for Longting County right away, and said that there would be enough food, the more the better.

Although the merchant was a little surprised, he did not ask any questions. He thought he would know when the goods were delivered to his door.

So when the merchants came for the first time, they were really shocked to see that Longting County was different from the outside world.

There was a flicker in the businessman's eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking of. He also asked Wang Wei for a formal resident certificate of Longting County, bought a house in the county, and exchanged some dragon coins.

When Wang Wei saw this, he was also happy and offered help.

The transactions between the two sides were like this, and they were on the right track. Now, Longting County has traded with the merchant five times. However, even so, the county court's salt inventory is not much, and according to current statistics, it can only last for half a year.

After all, with a steady stream of refugees coming in from outside after hearing the news, the consumption of salt will naturally increase. It is no wonder that the salt stock is insufficient.

This is just an estimate based on the current population. If the population continues to grow, the inventory will not be enough to alleviate the current shortage of salt. This is why Kato Megumi wants to speed up the expansion of the outer city.

"Wang Wei, next time Sun Baoquan comes to trade, you can discuss with him to see if we can increase the amount of salt we transport each time. We have no shortage of food, and if they need manpower to escort them, we can also send some Longting troops to assist them."

Sun Baoquan is the name of the merchant, so Kato Megumi gave such instructions to Wang Wei. After all, there was indeed not enough salt, and it was even less than enough in the face of such rapid population growth.

Moreover, a large number of refugees are wandering here, and the nearby counties must have noticed it. Therefore, if the Longting Army can intervene, it can also prevent those counties from having any bad ideas.

"I understand, Your Highness. I will discuss this with him next time."

"Well, and next time we can ask the other party about his connections and see if he can deliver some other things that are urgently needed in the city. After all, the supplies in this area are too scarce."

"Yes, Your Highness."

As Wang Wei bowed and left, Kato Megumi sighed. She didn't know whether it was better to be a god in control of the overall situation or to be a leader. There were too many big and small things in the early stages of the development of a force, which was really annoying.

Fortunately, she has a few capable people under her command who are scattered across the country, otherwise it would be really troublesome. However, now that Longting County is developing steadily and there are fewer things to do, perhaps she should study an improved magic circle that can adapt to this world.

"Report to Her Majesty Dragon Lady! We just found some suspicious elements."

While Kato Kei was thinking, there was suddenly a commotion outside, and then Qinglan came in first, and the sisters behind her pushed several men in.

ps: Thanks to @{"reader_id":"819379","reader_name":"Human Gene Editor"} for the tip, (＃^.^＃), has the development been slow recently? Should we speed it up?

Doomsday Natural Disaster Leaps Over Dragon Gate: Chapter 365 Chapter The Xie Family Sends People to Investigate

"Hmm? What's up?"

Kato Megumi cast her eyes towards the people tied up below, and at a glance she could tell that these people were different from the others.

His complexion and appearance are different, the material of the clothes he wears is also different, and his behavior is obviously different from that of ordinary people.

"they are?"

Kato Megumi raised her eyes and asked.

"Your Highness, these people were discovered by the sisters while on patrol. They seemed to have been brought in without the supervision. And it didn't look like the sisters came in carelessly, but rather like they sneaked in to avoid attracting attention."

"However, they didn't seem to understand that we need proof everywhere here, and the supervision is very strict. Therefore, their various questions and inquiries made other people in the county suspicious, and then reported it to the Supervision Department. In the end, they were stopped by the sisters when they tried to escape, which took a lot of effort."

"It took some effort?"

Kato Megumi blinked.

"Yes, Your Highness, these guys seem to be quite skilled. If it weren't for the sisters' high physique and training, they wouldn't be able to defeat them."

Qinglan's meaning was very clear. The people here were obviously not ordinary refugees, but spies who came here intentionally to investigate.

Kato Megumi looked at the tied-up people and saw some surprise in their eyes. It was obvious that people here did not expect that Longting County seemed lax but was actually very strict. Not only did identity verification be required to purchase various things, but even when questioning people around, as long as they were strangers, their attitude and behavior would be different from those of the refugees, they would be suspected and reported.

I’m afraid these people also feel it’s very baffling that they were caught!

I have never seen the common people acting as spies. Aren't the common people always most afraid of those who hold power? Even if the rebels have both upper and lower classes, the common people will not trust them completely.

How come they just call people here? And the speed was so fast, only three minutes in total. They were just suspected because they asked too many questions, and then they were arrested.

"Are you spies?"

Kato Megumi asked several people.

I thought these people would remain silent, but unexpectedly the leader suddenly spoke with a calm face, as if he didn't care at all that he was in the enemy camp.

"This must be the head of Longting County! You and your subordinates guessed correctly that we brothers are indeed here to investigate for the master's family. However, I didn't expect that your subordinates are so strictly controlled. I really admire you."

Kato Megumi raised her eyelids in surprise.

"Liao Zan"

"Qinglan, loosen the ropes on them."

Qinglan was a little hesitant.

"Sir, if these people have impure intentions..."

However, before Kato Megumi could respond, Qinglan suddenly realized something, and then thought of Kato Megumi's abilities, and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

Adults are not ordinary people, why is she worrying so much?

Then Qinglan quickly called on her sisters to untie the ropes of these people.

"Thank you very much. My previous behavior has caused trouble for everyone. I hope you can understand."

The leading man flexed his wrists, clasped his fists and bowed.

"No problem. You guys just love to sneak around. If you come in honestly, we in Longting County won't punish you. Why do you do this every time? The county court will catch a few people like you every few days. They are either hired spies or warriors who refuse to speak."

Qinglan glanced at the man, then looked away.

"It's just that their attitudes are not as sensible as yours. They all went to work as coolies in Longting County."

Hearing Qinglan say this, the man looked embarrassed. Was this saying that he was sensible or that he was a coward?

"Ahahaha, I heard that it takes a month to verify the identity of people in Longting County, and we will be monitored during this period, so we..."

Hearing this, Qinglan's expression relaxed a little.

"It seems that you are somewhat familiar with the county court, but you don't know that there are exceptions for everything. We naturally check refugees for a month, but it is indeed unnecessary for good visitors."