Chapter 259 261 Temporary Residence
The walls of the Taijingan District are thick and tall, with artillery positions built every few dozen meters on the walls. If you look closely, you can see the black muzzles of the guns.
There is a majestic tower above the city gate. The tower is a building of about seven or eight floors. There is a watchtower and a combat command center, a strategic armory for storing city defense weapons, and a place for rotating troops to change guards and rest.
During her escape in her previous life, the few days she stayed in the Taijing Safe Zone were the most peaceful days Rong Xianxian had ever spent. Rong Xianxian had a special liking for this safe zone.
Rong Xianxian and her companions arrived at the city gate, where four soldiers wearing helmets, military uniforms and armed with live ammunition stood solemnly with their guns in hand. The gate was divided into two entrances, on the left and right. At the left entrance there was a sign with four big red characters "Enter the City with a Certificate". The right entrance was the registration office for outsiders. Rong Xianxian and her companions consciously lined up to register at the registration office for outsiders.
The person in charge of registration was a lady in her thirties, wearing the uniform of a staff member, of medium height and slightly plump. "How many people?" she asked with a stern face.
"Six adults and two children." Xia Kai, who was at the front of the line, answered.
The lady pulled out six sheets of paper and pointed to one and said to Xia Kai, "Fill in your basic information on this form. Children and adults should fill in one form."
This form mainly investigates each person's personal situation, including age, gender, place of residence, where they come from, which safety zones they pass through, what they are doing in the Taijing Safety Zone, what they did for, what they did for a job before, and what professional skills they have.
Xia Kai took the form and distributed it to everyone. Now everyone needs to fill in personal information to enter each security zone, and everyone has gotten used to it.
After filling out the form, the man just glanced at it and put it aside. "Are you staying here temporarily or planning to settle down?" In order to facilitate management, many safe zones have now begun to implement settlement policies.
"Stay for a while." Xia Kai replied.
"Our Taijing Safety Zone has a good geographical environment, the residents in the safety zone are well treated, and the current settlement policy is very convenient. You only need to register to issue a resident certificate. Would you like to consider it first?" The lady probably noticed that most of Xia Kai's companions behind him were young men, and the only lady was also very young, so she asked one more question. No matter when, young and strong labor force is the key to creating social wealth.
"Sister, we also want to settle down as soon as possible, but we still have relatives in our hometown who we are worried about. We have to go back to visit them before we can feel at ease." Xia Kai said with a melancholy look on his face.
"Oh well!"
"There are two types of temporary stays, those staying in the city for less than ten days and those staying for more than ten days but less than one month. How long will you probably stay in the city?" the lady asked again.
Xia Kai looked back at Rong Xianxian. Their stay would probably not exceed ten days, but they had not discussed this issue before.
"You'd better think about it carefully. If you exceed the time limit, you will be fined. If you don't have executable property, you will be forced to do labor." The lady emphasized that this kind of thing has happened many times before.
"Just issue us a temporary residence permit for less than one month." Rong Xianxian replied immediately.
For a temporary residence permit of less than ten days, a team of less than ten people only needs to pay ten kilograms of food or ten kilograms of edible meat; for a temporary residence permit of less than one month, a team of less than ten people needs to pay thirty kilograms of food or thirty kilograms of edible meat.
This amount of food is only enough for Rong Xianxian and her team to last for one or two days.
"This is just the fee for applying for a temporary residence permit, which can also be regarded as the initial entry fee into the city. You will need to pay these things every time you enter the city gate in the future. If it is a resident card, the entry fee will be halved. After entering the city, you must abide by the regulations of the safety zone. These are the thirty-six public security management regulations. I hope that everyone will abide by them seriously and never test the law." The staff member was serious and responsible, and his attitude was also good.
When Rong Xianxian was taking shelter from the rain at a highway service area, she got a distribution map of various areas in the Taijing Security Zone from the Wind Wolf Squad. The middle area of the security zone is the military garrison. Functional departments, military hospitals, and scientific research institutions are all inside the military garrison. There is a security patrol station in the four corners of the Taijing Security Zone, as well as on the center line of the four directions. There must be an official exchange close to the patrol station. The official exchange is a place where the masses exchange living supplies, protective gear and weapons, and various daily necessities. Official or private groups, and individuals also issue and receive tasks here.
There is a private exchange near every official exchange. In an official exchange, there is only one official seller, while in a private exchange, anyone can become a seller. They are free to enter and exit, and the stalls are free, so it is very lively.
"Sister Rong, are we going to stay here for a month?" Xia Kai asked hesitantly.
"We shouldn't stay that long. We'll wait here for the mercenary convoy returning to the capital, and then we'll set off with them this time." Rong Xianxian explained to them.
"Oh, we are going to join the main force again, that's great." Xia Kai showed excitement on his face. Following the main force would make things much less stressful. At least he wouldn't have to worry about encountering robbers who blocked the road to rob him, and he wouldn't have to worry about setting up camp.
Cui Lie did not have any special reaction to this decision. Jiang Jie and Wang Qirui were happy to see it happen. Only Wang Lin looked a little strange, as if he was worried about something.
"Sister Rong, the lady just now didn't tell us where to go after entering the city? Where can we find a place to stay now?" The car driven by Rong Xianxian and others was very conspicuous and attracted a lot of prying eyes.
Xia Kai began to feel somewhat uncomfortable as he was stared at more and more often.
Rong Xianxian pointed to a round-roofed bluestone house in the northwest corner and said, "The people who lined up before us should have gone over there. Let's go and take a look."
As I got closer to this dome-shaped bluestone house, I saw that it covered a large area. A sign with the words "Northwest District Security Patrol Headquarters" hung on the front door. People were coming in and out from time to time, and it looked like it was quite busy.
Rong Xianxian and the others parked the car and were about to go in to ask questions when suddenly a young man wearing a baseball cap came over and said, "Excuse me, I have been observing you all from just now. You are new to Taijing, are you planning to find a place to stay?"
This young man looked to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with fairly regular facial features, lively eyes and a calm demeanor. At first glance, he was not unpleasant.
"Yeah, you are...?" Xia Kai looked at the young man puzzledly. This man didn't look like a staff member here.
(End of this chapter)
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