Nan Jingzhi, Li Rui, Zhang Bingliang, Wan Sanye and others stepped forward one after another.
Li Rui is illiterate, but because he has been selling goods on the streets for many years, he knows a few numbers representing silver and money.
Nan Jingzhi, Mr. Wan Sanye, and Doctor Li were literate. After reading the content carefully, they showed the same expression as Su Yin.
Zhang Bingliang and his three uncles were all illiterate and looked confused, but when they saw the expressions on the faces of the literate ones, they felt uneasy and felt that something bad was going to happen.
Master Wan San clicked his tongue twice, "It's really dark."
My cousin's husband Zhou Youcai asked anxiously, "What's written on it?"
Doctor Li frowned and said, "It's written above that everyone who wants to enter the city must pay one tael of silver. No matter how big or small, everyone has to pay one tael of silver."
"What?"
"One tael of silver!"
Everyone was stunned.
The annual income of a farmer's family is only a few taels of silver. One tael per person is tantamount to a sky-high price for entering the city.
A family with a small number of people might be able to come up with the money by squeezing together, but a family with a large number, such as Zhang Bingliang's family, which had twenty people, big and small, would have to pay twenty taels.
While they were shocked by the one tael of silver for a head, Doctor Li dropped another bomb.
"It also says that a horse costs 10 silver coins to enter the city."
"What?!!"
Now everyone was completely speechless.
Su Yin was prepared to be fleeced when she entered the city, but she underestimated the evil hearts of these people.
Twenty taels of silver for the carriage fare, plus the per capita fee for four people, if she wanted to go into the city, she would have to pay twenty-four taels of silver.
If Su Yin hadn't met a 'kind-hearted person' on the road who 'gave' them money, she wouldn't have been able to get in at all, because she didn't have that much money in her pocket.
Every household in Xinghua Village has a horse-drawn carriage. If you want to go into the city, the starting price is at least ten taels.
How could they get in?
When you go to the city, you have to buy food and various necessary items, all of which cost money.
Ten taels of silver can be exchanged for enough food to buy enough food to feed the family for several days.
Who would be willing to give it away for nothing like this?
Even though Su Yin had several hundred taels of silver in his pocket, he still felt bad about the expensive entrance fee, not to mention other people.
Before Zhang Bingliang and his men had digested the news, Doctor Li dropped another bomb.
"And once you enter the city, you can only stay for one day. If you stay for one more day, you need to pay the same amount of silver as when you enter the city."
Zhang Bingliang and others: (⊙o⊙)…! ! !
There was only one thought in their minds: the officials in Linzhi County must be crazy.
If they want to rest in Linzhi County for one night, you will not only have to pay two taels of silver, but also twenty taels for the carriage.
This regulation is simply unbelievable.
"Sir, please be kind and let us enter the city."
There were people begging at the city gate, but how could the officials who were looking for money give even a penny less?
"If you don't have money, get out."
"Don't get stuck here, hurry up and leave."
As the soldiers guarding the city drove away the people gathered in front of the city gate, they gradually dispersed, and everyone had a sad face.
"We paid a toll before coming in, and then we were asked for another fee at the city gate. Where can we find the money?" Someone murmured miserably.
"These officials are rich but unkind."
"The entrance fee is only a few coins, but they have raised it to one ounce. This is going to drive us to death."
“Only the rich and powerful can enter the city.”
"Ah! This is clearly not giving us poor people a way to survive."
Su Yin listened to the discussions around her and found that what they said was actually quite right.
The magistrate of Nyingchi County did this to make money, and to openly turn away poor refugees, and he was also standing his ground.
Say it out loud, it sounds so nice.
I didn't close the city gates, nor did I stop them from entering the city. They chose not to come in. How can you blame me? If you want to blame someone, blame them for having no food in their pockets.
This behavior is shameless, and not only is it shameless, it is also disgusting.
Su Yin and his group returned to the team.
My cousin's husband Zhou Youcai immediately told everyone in the team about the situation.
"What are you talking about? One tael of silver per person?"
"right."
"Ten taels of silver for a carriage."
"Ten taels of silver?!!" Exclamations came one after another, and everyone's eyes were wide open.
Zhang Bingliang added: "Not only that, if you plan to rest for one night and leave tomorrow, you will have to pay one more day's fee, the same as the entrance fee."
Mother Su patted her chest and cried, "My goodness, how can you be so cruel."
"This is too much, this is blatant robbery." Su Baozhu's eyes widened with anger.
Madam Xu looked worried. "Although the gates of Linzhi County are open, they clearly won't let us in. What should we do?"
"Yes! Linzhi County clearly won't let us in."
Su Yin looked up at the sky. It was already seven quarters past midnight. In another hour, the city gates would be closed.
If I go into the city at this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy anything, so I'll have to leave the city or stay overnight.
It is impossible for everyone to go into the city.
The current solution is to send a few people into the city to purchase.
"Don't worry, everyone. It is obviously impossible for everyone to go into the city. We will send a few people into the city together, and each family should hand over the purchased items to the buyers." Yang Dashan said.
"Dashan is right. We don't need to send all of our people into the city. Just send a few people into the city." Butcher Yang responded.
"Yes, yes, I was so anxious just now that I was confused."
Su Yin didn't say anything, letting everyone come up with their own way of dealing with the situation, which was better than her big bag of nonsense.
"There will be many things to be used, and it will not work with just a few people. We can get a horse carriage to enter the city. When the time comes, each family will share the money, so that we won't waste too much money on this."
"I agree."
Li Rui followed up and said, "We have no problem here either."
Everyone looked at Su Yin, "Yin Yin, what do you think?"
"I think that's great, let's do it."
Yang Dashan continued, "The next step is the selection of people. There is no need to send too many people. Doctor Li needs to go. He needs to buy some medicinal herbs."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Li Rui, choose two or three people from your side. It's up to you."
"I'll discuss it with my uncles first."
He left in a hurry and discussed the candidate with his uncles.
Yang Dashan looked at the others, "Who among you wants to go?"
No one said anything.
Since no one said anything, Yang Dashan continued, "Yinyin is smart. If there is anything, it will be good to have someone to discuss it with. Yinyin is one of them. What do you think?"
Madam Xu shook her head.
Doctor Li said, "I think it's appropriate."
Butcher Yang said, "Dashan, you go for the last one."
There are only three people on their side.
"OK."
They finally decided on three people.
Li Rui came over hurriedly, "We don't need so many people over there, I will go with my second uncle."
Fifteen households, five people, and an empty carriage.
They wanted fifteen taels of silver.
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