The previous city walls of Bazhou City were no longer usable and had all been demolished.
The city wall that now appeared before these people was newly built.
This side of the wall was taller and larger than the previous one, but it didn't take long to build.
Since the invention of cement, the speed of construction projects in Da Qi has simply crushed the entire world.
During his journey, Zhaocai had seen some big towns, and he even watched from outside the capital of Da Qi.
But the height of the city wall in front of him was definitely the highest he had ever seen in his life.
Let’s put it this way, if Liao and Jin planned to use human wave tactics, pile up human lives, and then rush up the city wall with the help of a mountain of corpses, then Liao and Jin’s 300,000 troops might not be enough.
Bazhou City has already received at least four waves of such refugees, and the people in charge of reception are quite skilled in their work.
These people were all selected by Lu Chen from the students of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, under the pretext of in-depth practice. Reading thousands of books is not as good as letting you manage a city in reality.
Even if you are a small official, as long as you can do your job, you will reap rewards.
"Come, come, take the cards that were distributed to you. These are your future numbers in Bazhou City. Take them all. It will be very troublesome if you lose them."
"Men stand on the left, women stand on the right, and those who are neither male nor female stand in the middle. Holy shit, are you serious, bro? Are you really going to stand in the middle?"
"Alright, alright, don't be so reluctant. Who else could steal your women? Look at how hungry they are. Who could have the heart to do that to you?"
"I'm separating you because you're going to the bathhouse to take a shower and clean yourself up. And you, the one over there, throw away all your junk, especially that quilt."
"Good fellow, look at your quilt, it's almost patinaed, and you're still reluctant to throw it away. If you bring parasites like lice and fleas in, the Imperial Master will eat me."
"Either you throw your quilt into the fire or pack up and go back to where you came from. You peasants are so poor, do you really think I would be interested in your rags?"
These words were very blunt and hurtful, literally throwing the dignity of these people to the ground and even stepping on them twice.
But I don’t know why, no one listened to my kind words before, but now after I scolded them, they all did as I asked.
The student in charge of this matter hurriedly wrote it down in a notebook so that he could discuss it with his teachers and classmates when he returned to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
If you want to enter the city, you must take a shower first and take care of your personal hygiene, otherwise you will not be allowed to enter. This is the rule set by Lu Chen.
He has not yet developed antibiotics, so he requires people to be as clean as possible.
You have to know that everyone is sleeping in the sheds now, and these people look very weak. If there really is such a person, it will definitely be easy to spread the disease to the whole group.
So the first thing to do when entering the city is to burn anything that may contain parasites, shave your head, and then take a long hot shower.
As for women, it is unlikely that they will be bald, but they must cut their hair short.
Zhaocai entered the city in a daze, and under the guidance of the officials, he numbly lined up and walked into the public bathhouse.
The moment he walked into the bathhouse, he suddenly heard a series of screams like a pig being slaughtered, which frightened many people's faces pale.
At this time, an official would jump out and tell them with a smile not to be nervous, as it was just that someone inside was showering too hard.
However, the official's explanation not only failed to calm everyone down, but made them even more nervous.
What kind of nice person would scream like this while taking a shower?
Zhaocai had seen pigs being slaughtered in the village before, and the pigs made the same sound when they were being slaughtered.
Also, the smile of that official just now was too scary. How could a person be so ugly?
However, it seemed that they were not allowed to run once they entered, as the two soldiers at the door were staring at them nervously.
If Zhaocai hadn't heard that he could wear washed clothes after taking a bath, and that there were several large pots outside with broth boiling in them, he would have really wanted to run away right now.
"Take off your clothes and throw them in here. We're going to burn them. I'm telling you again, after you shower, go out and get new clothes. Two sets per person. There's also broth outside. After you wash up, go drink some broth and warm yourself up!"
Zhaocai gritted his teeth and walked into the bathhouse, and then he knew why there were screams.
A man was pressed on the platform. Someone was holding a water pipe and someone was holding a brush used to brush horse hair, and they were brushing him.
The person who was being brushed screamed in pain, while the person brushing him looked excited. As for those who had been brushed before, they were in a daze as if they had lost something, and the person who was about to be brushed looked terrified.
Zhaocai ultimately couldn't escape the fate of being swiped. The bastard in charge of swiping him didn't use any harsh force on him because he was just a child.
After coming out of the public bath and putting on new clothes, Zhaocai felt like he was reborn.
After drinking a bowl of meat soup and eating a few steamed buns, Zhaocai was now sure that he was really reborn and it was not an illusion.
After having a full meal, being assigned dormitories, and having their work for the next day clarified, the person in charge left.
Before leaving, the person in charge also specifically pointed out that the women's dormitory was on the other side, and now they could go find their wives or daughters, communicate with each other, and see if they wanted to stay here.
Is there any need to ask? The answer is yes.
Not to mention that they can still see their wives and daughters now, even if they can't see them, they don't plan to leave this place.
I just took a look at the dormitory. Although they are all large bunk beds, there are iron pipes inside the dormitory, so it won’t be too cold even in the middle of winter.
For a group of refugees, what else could they complain about? This place is simply paradise.
Soon Zhaocai found Erniu. Looking at Erniu who was washed clean, Zhaocai finally felt relieved.
Zhaocai heard that many masters like Erniu, so he can't let her suffer any loss.
Just when Zhaocai was about to give a few more instructions, he heard someone shouting from the women's dormitory, "Hurry, hurry, we need ten people to wash rice and vegetables, and ten more to wash clothes!"
"Brother Zhaocai, I have to go and get busy now. We can talk later when we have time."
Looking at Erniu leaving with her sleeves rolled up, Zhaocai always felt as if he had lost something.
But just as he was thinking about what he had lost, someone from the men's dormitory shouted, "Twenty of them, come on!"
"I'll do it, wait for me!" At this moment, Zhaocai was no longer confused!
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