Yinzhen carefully recalled what he had seen and heard at the dock over the past two days, and after hesitating for a moment, he said,
"Most of the laborers at the docks were dressed neatly and didn't look like ordinary farmers."
They stayed in this fishing village this afternoon, and Yinzhen carefully observed the people here.
Even the village chief's sons were covered in patches of rags, but the corvée laborers at the dock wore coarse linen clothes, but the number of patches on them was far less than that of the villagers.
The Chinese New Year has just passed, and normal people would wear their best clothes during this time to gain some face in front of relatives and friends.
Even so, the farmers in the village are no match for those on the docks.
It can be seen that there is indeed something fishy here.
Yinreng showed some appreciation on his face.
"This is your first time on business outside the capital, so it's rare for you to observe so carefully."
Yinzhen felt a little embarrassed when being praised by his second brother.
But more of it is pride.
“But it didn’t get to the core point.”
A hint of danger flashed in Yinreng's eyes.
What Yinzhen observed was only superficial, but he saw something different on the dock.
For example, when farmers were conscripted at the dock, this small fishing village should also be within the scope of conscription, but the young and middle-aged men in the fishing village were all at home, and no one went out to perform labor service.
The treatment for this corvée labor was generous, just like when Yinreng was providing disaster relief in Yuzhou. The people who were short of money and food could not resist such temptation.
But the people of this small fishing village resisted.
Don’t they lack food?
Although Yinreng had only been here for half a day, he could tell that this fishing village was not wealthy, and was even extremely poor.
So why not serve?
Although the wages for building the dock were not high, it ensured that they had enough food to eat, which was much better than staying at home and going hungry.
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