Ji Changying left the straw hut and hurried on his way, spraying disinfectant everywhere on his horse.
Epidemics are no joke. If you get infected, you won’t even have anywhere to cry.
After riding for less than half an hour, she caught up with the large group in front.
Seeing her come back, everyone felt relieved.
"To make a long story short, let's hurry up and get there as soon as possible!"
The clan leader was very clear-headed and urged the clan members along the way, so that they did not dare to stop.
In order to hurry on the journey, I didn't even eat on the way. My mind was full of imagination about how to continue living in the new place. For a while, I was excited and anxious at the same time.
The group finally arrived in Gan County before sunset.
When they got here, they couldn't help but slow down their pace. The guards at the county gate were looking at them.
Ji Fengshou quickly called out to everyone, "Stop!"
The patriarch turned his head and looked at him: "What's wrong?"
Ji Fengshou pointed at the people at the city gate and said, "If we cover our faces like this, it will probably lead to misunderstandings. The clan leader should ask two people to bring the household registration to the gate to ask before we go in!"
This border crossing is no joke. If such a large group of them go there with their faces covered, they will probably be treated as enemies.
The patriarch slapped his forehead and said, "Look, I was so excited that I forgot about this matter."
After looking around, the clan leader turned to Ji Fengyi and Ji Fengshou and said, "Why don't you go ask? Fengyi is a scholar and has seen a lot of the world. He will be able to figure out any twists and turns."
As for Chief Ji Fengshou, there is no need to say more.
He always seemed out of touch before, but on this journey he discovered that this season's harvest was truly a talent!
He is thick-skinned and can get along well with anyone. No matter who he is, he can quickly establish a relationship with him and ask him to do something. The clan leader feels that he is better than those who like to read in the clan.
Ji Fengshou jumped off the mule cart and said, "Okay!"
The three of them took the household registration given by the city government and walked towards the door.
In addition to normal people, there were also some people who looked like they were fleeing from disasters. Those people were queuing on the other side.
Without waiting for his brother's instructions, Ji Fengshou took off his mask and ran over to the line of refugees, pretending to pat the person in front of him and said, "Brother, what are you doing? I just walked over here and saw you all queuing up. Are you going to get food here?"
The person in front turned around and looked at Ji Fengshou: "Where are you from?"
"I just came from Liangzhou, what's wrong?" Ji Fengshou looked confused.
"Are you also fleeing here?"
The person in front was a little surprised.
Compared to those people who were dressed in rags, Ji Fengshou was actually wearing a cotton jacket, which was very decent.
Ji Fengshou nodded decisively: "Of course, I can't make ends meet back home anymore, so I have no choice but to leave my hometown and go out to make a living!"
He wiped away a tear with a look of deep sorrow, which made the man in front of him also feel sad. "We are lucky to have made it this far. Look at how many people died outside of Liangzhou City! Once we settle down, we can start over from scratch! Do you have your household registration certificate with you?"
"Yes, yes! We can get settled in by queuing up here?"
"Yes, there are quite a lot of people like us here recently. I heard that in order to facilitate the registration of residence, the county government directly lets the official seal the place, which saves us from running back and forth."
Ji Fengshou nodded happily: "I see! I was wondering why there were so many people here! I'll go back and get my household registration certificate now!"
After he finished speaking, he excitedly ran to Ji Fengyi and said, "No need to go into the city, we can just register for residence outside the city!"
Ji Fengyi's face lit up with joy: "You line up first, I'll call someone over!"
Ji Fengshou went back to the front of the line to understand the situation, while Ji Fengyi turned around and went back to call for help.
All those who were able to settle here had their background checked in Liangzhou, and were detained for a period of time to ensure that they were not sick or had no problems before being released.
Although you can settle in Gan County for free, every household has to send one person to serve in the military during the slack season every year.
After three months of training in the military camp, they are sent home and are no different from ordinary people.
But if a war breaks out, those who have participated in the training must go to the battlefield.
Of course, you can also choose to register as a military household. Not only is it free, but you can also receive money and food every month.
However, once you become a military household, it cannot be changed and your descendants will be military households for generations. All your descendants will be reserve soldiers waiting to go to the battlefield before they are even born.
After asking this, Ji Fengshou seemed to be lost in thought.
Their situation seems to be different from these people.
They were exiled and had no choice!
The patriarch led his men over and the queue instantly grew a lot larger.
The commotion here quickly attracted the attention of the yamen runners who were maintaining order nearby: "What are you doing with so many people?"
The clan leader stepped forward and bowed: "Sir, we all came here to settle down."
The yamen runner looked at them scrutinizingly: "Can you bring your household registration certificate?"
The clan leader quickly signaled Ji Fengshou to take it out. He handed over the Ji clan's certificate. The yamen runner took a look and couldn't help but let out a surprised sound: "Huh?"
Then he hurriedly ran to find Si Hu.
The people of the Ji family were immediately filled with anxiety.
What does this mean? Did something unexpected happen?
Not long after, a group of yamen runners cleared the way, passed through the queue of refugees, and came over with a man in official uniform.
Everyone who was queuing stopped and came over to watch the fun.
The household manager held the Ji family's household registration certificate in his hand and glanced at everyone: "Is the Ji family in the capital?"
The patriarch looked around, looking embarrassed and not knowing how to respond.
They were from the Ji family, but not the Ji family in the capital.
This is a bit hard to accept.
Ji Chenyan's expression straightened, and he stepped forward: "Everyone in the Ji family is here. May I ask what your Excellency wants me to do?"
Zhao Yuanzhen looked at him and asked, "Since you are from the Ji clan, how many of you have ever been educated? How many have passed the imperial examinations? Tell me."
This question really stumped Ji Chenyan.
Seeing that he seemed unable to answer, Zhao Yuanzhen frowned and said, "I'll give you a cup of tea to calculate it, and you can get back to me later."
"Yes!" Ji Chenyan was embarrassed.
The old patriarch knew all the people in his hometown very well and quickly stated their number. Ji Chenyan also knew these people in the capital very well, so the two sides worked together to calculate the number of people.
Not daring to keep the registrar waiting too long, Ji Chenyan quickly spoke after counting the number of people: "The entire Ji family has one Jinshi, one Tongjinshi, two Xiucai, and five Tongsheng. Including the children who have just started learning, there are a total of thirty people."
This number of people made Zhao Yuanzhen ecstatic, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath to calm down.
It is worthy of being a family that has produced high-ranking officials in Beijing!
There are so many scholars among a mere two hundred people, including Jinshi and Tongjinshi!
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