Wang Shouyang didn't react for a while, "Brother Jun, I..."
"Don't be nervous. After you take this thing, you can go and register over there. Then you can receive supplies, including clothes, shoes, and food.
If you have a certain skill, you will be given priority in getting a house and arranging work. If there is a lot of land to be reclaimed, we will be able to allocate land to you. "The soldier was very enthusiastic. Generally, there are three types of people who come to Weihaiwei. One is businessmen on foot, the other is escorts who escort goods, and the third is people who come here because they know the policies here.
Seeing that the two men were poorly dressed and embarrassed, the soldier thought they were civilians who had come to seek refuge, so he explained to him enthusiastically, trying to reduce his anxiety when he first came here.
"We are here to find Weihai..." Before Ah Fu could finish his words, Wang Shouyang covered his mouth.
"Thank you, Brother Jun." Wang Shouyang took the note from the soldier, thanked him profusely, and then pulled Ah Fu away.
After entering the city, Ah Fu said: "Master, why are you covering my mouth?"
"You are stupid. If you tell them that we are here to find King Weihai, do you think they will arrest us?" Wang Shouyang couldn't help but hit him on the head, "Stupid!"
Ah Fu covered his head, his face full of grievance, "But you can make King Weihai give us food by just saying three words."
"Now I can have enough food and clothing without even seeing the King of Weihai, so why don't I wait?" Wang Shouyang looked at the note in his hand and couldn't help laughing, "I heard a lot of things about Weihai from the traveling businessmen along the way. Wei's policies always feel a bit unrealistic, and today, I want to see if they are really as good as they say!"
Ah Fu muttered, "No matter how good it is, I can give you a bowl of porridge at most, but I can give you two steamed buns..."
Wang Shouyang couldn't help but hit him again, "A bowl of porridge and a steamed bun are all donated by kind people for free, but you still don't like this or that!"
Ah Fu didn't dare to talk nonsense now, he was filled with resentment, blaming that King Weihai for confusing his young master.
Not only do you not want to be the top scholar in a good academic field, you don’t want to have a great future, and you don’t want to talk about being expelled from your fame, but you still have to travel thousands of miles to come here to blow the cold wind.
It was winter, the sea breeze was strong, and they didn't wear much, so they all started to shiver.
When we arrived at the immigration registration office, there was already a long queue outside, seven or eight in total.
Considering that there were too many people, sheds were built here, and charcoal basins were set up at regular intervals to keep them warm.
Ah Fu put his hands in his sleeves, sniffed and said, "Master, why are there so many people here?"
Wang Shouyang ignored him at all and started talking to the people around him.
"Auntie, what are you doing here?"
"This young man talks so funny. Naturally he came here to join Weihaiwei." The old lady said.
Wang Shouyang smiled sheepishly, "Looking at your accent, you're not a local, right?"
"It would be great if you are a local, so you don't have to go all the way!" The aunt sighed, "I had no choice, so I ran over to ask for help from His Highness King Weihai."
Wang Shouyang frowned and began to ask why.
Just listen to the aunt say: "I am from Qingzhou and have a hard life. I lost my father and mother when I was young, and I lost my husband in middle age. I worked hard to raise my son and let him have a family, but I had bad luck.
My son went to the mountains to collect herbs and unfortunately broke his back. He is still unable to work.
When the pillar of the family fell, everyone in the village bullied me, and my wife ran away.
Leave behind a pair of children.
The old woman is old, how many years does she still have to live? "
Speaking of this, the aunt couldn't help crying.
Wang Shouyang followed her gaze and saw the man lying on the cart beside him. The man was very thin and looked ashamed. There were two little guys of five or six years old standing next to the cart.
On a very cold day, everyone wears very thin clothes. Fortunately, there are many people here and there are charcoal basins, so it is not too cold.
The people around me were also full of sympathy and constantly comforted my aunt.
Wang Shouyang didn't know how to comfort him. He specialized in breaking the hemp rope at the thinnest places, and bad luck always sought out the poor. Compared to this old woman and her family, he didn't know how much better he was.
No matter how nice you say it, it all seems hypocritical.
He couldn't help but ask: "Qingzhou is hundreds of miles away from here, how did you get here?"
"How did it come about? Of course it was pushed here, but the old woman was lucky and met a traveling businessman. They saw that the old woman was pitiful, so they gave her a kick.
The old woman was very quick with her hands and feet, so she helped them with laundry and cooking, which was not too burdensome. "
The old lady wiped her tears and said, "I really have no choice. With my son like this, I am ready to sell these two children to the landlord's family as servants. At least they can still have a bite to eat when I am gone. Can survive.
However, later on, I heard those people say that Weihaiwei is tax-free, and as long as people are willing to settle in Weihaiwei, they will not only be tax-free, but also given land, food, and even jobs.
The old woman and her children are of no use, so they can only shamelessly come here to try their luck. "
Perhaps feeling too guilty, she covered her face with her hands and did not dare to look at anyone.
The man lying on the cart also cried silently and slapped himself in the face, "I am a waste, I am such a waste!"
The two children also cried. This scene made many people's eyes red.
And these people at the bottom are the most empathetic, and each one of them told their own experiences.
Me too, the past two years have been bad, and I have been trying hard to grow, but I can't grow enough food to satisfy my hunger.
too difficult.
So I came here to try my luck, bringing my mother and my family with me. I didn’t have any skills, but I was good at farming and I had a lot of strength.
"Me too. I heard that King Weihai loves his people like his own sons and will never dislike me.
If His Highness King Weihai is willing to take us in, we are willing to serve him as slaves and maids for generations to come, no matter what! "
After saying this, everyone nodded.
Wang Shouyang was moved indescribably.
He suddenly felt stupid. How many days have people who left their hometown and came here lived a good life?
It is better than 90% of the places in the world if you don’t enjoy the cool weather and the corvees take care of the food.
Moreover, it is well known to everyone that King Weihai loves his people like his own children.
In the past, he could feed hundreds of thousands of people by himself for a year or two.
No one died of hunger.
Who doesn’t want to come to King Weihai’s vassal territory, be a peace dog, and have a full meal?
At this moment, he had a clear understanding.
He looked at the people coming out of the room again. Each of those people had hands full of supplies and food.
They knelt on the ground and cried with joy, "His Royal Highness King Weihai is a thousand years old. My father and mother can now have enough food and clothing!"
Seeing this scene, everyone felt warm in their hearts.
Wang Shouyang clenched his fists, knowing that everything he gave up was worth it!
