The fleet headed north along the Grand Canal opened by Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, and then headed west against the current. When they passed the border of Dongyue, Tang Ping led his people to disembark.
Except for one that was pulling things and continued to drive to Chang'an, the others let them go back.
The speed of sailing against the current may not be much faster than that of them on land.
The key is that the horse Xuan Jia rides cannot always be on the boat.
Usually when the ship stops at night, Xuan Jiaqi has to take his horse off the ship and run around a few times. Otherwise, if he stays on the ship for several months, all these fine horses will be wasted.
But even so, as time went by, these horses became increasingly unable to stay on the boat.
Just like Li Bai!
So after leaving the territory of Dongyue, everyone took the land route instead.
In Dongyue, these thousand Xuanjia riders dared to disembark, which was too great a threat to Dongyue. Normally, no more than a hundred people could disembark at night to go for a walk, and there were many soldiers from Dongyue watching.
If the construction of sea-going ships in East Vietnam had not reached a critical stage now, East Vietnam might not be willing to allow Tang Ping and his men to enter and use the passage.
"Sir..."
"I don't know. I really don't know. When I get to Chang'an, I will introduce you to Li Jing. He is the God of War. Let him tell you!"
Tang Ping felt dizzy when he saw Xue Rengui coming over with a notebook.
He now regrets letting this kid hear his story about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Others listened to the Three Kingdoms as a story, but it was better for him to just listen to it as a war note. After listening, he came to ask Tang Ping.
OMG, how did Tang Ping know the geographical environment of Bowangpo at that time, and where was the only route to break through?
How did he know that in the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Jun failed to defeat the enemy despite his superiority, but was defeated by Cao Cao after breaking Wuchao?
So now when he saw Xue Rengui coming over with a book, he simply backed away. Fortunately, when he was talking about shooting a halberd at the gate, he even asked this guy if he could hit the target.
Everyone else laughed, it was rare to see Tang Ping so embarrassed.
As he walked, Tang Ping realized something was wrong. On the road, there were so many people who seemed to be bringing their families with them.
Some were carrying infant children, while others were driving cattle and sheep.
At first he didn't care, but after meeting a few times, Tang Ping felt something was wrong. It didn't look like someone visiting relatives or going to the market, but more like someone escaping from famine.
But I haven’t heard anything about the Tang Dynasty
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What a disaster.
When these people saw such a large group of people, they naturally ran away, but Tang Ping felt that he couldn't ignore it, so he directly asked Xuan Jiaqi to stop a few people from coming down.
The common people were suddenly stopped by the sergeant. Their faces turned pale with fright. When they walked in front of Tang Ping, their feet were shaking like chaff.
Tang Ping looked at the people, some old and some young. Judging from their positions, they should be two families.
"Uncle, don't be afraid, they are... good people!" Tang Ping said this even against his will. Then he glared at Lao Cui and Lao Du behind him and drove them away.
Ever since he was assassinated last time, everyone looked like an assassin when they went out.
Originally, the two of them didn't look like good people. They looked fierce and looked at people with glaring eyes. Even if they said they were good people, it would be unconvincing.
The two left, and Xiao Luo took out a lollipop from her pocket and handed it to the child of the family.
The child was a little scared at first, and opened his mouth in fear, but then he tasted the sweet taste and laughed immediately.
Those few people looked at the girls around Tang Ping, including Wang Qingluan and Lu Yi, and finally felt a sense of security. Then they looked at Tang Ping's luxurious carriage and asked with a trembling voice: "I wonder if you can call me here?" What orders?"
Looking at Tang Ping's appearance and bringing so many cavalry with him, even a fool would know that he is an official.
"Where are you going?"
"We...we are just visiting relatives nearby, no...not leaving the county!" The man in the family hesitated and said.
"Dad, didn't you say we were going to East Vietnam?" The child in that family was very happy after eating the candy, and asked directly after hearing his father's words.
The child's mother wanted to cover the child's mouth, but she saw that the candy he was eating had a small stick. She was afraid that she would hurt the child by covering the child's mouth, so she finally didn't cover it.
Then the two families were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they all knelt down on the ground, their heads pounding: "Sir, the child is talking nonsense."
"Yes, my child is immature. Please forgive me, sir. We are really... relatives."
Tang Ping did not expect that these people would kneel down immediately. After thinking about it, he understood that if he did not go out of the county to visit relatives as he said at the beginning, it would be fine.
But if the family moves further east, then the problem will be a bit big.
And judging from their performance, I'm afraid that what the child said is true.
First, he asked someone to help a few people up, and Tang Ping rubbed his forehead.
To be honest, this matter will be dealt with in future generations
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, those who go through normal channels are called immigrants, and those who go through abnormal channels are called smuggling.
Even if it's the latter, it's basically just repatriation.
But this matter is not a trivial matter in this era!
It is not impossible for the government to find out and charge you with collaborating with the enemy.
In this era, population is an extremely important resource, and every country has great restrictions to prevent the loss of its own population to foreign countries.
Especially the current Tang Dynasty is much stricter than that of Tang Ping in history. After all, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was larger than the current Datang Dynasty in history, and outside the country, it was the land of those ethnic minorities and foreign races.
But the current Tang Dynasty is different. The entire Northern Yan region to the east of the Tang Dynasty, as well as Dongyue and the small countries in the south, are actually similar to the people of the Central Plains. They were all split away after the rebellion against the Sui Dynasty at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
Therefore, Datang attaches great importance to the local population. According to law, if it is verified, these people will not end well, and the leader may even lose his head.
It is because of this that Tang Ping hesitates. If you want to know the laws of a country, if they are not perfect, then what you need to do is to improve them.
But when you see someone breaking the law, you shouldn’t turn a blind eye.
But looking at the child who was dragged to his knees and still adding lollipops, Tang Ping really couldn't convict these people.
"It's hot today. Is this child a little dizzy from being exposed to the sun? Why are you talking nonsense?" Tang Ping finally looked at the child with a smile, and then said to Xiao Luo: "Give everyone some water, this kid. A bottle of juice to beat the heat!"
At first, those people thought they were doomed today, but they didn't expect Tang Ping to say this. They all nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, yes, sir, it is true that the child fainted due to heat."
"This child has been weak since he was a child, so he is a little unsustainable due to the heat. Thank you for your understanding."
Xiaoluo brought the water, and then Tang Ping watched these people drink the water anxiously, and then said: "I pretended not to have heard what happened just now. You are going to visit relatives, and I can't care about it, but I want to ask , why do everyone come out to visit relatives together?"
He bit the word "visiting relatives" quite harshly. He believed that these people knew what he was asking.
Sure enough, the man from that family hesitated for a moment, looked at the Xuan Jiaqi around and said, "Sir, life has only been getting better for a few days, but our county suddenly started to collect the poll tax. They said they won't pay it... they won't pay it. We need to arrest people!"
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