A group of scribes looked at Li Si's leaving figure and turned to look at Ying Xuan and the others, their eyes a little more eager and flattering.
Suddenly, a group of scribes surrounded Ying Xuan again.
Through the introduction of several scribes, Ying Xuan had a preliminary understanding of the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty.
Household registration in the Ming Dynasty is divided into civil registration, military registration, craftsman registration, kitchen registration...
The nationalities include a wide range of people, including farmers, Confucianists, doctors, Yin and Yang, etc.
Military status is hereditary and generally cannot be changed. Craftsman status means a handicraft manufacturer, and Zao status means a salt merchant.
Therefore, according to the rules, Ying Xuan and others were given a civil registration by several scribes.
Generally speaking, there is no possibility of naturalization for foreign barbarians, but the face of four golden cakes is too great.
This Qingpu County government office is really a childlike person who does things just for money, which is very authentic.
The first thing to do when naturalizing is to register and create a book. This time several scribes almost got into a fight over who would write the book.
In the age column, the clerk wrote a thousand and seven directly to Ying Xuan and the others with one stroke of his pen.
After naturalization is completed, it is time to create a waist card.
Ying Xuan understood that the function of this waist badge was equivalent to the ID card for future generations.
Without this waist card, it would be difficult to move forward in the Ming Dynasty.
Because farmers in the Ming Dynasty could not go out for a single mile, they went out in the morning and went in at dusk, and they knew each other's ways of working and resting.
This is to maintain rule and maintain public order, so civilians are strictly prohibited from moving around at will.
Once traveling, there are two things that must be checked along the way. One is a waistband that can identify one's identity, and the other is a road guide.
And waist cards are something very particular. Those with status hold ivory cards, animal domino cards, and bronze and iron cards.
Ordinary civilians can only get a wooden sign.
Ying Xuan and the other three finally got a wooden sign each, and the scribe carved the three people's information on the sign on the spot.
Afterwards, they applied for household registration papers, something similar to household registration books, for the three of them, and that was it.
In the backyard of the county government office, Li Si held three gold cakes in his hands, his face full of joy, and he hurriedly rushed into the study room where the county magistrate was located.
One of his feet was accidentally hooked on the threshold, and he fell hard to the ground. The gold cake in his hand was scattered on the ground.
This made the county magistrate Xu Ze's eyes wide open.
Ignoring the pen in his hand, he threw it directly on the paperwork, rushed over and picked up the three gold cakes on the ground.
"Just give it to me?"
Li Si knew that his opportunity to claim credit had come.
He shook his head hastily:
"It's not that simple. At first, we thought we wanted too much, so the Ya people struggled for a while."
"If the villain hadn't been very organized and explained his rights and interests to these three barbarians, I'm afraid it would be difficult to obtain these three gold cakes."
Xu Ze touched the goatee on his chin, his face full of calculation.
"You did a good job this time. Your salary will be paid next month, and your benefits will be indispensable."
As he spoke, Xu Ze's eyes flickered.
"Hiss! Why do you think these three barbarians are so rich?"
As he said that, Xu Ze frowned and his expression instantly became serious:
"We, the Ming Dynasty, have strict laws and our empire is very powerful. These three barbarians claim to be cultivators, but among the pure cultivators in the world, which one has so much treasure?"
Xu Ze played with the gold cake in his hand. To him, these three barbarians were generous.
Maybe it's not just a one-time transaction, but it could be the glory and wealth that he will enjoy for the rest of his life.
Li Si heard the hidden meaning of his county magistrate's words.
"What does the master mean... is it to be selfless?"
Talking about selflessness to people from other countries means that it is a serious crime.
My master is planning to set a trap for these three foreigners who spend a lot of money.
Xu Ze straightened his official hat and immediately drew a circle out of thin air with the bamboo fan in his hand:
"Today's saint is the Supreme Great Luo Celestial Immortal who descended from heaven and is close to the Taoist sect. These three foreign barbarians came to our heaven from small overseas countries with impure purposes."
"What's wrong with pretending? You have to pretend to be a cultivator!"
With that said, Xu Ze bowed his hands in the direction of the capital, and raised his eyes slightly to look at the sky:
"Now the Holy One is proficient in the mysterious way. What he hates most is the alchemist who slanders the Taoist family and cheats!"
"These three people lied about cultivating people, they have bad natures, they deceive heaven and ignore their superiors. Their sins are extremely heinous and unforgivable!"
Only then did Li Si smell something unusual. His county magistrate was not just trying to deal with the three barbarians outside.
This is the plan to put the three barbarians outside to death.
You know, during the Jiajing Dynasty, respecting Taoism was political correctness. Anyone who did not respect Taoism was deceiving heaven and the emperor!
"Li Si, two miles to the west of the county, there is a Xuantian Temple. Inside, there is Taoist Master He Qingxuan, who is proficient in the three thousand Taoist Taoists including alchemy, classics, martial arts, medicine, and Zhaijiao."
"Invite them here immediately. Whether these three barbarians are true practitioners or not, Taoist He can tell at a glance whether they are true practitioners or not."
Li Si knew that if this order, no, this case was handled well, his own benefits would be indispensable.
As soon as Xu Ze spoke, he immediately came down and hurriedly went to Xuantian Temple in the west of the city to invite people.
The reason for the invitation is also related to the fact that the current emperor Jiajing cultivated immortality and respected Taoism as the state religion.
Nowadays, Taoist priests in the Ming Dynasty, as long as they have ultimatums, look proud wherever they go.
Xu Ze, on the other hand, sat down calmly on the peace chair and put the three gold cakes into his arms very naturally.
Then he looked at the clerk standing aside:
"Don't the three overseas barbarians outside want to meet with me?"
"Go and invite me now."
Saying that, Xu Ze added:
"After all, you are not a citizen of the Celestial Dynasty, so you have to be on guard. Let the policemen come over quickly and keep a few people watching."
"I'll invite Daoist He later. I want to find out whether these people are genuine or not."
As for Ying Xuan, although all the procedures were completed, the several scribes were also smart people and did not say anything when they saw the county magistrate.
He didn't dare to let Ying Xuan and the others leave immediately, so he watched tea at the scene and thought about waiting for Li Si to come back before letting them go.
I also wanted to take the opportunity to make some friends.
Not long after, the clerk sent by Xu Ze came over, first walked to the county magistrate and whispered in the ear.
The county magistrate, who was so meticulous just now, suddenly grinned.
This detail naturally cannot escape Ying Xuan's alert gaze.
At this moment, the county magistrate slowly stood up and walked over:
"Three of you, the county magistrate invites you!"
With a cold and subtle tone, Ying Xuan nodded:
"Then Prime Minister Lao County will lead the way."
All the scribes present also shut up. Just now the county magistrate refused to see him, and now he wants to summon him again.
Something is wrong, very wrong.
Ying Xuan and the others came to the study room where Xu Ze was. Xu Ze was in a daze when he saw the otherworldly temperament of Ying Xuan and the others.
But after calming down, Xu Ze picked up the tea bowl in front of him and set out the music:
"I heard that you came from Great Qin. I wonder where Great Qin is located and how far is it from our heaven?"
Zhang Liang was about to answer, but was stopped by Ying Xuan, and then replied:
"Great Qin and China are separated by thousands of miles of ocean. It takes half a year to reach them by boat all the way to the east."
During the Yongle period, Zheng He made voyages to the West, and the Ming Dynasty had very frequent overseas trade every year.
Qingpu County is located on the seaside, where pirates are rampant and Japanese invasions are frequent. Xu Ze has heard a lot about overseas affairs.
Da Qin is not overseas, but to the west of the Western Regions.
Xu Ze roared angrily:
"Ouch!"
"You are a bold man, how dare you fool me. The Qin Dynasty is to the west of the Western Regions, why do you say it is to the east of the ocean?"
"I think the three of you speak standard Mandarin. You don't look like Westerners. You're probably a spy sent by Japanese pirates!"
