Chapter 256 Enthusiastic Captain

The old village chief saw that everyone was excited to go into the city for a stroll, so he went up to the city gate guard and asked if they could enter the city.

Seeing such a large team, the captain of the city gate guards also stepped forward curiously.

Several guards were surprised when they heard that their team had fled from distant Qingzhou.

The lieutenant had seen refugees fleeing here several times, but he had never seen such a refugee team that could even be called luxurious.

Hearing that they wanted to go into the city for a stroll, the captain took a look at the several horse-drawn and ox-carts and dozens of carts behind the old village chief, as well as the various large items carried on the shoulders and backs of the villagers. Luggage, big and small.

He said suspiciously: "Although we don't charge city fees, not everyone can enter. Anyone you don't know needs to register their household registration and origin when entering the city."

After a pause, he continued: "Our city in Luoyang has already received the emperor's order, and we must try our best to resettle the refugees who come here. However, according to calculations, it will take at least half a month for the first batch of refugees to arrive here, and we in Luoyang have not yet Get ready, why did you come so fast?”

The old village chief had already thought of his excuse and replied: "Because we took a shortcut when passing through Xuanzhou County. And because there were many wild beasts in the mountains, we killed a lot of prey. After leaving the mountain, we took the meat and skins of the prey." I went to the city and sold some money and bought dozens of carts. Along the way, I had clothes to wear, food to eat, and heavy items on the cart, so I walked faster than other refugees."

In order to avoid trouble, the old village chief only said that they went into the mountains to take a shortcut, but did not say that it was because of the excessive debauchery of the king of Xuanzhou County. They took the mountain road to bypass Xuanzhou County to avoid disaster.

When the captain heard it, he didn't hear anything wrong, so he was able to dispel some of his doubts.

"Since you are refugees fleeing from famine, just wait for resettlement! The prefect has ordered that refugees can register their household registration when they come here, and then the prefect will assign you a place. You wait here for a moment, I will let people in Let me inform you sir and see how you can be accommodated. But it’s almost the next shift, so I don’t know if Lord Tongpan is still in the government office. If not, you have to wait until tomorrow."

When the old village chief heard that they were going to be resettled, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Official, for your kindness! However, we are not settling them in Luoyang, but we want to move forward to Zhongzhou."

"Are you going to Zhongzhou?"

The school captain looked at the old village chief in confusion.

Zhongzhou is where the capital is located.

Although the capital is more prosperous, there are many high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital. Anyone you accidentally bump into while walking on the street may be a rich or noble person or his relatives.

If you accidentally offend the nobles in the capital, it will be enough to drink a pot.

Moreover, every inch of land in the capital is precious. Even within the fifty miles outside the capital, most of the land is owned by the nobles of the capital. However, there is no spare place to accommodate such a large group of refugees.

Except for the suburbs of Beijing, other places in Zhongzhou are actually not that good.

Zhongzhou has many mountains and little flat land, which is not conducive to farming.

Although Luoyang is not the capital city, its prosperity is second only to the capital city.

There are still many plains and wastelands here that can be reclaimed, and it is not far from Fucheng. Compared with going to Zhongzhou, it is actually not bad to settle in Luoyang.

The captain was also an honest man. When he saw that the old man in front of him spoke generously and politely, and that the other villagers were also well-behaved and did not look like they would cause trouble, he wanted to keep these people in Luoyang.

Isn't this group of people who have fled thousands of miles here just to find a place that can take them in and place them well so that they can have land to plant crops, food to eat, and a place where they can feed their families?

Thinking of this, the captain continued: "Old man, although Zhongzhou is where the capital is located, with your status, you cannot enter the capital for resettlement. You can't afford even the houses in the slums there."

"There is not such a large piece of wasteland for you to cultivate on the outskirts of the capital. If you go to Zhongzhou, you will only be assigned to remote villages and have to be resettled separately, because no village can accept so many people at once. Zhongzhou It’s a mountainous area, and there isn’t that much land that can be allocated to a whole village of you for farming.”

"You might as well stay in Luoyang! Our Luoyang is full of flat land suitable for farming. The prefect is also a good official who is honest and loves the people. He will definitely arrange a most suitable place for you."

The old village chief did not expect that the official official would be so kind to persuade them to stay. Along the way, they had seen too many official officials who looked down upon others. They did not expect that the official official in Luoyang City would have such a good person.

But the whole village had already decided to go to Zhongzhou, and he couldn't change the decision without authorization, so he said:

"Thank you, Mr. Guancha, for being kind enough to tell us this. But we have already decided to go to Zhongzhou, and we don't know if we should change our itinerary at this moment. Otherwise, please, Mr. Guancha, allow us to think about it here for one night, and we can go back tomorrow. Let’s decide whether to stay in Luoyang! We want to go to the city to go shopping and buy some things. We will rest outside the city tonight and will give you an answer tomorrow morning. Is that okay, sir?”

The captain was really an enthusiastic person. Mainly because he saw these people as honest and reliable. The prefect would definitely be happy to accept such refugees.

He nodded and said: "You have brought so many bags. If you want to go to the city to find an inn to rest, you can go in together. If it's just for shopping, I advise you to go in in batches and don't carry so many things. Bring it in, because there are too many people inside, and it is very inconvenient to be crowded.”

The old village chief did not expect that Luoyang City was not only prosperous, but also that the guards here were so reasonable.

He thought for a while and asked: "Then, sir, can we set up camp at the city gate to rest, and then enter the city in batches?"

The captain nodded: "Of course you can, as long as you behave and don't cause trouble."

"Don't worry, Mr. Guancha. We were able to escape safely all the way here because we didn't cause trouble. The people in the village are united and obedient. We will definitely not cause trouble to Mr. Guancha."

The captain nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, you can make your own arrangements!"

He pointed in the direction: "The open space over there is spacious, and it won't prevent others from entering the city. You can go and camp over there!"

"Thank you, Lord Official! We will stay here for one night and we will never cause any trouble to you!"

The village chief thanked the captain, went back with peace of mind, took the villagers to the open space, and relayed to everyone what the official said.

Everyone was very happy to hear that they could freely enter Fucheng for shopping. They started to set up camp and discussed with their families how to enter the city in batches.