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Chapter 45

The Qin State and South Korea are connected, and the national borders are lingering. It is difficult to distinguish them clearly from me and I.

Since it is the border between the two countries, of course there is a border dispute. You said this is yours, I said this is mine, and what if no one accepts anyone, I just do it.

Therefore, most people in this area survived the war. They were so miserable when fighting, and even more miserable when not fighting. Today, people from a certain country came to say that you are our people and it was time to pay taxes; tomorrow people from another country came to say that you are our people and it was time to serve in the military.

Anyway, they were all caught and pulled hard all year round.

This time, Qin State wanted to use Nanyang as a springboard to take South Korea in one fell swoop. The people on the border who learned the news of the war fled. They were panicked and some of the timids surrendered directly, so that they could not turn back and wait for the Qin army to think that they had not surrendered early enough and kneeled down to standard enough, so they all killed them with one hand.

These prisoners sent back from Nanyang are the people on the border who took the initiative to surrender.

If this group of people stayed in Nanyang, you don’t know whether you should believe them. If the war starts, they will bring you a rebellion, then the problem will be big.

So Lao Teng, the temporary county magistrate in Nanyang, decided to send the prisoners back. First, it was almost winter, and he wanted to offer prisoners to celebrate so that Xianyang knew that they were working in South Korea. The military expenditure was allocated more next year, and they were given more when ordering troops.

In short, these prisoners were sent out of the royal city.

Along the way, Fusu and Feng Quji chatted with the accompanying staff assigned by him and roughly learned about the number of prisoners.

The number of prisoners in this group is not particularly large, with a total of only two or three thousand, which is nothing compared to the big move of Ying Zheng's constant recruitment of tens of thousands of people from a certain place.

Of course, this is for Ying Zheng. If these people were placed in a county, there would be a lot of things that could be done.

Fusu and the people walked and chatted, and soon arrived at the prisoner camp on the outskirts of the city.

The prisoner camp is not too close to the royal city, but is near a county town in the eastern suburbs. The county magistrate is also a wonderful person. Thinking that everyone has come, they are not idle, they simply arranged for them to dig canals and build houses to do hard work. Anyway, how much can they do, otherwise it would be more wasteful to keep them for free?

When Fusu arrived at the prisoner camp, the people who were responsible for registering the prisoners had just asked the county to drive the prisoners back.

Fusu thought these prisoners would be exhausted and looked sad. He didn't expect that soon they would return together in groups of three or three, with no expression on his face running for many days and having worked hard for a long time. Instead, he looked energetic, and even talked and laughed, discussing something enthusiastically with words with a local accent.

I heard that Fusu was the prince of Qin or the eldest son. These people immediately gathered together under the urging of the servants and kowtowed to Fusu under the guidance of the elders.

They didn't have the chance to meet any big shots, they didn't know what kind of rituals they had to face in various occasions, so they simply knelt down and kowtow to finish the matter!

Fusu stepped forward to help the captive elders up, and let everyone else get up, and smiled and asked them to report their names, age and hometown as required.

The soldiers of this county have already gone to Yunyang County for training. I have heard that the people of Yunyang boasted about Fusu countless times. This time I saw it with my own eyes. I felt that Fusu was indeed kind to others. Not only were he gentle and polite to them, but he did not have any contempt for these prisoners. At this moment, he also started chatting with the oldest prisoners in a friendly manner.

Facts have proved that special training for the clerks is still useful. The registration work that originally took a lot of effort now only needs to distribute the clerks to the clerks and let them organize the captives to report various information.

Fusu is not surprised by this. After all, the school palace has been open for more than a year, and the efficiency of the servants from all counties around the royal city will be too low if they have not been trained.

People who are responsible for this statistical bookmaking work are also used to it. They are often responsible for running errands and dealing with grassroots units a lot of times, so they are naturally very aware of the changes in grassroots unit clerks.

But they didn't know that their "accustomed" made some of the prisoners who had read some books frightened.

These people are not ordinary people, but Korean works that pretend to be prisoners and want to sneak into Qin to see if they have any chance to do something.

This is just a county, even if it is Fu County, which is close to the royal city of Qin, it is just a county town. Why did the superiors send people to say that they would register the prisoners and find so many grassroots servants who could write and record them immediately?

Isn’t it said that most Qin people don’t know a single word, but only know how to kill people and seize land?

The Ding Books held by the servants looked lighter than bamboo slips, but they could remember much more than bamboo slips. It was not a problem to just record a message from hundreds of people. No wonder they even asked everyone what their name was!

The reactions of the prisoners made these works that lurking in the pile of prisoners begin to feel ashamed.

"I don't have a serious name. Everyone calls me Li Dalang. Should I just write about Li Dalang?"

"Why are there so many Wang San? Brother, you have a lot of literacy. Can you give me a new one?"

"I don't know how to write my name yet. Can I take a look?"

Because these prisoners cooperated very well in their work, the pressure of labor in the county greatly reduced the county's labor force, and the soldiers were not impatient. They could see as soon as they wanted to see, and they wanted to change their names and returned them to the staff, looking at the harmony.

The detailed writers were a little confused: Everyone was obviously on the same starting line, when did Qin run away?

The old men who had a little say among the prisoners were as shocked as the meticulous writers.

They had no choice but to kneel down. Life was too hard and they couldn't hold on anymore. They didn't want to eat enough. They were pushed to the front during war and prepared their own clothes and weapons.

Even if they may always bear the infatuation of being spineless, they still organized the villagers to surrender. No matter what, the most important thing is to survive isn’t it? Even if they would rather die than surrender, the superiors would not look at them or give them a bite of food.

It's better to give up.

Unexpectedly, after they became prisoners, although they were arranged to do some hard work such as carrying weights on the road, they could eat enough.

It is said that the Qin State has a bumper harvest this year, and a lot of military rations were allocated. Some old grains were not wanted to be eaten, so they moved them out to cook porridge and steam rice as food for prisoners.

Although the taste of the old grain is not very good and the taste is average, it can be full!

I don’t know when it will start, and being able to eat and wear warm clothes is already a luxury for them.

After walking all the way outside the Qin King City, they not only did not lose weight because of the day and night, but also gained some flesh. Everyone seemed to be much more energetic.

Unexpectedly, the people of Qin not only lived a prosperous life, but also all the servants who ran errands and did things were proficient in literature and writing. This was an incredible thing for several fellow villagers who lived long enough and had a wide enough experience!

The villagers learned about Fusu, the Qin prince from the official side, and had long known that he was the eldest son of the Qin king and was very loved by the Qin king. Although he was not old, he spoke very well. They were very respectful to Fusu. They answered whatever Fusu asked and showed their yearning for a better life for the people of Qin in a timely manner.

Fusu was a little confused at first, not sure if they were talking sarcastic. Later, he found that the envy they truly expressed in their words, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

For people who do not have basic food and clothing guarantees, being able to eat a full meal and wear decent clothes is indeed a life of immortals. If someone tells them, someone will teach them to read and calculate so that their descendants can have a foundation, and they will even doubt whether they are not in the world at all.

Fusu asked the hometown where their home was, and then asked who were in their hometown who had a skill, who could read and calculate, and who were strong and strong, so he encircled the available talents in his heart.

According to Feng Quji, these prisoners will be distributed according to the needs of each county. Since everyone can ask for people, Fusu will certainly consider pulling people to Yunyang County first.

There are so many workshops in Yunyang County, and there is no one in the world. Some things that are low in technology and exhausting are transferred to prisoners. People in Yunyang County are focused on those core processes with high technical content, which can greatly reduce the production pressure of workshops.

No matter how bad it is, you can arrange to go to the neighboring county, so that it is also convenient for them to borrow people from the neighboring county.

The father asked him to learn how to arrange prisoners, that's what it means!

Fusu thought very movedly.

Due to the high cooperation of the villagers and the registration work there has not been completed yet, Fusu has already figured out the situation of the prisoners and arranged everyone in his heart.

Feng Quji knew nothing about this. When Fusu and the person he sent to register and build the book came back, he patiently told Fusu about how the prisoners were allocated in the past, what procedures were required to be taken in the middle, and what issues should be paid attention to.

Fusu thinks that Feng Quji is really a good person. He is taught humbly throughout the process. He will actively ask questions when hearing important links. No matter how you look at it, he is a good student who is well-behaved and easy to learn.

Feng Quji finally understood why their king likes Fusu so much. Who doesn’t like obedient and smart children?

One-sided teaching is boring, but if there are back and forth, it will be very exciting to teach!

Feng Quji was not prepared for Fusu, and explained whatever Fusu asked, which was full of words.

When Feng Quji was going to do something else, Fusu proposed to go back first. He had some small ideas to record.

Seeing that Fusu was not only listening seriously, but also having to go back to take notes, Feng Quji naturally let him go back with great satisfaction.

Fusu wandered back to his residence and asked Huaide to study the ink and began to write his own little thoughts on paper.

Feng Quji told him the process of relocating prisoners. He just needed to fill in the framework and hand it over to Ying Zheng!

Fusu first emphasized the importance of various workshops in Yunyang, and then described the dilemma of insufficient staff in Yunyang County. Finally, he said that if possible, all of these prisoners could be arranged to Yunyang County, and hundreds of them would be placed, and the other hundreds would be placed.

Soon, a detailed and well-documented labor application was written.

Fusu patiently waited for the ink to dry out, and thought it was time for Ying Zheng to dinner, so he quickly put the application in his arms and went to chat with his father.

Ying Zheng still remembered throwing Fusu to learn from Feng Quji. When he heard that Fusu was coming, he asked someone to lead Fusu in to see how he was studying.

Fusu sat down next to Ying Zheng in a familiar way, calling out to someone: "Father!"

Ying Zheng said: "Did you go out of the city today to see the prisoners?"

Because the number of these prisoners was not large, Ying Zheng had no time to hold a surrender ceremony, so he asked Feng Quji to see the arrangement.

In his opinion, Fusu doesn't have to go out of the city specifically.

Fusu nodded and replied, "Yes."

Since Ying Zheng took the initiative to mention it, Fusu immediately praised Feng Quji, who taught him all the procedures, and said that Feng Quji is very good, has a good manners in his work, and is patient with others. There are indeed many powerful and virtuous figures in the world who are capable and moral.

After striking Feng Quji, Fusu took out the application for labor in his arms and presented it to Ying Zheng: "Father, see if you write this way?"

Ying Zheng at first heard that Feng Quji had given Fusu some miscellaneous soup, so why did Fusu praise him like this?

When Ying Zheng saw the labor application submitted by Fusu, he felt something was wrong: Didn’t he ask Fusu to listen? What did Fusu show him? Just read and write his reading experience, is this kid who also wrote his learning experience when he went to study?

No matter how confused he was, Ying Zheng did not show any sign of his face and took the labor application submitted by Fusu with a calm expression.

Ying Zheng finished reading the labor application, and his face almost couldn't hold back.

Just asking you to be an auditor, but you actually want to pull everyone into your own bowl?!

The author has something to say:

Fu Xiaosu: This is what my father must mean!
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