"Brother, this is Goguryeo, it doesn't feel very cold, does it?"
Liu Laosan said with some surprise that the driver had told them it was very cold along the way, but since they crossed the river, the weather in the south of the Yangtze River has been relatively warm and they did not feel cold at all.
"You know nothing, kid. The further north you go, the colder it gets. Didn't we turn south in the end? The weather here is probably similar to Chang'an City, so it's kind of considerate of us."
After listening to Liu Laoer's explanation, the others nodded. After getting off the carriage, they all stood beside the carriage. But soon the coachman drove the carriage away, said hello to them before leaving, and then galloped towards Jiangbei. They still had to wait to make money.
"Everyone from Chang'an, young and old, please come over to my side. It's still early today, so you can rest here for a while. I will take you to the land you have been allocated. Your Goguryeo slaves have already started working. We will measure the land and you can get familiar with it first. They have also prepared temporary living quarters for you, but you can only stay here for fifteen days. During these fifteen days, you must repair your own houses."
Just when they didn't know what to do, a man in official clothes came over. This man was the leader of these people. He was the first one to come to Goguryeo. After passing the exam, he became a local figure similar to a team leader. He had a total of more than ninety people under him. According to what the court told him, as long as he could accumulate one hundred people, he would be the village chief.
Being a village chief in Goguryeo has many benefits. First, you can get 50 acres more land than others. Second, you have to pay 10% less taxes than others. This can be regarded as a kind of care for the village chief. Of course, the village chief cannot bully the villagers. The army has set up reporting points nearby. If some village chiefs bully others, the villagers can go there and report directly.
Li Xiang worked his way up from the bottom. In the 21st century society, he understood that these grassroots officials were most likely to bully the common people. Therefore, when Goguryeo just started, he had to stop this trend and let all the village heads understand that as long as you dare to take action, I will punish you severely. He also made the names of those village heads who had committed crimes public so that all the village heads around could see clearly.
When everyone heard what he said, they hurriedly followed him and walked away. There were three relatively large tents in the distance. They had already been given quilts and some daily necessities. This was the court's care for them. This was also the last batch given to you. If you lost it, you can only find a way out yourself.
"For the next ten days or so, you will stay here. You can still come here to eat in the future. Your land has not yet grown crops, so the army will provide you with food for a year, but it will be recorded on your account. You will repay the money as scheduled next year after your crops are grown."
Everyone understood what the village chief said.
They have already overdrawn a lot along the way, including the travel expenses to get here. The inner court will not give them a penny. Although they have not spent a penny now, they will pay back the money next year according to their spending. But no one feels bad about it. After all, this is a repayment, not a direct collection from the court. If the court directly collects money from them, then the resistance will be greater.
The food here is similar to that on the road. Most people just cook some vegetables and eat some dry food. After eating, the village chief takes them out. About five kilometers away from the military camp, this is where they are. Some people in the future village have already started building the village.
"Look carefully, everyone has a small courtyard, 20 meters long and 15 meters wide, and each person has six slaves. Currently, your slaves are working in the fields and will be brought back soon. After they finish their farm work, you will have to lead them to start building houses. All kinds of building supplies are available at the village entrance, so you can just go and get them. Also, remember this wooden sign with your name and your village. Hold them carefully. If you lose this thing, you will be a slave."
This was the first time that Li Xiang implemented the identity system here, so he had to be strict. After hearing what the village chief said, many people were so scared that they quickly hung the wooden sign on their hands, wishing they could hold it from time to time.
In fact, it is not that important. All the slaves have words engraved on their faces, but these people don’t have any words engraved on their faces. What’s more, if they lose one, they can just go to the village chief to get a replacement. The reason why the village chief said this is that he hopes these people can take it seriously and don’t ask him to get a replacement for nothing. There are so many things to do every day, and he can’t just do this for you.
Everyone saw that this place had been cleared and the foundation had been laid. All they needed to do was move the building materials over and then they could build a house. The land the two Liu brothers were fighting for was next to each other. Liu Laoer had already started to fantasize in his mind that when the house was built on this land, he really wanted to bring his parents over. After all, there was too little land around Chang'an City, and his parents must be suffering there.
"There's one more thing I need to make clear to you. Every month we must set aside five days to come to the military camp over there for training. And remember, there will be an assessment after training. If you fail the assessment, your salary will be deducted, and you may even go hungry."
The village chief mentioned another very important issue, which is about the training of these people. Although you are just ordinary people, look at the villages around here. Only one-seventh of the people are Han Chinese, and the rest are all Goguryeo people. No matter how closely we watch them, there may be some riots. When a riot occurs, the army will come to suppress it as quickly as possible, but when the army does not come, don't you have to bear the consequences yourself?
If your body is strong enough, you will be able to withstand it, but if your body is useless, when our army arrives, we will probably just collect your body. You came here to make a fortune, who would have thought that you would lose your life in a riot?