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Chapter 33, the book was not read in vain

Su Chen returned to the beggar's yard and saw the head of the Ministry of Revenue and the iron-armed soldiers rescued the beggars. He felt a little better.

The manager of the Ministry of Revenue came to Su Chen, and was worried, reporting: "The second young master, everyone is alive."

Su Chen nodded absent-mindedly and said, "You go, let them stay here for the time being. Remember to come and deliver food every day in the future, and I will have someone allocate you money."

The head of the Ministry of Revenue responded with a smile, turned around and left, walked for a while, and looked back. Is this second young master really as mean as the rumor? Then he shook his head and walked away.

Su Chen sat lonely on the steps at the door of the yard, still struggling with what had happened just now. He always thought that his father was very good to him. Not only did he give orders not to let the master attack him, he secretly sent Taoist Haiyan to help him. He cared about him very much no matter how he looked at him. However, every time he appeared with the little prince, he was always neglected. He could blame the princess before, but today the princess was obviously not present, he still favored the little prince. Maybe this was the difference between the legitimate son and the illegitimate son.

A small stone was thrown over and did not hit Su Chen, but fell in front of him, as if deliberately attracting his attention. He looked up and saw that it was still the young beggar, and he was still riding on the wall.

"You look better than that old man."

In a word, I couldn't tell whether it was a question or a statement. Su Chen smiled slightly and thought it was praising him.

Su Chen patted the stone steps next to him and signaled the young man to come over.

The boy also jumped off tactfully, sat cautiously on the stone steps, and kept a distance from Su Chen.

Su Chen was very curious. When he came, the beggars inside were so hungry that they were half-dead, but the boy looked alive, so he asked, "Why don't you look very hungry? Didn't you be locked in it?"

The boy said disdainfully: "Those guys are just big-headed soldiers, and they can't stand me."

Su Chen recalled the appearance of the boy just now, and he was very skillful in moving up and down the wall. He looked like a veteran and guessed that he had climbed over the wall and went to other people's houses to steal food.

"Where did you come from, and why did you become a beggar?"

"I am a local. I am not an ordinary beggar. I am the leader of the Beggars' Sect in Yecheng."

As he said that, the boy turned around on the stone steps.

Su Chen's eyes suddenly lit up. This young man is not ordinary, he must have really practiced martial arts.

"Do you know where those people there came from?"

The boy looked up and recalled: "It seems to be from the south. I can't remember which one it is. However, there are many refugees outside the city who haven't come in. An aunt and his husband got separated. He said he would have a good time in Yecheng, but the aunt came in and his husband was stuck outside the city."

The boy pointed to a woman near the corner of the yard and said.

"May I have your name?"

Su Chen did not take over his topic, but asked his name.

"Just call me Master Qi."

Su Chen was almost choked by a name, stared at the boy blankly, and then asked with a smile: "Then are you interested in helping me with work? I can pay you a salary."

As he said that, he took out the silver notes in his pocket and shook them at the boy.

The expression of the boy who called Qiye immediately lit up, and those who were conditioned reflex had to reach out to make money. Su Chen hid his eyes quickly and said, "I knew at a glance that you must have stole a lot of things. His flexible skills, and he was so tempted by money, and he was a thief."

"Tsk—, if you don't give, don't give."

The boy was disdainful and saw that he didn't get it, so he sat back calmly.

"Help me do things first, and then pay you."

The boy looked at him proudly and asked, "What do you want me to do, tell me."

Since Su Chen saw the situation of those outsiders in the slums, he knew that simply helping them is not possible. Only by solving their livelihood problems can the beggars be completely solved.

He thought of a way, asking Qiye to run all the merchants in the city to count how many merchants need workers, and then arrange all the beggars in the yard according to the type of workers shortage. At first, the merchants were unwilling to recruit people from other places, for fear that they were not clean or liked to fight and cause trouble. So Su Chen paid another payment for a guarantee fund in the largest money house in Yecheng, and issued a certificate to each merchant recruiting workers. As long as the worker is allowed to work for a year, the merchant can get a bonus. Moreover, during this year, only workers need to ensure food and accommodation, and no wages are required. Most merchants immediately agreed.

Su Chen thought that in a year, those who can work will naturally have feelings for their boss. It is not a problem to work for a long time in the future. They just lack mutual trust in the early stage. This method is not only saving money, but also making money. Why not do it? For beggars, being able to make a living in the first year is a great gift.

After a few days, all the beggars who could be arranged were arranged, leaving only some real beggars with physical defects and lack of ability to work, as well as the leader of the Beggars' Sect. Su Chen himself hired them to beg everywhere in the city and paid them a small amount of wages regularly. What they had to do was to collect information for Su Chen. And the seventh Master was his intelligence leader.

After the beggars in the city made arrangements, he took Qiye to the outside of Yecheng, collected some separated refugees, helped him into the city, and then resettled them in the same way.

Outside Yecheng, there is a small river facing south. There is a not-so-spacious wooden bridge on the river, which is a path for people from the south to Yecheng.

On this day, Su Chen and Qi Ye searched for half a day, but there were no refugees. I guess they had already collected all of them, so I was fishing by the river.

Su Chen was dressed very gorgeously today and was in a good mood. Since solving the beggar's problem, he used the advantages of his intelligence network to spread his deeds, which cleared him a lot of injustice. Gradually, his reputation in Yecheng became better and better. In order to make people know that he was the talented second young master, he dressed a little exaggeratedly. Even the little beggar Qiye around him changed into a neat guard outfit.

However, in recent days, he has become increasingly unable to see through Master Qi. He always feels that this young man who is a few years younger than him is even deeper than him. Especially after the establishment of the intelligence network, Master Qi actually highlighted his position as the leader among the intelligence personnel, which made many beggars recognize him Master Qi and refuse him, which immediately made him feel unhappy.

"I said, Xiaoqi, although I know you have worked hard in recent days, don't forget who promoted you, and don't ignore your master if you become the leader of the gang."

However, Master Qi replied with a smile: "I'm going to go back to my master, how long has it been since you paid me?"

Su Chen picked up the fishing rod and wanted to hit him on the butt, pretending to be angry: "You eat and drink mine every day, and you still care about my money? A heartless guy! I won't beat you to death."

Mr. Qi was not the kind of servant who stood obediently and was beaten. While running, he provoked, "Come on, come on, let me tell me if you can catch me."

"This young man, we came from Dachi City. I would like to ask, is Yecheng ahead?"

Just as Master Qi jumped around, there was a carriage behind him. The coachman walked to the bridge and was a little uncertain about the road, so he came to him to ask for directions.

When Su Chen heard that it was Dachicheng, he became interested in the moment, because many refugees have been from there recently.
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