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Chapter 199: Could It Be A Liar

Seeing Si Sheng and the three of them standing in front of the notice and looking at it carefully, a few people talking on the street also immediately gathered around and said with a smile to Si Sheng: "This eldest brother is literate, can you tell us about it?"

What is written."

Si Sheng turned around and saw that several people were tired from the journey and looked tired, as if they had traveled a long way. He guessed that they were here to inquire about the specific matters of the westward migration, just like him, so he said: "This is the notice for the westward migration.

It encourages everyone to move their household registration to Qinzhou Prefecture in the west to open up wasteland."

Si Sheng stared at the notice on the wall and said: "Those who are willing to move westward will be accepted by the Qinzhou Prefecture and arranged to settle in villages. The land will also be divided according to the head of the population. The land will be exempted from taxes for three years, and the families who move westward will also be exempted from taxes.

Exemption from corvee for three years."

After hearing Si Sheng's words, an old man with a troubled face said happily: "What's written here is almost the same as the one in the legend."

Several people listening around nodded in agreement, saying that they had heard some explanations, but they were not so clear and true.

The old man asked Si Sheng again, "Is the land given to people for free? Do you really don't need to pay for it anymore?"

Si Sheng turned around and took another look at the notice and said: "From the text, it should be free."

The old man said happily: "That's good, that's good."

The dark-red-faced man standing next to the old man asked: "Dad, where is the Qinzhou Mansion?"

The old man frowned and turned to look at Si Sheng. Si Sheng smiled and said, "It was said that Qinzhou Mansion is about two thousand miles away from here."

When Suxue read the notice, she had already secretly checked it from the space. No information about Qinzhou Prefecture was found on the space computer. Not only the information about Qinzhou Prefecture, but also the information about this fictional era could not be found.

Qinzhou Prefecture? Modern Shaanxi Province is abbreviated as Qin. Is this Qinzhou Prefecture located in modern Shaanxi Province?

Suxue also checked the distance from Jinan to Xi'an, which was 895 kilometers. Suxue calculated in her mind: 895 kilometers is 1,790 miles, plus the distance from Zhoucun Town to Jinan.

The distance is about two hundred miles, almost exactly two thousand miles. Judging from the distance, it is possible that Qinzhou Prefecture is within the territory of Shaanxi.

When the other people listening heard that Qinzhou Mansion was two thousand miles away from here, they all took a deep breath, "So far? How do we get there?"

Si Sheng said: "The notice says that people who want to move westward should do so on their own."

Another man next to Si Sheng said: "How can we walk such a long way by ourselves? What if we go the wrong way? What if we have no money or food on the way?"

Suxue also wanted to know how people who migrated west could find Qinzhou Prefecture two thousand miles away without a navigation system.

Si Sheng then said: "Let's ask the people in the Zhou Mansion. They will definitely give more details."

The old man with a ravaged face agreed: "Okay, okay, let's go and ask, it's better to ask clearly."

Si Sheng returned to the door of Jishan Hall and said to the two gatekeepers: "Brothers, we have finished reading the notice. We have some questions that we would like to ask, but I don't know..."

One of the gatekeepers didn't wait for Si Sheng to finish speaking and said, "Come in with me."

After saying that, the man turned around and led the way, entering the door of Jishan Hall first. Si Sheng, Suxue, and Wang Zeran followed hurriedly.

Stepping into the door of Jishan Hall, Si Sheng turned around inadvertently and saw that among the people who had been reading the notice together, only the old man with a rough face and his son followed him in. The other three or four people had already turned around and walked away.

It seems that this long journey scares away many people.

Si Sheng and the others were led into an inverted room in the concierge of Jishan Hall. A middle-aged man with a goatee was sitting on a chair in the middle of the room drinking tea.

The gatekeeper said respectfully: "Manager Zhou, these people have some questions for you."

A smile instantly appeared on Manager Zhou's face, and he beckoned: "Come on, come on, come in." Then he pointed to a few long benches on both sides and said, "Sit down, sit down and talk."

Si Sheng nodded to Manager Zhou and took Suxue and Wang Zeran to sit on the stools on the right.

When the old man and his son saw Si Sheng and others sitting down, they sat down at the end of the stool. They only dared to sit halfway up, looking very embarrassed.

Manager Zhou didn't react much to the father and son's actions. He seemed to be used to it, but he looked at Si Sheng and the others twice.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Manager Zhou asked: "Do you want to move west?"

Si Sheng nodded and said: "I have this plan, but I still want to find out more about it first before making a decision."

Manager Zhou nodded slightly and asked, "Have you read clearly the content on the notice outside?"

Seeing Si Sheng nodding, Manager Zhou turned to look at the old man and his son again.

After making sure that everyone present nodded, Manager Zhou said, "If you have any questions, ask them now."

After listening to Manager Zhou's explanation, Suxue was certain that Qinzhou Mansion was located in what is now Shaanxi.

Several people came out of the gate of Jishan Hall. The salesman across the street shook his rattle vigorously. Si Sheng paused for a moment, then walked over to look at the goods on his load.

In the past few days, I was distracted by the matter of white peony, and Si Sheng didn't buy snacks for Suxue and the others for a long time.

Seeing Si Sheng coming over with his two children, the salesman put down his rattle and asked with a smile: "Brother, do you want to move west? Buy some needles, thread, shoes, fabrics, and prepare them for the road." He was good at soliciting business.

Si Sheng said: "I haven't decided to move west yet, but I want to buy some food for the children."

There was business to be done, so the salesman was naturally happy and quickly weighed the things for Si Sheng.

The Suxue salesman also carried fishing lines, hooks and other items for fishing. Suddenly he became interested and asked Si Sheng to buy two sets.

Si Sheng paid the money and before leaving, the salesman winked at him and said, "Brother, if you encounter trouble in moving westward, you can come to me. I can help."

Si Sheng smiled and said perfunctorily: "Okay."

Even if the westward migration is really not going smoothly, what help can a salesman do?

Si Sheng took the snacks and strode to the camp outside the town with Suxue and Wang Zeran. If nothing unexpected happened, the six families would come here this afternoon or tomorrow morning to prepare for the westward migration.

Suxue held the corner of Sisheng's clothes, chewing sesame seeds in her mouth, rolling her eyes, and finally couldn't help but express her doubts.

"Dad, Yongxing, the capital city of Qinzhou Prefecture, is Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty. It has always been the political, economic and cultural center in history, and its population has always been prosperous. Now, although Yongxing City is no longer the capital, how can we say

It won’t end up in a situation where people need to move elsewhere to open up wasteland.”

She shook Si Sheng's arm and said on a whim: "Dad, do you think these people in Jishan Hall are liars or human traffickers?"

Si Sheng poked Suxue's forehead and said angrily: "What are you thinking? What I heard today is similar to what Wang Shu said. Wang Shu's family settled in Qinzhou Prefecture. If Governor Zhou and the others are liars or human traffickers,

Like, where can Wang Shu take his daughter-in-law? Besides, the notice has the seal of Qinzhou Prefecture. If it is fake, do they dare to post it outside blatantly? "

Suxue thought about it: "Then how do you explain the fact that there are so many wastelands in Qinzhou Prefecture? Could it be that the place they allocated to the people who migrated westward is Qinzhou Prefecture in name, but in fact it is 108,000 miles away from Yongxing City?

?”

Si Sheng said helplessly: "Did you listen just now? Manager Zhou already said that the allocated areas are within the three to five hundred miles surrounding Yongxing City."
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