He was leaning against the inner door, basking in the sun and feeling the lice on his body.
"Hey, I caught one."
He smiled, showing his black teeth, and held a small blood-sucking worm between his raised two fingers.
Seeing the insect twisting, he exerted force with his fingers, and with a "pop" sound, the insect exploded into a ball.
The prisoner inside smiled happily, hummed a Qin song, and soon found a louse from his underwear.
"Lao Zhang."
The sudden call startled the inner prison door, and his hands trembled. The little bug took the opportunity to escape, and jumped onto the linen clothes and disappeared.
The prisoner looked up and saw two young men standing in front of him at some point.
One of them was a thin, dark young man, wearing brown clothes and dark skin. He was looking at himself cautiously.
The inner prison guard was wary, his eyes swept over the thin and dark young man, and then fell on the boy beside him.
Judging from his decades of experience, the person in charge of these two people should be a boy who is only fourteen or fifteen years old.
I saw that this young man was seven feet tall, had an upright appearance, no beard under his chin, and a pair of piercing eyes. He looked energetic and magnanimous just standing there.
Of course, what attracted the most attention to the prison gate was that the cloth covering the bun on the young man's head was brown.
Prove he has the title, sir!
In the Qin State, nobility is respected. Each level of nobility has its own privileges, which will naturally be reflected in the appearance. People can see the level of the nobility at a glance.
This is what Shang Jun said: "The hierarchy of nobles and nobles is distinguished, and the fields and houses are named according to their differences. The clothes of the ministers and concubines are named after the family. Those who have meritorious service will be honored, and those who have no meritorious service will be rich but have no glory."
The most common Guizhou head without a title, as the name suggests, is a bun on the head wrapped with a piece of black cloth.
After being upgraded to a first-class knight, the cloth on the head must be changed to let people know that this boy is a person with a title and should not be underestimated easily.
Of course, just being a first-class official is nothing. There are seven or eight families in Chaoyang alone, and there are even two second-level officials.
But when the prison gate saw the extraordinary spirit of this young man, he did not dare to look down upon him and asked hurriedly: "Who are you, and what are you doing in Chaoyang?"
The young man smiled and asked the thin and dark young man beside him to take out a few wooden boards.
"This is our test of inheritance. I would like to ask my father-in-law to check it."
Inside the prison door, he took the word "Experience" made of poplar boards and the word "Zhuan" made of willow strips, and glanced at the words on them.
"In the internal history, he was named Zhao Tuo in Chaoyang, Shangyuan Township, Xianyang. He was a Duke, seven feet and one inch tall."
"Xian" is the Qin people's ID card, which contains the identity information of each Qin person, including not only their place of origin and address, but also their title and height.
The other piece of "biography" is equivalent to a letter of introduction for later generations, distributed by Qin's government affairs department. It not only contains more detailed identity information, such as stating that Zhao Tuo is "fair-skinned, fifteen years old," etc., but more importantly
The reasons for the holder's trip are written on it.
Qin's laws were strict, and the common people lived in the middle of the village, with five households per group, and ten households per ten, living next to each other. On weekdays, they could only farm the land at home, and could not leave the village at will, even to go to the neighboring counties.
If you want to leave your hometown, you must find a travel certificate from Lidian (Tonglizheng, the word "zheng" was taboo during the Qin Dynasty, so it was called Lidian) in the township where your household registration is located.
If you don't have this proof and run away privately, the consequences will be very disastrous if you are discovered. It is a serious crime.
Jiangyang (the crime of loitering), Lanbang (the crime of escaping from the country), and Bangbang (the crime of smuggling out of the country) are specifically designed to punish this kind of behavior. If you are not careful, you may be punished as a slave and a concubine, and you will be reformed for life, and there will be no chance of recovery.
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Moreover, under this kind of law, not only the wanderer himself will be punished, but also the local officials will be jointly and severally liable if the inspection is improper.
The "Laws of Travelers" stipulates that if a traveler (lobbyist such as Zhang Yi and Su Qin) settles down in a certain place and is found not to be carrying a certificate issued by the government, the official in the county where he is located will be fined with a suit of armor.
If he stays for more than a year without being detected, the local officials will be reprimanded.
Under the high pressure of such laws, various places in the Qin State conducted very careful inspections of the laws and traditions, and no one wanted to take responsibility. Thinking about the time when Lord Shang was shut out and trapped in a cocoon, you can know how strict the Qin laws were enforced.
Zhao Tuo's inheritance was issued by Xianyang. After the assassination of Qin, the Qin court handled the matter at an extremely fast speed, held accountable those who should be held accountable, and rewarded those who should be rewarded.
Zhao Tuo was awarded a third-level knighthood and ten gold coins for his meritorious service in reporting traitors.
However, he used his two-level knighthood to redeem Heng as a commoner, and now he only has one-level Duke.
In addition, he and Hengdu became Qin nationalities and were assigned to Chaoyangli in Shangyuan Township, Xianyang.
Zhao Tuo finally successfully settled in the Qin Kingdom, and his identity has completely integrated into this era. He no longer has to wander around and escape in the land of Yan and Zhao when he first crossed over, living a life without knowing whether to live or die.
The two pieces of biography specifically stated that Zhao Tuo and Heng Lai were to settle here. Prior to this, notices from the countryside had been conveyed, so the prison gate knew the purpose of these two people just by looking at them.
He looked at Zhao Tuo carefully and grinned, "It turns out it's you. Wait a moment until I call Li Dian over."
"only."
Zhao Tuo responded. It was a new arrival, so naturally he had to be more humble and integrate into this society as soon as possible.
What Zhao Tuo didn't expect was that the prison door here didn't go in to look for anyone. Instead, he walked behind the door and found a hanging hemp rope from somewhere. When he pulled it sharply, there was a crisp and clear sound.
The bell rings.
Immediately afterwards, several children who were playing with bamboo horses in the alleyway started shouting happily.
"Li Dian Li Dian, someone called."
"Li Dian Li Dian, someone is looking for you."
When the local dogs in the courtyards of several houses near the door heard the children's calls, they also howled at the top of their throats.
Zhao Tuo blinked.
My goodness, there is such a communication system in this little Chaoyang.
After a while, an old man with a gray beard walked out of the room. He first looked at Zhao Tuo and Heng suspiciously, then took the test pass from the prison door and started reading.
"Zhao Tuo, right?"
Li Dian handed the certificate back to Zhao Tuo and said, "I have received an order from the township department before. You follow me."
"Thank you, Ridori."
Zhao Tuo quickly held up his hands to thank him. Heng Heng's body on the side was slightly stiff. Seeing Zhao Tuo winking, he reluctantly followed suit.
As a native of Zhao, he has been taught to hate the Qin people since childhood. Now, although he has slowly accepted the fact that Qin will annex the world under Zhao Tuo's brainwashing, and is willing to put down his hatred and live a good life, but
It was still difficult to adapt to it for a while.
Li Dian saw that Zhao Tuo had extraordinary bearing, and he was holding a talisman personally issued by Xianyang, so he knew that the other party had an unusual identity, so he did not dare to delay, so he quickly led Zhao Tuo into the depths of the village, pointing to a mansion.
: "This house was originally owned by a nobleman here, but it was confiscated for violating the law. Now it is yours."
"only."
Zhao Tuo looked at the house in front of him, his first home after coming to this era.
I, Zhao Tuo, also have a family.
During the Qin Dynasty, taboos were avoided. For example, when the King of Qin was in power, he called "Chu State" "Jing State" to avoid the taboo "Zi Chu" of his father.
At the same time, the taboo of "zheng" was avoided. In the Qin bamboo slips, Li Zheng was called "Lidian" and "the first month" was changed to "Duan Yue".
"The Bamboo Slips of the Qin Tomb in Suihudi·Sealing Medical Examination": "There are five (five) Bings of people from Dianjiayili in a certain place".
"Historical Records: Moon Chart between Qin and Chu": "The second month of the second year of the reign of Emperor Duan Yue." Sima Zhensuo Yin: "It is also the first month of the second year of the second year. The Qin taboo is 'zheng', so it is also the first month of the second year."
At the same time, the word "zheng" is used in several places in "The Bamboo Slips of the Tomb of the Qin Dynasty in Suihudi" and the word "zheng" is used as the word "duan", such as "to correct the people's hearts", "not to be impartial and correct", etc.