As the minister of Dali Temple, Jian Yu naturally had to check the household registration information frequently, and he was familiar with the household department. He walked in front of Bai Yue with a sad expression, which made Bai Yue very strange.
"What's wrong?" Bai Yue said, "Have you had any painful experiences here? Why do you look so painful?"
Jian Yu gave her a meaningful look, and Liang Meng said with a sad face: "Miss Bai, do you know how many households and people there are in your village?"
Bai Yue was stunned for a moment and said uncertainly: "Dozens of households, hundreds of households? Hundreds of people?"
It's not like she's doing household registration statistics. It would be nice to know how many neighbors she has. How can she know how many people there are in the village?
The Ministry of Household Official who was leading the way turned back and said: "According to statistics at the beginning of this year, there are 134,520 registered households in the capital, with a total population of 675,800 and 92 people."
Bai Yue was stunned. Everyone thought she came from the village. They had never thought of such a terrifying and astonishing number. However, what surprised her was that she had forgotten that this era was so backward. There was not even an advanced query method.
nothing.
When investigating cases in the past, large-scale population screening was often carried out, but even if it is the most common name and there are thousands of people with the same name, it is still limited after all.
But now... the household registration management is based on the records of each household in the region, and even the surname cannot be filtered out. Do they rely on these people to open the household registration files one by one? It will take until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.
Seeing Bai Yue's face slumped, Liang Meng added another blow: "This does not include the black households."
Black households have existed since ancient times, and there are too many who are not registered in the household registration for various reasons.
"No, it won't be a gangster." Bai Yue said, "They are lurking in Dazhou. If they stay dormant for a long time, they must have an identity that can withstand scrutiny. Not only will they not be a gangster, but they will also have a legitimate identity."
Profession."
Liang Meng thought it made sense, but when the doors of the household registration offices were opened one by one, he still felt that it was impossible to find.
Bai Yue walked in, opened a household registration booklet, and immediately threw it down: "No, it's definitely not possible to look for it this way."
For a moment, everyone was worried, but Jian Yu said: "If you can't find it yourself, let someone help you find it. Liang Meng, go post a wanted notice..."
"No, no, no, no." Bai Yue said hurriedly: "The wanted order is exaggerated. Let's file a missing person notice."
It is unrealistic to find it yourself, let the people help you find it.
Although this might scare off the enemy, there is no other way now. Jian Yu said: "Put the name on the bulletin board. If there is anyone with these three names around, come to Dali Temple and provide clues. As long as the name is true, there will be a prize."
"Be tactful, it will scare people." Bai Yue said, "Just write that someone was saved by these three people and they need to find a benefactor. Otherwise, outsiders will think they have committed something.
It makes people panic.”
Jian Yu nodded in response and asked someone to write a notice. As he was writing, the master suddenly said: "Hey, sir, the one you are looking for is called Chen Zhimeng. I know one."
The notice clearly stated that as long as you provide information about these three names, you will be rewarded with a reward of one hundred taels. If it is later verified that this person is the person you are looking for, you will be rewarded with another 5 taels.
It's not a big sum of money, but for ordinary people, one hundred cents is hard-earned. If you just provide the names of your neighbors, this money is just like picking it up.
The master is not short of these one hundred articles, but he really wants to show his face in front of adults and make a contribution.
"Um?"
The master suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and after humming, he said: "My lord, I don't go to those places, so I don't know that the full name of Meng'er, the oiran in Chunqiu Tower, is Chen Zhimeng."
"Chunqiu Tower?" Bai Yue asked shamelessly, "Is it a brothel?"
"Yes." Master said with shame: "Chunqiu Tower, which means drunken life and death in the building, and does not know the meaning of Spring and Autumn."
"It's quite meaningful." Bai Yue looked at Jian Yu: "Let's go and have someone put up the notice. Let's go to Chunqiu Building to find Chen Zhimeng first and rule out one by one."
Bai Yue walked out as he spoke, and Jian Yu quickly stopped him: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you want to go to Chunqiu Building too?"
"Otherwise." Bai Yue said righteously: "Do you think I am such an irresponsible person who chickens out and leaves difficulties and work to my colleagues?"
Jian Yu was stunned and speechless.
Bai Yue turned around and left with a serious look on his face, saying as he walked: "Liang Meng, give me some men's clothes to change into."
Liang Meng was a bitch, so he followed suit and winked at Jian Yu.
"Master, you are superficial, Miss Bai... hahaha."
If you two quarrel in the future, you will definitely not be able to handle it, Miss Bai.
Meng'er was an oiran and was not commonly seen. Jian Yu didn't want everyone to know about it, so he called for the girl's friend Shen Ye.
Shen Ye knew very well how many brothels there were in the capital and how many girls there were. Anyone he wanted to meet was his confidante.
Recently, Shen Ye had a little follower. Bai Yue and Jian Yu were busy and he had nothing to do, so Qin Jiu followed him to eat, drink and have fun, so he also followed him.
Bai Yue was a little worried and poked Jian Yu: "Hey."
"Um?"
Bai Yue lowered his voice: "Is it okay for Qin Jiu to follow Shen Ye?"
Jian Yu didn't understand: "It's okay. Shen Ye is okay. He is idle. It's good that Qin Jiu is willing to follow him. How can we have time to play with her now?"
"That's not what I'm talking about." Bai Yue was worried: "Qin Jiu has just started falling in love at this age. After being together for a long time, she won't fall in love with Shen Ye. Let me tell you, we can't bear this result. Shen Ye is definitely not suitable for Qin Jiu."
Although Shen Ye is indeed a playboy, Jian Yu can't help but speak for him: "Shen Ye is actually pretty good..."
Bai Yue glanced at him: "Do you think it's nice for a man to be romantic? Do you have a sister who is willing to marry her? If you have a daughter in the future, are you willing to find such a son-in-law?"
Jian Yu was speechless.
Bai Yue said solemnly: "You have to tell Shen Ye solemnly that Qin Jiu has eight powerful and protective brothers who he cannot afford to offend. You tell him not to use the same tricks on Qin Jiu as against girls. If Qin Jiu is tempted, he will lose his life."
You can be friends, but you must keep your distance."
Jian Yu also instantly felt the seriousness of the matter and nodded: "I understand. I'll go talk to him about this."
Everyone noticed the couple muttering and chattering not far away. Shen Ye said with emotion: "It's like this and the other. Who would have thought that half a month ago, Mo Yi asked me to scare her."
"What a pity." Qin Jiu also changed into men's clothes and regretted from the bottom of his heart: "It's a pity that Sister Bai is engaged, and I still have several unmarried brothers."
After everyone finished chatting thoughtfully, the group of handsome young men entered the Spring and Autumn Tower.
The proprietress of Chunqiu Tower immediately came over and said, "Master Shen, Master Jian, please bring your friends to play."
What kind of look does a brothel madam have? She really has a lot of eyes on her. You can tell at a glance that a woman is pretending to be a man, but she will never reveal it. Young ladies and nobles like novelty, so it’s normal to come to see the fun. They are all making money and there is no distinction between men and women.
Bai Yue glanced at Jian Yu and said that he was so clean and self-sufficient that he could be called by his name by the brothel boss.
Jian Yu turned his head without feeling guilty. He didn't come often, but occasionally he would come with Shen Ye to listen to music and drink tea. It was only human nature.
Shen Ye went straight to the point: "I came to see Meng'er, is she there?"
The madam looked troubled: "Meng'er is here, but is she staying with the guests in the house now?"
Shen Ye walked forward without stopping: "Who is this guest?"
"I don't know him." The old bustard said, "He's a young man. I've never seen him before. His accent doesn't sound like he's from the capital."
"Oh, I see." Shen Ye said without any hesitation: "It's him. I happen to have something to do with him, so don't worry about it. I'll go find them myself."
After all, he is a regular customer. When Shen Ye said this, although the madam felt something was wrong, it was not easy to stop him.
Shen Ye took the lead, and the group headed straight to Meng'er's room.