Players who penetrate the world of martial arts games

Chapter 153 Contrast
"Is this porridge? It's all water~~We want to eat~~"

"M must have been corrupted by the dog officer~~"

Suddenly, some discordant voices came from the crowd.

There is no rice in these porridges, it is true.

But it's hard to tell whether these people who made the voices have personal intentions, or whether they have evil intentions.

The crowd began to riot, and dissatisfaction with the government began to erupt.

The number of officers and soldiers maintaining order is much higher than before, but there are still more refugees who cannot stand up.

The porridge stand on the government's side looks like it will be overturned.

"Don't~~don't push, you won't even have a mouthful of rice soup if you pour it~~" Someone shouted.

"We want to eat dry~~"

"Yes, take out the rice from the imperial court~~~"

Feng Jiang frowned slightly, and his eyes immediately fixed on the people who made the noise.

Something is really wrong.

If it was difficult for those people to judge the intention of their shouting before, but these few obviously have ulterior motives.

Still want to eat dry at this time?

I don't even know what time it is, it would be really nice to have a bowl of thicker porridge, at least it can last for a while.

A real refugee is already satisfied with a little food and drink.

Unlike these guys, the request is too unrealistic.

"The Black Lotus Sect?" Feng Jiang was sure that people from the Black Lotus Sect must have mixed in here.

Mixing in with the victims and provoking their emotions to make trouble is just one of their usual methods.

"It's too much." Wu Nandu shook his head and sighed.

Although he doesn't have a good impression of the government, he still doesn't quite agree with some of the demands made by these people.

Even if it is not a disaster year, it is impossible for ordinary people to cook every meal, let alone this difficult time.

"Brother Bai, let's bypass this and enter the city through another gate." Wu Nandu said again.

The city of Chengdu is closed, but it is possible to enter and exit if you really want to.

At least you have to have proof of passage.

Before Wu Nandu went to Chengdu and Nanzheng, there were various customs clearance documents, which were all proof of identity.

"Mu's porridge really has rice~~"

Just as Feng Jiang was about to leave, he suddenly heard someone shout.

When the refugees heard this, they immediately rushed towards Mu's soup kitchen.

"The Lu family's porridge is also~~"

All of a sudden, refugees flocked to the soup kitchens set up by the benevolent families in the city.

The ones from the government are really not called porridge, but the porridge from these big households can be regarded as remarkable.

Although it is also very thin, it is not known how many times better than that of the government.

"Mu family, no wonder." Wu Nandu sighed softly.

"Do you have any explanation?" Feng Jiang noticed Wu Nandu's expression, and seemed to admire the Mu family very much.

"If Wuzhai is the first village among the Miao people, then the Mu family is almost the largest family in Yizhou." Wu Nandu said with emotion on his face, "The ancestors of the Mu family can be traced back to the previous dynasty. In the dynasty, the king with a different surname guarded Yizhou, and was deeply trusted by the founding emperor at that time. After nearly a thousand years, although the Mu family is not a prince, their influence in Yizhou cannot be underestimated."

Hearing this, Feng Jiang couldn't help being stunned.

He suddenly found that the history seemed to be reversed.

At present, Dachu is somewhat similar to the Tang Dynasty, but this prince whose surname is Mu, seems to be the Mu Palace of the Ming Dynasty, right?

"This is the world in the game." Feng Jiang quickly recovered.

The background of the game is combined with the historical background of China, but some changes have been made, including the order of dynasties, and some may be the fusion of several dynasties.

This is a plausible history.

"Of course, the Mu family is also gone now." Seeing Feng Jiang's absent-minded look, Wu Nandu thought he was shocked by his own words.

"Isn't it the largest family in Yizhou now?" Feng Jiang asked.

"How should I put it, since no other family in Yizhou dares to call itself the first family, so this name is still worn on the head of the Mu family. It's just that the Mu family was divided into two hundreds of years ago, one is Yishu The county is the main family, and the family in Chengdu is the main family, which can be regarded as the Beimu family. The corresponding Nanmu family has moved to Yizhou County. In fact, these two are both Mu families, even if they are separated and have great strength damage, but other families are not as good as them." Wu Nandu explained.

"So that's how it is. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse." Feng Jiang said with a smile.

"That's right, the Mu family was in Yizhou back then, so it could be said that they were in charge of the wind and rain, so which local government wouldn't look at their faces?"

Hearing Wu Nandu continue to talk about some things about the Mu family, Feng Jiang felt a little confused.

Is this really the separation caused by family strife?

Feng Jiang felt that the possibility was unlikely.

Wu Nandu said just now that the Mu family is deeply rooted in Yizhou. Even if the dynasties have changed, the power of the Mu family still takes root in Yizhou.

Most of this kind of power is intolerable to the court.

In order to avoid the imperial court's suppression, the Mu family divided the family in the name of internal strife, which seemed to weaken the family's strength, but in fact it was to preserve the family.

If the Mu family is still so powerful, they might be targeted by the court.

No matter how strong a family is, facing the encirclement and suppression by the imperial court, the end will most likely be miserable.

Perhaps this is also the intention of the Mu family to express their intentions to the court, saying that they have no intention of rebelling or seeking Yizhou.

"Bei Mu's family was originally weaker than Nan Mu's family. A few years ago, Bei Mu's family broke up again, and the family power weakened again." Wu Nandu added.

Feng Jiang was speechless for a while. After so many years, the fake family separation might become the real family separation.

Perhaps the ancestors of the Mu family thought well at that time, but what about the descendants later on, how could they have expected it?

"Judging from the porridge distribution just now, those big families are basically headed by the Mu family," Feng Jiang said.

"That's natural. In Chengdu, other families are not as good as the Mu family." Wu Nandu said, "But if they do this, I'm afraid it's a bit overwhelming. I don't know what the government will think."

Feng Jiang was silent for a while.

I have to say, what Wu Nandu said reminded me.

He didn't expect this layer just now.

The porridge on the government's side is as thin as water, but the rich family on the Mu's side is much better. What does this mean?
Buy people's hearts?

"Brother Bai, what are you thinking?" Seeing that Feng Jiang was silent, Wu Nandu couldn't help asking.

"It's nothing, we don't need to worry about these." Feng Jiang smiled and said, "It's always good for those victims."

While talking, the two turned to the city gate on the other side. This is not a soup kitchen, but there are a lot fewer people.

However, there are still a lot of victims outside the city gate. They want to enter the city, and most of them have no way to survive outside the city. They may still want to enter the city, but there are dozens of officers and soldiers standing at the gate of the city, their swords and swords have been unsheathed.

The shining sword made them dare not take a step forward.

"These are not acceptable." The officers and soldiers guarding the gate threw back all the certificates that Wu Nandu handed over.

"Mr. Jun, these were all fine before."

"The past was the past, and the present is the present. You must have the latest customs clearance documents from the Sheriff's Office."

"This~~~" Wu Nandu was a little tangled, he fumbled through his cuffs.

"We are an innocent family. We came to Chengdu to do business. We come here often. There are people we know well in the city, which can prove it." While speaking, Feng Jiang stuffed five taels of silver into the hands of the officer and soldier.

Holding the weight of silver in their hands, the faces of the officers and soldiers immediately looked better.

"Yes, yes, yes." Wu Nandu hurriedly said the names of a few people he knew in the city.

"Oh? I know the names you mentioned. It seems that you are a serious businessman, otherwise you would not have such things." The officer nodded slightly and said, "Forget it this time, remember after entering the city Go to the sheriff's office to issue a customs clearance document, otherwise it won't be so easy to talk about next time."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Lord Jun, for your suggestion." Wu Nandu said hastily.

After successfully entering the city, Wu Nandu couldn't help wiping off a cold sweat.

"I almost couldn't get in." He took a deep breath and said, "Sure enough, money can turn ghosts around."

He was going to use money to clear the way just now. Of course, he only had two taels of silver in his cuff, and he was torn between whether to give one tael or two taels. In his opinion, even two taels might be difficult to bribe the gatekeeper.

In the current situation, too many people want to enter the city.

These gatekeepers have become sweet pastries, so don't be too oily.

Feng Jiang knew that Wu Nandu was shy, so he left.

"Brother Bai, I think we should go to the Sheriff's Mansion to issue those documents first, otherwise there will be trouble whether we go out of the city or enter the city, and we will need these even if we stay in the city." Wu Nandu said.

"Okay, just do as you want."

Feng Jiang had no opinion on this.

In extraordinary times, this kind of identification will definitely be strictly checked.

Of course, most of the people below still depend on money to do things, as long as they are willing to compete with money, there is generally no problem.

But if you don't have these, you will definitely be blackmailed.

With these, maybe you will be blackmailed, which will be much better.

Feng Jiang did not want to cause trouble during this trip, especially the local government.

"This is a 100 taels of silver bill, and I will probably need it later," Feng Jiang said.

Wu Nandu took it without any hesitation.

His face was a bit embarrassed: "Brother Bai really made me laugh, so it was my brother who took care of it~~"

"As long as the business is successful, these are trivial matters." Feng Jiang said with a smile.

How can Wu Nandu have any money on him?
From the officers and soldiers guarding the gate, we can see the virtue of the county guard.

Those who don’t have money probably won’t be able to get in. Even if they get in, they will have many excuses not to issue paperwork for you.

It can only be done with money, that's how realistic it is.

"Grabbing food~~"

Suddenly, there was a shout in front.

Feng Jiang and Wu Nandu were a little surprised. Could it be that the city is in chaos?

This is food grabbing in the street.

"Shut up, the county government expropriates rice grains, what grabbing grains, carefully arrest you and put you in jail."

Feng Jiang saw that a group of officers and soldiers was detaining a grain carriage.

"We belong to the Mu family~~"

"Hmph, it's your Mu family's good deeds. Your Mu family has a lot of food, and the county government has no rice. Shouldn't you requisition it?" The officer and soldier leading the team said coldly.

Wu Nandu was stunned.

He didn't expect the county government to trouble the Mu family.

It shouldn't be, I haven't been here for half a year, has the sky changed?

"It seems that the people in the county government are dissatisfied with the porridge outside." Feng Jiang whispered.

Wu Nandu thought the same.

It should be because of this incident.

If the Mu family and other big households also know those clear soups, the thin porridge from the government will not be so conspicuous.

Today is a clear contrast, the contrast is too great.

Even if the Mu family has a big business, the county government will have to beat it.

It can be seen from this that the Mu family is really in decline.

Otherwise, according to Wu Nandu, as the largest family in Yizhou, a county government would definitely not dare to offend them.

"These officials know how to oppress the people and merchants." Wu Nandu said bitterly.

He transported goods back and forth in the past, and he didn't know how much favor fee he would be asked for.

But if you don't take care of it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move an inch.

"Fortunately, these rice should be used on the victims outside." Feng Jiang said.

From the perspective of victims, these are the same.

This cart of rice should be transported outside to the Mu family's soup kitchen.

Now that it is intercepted by the government, it will definitely be sent outside.

The government has lost face, and now it must make up for it.

Therefore, it is unlikely that anyone would dare to intercept these rice secretly, or withhold part of it.

The only loss was the Mu family.

"My lord, what should I do?" After watching the officers and soldiers pull the carriage away, a member of the Mu family looked at the steward.

"Hurry up and report back to the mansion, no, let's go back and pull another cart, we can't run out of food outside, this is a big deal."

"My lord, is this not good? It's against the rules."

"The matter is urgent, let's do it like this, and we will also send people back to report at the same time."

Feng Jiang was a little impressed by the reaction of the servants of the Mu family.

This steward is a shrewd person. If all stewards are like this, the Mu family should not be too decayed, right?
Shaking his head, Feng Jiang felt that he was thinking too much, and these things had nothing to do with him.

Wu Nandu was very familiar with the city of Chengdu, so he exchanged the 100 taels of silver for cash, and took Feng Jiang directly to the Sheriff's Mansion.

He had never been in the Sheriff's Mansion before, at most he had been in the Chengdu County Government Office.

But with Feng Jiang around, Wu Nandu felt confident.

That's the son of Bai's firm, with a lot of money.

Otherwise, with the situation of my Wu family, how would I dare to come in here?

Sure enough, everything has to be done.

After paying 50 taels of silver, the customs clearance documents were available almost immediately.

The official who handled the paperwork also specially reminded that when staying in the city, you need to show the customs clearance document. At the same time, the county government and government officials will patrol from time to time to check the guests of the inn.

If there is no customs clearance document, it must be seized first.

Feng Jiang shook his head secretly, what patrol, let's make money in different ways.

Especially those out-of-towners who have no customs clearance documents and have some money, that is the big white sheep.

As for the two of them, they are little Aries.

If you meet someone who is easy to talk to, you should be able to pass by showing the customs clearance documents.

If you intend to blackmail, you have to pay some money.

Feng Jiang and Wu Nandu were mentally prepared for this.

And when they stayed in the store, the shopkeeper also hinted at something in his words.

Let them prepare some broken silver at night, no matter what, they need to prepare a few taels of silver.

Such a world?
People's livelihood is difficult.

After Feng Jiang sighed for a while, he put these things behind him.

These are matters of the imperial court, and his most important thing now is to find a way to connect with Wuzhai.

They asked for two guest rooms, Feng Jiang was in the guest room, but Wu Nandu was not next door.

Wu Nandu first went to Wuzhai's contact person. It was impossible for Feng Jiang to go directly with him. Wu Nandu needed to handle everything properly, so as not to offend the people in Wuzhai, which would be bad.

(End of this chapter)