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Chapter 243 We are spies, why did we arrest and repair the reservoir
The spies were so nervous that they clenched their fists, fixed their eyes on the pen in the clerk's hand, and at the same time looked at the militiamen with red tasseled guns nearby. They were ready to run away at any time. As for confronting the militiamen directly, they dared not Because they were afraid of revealing their identities, they didn't even carry a dagger, and they fought with these tall, sturdy militiamen with their bare hands. That was pure courting death, not something normal people do.

Escaping is the best way out for them. Only by escaping desperately can they escape, and if they escape, they can survive. Of course, the premise is that they are exposed, and it is very easy to expose them. Just ask a few more questions , with their barely trained scouts, almost all of them will come out of the tray.

But the clerk didn't ask too much, but simply asked about their home addresses and other information, and then put them together with ordinary refugees.

The three of them were relieved, thinking that Lantian County's interrogation would be so sad, but they didn't expect to let themselves pass the test so easily in the end. All three of them felt that Lantian County was nothing like this.

The militiaman gathered a hundred refugees together, and a militiaman came over and looked at the clerk with a smile, and the clerk said at this moment: "Hold it, now their preliminary review form, when they arrive at the reservoir construction site, there will be a doctor to check them Is there a disease?"

The militiaman smiled at this moment: "Understood, this is not the first time I have done transportation."

Hearing this, the clerk said again: "By the way, there are three spies here. I asked just now. There were many loopholes in the words. I didn't dare to ask more. I was afraid that they would be alert. I had already marked the file with a special mark. Accept it over there." Personnel, will see."

"Got it."

After hearing this, the militiaman understood that there were spies among the refugees, and the militiaman didn't care at all. He was quite nervous when he encountered this kind of thing for the first time, but after a few times, he was not nervous at all, isn't it just mere Spy?

It's no big deal, there are eighty spies transported to the reservoir these days, if not one hundred, these thieves don't have a superb way to train spies, they just use a stupid method, which is to cast a wide net.

They kept sending spies to Lantian County. The idea of ​​the thieves was that there would always be one or two fish that slipped through the net. As long as they took root in Lantian County, there would always be a way to get some information.

The militia felt a little ridiculous about this.

At present, there are 87 roadblocks in Lantian County, each of which has about 200 militiamen stationed in turn, and each roadblock has psychology majors from Lantian College as clerks.

These students are so powerful that they can identify each other through simple conversations. In fact, you don't even need to answer. Some simple actions of yours may be discovered in the eyes of these students.

For example, when asking you a question, your eyes are erratic, and you subconsciously touch your nose and chin. When talking to you, you like to put your arms on your chest. These tiny movements can confirm your heart.

Then cooperate with their special inquiry words, and even let you explain everything without knowing it.

This is the job of these clerks. They seem to be recording your household registration information, but they have already figured out your identity unconsciously, and you don't know it yet.

The militia led the people, and then took 100 people in full armor to escort the refugees to the reservoir they just built nearby. Lantian County doesn’t know why there are so many reservoirs. Almost every ten miles of land advances a small reservoir is built. A huge reservoir will be built within fifty miles. The reservoirs are criss-crossed like spider webs, allowing the entire land of Lantian to be irrigated.

Because of this, since the land in Lantian has to expand every day, the reservoir can never be completed, and the people in Lantian are not willing to build a reservoir, this work is too tiring.

They are more willing to farm land, open up wasteland, or do some small business, or even do odd jobs for the landlord's house, which is much easier than building reservoirs, so this kind of reservoirs are mostly built by the victims who have just joined Lantian.

First, their wages are low, and they can eat as long as they want, and they don't need money at all.

Secondly, the county lord said that if you want to join Lantian County, you have to make contributions to Lantian County. In order to enjoy today's abundance.

And these victims did not contribute to Lantian County, so why should they enjoy the prosperity of Lantian County? This is unreasonable.

The simple people of Lantian County can only accept you sincerely after you have built the reservoir for half a year. Two acres of land, these two acres of land are enough for you to survive starvation in Lantian County.

At this time, as long as you are not a lazy person, you can go to the nearby rich households to do odd jobs, or go to the labor market at the gate of the Yamen to find work and earn money to save.

When you have saved enough money, you can wait for an opportunity in Lantian County to see if you can buy an acre or two of your own land. With this land, you can proudly shout: I, that is Lantian people.

At that time, you will look at the new disaster victims with the eyes of the master, and supervise whether they have worked on the construction site for half a year and helped Lantian County build the reservoir for half a year. If not, you will not allow these people to enter Lantian , Only after completing the above process, these talents will be accepted by Lantian and Lantian people.

This is what you need to do to become a Lantian person. It is not easy, it is not easy, and because of this, the identity of a Lantian person will bring them greater honor. I think that being a Lantian person is a glorious thing.

The three spies were escorted by the militiamen, and walked forward in a daze. The leader saw that they didn't seem to be going to the hinterland of Lantian, so he sneaked up to the militiamen who escorted them, took out an egg in his pocket, and flattered them. He gave it to a militiaman and said, "Brother, eat an egg."

The militiaman glanced at the spy. He has eaten good food these two days. Eggs and dried meat. Some people even bribed the militiamen with copper coins. The militiamen never refused these bribes. Eat eggs and dried meat by themselves If you hand in all the copper coins, you dare not keep the copper coins. If you sneak them into your pockets, you are considered greedy. If you are caught, you will be kicked out of the militia.

And being kicked out of the militia is absolutely unbearable for these militiamen. You don’t know how difficult it is to be a militiaman. First, you have to screen, not only for physical fitness, but also for identity. You must have a family that has lived in Lantian for more than three years before you can join. .

Followed by high-intensity military training, only after passing can you officially join the militia.

But in the village, it is an extremely honorable thing for a child of the family to become a militiaman. When the whole family goes out to talk, their waists are straight. If the parents of the family tell the outside that my son is a militiaman, everyone will look enviously. .

Moreover, the treatment of the militia is very good. When the farming is busy, the family does not delay farming, and when the farming is slack, they can earn a wage. This is very enviable. If they are kicked out of the militia.

They will be excluded by the whole village, or even the whole county, because being kicked out of the militia usually means that this person has bad character, or because he is greedy for ink, or because he is lazy, and refuses to change after repeated admonitions. If you kick out of the militia, you will be despised by everyone.

Therefore, every militiaman is unwilling to be kicked out of the militia team, so they dare not be greedy for any penny, but for the food sent, then you are welcome, the captain said, the money is handed over to the public, and the delicious food is kept eat.

After eating, there is no need to be too nice to the person who brought the food. This kind of person is either a spy of the enemy army, or a shameless landlord who is used to speculation. They disguise themselves as disaster victims, but they have delicious food in their possession.

In fact, it is also very simple. Lantian County has two modes of dealing with people who seek refuge. The first is the disaster victim mode. If you are a disaster victim, you can just work in the Lantian Reservoir for half a year.

However, some people who seek refuge in Lantian are from relatively well-to-do families. They are afraid of being harassed by bandits and want to find a safe place to live. For such people, Lantian County also accepts and welcomes them.

After entering Lantian, these people must report their property to Lantian County. Lantian County will charge a fee for entering the county, and then will set you a tax task that is not difficult to complete. After paying taxes for five years, you can be normal. He became a rich household in Lantian.

Forget it, this operation will leave about half of your family property. This is already a great grace. In troubled times, someone is willing to protect you and leave you ordinary family property. What more bicycles do you need? .

But there is one thing to mention, the rich family who enters Lantian must be from an innocent family. If you are full of evil, bullying men and women to search for wealth, and when you arrive in Lantian County, it is found that the way is unknown, then I am sorry, waiting for the future of such a bully It is the confiscation of family property, and people have to be sent to the reservoir for labor reform.

Therefore, there are often people who hide gold and silver and mix into the refugee team, wanting to endure half a year of hard labor, and then take the money to live in Lantian County and continue to be his master.

For such a person, the result is usually that Qian Cai was reported by the workers on the construction site, and the person was fined by Lantian County for half a year as a coolie.

You have to go to the Yamen to file a lawsuit, and the Yamen will have a special trial, and you will be sentenced.

However, there are only two types of criminal laws in Lantian County, one is to be executed, and the other is to be a coolie for several years. How can you want to be locked up in a big prison honestly? It's impossible, just dream.

In the words of the county lord, don’t waste food. In Lantian County, if you don’t work, you can’t eat, even prisoners. Therefore, Jin often sees a group of people in white prison uniforms working in the reservoir. They work in a separate place. There are a large number of militia guards, and no one dares to run, because if they are caught, they will be executed. As long as people who work in the reservoir are found to have escaped, they have a reason to arrest them. After being caught, the prisoner can have their sentence reduced and the victims of the disaster can have their work period reduced. .

However, because of this ordinance, there was a very bad case. It was an old yamen servant in Lantian County. When the prisoner was far away, he told the prisoner to run away. At this time, the bribe-paying landlord went up to catch the ignorant prisoner.

In this way, he can get the preferential treatment of reducing the construction period, and the prisoner will be killed almost immediately when he is brought back, and this matter must not be missed at that time.

It just so happened that the county official came to inspect the construction site that day, and he was puzzled when he saw the prisoner's ignorance. After this investigation, he found out what happened.

At that time, the county magistrate was furious and ordered the people in the discipline inspection room to conduct a strict investigation. They followed suit and quickly found a group of people. The magistrate was furious and beheaded all of them as a warning to others.

At the same time, the county lord also made a self-criticism in front of the people of the whole county, and stipulated that in the future, after the prisoner escapes, he is not allowed to be killed immediately if he is caught.

In addition, all the officials who practiced favoritism for personal gain, found out the size of their crimes, convicted them, and punished them for copying all their income from corruption, but they did not offend their family members.

Since that incident, there have been very few prisoners escaping from the construction site, and the guards have become stricter.

"Brother, what do you think? Don't you like eggs?"

At this time, the head of the spy looked at the militiamen and smiled flatteringly, and the militiamen laughed and said, "There are people who don't like boiled eggs."

Speaking of which, the militia leader knocked the egg against the spear shaft in his hand, peeled the skin as he walked, and glanced at the spy, who immediately greeted him with a smile, and the militiaman snorted coldly in his heart: "Dog spy."

Immediately after, he ate the egg in small bites, and the spy swallowed, and asked with a smile, "Is it delicious, brother?"

"Uh-huh."

The militiaman nodded, and the leader of the spy said with a smile: "Hey, I haven't been willing to eat it for a long time. By the way, brother, where are we going?"

At this time, the militiamen were eating eggs and said vaguely: "Reservoir."

"Reservoir?"

The spy looked at the militiaman with a puzzled expression, and the militiaman said at this time: "Well, all the victims who entered our Lantian County have to go to the reservoir to work for half a year, and after half a year, we will arrange residences and cultivated land for you."

"Half a year!"

The spy's eyes widened. The rebels had already reached Baishui County, and they were about to attack Lantian County. They wanted to go back with confidential information, but now they are being escorted to work in the reservoir for half a year. ah?
After half a year, the cucumber dishes will be cold.

Thinking of the spy leader, he became a little anxious, looking around, looking for the possibility of escape, the militiaman just looked at the scout leader's impatient look, swallowed the egg slowly in his mouth and said: "Yes, come here The disaster victims in Lantian County must first build a reservoir for Lantian and make contributions to Lantian County before they can settle down, don’t you know?”

The spy leader shook his head, and the militiaman said: "All the disaster victims in our neighborhood know about it. Look, you don't communicate with others anymore, don't you?"

The spy leader was a little anxious when he heard this, and then he looked at the militiamen and said, "Can we not go, let's leave now?"

(End of this chapter)