Chastity Layman

  Chapter 341 Rebirth

  Outside Fengzhou City, cowhide tents were set up one after another.

  Anyway, there are not many other things in Toyosu, but the fur is the most. Qin Lang, Li Daliang and the others inspected the camp that was built in a hurry.

   "How many tents and blankets are there?"

The Fengzhou Chamber of Commerce was in charge. They undertook the construction of this temporary camp according to Qin Lang's request. They were responsible for all the tents, blankets, quilts and other things. A tent will be a temporary resettlement room with Standardized necessities for daily life can ensure that the sons and daughters of the Han family who come back can have a warm home.

  Qin Lang walked into a tent.

The cowhide tent is about ten square meters, which is quite spacious. There is a firepit in the middle, which can be used to light a fire. There is also a hanging pot on it, which can be used for boiling water and cooking. Around the firepit, there is a cow felt floor. There are sheepskin and wool blankets, things are rough, but they are all relatively clean.

   "Where's the fuel?" Qin Lang asked.

"The charcoal used for burning is now in the Fengzhou warehouse. When people come, they will be supplied in a fixed amount to ensure heating and cooking." The manager of the chamber of commerce replied. Seriously doing as required. After all, the Chamber of Commerce is under the leadership of Qin Lang, so this business does not seek to make money. The Chamber of Commerce has made enough money from other places. Just go in.

  "Compatriots will arrive soon, so everyone must be prepared, and you can't wait for someone to come, only to find that there is nothing missing here."

   "We must do well!"

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  After Qin Lang and Qin Minister reached an agreement, the Turkic nobles in Fengzhou City, that is, Qin Minister’s family, first began to count their own Han slaves, and then handed them over to the Fengzhou Dudufu.

  The first batch of 3,000 Han slaves left their original owners with only their humble clothes.

  Qin Lang stood in front of the Governor's Mansion, looking at these people with complicated emotions.

   Their clothes are ragged, their faces are haggard, and they have experienced too many painful things.

   "Is the bathhouse ready? Is the water ready? Is the bath beans ready? Is the medicine powder ready?" Qin Lang asked many questions.

  The steward nodded repeatedly.

  For today’s reception, they have already gone all out to prepare, built bathhouses, one for men and women, also built a canteen, and prepared a lot of clothes.

  Qin Lang sat down at a table, picked up a pen, and asked the old man in front of the table, "Name, age, where did you come from, and when was it captured as a slave..."

"Ale, no, it's Zhao Gui. This year, I'm 27 years old. I'm originally from Taiyuan, Bingzhou. I was taken captive in August of the eleventh year of Sui Daye. The emperor transported grain and grass. On the eighth day of the eighth month, Shibi Khan suddenly led hundreds of thousands of cavalry to rob Shengjia. Come on, it's been thirteen years!"

  Zhao Gui will never forget that day, the day that made him fall into hell.

He was only fourteen years old at the time, but he was a middle-aged man, but he was conscripted by the government to transport grain for the emperor of Beishou. He thought that as long as he transported the grain to Yanmen, he could return home. No one would have thought that he would bid farewell to his elderly mother. After that, he never went back.

   In the blink of an eye, it has been thirteen years, and he has suffered a lot.

  Qin Lang looked at the old man in front of him in shock, at least in his fifties, with his back turned, his face was full of wrinkles, and even most of his hair was gray.

   "Do you still remember the detailed address of your home? Who else was there?"

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  Zhao Gui didn't know that the young man in front of him was the governor of Fengzhou, the governor of Fengzhou, the governor of Shengzhou, and the governor. He thought this kind young man was just a Tang official in Fengzhou.

  Looking at the Han family clothes on his body, he felt that he was extraordinarily kind.

   "I'm sorry, we were late, you are home now." Qin Lang bowed to Zhao Gui.

   One sentence, you are home, made Zhao Gui unable to help but burst into tears suddenly.

Thirteen years of grievances, thirteen years of fear, thirteen years of whips and sticks, thirteen years of cold and hunger, thirteen years of no news from his parents in his hometown, and even his hometown dialect has become a little unfamiliar in the past thirteen years .

  Qin Lang patted Zhao Gui, "Brother, go home."

  A plaque that read Bingzhou Zhao Gui was tied around Zhao Gui's neck, and an official came and led him aside.

  After registration, they were taken to take a shower and change clothes.

  A large bathhouse with many large bath pools filled with hot water.

  The official asked him to take off all the rotten clothes on his body, and then go soak in the pool.

   "This pool is full of hot water, and insecticidal powder is added, you can soak in it for a while."

  Zhao Gui undressed mechanically, loosened his hair, and walked into the hot pool naked. The water was so warm that he wanted to groan. He hadn't enjoyed such a comfortable feeling for a long time.

   Gradually, more and more people joined the hot pool to take a bath. Everyone greeted each other and asked where they were from.

   After soaking for a long time, the dry dust and dead skin on their bodies finally began to loosen, so the officials asked them to wash each other in groups of two.

  Clean pool water quickly turns black as ink.

  Zhao Gui's body was rubbed with strips of mud, and even rubbed into mud **** one after another.

  After almost rubbing off the skin, Zhao Gui, who was flushed all over, finally felt a lot more relaxed and comfortable. He felt as if he had taken off that layer of shackles and regained his freedom.

  Go to the next pool to continue soaking.

  After soaking, this time someone will trim their hair, cut their beard and shave their faces.

  The knotted and dry hair was all cut into square inches, just like a monk.

"This is to get rid of the lice in your hair. You don't have to worry about it. It won't take long for your hair to grow back. Without these bugs, you don't have to worry about itching, and you don't have to worry about contracting infectious diseases. It’s about reborn, let’s be a new man!”

  The words of the officials made Zhao Gui and others accept haircuts, and they became slaves. Why haven’t they experienced it? It’s been many years with braids and left lapels, so it’s not bad to cut off the long hair now.

  He cut his hair, trimmed his beard and shaved his face, and finally even cut his fingernails.

  Finally, he went to pick up a bucket of clean warm water and wiped his body again. He felt that he was really reborn.

  The whole body is clean, like a different person, walking out of the steamy bathing area and coming to the changing area.

  An official took a ruler to measure him, and then picked out a set of clean clothes for him.

  A set of middle coats made of white linen, a set of gray Gebu outer shirts, and finally a set of sheepskin robes with outer fur and inner wool, woolen hats, woolen gloves, woolen boots, and a sheepskin woolen blanket.

  The officials brought another wooden bucket and put another towel in it.

   "Press a thumbprint here!"

  Zhao Gui stood there in a daze.

   "These are for me?"

   "Yes, it was sent to you by the imperial court."

  Zhao Gui couldn't believe it. When he was in his hometown of Bingzhou, he was still in the Sui Dynasty when he was a child. It was said to be the most exciting dynasty at its peak, but he didn't get such a good treatment.

  When he changed into a new set of clothes with trembling hands and feet, he was so comfortable, warm, clean and tidy.

  Picking up the bucket, he walked out of the bathhouse. When he passed a water tank, he glanced in. He saw a decent person reflected in the water, and he couldn't believe it was himself.

   That man is too decent.

  The north wind was blowing on his face, and he felt a sudden pain from shaving. He touched his face, and it was so clean and tidy.

  A staff member came over at the door.

   "Washed up? I'll take you to your tent!"

  Zhao Gui had no wife or children. He was a single slave, so after registration, he was assigned to a tent with other single slaves.

  Five single slaves were assigned to a tent. Of course, they have now regained their free status.

  Zhao Gui was awarded by the officials as the head of the five-person corps, responsible for the management and leadership.

  The five people carrying buckets looked at each other, feeling strange, yet kind.

  After the officials counted all the items in the tent, Zhao Gui was asked to press his fingerprint on the receiving list.

   "Temporarily queue up in the cafeteria for meals, and live here. You can go to the warehouse to get charcoal and fire starters later."

  An old man asked, "Can we go home?"

   "What does the government want us to do here?"

The officials told them, "It's freezing cold now, and the roads are difficult to walk, so Qin Dudu decided to temporarily resettle you in Fengzhou. Contact the original hometown government to see if you can get in touch with your family members, and when the contact is made there, you can receive it, and we will send you back. Before that, you can stay here temporarily."

  Many people want to go home, but many of them have been away from their hometown for many years, and some even lost their families before being taken away, and they don’t know where to go.

   "What are we doing here? We don't have anything, and the clothes we wear are issued by the government." Zhao Gui asked.

"Let's rest for a few days. If you feel that your body has recovered after a few days, you can sign up for labor, wash wool, tan leather, etc., and you will be paid according to your work. Those who have wages will contact you in your hometown. Then you can take the money home with you."

  Zhao Gui hurriedly said, "I can wash and stretch wool, and I can also tan leather."

  Slaves of herdsmen almost know how to wash wool and tan leather. Whether it is cow and sheep skin or the skin of wild animals hunted, they must be tanned in time, otherwise the leather will be damaged. For a piece of leather, first of all, it should be depilated and degreased in time, the hair should be scraped off, and the excess fat in the inner layer should be scraped off, and then the leather should be opened and ventilated to dry with bamboo strips or wood chips.

   This is only preliminary processing, but the processed leather can actually be preserved and sold.

  Like Qin Lang's factory in Fengzhou, in fact, it only needs to complete rough machining.

   As for the subsequent liming, deliming, pickling, tanning, retanning, dyeing, fatliquoring, drying, softening and finishing, etc., it is already deep processing.

The official heard Zhao Gui say a lot of jargon about tanning leather, so he wrote it down in his notebook, "I will report to the superiors, you can rest at ease for a few days, and in a few days the leather farm will notify you to go to the trial work. Start wages based on technology, the better the technology, the higher the wages.”

   "Then do we need money for food now, and do we need money for these clothes, this tent?"

   "Don't worry, everyone, you can eat in the cafeteria for free for the first half of the month, and the accommodation is also free. After you start working, you will naturally be provided with meals."

   "The clothes you are wearing are also distributed for free by the Toyosu Metropolitan Government."

  (end of this chapter)