Iron Dynasty

Qingzhou Daily, Qingzhou Daily, Qingzhou Textile Factory recruits female workers, one or two silver a month!

The sun was rising in the east, and against the severe cold, the voice of newsboys appeared on the streets and alleys of Qingzhou early in the morning.

As newspapers were gradually accepted by the people in Qingzhou, some scholars with spare money also developed the habit of reading newspapers.

Moreover, the price of newspapers has also dropped again and again. Nowadays, buying a newspaper is not painful or itchy. Some people even buy newspapers and take them back to their children.

The textile factory recruits female workers for one tael of silver a month. Did I hear it wrong?

An old man in a shabby padded jacket muttered to himself.

Then he walked quickly to the newspaper boy and asked, Wozi, is what you said true?

The newsboy's face was flushed with cold, and his eyes rolled around and said, I'll tell you if you buy a newspaper.

You little boy, do you want to buy a newspaper if you ask? The old man clenched the three copper plates in his hand, which was the money he bought rice.

In Qingzhou, where newspapers are becoming more and more popular, the number of newsboys has gradually increased. Now the competition among newsboys is also fierce. After all, everyone wants to sell more newspapers.

Enduring the severe cold, the newsboy naturally didn't want to talk too much, he said, Of course, this is the content of the newspaper. If I tell you everything, I won't be able to sell this newspaper. Old man, do you want it? gone.

Wait, wait, how much will I buy, the old man said.

Three cents, said the newsboy.

It's so expensive. The old man's dark and calloused hand held the copper plate in his hand even tighter.

It's not expensive, it's only 2 or 2 meters, a steamed bun. The newsboy's eyes lit up, then he glanced at the old man and asked, Old man, your accent is not a local, right?

Hearing this, the old man showed a vigilant look. He was indeed not a native of Qingzhou, but a refugee from Huazhou. Because the land was occupied by a tyrant, the tyrant wanted to rob his daughter and go back to be a concubine. Haoqiang, wanted by the local government.

No way, he escaped from Huazhou. On the way, he heard that Qingzhou did not have the tyranny, so he brought his family here.

Because many tyrants are connected, he is afraid that if he escapes to a place, he will be hunted down again.

Therefore, under consideration, he gritted his teeth and took his family for four hundred miles to Qingzhou. At this time, the entanglement on his body was also spent, and there was only three cents left.

Now the whole family is waiting for the three cents to buy rice to eat.

Holding the three-wen copper plate tightly, the old man hesitated for a moment, then suddenly grabbed the newspaper in the newsboy's hand and ran away.

The newsboy was only nine years old. The old man's action made him stunned. When he came back to his senses, the newsboy suddenly screamed, Catch him, someone grabbed my newspaper, grab that old man.

The newsboys who can sell newspapers on the streets of Qingzhou are a bit smart, so how can they be willing to suffer at this time and pursue them.

Many passers-by looked over at this time, and after learning that the newsboy had been robbed, some people in Qingzhou immediately chased after him.

The old man ran desperately with the newspaper. His son used to be a book boy in a wealthy family, and he could read the newspaper when he took it back.

Now that they have no work in Qingzhou, where can they find work for a tael of silver this month?

As he turned his head and ran, suddenly, the old man felt something in front of him, turned his head, and saw a horse getting closer and closer to him.

Ah! With a scream, the old man fell down and collided with the horse in front of him.

Immediately, a young man in a padded jacket looked depressed, but it was Xiao Ming.

He was about to go to the military workshop to arrange the delivery of artillery to Chang'an, when an old man rammed straight at him.

Zhao Long and Zhao Hu were startled, he took the knife and dismounted and walked over.

At this moment, the old man raised his head and saw the bright saber, and immediately fell to the ground in fright, thinking about it.

The newsboy also chased after him at this time, and when he saw Xiao Ming, he immediately bowed and said, Caomin sees His Highness.

Xiao Ming frowned, seeing that many people were chasing the old man, and asked, What's going on?

Go back to His Highness, this old man stole Caomin's newspaper. The newsboy's voice was immature.

Xiao Ming suddenly laughed. It was the first time he heard that someone in Qingzhou City was robbing newspapers. He said to Zhao Long, Let's leave it to the government office.

After that, he continued to the military workshop.

At this moment, the old man suddenly kowtowed to him and cried out: Lang Jun, spare your life, I have no choice but to do this old man. My whole family is going to starve to death. I just heard that the textile mill is recruiting female workers. I think my granddaughter can go too. And I can't bear to buy rice money in my hand, so please forgive me.

Hearing this, Xiao Ming reined in the reins and said strangely: This year's Qingzhou harvest is bumper, why is there no rice in your family?

Then Xiao Ming suddenly felt that the person's accent was not from Qingzhou, so he asked, You are not from Qingzhou? Where is the household registration?

The old man was afraid that others would mention this, and his whole body trembled.

At this time, Zhao Long said angrily: I haven't recruited from the truth.

The old man had to say, Someone is from Huazhou.

Huazhou people. Xiao Ming frowned. This Huazhou is near modern Zhengzhou. He asked, Then why are you here?

Zhao Long suddenly sounded something at this time and said, Your Highness, the government office received an arrest warrant from Huazhou a few days ago, and asked the Qingzhou government office to help arrest a family of five people, and a portrait was sent together.

As soon as these words came out, the old man's face was ashen, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, I didn't expect to escape to this Qingzhou, but still can't escape arrest.

Xiao Ming ignored Zhao Long and asked, Why were your family of five arrested?

The old man sighed bitterly, now that there is no escape, he told his situation again.

After speaking, Zhao Long suddenly looked ashamed and said, I see, this arrest warrant is absurd.

Xiao Ming said at this time: Go to the government office and Zhan Xingchang to verify this. If what this old man said is true, then let him go. If he is innocent, he will be properly settled.

Zhao Long nodded.

Turning his head, Xiao Ming said to the old man: If it's true as the old man said, this arrest warrant is a piece of waste paper in Qingzhou, and the old man does not need to worry.

When the old man heard the words, he was overjoyed, Thank you Langjun, thank you Langjun.

The newsboy also showed a sympathetic look at this time, and said: Why didn't you tell me earlier, I will give you this newspaper, but you don't have to worry, we Qingzhou accepts refugees, and we have lived in Qingzhou for two years. All refugees can get Qingzhou household registration, and with household registration, you can get land.

The old man looked incredible, and said to himself, Is this true?