Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Before, when Lu You and others saw the outline of the city wall, they were so happy that they ignored the continuous flames under the city wall.

When we got closer by car, we found that the flames were actually clusters of fires on both sides of the official road.

The people who had arrived outside Pingchang County first were now sitting in groups of three or five around the fire. They all looked lifeless, without any joy at all for having survived the disaster.

"What's going on? Why don't they go into the city?"

Looking at the people around her, Widow Zhou approached Lu You and asked curiously.

Lu You didn't say anything, but Lu Yi next to him spoke calmly.

"I guess it's not that they don't want to go in, but they can't go in."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Widow Zhou was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Look at my brain. The county town has already been under curfew at this time. It looks like I can't get in tonight."

Hearing this, Lu Yi turned his head and glanced at Widow Zhou: "Aunt, it has nothing to do with the curfew. Even if it is daytime now, they can't get in."

"Why?" Liu on the side couldn't help but interrupt and ask.

Zhao Wenbo hugged Liu gently and sighed softly.

“Because there are too many people!”

"Look at the fire here. It stretches nearly a hundred feet on both sides of the road. At least two to three thousand people were blocked from entering the county."

"Some of them must have come before the curfew, but because there were too many people, Pingchang County sealed the city gates and did not allow them to enter."

Hearing what Zhao Wenbo said, Liu's eyes widened in shock.

"How could they be so indifferent? Now that the Jin soldiers are invading and everyone is fleeing, they need help. How dare the Pingchang County Government order the people to be turned away?"

Guan Shanyue, who had been sitting nearby, finally sighed.

"Wang Mingzheng of the Pingchang County Office does have some real talent and knowledge. If I were the county magistrate, I would make the same decision as him."

Hearing this, almost everyone turned to look at Guan Shanyue.

However, Guan Shanyue did not feel guilty at all, and still stood straight with an otherworldly look.

"Wenbo and Lu Yi, you two have read policy papers, so you should understand what I mean."

Lu Yi did not speak, but Zhao Wenbo nodded slightly to Guan Shanyue.

"What does this mean?" Liu pushed Zhao Wenbo in dissatisfaction and asked, "You stopped so many people outside the city. Have you scholars turned your hearts into stone?"

Seeing that Liu was angry, Zhao Wenbo quickly reached out and patted the back of Liu's hand.

"It's not that scholars are hard-hearted, it's that we don't dare let them in!"

"You don't learn policy and don't know how to govern the people. How many people can live in this city? How many constables should be assigned and how many night patrols should be arranged?"

"From the grain tax of the entire county to the livelihood and food of the people under the rule, these matters are not arranged randomly."

"There are nearly 10,000 people who escaped from Qingshi City. In addition, many people from villages along the way also joined the team after hearing the news."

"This Pingchang County is about the same size as our Qingshi City. If the door is really opened wide, let us all go in."

"Then this city will fall into chaos from within without the Jin soldiers attacking it."

Zhao Wenbo has already said this, how could anyone not understand the deeper meaning behind it?

Looking at the city wall that was getting closer and closer, Lu You couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it's true that people are only as good as each other.

When she saw the city wall just now, she just felt happy and couldn't imagine that there were so many twists and turns.

But Guan Shanyue, Zhao Wenbo and Lu Yi thought several more things than I did.

Now it seems that if Pingchang County really allows these 10,000 people to enter the city, it will really be just as Zhao Wenbo said, the city will probably fall on its own without being attacked.

Ten thousand people suddenly poured in, and their eating, drinking, defecating and urinating became a problem.

Even though Pingchang County is rich, every household has surplus grain to sell to the people of Jianhe County.

But not everyone has money.

When some people can't get enough food to eat, some will go to extremes and steal or rob.

If someone is stealing or robbing, there will definitely be someone else taking advantage of the chaos to rob.

If chaos breaks out, with more than 20,000 people fighting, this city will be really finished!

The reason why war is so terrible is not because of those roaming soldiers and bandits.

The root cause is the collapse of social order and the unpredictable human nature!

An honest and hardworking farmer in a stable life can really turn into a murderous demon just for a bite to eat in troubled times!

"Xu..."

Shunzi grabbed the reins tightly and stopped the carriage steadily.

Within three feet in front of the city gate, there were several tall torches placed, and behind the chevaux de frise on the ground, there were dozens of gatekeepers standing with swords.

Seeing Lu You and others coming in a carriage, several soldiers and constables looked at each other and then looked at Lu You and others with interest.

Zhao Wenbo got off the car, straightened his Confucian robe, and then strode to the barricades.

"Everyone, my name is Zhao Wenbo. I am the runner-up in this autumn's imperial examination in Qingzhou Prefecture. I wonder if you could give me a favor and allow me to bring my family into the city?"

After hearing what Zhao Wenbo said, the soldiers and constables immediately stopped looking amused on their faces, and one of the leaders even hurriedly took two steps forward and saluted.

"It's Master Zhao! Congratulations!"

Seeing that the soldier was so polite, Zhao Wenbo nodded slightly.

But before he could speak again, he heard the soldier speak again.

"My name is Zhao He, and you and I are from the same family. Since we are all family, I will not beat around the bush with you."

"Mr. Zhao, please show me your red card from the imperial examination and your household registration. As long as your identities match, I will let you go."

This red card on the list was the "admission notice" delivered to Zhao Wenbo with drums and gongs.

And that register is the 'identity card' of another world, which is really of no use to ordinary people. Only people like Zhao Wenbo who are studying for exams will go to the county government to apply for it, and use it as identity proof during the exam.

The soldier asked for these two things reasonably and did not feel any difficulty at all.

But when Zhao Wenbo followed Lu You to escape, he was very decisive and didn't even take the silver with him. He didn't even think about these things.

"I left in a hurry and didn't bring these things with me." Zhao Wenbo said with his head held high.

Hearing this, the smile on the soldier's face disappeared and he stood up straight.

"Then why do you say you are a juren master?"

"This..." Zhao Wenbo was stunned to see the other party's expression change so quickly.

The other party obviously had no intention of giving Zhao Wenbo a chance to speak.

"That's enough! I can't let you in since you don't have any proof of identity."

"But if you have money, you can pay to come in. Five taels of silver per person. As long as you pay enough money, you can bring in as many people as you want!"

Can you still do business like this?

Lu You stared at the gatekeeper with wide eyes.

But suddenly, four consecutive system prompts sounded in her mind.

[Negative emotions from Liu +100, +100, +100...]

[Negative emotions from Zhao Wenbo +60, +60...]

[Negative emotions from Jiang Laishun...]

[Negative aspects from Li Douzi...]