The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 6 Naturalization, Danger Approaches

"Horse, three days and one o'clock."

Su Mu was lying in a pile of thatch. The air was filled with the smell of sweat and feet, as well as the sounds of grinding teeth and snoring.

More than a dozen people were crowded in a dilapidated ancestral hall, and the one closest to him was only one step away. One can imagine how bad the environment was.

But Su Mu had hope in his heart, so he didn't feel he couldn't bear it.

Now, three days have passed since he sold the hare, and the points on the panel finally jumped from 11 to 12!

"I'm still a refugee, but a hunter has a higher status than a woodcutter, so it only takes three days to increase one point instead of five days."

Su Mu was very satisfied with this change. "Identity is divided into two parts. One part is the popular identity, such as refugees, common people, and officials. The other part can perhaps be called a profession. Although they are both refugees, the profession of a hunter is better than that of a woodcutter.

In fact, it is understandable. Even in the previous life, the status of the director of a strong department and the director of a weak department are not the same. "

"My current points are 12, and I still have 100 points to reach 88. If I add one point every three days, I will need days."

Su Mu calculated in his mind and frowned slightly.

Although it is much shorter than the original 500 days, more than 200 days, almost a year, is still a little hard to accept.

"Is there any better job for refugees than being a hunter?"

The jobs that refugees can do are really limited. Without a household registration, they cannot do many jobs.

Among these limited professions, hunter is already the best.

Hunting is a technical job. You can earn a lot of money and have meat to eat. This is very good for ordinary people. The only one who can compare to it is probably the butcher.

However, you cannot be a butcher without a household registration.

Of course, the profession of butcher is much better than that of hunter. The butchers in Wuling City are basically from wealthy families.

"I don't know if being in a gang is better than hunting."

Su Mu thought to himself.

Immediately he shook his head.

He didn't want to become like Zhang Chong and others, bullying the people at the bottom of society.

Su Mu asked himself that he still had some aspirations. He didn't want to leave such a stain on his resume. Besides, he really looked down on these gangs.

If you have the ability, go rob the rich and help the poor. What’s the point of only bullying hunters and woodcutters?
Robbery from the rich and giving to the poor?

Su Mu's heart moved slightly.

Is being a lone thief a better profession than being a hunter?
"Forget it. With my entry-level swordsmanship, if I want to be a lone thief, I'm afraid I'll die before I even accomplish my mission."

Su Mu just thought about it and rejected the idea. He should not overestimate his abilities.

"After so many days, no one should have noticed the death of Feng Debao and the other three."

Su Mu thought to himself, "If my status changes from a refugee to a commoner, combined with the hunter profession, the speed at which my points increase should be much faster."

After thinking for a while, he made up his mind. At this time, he felt sleepy and fell asleep quickly.

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Early the next morning, Su Mu got up, washed his face simply, and walked towards the Nanchengsi government office.

Wuling City is very large. In addition to the inner city, there are four outer cities: east, west, south, and north. Each outer city is divided into many districts.

The South City where Su Mu lives now has a total of six districts and is the most chaotic of the four outer cities of Wuling City.

The mayor's office of Wuling City is definitely in the inner city, but for the convenience of management, each of the four outer cities also has a office.

All matters concerning the South City are under the charge of the South City Office.

As long as it is related to South City, such as the naturalization of refugees, the arrest of thieves, etc., it is all handled by the South City Office.

According to Su Mu's understanding, Wuling City is equivalent to a city. The yamen in the inner city is the municipal government, and the Nanchengsi is the district government.

Of course, the two worlds are completely different and we cannot simply equate them.

However, for Su Mu, it doesn’t matter what the official structure of this world is like. He just needs to know where to change his household registration.

"700 coins for refugees to become naturalized citizens."

In Nanchengsi, Su Mu found the clerk who handled the naturalization procedures.

The other party said without even looking up, "As long as you are not a wanted criminal by the government, you can become a citizen by paying the money. Let me remind you that this price is for finding the original household registration. If the original household registration cannot be found, it can still be done, but it will not be this price."

The refugees were those who died in disaster in their hometown and were forced into exile. Just because they do not have household registration in Wuling City does not mean they do not have household registration in other places.

Wuling City accepted refugees, not illegal residents.

It is normal to have this request.

Su Mu had the memories of his previous life and knew that his previous life was innocent, but he was not sure whether Wuling City could find his original household registration.

"What's your name and where are you from?" the clerk asked.

"Su Mu, originally from Pingyang, Hedong."

Su Mu answered according to the memory of his previous life.

The clerk turned and walked into the room at the back. Through the door, he could vaguely see rows of bookshelves inside.

While Su Mu was waiting anxiously, the clerk walked back slowly and sat down in front of the desk again.

"I found it. Pay first."

The clerk repeated, "It costs 700 coins to naturalize a refugee."

"Isn't it five hundred wen?"

Su Mu asked weakly.

The clerk raised his head and looked at him without saying a word.

Su Mu helplessly counted out seven hundred three-zhu coins and handed them over.

After several months of cutting wood, plus the proceeds from Feng Debao and the other two, and the money earned from hunting in the past few days, only 712 coins were left.

The main reason is that he has been eating too much these days, otherwise he could have a few dozen more coins.

How could he have imagined that the price of household registration could be increased arbitrarily?

The original 500 wen actually increased to 700 wen, and he was just a little short of the money he had.

"Su Mu, a native of Pingyang County, Hedong Prefecture, was sixteen years old and registered as a naturalized citizen in Guangfufang, South City, Wuling."

Although the clerk asked for a lot of money, he was efficient and quickly completed the household registration and gave Su Mu a household registration certificate.

With this "identity card", Su Mu became a resident of Wuling City and was no longer an identityless refugee.

"If refugees become naturalized, they can each be allocated one mu of wasteland according to the rules."

Just as Su Mu was about to leave with the household registration certificate, he was suddenly stopped by the clerk.

"You must cultivate the land and pay taxes on time."

Su Mu was stunned. Is there such a thing?
"Sir, can I give up this land? Or can I use silver to pay the tax?"

Su Mu asked quickly.

Being a farmer didn't fit in with his plan, and he really didn't know how to farm.

“The fields must be cultivated, and since you have money, you can hire people to cultivate the fields.

As for taxes, both grain and money are fine."

The clerk took the money and explained patiently.

The landlords had no surplus food, and although Wuling City was large, it could not support idlers.

After becoming naturalized citizens, the refugees had to help Wuling City reclaim land, grow crops, and pay taxes.

Otherwise, why would Wuling City accept these refugees?
"Some of these wastelands are close to the city, some are far away, some are easy to cultivate, some are difficult to cultivate, and some have fertile soil, while others have poor soil."

The clerk said leisurely.

Su Mu understood. They were all one acre of wasteland. It would definitely be different where they were allocated. The clerk's meaning was very clear. He wanted to be allocated a good piece of wasteland.

Need more money!
Touching his pocket, Su Mu politely declined the clerk's kindness.

"As you wish, turn right out the door and claim the title deed."

The clerk didn't care, as he had already earned two hundred coins.

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Wuling City, Guangfufang.

A younger brother leaned over and whispered something in Zhang Chong's ear.

Zhang Chong's face darkened visibly.

"Humph, you actually dare to spend my money to get naturalization."

Zhang Chong asked coldly, "Where is that kid?"

"He left the city. He must have gone to see the wasteland that was allocated to him. I have inquired about it. The wasteland that was allocated to him is in ..."

The younger brother said.

"well done!"

Zhang Chong said, "You two follow me and get my money back!"

(End of this chapter)