"Except for the older ones, everyone else has been hired." Zhao Jinxian said in a loud voice. Ye Wenwen and the two detectives looked at each other and turned around to get busy. The expressions on their faces understood that we had already talked about the matter.

It’s clear, if something goes wrong, the responsibility is not on us.

While they were busy over there, Zhao Jin explained in a deep voice: "Even if we worry about the spies, there is nothing we can do about it. You see there is something wrong with these sloppy gangs. Why do you think those ordinary people are so loyal?"

Hearing Zhao Jin's rhetorical question, everyone was stunned, and then realized that their parents agreed, someone vouched for it, and the police confirmed that they had no criminal record. Such a person was innocent, but he could also be an informant or spy sent by someone else.

There is no way to guard against it.

"Now that we are short of people, we need to recruit them first, train them strictly, and discipline them. As long as we don't relax ourselves, there will be no room for others to take advantage of us." Zhao Jin said again.

Zhao Jin still has something to say. Young people under the age of twenty do not have much experience and will not have any scheming. Even spies and spies are not so easy to fool them. However, such an analysis cannot be done by someone who is also under the age of twenty.

It would be too awkward to say it myself.

After the special arrangements for the first cases were completed, the latter ones started quickly. Zhao Jin and the others were watching the scene, and there were servants to maintain order. The recruitment went very quickly. He was too thin, too young, the only son in the family, and his parents did not agree.

, there is no guarantee, and those who do not meet the requirements will be eliminated on the spot.

There is no merit-based admission, as long as those who meet the conditions are selected, they are then asked to go back with the signed document and contract, have their parents sign their thumbprints, and come over after they are ready at home. From the legal point of view, they are

As Zhao Jin's domestic slave, everything must obey Zhao Jin's arrangements.

By the end of the day, a total of 450 people had been admitted. Although it was more than the scheduled number, Zhao Jin and the others knew clearly that when these 400 people returned home and looked at the contract of selling themselves into slavery, they thought

Thinking about the casualties among Zhao Jin's servants, many people will change their minds and retreat, and there may not be 300 people who will actually come by then.

Those who took the contract went back directly, and those who didn't took it had no intention of staying here. However, Tao Gui and Qian Yong, a few people in the world, still stayed here. From the looks of it, they were just here to join in the fun.

The sky has turned dark, and there are still more than a dozen people coming up to sign up. Zhao Jin, the last dozen or so in line, has no interest at all. He can't even get to the front of the crowded queue. It's really worthless.

Over there, Chen Hong had already delivered the money to Ye Wenwen. This time, Ye Wenwen took the lead and divided the money between him. Everyone in the yamen was in high spirits. Several people whispered about gathering there at night to maintain order.

The servants have already rotated several shifts, and now the team has been divided into two groups, going to the Zhao family and the winery respectively for night duty.

"Masters, please accept the little ones." As they were preparing to leave, they heard a sharp cry. Everyone was stunned, but no one was nervous, because it was a child's voice.

Ye Wenwen was startled and almost dropped the brush in his hand. He followed the sound and saw a dark, thin, shabby young man standing in front of the square table, looking like a beggar.

"Go, go, how old are you? This is not the place for you." Ye Wenwen said impatiently.

"This kid just squeezed in and was kicked out by everyone." The last few who were not selected explained casually.

Zhao Jin and the others had already stood up and were about to go back. They didn't care about this episode. There were always some whimsical children who wanted to join in the fun.

"Masters, I'm thirteen years old this year. I can do anything. I don't need any monthly money. It's okay if I can have enough to eat. It doesn't matter if I don't. Accept me." The boy continued to shout.

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Zhao Jin shook his head and said, "Bring him some warm food and make some hot soup."

There are many beggars and homeless people in Xuzhou City. If charity is a big project, Zhao Jin is not a good person, but for now this kind of convenient help is enough.

The goods yard is no longer so noisy now. Zhao Jin's voice was not loud, but many people heard it. Many people around him said in a joking manner: "Master Jin is merciful."

Unexpectedly, he said these words. The thin black boy on the other side of the table suddenly rushed over from under the table. Ye Wenwen and the police officers did not have time to stop them, but Liu Yong and Ji Xiang had already put their hands on the handles of their knives.

Dong Bingfeng took a step back, while Zhao Jin and Chen Huang made no move. This kid was not a threat at all.

The thin black boy ran up to him and knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly. Zhao Jin's nose twitched because the smell on the boy's body was very bad. Even in the dark, he could still see the frostbite and festering wounds on the boy's hands.

, and I don’t know if I’m wearing shoes.

"Uncle, please save my sister, please save her." The skinny black boy's forehead started to bleed after a few blows, but he still yelled and begged regardless.

Why is there another sister? Zhao Jin was stunned, and then asked: "Since you asked me to save your sister, why didn't you say anything in the first place?"

The young man was also stunned for a moment, and then answered: "My uncle will not help me in vain. If I work for him as his servant, uncle"

It turned out to be a young man's tangle and awkwardness, and Zhao Jin couldn't laugh or cry, but when things got to this point, he directly asked: "Where is your sister?"

The young man kneeling on the ground never expected Zhao Jin to agree so easily. He stayed there for a long time before saying hoarsely: "Just around the corner to take shelter from the wind. Uncle, my sister is dying."

"Bring this person over here." Zhao Jin gave the order, and a servant immediately ran out. The thin, dark boy on the ground relaxed instantly and couldn't stand up, probably because he had achieved his goal.

Fortunately, the crowd watching the fun hadn't dispersed yet, and someone pointed the servant to the young man's sister.

"The boy came with his sister in his arms just before lunch. After putting her in the corner, he squeezed into the crowd. He didn't squeeze in and was kicked out." The idlers knew the whole story very well.

It’s not that everyone is hard-hearted, but there are too many beggars and hungry people inside and outside Xuzhou. They are local, from Fengyang Prefecture, Huai’an Prefecture, Shandong and Henan. They are everywhere on the streets and alleys. When the weather gets cold, many people freeze to death and starve to death.

, watching it every day, my heart has already become hardened.

It didn't take long for the person to hug her back, but from the appearance, she couldn't tell that she was a girl. She was a small and black ball, but she was wrapped in a few tattered clothes. The girl was curled up there, seemingly unconscious. If it weren't for her body,

It's still shaking, so I'm afraid it might be mistaken for a corpse.

Seeing his sister being carried over, the boy on the ground cried loudly and said while crying: "The night before yesterday she said she was feeling hot all over. Last night she said she missed her parents. Today she is speechless. Uncle, you must

To save her"

"Where are your parents?"

"Died on the way"

"Put it in the warehouse and ask a doctor to come over," Zhao Jin said. The servant nodded and carried the girl into the house.

"It's freezing cold today. There's no way we can save him." A man standing nearby said. Seeing Zhao Jin's eyes glancing at him, he quickly bowed in fear and apologized, saying repeatedly: "Master Jin is so kind and merciful."

"Bring this child in, tidy him up, and eat some hot soup and rice." Zhao Jin settled the young man down, and a servant picked him up and brought him inside.

After Ye Wenwen and his party said a few words of flattery, they said goodbye and left. The servants who stayed behind moved the tables outside, and the idlers dispersed. Tao Gui and the others over there also left, and it became quiet again.

"It's so miserable over there in Shandong. I heard that the disaster is also happening over in Henan. They are all heading towards our southern Zhili, and many people died on the way." Dong Bingfeng's voice was very low, and he looked at the appearance of the brother and sister just now,

It made him feel very uncomfortable.

Liu Yong shook his head and said: "We in Xuzhou are miserable enough. There are several houses in the south of the city in the first month."

"Won't the government provide relief?" Zhao Jin interrupted their discussion. He knew a lot about the miserable things in Xuzhou City, but he still sounded uncomfortable every time.

It was Chen Huang who spoke this time. Even if Wang Zhaojing was here, Chen Huang would not understand the operation of these things in the government. After all, Wang Youshan was above the court, while the Chen family was down-to-earth.

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"Why do we need relief? This is not a year of disaster. If we provide carelessly, we will tarnish our face." Chen Huang's tone was rarely full of emotion.

Zhao Jin was speechless again. He could understand this truth, but then he thought of something again and asked: "Don't Yunshan Temple help the victims? Don't they also do things to save face?"

When I asked this question, there was a sneer over there. Following the sound, I looked over and saw that it was the three people in the world over twenty-five years old who had been waiting for arrangements.

These three people knew the importance. The man who laughed quickly clasped his fists and bowed, apologized and said: "Master Jin, don't blame me, the little one is also not accustomed to the rules."

"Tell me why you are laughing?" Zhao Jin was too lazy to care about this.

"Master Jin, Yunshan Temple kills victims every year, and young men are dragged to work as monks, not to mention young women and children." Speaking of this, the expression on this man's face was quite vulgar, but he was touched by the people around him.

After a pause, he quickly shut up.

The man next to him followed up and said: "The number of young and strong long-term workers in Yunshan Temple is full. Now we just want children and women, and the ones that are worse are not needed. When the victims who are fleeing from famine come here, they have to pick them first."

If others didn't tell them, it would be really difficult for Zhao Jin to know what happened outside the city. After hearing this, Zhao Jin didn't know what to say for a moment. He looked at the three people who had waited until now, and Zhao Jin simply changed the topic and said

: "Why did you three come to sign up? Judging from your appearance, there is no way out outside. Tell the truth and don't lie."

"My little group offended the Feng family. Dozens of people fled to death. Even Yangzhou Prefecture and Huai'an Prefecture were unable to stay, and they were unwilling to cross the river."

The salt owl team in Huai'an Prefecture has dozens of horsemen and more than 200 people. It is so powerful that it can fight in three prefectures and one state in Jiangbei. As a result, it offended the Feng family, the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou Prefecture.

, within a month, they were defeated and dispersed. Only the three of them escaped. On the way to escape, they worshiped in an abandoned Qi Chenghuang Temple. They gave up their original surnames and adopted the surnames of Qi, Qi Da, and Qi Er.

Qi San's simple name.

I thought I would be relieved when I ran to Xuzhou, but I never thought that the Feng family was so powerful that they could still find them. The three of them were also anxious. They also heard a lot of Zhao Jin's deeds while hiding in Xuzhou. This time

Recruiting soldiers simply came to seek refuge.

"I won't hire you." Zhao Jinyu replied crisply.

The three people had disappointed looks on their faces, but they were not very angry because this was a reasonable response.

"However, I will hire you to do things." Zhao Jin continued.

The three people were stunned, and Zhao Jin said calmly: "There are many things for you to do, and I will pay you."

Everyone understands what Zhao Jin means, but the Qi brothers did not come here for wages. They can eat meat wherever they go with their knives on horseback, so why do they have to work so hard for others?

But they didn't dare to refuse Zhao Jin and dared to come and join him. Naturally they knew what kind of person Zhao Jin was. The three brothers exchanged glances with each other. Qi Da cleared his throat and asked: "Master Jin, if someone comes to cause trouble for the younger ones,

"Have you ever done anything harmful to nature?" Zhao Jin answered with a rhetorical question.

The three people were stunned again, and the second-ranked man gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "To be honest, Jin, the three of you brothers have lives on your hands, but it was all a matter of killing each other, and it was unscrupulous.

"Did it"

"If you have done something that is harmful to nature, I will not tolerate it. If you have not done it, then to cause trouble for you is to go against me, Zhao Jin." Zhao Jin replied crisply.

Having said this, the three brothers of the Qi family knelt down and kowtowed in panic. Zhao Jin had promised to protect them.

The matter was settled simply, and in the end the three people settled directly outside the freight yard.

It was completely dark, and the lanterns in front of the goods yard were also lit. Zhao Jin and his friends were not in a hurry to go home. They went to the goods yard to rest for a while.

Not long after we sat down, Wang Zhaojing came over.
To be continued...