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Wei Gao's face turned red and he quickly leaned forward and said: "I have only done Tailing and Yang. This time I am accompanying my brother to Chang'an to find a job. I am going to take the imperial examination in March next year!"

It turns out that he was born in Wanlang. Wanlang is a special treatment given by the imperial court in order to win over famous families. It's like a meritorious family entering the palace as a guard and then having the opportunity to become an official.

When the emperor or the queen mother dies, the court will organize a group of children from famous families to sing elegy, carry the coffin, organize sacrifices, etc. This is the mourning man.

After the emperor or the empress dowager was buried, these men were qualified to serve as officials and became alternate officials. This is how Wei Gao became an official in history.

Of course, Li Ye was not discriminating. Wei Gao could become a famous official in history, so he had his own merits. On the contrary, although his cousin Wei Ping was a Jinshi, he had nothing to do in history.

Li Ye nodded, "Are you Jingzhao Webster?"

"We are the public house of Dongjuan City."

There are many internal branches of Jingzhao Weishi, and outsiders can't tell them apart. Generally, Jingzhao Weishi is unified in Jingzhao Weishi.

Li Ye suddenly understood that these three people were from well-known families in Jingzhao, and their families were all in Chang'an. No wonder they wanted to return to Chang'an to find jobs.

Of course, what is more important is recognition of oneself. If Zhu Wen also occupied Jingzhao, they probably would not surrender.

Li Ye said happily: "Welcome you two brothers to Chang'an, I believe there will be a place for you."

Before dawn, carriages left Wan'an Temple one after another. One of the large carriages carried the copper coffin of old Mrs. Dugu. When she was buried, there would be a stone coffin outside, which had been customized in Chang'an.

A large carriage was pulled slowly by more than a dozen draft horses. On both sides were the children of the Dugu family, Fu Ling, and more than a hundred Dugu warriors on horseback as escorts.

Members of the Dugu family used more than 300 carriages, including clan members, servants and a large amount of money and items.

In fact, all the wealth of the Dugu family was in Chang'an and was not transported to Luoyang. Only a very small part was transported to Luoyang, but even this very small part required more than a hundred carriages to transport it.

After leaving the city, three thousand cavalry led by Li Ye were already waiting outside the west city. The two teams mixed together and walked slowly westward along the official road, followed by ten thousand camels carrying grain and supplies.

After arriving in Xin'an County, another army of 30,000 people joined the team, led by Nan Jiyun. The entire team was vast, stretching for more than ten miles, heading towards Chang'an in the ice and snow.

It has been several months since Zhang Ping took up his post in Quanzhou. The scene of the entire Quanzhou Port has become vibrant because of his arrival. Zhang Ping has built a large number of warehouses, doubling the number of warehouses compared to when he first arrived.

Only a small part of the official warehouse was left, and the rest was rented out. All kinds of discrimination against overseas trade were eliminated, and military ships were dispatched to escort, which greatly reduced the possibility of ocean-going merchant ships being attacked by pirates. Overseas trade began to become popular.

But another important task for Zhang Ping this year was to investigate the situation on Ryukyu Island. It was not until the end of the year that he found some free time and went to sea by boat.

Three five-thousand-stone ships sailed in the undulating waves. It was winter at this time, the north wind was strong, and the sea was relatively rough, but experienced sailors did not pay attention to this wind and waves.

They are afraid of tropical storms in the summer. Tornadoes come from the east and the sea, bringing violent storms and huge waves. In such a storm, the ship will basically be destroyed, and everyone will die at the bottom of the sea.

But not now. Although the winter winds are strong and the waves are rough, they are only bumpy.

"Has General Lee experienced such storms?"

Zhang Ping grabbed the armrest in the cabin and asked loudly.

Zhang Ping is the governor of Quanzhou, and he is also the military envoy of Quanzhou and the city's shipping supervisor. He has great power.

The general Li he asked about was Li Yuecong, the deputy military envoy.

Li Yuecong smiled slightly and said: "I have stayed in Mingzhou for eight years, and I have to go out to sea for training every winter. The wind and waves are bigger than this. This is a common occurrence, so you don't have to worry, nothing will happen."

Zhang Ping nodded and said with a smile: "Since you all say so, I feel relieved!"

At this time, the soldier shouted: "There is an island ahead!"

Zhang Ping quickly walked up to the deck to check. A black line of land appeared in the distance, which should be an island.

The guide is a fisherman who has been at sea for more than 30 years. He is over 50 years old. His surname is Lin. He has dark skin and strong body. Everyone calls him Old Man Lin.

Old man Lin smiled and said: "That's Guilong Island. There are several fishing villages on it. You can go to replenish some fresh water."

Guilong Island is today's Penghu Islands. Three large ships slowly docked, and many children were seen running towards them.

Soon several older fishermen also came. They all knew Old Man Lin and were very familiar with him. Old Man Lin introduced Zhang Ping to them.

Hearing that the governor had arrived, several old men were so frightened that they knelt down and saluted, saying, "I pay my respects to the governor!"

"Everyone, please get up. I'm here to see you all."

Surrounded by everyone, Zhang Ping headed to a fishing village not far away, while Li Yuecong seized the time and led the soldiers to replenish fresh water.

The fishing village is not big, with only fifty or sixty households. Every household has dried fish in front and behind the house.

Zhang Ping didn't want to go into the house, so he found a wooden box containing dried fish in the yard and sat down. Several old men also sat on the wooden box for the sake of simplicity.

"Is there a village leader in the village?" Zhang Ping asked with a smile.

An old man said in poor Mandarin: "Reporting to your lord, there is no village chief. Everyone elects us elders to make the decision. If there are conflicts and disputes, we will mediate."

"How many people are there in the village?" Zhang Ping asked again.

"There are a total of sixty-seven households with about 270 people, all of whom make a living by fishing."

"Is there any farming village?" Zhang Ping asked again.

"have!"

The leader of the old man said: "Xiawan Village, a dozen miles to the south, all make a living by farming. In fact, we also farm, but the number is relatively small."

"How many villages are there on the entire island?"

"There are eight villages in total. Ours is the middle one. The largest village is Chenliuzhuang. There are more than 100 households. They are all Hakka people and make a living by farming."

When Zhang Ping heard this name, he knew it was a Han village. The main surnames were Chen and Liu, so they must be Han people who fled from the north.

Zhang Ping asked quickly: "How far is Chenliucun from here?"

"It's relatively far, more than ten miles!"

It was indeed a bit far. Zhang Ping hesitated for a moment. Old Lin smiled and said, "I know the people in Chenliuzhuang. They will come to Jinjiang County in a few days. I will bring them to pay homage to the envoy."

That's fine, Zhang Ping asked again: "What's the difficulty in living here?"

"difficulty."

Several old men looked at each other and smiled bitterly: "Actually, there are many difficulties. It is difficult to buy things. There is no place for our children to study. We are also afraid of pirates attacking and the government coming to collect taxes."

Zhang Ping said with a smile: "Don't worry! It will be solved soon. Since I am here, I will help everyone solve the problem. The last problem can be solved now. You don't have to pay taxes. King Qi promised that if you live on Guilong Island and The people of Liuqiu Island will be exempt from tax for a hundred years!”